moab & home (nklr)

[mark ward]

Crashs: NO injuries, (to me) And it got me to finally install a BASH plate, I kept "PLANNNING on doing anyways but had delayed, wondering, Do I REALY NEED a Metal bash plate? Well When I seen the DEEP Half dollar size dent in Jeff's Bash BASH plate right where the water pump is, I KNEW it was time. ANOUTHER NEAT ITEM FROM FRED'S, (AND a shaded shop to install it.) The Bash Plate, And a "HYPERKEWL" Cooling vest.

--- On Sat, 6/1/13, Ron Criswell wrote: From: Ron Criswell Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Moab & Home (NKLR) To: "mark ward" Cc: "List KLR" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> Date: Saturday, June 1, 2013, 7:22 AM Good for you (other than the crashes). Wish I could have made it. Fred is a great host (and has neat shit to buy). Lucky you has grand children. I am not going to be that lucky. Criswell Sent from my iPad On May 31, 2013, at 7:17 PM, mark ward wrote: > Well as USUAL, Riding with John Biccum was not only Fun, EXCITITING, But an EXPERIANCE. > > Only 3 drops, (2 CRASHS) and 1. RIPPED the Engine guard (& highway bars) off, (tore the welds out of the steel pipe, 3rd one, parked the KLR IN! the embankment upright. (John HAD TO help me pull it out sideways. > > Lots of Views BEYOND words. > > Then as I left Moab about 11am, thinking a motel's and taking 4-5 days to get home, Stopping to ride & camp a few extra days. > BUT I later got a call asking, GRAMPY, ARE YOU GONNA BE HOME FOR MY 9th BIRTH DAY ON FRIDAY? > > So I "HAD TO" drive straight threw aprox 1,900 miles (Detours from Construction & ROCK SLIDES) with only 1.25- 1.5 hrs "sleep" in the truck seat, sitting up. (YA HE IS HAPPY Grampy made it. 30 hrs. Including 3hrs for "seat down" Meals (wake 5:30 wed until 11pm thurs night. I'm getting TO OLD for this stuff. > > Fred Was a GREAT Host. > > NEEDED ANOUTHER WEEK ++ > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]