Chaingolian Galena Thursday - Page 2

Rubbernutz · 10-29-2004, 06:07 PM

Awesome ride report, one your not going to forget to soon.

pilot · 10-29-2004, 07:06 PM

Seems like every time your dakar gets around a KLR, it gets roped into something.

chain · 10-30-2004, 06:01 AM

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Originally Posted by pilot

Seems like every time your dakar gets around a KLR, it gets roped into something.

interesting point
The Dakar must have a bondage fetish

chain · 10-30-2004, 06:06 AM

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Originally Posted by McD

Some adventures are more work than others.

But 200 miles on the back of a KLR?

We will attempt this ride again. hopefully yet this season.
I think its kind of like fishing, sometimes you just gotta go and pay your dues.

McD · 10-30-2004, 06:15 AM

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Originally Posted by chain

We will attempt this ride again. hopefully yet this season.
I think its kind of like fishing, sometimes you just gotta go and pay your dues.

studying up on pages 15-16

skeeter · 10-30-2004, 06:21 AM

Looks like you still had a decent ride. I never would have thought of using a helmet for a jack

. I'll have to file that one away for future use!

chain · 10-30-2004, 06:39 AM

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Originally Posted by McD

studying up on pages 15-16

The roads are are much longer, alot of them heading NE, SW through the bluffs. I may do some scouting today if the Dakar extracation ( word?)
goes well. lotsa bluffs on the Mississippi, both sides, Check out the Iowa gazateer as well as the Wisconsin page 25, 32, 33
my Iowa maps are on the bike, but it looks like great riding both sides of the river. I have discounted this area in the past because there is so much good riding that start in my backyard. It is about 180 miles to Savanah were these bluffs begin.
I will be back

chain · 10-30-2004, 06:41 AM

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Originally Posted by skeeter

Looks like you still had a decent ride. I never would have thought of using a helmet for a jack

. I'll have to file that one away for future use!

A stick works well too, the kickstand does most of the work, just need something to balance the bike. all we had was cornstalks for 10 miles, so the helmet was the object of choice

trailuser · 10-30-2004, 07:45 AM

Chain,

Whenever your ready to go back to this area let me know. Either side of the river there's some rally neat country to ride. On the Iowa side once get a little north of Clinton it realy starts to get bluffy.

Panic · 10-30-2004, 08:11 AM

Chain, Thanks for the report and pics.................hope nothing major in fixing the Dakar. Prolly not too many Dakars out there that get babied like yours.

chain · 10-30-2004, 04:12 PM

Joe Ill keep you posted, may have to miss this Thursday, try again on the following Thursday

chain · 10-30-2004, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Panic

Chain, Thanks for the report and pics.................hope nothing major in fixing the Dakar. Prolly not too many Dakars out there that get babied like yours.

tell me about it
Im all about TLC may just need a little rub and carresing

Ive got it back home and apart, just about to crack an Elmwood Amber and break out the volt meter. I fear it may be the Motronic aka brain

chain · 10-30-2004, 08:16 PM

Im sneaking up on the problem, pretty sure its the brain

Panic · 11-01-2004, 11:03 AM

FYI .......I saw this bike for sale today on craigslist Chicago.............1996 ATK 605.....asking $2200 (in Milwaukee.)
Aircooled Rotax desert bike. Looks to be in good shape. Looks to be close to street legal. I would go look, but me thinks my stumpy legs would make for difficult sidesaddle stops. Might be a decent Chaingolia ride for a less vertically challenged individual...............Carry on.
Chain.... you still got a working Brain??
link http://chicago.craigslist.org/mcy/47474331.html

chain · 11-01-2004, 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Panic

FYI .......I saw this bike for sale today on craigslist Chicago.............1996 ATK 605.....asking $2200 (in Milwaukee.)
Aircooled Rotax desert bike. Looks to be in good shape. Looks to be close to street legal. I would go look, but me thinks my stumpy legs would make for difficult sidesaddle stops. Might be a decent Chaingolia ride for a less vertically challenged individual...............Carry on.
Chain.... you still got a working Brain??

Had a lapse. with a bit of help from Ostrich and Gaspipe I got the Dakar problem solved. Seems it was just a loose connection at the battery.

The starter would turn over but wouldnt fire, so i figured the battt was fine.
But the positive was a bit loose causing a voltage drop significant enough to keep the electronics from functioning properly. It now starts and runs, though I have not been for a test ride I feel confident problem is solved.

ATK looks like a great ride, too bad it doesnt fit into the family budget today

cheer
chain

10-29-2004, 07:06 PM	#17
pilot Slacker Joined: Dec 2002 Location: Kansas City Oddometer: 29,458	Seems like every time your dakar gets around a KLR, it gets roped into something. __________________ The finishers medal is satisfyingly heavy... Neduro on Dakar The other 10% are sociopaths , serial killers and KLR riders. You wont get much sympathy from them. -Furious D

10-30-2004, 07:45 AM	#24
trailuser take the backroads Joined: Feb 2003 Location: Illinois Oddometer: 1,358	Riding Galena/Bellview Ia Chain, Whenever your ready to go back to this area let me know. Either side of the river there's some rally neat country to ride. On the Iowa side once get a little north of Clinton it realy starts to get bluffy.

10-30-2004, 08:11 AM	#25
Panic Anxiety's little friend Joined: Jan 2004 Location: Metro Chaingolia Oddometer: 1,303	Chain, Thanks for the report and pics.................hope nothing major in fixing the Dakar. Prolly not too many Dakars out there that get babied like yours. __________________ " Gonna do what I want and I'm gonna get paid." Tom Waits

10-30-2004, 08:16 PM	#28
chain ^OP Beastly Adventurer Joined: Aug 2002 Location: Camalu Oddometer: 4,753	any electricians in the house? Im sneaking up on the problem, pretty sure its the brain

11-01-2004, 11:03 AM	#29
Panic Anxiety's little friend Joined: Jan 2004 Location: Metro Chaingolia Oddometer: 1,303	FYI .......I saw this bike for sale today on craigslist Chicago.............1996 ATK 605.....asking $2200 (in Milwaukee.) Aircooled Rotax desert bike. Looks to be in good shape. Looks to be close to street legal. I would go look, but me thinks my stumpy legs would make for difficult sidesaddle stops. Might be a decent Chaingolia ride for a less vertically challenged individual...............Carry on. Chain.... you still got a working Brain?? link http://chicago.craigslist.org/mcy/47474331.html __________________ " Gonna do what I want and I'm gonna get paid." Tom Waits Panic screwed with this post 11-01-2004 at 11:09 AM

10-29-2004, 06:07 PM	#16
Rubbernutz Chaingolia Minion Joined: Jan 2003 Location: Chicago Oddometer: 63	Awesome ride report, one your not going to forget to soon.

10-30-2004, 06:21 AM	#21
skeeter Captain Safety Joined: Sep 2004 Location: Lockport, Il Oddometer: 1,873	Looks like you still had a decent ride. I never would have thought of using a helmet for a jack . I'll have to file that one away for future use!

10-30-2004, 04:12 PM	#26
chain ^OP Beastly Adventurer Joined: Aug 2002 Location: Camalu Oddometer: 4,753	Joe Ill keep you posted, may have to miss this Thursday, try again on the following Thursday

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