BACK in the saddle again!

"TroytheTroll" <f4_boy@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>>
>> That's symptomatic of a Class A personal. If something doesn't work, get
>> rid
>> of it, if it suddenly works right again, be suspicious of it affecting
>> your
>> social standing in the future.
>
> While I appreciate the amateur psychiatric evaluation, I had decided to
> get rid of it only AFTER I was satisfied it was 100% functioning just as I
> expected, and tried to sell it in August. It started getting wonky in
> September. I couldn't sell it until it was back to its old self, but now
> that it is, and I commuted to work on it today, I'm already developing
> "next summer-itis" during which time I think big thoughts and wish I had
> more vacation time to randomly wander around.

You mentioned Houston. I am no fan of Texas, especially Houston.

If I could take a winter break and trailer the bike someplace, I'd head to
Bisbee AZ. I'd stay
here: http://www.theshadydell.com/

My wife has the first commissioned art piece by Rose Johnson:

http://alicebag.blogspot.com/2006/12...jitas-and.html

She did the Peace Wall in Bisbee (scroll down). Damn hippies.

> You mentioned Houston. I am no fan of Texas, especially Houston.
>
> If I could take a winter break and trailer the bike someplace, I'd head to
> Bisbee AZ. I'd stay
> here: http://www.theshadydell.com/

Whats wrong with just visiting Bob? I only picked Texas because its got lots
of shoreline, and it would be okay warm in the winter. Big Bend would work
as well, for the KLR.

"TroytheTroll" <f4_boy@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> Half that pack was tools and more junk I could dump if I was really
> willing to stop worrying about silly little crap. Most of the important
> stuff was in the tankbag.

Rain gear and tire plug kit. Maybe a battery charger if you don't trust
your battery.

If I do the 4000 mile round trip to Deals Gap next year packing may be a
challenge.

"TroytheTroll" <f4_boy@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
>> You mentioned Houston. I am no fan of Texas, especially Houston.
>>
>> If I could take a winter break and trailer the bike someplace, I'd head
>> to Bisbee AZ. I'd stay
>> here: http://www.theshadydell.com/
>
> Whats wrong with just visiting Bob? I only picked Texas because its got
> lots of shoreline, and it would be okay warm in the winter. Big Bend would
> work as well, for the KLR.
>
>
>

I think meeting Bob would be worthy of a trip. A track day at Firebird could
be scary fun. Plus the my wife and I have a few other friends in the PHX
area including Sedona.

But I've never been to Bisbee. Plus, in order to keep Krusty happy I'd have
to stop in Tombstone, take in some history and see if I could find any dead
relatives.

Of course none of that is mutually exclusive, it could all be done in one
trip.

Ron Gibson wrote:

>I'd like to put it in the shop for a "road worthiness" check up. Also
>thinking about what to carry in terms of emergency repair tools or
>supplies

Replace the original equipment tools with some good quality Craftsman or
Proto tools. Carry some spare fuses and black electrical tape. Zip ties are
handy.

A small flashlight and the motorcycle owners manual make for fine reading
under bridges during rainstorms late at night.

I don't recommend riding at night in strange country though.

You can carry a rain suit if your riding gear isn't waterproof.

I don't recommend gooey aerosol chain lube, I carry a small squeeze bottle of
90 weight gear lube.

I also carry a 1-pint squeeze bottle of engine oil, so I can
quickly add oil to the engine without having to go hunting for a store that
sells the oil I want and then having to imrpovise a funnel to add half a
quart of oil and then throw away the other half quart.

A tire plugging kit will get you going if you get a bad puncture. A lot of
riders buy a battery-powered compressor and strip off the plastic enclosure
and the cooling fan to reduce its size.
>
>Anyway any guides or tip lists you know of that I could check out?

I have Eclipse P38 soft saddle bags and a Chase Harper expandable magnetic
tank bag. I bungee a roll bag to the back of the seat.

I carry enough socks and underwear and t-shirts to last a week in my tank bag.


I lean my upper body on the tank bag on the long interstate drones.

All the light stuff goes in upper compartment of the tankbag, and my enhanced
tool kit and the squeeze bottles go in the bottom compartment.

A pair of levis and a sweater go into the P38 bags, and I carry a pair of
sneakers in the roll up bag, with my shaving kit. I stick extra maps and
guide books and brochures I collect along the way in the P38's.

I take a bar of soap in a sealable soap dish, since those little motel bars
of soap just don't do the job. It's also nice to carry a little bit of Goop
hand cleaner in a small container to clean grease off my hands if I have to
work on the bike along the road.

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"Albrecht via MotorcycleKB.com" <u33665@uwe> wrote in message
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> I don't recommend riding at night in strange country though.
>

Pussy.

>
> I don't recommend gooey aerosol chain lube, I carry a small squeeze bottle
> of
> 90 weight gear lube.
>

Luddite.

> I also carry a 1-pint squeeze bottle of engine oil, so I can
> quickly add oil to the engine without having to go hunting for a store
> that
> sells the oil I want and then having to imrpovise a funnel to add half a
> quart of oil and then throw away the other half quart.
>

My bike doesn't use oil. Pffft!

> A tire plugging kit will get you going if you get a bad puncture. A lot of
> riders buy a battery-powered compressor and strip off the plastic
> enclosure
> and the cooling fan to reduce its size.

Agreed, reluctantly.

>>
>>Anyway any guides or tip lists you know of that I could check out?
>
> I have Eclipse P38 soft saddle bags and a Chase Harper expandable magnetic
> tank bag. I bungee a roll bag to the back of the seat.
>
> I carry enough socks and underwear and t-shirts to last a week in my tank
> bag.
>

Did you ever hear of coin laundry?

>
>
> A pair of levis and a sweater go into the P38 bags, and I carry a pair of
> sneakers in the roll up bag, with my shaving kit. I stick extra maps and
> guide books and brochures I collect along the way in the P38's.
>

Maps? Next thing you know, you'll be getting a GPS.

> I take a bar of soap in a sealable soap dish, since those little motel
> bars
> of soap just don't do the job.

Motel soap is the same a the soap you buy at the Wal-mart. Huh?

>It's also nice to carry a little bit of Goop
> hand cleaner in a small container to clean grease off my hands if I have
> to
> work on the bike along the road.
>

Getting dirty is part of the experience. That stolen motel soap works good
enough.

Bring a rag (or use that extra t shirt) and some water. Preferably some
chi-chi designer water, it works better.

BryanUT wrote:

>But I've never been to Bisbee. Plus, in order to keep Krusty happy I'd have
>to stop in Tombstone, take in some history and see if I could find any dead
>relatives.

Tombstone was interesting to visit, but my famous wild west US gunfighter
relative is buried near Deadwood, SD.

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg...7271&PIpi=8057
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BryanUT wrote:
>> I don't recommend riding at night in strange country though.
>
>Pussy.

If you ever hit a wandering cow on a dark highway at night, it will ruin your
whole trip. Some friends went down to climb Popocatepetl and they hit a steer
with their Opel. Mexicans suddenly appeared out of nowhere and their leader
demanded $50 for the animal which he claimed was his. They didn't want to pay,
but the Mexican said that the federales would arrest the driver of the car if
he didn't pay up. By the time the tow truck arrived to tow the Opel to a
garage, the Mexicans had butchered the steer on the spot and it was gone.

>My bike doesn't use oil. Pffft!

With 20 valves, my Yamaha does use a little oil between changes.

>Did you ever hear of coin laundry?

Did you ever hear of time and schedules? I tried using a hotel laundry once
in Beijing, thinking that the Chinese would do my laundry cheap. It cost me
about
$20 to get a week's t-shirts and underwear washed.

>Maps? Next thing you know, you'll be getting a GPS.

I would still have to stop and put my reading glasses on to study a GPS.

>Motel soap is the same a the soap you buy at the Wal-mart. Huh?

No, it's not the same at all. I need a regular bath size bar of soap to clean
all the funk off my body after a day in 100-degree heat, and the miniature
soap bars just don't cut it.

>Getting dirty is part of the experience. That stolen motel soap works good
>enough.

No, I can't sleep at night if I don't get all the funk off my body.

OTOH, some people are perfectly happy to curl up and sleep like a dog on the
ground after riding 1000 miles in 24 hours. I am not one of those people.

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"Albrecht via MotorcycleKB.com" <u33665@uwe> wrote in message
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> BryanUT wrote:
>>> I don't recommend riding at night in strange country though.
>>
>>Pussy.
>
> If you ever hit a wandering cow on a dark highway at night, it will ruin
> your
> whole trip.

For me it was a horse. On an Indian reservation. In another country.

I tend to avoid riding in the dark as well.


>>Getting dirty is part of the experience. That stolen motel soap works
>>good
>>enough.
>
> No, I can't sleep at night if I don't get all the funk off my body.
>
> OTOH, some people are perfectly happy to curl up and sleep like a dog on
> the
> ground after riding 1000 miles in 24 hours. I am not one of those people.

Krusty speaks truth!!

"Albrecht via MotorcycleKB.com" <u33665@uwe> wrote in message
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> BryanUT wrote:
>
>>But I've never been to Bisbee. Plus, in order to keep Krusty happy I'd
>>have
>>to stop in Tombstone, take in some history and see if I could find any
>>dead
>>relatives.
>
> Tombstone was interesting to visit, but my famous wild west US gunfighter
> relative is buried near Deadwood, SD.

But of course.... :>)