Chasing Dreams, vol. 2 - Page 6

GotMojo? · 03-10-2012, 12:12 PM

Hey skierd I've got the stock BT090 I took off the front of my X around 2500 miles. Seems to have plenty of life left in it. IM if you want it and I'll ship it to you.

skierd · 03-10-2012, 08:00 PM

Still phone-less until Monday, but that means one less thing to worry about with tomorrow's rain at least. Walmart rain suit acquired.

I'm sitting pretty in SW Missouri and still loving the Ozarks!

Big thanks to BigDog for the oil change, good conversation, and the most comfy bed, guest or otherwise, I've slept on in forever! Your breakfast stop suggestion was spot on, good biscuits+gravy and an over-easy egg with toast and hash browns always starts the day right.

Mojo - Of course you do... after I order tires.

PM'd ya anyways.

Nanuq · 03-10-2012, 08:25 PM

Hey enroute from Bellingham you will make several stops coming up the inside passage on the ferry, more than likely you will layover in Sitka four about 4 hours. If you want a tour and I'm not in the bush for work you should look me up and I'll give you a tour of the historic Sitka. Additionally if you need any more Alaska Yukon advice there are plenty of adventure riders around to help out. Especially when it comes to road conditions in Canada and Alaska-frost heaves etc. places to camp, good food places, subsistence methodology etc. Good luck, I love to do what you are doing.

Nanuq

HighFive · 03-12-2012, 05:36 AM

Well.....look what the cat dragged in at Rancho Highfive!

Kill the fatted calf, SkierD has arrived for his 3rd annual visit. What a nice surprise.

Now, what can I do to entertain our guest. Hhhhhhmmmmm.......

Would have been nice, if he could have called ahead with some advance notice.

HF

skierd · 03-12-2012, 09:03 AM

What can I say, the hospitality at Rancho HighFive is the best!

I'm about 1500 miles in, spent two compete days riding in the rain so far, and only about 250 miles on roads bigger than a country 2-lane. Great ride so far, even with the weather. The walmart rain suit did its job for sure yesterday.

einnar · 03-12-2012, 10:07 AM

Subscribed!!

You, HF, BigDog, and a few others inspired me to get my WR250R. How can I not follow this thread??

Your post 27235 on the mega thread led me here... Only have to get to 27572 to be current...

1Bonehead · 03-12-2012, 02:23 PM

Sweet. My boy is now following this trip. He just got his liscense last Saturday. We had to fight with MVA to give him a mc WITHOUT A CAR LISCENSE.

Keep it going Dave!!!!!!!!!!!

dogmoon · 03-12-2012, 02:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by skierd

Soaking wet in Shelbyville, KY. Cell phone got wet, using the hotel's computer until my replacement device comes tomorrow afternoon maybe.

Fuck Aerostich, my new-to-me Roadcrafter is soaked through and through. Worked ok for about an hour, then the crotch leaked. Then everything else leaked. All the pockets, all of the zippers, everything. By the time I realized it was soaking through, it was too late to save my droidx. I was completely soaked underneath. I might as well have not been wearing anything over my street clothes. Looks like I need to get a rain suit tomorrow.

Whats the point of making something out of gore-tex backed fabric if you're not going to have zippers or seams that hold the water out? Its a shame because it otherwise fits and feels great. Its been warm when dry on the cold nights crossing WV and good enough in the horrid winds throughout today. But I'm soaked and so f'ing pissed at it.

Tomorrow... debating on getting a new front tire from Derby Cycles here in town. Waiting for my new phone to show up. Waiting for my gear to dry out. Laundry.

At least there's a waffle house across the street.

Frog Toggs work great and they are cheap compared to some.

joenuclear · 03-12-2012, 05:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by skierd

What can I say, the hospitality at Rancho HighFive is the best!

I'm about 1500 miles in, spent two compete days riding in the rain so far, and only about 250 miles on roads bigger than a country 2-lane. Great ride so far, even with the weather. The walmart rain suit did its job for sure yesterday.

Keep stopping by unannounced. One of these day he won't be home and the missus will!

skierd · 03-13-2012, 10:06 PM

Knobbies? We don't need no stinkin' knobbies! Hell we don't even need any tread!

Somewhere definitely not in Oklahoma... there's trees and mountains after all!

And definitely not on or near the Kiamichi Trail.

What a great place to live and ride... shame I can't quite remember where it was.

simmons1 · 03-14-2012, 05:31 AM

Didn't venture up the fire tower?

jglow · 03-14-2012, 06:33 AM

HighFive · 03-15-2012, 05:26 PM

Ladies and Gentlemen.....the train has left the station! SkierD has moved on.

Had he stayed in Oklahoma any longer, he would have had to apply for residency. The authorities would have closed the noose on him soon. Go West young man....GO WEST!

Withint 24 hours, he'll be lost in the Rockies, and forget all the wind sweeping down these plains. And even the waving wheat that sure smelled sweet, as the wind came right behind the rain.

HF

ramz · 03-15-2012, 05:33 PM

When did he leave?

I'm the next stop....
...unless he gets lucky

BTW you have a way with words; very poetic and lovely.

bhd1223 · 03-15-2012, 09:09 PM

You should run some hippo hands or similar for that journey. Probably a little late now but something I'm considering picking up for conditions that aren't the friendliest. Best of luck on the trip. It looks like you're off to a good start. I look forward to seeing the rest of this adventure.

03-10-2012, 12:12 PM	#76
GotMojo? Beastly Adventurer Joined: Oct 2004 Oddometer: 4,043	Hey skierd I've got the stock BT090 I took off the front of my X around 2500 miles. Seems to have plenty of life left in it. IM if you want it and I'll ship it to you. __________________ My rides... 2009 Yamaha WR250X \| 2008 Yamaha WR250R \| 2013 Honda CRF250L \| 2009 Kawasaki Ninja 250R

03-10-2012, 08:00 PM	#77
skierd ^OP Wannabe Far-Rider Joined: Jan 2008 Location: Fairbanks, AK Oddometer: 2,685	Still phone-less until Monday, but that means one less thing to worry about with tomorrow's rain at least. Walmart rain suit acquired. I'm sitting pretty in SW Missouri and still loving the Ozarks! Big thanks to BigDog for the oil change, good conversation, and the most comfy bed, guest or otherwise, I've slept on in forever! Your breakfast stop suggestion was spot on, good biscuits+gravy and an over-easy egg with toast and hash browns always starts the day right. Mojo - Of course you do... after I order tires. PM'd ya anyways. __________________ "We wish your trail a long one" - Darlene "Sid" Dowd ~ Never run out of traction, ideas, and real estate at the same time. 2008 Yamaha WR250X - 1998 Honda Nighthawk CB750 Eastern TAT 8/2009 ~MD-Key West-Oklahoma 4/2011~Maryland to Alaska 3/2012

03-10-2012, 08:25 PM	#78
Nanuq Studly Adventurer Joined: Dec 2007 Location: Point Hope, Sitka & Biorka Island- all in Alaska Oddometer: 767	Hey enroute from Bellingham you will make several stops coming up the inside passage on the ferry, more than likely you will layover in Sitka four about 4 hours. If you want a tour and I'm not in the bush for work you should look me up and I'll give you a tour of the historic Sitka. Additionally if you need any more Alaska Yukon advice there are plenty of adventure riders around to help out. Especially when it comes to road conditions in Canada and Alaska-frost heaves etc. places to camp, good food places, subsistence methodology etc. Good luck, I love to do what you are doing. Nanuq __________________ 2008 Klr 650- Iron Butt Association #44803 2005 Honda 150 2005 Honda 100

03-12-2012, 05:36 AM	#79
HighFive Bike-aholic Joined: Nov 2006 Location: Okiehoma Oddometer: 2,069	My Turn Well.....look what the cat dragged in at Rancho Highfive! Kill the fatted calf, SkierD has arrived for his 3rd annual visit. What a nice surprise. Now, what can I do to entertain our guest. Hhhhhhmmmmm....... Would have been nice, if he could have called ahead with some advance notice. HF __________________ '13 Husky TR650 Terra, '11 Husaberg FE390, '10 BMW F800GS, '71 Honda CL70 Bergs Over the Rainbow Texas or Bust! BigDog/Highfive--Fall Colors in Missouri 2011 Athena Big Bore Project The Other Side of Nowhere Highfive Goes Dragon Hunting WRRDualsport.com

03-12-2012, 09:03 AM	#80
skierd ^OP Wannabe Far-Rider Joined: Jan 2008 Location: Fairbanks, AK Oddometer: 2,685	What can I say, the hospitality at Rancho HighFive is the best! I'm about 1500 miles in, spent two compete days riding in the rain so far, and only about 250 miles on roads bigger than a country 2-lane. Great ride so far, even with the weather. The walmart rain suit did its job for sure yesterday. __________________ "We wish your trail a long one" - Darlene "Sid" Dowd ~ Never run out of traction, ideas, and real estate at the same time. 2008 Yamaha WR250X - 1998 Honda Nighthawk CB750 Eastern TAT 8/2009 ~MD-Key West-Oklahoma 4/2011~Maryland to Alaska 3/2012

03-12-2012, 10:07 AM	#81
einnar Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Jun 2005 Location: SE Michigan Oddometer: 175	Subscribed!! You, HF, BigDog, and a few others inspired me to get my WR250R. How can I not follow this thread?? Your post 27235 on the mega thread led me here... Only have to get to 27572 to be current... __________________ An amateur practices until they get it right. A professional practices until they can't get it wrong. Det finns inget dåligt väder, bara dåliga kläder

03-12-2012, 02:23 PM	#82
1Bonehead Fearless of Falling Joined: Sep 2010 Location: Marylanstain Oddometer: 873	Sweet. My boy is now following this trip. He just got his liscense last Saturday. We had to fight with MVA to give him a mc WITHOUT A CAR LISCENSE. Keep it going Dave!!!!!!!!!!!

03-13-2012, 10:06 PM	#85
skierd ^OP Wannabe Far-Rider Joined: Jan 2008 Location: Fairbanks, AK Oddometer: 2,685	Knobbies? We don't need no stinkin' knobbies! Hell we don't even need any tread! Somewhere definitely not in Oklahoma... there's trees and mountains after all! And definitely not on or near the Kiamichi Trail. What a great place to live and ride... shame I can't quite remember where it was. __________________ "We wish your trail a long one" - Darlene "Sid" Dowd ~ Never run out of traction, ideas, and real estate at the same time. 2008 Yamaha WR250X - 1998 Honda Nighthawk CB750 Eastern TAT 8/2009 ~MD-Key West-Oklahoma 4/2011~Maryland to Alaska 3/2012

03-14-2012, 05:31 AM	#86
simmons1 Studly Adventurer Joined: Jan 2006 Location: Out Riding Oddometer: 645	Didn't venture up the fire tower? __________________ Goldwing, Super Tenere, WR250R, ST1300, KLR, GS1000s, H2 750

03-14-2012, 06:33 AM	#87
jglow Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Dec 2008 Location: Lowry Crossing, TX Oddometer: 288	Knobbies are over-rated... __________________ 2 Texans to Alaska (and back)... 2 Texans Ride The TAT...

03-15-2012, 05:26 PM	#88
HighFive Bike-aholic Joined: Nov 2006 Location: Okiehoma Oddometer: 2,069	On the road again... Ladies and Gentlemen.....the train has left the station! SkierD has moved on. Had he stayed in Oklahoma any longer, he would have had to apply for residency. The authorities would have closed the noose on him soon. Go West young man....GO WEST! Withint 24 hours, he'll be lost in the Rockies, and forget all the wind sweeping down these plains. And even the waving wheat that sure smelled sweet, as the wind came right behind the rain. HF __________________ '13 Husky TR650 Terra, '11 Husaberg FE390, '10 BMW F800GS, '71 Honda CL70 Bergs Over the Rainbow Texas or Bust! BigDog/Highfive--Fall Colors in Missouri 2011 Athena Big Bore Project The Other Side of Nowhere Highfive Goes Dragon Hunting WRRDualsport.com

03-15-2012, 05:33 PM	#89
ramz Professional Trail Rider Joined: Dec 2006 Location: Salida, CO Oddometer: 1,725	When did he leave? I'm the next stop.... ...unless he gets lucky BTW you have a way with words; very poetic and lovely.

03-15-2012, 09:09 PM	#90
bhd1223 Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Jun 2009 Location: CT Oddometer: 289	You should run some hippo hands or similar for that journey. Probably a little late now but something I'm considering picking up for conditions that aren't the friendliest. Best of luck on the trip. It looks like you're off to a good start. I look forward to seeing the rest of this adventure. __________________ WR250R - perhaps the ideal motorcycle for myself Throw in a passenger and I'm unsure of what I'd consider ideal. Maybe a Multi? I am now for sure sold on the Dual Sport style bike. Keeping the Vulcan for now. The ladies seem to love it.

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