april 28 dual sport ride north of houston

[tarver_ps]

The Waverly 150 AMA District 20 Dual Sport Ride hosted by TRH will be held on April 28, 2002. The event will start at Citizens Bank in New Waverly, Tx. Sign-up will be at 7:45 AM and the riders meeting will be at 8:45 AM. There are two road routes and two trail routes. The flyer is available at http://www.trh-cycle.org/ or email me at the netzero address below. Info: This is a laid back non-competetive event. Riders of all skill levels are welcome. Riders with some experience might even wish to ride the road route with a passenger. Bring your roll chart holder. You can ride by mileage or you can ride in a group led by a club member. Road Routes: These consist of just over 150 miles on county and forest roads. Over 70 miles are dirt with the remainder made up of blacktop. The blacktop miles are then split about half being two lane state road and half poorly maintained county road. No matter the surface the scenery is enjoyable. Trail Routes: These will total just over 70 miles in length with over half being single track. The longest trail section unbroken by a short "cooling off" ride down a road is approx. 3 miles. There are several bail-outs, but the trail routes are not for the faint of heart. Aggressive tires are strongly recommmended, and a forest service approved spark arrestor is manditory. Bad weather during or just before the event can cause closure of the trail system. Equipment: - a well maintained bike - hydration pack (especially important for the trail sections) - helmet, license, and registration - a few bucks for gas and eats - the desire to have a good time Need more information? Email me at: tarver_ps@... thanks, -scott

[JT Wilson]

I'm new to the list and have been listening in for about a week. I've learned a lot from the folks on this list. Got a question regarding the prop stick. How is it made and how do you lift the bike to get the stick under it? Thanks, JT Wilson

> To Ryan and all other listers who have offered tire/tube/flat advice: > > I had my first ever motorcycle flat on the road headed to the Rio > Grande Valley in south Texas over spring break. Stock tires and tubes > on my A16. > > Had a rear blow out, instant fish-tailing at about 50 mph, got to the > shoulder w/o crashing. THANKS to ALL KLR650 LISTERS! I had on board a > set of monster tubes and 'tar arns' from Fred, a homemade jack/prop- > up stick like the motion pro model, small wooden blocks to raise the > side stand, velcro strip to lock the front brake lever, extra tools, > small pill bottles with dish soap-baby powder-orange hand cleaner, > and paper shop towells, small bike hand pump, and valve stem tool. > > The flat was caused by a 8d finish nail, but the stock tube (full of > slime) blew itself apart from donut shape to hose shape. To clean the > tire and rim of slime I found it easiest to remove the tire from the > rim, then about 10 to 15 towells later it was de-slimed. > > Breaking the bead was no problem whatsoever (crowd pleasing > fishtailing does the job). > > Conclusions: As a novice it took me two hours to get riding again. > The jack prop stick method is easy and stable in muddy un-even road > side weeds. > The 16 inch long MotionPro tire iron is top grade, the tips and bends > worked easily, no tube pinching, provides no-sweat leverage. > Baby powder for the lightly filled tube made it fit in easily with no > folds and the 18" HD Moose tube stayed away from the rim while re- > seating the tire. > A good fingering of dish soap(Dawn concentrate-fully synthetic > formula one) to the both tire beads allowed them to seat with less > than 10 psi while hand pumping. > > The Blackburn tire pump pumped up the tire to 28 psi with a lot LESS > strokes than I had anticipated. > Slime did not help a small nail puncture protruding about 1 inch into > the tube space. > The stock tube looked like an exploded balloon in shreds. > Stock a dozen or more disposable paper shop towells in your bags if'n > you have slimed the tubes. > > Small plastic pill bottles filled with soap, powder, and hand > cleaner,would be enough for several flat fixing episodes. > The FOX knee/shin guards saved my old boney knees from the gravel and > grass burrs on the road side. > > SO, without the knowledge I have learned from THIS LIST since > September, I would have been just another roadside stranded poseur on > the cell phone calling for help. MaMa,,,,,come get me...... > > THANK Y'ALL, > > Billy in Dripping Springs, TX A16 > > > > > Checkout Dual Sport News at > http://www.dualsportnews.com > Be part of the Adventure! > > Visit the KLR650 archives at > http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 > > Post message: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com > Subscribe: DSN_klr650-subscribe@yahoogroups.com > Unsubscribe: DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > List owner: DSN_klr650-owner@yahoogroups.com > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > >

[monahanwb]

--- In DSN_klr650@y..., "JT Wilson" wrote: How is it made and how do you lift the bike to get the stick > under it? You can use anything at hand. Axe handle, plywood box, 2x4. You'll see, when it happens.