re, foot pegs

[tom dunn]

Considering where you would be starting from I would recommend maritime Canada. In 2 weeks you could hit all the eastern provinces. There isn't much to see on Prince Edward Island. Places to see: , the BAy of Fundy , highest tides in the world Aux Meadows New Foundland , UN heritage site , the vikings were smelting iron there 500 years before Columbas Catch the car ferry out of St Johns New Foundland to Labador , 2 days at sea if I remember right. Takes you to Goose Bay . From there take the trans-Labador highway back to Baie-Comeau. That road is approximately 800 miles in length , when I did it in 2000 there was 650 miles of gravel. Plan very carefully , there were only 3 places to refuel once you leave Goose BAy. I fabricated a rack for a 5 gallon jerrycan. It helped that I taught machine-shop / welding and sheet metal. celebrate life, tom dunn

[PATRICK J. CASSELS]

I think that all the Tourist from around the World that have made P.E.I. there vacation destination might disagree that there is nothing to see in P.E.I. A19 ( Chick Magnet Red ) Pat PS I bet Tom even has a Green KLR

----- Original Message ----- From: tom dunn To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2007 11:28 AM Subject: [DSN_KLR650] hearsay Considering where you would be starting from I would recommend maritime Canada. In 2 weeks you could hit all the eastern provinces. There isn't much to see on Prince Edward Island. Places to see: , the BAy of Fundy , highest tides in the world Aux Meadows New Foundland , UN heritage site , the vikings were smelting iron there 500 years before Columbas Catch the car ferry out of St Johns New Foundland to Labador , 2 days at sea if I remember right. Takes you to Goose Bay . From there take the trans-Labador highway back to Baie-Comeau. That road is approximately 800 miles in length , when I did it in 2000 there was 650 miles of gravel. Plan very carefully , there were only 3 places to refuel once you leave Goose BAy. I fabricated a rack for a 5 gallon jerrycan. It helped that I taught machine-shop / welding and sheet metal. celebrate life, tom dunn [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[tom dunn]

actually my klr is desert brown . The custom 11 gallon gas tank is painted green white and orange , the flag of ireland

[usa1911a1]

Pat, Tom, Been there done that so I can skip it this trip. Last time I was in P.E.I. the Highland Games were running, the bridge wasn't build yet and my recollection is fogged by beer and pretty girls dancing the Irish jig...and Oh, I was in a bar drinking with a bunch of people who wanted to secede from Canada. Were you there Van Horn? Capt. Bob in Durham, CT. USA 2006 A6F KLR Tires: Dunlop 607's but changing to Mefo Explorers soon Riding: Country roads (20% dirt), dual tracks wherever found and traveling to NY State and upper New England as often as possible.

----- Original Message ----- From: PATRICK J. CASSELS To: tom dunn ; DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2007 6:02 PM Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] hearsay I think that all the Tourist from around the World that have made P.E.I. there vacation destination might disagree that there is nothing to see in P.E.I. A19 ( Chick Magnet Red ) Pat PS I bet Tom even has a Green KLR ----- Original Message ----- From: tom dunn To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2007 11:28 AM Subject: [DSN_KLR650] hearsay Considering where you would be starting from I would recommend maritime Canada. In 2 weeks you could hit all the eastern provinces. There isn't much to see on Prince Edward Island. Places to see: , the BAy of Fundy , highest tides in the world Aux Meadows New Foundland , UN heritage site , the vikings were smelting iron there 500 years before Columbas Catch the car ferry out of St Johns New Foundland to Labador , 2 days at sea if I remember right. Takes you to Goose Bay . From there take the trans-Labador highway back to Baie-Comeau. That road is approximately 800 miles in length , when I did it in 2000 there was 650 miles of gravel. Plan very carefully , there were only 3 places to refuel once you leave Goose BAy. I fabricated a rack for a 5 gallon jerrycan. It helped that I taught machine-shop / welding and sheet metal. celebrate life, tom dunn [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Norm Keller]

>Considering where you would be starting from >I would recommend maritime Canada.

>Aux Meadows New Foundland

If you like moose, you will enjoy the ride from Lance Aux Meadows (Northern Peninsula) back down to Cow Head or Cornerbrook, if you do it after dark! It isn't unusual for four or five to be hit on that stretch in one night in July or August. Take your frying pan so you can stop and cook your game if you hit one. (VBG) On the other hand you could absolutely avoid riding that stretch after dark.......... Atlantic Canada is a great area. Don't miss it! Be careful of the moose in Newfie though! Norm Chilliwack, Canada [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[usa1911a1]

With a goal of only 200 miles or so per day, there is no reason for these senior citizen eyes to be out after dark...as a matter of fact, a nice dinner, a couple of frosty one's and they may be closed after dark. VBG Capt. Bob in Durham, CT. USA 2006 A6F KLR Tires: Dunlop 607's but changing to Mefo Explorers soon Riding: Country roads (20% dirt), dual tracks wherever found and traveling to NY State and upper New England as often as possible.

----- Original Message ----- From: Norm Keller To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2007 8:29 PM Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Re:hearsay >Considering where you would be starting from >I would recommend maritime Canada. >Aux Meadows New Foundland If you like moose, you will enjoy the ride from Lance Aux Meadows (Northern Peninsula) back down to Cow Head or Cornerbrook, if you do it after dark! It isn't unusual for four or five to be hit on that stretch in one night in July or August. Take your frying pan so you can stop and cook your game if you hit one. (VBG) On the other hand you could absolutely avoid riding that stretch after dark.......... Atlantic Canada is a great area. Don't miss it! Be careful of the moose in Newfie though! Norm Chilliwack, Canada [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[revmaaatin]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "usa1911a1" wrote:

> > With a goal of only 200 miles or so per day, there is no reason for

these senior citizen eyes to be out after dark...as a matter of fact, a nice dinner, a couple of frosty one's and they may be closed after dark. VBG

> > Capt. Bob in Durham, CT. USA

Just last night on the 'travel channel-etal' there was a program about driving Route 66, Chicago to Santa Monica. It parallels the interstate sometimes, but it is all 2-lane (they said) with mom and pop places all along the way. Looked like fun, with all the opportunity to duck down a country road, if so inspired, without the 'thrill or danger' of getting swallowed in the outback somewhere. Most any interstate is similar to the US66/parallel to the interstate example--there is parallel road to it that allows you to see the world, rather than blast through it. It will just take a little bit of map study the night before to see where the two lanes are going. revmaaatin. revmaaatin.

[Jud Jones]

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

> > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "usa1911a1" wrote: > > > > With a goal of only 200 miles or so per day, there is no reason for > these senior citizen eyes to be out after dark...as a matter of fact, > a nice dinner, a couple of frosty one's and they may be closed after > dark. VBG > > > > Capt. Bob in Durham, CT. USA > > Just last night on the 'travel channel-etal' there was a program > about driving Route 66, Chicago to Santa Monica. It parallels the > interstate sometimes, but it is all 2-lane (they said) with mom and > pop places all along the way. Looked like fun, with all the > opportunity to duck down a country road, if so inspired, without > the 'thrill or danger' of getting swallowed in the outback somewhere. > > Most any interstate is similar to the US66/parallel to the interstate > example--there is parallel road to it that allows you to see the > world, rather than blast through it. It will just take a little bit > of map study the night before to see where the two lanes are going. >

I don't know what brings this to mind just now; I'm thinking of US6 In Utah, between the Colorado line and Cisco. Utah greets you on this route with about the sorriest example imaginable of a graffiti-spattered obelisk. The next 20-odd miles have to be the single worst 20 miles of highway I have ever ridden. The frequency and spacing of the patches and bumps make the task of finding a suitable cruising speed just about impossible.

[Don S]

I know what you're talking about. I took a ride last summer to a lake that I had spent a lot of time at many years back. It's close to a 180 mile round trip. The last 12 miles to the lake used to be a relatively well maintained secondary highway which led to a small mining operation. Well, the mine closed down and the Provincial authorities no longer felt the necessity to keep the road in as good a shape as they previously had. I hadn't been down that piece of road in twenty years. I recall it being a short but beautiful stretch of twisty and hilly chip seal pavement flanked by long narrow lakes on one side and boreal forest on the other. A buddy of mine and I each had a two stroke enduro racer back then. When we'd get off the main highway, we'd unload the two bikes and let our wives drive our pick-ups to the lake. We'd blast down that secondary highway to our hearts content knowing that the chances of seeing someone on it (particularly cops) was negligible. We'd get to the lake and turn onto a two mile stretch of sandy bush road about thirty feet from the lake shore lined by tall jack pines . With the sun setting across the lake, blasting past the shadows of the trees seemed almost psychedelic. The smell of those smoky two strokes was intoxicating. Then we'd turn off the sandy road and take a mile of tight trail riding in dense forest to the cabin. My refresher ride on the KLR last summer was very disappointing. The first disappointment was the paved section. It was in such disrepair that it looked like mortar rounds had landed every fifteen square feet. The centers would have a hole about a foot deep with broken chunks of pavement radiating out six feet or so from the center. It was like that for a mile or so then there would be no pavement at all for another mile, just fairly good gravel. Then another mile of blown up pavement, then gravel again. When I got to the lake, it had changed quite a bit. The sandy road was still there but most of the trees were gone. The twisty technical trail through the bush was now a well maintained road. When I had left for that ride, I had a pleasant sense of nostalgia of revisiting an old haunt. The feelings I had when I got there were of emptiness, disappointment and maybe bitterness. The ride home wasn't any better. I just couldn't get the disappointment out of my head. I made it home safe and sound nonetheless. As it is often said "You can never go back." In this case, it rang true. Jud Jones wrote:

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "revmaaatin" wrote: > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "usa1911a1" wrote: > > > > With a goal of only 200 miles or so per day, there is no reason for > these senior citizen eyes to be out after dark...as a matter of fact, > a nice dinner, a couple of frosty one's and they may be closed after > dark. VBG > > > > Capt. Bob in Durham, CT. USA > > Just last night on the 'travel channel-etal' there was a program > about driving Route 66, Chicago to Santa Monica. It parallels the > interstate sometimes, but it is all 2-lane (they said) with mom and > pop places all along the way. Looked like fun, with all the > opportunity to duck down a country road, if so inspired, without > the 'thrill or danger' of getting swallowed in the outback somewhere. > > Most any interstate is similar to the US66/parallel to the interstate > example--there is parallel road to it that allows you to see the > world, rather than blast through it. It will just take a little bit > of map study the night before to see where the two lanes are going. > I don't know what brings this to mind just now; I'm thinking of US6 In Utah, between the Colorado line and Cisco. Utah greets you on this route with about the sorriest example imaginable of a graffiti-spattered obelisk. The next 20-odd miles have to be the single worst 20 miles of highway I have ever ridden. The frequency and spacing of the patches and bumps make the task of finding a suitable cruising speed just about impossible. --------------------------------- Sucker-punch spam with award-winning protection. Try the free Yahoo! Mail Beta. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Matt Knowles]

On Jan 22, 2007, at 5:22 PM, Don S wrote:

> As it is often said "You can never go back." In this case, it rang > true. >

I've found this to be the case way too many times. Telluride and Sedona are two prime examples that come to mind. The first visit they were charming little towns, on the revisit they were almost unrecognizable. I'm always a bit scared to go back to somewhere that I really enjoyed. Sometimes I think it's better just to keep it as a memory and explore some new territory. Matt Knowles - Ferndale, CA - http://www.knowlesville.com/matt/motorcycles '99 Sprint ST - for going fast and far (2CZUSA) '01 KLR650 (A15) - for exploring the North Coast backroads '97 KLX300 & '01 Lakota - for playing in the dirt '79 KZ400 - just because it was the first vehicle I ever owned