Rockies regional randomness - Page 723

AteamNM · 02-12-2013, 10:45 PM

There were three towns near Hazard Kentucky. Rowdy, Comfort and Hell for Certain

pfb · 02-12-2013, 11:37 PM

From our place in WP, you drive in one direction to get to Beaver Village, go the other way, Kum&Go.

Life's all about choices...

Narsisco Lopez · 02-13-2013, 05:36 AM

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Originally Posted by pfb

From our place in WP, you drive in one direction to get to Beaver Village, go the other way, Kum&Go.

Life's all about choices...

A lot more Kum & Gos in the state these days... tells ya something.

ironbrewer · 02-13-2013, 06:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Geek

Ditto - my Dad taught me to ride @ 11 on a 1966 CB160.
First clutch release I smacked into the wood shed and thought "well that's the end of that"
My Dad picked up the bike and said "get back on and try it again".

First time I ever remember my Dad being cool

Thats funny Edward. I started when I was 10. But I had throttle issues. I turned the throttle the wrong war and went into a deep ditch doing about 30 mph. Got up, my dad helped me pull the gt80 out of the ditch and started riding with a bit more understanding of the throttle function.

Blakebird · 02-13-2013, 08:33 AM

I started at 12.... in 1968 just after my folks got divorced and we'd moved from Monterey to Chico.
A neighbor kid had a step-thru Honda 55 that I was always helping get running, push starting, etc. Took my first ride on that bike, and when he decided to sell it and get a bigger bike (S90), I wanted to buy it with my paper route money.

My dad figured he could kill two birds with one stone. Make his son the happiest kid on the planet and piss off the ex by buying me a motorbike without asking her permission

Instead of buying a POS beater Honda, he took me down to White Front (K-Mart of the day) and bought me a new mini-bike. I had that for a few months and found a C110 Honda 50 that I picked up for $50 of paper route mulah. Mo' bettah, real motorcycle

Here at work the other week I overheard some engineers talking about a project in Chico.... flood control study on Lindo Channel - which got my attention.
That was two blocks from the house and where I'd take the mini-bike and the Honda 50 after that, to learn how to ride, crash, get up, and go again.
My first big off happened there....My Kawasaki C2 T120 Roadrunner came down after catching big air (a foot or two

) and one of the rear shocks broke - pitching me over the bars. I was trying to keep up with a hotshot on a Harley Baja 100 (Aermacchi smoker).

AteamNM · 02-13-2013, 08:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Blakebird

I had that for a few months and found a C110 Honda 50 that I picked up for $50 of paper route mulah. Mo' bettah, real motorcycle

Then in the next year I bought and traded 5 more motorcycles, and at age 14 I had a small dealership out of my Dad's garage.

ironbrewer · 02-13-2013, 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by AteamNM

Holy crap!!!

atokad · 02-13-2013, 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Geek

For the 12 year old in each of us:

Vaguely Rude Place Names Of The World

http://maps.geotastic.org/rude/

Colorado has "Climax" and "Dick" listed

Growing up my dad knew a man named Harry Ahul.

He was from Athol, SD!

For real, it even has a zip code.

wdeTA · 02-13-2013, 11:51 AM

When the USGS store was clearing out old topos for cheap, I got several of the ones for Bighole Butte, CO to use as wrapping paper for gifts to aging friends.

http://www.topoquest.com/map-detail....s_cell_id=3903

http://www.satelliteviews.net/cgi-bi...O&ftype=summit

Blakebird · 02-13-2013, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by AteamNM

I didn't really get started on the short-term, lotsa-miles ownership thing until the early 90's.

Narsisco Lopez · 02-13-2013, 02:32 PM

Think I just found the replacement for the 990...

Geek · 02-13-2013, 03:39 PM

You can't touch the ground on those either

Narsisco Lopez · 02-13-2013, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Geek

You can't touch the ground on those either

Yeah, but the unicycle is WAY easier to pick up

Blakebird · 02-13-2013, 05:12 PM

that's a cool video, thanks!

Olas · 02-13-2013, 05:52 PM

wb I70 is closed at wolcott due to accident. I've gone 9.1 miles in 2 hours. Makes me think about how vulnerable we are without our main highways working.

Sent from my ADR6350

02-12-2013, 10:45 PM	#10831
AteamNM Wonna Be ADVrider Joined: Mar 2010 Location: Sandia Mountains New Mexico Oddometer: 1,799	There were three towns near Hazard Kentucky. Rowdy, Comfort and Hell for Certain __________________ NMOHVA Member & NMTA Member The silence was absolute, the sense of peace profound, and it bled in to me from this beautiful land. (ROD CURRIE, Team Sibersky Extreme) Fly & Ride RR: http://advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=841561

02-12-2013, 11:37 PM	#10832
pfb Skiing, not riding. Joined: Oct 2003 Location: Boulder\|Denver\|Winter Park Oddometer: 5,025	From our place in WP, you drive in one direction to get to Beaver Village, go the other way, Kum&Go. Life's all about choices... __________________ ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ 950 Adventure ✧ 950 Super Enduro ✧ 450 XC-W Six Days

02-13-2013, 08:33 AM	#10835
Blakebird r-u-n-n-o-f-t Joined: Feb 2004 Location: Parker, CO Oddometer: 12,196	I started at 12.... in 1968 just after my folks got divorced and we'd moved from Monterey to Chico. A neighbor kid had a step-thru Honda 55 that I was always helping get running, push starting, etc. Took my first ride on that bike, and when he decided to sell it and get a bigger bike (S90), I wanted to buy it with my paper route money. My dad figured he could kill two birds with one stone. Make his son the happiest kid on the planet and piss off the ex by buying me a motorbike without asking her permission Instead of buying a POS beater Honda, he took me down to White Front (K-Mart of the day) and bought me a new mini-bike. I had that for a few months and found a C110 Honda 50 that I picked up for $50 of paper route mulah. Mo' bettah, real motorcycle Here at work the other week I overheard some engineers talking about a project in Chico.... flood control study on Lindo Channel - which got my attention. That was two blocks from the house and where I'd take the mini-bike and the Honda 50 after that, to learn how to ride, crash, get up, and go again. My first big off happened there....My Kawasaki C2 T120 Roadrunner came down after catching big air (a foot or two ) and one of the rear shocks broke - pitching me over the bars. I was trying to keep up with a hotshot on a Harley Baja 100 (Aermacchi smoker). __________________ '12 VFR 1200 . '13 TR650 Terra . IBA #11735 . 1968-present

02-13-2013, 11:51 AM	#10839
wdeTA TransAlp Adv Joined: Jan 2006 Location: Boulder, CO Oddometer: 367	Bighole Butte, CO When the USGS store was clearing out old topos for cheap, I got several of the ones for Bighole Butte, CO to use as wrapping paper for gifts to aging friends. http://www.topoquest.com/map-detail....s_cell_id=3903 http://www.satelliteviews.net/cgi-bi...O&ftype=summit __________________ Dale 89 Transalp 01 XR400R http://daleeva.smugmug.com/Motorcycle

02-13-2013, 02:32 PM	#10841
Narsisco Lopez Addlepated Joined: Jul 2010 Location: Golden (Showers), Colorado Oddometer: 2,060	Think I just found the replacement for the 990... __________________ FYYFF! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtpUv4VBDhA Bikes 2012 BMW K13S \| 2009 KTM 990 Adventure (SOLD!) \| 2003 Suzuki DRZ400E

02-13-2013, 03:39 PM	#10842
Geek ^OP oot & aboot Joined: Jun 2003 Location: Colorado Oddometer: 25,819	You can't touch the ground on those either __________________ www.motogeek.com

02-13-2013, 05:12 PM	#10844
Blakebird r-u-n-n-o-f-t Joined: Feb 2004 Location: Parker, CO Oddometer: 12,196	that's a cool video, thanks! __________________ '12 VFR 1200 . '13 TR650 Terra . IBA #11735 . 1968-present

02-13-2013, 05:52 PM	#10845
Olas the darkness Joined: Aug 2007 Location: Englewood, CO Oddometer: 3,588	wb I70 is closed at wolcott due to accident. I've gone 9.1 miles in 2 hours. Makes me think about how vulnerable we are without our main highways working. Sent from my ADR6350 __________________ Rebuild threads: '92 XT600, '87 XR250R Lighten up, Francis.

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