The Mobius Trip - Page 396

BigDogAdventures.com · 12-20-2012, 05:55 PM

Man this was awesome.
We were having a hoot in here as the riding eased up a bit.
I think the temperature was bout 75° if I remember right-----it only got hot for us in difficult terrain.
My new KLIM Badlands Pro Jacket was perfect for this ride. It vented very well----good thing as I could never take if off riding
as I would have no armor.

I'm bettin' this was the summit.

I'm bringin' a 175 next trip---this has 13 more horsepower than a person really needs.

Dr. Rock had been in contact with Steve (pictured) to meet and join our group in Burgess where we also got snacks and gas.
I think he was from Oregon and we had no idea what he was riding till we got there.
He was on a BMW1200GS------ a bike twice as heavy and with a motor 4 times bigger than me and dingweeds.
How would Steve fair on this ride ????

Me, Steve and Dr. Rock poked around on one of those paper map thingy's a bit.

DR. Rock · 12-20-2012, 06:06 PM

we had to remind Big Dog which bike was his,

After a short stretch of pavement, we cut back into the dirt, headed for our next Mobius grim waypoint...

Climbing back up into the hills, it was clear this had been a logging area back in the day,

We cleared Woodchuck pass,

Think different.

Up next was Snowshoe pass, probably one of the sweetest little sections of the trip. Steve was piloting that big GS, barely kicking up a wake.

BigDogAdventures.com · 12-20-2012, 06:20 PM

Steves 1200GS in the center and Daves 800GS back farther on the trail

As I had been leading I had to go into another mode when Steve joined us-----as before I didn't have to wait at every turn as all riders had
the navigation and I would make sure and gather riders up after maybe 10 miles of riding in easy stuff----or sooner if it was technical hard riding.
Now I had to stop and wait at every single turn to make sure Steve was till on track as he didn't have the navigation at all.
Hey---I'm retired------no hurry.

This crossing here was easy-----but everyone wondered why I took the line Steve is taking thru the deeper water instead of the line to
the left in the shallow. See those conrete things ????? If you weren't careful your front wheel could get in between them in a deep rut
and that wouldn't be pretty.

A lot of the riding today was in the BigHorn National Forest and we got a hint of the turning Aspens.
Later it would get full on.

DR. Rock · 12-20-2012, 06:32 PM

This was, I believe coming up to Snowshoe pass,

These are some of my favorite shots:

Fun, fun, fun!

DR. Rock · 12-20-2012, 06:40 PM

check your pulse.

Ready for more,

I'll follow Francine's line... OK, maybe not over there.

"Super Awesome!!!"

DR. Rock · 12-20-2012, 06:48 PM

"Lookit those little ants on motorcycles"

Downhill, here we come.

Hey, cowboy...

MTrider16 · 12-20-2012, 07:28 PM

This was an awesome ride, with only a couple challanging areas in the morning. I maybe wasn't smiling, but I was enjoying the riding. - David

taco250 · 12-21-2012, 05:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigDogAdventures.com

I'm thinkin' this pic needs a caption---not sure what---but it needs one.

That chick's got attitude!

bigdon · 12-21-2012, 08:16 AM

OK that does it I am planing or next our next Vacation !

joenuclear · 12-21-2012, 08:18 AM

Tassles, I don't need no stinkin tassles!

CBAT · 12-21-2012, 08:24 AM

Awesome shot!

dustyrider · 12-21-2012, 08:24 AM

Just curious, what kind of fuel mileage did everyone get? Specifically, did the WR 250's get much better mileage than the DRZ 400's? Great report.

BigDogAdventures.com · 12-21-2012, 08:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dustyrider

Just curious, what kind of fuel mileage did everyone get? Specifically, did the WR 250's get much better mileage than the DRZ 400's? Great report.

Me and Dingweeds both always get the same mpg on our WR250R's----------always above 60mpg---70mpg not uncommon.
We could go an easy 225 miles with the 3.7 gallon safari tanks.

The WR's are fuel injected if you didn't know.
In fact we never paid for gas seperately-----always together--------saves a lot of time and fuss.

Don't know what the DRZ's got.

DR. Rock · 12-21-2012, 08:47 AM

We consistently get 45mpg, +/- 3mpg on the drz's. Even slip clutch.

Posting from the field; please excuse brevity & misspellings.

dustyrider · 12-21-2012, 09:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigDogAdventures.com

Me and Dingweeds both always get the same mpg on our WR250R's----------always above 60mpg---70mpg not uncommon.
We could go an easy 225 miles with the 3.7 gallon safari tanks.
In fact we never paid for gas seperately-----always together--------saves a lot of time and fuss.

Don't know what the DRZ's got.

Thanks, Mark. And wow, I didn't know they did that well. I always liked smaller bikes anyway.

12-20-2012, 05:55 PM	#5926
BigDogAdventures.com Fart Letter Joined: Sep 2003 Location: Mt. Vernon, Illinois Oddometer: 3,859	Man this was awesome. We were having a hoot in here as the riding eased up a bit. I think the temperature was bout 75° if I remember right-----it only got hot for us in difficult terrain. My new KLIM Badlands Pro Jacket was perfect for this ride. It vented very well----good thing as I could never take if off riding as I would have no armor. I'm bettin' this was the summit. I'm bringin' a 175 next trip---this has 13 more horsepower than a person really needs. Dr. Rock had been in contact with Steve (pictured) to meet and join our group in Burgess where we also got snacks and gas. I think he was from Oregon and we had no idea what he was riding till we got there. He was on a BMW1200GS------ a bike twice as heavy and with a motor 4 times bigger than me and dingweeds. How would Steve fair on this ride ???? Me, Steve and Dr. Rock poked around on one of those paper map thingy's a bit. __________________ Mark Sampson Click here for BigDogs full length DVD movies http://bigdogadventures.com/Video.htm www.bigdogadventures.com Why in the heck did you buy a 250 ?? "Because they were all out of 175's" "The less the merrier" "I'm so old, I don't even buy green bananas"--Quote: Jimmy Dickens "The older I get--the bigger my rear sprocket gets" "It takes 12 HP to ride around the world--the rest is wheelspin"

12-20-2012, 06:06 PM	#5927
DR. Rock ^OP Part of the problem Joined: Aug 2006 Location: NYfC, yff Oddometer: 5,342	We saddled up we had to remind Big Dog which bike was his, After a short stretch of pavement, we cut back into the dirt, headed for our next Mobius grim waypoint... Climbing back up into the hills, it was clear this had been a logging area back in the day, We cleared Woodchuck pass, Think different. Up next was Snowshoe pass, probably one of the sweetest little sections of the trip. Steve was piloting that big GS, barely kicking up a wake. __________________ "I came into this game for the action, the excitement; go anywhere, travel light... get in, get out... wherever there's trouble, a man alone... Now they got the whole country sectioned off; you can't make a move without a form."--Robert De Niro as Archibald 'Harry' Tuttle in Brazil, 1985. The Mobius Trip index \| Spot tracking live 4/6-4/21/13 \| AdventureLoft™ Tent Space

12-20-2012, 06:20 PM	#5928
BigDogAdventures.com Fart Letter Joined: Sep 2003 Location: Mt. Vernon, Illinois Oddometer: 3,859	Steves 1200GS in the center and Daves 800GS back farther on the trail As I had been leading I had to go into another mode when Steve joined us-----as before I didn't have to wait at every turn as all riders had the navigation and I would make sure and gather riders up after maybe 10 miles of riding in easy stuff----or sooner if it was technical hard riding. Now I had to stop and wait at every single turn to make sure Steve was till on track as he didn't have the navigation at all. Hey---I'm retired------no hurry. This crossing here was easy-----but everyone wondered why I took the line Steve is taking thru the deeper water instead of the line to the left in the shallow. See those conrete things ????? If you weren't careful your front wheel could get in between them in a deep rut and that wouldn't be pretty. A lot of the riding today was in the BigHorn National Forest and we got a hint of the turning Aspens. Later it would get full on. __________________ Mark Sampson Click here for BigDogs full length DVD movies http://bigdogadventures.com/Video.htm www.bigdogadventures.com Why in the heck did you buy a 250 ?? "Because they were all out of 175's" "The less the merrier" "I'm so old, I don't even buy green bananas"--Quote: Jimmy Dickens "The older I get--the bigger my rear sprocket gets" "It takes 12 HP to ride around the world--the rest is wheelspin"

12-20-2012, 06:32 PM	#5929
DR. Rock ^OP Part of the problem Joined: Aug 2006 Location: NYfC, yff Oddometer: 5,342	Not Woodchuck This was, I believe coming up to Snowshoe pass, These are some of my favorite shots: Fun, fun, fun! __________________ "I came into this game for the action, the excitement; go anywhere, travel light... get in, get out... wherever there's trouble, a man alone... Now they got the whole country sectioned off; you can't make a move without a form."--Robert De Niro as Archibald 'Harry' Tuttle in Brazil, 1985. The Mobius Trip index \| Spot tracking live 4/6-4/21/13 \| AdventureLoft™ Tent Space

12-20-2012, 06:40 PM	#5930
DR. Rock ^OP Part of the problem Joined: Aug 2006 Location: NYfC, yff Oddometer: 5,342	If this doesn't look like fun, check your pulse. Ready for more, I'll follow Francine's line... OK, maybe not over there. "Super Awesome!!!" __________________ "I came into this game for the action, the excitement; go anywhere, travel light... get in, get out... wherever there's trouble, a man alone... Now they got the whole country sectioned off; you can't make a move without a form."--Robert De Niro as Archibald 'Harry' Tuttle in Brazil, 1985. The Mobius Trip index \| Spot tracking live 4/6-4/21/13 \| AdventureLoft™ Tent Space

12-20-2012, 06:48 PM	#5931
DR. Rock ^OP Part of the problem Joined: Aug 2006 Location: NYfC, yff Oddometer: 5,342	The real summit "Lookit those little ants on motorcycles" Downhill, here we come. Hey, cowboy... __________________ "I came into this game for the action, the excitement; go anywhere, travel light... get in, get out... wherever there's trouble, a man alone... Now they got the whole country sectioned off; you can't make a move without a form."--Robert De Niro as Archibald 'Harry' Tuttle in Brazil, 1985. The Mobius Trip index \| Spot tracking live 4/6-4/21/13 \| AdventureLoft™ Tent Space

12-20-2012, 07:28 PM	#5932
MTrider16 Ridin' in MT Joined: Oct 2006 Location: Eastern Montana Oddometer: 1,008	This was an awesome ride, with only a couple challanging areas in the morning. I maybe wasn't smiling, but I was enjoying the riding. - David __________________ '07 VFR800, '09 F800GS, 07 CRF250X Riding roads in Montana - Big Sky Country www.mtrider16.smugmug.com Alaska Trip Report

12-21-2012, 08:16 AM	#5934
bigdon Beastly Adventurer Joined: Dec 2005 Oddometer: 2,085	Caption OK that does it I am planing or next our next Vacation ! __________________ ADV Relay Rider 08 (The Texas Connection) Ride Pooie Ride Don't stop riding until you get to the crash , you might save it!

12-21-2012, 08:18 AM	#5935
joenuclear Planning..... Joined: Mar 2007 Oddometer: 5,251	Tassles, I don't need no stinkin tassles! __________________ Ride safe enough....

12-21-2012, 08:24 AM	#5936
CBAT occasional wanderer Joined: Oct 2006 Location: Central Texas Oddometer: 715	Awesome shot! __________________ Bruce 2000 Suzuki DRZ400S, 2012 Yamaha Super Tenere My Great Divide Ride 2009 Great Divide Part 2

12-21-2012, 08:24 AM	#5937
dustyrider unpaved is better Joined: May 2009 Location: Earth Oddometer: 72	Just curious, what kind of fuel mileage did everyone get? Specifically, did the WR 250's get much better mileage than the DRZ 400's? Great report. __________________ Leave only tracks, take only photos, leave the gate as you found it. Yes, an old ex-backpacker.

12-21-2012, 08:47 AM	#5939
DR. Rock ^OP Part of the problem Joined: Aug 2006 Location: NYfC, yff Oddometer: 5,342	We consistently get 45mpg, +/- 3mpg on the drz's. Even slip clutch. Posting from the field; please excuse brevity & misspellings. __________________ "I came into this game for the action, the excitement; go anywhere, travel light... get in, get out... wherever there's trouble, a man alone... Now they got the whole country sectioned off; you can't make a move without a form."--Robert De Niro as Archibald 'Harry' Tuttle in Brazil, 1985. The Mobius Trip index \| Spot tracking live 4/6-4/21/13 \| AdventureLoft™ Tent Space

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