Northeastern Minnesota - Page 59

LadyBIRD · 01-06-2012, 09:37 PM

got a flat, was dark by the time it was patched and mounted. wanted to get to a particular spot on the map to camp. 4 miles later missed seeing a rock and bent rear rim. dismounted and put a tube in. aaag! dont drive in the dark no mater what down there.

LadyBIRD · 01-06-2012, 09:39 PM

picked up another nail. 5 flats all together. all on the rear

c-zulu · 01-07-2012, 04:09 AM

Very Nice. More please..

arrowhead rider · 01-07-2012, 05:31 AM

Thanks bird couple for the pictures! We would definately like to hear a report when the two of you get back from your coming trip. Life is an adventure and if not for the christmas card I never would have known you two were certainly living it! Good luck!

toadl · 01-07-2012, 07:53 AM

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Originally Posted by LadyBIRD

picked up another nail. 5 flats all together. all on the rear

That rear tire looks as bald as arrowheadrider. Still some knobs on the side.

arrowhead rider · 01-07-2012, 08:32 AM

That "oops" picture looked a lot like toadl! Except Birdman at least made it out of camp before dumping!

Lutz · 01-07-2012, 06:17 PM

Touché!

birdman870 · 01-07-2012, 07:44 PM

I was down there late january and early feb. temps from 38 to 78. Brought alot of riding gear to be comfy with these extremes. This took up alot of space with tent and sleeping pad. ( I wouldnt suggest a inflateable pad. cactus thorns everywhere.) Packed the light stuff up high, with food, tools, spare parts, packed low in panniers. It was still to much stuff. Less is more as they say. This was the first long off road trip with a bike that Ive taken. Handling a big bike like the 1200gsa, loaded heavy is no problem for me on the pavement. Offroad in the sand was another matter. When the panniers were removed and I road around with nothing but tool kit and water, it was another bike! No prob. This yr we are taking soft luggage, less damage when we drop the bikes, and the weight will be less making handling easyer in the soft stuff. I will let ya know how this works out for us. Yes, smaller bikes would work better where we want to go in baja, but we only get to do this 3wks a yr. the rest of the time its mostly tar. more pic later

toadl · 01-07-2012, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by arrowhead rider

That "oops" picture looked a lot like toadl! Except Birdman at least made it out of camp before dumping!

I have a lot of excuses.

Lutz · 01-08-2012, 08:37 AM

Those pics of Baja are beautiful.

MikeS · 01-08-2012, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by LadyBIRD

picked up another nail. 5 flats all together. all on the rear

OK, so now we have a real adventure tour guide. Beautiful pictures of an enticing country. Thanks so much for sharing. Next time you head south, you should post your plans. You might snag a couple riders from this area who want to escape the north..... Vamos!

Looking a little closer at your bike, I thought the GSA has spoked and tubeless rims. You must be running tubes, or had to put a tube in after one of your flats. Being able to plug a tubeless tire is so much easier than fixing a flat with a tube tire. That spoked rim design is a huge plus to the big GSA's.

birdman870 · 01-08-2012, 06:56 PM

yes MikeS the rims on the gsa are tubeless. I bent the rear rim from a rock just catching the lip of the rim and peeling it up. The way BMW does tubeless is to put the spokes on the outer edge of the rim so the center has no holes in it. With this design the edge of the rim is thick and sticks out from the tire a bit. This is what the rock caught. Goes with out saying the the bead wouldnt hold and lost air NOW. Luckly I had front and rear tubes with me so no prob. The tube just peaked out a bit between rim and tire bead. This yr I am bringing a piece of leather to lay between rim and tire to bridge larger gap, helping to keep tube from pushing threw. One of the flats I got later was a gash or rip in the sidewall, cutting tube also. TKC80 is what I run. It is a trophy now! I replaced both rims with excels from woodys wheel works in denver. Inmates say they are alot tougher. My wife will be with me this yr and she will keep my speed in check

eough of my tire stuff.
Ended up having turtle with some fisherman. Thinkin eating turtle is illegel but when in rome....

birdman870 · 01-08-2012, 06:59 PM

With aerostich jacket on of course

birdman870 · 01-08-2012, 07:03 PM

Guys caught some lobster during a night dive. Damn good!

c-zulu · 01-09-2012, 04:02 AM

Them some big crawdads

01-06-2012, 09:37 PM	#871
LadyBIRD Adventurer Joined: Sep 2011 Location: Two Harbors, MN Oddometer: 15	got a flat, was dark by the time it was patched and mounted. wanted to get to a particular spot on the map to camp. 4 miles later missed seeing a rock and bent rear rim. dismounted and put a tube in. aaag! dont drive in the dark no mater what down there. Attached Images

01-06-2012, 09:39 PM	#872
LadyBIRD Adventurer Joined: Sep 2011 Location: Two Harbors, MN Oddometer: 15	picked up another nail. 5 flats all together. all on the rear Attached Images

01-07-2012, 04:09 AM	#873
c-zulu Resident Dirt Burner Joined: Mar 2007 Location: North shore of Gitchigumi Oddometer: 815	Very Nice. More please.. __________________ HONDA CRF450X---BUELL XB12X KTM 950 Super ER----KTM 950 ADV S YAMAHA FJR1300---VICTORY KINGPIN TOUR

01-07-2012, 07:44 PM	#878
birdman870 n00b Joined: Mar 2010 Location: two harbors mn Oddometer: 5	more on baja I was down there late january and early feb. temps from 38 to 78. Brought alot of riding gear to be comfy with these extremes. This took up alot of space with tent and sleeping pad. ( I wouldnt suggest a inflateable pad. cactus thorns everywhere.) Packed the light stuff up high, with food, tools, spare parts, packed low in panniers. It was still to much stuff. Less is more as they say. This was the first long off road trip with a bike that Ive taken. Handling a big bike like the 1200gsa, loaded heavy is no problem for me on the pavement. Offroad in the sand was another matter. When the panniers were removed and I road around with nothing but tool kit and water, it was another bike! No prob. This yr we are taking soft luggage, less damage when we drop the bikes, and the weight will be less making handling easyer in the soft stuff. I will let ya know how this works out for us. Yes, smaller bikes would work better where we want to go in baja, but we only get to do this 3wks a yr. the rest of the time its mostly tar. more pic later

01-08-2012, 06:56 PM	#882
birdman870 n00b Joined: Mar 2010 Location: two harbors mn Oddometer: 5	yes MikeS the rims on the gsa are tubeless. I bent the rear rim from a rock just catching the lip of the rim and peeling it up. The way BMW does tubeless is to put the spokes on the outer edge of the rim so the center has no holes in it. With this design the edge of the rim is thick and sticks out from the tire a bit. This is what the rock caught. Goes with out saying the the bead wouldnt hold and lost air NOW. Luckly I had front and rear tubes with me so no prob. The tube just peaked out a bit between rim and tire bead. This yr I am bringing a piece of leather to lay between rim and tire to bridge larger gap, helping to keep tube from pushing threw. One of the flats I got later was a gash or rip in the sidewall, cutting tube also. TKC80 is what I run. It is a trophy now! I replaced both rims with excels from woodys wheel works in denver. Inmates say they are alot tougher. My wife will be with me this yr and she will keep my speed in check eough of my tire stuff. Ended up having turtle with some fisherman. Thinkin eating turtle is illegel but when in rome.... Attached Images

01-07-2012, 05:31 AM	#874
arrowhead rider ^OP Studly Adventurer Joined: Mar 2011 Location: mn north shore Oddometer: 701	Thanks bird couple for the pictures! We would definately like to hear a report when the two of you get back from your coming trip. Life is an adventure and if not for the christmas card I never would have known you two were certainly living it! Good luck!

01-07-2012, 08:32 AM	#876
arrowhead rider ^OP Studly Adventurer Joined: Mar 2011 Location: mn north shore Oddometer: 701	That "oops" picture looked a lot like toadl! Except Birdman at least made it out of camp before dumping!

01-07-2012, 06:17 PM	#877
Lutz Killer Rabbit Joined: Jul 2010 Location: North Shore of Lake Superior Oddometer: 630	Touché!

01-08-2012, 08:37 AM	#880
Lutz Killer Rabbit Joined: Jul 2010 Location: North Shore of Lake Superior Oddometer: 630	Those pics of Baja are beautiful.

01-08-2012, 06:59 PM	#883
birdman870 n00b Joined: Mar 2010 Location: two harbors mn Oddometer: 5	With aerostich jacket on of course Attached Images

01-08-2012, 07:03 PM	#884
birdman870 n00b Joined: Mar 2010 Location: two harbors mn Oddometer: 5	Guys caught some lobster during a night dive. Damn good! Attached Images

01-09-2012, 04:02 AM	#885
c-zulu Resident Dirt Burner Joined: Mar 2007 Location: North shore of Gitchigumi Oddometer: 815	Them some big crawdads __________________ HONDA CRF450X---BUELL XB12X KTM 950 Super ER----KTM 950 ADV S YAMAHA FJR1300---VICTORY KINGPIN TOUR

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