OSO LOCO!! KTM 990s attack Colorado, Utah, and the best of the TAT

Woo hoo! The Wans are loose again, and this time apparently without the voice of reason! After all, if the Voice of Reason was present, Bartek would have changed out that TKC80.

:dllama

Thanks for writing up another one Kelly!

In!
And hello from Venice, Italy

Just finished our 18 day vacation and are headed home tomorrow

Great report, as always. You put a lot of effort into these reports and it is appreciated.

Hola Osit'os!!!

Wow!!! first off thank you so much for putting this RR together. It's great and really insightful!
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Regarding TKC – 80 lesson learned the hard way - later in RR.
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Hi Kelly and Matt. Watching with interest. Loved Colorado last year and would love to ride more of it.
Have you had a chance to check out the Americas Cup boats. ?
Cheers Phil

I'm in.. I know you make Black Bear two up on a 990 :eek1:eek1. Because you're writing up another excellent RR.
It has to be an awesome video. I was going to pass on it (riding BB) I'm getting a bit too close to 60, and/or, I need a smaller bike.
However,, if you guys can ride it two up on a 990, I've got to suck it up (with my woefully inadequate skills) and give it a shot..
Thanks for posting, I've read all your previous RRs, always entertaining and informative.

Applause! Go Wan go! In always, the best RR writer is at it again.

Huba huba Kelly!

You guys rock. I spend one day at the kids' soccer jamboree, and look what pops up!

Can't wait....



Steve

OOOOOH! Skin shot! :eek1

Sure would like to hear Big Wan's tips for riding two up in the dirt. You two do amazing things on that schoolbus. I don't even like riding two up on the street on mine.

hahaha, we'll be all glued again to another EPIC RR.

thanks to the wans and cast for taking us along.




big ktm sales will be up again....damn

He rarely wears underwear, and when he does it's something unusual

Aw, man. The comments!
Oldtrucks!
okay, today - report first, comments later.



Day 2: 8/2/13
Ely, NV to St. George, UT 346 miles





I had asked for 3 rooms on the ground floor,
we ended up with 153, 154, and another room (around the corner).














Bartek and Osito were next to the pool








Lica likes to start the day with a lubed chain...






Osito was having some problems with his ignition switch.
(thus the cutting out he experienced yesterday).







Matt ran to the store and bought a butane soldering iron -
then they went about fixing a loose wire.








I took some tire pics in the meantime.

Lica's 908







Scott's 908







Radek's 908







Osito's 908







Bartek's TKC80






and, our Rally rear






and Rally front







Meanwhile, Scott's SE was making a weird ticking noise that had everyone concerned.
(matt says it was coming from the cam chain tensioner, which meant low oil pressure)





It had made that noise in Baja, at Rancho Ojai, but the outside temp had been 30°F.
Not the case here in Ely.










After breakfast and a fuel up, it was time to get back to the dirt.


(nice photo, Lica! )




10am - not breaking any records







As awesome as our group was, we were all learning that traveling in a big pack definitely had its drawbacks.
Patience is a virtue!








It was a beautiful morning, clear and sunny.








But, Radek's bike was overheating again.






It didn't make sense for flat, open dirt.
To rule out a defective radiator cap, Radek and Lica switched caps.













While the guys were troubleshooting, I took some pics of all the Oso Loco stickers.

Radek






Scott





El Bartek






Lica






and, Osito








Okay, back on the road...










































Waiting at a turn...














We had a bunch more gates today.
Gracias, Ostito!






See all those black dots in the upper left corner?
They were crows.







Radek got a good shot of them in the trees...






More gates.
Thanks, Lica!















When we stopped here at this turn,
Radek said his bike was still running hot...













































Beautiful downtown Lund, UT.





















Hmm. Blurry.







The riding had been fast, but not very interesting.
So, when we came to this hill - the guys were all over it.

Bartek





Lica






From Radek's GoPro












Our view from the top.







We're definitely in Utah now!






Parowan, here we come...






It's feeding time!

Hola Bartek!!

We've been waiting for you!

Can you believe that Lica has a shinier bike than Osito now????

Hi Joe!
Nice to see you! Hope your ribs are healed up.
Oh, be careful - your favorite step is even worse this year than it was in 2012 :eek1
I'll have some pics/screen caps for you on day 12...

hi Jonathan!
Thanks for joining us again. How's the leg doing?
hope it healed quickly!
Yeah - I gave the Voice of Reason to redog1 last year...I might have made a huge tiny mistake.

Buongiorno, Paul!

Um. Are you supposed to be checking ADV on your honeymoon??


Heh. Hope you and Jill had a great trip!
Did you get gyros on Santorini??

Aw, thanks, Ol Man!
I appreciate you reading them!

hi Phil,
Yes, Colorado is worthy of a return trip! The TAT just skims CO. There's a lot more to see.
We got a little more this time, but still missed a bunch.

Nope, haven't looked at the boats at all! I forgot all about the Amer. cup, actually.
It's been a bit of a bust.

hey MizzouRider!
haha, that little bit has probably made a lot of folks dig a little deeper...
But, it's worth it for Black Bear! This was our 2nd time.
It's soooo beautiful, definitely give it a shot.
There are just a few tough spots, and it's mostly that they mess with your mind...

Gee, thanks, AteamNM!
happy to have you along for this one, too
Wait til you see how a 500 lb trials bike does in Moab!!

Yay, hi Steve!
Hope you still have a good internet connection for the linkies!

Thanks, Scribe!
Heh, you don't want BigWan's tips -
they're things like - Don't slow down! :eek1


p.s. I actually prefer dirt to street...
cars are dangerous!!

Hi Joel!

Oh, I hope I can live up to the hype...


And, with this report - I hope the sales of KTMs don't go down...:eek1

ORANGE skin? :huh

Heh.


I guess you guys are used to the blue shorts...

....the voice of reason, not sure it's workin for me but I'll hold onto it for a couple of years. I've got a 1-2 year plan, when I move to my KTM950se, I'll pass it along. I've decided to patch up the 2 KLR's and get 1-2 more years out of them and then move onto a bigger, better more powerful ride. I'm ready. More than ready...

At first glance the D30 Armor looked fleshy with a fishnet wrap, not nearly as Orange as the decals on the Bus. Perhaps I was right, he rarely wears underwear........

Hey Kelly and Crew -- Getting my nightly fix of another great Wan ride report.

You guys were close to my backyard. This hill climbs are near Parowan Gap. Here's a pic plus one of the petroglyphs. You may have been riding too fast (or been too hungry) to notice.



Carry on. And a big thanks for all the effort. Your readers appreciate it!

For a while, the lacy underwear photo wasn't showing up (at least not for me)...
Now it looks like it's back... yay.:huh

Nope, underwear is a must. Tiene huevos muy grande...
However, nothing as racy as the number you selected... :eek1

Haha, hang on to the Voice of Reason....
from what I can tell, you'll need it more than ever if you get an SE
:dllama

Hi RRR!

Oh, right! There's a bathroom there - I always notice it as we zoom by...

Thanks for the pic! Yeah, we suck at stopping to sightsee.

We did make an exception for Newspaper rock and the black dragon wash petroglyphs, though.



Stay tuned - We're getting closer and closer to your backyard!

I think that goes without saying.........based on ride reports they probably ring like bells


and just wait, those racy shorts will be in the 2014 Klim Catalog

I will concur..... BigWan and LittleWan passed me through the rocks on Italian Creek Road like I was tied to a stump!