Forum: Central – From Da Nort Woods to the Plane States
07-06-2010, 11:53 AM
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Forum: Central – From Da Nort Woods to the Plane States
07-01-2010, 08:15 AM
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Replies: 5
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Triumph mechanic in Chicago
Chicago area riders-
I moved to the area last year from DC and am overdue on a valve adjustment for my 99 Speed Triple. Any recommendations on a good mechanic who knows his/her way around...
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Forum: Ride reports
06-04-2009, 03:37 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 3,195
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Forum: Ride reports
06-04-2009, 03:34 PM
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Replies: 36
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Forum: Ride reports
05-29-2009, 12:36 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 3,195
Day 11 - LaCrosse, WI to Chicago, IL
I took the back roads from LaCrosse to Madison, but got frustrated with the amount of traffic and slow Wisconsin drivers. Riding out west is so much more fun - smooth roads, little traffic, better...
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Forum: Ride reports
05-29-2009, 12:22 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 3,195
Day 10 - Wall, SD to LaCrosse, WI
Woke up to cold weather on day 10 and set out to do an early morning tour of the Badlands. The Badlands are awesome...but for some reason I couldn't get too enthused. No coffee and a long day of...
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Forum: Ride reports
05-29-2009, 12:02 PM
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Replies: 36
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Day 9 - Cody, WY to Wall, SD
I took route 16 east out of Cody and headed through the Bighorn Basin. Beautiful day, a bit windy but nice nonetheless. There's not much going on oustide of Cody so I decided to take a detour off...
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Forum: Ride reports
05-28-2009, 02:10 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 3,195
Day 8 - Harrison, ID to Cody, WY
Well I woke up to miserable weather...cold, wet and rainy. I had my sights set on Yellowstone so I made myself get out of the tent and get riding towards I-90. Going over the pass was interesting...
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Forum: Ride reports
05-28-2009, 01:46 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 3,195
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Forum: Ride reports
05-28-2009, 10:02 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 3,195
Day 7 - Helena National Forest, MT to Harrison, ID
Day 7 was the last leg of my westward journey, taking me to the Coeur D'alene area of Idaho. I was pretty sore from the ride out - the Speed Triple's lack of wind protection and high pegs make for a...
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Forum: Ride reports
05-28-2009, 09:30 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 3,195
Day 6 - Gillette, WY to Helena National Forest, MT
I left Gillette and headed west on Route 14 over the Bighorn Mountains. Route 14A was closed so I had to head south towards Greybull - a nice ride but I needed to go north, not south. Route 14 hits...
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Forum: Ride reports
05-27-2009, 12:42 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 3,195
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Forum: Ride reports
05-27-2009, 11:55 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 3,195
Day 5 - Sparks, NE to Gillette, WY
I froze my ass off on night 4 - I guess it gets really cold at night in NE. There was frost all over the bike in the morning. Another lesson learned, and, although the morning was cold, it was also...
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Forum: Ride reports
05-27-2009, 11:26 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 3,195
Day 4 - Grinnell, IA to Sparks, NE
I woke up to a rainy, wet camp. Not alot of fun. Got out of there and headed wast on a state highway. Coffee and a donut for breakfast :puke1 - not great but I talked to a former BMW guy for 30...
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Forum: Ride reports
05-27-2009, 11:00 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 3,195
Day 3 - Vincennes, IN to Grinell, IA
Woke up in Vincennes to clearing weather. headed west on route 50 to Flora, Illinois, talked to some old-timers in McD's about route 50's history then headed north on slab towards Burlington, IA. ...
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Forum: Ride reports
05-26-2009, 04:24 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 3,195
Day 2
Day 2 – Athens, OH to Vincennes, IN
Went to McD’s for breakfast on day 2, while on the way out I ran into a guy I used to play basketball with in DC. He happened to be in Athens for work, though he...
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Forum: Ride reports
05-26-2009, 02:52 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 3,195
Day 1
Day 1 - DC - Athens, OH
Any east coaster knows West Virginia has awesome roads…unfortunately I needed to make miles so my initial plan was to follow route 50 east until I got sick of it. I’d miss...
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Forum: Ride reports
05-26-2009, 02:24 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 3,195
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
09-30-2008, 08:53 AM
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Replies: 73
Views: 5,111
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Forum: Road warriors
01-15-2008, 05:37 PM
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Replies: 84
Views: 13,546
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Forum: Road warriors
01-06-2008, 07:59 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 2,721
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Forum: Old's Cool
10-15-2007, 12:12 PM
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Replies: 443
Views: 149,356
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Forum: Road warriors
09-17-2007, 10:36 AM
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Replies: 99
Views: 12,456
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Forum: Road warriors
07-26-2007, 08:51 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 13,163
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Forum: Road warriors
06-22-2007, 07:00 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 807
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Forum: Road warriors
06-22-2007, 06:52 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,976
Strange, every Triumph owner I know is damn...
Strange, every Triumph owner I know is damn happy. I know I am as I appoprach 60K on my 955 Speed Triple. :D The new 1050 engine is based on the 955... Your 96 had the older 885 engine - which I've...
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Forum: Road warriors
06-20-2007, 06:17 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 1,966
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
06-18-2007, 08:02 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,593
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Forum: Road warriors
06-15-2007, 07:47 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 10,551
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Forum: Ride reports
05-30-2007, 07:37 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 2,478
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Forum: Southeast, The Lair of the Dragon - The Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains
05-25-2007, 12:00 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 549
So leaving from the Haymarket Sheetz tomorrow...
So leaving from the Haymarket Sheetz tomorrow morning...around when? Returning Sunday evening? I gotta be back in DC on Monday to do some work :cry ...but I am interested in taggin along.
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Forum: Northeast - Greater Flugistan and home of the carpet baggers.
05-24-2007, 07:39 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,023
That really sucks.:cry
I'm guessing you...
That really sucks.:cry
I'm guessing you had it chained? If so what kind of chain were you using? Covered? Are you up in NE?
I'm thinking of adding another layer of defense to my s3.
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Forum: Road warriors
05-22-2007, 07:57 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 759
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
05-18-2007, 12:14 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 787
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
05-15-2007, 08:58 AM
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Replies: 86
Views: 8,037
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
05-15-2007, 08:42 AM
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Replies: 67
Views: 7,010
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
04-17-2007, 10:01 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 2,840
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