First little off road rides for a couple of KLR guys

jeckyll · 05-01-2007, 05:34 PM

So Steve and I decided we better get these things off road. So we went north of Squamish (the road to get there used to be much enjoyed by the sportbike crowd until the started to "improve it" for the 2010 Olympics.

After getting off the main highway we hit the Squamish Valley road. 20 klicks of twisty, ugly pavement ... if you're on a sport bike.

On a KLR? More fun that I've had in a while. We were railing corners, jumping over train tracks (whoops

) and then finally got to the end of the pavement. It's a dead end, so there wasn't much in the way of 'enforcement', which is a d*mn good thing because I kept looking for 6th gear at 130 (remember, that's km no miles ;) ).

After hitting tripple digit speeds on the gravel roads (YAY) we stopped on this little bridge and took some pictures.

KLR's hanging out (note the excellent tire ... Steve's looked about like mine.

)

jeckyll · 05-01-2007, 05:35 PM

The scenery

jeckyll · 05-01-2007, 05:36 PM

Ok, the scenery without a KLR wheel in the way ;)

jeckyll · 05-01-2007, 05:36 PM

... and looking south

jeckyll · 05-01-2007, 05:37 PM

Yours truly

jeckyll · 05-01-2007, 05:41 PM

We rode a while further, but had to go meet our buddy Tony who just bought ... you guessed it, a red KLR.

So back we went, passed a couple of cars (man it was dusty), and then again (slightly) broke some speed limits on the way back.

I noticed that I still couldn't shift into 6th gear at 130 ... though for some reason I continued to try. Probably because I spent 8 hours on the Ninja the day before ...

Jumped the same train tracks going the other way (WHOOPS)

And made it back to the main higway.

Then onto the Starbucks to hook up with the sportbikers and wait for Tony...

Here is Steve

jeckyll · 05-01-2007, 05:44 PM

Rode home on the KLR's as the three amigo's

One RED 2005 KLR in the lead (that's would be me).
One RED 2006 KLR in the middle (that would be Steve).
One Red 2004 KLR (with a Corbin seat!) bringing up the rear (Tony).

Way too much fun. Soon there should be some real ride reports, not just some quick after work sprints.

Steve is going to go to Alaska (he's going to try in May, I think he's nuts).

And we'll be doing more day and longer trips... hopefully slow down enough to take more picturs.

Until then...

05-01-2007, 05:34 PM	#1
jeckyll ^OP Kneedragger Joined: Jan 2007 Location: Vancouver Oddometer: 581	First little off road rides for a couple of KLR guys So Steve and I decided we better get these things off road. So we went north of Squamish (the road to get there used to be much enjoyed by the sportbike crowd until the started to "improve it" for the 2010 Olympics. After getting off the main highway we hit the Squamish Valley road. 20 klicks of twisty, ugly pavement ... if you're on a sport bike. On a KLR? More fun that I've had in a while. We were railing corners, jumping over train tracks (whoops ) and then finally got to the end of the pavement. It's a dead end, so there wasn't much in the way of 'enforcement', which is a dmn good thing because I kept looking for 6th gear at 130 (remember, that's km no miles ;) ). After hitting tripple digit speeds on the gravel roads (YAY) we stopped on this little bridge and took some pictures. KLR's hanging out (note the excellent tire ... Steve's looked about like mine. ) Attached Images __________________ At some point, you should stop reading ride reports and start living them. 2007 edition 2008 sportbike edition 2008 KLR edition jeckyll screwed with this post 05-01-2007 at 05:45 PM*

05-01-2007, 05:35 PM	#2
jeckyll ^OP Kneedragger Joined: Jan 2007 Location: Vancouver Oddometer: 581	The scenery Attached Images __________________ At some point, you should stop reading ride reports and start living them. 2007 edition 2008 sportbike edition 2008 KLR edition

05-01-2007, 05:36 PM	#3
jeckyll ^OP Kneedragger Joined: Jan 2007 Location: Vancouver Oddometer: 581	Ok, the scenery without a KLR wheel in the way ;) Attached Images __________________ At some point, you should stop reading ride reports and start living them. 2007 edition 2008 sportbike edition 2008 KLR edition

05-01-2007, 05:36 PM	#4
jeckyll ^OP Kneedragger Joined: Jan 2007 Location: Vancouver Oddometer: 581	... and looking south Attached Images __________________ At some point, you should stop reading ride reports and start living them. 2007 edition 2008 sportbike edition 2008 KLR edition

05-01-2007, 05:37 PM	#5
jeckyll ^OP Kneedragger Joined: Jan 2007 Location: Vancouver Oddometer: 581	Yours truly Attached Images __________________ At some point, you should stop reading ride reports and start living them. 2007 edition 2008 sportbike edition 2008 KLR edition

05-01-2007, 05:41 PM	#6
jeckyll ^OP Kneedragger Joined: Jan 2007 Location: Vancouver Oddometer: 581	We rode a while further, but had to go meet our buddy Tony who just bought ... you guessed it, a red KLR. So back we went, passed a couple of cars (man it was dusty), and then again (slightly) broke some speed limits on the way back. I noticed that I still couldn't shift into 6th gear at 130 ... though for some reason I continued to try. Probably because I spent 8 hours on the Ninja the day before ... Jumped the same train tracks going the other way (WHOOPS) And made it back to the main higway. Then onto the Starbucks to hook up with the sportbikers and wait for Tony... Here is Steve Attached Images __________________ At some point, you should stop reading ride reports and start living them. 2007 edition 2008 sportbike edition 2008 KLR edition

05-01-2007, 05:44 PM	#7
jeckyll ^OP Kneedragger Joined: Jan 2007 Location: Vancouver Oddometer: 581	Rode home on the KLR's as the three amigo's One RED 2005 KLR in the lead (that's would be me). One RED 2006 KLR in the middle (that would be Steve). One Red 2004 KLR (with a Corbin seat!) bringing up the rear (Tony). Way too much fun. Soon there should be some real ride reports, not just some quick after work sprints. Steve is going to go to Alaska (he's going to try in May, I think he's nuts). And we'll be doing more day and longer trips... hopefully slow down enough to take more picturs. Until then... __________________ At some point, you should stop reading ride reports and start living them. 2007 edition 2008 sportbike edition 2008 KLR edition

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