how's this for a st paddy's day ride?

[revmaaatin]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Dooden" wrote:

> > Huh try it when the bike is on its side on a steep hill and the > handlebars are on the downward side... > > Hint.. grab something on the bike and spin it around so the

handlebars

> are on the upside.. > > "Laws of Gross Tonnage are always in effect" > > Might as well use them to you advantage. > > Dooden > A15 Green Ape >

Dooden, What does a helo and a KLR have in common? They are both 'Ugly'. Helo's fly because they are so ugly, the earth repels them. Unfortunately, the concept does not work on KLR's, standing them up after they fall down, because we believe that they are so ugly, they are cute. With so many people believing that the KLR is inherently 'ugly' but cute, the forces at work in helicopter aerodynamics, those forces that allow the earth to repel it into the heavens, are competly negated by all the positive vibes felt by the KLR rider. Hence, you must use the 'law of gross tonnage' as you have correctly suggested. Or the laws of 'many helpers'. From personal experience: The law of 'many tears' usually does not help much, but it might make you feel better, temporarily. It is all well know, that the 'law of many helpers' and the 'law of many tears' will sometimes intersect at the most inconvenient times. revmaaatin.

[Kimosabe]

Thanks for the suggestion. I found Cycles South (1971) on IMDb and here is the review - "This movie is about 3 Americans traveling south to Panama on motorcycles with a very tight budget without time limits. No specific reason for their travels, the just wanted to do some inexpensive traveling. Their adventures took them from skiing to snorkeling for their dinner, with some time left over for women chasing. They sure had a good time riding with all their adventures, and I had a great time watching the movie as I felt that I was living their adventure. Recommended. Well sorry, I suck at movie reviews. There was none for this movie so anything is better then nothing. I'm really good at engineering." I couldn't find it on NetFlix, but I'll keep looking. Steve in Niceville

> Get a copy of Cycles South, by Don Marshall, and see what an old

pro can do with a

> minimal budget. Watch this cross between Easy Rider and On Any

Sunday, and ponder the

> many mysteries that surround the making of this movie. >

[Bill Watson]

Heck, Ed was tired after that ride and fell asleep at 8:30 pm... turns out I hit the sack only a half-hour later as well. 'Twas a full day. Ed had the route written out pretty accurately - about 60 miles of dirt, 250 asphalt for me - but, being from the Great White North, he thought it was hotter than it really was. I have a temp gauge at home that sported a high of 99 degrees that day (record, record heat - it's in the 70's today) but that's down at 1400 feet ASL. We might have hit mid 90's at the hottest parts of the ride (2100 feet in the early afternoon was our low elevation) and spent a good portion of the day above 4000 feet so I'd estimate it was in the high 80's. I had on the full riding jacket with liner and a backpack and was just getting away with it. Ed really wanted me to take out the liner. We had a good ride. My high point was goofing off in a desert river (a rare thing) - Ed's favorite I think was the Ice Cream in Bagdad. Every time I ride with Mr. Canada, I end out saying "Eh" more often (pronounced "AAY"). So much better than "Huh?", Eh? It took the full day but we saw a wide range of sights. And by the way, my drink was a Sasparilla! Bill Watson Phoenix --------------------------------- We won't tell. Get more on shows you hate to love (and love to hate): Yahoo! TV's Guilty Pleasures list. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Jim]

Ditto. I liked the true adventure sections, but was quickly tired of the various whining and complaining going on at the slightest hint of a problem. Problems happen, thats what makes an adventure so interesting. Its all about how you cope with them that sets a true adventure rider apart. I think this series is near the top of my list of bike movies, but thats mainly because there are so few good motorcycle adventure movies. I personally HATE special-effects filled movies such as The Fast & The Furious. The original was so-so, but I couldn't even sit through the sequel. It seems most bike movies are special effects filled, bad-a$$ sport bike movies. I do have a copy of On Any Sunday on its way. I haven't seen it since I was a kid, so I'm anxious for it to get here. Maybe I just haven't heard of other good bike movies. If thats the case, I want to know about them! By the way, Cycles South is on ebay, but for $90!!! Jim

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Samuel Hudson wrote: > > Having also watched it lately I also found them to be a little lacking > in adventure spirit. > > I think the 1150 gs was a poor choice for the terrain and a huge > contributor to many of their troubles. > > I think they should have learnt to pick up the bikes properly on their > own. I think ewan needed more miles offroad. > > As far as too much of ewan and charlie, I think that at the core this a > story of two friends on a adventure. The adventure happens to be on > motorcycles. > > Neither seemed to enjoy difficult terrain on the bikes, I think the > massively loaded gs's were to blame for that. I think they would have > been far better served with any of the middle weight ds bikes, xr650, > klr650, dr640 or 400 even. The 650 gs would have been great, hell 3 of > those crap scooter bikes that claudio ended up on. This series proved > to mre that the klr is closer to the right tool for that job than the > 1150/1200 gs. I looked at some of the spots they had trouble on, and > thought they looked easy. > > Regardless at the end of the movie you definetly feel as if you know > ewan and charlie on a personal level. I liked the story they told, but > it was a story of friendship and of how dedicated each of those men are > to their familys in my opinion. the main lesson for me was pack lighter > and ride a lighter bike. > --sam hudson, san antonio tx. >