noisy valves?

[Ralph Hanson]

I do a lot of riding alone in the area close to home, but I'm in the process of planning a 2-week plus trip for the early summer of 2003. My wife gave me a kitchen pass for the trip provided I have someone to travel with a goodly portion of the way. She doesn't want me out alone for several thousand miles. Seems reasonable to me. My brother tore his ACL out cross country skiing near Denver several years ago. He was out alone, near dark, and no one knew exactly where he was. He had to hop back to his car through the snow a mile and a half. Going too far backcountry alone is a definite risk, though it may be one we choose to take. Ride safe, Ralph Ralph E. Hanson rhanson40@... 99 KLR 650 http://www.wvu.edu/~journal2/west

[aches70546]

I had read somewhere several years ago in some long distance rider forum " Most people can't stand to be alone with themselves for long periods of time. These are people whom are not a peace with themselves." Think it was someone trying to tie Toaism and Riding together. I know I just love it wondering thru the backroads or on the interstates with out a care in the world or anyone to have to make plans with or watchout for. I have friends that can't stand to ride alone cept for a quick trip to the local pub. ha ha ha Andy Cajun Country

[Harry Thames]

This thread should have been titled dying alone. Riding alone is great until something goes wrong. All the electronics and recue gear in the world won't help you if you're stuck in the rocks with broken bones and the bike is at the bottom of the cliff. Every year adventurers are lost because there was no one to help them escape a bad situation. I'm still going where I want when I want, but I hope to use more common sense and not get into more trouble than I can handle. Harry SC

[btl6847]

--- In DSN_klr650@y..., Harry Thames wrote:

> This thread should have been titled dying alone. Riding alone is

great

> until something goes wrong. All the electronics and recue gear in

the world

> won't help you if you're stuck in the rocks with broken bones and

the bike

> is at the bottom of the cliff. Every year adventurers are lost

because

> there was no one to help them escape a bad situation. I'm still

going where

> I want when I want, but I hope to use more common sense and not get

into

> more trouble than I can handle. > > Harry > SC

This is a very true statement, but let's look at it a different way. I have the rare oppertunity to be able to go on vacation this year to my beloved Utah for a MONTH! I am going to hit the rally in Moab, go vist a buddy in Milford, and generally go wherever I want to go. I have to do this basically alone, because none of my friends or my brother can commit to taking a month off from their jobs. So, what should I do? Risk riding alone, and possibly having a major malfunction/wreck out in the middle of nowhere, or not risk it and stay at home, wishing I had the guts to go and regretting not taking the trip of a lifetime? The way I see it is GO!!! Speaking for myself, I am going to risk it. Am I afraid? A little. Am I going prepared? Yes. I have been in the back country many times before, same area. Can something happen to me that I might not be able to get out of? Yes, it can. I am not willing to live under a rock and miss out on life. I might just die out there, but I might just die crossing the street in St. Louis, too. If it is your time to go, then you're going, tough shit for you. I look at it as a challenge, and a great story to tell if I survive. Don't let life pass you by! I see people driving down the interstate, late at night, all alone. They could fall asleep and drive down a ravine, be alive, but be trapped and not be found for a day or so, and die because they did not get found in time. But most people wouldn't consider that being alone in the "wilderness", but the same situation happens. Cars wizzing past all day long, but no one knows...look at that poor soul who died stuck in that windshield for 2-3 days. Had people around him, still he died. What will happen, will happen. I'll leave you with my motto; PRAY FOR THE BEST, EXPECT THE WORST. If you are prepared for at least some catastrophies, you will probably fare well in most situations, but the worst could happen riding alone. I am not fooled by this, but I'll tell ya what. I'd rather die in the back country alone, being where I want to be, than die surrounded by lots of people in a big city, lying on the side of the road, the last thing I see before I die is gawking motorists, wanting to see the gore of the accident that killed me. I know the city offers more in the way of rescue, but just a measly 100 years ago pioneers were conquering the west, some alone. To them, it was worth the risk. To me, I can't live my life around other peoples schedules. I am going, and I might not come back. If that's the case, tough shit for me.

[Ian S.]

I agree whole heartedly btl. I have done almost all my riding alone. Tomorrow i will do 200 miles ALONE. I am thinking of going to death valley this week, and ill go ALONE. WHy? 1. because i love to ride. 2. because there is no one who can keep up with me 3. i LIKE riding alone. and 4. I was recently diagnosed with an intestinal disease, i had surgery a month ago and i am fine for now. But the disease is relentless, and I may be sick a lot in my future. I have to get off my ass and see the world while I CAN. Tomorrow is not a guarantee, especially in my case. Being sick only motivates me more to do "dangerous" and "stupid" things - because i realize how precious those things are. You cant do them dead! And id rather die on my bike than in the hospital bed, which i nearly did! My life is MINE and I will continue to do "unsafe things". People who sit on the couch playing it safe because "_______ is dangerous" are as good as dead - there eyes are closed. Dont ever let someone rain on your parade. There are exceptions, but i think everyone here gets my point. If I get crushed by a big rig tomorrow, ill die doing something i love. Id rather do that than live an empty pointless life. Get out and ride. Do whatever you love to do. There are no real bounds, only yourself. Ian aka Maniac

----- Original Message ----- From: "btl6847" To: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Saturday, March 09, 2002 11:25 AM Subject: [DSN_klr650] Re: Riding alone > --- In DSN_klr650@y..., Harry Thames wrote: > > This thread should have been titled dying alone. Riding alone is > great > > until something goes wrong. All the electronics and recue gear in > the world > > won't help you if you're stuck in the rocks with broken bones and > the bike > > is at the bottom of the cliff. Every year adventurers are lost > because > > there was no one to help them escape a bad situation. I'm still > going where > > I want when I want, but I hope to use more common sense and not get > into > > more trouble than I can handle. > > > > Harry > > SC > > This is a very true statement, but let's look at it a different way. > I have the rare oppertunity to be able to go on vacation this year to > my beloved Utah for a MONTH! I am going to hit the rally in Moab, go > vist a buddy in Milford, and generally go wherever I want to go. I > have to do this basically alone, because none of my friends or my > brother can commit to taking a month off from their jobs. So, what > should I do? Risk riding alone, and possibly having a major > malfunction/wreck out in the middle of nowhere, or not risk it and > stay at home, wishing I had the guts to go and regretting not taking > the trip of a lifetime? The way I see it is GO!!! Speaking for > myself, I am going to risk it. Am I afraid? A little. Am I going > prepared? Yes. I have been in the back country many times before, > same area. Can something happen to me that I might not be able to get > out of? Yes, it can. I am not willing to live under a rock and miss > out on life. I might just die out there, but I might just die > crossing the street in St. Louis, too. If it is your time to go, then > you're going, tough shit for you. I look at it as a challenge, and a > great story to tell if I survive. Don't let life pass you by! I see > people driving down the interstate, late at night, all alone. They > could fall asleep and drive down a ravine, be alive, but be trapped > and not be found for a day or so, and die because they did not get > found in time. But most people wouldn't consider that being alone in > the "wilderness", but the same situation happens. Cars wizzing past > all day long, but no one knows...look at that poor soul who died > stuck in that windshield for 2-3 days. Had people around him, still > he died. What will happen, will happen. I'll leave you with my motto; > PRAY FOR THE BEST, EXPECT THE WORST. If you are prepared for at least > some catastrophies, you will probably fare well in most situations, > but the worst could happen riding alone. I am not fooled by this, but > I'll tell ya what. I'd rather die in the back country alone, being > where I want to be, than die surrounded by lots of people in a big > city, lying on the side of the road, the last thing I see before I > die is gawking motorists, wanting to see the gore of the accident > that killed me. I know the city offers more in the way of rescue, but > just a measly 100 years ago pioneers were conquering the west, some > alone. To them, it was worth the risk. To me, I can't live my life > around other peoples schedules. I am going, and I might not come > back. If that's the case, tough shit for me. > > > 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/ >

[Mark St.Hilaire, Sr]

> Anybody tried setting their valves right on the upper limit? Are they > noisy?

That's what I did at the first, 500 mile check. I just checked them again at 3350 and found that there was almost no change. I guess they are a little more noisy than they were before the first check, (they were under spec tight), but not much... http://klr6500.tripod.com/valves.html Mark Wise men still seek Him... Mark St.Hilaire, Sr A15 My Adelphia Email can be "iffy." If you don't get a response, please try: KLR6500@... HomePage: http://home.adelphia.net/~msaint/index.html KLR650 Motorcycle Pages: http://klr6500.tripod.com/

[Brent Bacon]

Go for it! We could all just sit at our computers nice and safe and never have any good experiences. I also do many things that I should not do alone. Ridin' bike and hunting included. I am not sure if I am such a big jerk that I can't find anyone to go with me or they just don't have the time I have. But I have learned one thing and that is that you never get back any minute of your life. So I do whatever I want when I want. I'm a lot happier. brent I had the guts to go and regretting not taking

> the trip of a lifetime? The way I see it is GO!!! Speaking for > myself, I am going to risk it. Am I afraid? A little. Am I going > prepared? Yes.