Alaska and Back, on a Hayabusa - Page 5

stitchergary · 07-26-2012, 06:16 AM

I don't think I've every been into any snobbery about types of motorcycles. Heck, I own a Ural with a sidecar. People choose for all types of reasons, including just trying to impress someone else. The riders who impress me are those who use whatever motorcycle they have and push themselves where self doubt puts a little scar on their character. Just like exercising causes little scars on our muscles as they grow bigger and stronger, pushing ourselves puts little scars on our character, making it stronger. You're not just showing through the Big Sister program how to build character, but showing everyone here so fortunate enough to read your excellent ride report. Thank you for living by example....
Gary

DOGSROOT · 07-26-2012, 07:48 AM

HOLY SHIT SCHNIZZLE!!!!!!

I've done 3 transcontinental crossings on two continents camping wild, and rode a GS in all seasons for 5

years.

Kinda thought I was tough.

I look at your pix, a bloody HAYABUSA on Alasakan GRAVEL, and try to imagine doing it on my KGT.

NAW... I'd be scared!!!!!

And not just for the bike either.

YOU. ARE. AWESOME.

willys · 07-26-2012, 09:11 AM

Excellent R/R Shnizzle.....I told you you would love the D2D and the far north didn't I?
So, when are you heading back to rekindle the memories? I thought after two trips accoss this wide country I would be done, but after reading your R/R and remembering all the fun times along with the not so fun, rain, extreme cold and more rain.....I too am thinking.....well, maybe one more time. Not on a Busa but my trusty KLR......lol.....you are one crazy gal!

And yes you should have left that huge size 5 footprint in that old bugger's door yesterday.....poor dogs! Green boots too boot....lol

Again....excellent pics and report....well done!!

Paulie · 07-26-2012, 09:51 AM

I'm getting in the long line to give ya...wow, attagirl, outstanding, and lotsa other superlatives! Delighted that it all worked out so fab.

Keep it up & let's see some more fine pix & stories. Hope to seeya down the road sometime.

Go-4-It · 07-26-2012, 11:32 AM

A most excellent ride & report! You young lady are a skilled rider & should be proud of your worth. I think the aloneness of solo travel does change us.

ride4321 · 07-26-2012, 12:11 PM

Pink hair! Hayabusa! Alaska!!! What's not to like about this report? Great write up Schnizzle and very impressive doing it on a bike like that. Respect!

Tachedoutoffroad · 07-26-2012, 02:03 PM

awesome

bujas · 07-26-2012, 02:50 PM

Cool ride, like said before, is not the bike, is the biker that makes the difference on where we can ride.

rico2072 · 07-26-2012, 03:56 PM

Sorry for the noob question, but is the Dawson City event an annual thing?
I'm actually turning my 05 R1 into a sport tourer so I can go see the US, but I have a 07 KLR that I want to take to Alaska in a couple years.......no more than 3. Lol
Another question, did you do anything for music? I've been riding without for 21 years, but I am considering some kind of speaker on the bike or helmet.
Thanks again for the info, and I will be starting a thread, for info for my trip, soon.

Oh yeah, maybe I missed it, but did the RV guy give you the Doritos for free?

willys · 07-26-2012, 04:00 PM

Yes every year on or around the summer solstice, June 21 or so. Every adventure rider needs to go at least once!

Cowgirl · 07-26-2012, 04:12 PM

Great report! Sorry I didn't get to meet you at D2D, I didn't manage to stay up right on a rocky road a couple of weeks earlier and was still sporting a messed up leg by departure date

We'll meet up yet!

BlueLghtning · 07-26-2012, 06:33 PM

Hey Lorie, so glad to find your report and looks like you had a great time.

I'm glad the jacket showed up and it looks like it fit you well.

DirtDabber · 07-26-2012, 07:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theshnizzle

I hope that one young girl somewhere in the Big Sisters program will look at me and know that despite the shit that you get dealt in life sometimes,you either curl up in the fetal position and hide under the bed, or pull yourself up by the bootstraps and get on with your life.

TWT Rider · 07-26-2012, 07:54 PM

Great Share Shnizz, great share :)

GSF1200S · 07-26-2012, 08:43 PM

Hahaha, on a Hayabusa

. Fantastic!

07-26-2012, 07:48 AM	#62
DOGSROOT OUTSIDE Joined: Jul 2008 Location: DOGHOUSE Oddometer: 436	Hot. Damn. HOLY SHIT SCHNIZZLE!!!!!! I've done 3 transcontinental crossings on two continents camping wild, and rode a GS in all seasons for 5 years. Kinda thought I was tough. I look at your pix, a bloody HAYABUSA on Alasakan GRAVEL, and try to imagine doing it on my KGT. NAW... I'd be scared!!!!! And not just for the bike either. YOU. ARE. AWESOME. __________________ In what sense can economics still claim to be a science if its predictive capacity is so dismally low? Timothy Garton Ash This drug won't cure you...but it will put your symptoms to shame

07-26-2012, 09:11 AM	#63
willys Beastly Adventurer Joined: Jan 2006 Oddometer: 2,760	Excellent R/R Shnizzle.....I told you you would love the D2D and the far north didn't I? So, when are you heading back to rekindle the memories? I thought after two trips accoss this wide country I would be done, but after reading your R/R and remembering all the fun times along with the not so fun, rain, extreme cold and more rain.....I too am thinking.....well, maybe one more time. Not on a Busa but my trusty KLR......lol.....you are one crazy gal! And yes you should have left that huge size 5 footprint in that old bugger's door yesterday.....poor dogs! Green boots too boot....lol Again....excellent pics and report....well done!! __________________

07-26-2012, 09:51 AM	#64
Paulie Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Mar 2006 Location: Mijami, Floriduh Oddometer: 181	I'm getting in the long line to give ya...wow, attagirl, outstanding, and lotsa other superlatives! Delighted that it all worked out so fab. Keep it up & let's see some more fine pix & stories. Hope to seeya down the road sometime. __________________ 8.7k tour of the Maritimes http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=496707 Over The Pond http://eu.zggtr.org/over_the_pond/ov...er_report.html and route http://tinyurl.com/4p7pmd 10.6k NYWACA ride http://www.cog-online.org/clubportal...YWACA-2005.pdf

07-26-2012, 11:32 AM	#65
Go-4-It Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Oct 2006 Location: Northern KY Oddometer: 147	A most excellent ride & report! You young lady are a skilled rider & should be proud of your worth. I think the aloneness of solo travel does change us. __________________ Go-4-It aka Stan

07-26-2012, 12:11 PM	#66
ride4321 Beastly Adventurer Joined: Dec 2009 Location: Binghamton, NY Oddometer: 1,139	Pink hair! Hayabusa! Alaska!!! What's not to like about this report? Great write up Schnizzle and very impressive doing it on a bike like that. Respect! __________________ “A gentleman is someone who can play the accordion, but doesn't.” ― Tom Waits

07-26-2012, 06:16 AM	#61
stitchergary Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Jan 2007 Oddometer: 250	I don't think I've every been into any snobbery about types of motorcycles. Heck, I own a Ural with a sidecar. People choose for all types of reasons, including just trying to impress someone else. The riders who impress me are those who use whatever motorcycle they have and push themselves where self doubt puts a little scar on their character. Just like exercising causes little scars on our muscles as they grow bigger and stronger, pushing ourselves puts little scars on our character, making it stronger. You're not just showing through the Big Sister program how to build character, but showing everyone here so fortunate enough to read your excellent ride report. Thank you for living by example.... Gary

07-26-2012, 02:03 PM	#67
Tachedoutoffroad Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Jul 2011 Location: Alabama Oddometer: 471	awesome __________________ '09 Husky 510 TE/SM '07 Husky 610SM SOLD '96 Honda XR250/300R (plated) '96 Honda XR600R (plated) FOR SALE

07-26-2012, 02:50 PM	#68
bujas Adventurer Joined: Jun 2011 Location: Alhos Vedros, Portugal Oddometer: 23	Cool ride, like said before, is not the bike, is the biker that makes the difference on where we can ride.

07-26-2012, 03:56 PM	#69
rico2072 Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Jul 2011 Location: Tampa Fl Oddometer: 188	Sorry for the noob question, but is the Dawson City event an annual thing? I'm actually turning my 05 R1 into a sport tourer so I can go see the US, but I have a 07 KLR that I want to take to Alaska in a couple years.......no more than 3. Lol Another question, did you do anything for music? I've been riding without for 21 years, but I am considering some kind of speaker on the bike or helmet. Thanks again for the info, and I will be starting a thread, for info for my trip, soon. Oh yeah, maybe I missed it, but did the RV guy give you the Doritos for free? rico2072 screwed with this post 07-26-2012 at 07:32 PM

07-26-2012, 04:00 PM	#70
willys Beastly Adventurer Joined: Jan 2006 Oddometer: 2,760	Yes every year on or around the summer solstice, June 21 or so. Every adventure rider needs to go at least once! __________________

07-26-2012, 04:12 PM	#71
Cowgirl Hair on fire! Joined: Sep 2010 Location: Vancouver, BC - for now Oddometer: 3,444	Great report! Sorry I didn't get to meet you at D2D, I didn't manage to stay up right on a rocky road a couple of weeks earlier and was still sporting a messed up leg by departure date We'll meet up yet! __________________ Cougar tracks The initial pawprints The blind date Travels with my wiener Lead me not into temptation ............ just follow me, I know a short-cut.

07-26-2012, 06:33 PM	#72
BlueLghtning Riding is my passion Joined: Feb 2004 Location: Newnan, GA Oddometer: 3,859	Hey Lorie, so glad to find your report and looks like you had a great time. I'm glad the jacket showed up and it looks like it fit you well. __________________ *BlueLghtning* - Follow me on my SPOT Messenger Mine: 09 DL650, 01 FZ1, 08 WR250R, 98 DR650 Hers: 06 F650GS, 12 Duc 696, 13 CRF250L, 06 XT225 Smugmug Pics - Save $5: Y2l43o9LVBERU

07-26-2012, 07:54 PM	#74
TWT Rider Riiiiiiide Joined: Aug 2009 Location: Aylmer Oddometer: 23	Great Share Shnizz, great share :)

07-26-2012, 08:43 PM	#75
GSF1200S Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Jul 2012 Location: Moab, Utah Oddometer: 342	Hahaha, on a Hayabusa . Fantastic!

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