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KLRistas!

 

After a decade and a half at a lil ‘ole software factory in the Great Northwet I just accepted a generous layoff/early retirement package.  I’m sending this from seat 4D at 38,000 feet over Colorado on the way  home from my *[b]final[/b]* business trip. 

 

Today, September 19th, 2014 is *[b]Emancipation Day![/b]*

 

To celebrate my very own Emancipation Proclamation, I’m thinking about spending October retracing the route from the movie Easy Rider.  My “plan”- if I dare call it a plan- is to visit *[b]all[/b]* the movie locations that I can identify, riding to each of the places where scenes in the movie was shot.  So roughly Los Angeles to New Orleans via a wandering but generally eastbound route. I’d start the ride from my home near Seattle but would deem the SEA-LA portion just a brief ride to the Official Starting Line. J

 

If you pick up the  *DVD*  of the movie (not Netflix etc) you will find that there are actually *[b]three[/b]* versions of the movie on the disc.  One version has the soundtrack audio attenuated about 20 dB with Dennis Hopper (RIP) -the co-star and movie director- providing a voice-over describing where they shot the various scenes.  I’ve ridden to and through many of them: the ghost town of Ballarat, CA (in Death Valley NP), the Navajo Nation (near the four-corners area), Las Vegas, NM (not a typo, *[b]not[/b]* Lost Wages, NV), the Anasazi Country not far from list moderator/ KLR legend Fred’s Arrowhead Motorsports  in Moab etc.   I’ve been “bagging” Easy Rider locations for a decade if and as my spare time and travels permit but now that I have a bit more “spare” time I want to ride to ALL of them in one ride.

If anyone has identified any movie locations I haven’t identified I’d certainly appreciate the help finding *[b]all[/b]* the locations.  If you haven’t seen Easy Rider lately (or ever) you might want to check it out: it’s basically a “modern” (70s) take on the themes of classic western movies with the two outlaws on the run from….you get the idea.  Think Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid on panhead Harleys rather than horses; horsepower rather than horse-power. 

 

Also if someone wants to suggest “must see” non-movie locations on my intended route I’d love to hear about those locations as well.   JRR Tolkien was right, not all that wander are lost!

 

I’ve spent much of the past 14 plus years of my life striving to make the internet a safer place for all us netizens.  Frankly, some of that time has felt a bit like what us geeks call “iterating an endless loop”.  I aspire to spend the next 14 or so years iterating a new endless loop: *[b]Read, Ride, Write, Repeat[/b]*.

 

Leaving this without a “NKLR” since I am tending towards riding my “new” (’07)  KLR but might end up on the WeeStrom instead if once I get the route refined I find the route or timeframe better suited for the Wee.   

 

 

BIGGIE CONGRATS!Randy Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone -------- Original message --------From: "'John Biccum' johnbiccum@... [DSN_KLR650]" Date:09/19/2014 9:26 PM (GMT-07:00) To: dsn_klr650@yahoogroups.com Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Emancipation Day: September 19th, 2014   KLRistas!

 

After a decade and a half at a lil ole software factory in the Great Northwet I just accepted a generous layoff/early retirement package.  I m sending this from seat 4D at 38,000 feet over Colorado on the way  home from my *[b]final[/b]* business trip. 

 

Today, September 19th, 2014 is *[b]Emancipation Day![/b]*

 

To celebrate my very own Emancipation Proclamation, I m thinking about spending October retracing the route from the movie Easy Rider.  My plan - if I dare call it a plan- is to visit *[b]all[/b]* the movie locations that I can identify, riding to each of the places where scenes in the movie was shot.  So roughly Los Angeles to New Orleans via a wandering but generally eastbound route. I d start the ride from my home near Seattle but would deem the SEA-LA portion just a brief ride to the Official Starting Line. J

 

If you pick up the  *DVD*  of the movie (not Netflix etc) you will find that there are actually *[b]three[/b]* versions of the movie on the disc.  One version has the soundtrack audio attenuated about 20 dB with Dennis Hopper (RIP) -the co-star and movie director- providing a voice-over describing where they shot the various scenes.  I ve ridden to and through many of them: the ghost town of Ballarat, CA (in Death Valley NP), the Navajo Nation (near the four-corners area), Las Vegas, NM (not a typo, *[b]not[/b]* Lost Wages, NV), the Anasazi Country not far from list moderator/ KLR legend Fred s Arrowhead Motorsports  in Moab etc.   I ve been bagging Easy Rider locations for a decade if and as my spare time and travels permit but now that I have a bit more spare time I want to ride to ALL of them in one ride.

If anyone has identified any movie locations I haven t identified I d certainly appreciate the help finding *[b]all[/b]* the locations.  If you haven t seen Easy Rider lately (or ever) you might want to check it out: it s basically a modern (70s) take on the themes of classic western movies with the two outlaws on the run from .you get the idea.  Think Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid on panhead Harleys rather than horses; horsepower rather than horse-power. 

 

Also if someone wants to suggest must see non-movie locations on my intended route I d love to hear about those locations as well.   JRR Tolkien was right, not all that wander are lost!

 

I ve spent much of the past 14 plus years of my life striving to make the internet a safer place for all us netizens.  Frankly, some of that time has felt a bit like what us geeks call iterating an endless loop .  I aspire to spend the next 14 or so years iterating a new endless loop: *[b]Read, Ride, Write, Repeat[/b]*.

 

Leaving this without a NKLR since I am tending towards riding my new ( 07)  KLR but might end up on the WeeStrom instead if once I get the route refined I find the route or timeframe better suited for the Wee.   

 

 

Huba huba John.  Job well done. Ateam   [b]From:[/b] DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com [b]Sent:[/b] Friday, September 19, 2014 9:26 PM [b]To:[/b] dsn_klr650@yahoogroups.com [b]Subject:[/b] [DSN_KLR650] Emancipation Day: September 19th, 2014     KLRistas!

After a decade and a half at a lil ole software factory in the Great Northwet I just accepted a generous layoff/early retirement package.  I m sending this from seat 4D at 38,000 feet over Colorado on the way  home from my *[b]final[/b]* business trip. 

Today, September 19th, 2014 is *[b]Emancipation Day![/b]*

To celebrate my very own Emancipation Proclamation, I m thinking about spending October retracing the route from the movie Easy Rider.  My plan - if I dare call it a plan- is to visit *[b]all[/b]* the movie locations that I can identify, riding to each of the places where scenes in the movie was shot.  So roughly Los Angeles to New Orleans via a wandering but generally eastbound route. I d start the ride from my home near Seattle but would deem the SEA-LA portion just a brief ride to the Official Starting Line. J

If you pick up the  *DVD*  of the movie (not Netflix etc) you will find that there are actually *[b]three[/b]* versions of the movie on the disc.  One version has the soundtrack audio attenuated about 20 dB with Dennis Hopper (RIP) -the co-star and movie director- providing a voice-over describing where they shot the various scenes.  I ve ridden to and through many of them: the ghost town of Ballarat, CA (in Death Valley NP), the Navajo Nation (near the four-corners area), Las Vegas, NM (not a typo, *[b]not[/b]* Lost Wages, NV), the Anasazi Country not far from list moderator/ KLR legend Fred s Arrowhead Motorsports  in Moab etc.   I ve been bagging Easy Rider locations f! or a decade if and as my spare time and travels permit but now that I have a bit more spare time I want to ride to ALL of them in one ride.

If anyone has identified any movie locations I haven t identified I d certainly appreciate the help finding *[b]all[/b]* the locations.  If you haven t seen Easy Rider lately (or ever) you might want to check it out: it s basically a modern (70s) take on the themes of classic western movies with the two outlaws on the run from .you get the idea.  Think Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid on panhead Harleys rather than horses; horsepower rather than horse-power. 

Also if someone wants to suggest must see non-movie locations on my intended route I d love to hear about those locations as well.   JRR Tolkien was right, not all that wander are lost!

I ve spent much of the past 14 plus years of my life striving to make the internet a safer place for all us netizens.  Frankly, some of that time has felt a bit like what us geeks call iterating an endless loop .  I aspire to spend the next 14 or so years iterating a new endless loop: *[b]Read, Ride, Write, Repeat[/b]*.

Leaving this without a NKLR since I am tending towards riding my new ( 07)  KLR but might end up on the WeeStrom instead if once I get the route refined I find the route or timeframe better suited for the Wee.  

Congrats to you and enjoy your rides across the country and where ever the wind takes you. On Saturday, September 20, 2014 1:31 PM, "'Norm Keller' normkel32@... [DSN_KLR650]" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> wrote:   Congrats!   It has been an interesting period of introspection and consultation for me. 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Have to check that one out Andy. Criswell Sent from my iPad

On Sep 21, 2014, at 8:03 AM, "achesley43@... [DSN_KLR650]" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

  Great project you have in mind. The end of the story comes from South Louisiana, near the town of Krotz Springs on the Atchafalaya River and LA 105 going North to Melville, La. Not sure of the exact spot for shooting but do run that road about once a year as it's a beautiful ride on any bike. And you could cover that area on your trip to New Orleans. Andy in Jennings, La.  00KLR 07Bandit

This is the biggest reason that I do all my own work on my bikes....I know exactly what I'm getting, and know how the work was performed. Instead of the valves being "ok", I know exactly what that ok means. Ryan Newman Phoenix, AZ 'Fred Hink' moabmc@... [DSN_KLR650] wrote:

> > > KLR owners that want to pay a mechanic to do a valve check/adjustment > need to have a talk with their mechanic what they want out of their > service. If you ask to have your valves checked, most likely that is > what you will get. If you want the valves to be just in spec then you > need to tell the mechanic this and if you want the valves to be set to > the maximum (in spec) then this too needs to be communicated. It > obviously takes more time to do a valve adjustment than it does to just > do a valve check, so I have different fees for both jobs. I let my > customers know what is involved and how much to expect to pay for the > check or valve adjustment. It is up to you how you have your engine > serviced but it just makes sense to me to have the KLR valves set at the > maximum clearance so that your interval between valve checks is > maximized. (as we all know a KLR valve clearances gets tighter with age) > > Fred > http://www.arrowheadmotorsports.com > > > > *From:* mailto:DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > *Sent:* Friday, September 19, 2014 9:49 PM > *To:* DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> ; > 'Eddie Self' > *Subject:* RE: [DSN_KLR650] KLR service > > > > I m always skeptical when a dealer says the valves are OK . > > Does OK mean that they all measured in the middle of tolerance? The > high end of tolerance where I would set them? > > Or does it mean that they didn t even bother to check clearances at all > since the bike ran OK ? > > If I were ever to take a KLR into a dealer for a valve adjustment (maybe > I was too swathed in bandages to do it myself? J ) I ask them to > identify on the signed work order what shim number was in each valve > position before the adjustment, what the clearance measured at each > valve before adjustment, what shim number was in each valve position > **after** the adjustments and what clearance resulted at each valve post > adjustment. This data would serve the dual functions of making it more > likely they actually did the work while also allowing me to know what > shim numbers (sizes) I needed for the next adjustment as soon as I > measured each clearance. I collect and retain this information > whenever I do a valve adjustment since it makes subsequent adjustments > faster (and I can usually predict what shims I ll need and ensure that I > have them in my shim set before I begin the adjustment. Nothing more > frustrating than finding you don t have the shim you need on a Saturday > evening and find you have to wait until Tuesday to ORDER the shim you > need since your local dealer /never/ has the one you need in stock J// > > Yep, I m a born and born again skeptic and pessimist. > > *From:* DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com] > *Sent:* Friday, September 19, 2014 10:10 > *To:* DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > *Subject:* [DSN_KLR650] KLR service > > > > I just picked my 02 KLR 13,000 miles back from Smith bros Yamaha kawa > dealer in oneonta Alabama I asked them to adjust valves, install a new > back tire I furnished (continental) my brake pads galfer adjust idle. > Anyway was told valves were ok they installed rear tire, cleaned carb > put on my pads bill 167.00 I was thinking it would be much higher and > really thought valves might need a Shem or 2 but on a 60 mile ride home > it was very smooth didn't even put my right hand to sleep without > glove.I am very happy and ready to slip off to North georgia and or > Smokey mts for a few days a good ride from birmingham Eddie Self > > Sent from Eddie's iPhone > > > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com http://www.avg.com> > Version: 2012.0.2247 / Virus Database: 4015/7746 - Release Date: 09/20/14 >