Forum: Upcoming
08-30-2012, 11:32 AM
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Replies: 309
Views: 52,691
have a great ride
Hey John Was planning to do this one on the Xr600r.... Crazy work schedule has dictated otherwise ! Hope to follow along and share in a bit of the fun.
Be safe everyone.
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Forum: The Rockies – It's all downhill from here...
05-29-2012, 09:30 AM
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Replies: 45
Views: 5,960
All systems go
Got my airfare to CO. Planning to attend. Barring a Hurricane at home !
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Forum: The Rockies – It's all downhill from here...
05-23-2012, 06:37 PM
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Replies: 785
Views: 37,307
This thread rocks
Man this makes me want to grab my bike and join u guys.
This sounds like a real fun trip and challenge.
I live in extreme So fla and have to do a little planning to
Get to ride out there...
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Forum: Upcoming
05-12-2012, 12:00 PM
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Replies: 309
Views: 52,691
Really interested in this...
I live in Sunny Florida but I'm going into my third riding season riding out there West of Denver with a 97 xr600r set up for light weight travel and ability to camp. Have 200 mi range with 4 msr...
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Forum: Racing
03-22-2012, 08:05 PM
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Replies: 269
Views: 29,789
Let's roll Brent !
Sorry to hear you are having bike problems mr Brent .... But glad to hear
You have that "lifeline" to Justin Maley. I know he was a huge help getting my Yammie running again
with just a phone...
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Forum: Racing
03-20-2012, 08:03 PM
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Replies: 269
Views: 29,789
Day 2 results are in
http://tuareg-live.com/
Looks like fellow advrider "Brent Tex", the only entrant from the USA rose to the middle
of the pack today in professional moto class.
Well done Brent !
:clap
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Forum: Racing
03-19-2012, 09:03 PM
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Replies: 177
Views: 28,812
Way To Go!
U da man Troy!
:clap:clap:clap:clap:clap
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Forum: Racing
03-19-2012, 08:31 PM
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Replies: 269
Views: 29,789
Ditto !
Go Brent ! Living the dream. Looking forward to following along day by day.
Rock it !
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Forum: Racing
12-29-2011, 06:07 PM
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Replies: 177
Views: 28,812
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Forum: Racing
12-29-2011, 02:11 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,212
Mechanical issue stops the show !
7 days before my second race to be in MYAKKA FL, I was doing one last bit of routine maintenance when all hell broke loose...... I went to change the NGK SPARK PLUG left in there by the PO. I had...
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Forum: Face plant
11-23-2011, 06:48 PM
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Replies: 77
Views: 16,733
More parking lot follies ?
On a 3 week trip across the US on the Tat, I was stopped at a gas station with my
buddies. I was done filling, hung up the pump handle and turned to walk in the store for a
Redbull. When I...
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Forum: Racing
11-23-2011, 06:04 PM
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Replies: 953
Views: 93,396
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Forum: Racing
11-20-2011, 01:22 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 4,951
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Forum: Racing
11-19-2011, 05:50 PM
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Replies: 1,093
Views: 104,381
Great thread !
Just cruised over and read a bunch of your posts in this thread. It seems we both started
Very similarly. My first offroad trip was on a 429lb Buell Ulysses. The next bike was an xr600r I bought...
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Forum: Racing
11-19-2011, 04:38 PM
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Replies: 177
Views: 28,812
Oh yea
Awesome, enjoyed seeing you in the pitts ecstatic with joy after your win.
That was cool, really. Big congrats.
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Forum: Racing
11-18-2011, 09:02 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,212
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Forum: Racing
11-18-2011, 08:58 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,212
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Forum: Racing
11-18-2011, 01:37 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,212
Move to Racing ?
Just found out this should have been in RACING..... Sorry for the misplacement. Moderator moves it I guess ?
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Forum: Racing
11-18-2011, 10:58 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,212
A First Hare Scramble Blow by Blow
Sometime last year in 2010, I first heard the words "Hare Scramble" uttered by a buddy. I laughed out loud and said "Really ???? Hare scramble? WTF is that ? " Then I got sucked in. I went and...
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Forum: Ride reports
11-18-2011, 08:47 AM
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Replies: 553
Views: 138,828
Yo Denis
Hope you had safe travels.....Look forward to seeing more of your posts. Be good, Happy Holidays.
Steve / Key West
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Forum: Ride reports
11-03-2011, 05:16 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 2,728
videos
:freaky Thanks for posting some vids John,,,,, I may have to throw some up there too to get equal time ! Wish we were still there .... Hayduke, it would be great to meet up with you out there...
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Forum: Ride reports
10-08-2011, 03:00 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 2,728
Patches
Before leaving for this month long adventure one of the best things we did was watch
A video on how to change a tire step by step. It was a great way to prep I guess cause we were able to get...
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Forum: Ride reports
06-22-2011, 07:18 AM
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Replies: 553
Views: 138,828
Holy Epic Moly Denis
WOW... Awesome report, fantastic pics and very cool subjects. I love all that old anything with engines shit that you are finding, as well as the excellent scenics. That Mercury Snowmobile ? ...
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Forum: The Rockies – It's all downhill from here...
06-20-2011, 04:16 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 369
Hey DH
Best of luck on your adventures. If you are in the Colorado area in Sept
Look me up. Dolphinjohn and i are riding out there the whole month.
Be safe and have fun explorating.
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Forum: Thumpers
04-29-2011, 01:54 PM
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Replies: 5,965
Views: 1,068,329
xr's choke plate = hard starting
I just installed an xr's only choke plate on my '97 600. It was a perfect running 1-2 kick cold start bike. Now it's 10 kicks cold minimum just because of the Xr's choke plate. Once hot, starts...
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Forum: The Rockies – It's all downhill from here...
04-29-2011, 10:16 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 892
Ditto
Keep up the good work..... It took me until 44 years of age to start exploring off-road...I am looking forward to seeing all that I can and helping to protect what we have the best way I can.
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Forum: The Rockies – It's all downhill from here...
04-20-2011, 09:39 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 221
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Forum: The Rockies – It's all downhill from here...
04-13-2011, 09:58 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 633
Electrical
"All I have to do to fix it is take the seat off and press on the connections on the part that I assume is the starter relay. It also manifests itself as stuttering on the highway because the bike...
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Forum: Racing
03-31-2011, 10:39 AM
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Replies: 177
Views: 28,812
Good Job Troy
:clap
It was a pleasure to meet you and your daughter Haley at the Razorback. It's only the second Race I have ever attended and the first in which i was able to ride the course and see what it's...
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Forum: Americas
03-28-2011, 07:21 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 378
On it
I'm browsing Rockies forum now. Thanks for the tip.
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Forum: Americas
03-28-2011, 06:14 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 378
short DS trips near Denver ?
Looking for some local knowledge from some fellow inmates.
I'm in Denver in mid April for a week. I'm there prepping my xr600r
For longer trips this summer and want to do some good test riding...
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Forum: Equipment
03-11-2011, 12:20 PM
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Replies: 1,684
Views: 843,162
Garmin 478 with Ram mount
I have used this GPS on my Boat, in the car and mounted to the bars of my Buell Ulysses. It has worked flawlessly and the screen is very easy to read even in daytime daytime full sun. This unit...
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Forum: Day Trippin'
01-28-2011, 05:15 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 2,902
Hey XC
Good to know another ADVr is in the Conch Republic ! Not too many
of us in this tiny town. We have a group that rides and usually hits Card Sound area and back on a weekend, and also goes on...
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Forum: Ride reports
01-03-2011, 08:46 AM
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Replies: 525
Views: 67,718
Congratulations gentlemen!
What a trip. Thanks for sharing it all. Really wish I could have made it on part of this trip. Thanks so much for the invite Joe. Glad you all made it safe.
Looking forward to hearing what...
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Forum: Thumpers
11-26-2010, 10:47 AM
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Replies: 59,000
Views: 5,422,130
Bravo !
Trip Stats
[SIZE=2]ALL 48 LOWER STATES
35,052 miles
[SIZE=2]235 days
750 gallons of gas
20+ oil changes
5 sets of tires
4 sets of chains and sprockets
2 sets of brake pads
some engine...
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Forum: Thumpers
10-28-2010, 08:27 AM
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Replies: 43
Views: 5,979
This bike is obviously function over form....I...
This bike is obviously function over form....I bet He drilled everywhere he could to save weight because some of the items like the pegs and rotor needed to be extremely heavy duty due to the kind...
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Forum: Thumpers
10-26-2010, 08:24 AM
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Replies: 59,000
Views: 5,422,130
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Forum: Thumpers
10-25-2010, 10:57 AM
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Replies: 59,000
Views: 5,422,130
case saver
Thanks for the real world example Barron. Appreciate it.
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Forum: Thumpers
10-25-2010, 08:10 AM
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Replies: 59,000
Views: 5,422,130
Opinion on case saver/sprocket cover
Anyone have a strong opinion on if the Xr's only case saver is a worthwhile investment ?
Have alot of people cracked their cases because they threw a chain and had the stock sprocket cover?
I...
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Forum: Thumpers
10-25-2010, 07:40 AM
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Replies: 59,000
Views: 5,422,130
heel /brake protector
"It is a guard to keep your heal from hitting the brake arm and causing unwanted rear brake activation. "
Thanks for the info.
Anyone remove this ?
Steve
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