Forum: Ride reports
05-27-2012, 04:52 AM
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Forum: Ride reports
05-27-2012, 04:44 AM
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Forum: Ride reports
05-27-2012, 04:43 AM
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Forum: Ride reports
05-23-2012, 04:58 AM
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Thanks!
I burn a little oil when forced to...
Thanks!
I burn a little oil when forced to run slab miles. 1000 miles at 70 = 1/2 qt. The bike will have 40,000 miles on it this summer. I was planning on the 685 at the end of the season. I was...
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Forum: Ride reports
05-23-2012, 04:50 AM
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Replies: 58
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Forum: Ride reports
05-23-2012, 04:47 AM
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Forum: Ride reports
05-23-2012, 04:25 AM
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The GPS has saved me many an hour being lost in...
The GPS has saved me many an hour being lost in cities and towns! Even the smallest named town are mapped which is good because the road signs really suck! There are very few bypass roads where I've...
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Forum: Ride reports
05-21-2012, 06:04 PM
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Forum: Ride reports
05-21-2012, 05:59 PM
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Forum: Ride reports
05-21-2012, 05:58 PM
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Replies: 58
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I rode for a week with my wife as pillion. The...
I rode for a week with my wife as pillion. The (sightly) added weight change the suspension geometry enough to cause the chain to drag alone the top of the guide. It took awhile to get the spring and...
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Forum: Ride reports
05-20-2012, 06:18 PM
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Replies: 58
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new video
I made a new video on the way to Oaxaca...
http://youtu.be/3lZBEW0jepE
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Forum: Ride reports
05-18-2012, 07:30 AM
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Replies: 58
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Solo Again
Internet access has been spotty for a couple of weeks now. I've left my wife in Cancun and headed west into Chiapas. It is a relief to be in the relative coolness of the mountains of Chiapas. I have...
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Forum: Ride reports
05-01-2012, 02:59 PM
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Replies: 58
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Cancun to Rio Lagartos
I have left the swanky confines of my resort hotel in Cancun and headed west and north. I have also picked up an extra load to carry on the bike. Her name is Michelle and I met her in Cancun. Does my...
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Forum: Ride reports
05-01-2012, 04:40 AM
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It's gonna get interesting now...
The KLR 650 is now hauling two up for the next couple of weeks:huh The lovely wife has joined me exploring the Yucatan. Who say the KLR is not a two up tourer:D
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Forum: Ride reports
04-29-2012, 03:50 AM
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Replies: 58
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I meant to say that Cancun is NOTHING like the...
I meant to say that Cancun is NOTHING like the rest of Mexico! Whoops....In fact I'd go so far as to say if you were to just visit Cancun you would not have seen Mexico at all:eek1
later..headed...
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Forum: Ride reports
04-28-2012, 06:22 AM
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Villahermosa to Cancun Via Campeche
Villahermosa is hot and damp. I got pretty lost in the city and by far it is the complicated city I have navigated. I find a decent hotel near a park that I want to visit I get the penthouse suite...
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Forum: Ride reports
04-23-2012, 06:24 AM
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Replies: 58
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Forum: Ride reports
04-23-2012, 05:54 AM
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Forum: Ride reports
04-17-2012, 01:31 PM
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Forum: Ride reports
04-16-2012, 05:53 PM
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Forum: Ride reports
04-16-2012, 05:51 PM
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Aquismon to Veracruz
The past few days has seen some incredible sites, met some great people, riding some crazy stuff, and eaten some delicious food.
I headed out of Aquismon after I freed my trapped bike with the...
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Forum: Ride reports
04-16-2012, 05:09 AM
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Replies: 58
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A video
I'm processing images and writing up the last few days for you all but here is a video I did of the first couple of days in Mexico.
http://youtu.be/cY32iys_kGg
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Forum: Ride reports
04-12-2012, 05:09 PM
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Day 2-3
I woke up a little before the sunrise and packed up my beach camp. I really like to get an early start to the day. I'm heading to Ciudad Valles for the night and its only 200 miles or so. If the...
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Forum: Ride reports
04-11-2012, 03:08 PM
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Day one
The first thing I did when I entered Mexico was to become and illegal alien with an unregistered vehicle. The second thing I got to do was give a motorcycle ride to a guy with a gun.
I crossed the...
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Forum: Ride reports
04-08-2012, 06:45 PM
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Forum: Ride reports
04-08-2012, 05:15 PM
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Forum: Ride reports
04-08-2012, 02:44 PM
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Forum: Ride reports
04-08-2012, 02:33 PM
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Forum: Latin America
04-07-2012, 05:59 AM
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Replies: 5
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I'll be riding that route starting on Monday....
I'll be riding that route starting on Monday. Riding through the Sierra Madre Oriental and back to the coast at Veracruz following it along to Cancun then looping through Guatemala and northern...
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Forum: Latin America
03-28-2012, 09:44 AM
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Replies: 13
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Forum: Latin America
03-28-2012, 09:42 AM
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Replies: 13
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Awesome roadside repair! :clap Yep the drill...
Awesome roadside repair! :clap Yep the drill trough is the way to go on the KLR 650 especially if you add luggage to the subframe load. The funny thing is it cost the same if you bought a drill...
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Forum: Americas
03-28-2012, 08:03 AM
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Replies: 5
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Southern Illinois has some nice riding. If you...
Southern Illinois has some nice riding. If you just head off south from Moonshine the roads are less paved and you'll hit stream crossings right away. Are you making it to the Moonshine Lunch Run?
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Forum: Americas
01-13-2012, 02:41 PM
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Replies: 11
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Colorado has some incredible riding but I was...
Colorado has some incredible riding but I was pretty impressed with the scenery in western Wyoming between Jackson and Yellowstone. Southern Idaho has a surreal feel to it especially around the...
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Forum: Americas
01-13-2012, 02:30 PM
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Replies: 18
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Forum: Latin America
01-13-2012, 01:07 PM
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Forum: Ride reports
09-29-2011, 11:30 AM
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7000 mile + ride USA West
I've been on the road a little over month now. I feel a little guilty for not posting here about my trip. I've got a number of videos I have made as well as a few written posts. I can't make the time...
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Forum: Central – From Da Nort Woods to the Plane States
08-31-2010, 04:39 AM
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Forum: Day Trippin'
08-31-2010, 04:34 AM
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Replies: 14
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I head up to the Savanna area at least once a...
I head up to the Savanna area at least once a year and it always seams like I end up traveling along and across the canal. I think they have a nice bike and hiking path that travels along side of it...
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Forum: Day Trippin'
08-31-2010, 04:32 AM
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Replies: 14
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I actually came home via the CADVIII rally in...
I actually came home via the CADVIII rally in Eagle River last week. After Eagle river I meandered in a southerly direction passing through New Glarus and Beloit before picking up the slab of I39 to...
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Forum: Day Trippin'
08-24-2010, 04:52 PM
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Replies: 14
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