well it's been a few decades since i've done much street riding (let's
just say my rz350 was nearly new then)..... so i've put a few miles on
the harley road king last year and am now contemplating a longer ride to Sturgis, Yellowstone park or the everglades so what advice can ya'll's
give to an older gentleman prepping for a late summer/fall trip.
so far i've got a guy giving the bike a good once over and i have
started some stretching exercising stuff to keep me limber. wondering
about on the road cuisine, my gut is pretty tolerant of bugs & viruses
should i pack MRE's or just go with the locals grub. the trip reminds
me of the times I'd go camping with little more than a Swiss army knife
and a jar of honey, but well I'm not as young as i use to ...... the
warren Weber photos from years gone by have taunted me into thinking i
need to try a trip on a less off road worthy bike to some remote areas
of the lower 48 states... old but still up for a challenge.
john
btw taking an old EMT friend with me whom rides
a bazillion lbs Indian..
On 01/15/2022 06:12 PM, john wrote:
well it's been a few decades since i've done much street riding (let's
just say my rz350 was nearly new then)..... so i've put a few miles on
the harley road king last year and am now contemplating a longer ride to
Sturgis, Yellowstone park or the everglades so what advice can ya'll's
give to an older gentleman prepping for a late summer/fall trip.
so far i've got a guy giving the bike a good once over and i have
started some stretching exercising stuff to keep me limber. wondering
about on the road cuisine, my gut is pretty tolerant of bugs & viruses
should i pack MRE's or just go with the locals grub. the trip reminds
me of the times I'd go camping with little more than a Swiss army knife
and a jar of honey, but well I'm not as young as i use to ...... the
warren Weber photos from years gone by have taunted me into thinking i
need to try a trip on a less off road worthy bike to some remote areas
of the lower 48 states... old but still up for a challenge.
john
btw taking an old EMT friend with me whom rides
a bazillion lbs Indian..
Spring is sooner and might have more wildflowers. Why wait?
Friend and I did the big 2-week circle in Utah in a Yaris in March 2017 including 3 days of skiing in Brian Head.. It would have been MUCH
better on a bike. "Adventure" bike would be fine. No idea where you're coming from, but the Dakotas are no match for Utah. I can give you a
list of places you shouldn't miss and you can work out your own route,
but they're pretty much every national/state park or monument. 2 weeks wasn't enough, but the friend had a time limit. We missed stuff that I would have really liked to see.
One motel you should stay at is the Recapture Inn in Bluff -- the guy
loves topo maps and bought so many when he moved to Utah that he
qualified as a dealer and got a big discount. Worth talking to the guy.
And there's a Chinese restaurant (Tops City Cafe) in Delta that's as
good as any of the places I've been in the local Chinese cities
(Alhambra, Monterey Park, CHINATOWN Los Angeles, for Chrissake!).
Just riding around on the floor of Monument Valley is worth the price of admission all by itself -- we did that decades ago on the Honda-90
converted dirtbikes, but it was good even in the rented Yaris.
NOWHERE is a s good as Utah. New Mexico and Arizona are close seconds,
but third (parts of Kalifornia) are a big jump.
DO IT!
well it's been a few decades since i've done much street riding (let's
just say my rz350 was nearly new then)..... so i've put a few miles on
the harley road king last year and am now contemplating a longer ride to >> Sturgis, Yellowstone park
john plans:
well it's been a few decades since i've done much street riding (let's
just say my rz350 was nearly new then)..... so i've put a few miles on
the harley road king last year and am now contemplating a longer ride to >> >> Sturgis, Yellowstone park
If you head to Sturgis be sure to visit the Iron Mountain Road tunnel. You come through and can see Mt.
Rushmore framed at the other end of the tunnel.
I suggest not going during the Sturgfest H-D ride in or
whatever the heck they call it. Unless you like crowds. Deeney and Co will be in the Black Hills for an
annual dirt bike ride sometime August if you wanted to co-ordinate a visit. Real nice roads getting to where they
camp and the place has cabins (I'm not a fan of camping on a long ride).
If you get as far as Laramie make sure you visit the Buckhorn Bar. Real cowboy bar including bullet
hole in the mirror behind the bar.
If you get to Cody (one of the better ways to get into Yellowstone is that entrance) I recommend a visit
to the rodeo. Some weird ass stuff but like going to a chicken fight, you won't get many chances.
Cheyenne has more brewpubs per capita than most anyplace else. There were 4 within a couple blocks
of each other last I was there.
Crossing lake michigan on the ferry from Muskegon to Milwaukee is something I've wanted to do
forever and never pulled off. It's on your way.
Florida sucks in the summer.
That's my random thoughts for this morning.
Go fast. Take chances.
Mike S.
On 01/17/2022 09:13 AM, Michael Sturdevant wrote:‡
john plans:
Rushmore framed at the other end of the tunnel.
And of course Wall Drug just because you've been seeing all those‡
I suggest not going during the Sturgfest H-D ride in or
whatever the heck they call it. Unless you like crowds. Deeney and
Co will be in the Black Hills for an
‡If you get as far as Laramie make sure you visit the Buckhorn Bar.
Real cowboy bar including bullet
I like rodeo, chicken fights not so muchto the rodeo. Some weird ass stuff but like going to a chicken fight,
hmmCrossing lake michigan on the ferry from Muskegon to Milwaukee is
Florida sucks in the summer.
Any place with high humidity sucks all year 'round.
Aren't those usually called cock fights?
Are hens allowed to
participate now too?
What about transfowl?
On 01/17/2022 12:33 PM, john wrote:having raised chicken for a couple decades, can't say i've
I like rodeo, chicken fights not so muchto the rodeo. Some weird ass stuff but like going to a chicken fight,
Aren't those usually called cock fights? Are hens allowed to
participate now too? What about transfowl?
Florida sucks in the summer.
Any place with high humidity sucks all year 'round.
friend florida has an airboats, it doesn't suck
there when i'm with him and his dog shucking oysters.
Oysters are icky. Better be a really fast boat to make up for the oysters.
was planning on missing the main event weeks
Deeney, wasn't he the guy that ran into a Llama
I like rodeo, chicken fights not so much
friend florida has an airboats, it doesn't suck
there when i'm with him and his dog shucking oysters.
On 1/17/2022 1:46 PM, The Real Bev wrote:
On 01/17/2022 09:13 AM, Michael Sturdevant wrote:
john plans:
‡Rushmore framed at the other end of the tunnel.
And of course Wall Drug just because you've been seeing all those‡
I suggest not going during the Sturgfest H-D ride in or
was planning on missing the main event weeks
whatever the heck they call it. Unless you like crowds. Deeney and
Co will be in the Black Hills for an
Deeney, wasn't he the guy that ran into a Llama
‡If you get as far as Laramie make sure you visit the Buckhorn Bar.
Real cowboy bar including bullet
I like rodeo, chicken fights not so muchto the rodeo. Some weird ass stuff but like going to a chicken fight,
Florida sucks in the summer.
Any place with high humidity sucks all year 'round.
friend florida has an airboats, it doesn't suck
there when i'm with him and his dog shucking oysters.
john notates:ichk sprecking deutch (at least i can order a beer and cuss)
was planning on missing the main event weeksRight answer.
Deeney, wasn't he the guy that ran into a LlamaYep. If you want a dirt bike ride he can jefficate you too.
friend florida has an airboats, it doesn't suck
there when i'm with him and his dog shucking oysters.
There is that.
One thing I forgot. If you go into Yellowstone NP be ready for the "Full German".
This is where the German family in front of you (maybe 27 cars in front) stops in the
middle of the 2 lane to take a picture of the 17th buffalo they have seen today. You'll
know it was 17 because you were behind them for the first 16 where they did the Full
German too.
Go fast. Take chances.
Mike S.
On 1/17/22 6:16 PM, The Real Bev wrote:
On 01/17/2022 12:33 PM, john wrote:having raised chicken for a couple decades, can't say i've
to the rodeo. Some weird ass stuff but like going to a chicken fight, >>> I like rodeo, chicken fights not so much
Aren't those usually called cock fights? Are hens allowed to
participate now too? What about transfowl?
encountered a transfoul
Florida sucks in the summer.
Any place with high humidity sucks all year 'round.
friend florida has an airboats, it doesn't suck
there when i'm with him and his dog shucking oysters.
Oysters are icky. Better be a really fast boat to make up for the oysters.
Oysters, well there's an acquired taste for them things.. and
yes it's a very fast boat. too much horse power is just enough.
john
UNIX is not some crystalline bon-bon for computer
scientists to smack their lips over. It's all a
big hack! Get over it! Go back to your syntax-directed
Scheme editor and your pen-and-paper philosophizing!
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On 1/17/22 6:23 PM, Michael Sturdevant puked up:
john notates:ichk sprecking deutch (at least i can order a beer and cuss)
was planning on missing the main event weeksRight answer.
Deeney, wasn't he the guy that ran into a LlamaYep. If you want a dirt bike ride he can jefficate you too.
friend florida has an airboats, it doesn't suck
there when i'm with him and his dog shucking oysters.
There is that.
One thing I forgot. If you go into Yellowstone NP be ready for the "Full German".
This is where the German family in front of you (maybe 27 cars in front) stops in the
middle of the 2 lane to take a picture of the 17th buffalo they have seen today. You'll
know it was 17 because you were behind them for the first 16 where they did the Full
German too.
Go fast. Take chances.
Mike S.
as for buffalo my friend steve raised them he has since passed
a few years back. i have no desire to get close to them
due to their poor eye-site and propensity to just run..and rum
and run...
john
are we the only folks here: bev mike and i, well and carnivore
and enchelon or whatever my fbi man is using these days..??
ichk sprecking deutch (at least i can order a beer and cuss)
Bitte, danke and scheiss. That pretty much covers it.
Volker posted a few times in October
Facebook is... well, not alive and well, but limping along. There's
an RMD private group there.
Life used to be better on a number of levels.
On Mon, 17 Jan 2022 17:59:04 -0800, The Real Bev wrote:
ichk sprecking deutch (at least i can order a beer and cuss)
Ich spreche Deutsch. Gibst ma sofort a Maß Bier, Du Hundkrippl! Herrgott Sakra Kreizkruzinesn Zäfix Sacklzement Halleluja! [Bavarian Swear, will
earn you much reputation if direkted at a waitress in a Wiesnzelt
during the Oktoberfest.]
Still here, fighting a Yamaha WR250X's no start condition (ECU service display varyingly hints at tipover sensor, sidestand sensor, clutch and
gear sensor so I suspect some grounding issue)
On Mon, 17 Jan 2022 17:59:04 -0800, The Real Bev wrote:
ichk sprecking deutch (at least i can order a beer and cuss)
Ich spreche Deutsch. Gibst ma sofort a Ma Bier, Du Hundkrippl! Herrgott Sakra Kreizkruzinesn Zfix Sacklzement Halleluja!
[Bavarian Swear, will
earn you much reputation if direkted at a waitress in a Wiesnzelt
during the Oktoberfest.]
Bitte, danke and scheiss. That pretty much covers it.
No bonus points.
Volker posted a few times in October
Still here, fighting a Yamaha WR250X's no start condition (ECU service display varyingly hints at tipover sensor, sidestand sensor, clutch and
gear sensor so I suspect some grounding issue) and planning an overhaul
of the mighty orange turd (1998 KTM 620 SC) in need of top/bottom end,
forged piston, gaskets and couple gearbox bearings. But this can only
take place if lambda system/air leak/injector issue plaguing antique
Audi A3 (aka. "Olympic Nightmare" - because of the rings and because of
the spectacular reliability) is remedied.
RMZ450K8 is largely put out of service, COVID-19 you know.
Facebook is... well, not alive and well, but limping along. There's
an RMD private group there.
So Facebook is not the ultimate salvation? How come?
Life used to be better on a number of levels.
We used to be younger on a number of levels.
On 01/17/2022 11:42 PM, Volker Bartheld wrote:
On Mon, 17 Jan 2022 17:59:04 -0800, The Real Bev wrote:Google translate couldn't cope with what I assume are the important
Ich spreche Deutsch. Gibst ma sofort a Ma Bier, Du Hundkrippl! Herrgottichk sprecking deutch (at least i can order a beer and cuss)
Sakra Kreizkruzinesn Zfix Sacklzement Halleluja!
bits. "Crippled hound" is too obvious, so it must mean something else.
No interspersion. I suppose it could be done with copy+paste, but some people don't know what that means and it's a nuisance even so. It discourages conversation in favor of pronouncements.Facebook is... well, not alive and well, but limping along. There'sSo Facebook is not the ultimate salvation? How come?
an RMD private group there.
Ja, mein jungfreund!Life used to be better on a number of levels.We used to be younger on a number of levels.
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