Wilsons Sandbox

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 --- In 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