Forum: Airheads
Yesterday, 10:20 PM
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Recent trip to Arizona
My riding buddy , Doug and I , just returned from a 8 day ride . We went to Overland Expo , in Northern Arizona .
I took my R 80 g/s and Doug took his X Challenge .
We hauled them thru the...
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Forum: Airheads
Yesterday, 10:04 PM
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Replies: 1,559
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Tom's Old Bike - lives on !!
Ok fellas - it's about time I posted something in here , about this bike .
I ride it all the time ! When I get home from work and want to take a relaxing 30 or 50 mile ride ..... this is what I...
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Forum: Airheads
Yesterday, 05:44 PM
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Replies: 1,357
Views: 154,684
Tools
Thanks Fred , sent you a PM .
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Forum: Ride reports
Yesterday, 05:36 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,091
Overland Expo
Sorry fellas - Doug and I just got back from a quick trip to Northern Arizona . We were gone 8 days ..... so I have been slacking in my report here .
Main goal was to take in Overland Expo - It...
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Forum: Ride reports
05-10-2013, 09:24 PM
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Replies: 14
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Eventually Bahia de los Angeles
As much as we enjoyed our night and very nice morning , we had to leave .
Our gear was dry and our bellies full !
I wanted to include a photo of the water handling system at Alphonsina's
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Forum: Ride reports
05-09-2013, 11:39 PM
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A dry sleeping bag and some gas
Our mission today .......
We are headed for Gonzaga Bay . We have just stuffed our " dry " bags with soaking wet sleeping bags . Doug is not much of a motel guy ...in fact he despises them !...
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Forum: Ride reports
05-06-2013, 11:35 PM
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A good reason to go South
This isn't a typical winter , but was a doozy !
http://kenbob.smugmug.com/Other/Mexican-Adventure-2012/i-qrhWzpR/0/L/85%20GMC-L.jpg...
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Forum: Ride reports
05-06-2013, 09:33 AM
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Nice Man - really nice place
I had gotten a heads up , about him , from a gal at Overland Expo . She and her husband had been there quite a bit , when the place was in its heyday .
Fernando , had a restaurant and quite a...
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Forum: Ride reports
05-05-2013, 02:02 PM
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The 2012 trip South
You just don't forget camp spots like this ........
http://kenbob.smugmug.com/Other/Mexican-Adventure-2012/i-JsZDfQw/0/L/IMG_1952-L.jpg...
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Forum: Ride reports
05-04-2013, 09:06 PM
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Replies: 14
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Dos Leñadores - Montana to Mexico
Long Montana winters .
It's not that our winters are truly epic or extremely harsh , or make the weather channel , weekly . They just are really long , with little sun .
This is a story...
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Forum: Day Trippin'
04-30-2013, 10:24 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 2,526
Thanks !!
Lonestar ;
Thanks for the very nice writeup and photos !! Awesome on both accounts .
On a side note , what does Hank's odometer say, these days ?
Both of you are riding fine looking and...
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Forum: Ride reports
03-28-2013, 10:06 AM
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Replies: 94
Views: 29,338
Murph
I think you are talking about is Murph !
His blog is - Where the hell is murph.com
he up dates his blog evert Sunday - he is a very good photographer .
Met him in Az -3yrs ago -...
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Forum: Thumpers
03-27-2013, 10:47 AM
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dirty engine
I have owned my own heavy equipment for 35 years - have bought a lot of used machines .
We have on occasion , put the plug in , and just poured , mebbe a gallon of diesel fuel in , let it sit a...
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Forum: Pics, pics, pics...
03-22-2013, 10:40 AM
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Replies: 156
Views: 20,720
My 160
Spring of 76 - we were shut down for spring thaw . I went to N Illinois to help my cousin on his farm . While there , I bought this 160 from his dentist , for 50 bucks !!
Just rode the hell outa...
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Forum: Old's Cool
03-22-2013, 10:20 AM
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Replies: 4,628
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He wants
This fella , is part of the BMW's huge promotion , for the new water cooled 1200 GS bikes . 5 riders , from around the world , each got to go on a BMW sponsored trip . Riding the new bike .
I got...
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Forum: Ride reports
12-17-2012, 06:41 PM
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Replies: 12
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Mexican Army
Man , we partied hard , with those guys !! Was a hoot - Rosa , had a big ole taco feed and invited those guys over . Their camp is justa short ways from where you camped .
I went to my sleeping...
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Forum: Ride reports
10-24-2012, 04:57 PM
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Replies: 1,597
Views: 538,494
Conifer trees that turn colors
Noah ;
Thanks for the , very awesome ride report !! I'm following it closely , Thanks !
Those beautiful gold trees you saw in Italy are Larch - from the larix family ....
There are 20 or...
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Forum: The Garage
08-26-2012, 12:56 PM
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Replies: 76
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Rats
Here in NW Montana - we are plagued by Pack Rats - miserable , stinkin , pissin things !!
We trap em , fight em , shoot em - wage war on them all the time .
One thing that does seem to help...
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Forum: Old's Cool
07-13-2012, 10:12 AM
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Replies: 4,628
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Just a happy photo , for Friday the 13th !
This was taken on Foothills Road , just East of town . Was in May , before we had the month of rain .
This is Infra's R 80 , he fixed up - I just ride it ! He did all the work on it .
I just...
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Forum: Airheads
06-26-2012, 11:00 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,057
oil in gas
On the farm , Dad would always just put a dab O oil in the gas , for the various Briggs and Strattons running hay elevators and such ...
He said , it made em run smoother ?
I dunno , just...
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Forum: Airheads
06-15-2012, 02:26 PM
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Replies: 45
Views: 2,065
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Forum: Airheads
06-08-2012, 04:57 PM
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Dang switch
Same exact thing for me ......just discovered 2 days ago !! Was planning a little hop this weekend , also !!
Cept mine is on a gspd , 93
Good luck on your fix . Ken
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Forum: Old's Cool
02-24-2012, 10:23 AM
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Replies: 4,628
Views: 644,055
Very cool sidecar
Not Mine , just sharing . The talent some folks have !
http://kenbob.smugmug.com/Other/My-Smug-Mug/i-wPgjHbH/0/M/best-sidecar-M.jpg
Apparently built by a fella near London - type in the name...
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Forum: Airheads
01-14-2012, 04:41 PM
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Replies: 1,559
Views: 178,457
I snagged one , also ......
Tom ;
about two months after my trip to Colorado ...... I found this 1993 PD , on the internet . I had it shipped up here from Arizona .
It's a nice bike , and like the R 80 , I have not...
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Forum: Airheads
01-14-2012, 01:12 PM
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Replies: 1,559
Views: 178,457
Tom's Old Bike
My apologies to the community here ....... I truly had planned on doing more with this thread and Tom's old bike !!
Sadly , I only put about 400 miles on it , in my first year of ownership :(
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Forum: Airheads
01-14-2012, 12:39 PM
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Replies: 226
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New to me - 1993 PD
I bought this bike a year ago , from a fella in Arizona . I had it shipped up here in the winter and never met the man ...... a little different to talk to on the phone - but the bike was exactly ,...
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Forum: Day Trippin'
07-27-2011, 09:17 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 4,576
Motorcycle accidents this week
Geez CANYNCARVR ;
Thanks for fixing the link - I have a lot of work to do on my computer skills !
Just a quick update on bike stuff, just this week , in the park . First off , a 70 year old...
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Forum: Day Trippin'
07-18-2011, 09:00 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 4,576
Glacier Park's Photo site
If you would like to see the photo's of the Park Service plowing snow , here is
the link to their Flickr site .
Now this is some extreme plowing ! Thousands of feet down , if you screw up !...
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Forum: Ride reports
07-16-2011, 10:23 AM
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Darby
Wow Snr Moment ; sorry to hear about your Father - hope is gonna be ok !
I can tell you that this is , in fact the weekend for the Darby Logger Days - going on the 15th and 16th ! For sure .
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Forum: Old's Cool
07-15-2011, 10:29 AM
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Replies: 4,628
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Not my photo ...
And not my dog ......but I like it !!
http://kenbob.smugmug.com/Travel/Global-Travels-09/i-BdDSpJC/0/L/P1040632-L.jpg
I have a Golden . But my dog doesn't have this nice of a hairdoo !
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Forum: Day Trippin'
07-15-2011, 09:52 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 4,576
Road opening record
Well Doug ; I did some research .
The July 13 , 2011 opening is the latest weather related opening ever .
However , the inaugural opening in 1933, was on July 15 ......so technically ,
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Forum: Day Trippin'
07-13-2011, 11:22 PM
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Replies: 31
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She's Open ! - Going to the Sun Road ,Glacier Park
I checked the Park's website this AM , and it said the road is open all the way ! Us locals have been waiting a long time, this year , for it to open . I know a lot of tourists have been circling and...
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Forum: Old's Cool
07-10-2011, 09:48 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,403
Border crossing
Man if you are leaving the states and heading into Canada - the place to cross is North Idaho , at Porthill . Next town in BC. is Creston, and then north thru the Kootenay's , ride the BC ferries and...
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Forum: Airheads
07-08-2011, 10:31 PM
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Replies: 249
Views: 14,685
I like it the way it is .....
Baldy - Keep a steady course , just as you are . Tell those that want a
separate forum to flug off !
Thank you so much , for this site !
I love it just the way it is :)
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Forum: Old's Cool
07-08-2011, 10:42 AM
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Replies: 4,628
Views: 644,055
Not my photo
Wonder what 90cc's sounds like with a turbo ?
http://kenbob.smugmug.com/Travel/Global-Travels-09/i-NFsGNhN/0/L/PA060115-L.jpg
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Forum: Airheads
07-07-2011, 10:04 AM
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Replies: 3,937
Views: 832,398
purty red bikes
Hey Arkwright ;
Are the PD and The R 80 the same red paint ???
May I ask , what the color is called ? Because that sure is some pretty paint !
Thanks Ken
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Forum: Pics, pics, pics...
07-04-2011, 10:38 AM
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Replies: 9,293
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Front page material
This wonderful photo of this amazing woman , really deserves to be on the frontpage rotation !!
This image just reeks motorcycling and motorcycle travel ......
I know it's not color and not...
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Forum: Old's Cool
07-01-2011, 12:43 PM
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Replies: 4,628
Views: 644,055
Cool lookin machine
This is not my photo - just a cool looking unit. I'm talkin about the bike , of course !
http://kenbob.smugmug.com/Travel/Global-Travels-09/i-pQKsQz7/0/L/983514799XY5eF-L-L.jpg
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Forum: Old's Cool
06-30-2011, 10:52 AM
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Replies: 28
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Front Page Material
Somebody send that photo over to the front page nomination peeps !!
Geez , that just reeks of the happiness to be found in riding a motorcycle - proof positive that you do not , have to spend...
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Forum: Old's Cool
06-24-2011, 09:27 AM
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Replies: 4,628
Views: 644,055
Big John Wayne
He was my hero , even before I knew he rode an SL Honda !
http://kenbob.smugmug.com/Travel/Global-Travels-09/i-WRmTkHT/0/L/waynemotorcycle-L.jpg
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