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Title: Turn right at the dirt road.. Post by youzguyz on 09/28/10 at 09:54:12 :-? http://p1.bikepics.com/pics/2010%5C09%5C28%5Cbikepics- 2069794-full.jpg Ohhh.. you meant "THE DIRT ROAD", not "the dirt road" ;D This is not a dirt bike, this is not a dirt bike, this is not a dirt bike... Well, yes it was.. again. I really hate turning around when I run out of pavement. |
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Title: Re: Turn right at the dirt road.. Post by justin_o_guy2 on 09/28/10 at 18:42:48 I had a Kawa 750 twin I used to take down some serious dirt roads out in w. texas. Ive sat & waited for cows to amble across the rod several times. I was having problems with wobbling in sand. A friend told me, lean back & accelerate a bit, keep the front tire up on top & it wont "hunt" thru the sand. That worked, but in West Texas, some sand stretches are enough to get a guy to almost 70,, even accelerating gently. |
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Title: Re: Turn right at the dirt road.. Post by Phelonius on 09/28/10 at 19:08:42 Then ride at seventy. phelonius |
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Title: Re: Turn right at the dirt road.. Post by Lupo on 09/28/10 at 19:11:44 Any street bike can be used as a dirt machine as long as you backtrack so you can pick up all the crap that fell off the bike :-? |
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Title: Re: Turn right at the dirt road.. Post by Serowbot on 09/28/10 at 19:20:29 5C415B545140370 wrote:
If it fell off and you kept goin',.. how important is it really?... ;D... |
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Title: Re: Turn right at the dirt road.. Post by justin_o_guy2 on 09/28/10 at 19:23:48 1305120F17020F14600 wrote:
If it fell off and you kept goin',.. how important is it really?... ;D...[/quote] Well, if it wuz the brakes, you WOULD keep goin,, right? |
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Title: Re: Turn right at the dirt road.. Post by drharveys on 09/28/10 at 19:40:35 I gotta admit that while I don't shun a dirt or gravel road, I have my limits. Here's where I turned back on the Mosquito Pass Road: http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e204/drharveys/Colorado%20Vacation%20Summer%202010/CO041.jpg http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e204/drharveys/Colorado%20Vacation%20Summer%202010/CO045.jpg But I did go back with Mrs Doc and the Xterra a few days later! http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e204/drharveys/Colorado%20Vacation%20Summer%202010/CO160.jpg http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e204/drharveys/Colorado%20Vacation%20Summer%202010/CO171.jpg |
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Title: Re: Turn right at the dirt road.. Post by mick on 09/28/10 at 22:56:11 looked like the Mrs was a bit chilly in that last oicture. |
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Title: Re: Turn right at the dirt road.. Post by drharveys on 09/30/10 at 08:05:19 3F3B3139263A373E3B3F372B520 wrote:
It does get a bit nippy above 13,000 feet, even in the summer! Further down, it was warmer and the wind was blocked: http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e204/drharveys/Colorado%20Vacation%20Summer%202010/CO165.jpg The view was still darned good! http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e204/drharveys/Colorado%20Vacation%20Summer%202010/CO162.jpg |
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Title: Re: Turn right at the dirt road.. Post by Jerry Eichenberger on 09/30/10 at 13:18:33 Where is this place, Mosquito Pass? |
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Title: Re: Turn right at the dirt road.. Post by John_D FSO on 09/30/10 at 15:23:08 051309001317041812610 wrote:
It does get a bit nippy above 13,000 feet, even in the summer! [/quote] Don't think I've been that high, at least that I could verify, but I noticed when I was camping this summer, there's a big difference between 9500' and 10,000'! Temp felt like it dropped 10° at least! :o |
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Title: Re: Turn right at the dirt road.. Post by drharveys on 09/30/10 at 15:35:19 09060A000B060D010611040611630 wrote:
It's in Colorado, between Leadville and Alma. It's the highest pass with a road over it in the U.S. There's other roads that are higher, like Pike's Peak or Mt Evans, but they go up a mountain and you have to turn around and go back down. And it can be done on a motorcycle -- just not mine! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyjCzBAg0KI [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyjCzBAg0KI[/media] |
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Title: Re: Turn right at the dirt road.. Post by John_D FSO on 10/01/10 at 00:48:09 Wow, cool video! That'd be a blast, but definitely not on my bike. :-/ I'd think F.I. would be a plus, if you're changing that much elevation. |
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