How'd you find this joint, anyway? - Page 2

100mpg · 12-25-2012, 12:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SteelB12

When I bought the KLR, a friend said I could probably find good suggestions for milk crates on this site

Bill Harris · 12-25-2012, 04:57 AM

I've only been here since 2008? Seems like much longer.

I probably found the site through Google or an online reeference. I hit "Old Skool" first and then discovered the other rooms of the Asylum.

And here I be.

--Bill

bluebye · 12-25-2012, 05:07 AM

A link from the WERA board to " The Original Adventure Riders" a story from Wayne Weber with pics of his Dad and company riding in Colorado in the 1950's.

DC2wheels · 12-25-2012, 05:31 AM

Can't quite remember.......that must be sayin' something

Maybe Shogs told me?

If so, thanks Gwen!

sethsquatch · 12-25-2012, 05:33 AM

Recommended to me by my stepfather who is also an inmate.

duck · 12-25-2012, 06:01 AM

I found a coupon for it in a pound of bacon that I bought.

Pantah · 12-25-2012, 07:04 AM

I had read Jupitor's Travels and went online to search for something in the book. I was dreaming of maybe riding around the world. This site popped up in my search. After snooping around here, I bumped into something called the Alcan5000 just finished the previous month (September 2004). I entered the 2006 version of the event in December 2004 and bought a KTM 950 January 2005 to run it. I entered again in 2010 and am signed up to compete in 2014 with my 690. This site opened a whole new world for me. My poor old Ducati hasn't been ridden in 7 years...

Mr_Gone · 12-25-2012, 07:09 AM

I bought a motorcycle and it had an advrider decal on the windshield. So I Googled it, lurked for a while, then joined the asylum.

GoGoGavin41 · 12-25-2012, 07:13 AM

I use the google

LuciferMutt · 12-25-2012, 07:30 AM

Don't even remember. Probably an internet search of some kind looking for info on NInja 250s when I was looking to buy one.

B.Curvin · 12-25-2012, 07:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bluebye

A link from the WERA board to " The Original Adventure Riders" a story from Wayne Weber with pics of his Dad and company riding in Colorado in the 1950's.

I think that may have been how I found it. If it wasn't that, then I have no idea.

Damn near 10 years. FYYFFs.

Unstable Rider · 12-25-2012, 08:27 AM

Support (the Google brought me here)
The support here for self-servicing your bike is second to none.
Have a question- post it and get info in minutes most of the time.

Chums.
I don't know of anything else I belong to or give a shit about (other than ADV) where as I can be 500 miles from home, and you walk up to another dude dressed like Mad Max and you ask him what he's doing there and he says "following Canonshot's tracks" (three words) and you smile and know EXACTLY what he's talking about and you instantly have something in common. You lend him a wrench and some loctite, and he's got your back next time.

And I have a pesky KLR.
Doesn't hurt to learn new haywire knots and such for precision repairs ya know.

Cogswell · 12-25-2012, 08:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Walrus

I had my first beemer...a 99 RT and was on the RT forum that was owned by some total dick named David...kinda like BSC, everything was about him and his site.....so I did a totally unacceptable post/take off on James Brown....I'd hung a Two Brothers pipe on my bike and it no longer sounded like a sewing machine.....hence the post....I'm loud and I'm proud...

So unacceptable that someone said I really belonged with the inmates here...so much better, thank you....I PM'd fish and got a nice personalized acceptance....thanks to fish, baldy and all the old inmates who seem to lurk these days.....

and the emoticons fit me much better too..........

BTW.....when's the last time you got a chance to ski fast as badly as we know you can.......

Very funny, I think I got here from MRN as well. Someone had posted a link to a Ride Report. I read it and have been hooked ever since.

Mike

Frostback · 12-25-2012, 08:42 AM

Long time member of the F650.com listserve for my F650GS and we would often see reference to ADVrider. When I moved up to the 12GS, it was a natural community with which to ally.

Lee

Gerg · 12-25-2012, 08:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cogswell

Very funny, I think I got here from MRN as well. Someone had posted a link to a Ride Report. I read it and have been hooked ever since.

Mike

probably over 75% of the first folks were from MRN. They either got sent to Band Camp or just got tired of the micro managing. I can tell you one thing for sure, this place isn't ANYTHING like the first couple of years it was in existance! I'm not sure if that is for the better or not

I can remember the first year we were wondering when the 2,000th member would join. I think that happened around the 9th or 10th month.

I got here by accident

Gerg

12-25-2012, 04:57 AM	#17
Bill Harris Confirmed Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2008 Location: backwoods Alabama Oddometer: 3,891	I've only been here since 2008? Seems like much longer. I probably found the site through Google or an online reeference. I hit "Old Skool" first and then discovered the other rooms of the Asylum. And here I be. --Bill __________________ '73 R60/5 Toaster

12-25-2012, 05:07 AM	#18
bluebye Skin it back Joined: Mar 2004 Location: 'neckville is where you hang your hat, Rolling Oddometer: 1,437	A link from the WERA board to " The Original Adventure Riders" a story from Wayne Weber with pics of his Dad and company riding in Colorado in the 1950's. __________________ Faster you fool!

12-25-2012, 05:31 AM	#19
DC2wheels Castle Anthrax Joined: Jul 2008 Location: N.H. Oddometer: 1,197	Can't quite remember.......that must be sayin' something Maybe Shogs told me? If so, thanks Gwen! __________________ a few bikes in the barn http://k11og.org/forum/index.php world-wide K bike forum

12-25-2012, 05:33 AM	#20
sethsquatch Probably Lost Joined: Aug 2007 Location: The most wretched hive of scum and villainy aka DC Oddometer: 192	Recommended to me by my stepfather who is also an inmate. __________________ Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most

12-25-2012, 06:01 AM	#21
duck PsyKotic Waterfowl Joined: Mar 2004 Location: Seattle (Berkeley with rain) Oddometer: 9,969	I found a coupon for it in a pound of bacon that I bought. __________________ 93 K1100LT, 94 K1100RS, 86-97 K75F (K75/100/1100 Frankenbrick), 91 K1, 05 KTM 450 SMR IBA #17739 (SS1K, BBG, 50CC) http://home.comcast.net/~smithduck/BMW_Tours.htm

12-25-2012, 07:04 AM	#22
Pantah Red Sox Nation Joined: Oct 2004 Location: India Wharf Oddometer: 8,901	I had read Jupitor's Travels and went online to search for something in the book. I was dreaming of maybe riding around the world. This site popped up in my search. After snooping around here, I bumped into something called the Alcan5000 just finished the previous month (September 2004). I entered the 2006 version of the event in December 2004 and bought a KTM 950 January 2005 to run it. I entered again in 2010 and am signed up to compete in 2014 with my 690. This site opened a whole new world for me. My poor old Ducati hasn't been ridden in 7 years... __________________ Straight ahead and faster -Bo Weaver 1970 "There I was..." -Griffin Niner Three Hotel

12-25-2012, 07:09 AM	#23
Mr_Gone Innocent Culprit Joined: Jul 2010 Location: Mountain Home, Arkansas Oddometer: 2,511	I bought a motorcycle and it had an advrider decal on the windshield. So I Googled it, lurked for a while, then joined the asylum. __________________ “There are only three sports: mountain climbing, bull fighting, and motor racing. All the rest are merely games.” — Ernest Hemingway

12-25-2012, 07:13 AM	#24
GoGoGavin41 Isn't this that guy? Joined: Nov 2009 Location: kal-uh-fawrn-yuh Oddometer: 637	I use the google __________________ I typed your symptoms into the thing up here and it says you could have network connectivity problems. Meet My New 990

12-25-2012, 07:30 AM	#25
LuciferMutt Rides slow bike slow Joined: Aug 2008 Location: New(er) Mexico Oddometer: 9,539	Don't even remember. Probably an internet search of some kind looking for info on NInja 250s when I was looking to buy one. __________________ You couldn't hear a dump truck driving through a nitro glycerin plant! Cobbie Award Winner

12-25-2012, 08:27 AM	#27
Unstable Rider World Wide Inmate Joined: Jul 2010 Location: 10,000 Lakes Oddometer: 2,112	Support (the Google brought me here) The support here for self-servicing your bike is second to none. Have a question- post it and get info in minutes most of the time. Chums. I don't know of anything else I belong to or give a shit about (other than ADV) where as I can be 500 miles from home, and you walk up to another dude dressed like Mad Max and you ask him what he's doing there and he says "following Canonshot's tracks" (three words) and you smile and know EXACTLY what he's talking about and you instantly have something in common. You lend him a wrench and some loctite, and he's got your back next time. And I have a pesky KLR. Doesn't hurt to learn new haywire knots and such for precision repairs ya know. __________________ ´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸ ><((((((º> `·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸ ><((((º> ´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸ ><((((((º> Everything happens for a reason. "Still seeking the reason"

12-25-2012, 08:42 AM	#29
Frostback Frostback Joined: Sep 2007 Location: Edmonton, Alberta Oddometer: 164	Long time member of the F650.com listserve for my F650GS and we would often see reference to ADVrider. When I moved up to the 12GS, it was a natural community with which to ally. Lee

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