moab trip... who's in?

[David Walker]

Speaking of trips, this is an awesome video clip of this guy took on his trip. Also did a great job splicing it together with his sound track. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85VErvTqgWc&feature=share ________________________________ From: revmaaatin To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, May 12, 2013 10:46 AM Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Re: Moab Trip... who's in? Those who show, will have fun. Hope to see you one AM or PM. m.

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "achesley43@..." wrote: > > > > I hate it that plans already on the burner for me. Granddaughter graduation that weekend. Then , next weekend or during the week. Me and da Bandit 1250s off to a Southern Cal trip, then along the left coast to Washington and then back to Louisiana. Hope to pass by and say HI to Fred on the way back. LOL! Seems like 1st time I stopped by and talked to him I was on my way back from Washington also. 9 years ago. > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[ron criswell]

And be muddy or dirty wearing a Duck Dynasty T Shirt at the gas pump next to a crowd of bandana-ed chrome cowboys. TGV trains in France ain't half bad. 186 mph. Criswell Sent from my iPad

On May 12, 2013, at 11:25 AM, "revmaaatin" wrote: > > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Desert Datsuns wrote: > > > > I think there's two different things here, the documented statistics > > about how safe each roadway is, and how we "feel" on a particular roadway. > > > > What I see in this discussion, is why do we ride? > It certainly is not to save money...at least not much money when you pencil in all the cost/mile. > But this is about roads/safety.... > > Some roads and environments are inherently more dangerous; perhaps they require a larger skill set. > If we wanted to be 'safe', we would stay in a cage. > It would be a BMW or SAAB, or Volvo. gag. > I drove a BMW while living in Italy because you were 3xmore likely to have an accident than in the US, and the BMW was more likely to keep you alive as opposed to driving a FIAT. yet I digress. > > If you believe the MSF class room info, ask your self where most motorcycle accidents occur...at intersections. > > Freeways have less...shrug. > Freeways are 'largely' fenced and keep out the livestock, but not the deer, or feral hogs. > Most deer strikes occur near dusk and dawn; there are exceptions of course. > At freeway speeds, my attention is pretty much straight ahead and my rearearview mirror; and so should yours. > Crossing Colorado on I-70 is one of the most miserable experiences on a bike. It should be the LaMans of Colorado or KoolAid Bumpercars due to the tailgaiting and excessive speed. yikes. > > As I recall, the second most frequent accident place are curves = two lane roads and subsequent highside, when the pilot enters the turn at the wrong speed and wrong gear and then becomes a passenger, or worse, just baggage as they are spit of the bike into the ditch, rock wall or railing. We have all done it, with various results. shrug. > > Where did I pick up most 'baggage' while flying med-helo's? It always involved a turn...or a cow. > > For the sake of discussion-- > Freeways are for getting there as fast as you can. > 2-lanes are for seeing the world at a reduced pace. cough...for finding mom and pop restaurants that serve pie anytime the door is open. > Two lanes are for meeting people; probably takes at least 25% longer to get there by 2-lane if it were averaged out over a 2-week period. shrug. > When you stop, people will talk to you, and that takes time. > > If we are in that big of hurry, we should have left earlier (said, looking into a mirror.) > > You don't really ride a bike to 'see' anything; I have found I see less of what there is to be seen because most of the seeing is done in the area straight ahead of the bike (on paved roads). Gravel roads and fire trails is a different fish. I am there becuase I am on the bike; otherwise, I most likely would not have seen it to begin with. > > We ride, in the adventure sense, because we are anthropological cowboys that can't afford a horse or 3 months off to ride over the horizon on four legs; so we ride an iron horse on trips that last 1-3 hours and if we are lucky, trips that are 1-14 days because it makes us feel manly and the girly-men are frightened by such conveyances. > > Two of our Missouri Amish teenagers decided they wanted to see Montana; they saddled two horses and rode to Montana. Sold the beasts in MT and rode the bus home...that journey took 3 months and they saw some incredible things at 3mph. > > So what do we really see when we ride? > Not a lot, but it sure is fun doing it! > Unfortunately, the bike requires a lot more attention than a cage, so in reality, we really don't 'see' as much because our field of view is limited to the 45 degrees L/R our centerline field of view--if you are paying attention to what you are doing. > > If you want to be safe and see a lot, ride the train. > If you want to be the envy of the girly-men, ride a KLR.KLX.DRZ and go change the gas as often as you can. > > revmaaatin. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[revmaaatin]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, RobertWichert wrote:

> > Wow. Great post, Martin... > > Hall of Fame Great Post. > > > Robert Wichert P.Eng. LEED AP BD&C > +1 916 966 9060 > FAX +1 916 966 9068 >

thanks Robert, almost will make a man get religion. Oh, wait (V-8 Moment) the KLR is a cult and that 'message' was composed and delivered on Sunday, from the Chromed Holy City of August Cathederal so, there you are. A-Men. revmaaatin. who is known in his own imagination as: the most high and right rev--of dust; cough. uh, well, when the bike is not dirt napping