You've killed Rudolph; you bastard! -- Cartman> I vote for reindeer sausage on a fresh hoagie roll, with saut ed onions and > deli style mustard. > > I am out of French jokes> > Mike Kinville > 00 KLR 250 > >
nov. la-barstow-vegas dual-sport ride
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Dan Oaks
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(nklr) moron hotdogs
on 8/12/01 9:57 PM, Kimberly Kinville at kkinville@... wrote:
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Kimberly Kinville
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(nklr) moron hotdogs
From: "Dan Oaks"
Subject: Re: [DSN_klr650] Re: (NKLR) MORON Hotdogs
on 8/12/01 9:57 PM, Mike Kinville at kkinville@... wrote:
and> I vote for reindeer sausage on a fresh hoagie roll, with saut ed onions
You've killed Rudolph; you bastard! -- Cartman Yes, 1st Rudolph, the Red Nosed Reindeer, followed by Blitzen, the Brown Nosed Reindeer, shortly after he was overheard commenting "My Santa, you look great! Have you been working out?"> deli style mustard. > > I am out of French jokes
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Stuart Mumford
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nov. la-barstow-vegas dual-sport ride
Bill, you da man.
I did this ride with Darrel K. and Dr. Krok last year and there were 4 KLRs
on the ride. Us 3 and some other guy. Was that you? I would really like to
see a herd of Kaw's (moo) out there this year.
You detailed the ride very nicely. Last year it was about 240 miles first
day and 260 the next day I think.
A great time, not crowded like you would expect, and a real hoot.
Come on fellas, lets show these YZ/CR riding, haul-em-home in the pickup
sissy la-la hairdressers/lawyers what a real dual sport looks like!!
Like someone says in their e-mail signature, "Silly Yuppie, trailers are for
Harleys" 
CA Stu A13 --- In DSN_klr650@y..., "RichardM" wrote:
> --- In DSN_klr650@y..., "Stuart Mumford" wrote:
>
> >I'm gonna save my entry fees for the LA-Barstow-Vegas run in
> >November. I would like to see a gaggle of KLRs there this year.
>
> Tell me more about this ride. How difficult? What's the terrain
> like? How long does it normally take?
>
I posted a response to this last night, and it just went off into
cyberspace, and never made it onto the list. Anybody else ever have
that problem?
LA-B-V: I've ridden this event 9 times. It's great. The scenery is
spectacular. I plan to go again this year. The scheduling is not
that great for people outside of the LA area, because it's always run
on the Friday and Saturday after Thanksgiving, but even so, they get
300-350 entries. The first year I went, 1992, KLR's ruled. Out of
about 350 bikes, about 150 were KLR's. The following year was the
year the XR650L was introduced, so the number of KLR's went down
sharply, and have continued going down ever since. Now there are
literally just a couple. However, the trails are the same as they've
always been, and there is nothing the KLR can't handle, especially if
you've done any suspension work. The first day is half in the
mountains surrounding LA, and half in the desert. The second day is
all in the desert. The terrain is not the difficult thing on this
ride, it's the mileage. It's not unusual for the second day to be
300+ miles, all in the dirt, so you have to get up early, stay
disciplined, and keep moving in order to get to Vegas before dark.
The hours of daylight are quite short in late November, and it's not
fun being out on the trail after dark. Mechanically, the biggest
hazard is flat tires. It's essential to carry everything you need to
fix a flat on the trail, and it's a good idea to run 2-3 lbs more air
in the front than you usually do for dirt riding, to minimize the
number of flats from bashing rocks that pinch the tube against the
rim. A handlebar-mounted roll-chart holder is essential, too. It's
a great ride, very well organized, and put on by a bunch of very
dedicated folks.
Bill Woodson
Madison, Wisconsin
CA Stu A13 --- In DSN_klr650@y..., "RichardM" wrote:
> --- In DSN_klr650@y..., "Stuart Mumford" wrote:
>
> >I'm gonna save my entry fees for the LA-Barstow-Vegas run in
> >November. I would like to see a gaggle of KLRs there this year.
>
> Tell me more about this ride. How difficult? What's the terrain
> like? How long does it normally take?
>
I posted a response to this last night, and it just went off into
cyberspace, and never made it onto the list. Anybody else ever have
that problem?
LA-B-V: I've ridden this event 9 times. It's great. The scenery is
spectacular. I plan to go again this year. The scheduling is not
that great for people outside of the LA area, because it's always run
on the Friday and Saturday after Thanksgiving, but even so, they get
300-350 entries. The first year I went, 1992, KLR's ruled. Out of
about 350 bikes, about 150 were KLR's. The following year was the
year the XR650L was introduced, so the number of KLR's went down
sharply, and have continued going down ever since. Now there are
literally just a couple. However, the trails are the same as they've
always been, and there is nothing the KLR can't handle, especially if
you've done any suspension work. The first day is half in the
mountains surrounding LA, and half in the desert. The second day is
all in the desert. The terrain is not the difficult thing on this
ride, it's the mileage. It's not unusual for the second day to be
300+ miles, all in the dirt, so you have to get up early, stay
disciplined, and keep moving in order to get to Vegas before dark.
The hours of daylight are quite short in late November, and it's not
fun being out on the trail after dark. Mechanically, the biggest
hazard is flat tires. It's essential to carry everything you need to
fix a flat on the trail, and it's a good idea to run 2-3 lbs more air
in the front than you usually do for dirt riding, to minimize the
number of flats from bashing rocks that pinch the tube against the
rim. A handlebar-mounted roll-chart holder is essential, too. It's
a great ride, very well organized, and put on by a bunch of very
dedicated folks.
Bill Woodson
Madison, Wisconsin