The Adventures of Tyson and Hobbes - Page 57

T-FAST · 01-25-2013, 07:10 PM

Phew! Only took me 1 week to read the entire thread lol. I was on the fence with getting a Tiger and I think this put me over the edge. I will get one! Thanks Tyson!

JayhooRay · 01-27-2013, 10:17 AM

I was just checkin' in to see how the adventures are going. Glad to see you out with your bro! And I'm glad to hear that life is offering you more than two wheel or skirt adventures...although those are usually more than enough. I was trying to remember if it was last year or two years ago when you showed up at my house in the middle of the night? The next morning the Tiger in my drive way pretty much shifted my paradigm. I think chasing down a Dakar was only about a half step up from the KLR though... I already want more but there are budget constraints!

Guess I'll have to go a few more pages back to learn about your business.

I've been a somewhat similar pattern as you although mine is learning how to deal with working 40+ hours a week for the gubmint. I've been breaking in a fine woman to the back of the Dakar. She's a pretty good pillion. I don't know how to write up the ride report for the Baja run we did this summer...it was something of a debacle. No blood, no permanent damage, and next to no time in Mexico...

Don't know when I'll get out to Boise...its just a little too far away for a weekend...

Maybe see you at the ADV Spring Brake here for frosted mud season? I'm gonna need real nobs again...

av_mech · 02-11-2013, 09:55 PM

Still a little icy in Idaho to ride. But I tried. Felt really good to get Hobbes out.

av_mech · 02-11-2013, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by T-FAST

Phew! Only took me 1 week to read the entire thread lol. I was on the fence with getting a Tiger and I think this put me over the edge. I will get one! Thanks Tyson!

Enjoy that bike! And glad you enjoyed my thread. Thanks

rockhopjohn · 02-11-2013, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by av_mech

Still a little icy in Idaho to ride. But I tried. Felt really good to get Hobbes out.

Nice, glad I flew to FL instead.

av_mech · 02-11-2013, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by JayhooRay

I was just checkin' in to see how the adventures are going. Glad to see you out with your bro! And I'm glad to hear that life is offering you more than two wheel or skirt adventures...although those are usually more than enough. I was trying to remember if it was last year or two years ago when you showed up at my house in the middle of the night? The next morning the Tiger in my drive way pretty much shifted my paradigm. I think chasing down a Dakar was only about a half step up from the KLR though... I already want more but there are budget constraints!

Guess I'll have to go a few more pages back to learn about your business.

I've been a somewhat similar pattern as you although mine is learning how to deal with working 40+ hours a week for the gubmint. I've been breaking in a fine woman to the back of the Dakar. She's a pretty good pillion. I don't know how to write up the ride report for the Baja run we did this summer...it was something of a debacle. No blood, no permanent damage, and next to no time in Mexico...

Don't know when I'll get out to Boise...its just a little too far away for a weekend...

Maybe see you at the ADV Spring Brake here for frosted mud season? I'm gonna need real nobs again...

Hi Jay,
Nice to hear from ya man! I think it was fall 2010 I was there. I can't rmember. Too much booze makes the memory fuzzy. Glad ur getting along just fine. I can only imagine.... Trevor and Dad made it safely back from their four weeks in Baja. Dad left today. Things are good here. Just running the biz and living on that small business owner budget.

Rob.G · 02-11-2013, 10:03 PM

How in the heck do you keep a bike upright in icy conditions like that, without studs???

Rob

av_mech · 02-11-2013, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Rob.G

How in the heck do you keep a bike upright in icy conditions like that, without studs???

Rob

Simple. You DON'T!

How's things Rob?

Rob.G · 02-11-2013, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by av_mech

Simple. You DON'T!

How's things Rob?

Good.. here in rainy NW Oregon. Not much riding going on except the commute to work. Wanting soooo bad for Spring to hurry up and get here so we have a bit more sunshine.

How's the new business going?

Rob

av_mech · 02-11-2013, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Rob.G

Good.. here in rainy NW Oregon. Not much riding going on except the commute to work. Wanting soooo bad for Spring to hurry up and get here so we have a bit more sunshine.

How's the new business going?

Rob

Going really well. Might actually get a paycheck sometime soon!

You doing contract stuff up in Portland area?

Rob.G · 02-11-2013, 10:36 PM

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Originally Posted by av_mech

Going really well. Might actually get a paycheck sometime soon!

You doing contract stuff up in Portland area?

Salem... contract work with the State. Figure with the economy going to crap, the best bet is to work for the gov't. :)

Thinking about doing a ride somewhere your direction this year... will ping you when I get that figured out in case you have time to tag along. Redoing the suspension on the DR650 right now while it's all rainy.

Rob

Petrolburner · 02-12-2013, 06:09 AM

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Originally Posted by av_mech

Dad and Trevor are happily stuck in Baja though. Dad had to get his chain and sprockets replaced. I think its a conspiracy. Really Dad? Less than a 4000 mile trip and you had to replace that stuff? You planned to get stuck down there.

Remember when he tried to convince us that o ring chains don't need additional lube?

JaxObsessed · 02-12-2013, 06:13 AM

Looks like they could hold a luge race on that road!!!

You're a nut!!

Glad to see you're still getting a bit of time to ride.

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Originally Posted by av_mech

Still a little icy in Idaho to ride. But I tried. Felt really good to get Hobbes out.

obrianmcc · 02-12-2013, 06:20 AM

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Originally Posted by av_mech

Still a little icy in Idaho to ride. But I tried. Felt really good to get Hobbes out.

Hmmm...... which road could that be? ...... Rocky Canyon? .... Blacks Crk?

av_mech · 02-13-2013, 10:51 PM

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Remember when he tried to convince us that o ring chains don't need additional lube?

And now we see how that worked out! You going to write a RR?

01-27-2013, 10:17 AM	#842
JayhooRay Adventurer Joined: Jun 2010 Location: Bend, Oregon Oddometer: 66	Hey there! I was just checkin' in to see how the adventures are going. Glad to see you out with your bro! And I'm glad to hear that life is offering you more than two wheel or skirt adventures...although those are usually more than enough. I was trying to remember if it was last year or two years ago when you showed up at my house in the middle of the night? The next morning the Tiger in my drive way pretty much shifted my paradigm. I think chasing down a Dakar was only about a half step up from the KLR though... I already want more but there are budget constraints! Guess I'll have to go a few more pages back to learn about your business. I've been a somewhat similar pattern as you although mine is learning how to deal with working 40+ hours a week for the gubmint. I've been breaking in a fine woman to the back of the Dakar. She's a pretty good pillion. I don't know how to write up the ride report for the Baja run we did this summer...it was something of a debacle. No blood, no permanent damage, and next to no time in Mexico... Don't know when I'll get out to Boise...its just a little too far away for a weekend... Maybe see you at the ADV Spring Brake here for frosted mud season? I'm gonna need real nobs again... __________________ JayhooRay Some people claim that there's a woman to blame. But I know. It's my own damn fault. '06 Dakar

02-11-2013, 09:55 PM	#843
av_mech ^OP Risk Taker Joined: Apr 2010 Location: Boise, ID Oddometer: 1,108	Still a little icy in Idaho to ride. But I tried. Felt really good to get Hobbes out. __________________ 2011 Triumph 800 XC 2007 Honda CRF 250X 1994 Kawasaki KLX 650R THE ADVENTURES OF TYSON AND HOBBES THE BACKCOUNTRY PURSUIT- Boise, Idaho's consignment specialist for ADV gear!

02-11-2013, 10:03 PM	#847
Rob.G Mostly Harmless Joined: Jan 2010 Location: Salem, OR Oddometer: 1,720	How in the heck do you keep a bike upright in icy conditions like that, without studs??? Rob __________________ '96 Suzuki DR650, '10 Kawasaki KLX250S, '01 Yamaha FZ1 The Lane Sharing Works Blog \| My SPOT Page

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01-25-2013, 07:10 PM	#841
T-FAST Adventurer Joined: Oct 2012 Oddometer: 10	Phew! Only took me 1 week to read the entire thread lol. I was on the fence with getting a Tiger and I think this put me over the edge. I will get one! Thanks Tyson!