Harry Biker wrote:
Would ----- but the ice flow has me in dry dockI'm still planning on chowin @ the Bear, so unless the wx turns to crap I'll see you there @ 10:30-ish.
Anyone else that wants to meet to eat we could hook up @ Panera or similar, & then roll South
"Its all about the motorbikes, always has been and always will be.". ~~ Ewan McGregor 2007
"It's hard to play the blues when nuthin's really wrong."~~ ---- Joe Walsh 2012
I.B.A. # 14748 124@X - YRMV
Will,
Do me a fave & let me know road status & I'll check back here Sunday AM.
Thanks,
Harry
Alrighty, I'm rollin @ 9am. Hope to see you there.
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I just got in from Reno. I thought you said the 22nd?
FWIW, 4 dirt days in Reno is a great cure for PMS (parked motorcycle syndrome)...
IBA #10979 - SS1K, All-Dirt SS1K, SS2K, SS3K, 100CCC, BBGold, TCGold
GSL wrote:
He did. I keep lurking here.I thought you said the 22nd?
"Its all about the motorbikes, always has been and always will be.". ~~ Ewan McGregor 2007
"It's hard to play the blues when nuthin's really wrong."~~ ---- Joe Walsh 2012
I.B.A. # 14748 124@X - YRMV
The weather guessers are saying snow on the 22nd... I busted one of the zippers on the leg of my gerbing last weekend. Gerbing said that they would fix them under warrantee but I won't have them back in time for Sunday if I send them now. At least the Velcro still works... So is the 22nd still on?
I sent the seat to my FJR to Russel for the "Day Long" treatment. They are running behind and won't have it done till sometime next week. My old KZ1300 is down waiting on time to rework the carburators again so I will be on the ZX12R for the next couple of weeks.. Gee life is tough
I'd say the 22nd is still on!
If the weather in Woodland Park doesn't cooperate, we could meet at King Chef in C. Springs? Or the Gooseberry Patch in Penrose?
Or?? ?? ??
If we met at the Gooseberry, we could follow up with some dirt riding at PMP....
IBA #10979 - SS1K, All-Dirt SS1K, SS2K, SS3K, 100CCC, BBGold, TCGold
Is that supposed to be training for my haul road adventure this summer?Originally Posted by GSL
we could follow up with some dirt riding at PMP....
You know it was kinda funny? as I was rolling South on 2/15 for our bkfst mtg & the thought crossed my mind that I mighta said the 22nd!
Sure enjoyed that corned beef hash & eggs with the huge flapjacks on the side.Burp. I think Jeanna the receptionist was diggin my MC garb. If only she were 40 years younger
Anyhoo, sorry I screwed that up. Now I'm not so sure I can attend on the 22nd!
Was thinking how today would've been a great day to tackle the BBG with temps a good 20+degrees above norm. Just about 12 hours of daylight too!
Reno in February on the dirt....Tasty!
You know all this talk of dirt doesn't help things a bit... I sold my KTM LC4 just before I move up here
I guess I am going to miss the 22nd... I've decided to make a run down to Las Cruces where it is a bit warmer and visit some friends. I'll have my satellite tracking onCheck it out... http://www.star-traxx.com log on with "star-traxx" and a password of "demo". I'll be the ZX12 of course. I will explain more about this later
That's pretty cool!I might have to get one of those for my trip across Canada, so Jen can follow my progress.[/img]
IBA #10979 - SS1K, All-Dirt SS1K, SS2K, SS3K, 100CCC, BBGold, TCGold
Hey OldKneeDragger,
How about let's do that BBG this coming weekend? The weather looks pretty good for it.
Will
IBA #10979 - SS1K, All-Dirt SS1K, SS2K, SS3K, 100CCC, BBGold, TCGold
I almost did one last weekend
http://www.star-traxx.com/TripReport...pID=1050526368
What time do you want to leave.. It would totally mess with my sleep patterns but if we left in the mid afternoon we could do all the mountains when it is warm (going and comming) and spend the middle of the night riding where it is warm (Arizona). I have a lot on my plate this week but I'm game unless something unexpected happens between now and then!
Yeah, I was thinking it would be good to take off late morning or noon, be in AZ at night, and then get back home late morning or noon.
If ya want, you could spend the night up here in Woodland Park and my wife could sign us out whenever we got up and felt like moving.
Then, you're wife could sign us in at Pueblo.
IBA #10979 - SS1K, All-Dirt SS1K, SS2K, SS3K, 100CCC, BBGold, TCGold
Sumtin' like this... (1573.6 miles) Actually, it's only 1555 if you take out that kink to Alamosa (via route 17) with a straight line. I'm just too lazy to repost the pic.
IBA #10979 - SS1K, All-Dirt SS1K, SS2K, SS3K, 100CCC, BBGold, TCGold
I can see everybody is going to have heck with me all week long now that you have this in my head
A very interesting route between Woodland Park and Pueblo, not too many people would see the beauty in that short cut
The bottle necks I see on the proposed route are:
1) Getting From I10 in Phoenix across 60 east of town. As I recall, there are lots of stop lights going through Tempe. Night time would definately be best to advoid traffic, but you still have to keep a good eye out for drunks leaving the bars depending on the time.
2) From a bigger picture, Highway 60 from Globe to Show low has some really nice twisties and sweepers. It's a fun road during the day if traffic isn't too bad. Could be a little slow if in the middle of the night looking for desert rats.
3) Santa Fe is the pits with traffic all the way to Espanola almost anytime.
All are doable but I'd like to think about it a bit... If we left early in the morning, say around 6 or 7 with a goal of getting to Show Low before dark, then we could just make a bee line to I25 and spend the night droning on the Freeway.
But heck, now you see the problem, I just get too excited thinking of the possibilities
Just a thought...
Yep, yep, that route looks good too.
To be honest, I generally have a hard time sleeping once the sun comes up. My daily work schedule is 4:30 am to 2:30 pm. On weekends, I have a hard time sleeping beyond 7am. When I did my first SS1K, I woke up at 2am and just said to hell with it. Wife signed me out and I was on my way. Other rides have varied in this regard. I'm game for "whatever".
I will prep my bike as if "it's on". And we can decide Friday....
Oh, and, I plan on riding my BMW for the extra elec outlets and heated grips, so I tend to ride slow(er) and steady (10-15 over), as opposed to being on the Falco (20 something over). Ironically, I average better on the BMW because I stop for gas half as often.
Cheers!
IBA #10979 - SS1K, All-Dirt SS1K, SS2K, SS3K, 100CCC, BBGold, TCGold
Sounds good... I think we will be riding the same speed... I'll be back in Farmington tomorrow and we can finialize things. So do you have 12V easily accessable on your bike? Can we put a Star-Traxx tracking thing on it as well? Might be fun to have a "respectiable bmw" with one
You know, I don't know where I am
I need to look, but I am told that we can catch the 101 north of Phoenix off of I17 and ride the diamond lanes all the way to apache junction where we catch highway 60... no stop lights at all. If we leave at 7:00 AM, I'm thinking it will be around 6 or 7 PM when we are there so traffic on a Saturday shouldn't be a problem
That would give me Sunday to recover and try to make it right with the wife
"respectiable bmw" ??
Yeah, it's got 12V accessible all over the place. The frame, the gas tank, the handlebars, the...
But seriously, I've got two BMW style plugs on the thing. One I use for my electric vest and the other already has a splitter to run the GPS and detect rads. I don't have a volt meter on it, so I don't really know how much I'm hittin' it. I suppose it could juice up one more gadget, but will want to do some research before playing with the electrical system the night before a big ride. How much power does it draw out?
Also, in the interest of full disclosure, I gotta say my name slid slightly over towards the "maybe" column when I got home from work today. Long story short, I've got to rebuild a dog kennel before the weekend. Will keep you informed...
IBA #10979 - SS1K, All-Dirt SS1K, SS2K, SS3K, 100CCC, BBGold, TCGold
Ok, false alarm. I'm back into the "let's roll" column.
I was able to scab together some 2 x 4 and plywood and patch the hole in the kennel, so it's good as new. Well, "good as new" in a West Virginia sort of way.
So, it's on!
IBA #10979 - SS1K, All-Dirt SS1K, SS2K, SS3K, 100CCC, BBGold, TCGold
Will, that sounds like some "hoopies" technology...... the beemer looks like R2D2 after a bad drinking binge!!!!
you guys ride safe! weather looks great; i'm tempted to ride to Padre Island and back...
--worked Weirton/Wheeling for 5 years--
henry
"its boxy, its fast..."
iba#14410 -- 1kss, bbg, 50cc, 2kss, 3kss and b2b_insanity completed -- it has been 4 years.
UPDATE bbg_insanity will run somewhere btwn APR-JUN 09
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