Forum: Northeast - Greater Flugistan and home of the carpet baggers.
07-05-2012, 01:07 PM
|
|
Replies: 2,383
Views: 121,611
Yeah, I was figuring on a ride Saturday that...
Yeah, I was figuring on a ride Saturday that would take me (from near Utica) past Sacandaga Lake up to Saranac Lake / Lake Placid ... camp next to Tail of the Pup BBQ joint ... just like last summer...
|
|
Forum: Thumpers
06-12-2012, 07:10 AM
|
|
Replies: 1,005
Views: 96,826
|
|
Forum: Thumpers
06-12-2012, 07:10 AM
|
|
Replies: 1,005
Views: 96,826
|
|
Forum: Ride reports
04-04-2012, 07:03 AM
|
|
Replies: 1,798
Views: 508,699
It was well over 10,000, but we detoured around...
It was well over 10,000, but we detoured around quite a bit. Maybe carry your fresh tires from South Africa to Namibia and mount before you hit the piste there. South Africa is mostly tarmac but of...
|
|
Forum: Ride reports
04-02-2012, 10:37 AM
|
|
Replies: 1,798
Views: 508,699
|
|
Forum: Thumpers
03-30-2012, 06:26 AM
|
|
Replies: 1,005
Views: 96,826
|
|
Forum: EMEA
03-22-2012, 07:30 PM
|
|
Replies: 15
Views: 2,007
|
|
Forum: Trip Planning
03-22-2012, 07:17 PM
|
|
Replies: 20
Views: 2,660
Did the hard boxes. Big downside is the...
Did the hard boxes. Big downside is the additional weight they add -- mostly the steel rack and the aluminum boxes themselves.
Weight doesn't matter if you're riding strictly tarmac, but if...
|
|
Forum: Trip Planning
03-22-2012, 07:12 PM
|
|
Replies: 6
Views: 1,008
Re registration ... it's never mattered in my...
Re registration ... it's never mattered in my travels through South America and Africa. Border officials may want a copy of your bike title or to inspect & stamp a carnet (Africa) but don't care...
|
|
Forum: Trip Planning
03-22-2012, 07:06 PM
|
|
Replies: 12
Views: 1,687
|
|
Forum: Thumpers
03-22-2012, 06:57 PM
|
|
Replies: 1,005
Views: 96,826
Got that right bud. My DR has 19,000 miles and...
Got that right bud. My DR has 19,000 miles and I'm planning to ride it through Central Asia, Himalayas and East Africa starting in spring 2013. It did 14,000 miles through West Africa a few years ago...
|
|
Forum: Road warriors
08-24-2011, 09:22 AM
|
|
Replies: 77
Views: 17,185
|
|
Forum: Ride reports
07-25-2011, 06:18 PM
|
|
Replies: 273
Views: 118,312
|
|
Forum: Pics, pics, pics...
02-28-2011, 02:48 PM
|
|
Replies: 9,293
Views: 3,398,335
|
|
Forum: Trip Planning
10-17-2010, 05:21 PM
|
|
Replies: 121
Views: 26,728
|
|
Forum: Road warriors
09-20-2010, 05:31 AM
|
|
Replies: 77
Views: 17,185
The SabMag group runs an email list that is...
The SabMag group runs an email list that is pretty busy -- 3600 messages in the last three months. (I still subscribe and route all SabMag messages into their own folder). Great community and...
|
|
Forum: Road warriors
09-19-2010, 04:47 PM
|
|
Replies: 77
Views: 17,185
|
|
Forum: Road warriors
05-11-2010, 12:40 PM
|
|
Replies: 77
Views: 17,185
|
|
Forum: Ride reports
04-17-2010, 08:13 AM
|
|
Replies: 1,798
Views: 508,699
|
|
Forum: Ride reports
03-09-2010, 12:54 PM
|
|
Replies: 1,798
Views: 508,699
|
|
Forum: EMEA
01-07-2010, 08:29 PM
|
|
Replies: 36
Views: 1,910
You will have ZERO problems with an American...
You will have ZERO problems with an American plated bike, I would put money on it. I rode my California-plated DR all over Morocco and down the west side of Africa to Cape Town (2008-09) and not once...
|
|
Forum: EMEA
12-30-2009, 06:17 AM
|
|
Replies: 20
Views: 1,464
Not another DR, but rather the same DR I rode...
Not another DR, but rather the same DR I rode down the west side. Have some basic maintenance issues to address but after those it should be good to go. Still deciding whether to start from Cape Town...
|
|
Forum: Thumpers
12-30-2009, 06:08 AM
|
|
Replies: 77,179
Views: 14,007,501
|
|
Forum: Trip Planning
12-28-2009, 07:21 AM
|
|
Replies: 7
Views: 1,102
|
|
Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
12-27-2009, 05:37 PM
|
|
Replies: 25
Views: 2,578
|
|
Forum: Ride reports
12-26-2009, 05:30 PM
|
|
Replies: 182
Views: 49,175
|
|
Forum: Thumpers
12-26-2009, 04:48 PM
|
|
Replies: 77,179
Views: 14,007,501
Front and rear springs from Jesse did the trick...
Front and rear springs from Jesse did the trick for my suspension. I forget the numbers, but the fronts were the max and the rear was one short of the max. Difference was immediately noticeable. Both...
|
|
Forum: Thumpers
12-26-2009, 09:05 AM
|
|
Replies: 77,179
Views: 14,007,501
hahahaha great pic! Guess you weren't worried...
hahahaha great pic! Guess you weren't worried about Santa riding it away in the middle of the night...
Where did you get that Safari sticker on the rear panel? I got a Safari tank but no cool...
|
|
Forum: Thumpers
12-26-2009, 08:55 AM
|
|
Replies: 15
Views: 2,123
|
|
Forum: Thumpers
12-20-2009, 12:47 PM
|
|
Replies: 276
Views: 105,772
Hey Ron, this is terrific stuff!
The...
Hey Ron, this is terrific stuff!
The Renazco vinyl is fine in the rain. I have their seat on my DR and have done many hundreds of rainy miles, no problem. Seat remains in superb condition after...
|
|
Forum: Thumpers
12-19-2009, 08:41 PM
|
|
Replies: 77,179
Views: 14,007,501
Heh ... good idea. That's actually how the...
Heh ... good idea. That's actually how the Airhawk seat pad got its start.
Its manufacturer, Roho, started out in the 70s as a maker of mattresses and pads for the bedridden and people in...
|
|
Forum: Thumpers
12-18-2009, 01:27 PM
|
|
Replies: 77,179
Views: 14,007,501
|
|
Forum: EMEA
12-18-2009, 01:12 PM
|
|
Replies: 20
Views: 1,464
Misery Goat, when does your big ride begin?...
Misery Goat, when does your big ride begin? Sounds great...
FWIW ... Africa freaking gets into you. It's not just the mud and dust that fastens up to every square inch of bike, gear and rider, it...
|
