Go West Young Man! - Page 8

RicH2 · 01-18-2010, 06:44 AM

never mind this post...it's just my bookmark so i can find where I left off...

Enjoying your report. really great stuff.....I'm restoring my CB450 so maybe I can get out there too...

airborndad · 01-18-2010, 08:40 AM

very well written

, very humorous

, very great pictures

excellent job!!!!

I can't wait for more

subscribed!

@large · 01-18-2010, 09:14 AM

I love this story. Thanks so much for telling it. Its really inspirational and fun.

I'm quite curious to see how your adventure turned out.

(BTW: You also inspired me enough to get off my a$$ and register on advrider so I could tell you this :-)

fish tail · 01-18-2010, 03:46 PM

Great trip, excellent blog, loved every bit of it except the AZ dissing just don't visit in the summer. good luck nice riding style.

Mistress of the dual · 01-19-2010, 12:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RicH2

never mind this post...it's just my bookmark so i can find where I left off...

Enjoying your report. really great stuff.....I'm restoring my CB450 so maybe I can get out there too...

Hey RicH2,

You can click on "View Unread" and it will take you to where you left off. I don't know about everyone else but the "View Unread" option sure makes it easy to keep track of the many RRs I'm subscribed to.

achesley · 01-19-2010, 02:51 PM

just loving the flow of your ride report and pictures. Working on the bike as almost a daily chore. Kinda sorta reminds me of Motorcycle travel in the 60s where you needed to be a mechanic or have a lot of money to pay them to keep them old bike going when roaming about the country.

Mr. Vintage · 01-19-2010, 08:08 PM

kerncountykid · 01-19-2010, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by fish tail

Great trip, excellent blog, loved every bit of it except the AZ dissing just don't visit in the summer. good luck nice riding style.

I loved AZ! Page is literally one of the only places I've visited where I would want to live. Alamo Lake in the desert is one of the strangest places I've ever been. No one could ever convice me it's anything other than a pit to throw tax dollars in. But overall the state was fantastic!

Wrenching on the bike never stopped. I can change the oil and adjust the chain on this bike in under 10 minutes without evening thinking about it. It's all muscle memory now.

airborndad · 01-20-2010, 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by kerncountykid

I loved AZ! Page is literally one of the only places I've visited where I would want to live. Alamo Lake in the desert is one of the strangest places I've ever been. No one could ever convice me it's anything other than a pit to throw tax dollars in. But overall the state was fantastic!

Wrenching on the bike never stopped. I can change the oil and adjust the chain on this bike in under 10 minutes without evening thinking about it. It's all muscle memory now.

more like 10 minute oil change and 1/2 hour clean up

I love these 2 pics and all the rest of the pics .
Your RR is definately 1 of the best I've ever read

Pelicanglider · 01-20-2010, 10:40 AM

Thanks for sharing all of this. This is the trip I wanted to make when I was your age. Epic!

kerncountykid · 01-20-2010, 04:19 PM

haha, very true. that first oil change in las vegas NM was a disaster! i felt like i was leaving the scene of a crime when we rode away! the funniest thing to me is looking at the picture you can see i started to run in one direction and freaked out and went the other way

Frustration · 01-20-2010, 06:53 PM

Excellent RR! Totally enjoying it, thanks for sharing...

000jeremy · 01-21-2010, 07:19 AM

2 questions:

can you give me some info on your windshield? (on the 550)
what kind of camera did you use? the audio on the videos is surprisingly good...

great report, Im mulling over a few trips on my 77 550f for the spring...

vanrooster · 01-26-2010, 05:36 PM

Love seeing the older Hondas out on the road!

Best value out there - I can't wait to take my '77 XL350 out to see the country this summer.

RicH2 · 01-27-2010, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Mistress of the dual

Hey RicH2,

You can click on "View Unread" and it will take you to where you left off. I don't know about everyone else but the "View Unread" option sure makes it easy to keep track of the many RRs I'm subscribed to.

Oh well sure....if you want to do it like that

ThX for the tip.....that is a big help !

01-18-2010, 06:44 AM	#106
RicH2 Ric H2 Joined: Jan 2007 Location: North Alabama Oddometer: 1,917	never mind this post...it's just my bookmark so i can find where I left off... Enjoying your report. really great stuff.....I'm restoring my CB450 so maybe I can get out there too... __________________ 67 Kaw 120ss - 69 Bushwacker - '74 Kaw H2 - '77 RD400 - '66 Black Bomber - KLX250sf - '10 R1200R

01-19-2010, 02:51 PM	#111
achesley Old Motorcyclist Joined: Mar 2003 Location: Jennings, Louisiana Oddometer: 3,139	just loving the flow of your ride report and pictures. Working on the bike as almost a daily chore. Kinda sorta reminds me of Motorcycle travel in the 60s where you needed to be a mechanic or have a lot of money to pay them to keep them old bike going when roaming about the country. __________________ An '00 KLR 650, An '07 1250S, An '03 5.3L Chevy Truck + '43 style dude , Simper Fi ;-)

01-19-2010, 08:08 PM	#112
Mr. Vintage Family Dude Joined: Jan 2007 Location: The Palouse Oddometer: 805	__________________ - Jeff (Mr. Vintage) - Quota, SL350, MW250, MT250, CT90

01-20-2010, 06:53 PM	#117
Frustration What? Where?! Joined: Jan 2010 Location: North Mississippi Oddometer: 13	Excellent RR! Totally enjoying it, thanks for sharing... __________________ 2009 BMW R1200GS

01-26-2010, 05:36 PM	#119
vanrooster Kicker of Elves Joined: Aug 2009 Location: Eugene, OR Oddometer: 19	Great thread! Love seeing the older Hondas out on the road! Best value out there - I can't wait to take my '77 XL350 out to see the country this summer. __________________ 1977 Honda XL350

01-18-2010, 08:40 AM	#107
airborndad Beastly Adventurer Joined: Mar 2009 Location: Montclair Ca. Oddometer: 2,318	very well written , very humorous , very great pictures excellent job!!!! I can't wait for more subscribed!

01-18-2010, 09:14 AM	#108
@large Wheel Man Joined: Jan 2010 Location: Santa Cruz, California Oddometer: 5	I love this story. Thanks so much for telling it. Its really inspirational and fun. I'm quite curious to see how your adventure turned out. (BTW: You also inspired me enough to get off my a$$ and register on advrider so I could tell you this :-)

01-18-2010, 03:46 PM	#109
fish tail n00b Joined: Sep 2008 Location: tucson AZ Oddometer: 3	Great trip, excellent blog, loved every bit of it except the AZ dissing just don't visit in the summer. good luck nice riding style.

01-20-2010, 10:40 AM	#115
Pelicanglider Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Mar 2009 Oddometer: 231	Thanks for sharing all of this. This is the trip I wanted to make when I was your age. Epic!

01-20-2010, 04:19 PM	#116
kerncountykid ^OP Adventurer Joined: Nov 2009 Location: Little Rock Oddometer: 99	haha, very true. that first oil change in las vegas NM was a disaster! i felt like i was leaving the scene of a crime when we rode away! the funniest thing to me is looking at the picture you can see i started to run in one direction and freaked out and went the other way

01-21-2010, 07:19 AM	#118
000jeremy 1st gear Joined: Jan 2010 Location: LA, CA Oddometer: 10	2 questions: can you give me some info on your windshield? (on the 550) what kind of camera did you use? the audio on the videos is surprisingly good... great report, Im mulling over a few trips on my 77 550f for the spring...

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