Chasing Dreams, vol. 2 - Page 4

skierd · 03-07-2012, 10:51 AM

60+ miles of this

And this

Before lunch. West by God Virginia is motard heaven!

DougZ73 · 03-07-2012, 12:17 PM

Good deal. Glad you are having a good trip. May it stay that way.

No False Enthusiasm · 03-07-2012, 01:46 PM

Now that you're on 17 inch rims, what tires are you running?

I will ask nothing about oil...

NFE

ReardenSteel · 03-07-2012, 02:14 PM

Best of luck to you, Skierd... Really enjoyed your last thread; and can't wait to see how you work it again in '12!

RidingUpAndDown · 03-07-2012, 03:17 PM

WoW what an intro!

Sounds most excellent and I'm along for the duration.

Freedom to ride wherever your heart takes you Skierd.

All the Best!

d

BigDogAdventures.com · 03-07-2012, 06:23 PM

David has said he'll try to blow thru my neck of the woods in a few days.
I hope that works out for you David.
I'm am excited to meet you.
Hardly anybody (including myself) ever get the chance to do what you are doing----and I
think you realize that----you're going to have a great life.

My complete shop and accommodations are open to you.
I've got room to squeeze another bike in my ratty old shop.
Anything you need to take care of on your bike we can do here.
I've got some spares and tools to do anything.
You've got my contact info.

Temps are suppose to be above normal for the next few days.

Call me if you need me---you've got my phone number.

BigDog

Davids going to end up in alaska in a couple months----I rode my WR250R up there just last year.
Nothing to see-----as you can see.
You lucky dog you

dogmoon · 03-07-2012, 06:51 PM

Im in, good luck with your journey.

HighFive · 03-07-2012, 08:26 PM

Oh my.....this could get really good.

Where will he go?

What will he do?

How will it end?

Will it ever end?

HF

p.s. Hope you brought the heated gear!

JimOBrien · 03-08-2012, 04:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by skierd

60 West by God Virginia

Just don;t spend too much time there. You'll be viewed as a 'gene pool' addition.

Get the shirt: "West Virginia, 1 million people, 100 last names"

skierd · 03-08-2012, 06:08 AM

Damn these crowded campgrounds...

Looks like i'm going to get wet today. Hoping i can through it all to revisit land between the lakes and dry out.

levain · 03-08-2012, 06:23 AM

All I can say is have a great trip and I wish I did this before it was too late (pre-kids). To anyone free of family responsibilities, do it while you're young! It'll be a very different trip for me at 60 than when i was in my 20's

skierd · 03-08-2012, 03:18 PM

Soaking wet in Shelbyville, KY. Cell phone got wet, using the hotel's computer until my replacement device comes tomorrow afternoon maybe.

Fuck Aerostich, my new-to-me Roadcrafter is soaked through and through. Worked ok for about an hour, then the crotch leaked. Then everything else leaked. All the pockets, all of the zippers, everything. By the time I realized it was soaking through, it was too late to save my droidx. I was completely soaked underneath. I might as well have not been wearing anything over my street clothes. Looks like I need to get a rain suit tomorrow.

Whats the point of making something out of gore-tex backed fabric if you're not going to have zippers or seams that hold the water out? Its a shame because it otherwise fits and feels great. Its been warm when dry on the cold nights crossing WV and good enough in the horrid winds throughout today. But I'm soaked and so f'ing pissed at it.

Tomorrow... debating on getting a new front tire from Derby Cycles here in town. Waiting for my new phone to show up. Waiting for my gear to dry out. Laundry.

At least there's a waffle house across the street.

levain · 03-08-2012, 04:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by skierd

At least there's a waffle house across the street.

I like mine Smothered, covered, chunked and countried

Mike92 · 03-08-2012, 04:03 PM

Subscribed! Let me know if I can help in any way.

BigDogAdventures.com · 03-08-2012, 04:28 PM

Skierd---don't buy a new tire unless you just want to---------I got a real good used dualsport tire here at the house and we can put it on here. It looks in good shape and best of all....................drum roll please......................

It's free !!!!

BigDog

03-07-2012, 10:51 AM	#46
skierd ^OP Wannabe Far-Rider Joined: Jan 2008 Location: Fairbanks, AK Oddometer: 2,684	60+ miles of this And this Before lunch. West by God Virginia is motard heaven! __________________ "We wish your trail a long one" - Darlene "Sid" Dowd ~ Never run out of traction, ideas, and real estate at the same time. 2008 Yamaha WR250X - 1998 Honda Nighthawk CB750 Eastern TAT 8/2009 ~MD-Key West-Oklahoma 4/2011~Maryland to Alaska 3/2012

03-07-2012, 12:17 PM	#47
DougZ73 Lacks Freetime Joined: Oct 2009 Location: NJ Oddometer: 4,924	Good deal. Glad you are having a good trip. May it stay that way. __________________ Skyline Drive 11/2010 , Catskills 2010 trip, Catskills 2011 , Southern TNJT, 2011 WRR/X rear shock adjustment , DZ Moto Photo Bloggin' , Learning photography thread - Ryder Joseph Z. , Born 11/26/12-- the next Adventure begins.

03-07-2012, 02:14 PM	#49
ReardenSteel Adventurer Joined: Aug 2010 Oddometer: 44	Subscribed! Best of luck to you, Skierd... Really enjoyed your last thread; and can't wait to see how you work it again in '12! __________________ Rearden Steel '09 DR-Z400S '10 Yamaha Grizzly 700 4x4 '10 Harley Fat Boy Eastern TAT 2011

03-07-2012, 03:17 PM	#50
RidingUpAndDown Adventurer Joined: Aug 2011 Location: Central MAss Oddometer: 51	WoW what an intro! Sounds most excellent and I'm along for the duration. Freedom to ride wherever your heart takes you Skierd. All the Best! d __________________ "you boys are gonna be the death of me" - my mother Chargoggagogg-manchauggagogg-chaubunagungamaugg

03-07-2012, 06:23 PM	#51
BigDogAdventures.com Fart Letter Joined: Sep 2003 Location: Mt. Vernon, Illinois Oddometer: 3,835	Good Luck Skeird David has said he'll try to blow thru my neck of the woods in a few days. I hope that works out for you David. I'm am excited to meet you. Hardly anybody (including myself) ever get the chance to do what you are doing----and I think you realize that----you're going to have a great life. My complete shop and accommodations are open to you. I've got room to squeeze another bike in my ratty old shop. Anything you need to take care of on your bike we can do here. I've got some spares and tools to do anything. You've got my contact info. Temps are suppose to be above normal for the next few days. Call me if you need me---you've got my phone number. BigDog Davids going to end up in alaska in a couple months----I rode my WR250R up there just last year. Nothing to see-----as you can see. You lucky dog you __________________ Mark Sampson Click here for BigDogs full length DVD movies http://bigdogadventures.com/Video.htm www.bigdogadventures.com Why in the heck did you buy a 250 ?? "Because they were all out of 175's" "The less the merrier" "I'm so old, I don't even buy green bananas"--Quote: Jimmy Dickens "The older I get--the bigger my rear sprocket gets" "It takes 12 HP to ride around the world--the rest is wheelspin" BigDogAdventures.com screwed with this post 03-07-2012 at 06:32 PM

03-07-2012, 01:46 PM	#48
No False Enthusiasm a quiet adventurer Joined: Nov 2009 Location: Small Town, Texas Oddometer: 3,404	Now that you're on 17 inch rims, what tires are you running? I will ask nothing about oil... NFE

03-07-2012, 06:51 PM	#52
dogmoon Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Aug 2009 Location: Franklin County MO Oddometer: 292	Subscribed Im in, good luck with your journey. __________________ Sometimes it takes a whole tank of fuel before you can think straight!

03-07-2012, 08:26 PM	#53
HighFive Bike-aholic Joined: Nov 2006 Location: Okiehoma Oddometer: 2,067	Oh my.....this could get really good. Where will he go? What will he do? How will it end? Will it ever end? HF p.s. Hope you brought the heated gear! __________________ '13 Husky TR650 Terra, '11 Husaberg FE390, '10 BMW F800GS, '71 Honda CL70 Bergs Over the Rainbow Texas or Bust! BigDog/Highfive--Fall Colors in Missouri 2011 Athena Big Bore Project The Other Side of Nowhere Highfive Goes Dragon Hunting WRRDualsport.com

03-08-2012, 06:08 AM	#55
skierd ^OP Wannabe Far-Rider Joined: Jan 2008 Location: Fairbanks, AK Oddometer: 2,684	Damn these crowded campgrounds... Looks like i'm going to get wet today. Hoping i can through it all to revisit land between the lakes and dry out. __________________ "We wish your trail a long one" - Darlene "Sid" Dowd ~ Never run out of traction, ideas, and real estate at the same time. 2008 Yamaha WR250X - 1998 Honda Nighthawk CB750 Eastern TAT 8/2009 ~MD-Key West-Oklahoma 4/2011~Maryland to Alaska 3/2012

03-08-2012, 06:23 AM	#56
levain STILL Jim Williams Joined: Oct 2005 Location: Providence, RI Oddometer: 5,954	All I can say is have a great trip and I wish I did this before it was too late (pre-kids). To anyone free of family responsibilities, do it while you're young! It'll be a very different trip for me at 60 than when i was in my 20's __________________ Click Here! 2012 Triumph Tiger 800 XC 1971 Lambretta DL

03-08-2012, 03:18 PM	#57
skierd ^OP Wannabe Far-Rider Joined: Jan 2008 Location: Fairbanks, AK Oddometer: 2,684	gear failures Soaking wet in Shelbyville, KY. Cell phone got wet, using the hotel's computer until my replacement device comes tomorrow afternoon maybe. Fuck Aerostich, my new-to-me Roadcrafter is soaked through and through. Worked ok for about an hour, then the crotch leaked. Then everything else leaked. All the pockets, all of the zippers, everything. By the time I realized it was soaking through, it was too late to save my droidx. I was completely soaked underneath. I might as well have not been wearing anything over my street clothes. Looks like I need to get a rain suit tomorrow. Whats the point of making something out of gore-tex backed fabric if you're not going to have zippers or seams that hold the water out? Its a shame because it otherwise fits and feels great. Its been warm when dry on the cold nights crossing WV and good enough in the horrid winds throughout today. But I'm soaked and so f'ing pissed at it. Tomorrow... debating on getting a new front tire from Derby Cycles here in town. Waiting for my new phone to show up. Waiting for my gear to dry out. Laundry. At least there's a waffle house across the street. __________________ "We wish your trail a long one" - Darlene "Sid" Dowd ~ Never run out of traction, ideas, and real estate at the same time. 2008 Yamaha WR250X - 1998 Honda Nighthawk CB750 Eastern TAT 8/2009 ~MD-Key West-Oklahoma 4/2011~Maryland to Alaska 3/2012

03-08-2012, 04:03 PM	#59
Mike92 Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Feb 2011 Location: South Texas Oddometer: 341	Subscribed! Let me know if I can help in any way.

03-08-2012, 04:28 PM	#60
BigDogAdventures.com Fart Letter Joined: Sep 2003 Location: Mt. Vernon, Illinois Oddometer: 3,835	Front tire Skierd---don't buy a new tire unless you just want to---------I got a real good used dualsport tire here at the house and we can put it on here. It looks in good shape and best of all....................drum roll please...................... It's free !!!! BigDog __________________ Mark Sampson Click here for BigDogs full length DVD movies http://bigdogadventures.com/Video.htm www.bigdogadventures.com Why in the heck did you buy a 250 ?? "Because they were all out of 175's" "The less the merrier" "I'm so old, I don't even buy green bananas"--Quote: Jimmy Dickens "The older I get--the bigger my rear sprocket gets" "It takes 12 HP to ride around the world--the rest is wheelspin"

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