Steven.
I'm heading thru Seattle soon as well, so maybe I'll pass you on the
road. If you see a garbage-bag green KLR southbound on I-5 loaded to
the nuts with camping gear, gimme a wave.
Have a good trip.
Cheers,
D.
GBG eh14
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DSN_klr650@egroups.com, "Steven van Twuyver"
wrote:
> Well folks it's been grand but I'll be signing off in the next
couple of
> days! My big trip is fast approaching.
>
> I've learned a lot from this list and conversed with and read many
virtual
> KLR stories. I even met a dozen of you at SongDog. My KLR is now
pimped to
> the max, a bit scary considering sooooo many last minute changes
that have
> gotten very little shakedown. From a completely new riding outfit -
right
> down to the boots - to that scary new Electrex hype output stator
and
> regulator. I've installed a rather large Givi top box for locking
storage,
> which I am not totally used to. I now have to mount the bike like a
> chick -- I just hope my back doesn't give out. All along the
Kawasaki
> tailbag worked fine but my mind thinks my worldly possessions need
locking.
> Sure as shit I'll lose that key in two days, so tomorrow I'm gonna
get a
> couple extras. I've got a new chain and sprocket, eventhough the
old one
> was plenty fine. I re-lubed the ever rusting swing arm pivots.
Put in
> fresh oil, filter, antifreeze, fork oil and my valves are as loose
as I can
> make them and still be in spec. I even changed out the K&N with a
Uni
> because of the scary hype. I hope to squeeze enough miles out of
the rear
> tire to make it to Seattle so the replacement has its best chance
against
> the sharp shards that make up the Dempster Highway on the way to
Inuvik. I
> plan to do my Alaska voyage counterclockwise from what I hear
others do,
> ending in Haines or Skagway then via ferry to Bellingham, WA. I've
> completed 98% of the preperation necessary. Just a few more bits -
like my
> Lexan headlight shield, some cash and traveler's checks and I'm
ready to put
> on 10,000 miles. I plan to be gone for 39 days, at which time I
will
> provide this list an update.
> Regards,
> Steven van Twuyver