Great pix there Storm!
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Great pix there Storm!
"If you haven't grown up by the time you turn 50, you don't have to!"
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10 days to go and we can't wait!
This has been a long time coming, and we'll be stoked to be leaving the Middle East just quietly....
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1 week for me.... Saturday next week I fly out and finally see my bike again
How long Shafty? My route is 6 weeks, 14,000km ish.
Originally Posted by Jane Omorogbe from UK MSN on the KTM990SM
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We're also doing 6 weeks and prolly similiar km's - had a look at the route you are doing - AWESOME!
Have a blast Gremlin!
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Are we potentially crossing paths at any point (I haven't seen any route for you)? Would be amusing for kiwis to say hello in middle of USA
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Yeah, that would be a hoot. We pick up a silver ST1300 from West Virginia, head up to Pennesylvania (Bikefest) then Chicago > Route 66 to LA with mates on a GL1800 (Dont know what colour - its a hire bike).
Then they fly home, we wander up the coast to Oregon then probably head north-east, eventually returning the bike to WV. From memory thats where we could possibly cross paths.
On www.advriders.com there are some Mosgiel boys doing a trail trip, plus a few Kiwi's dotted around the US looking for a chat with a Kiwi accent!
I know your accomodation is prolly all organised (?) but we hope to take advantage of joining up to www.motorcycle-travel.net - a $20 a night reciprocal B and B deal, - the main advantage to us being meeting some locals, and later, hopefullly hosting some visiting o'seas Riders.
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At the Matiere Hilton?
Suck, Squeeze, Bang, Blow arent just the 4 cycles of an engine
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That's the bugger, the Matiere Cosi, where bets are honoured, good bastards drink and everyone knows ya name....
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Yeah, accommodation all fully sorted. Attached a screenshot of our route, we go clockwise... You're certainly going to rack up the k's going coast to coast... I don't even get to the middle
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In case you folks weren't aware, we've been having some unusual weather this year. Last week the southwest was hitting 118F, (48C) although it's a more tolerable 107F (41C) this week.I'd strongly recommend everyone on the ride have an evaporative cooling vest, and that you all remember to drink lots and lots of water. More than you want to drink. Better to be pissing every hour, than passing out and crashing from the heat.
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Thanks for the tip... except I can't seem to find any here (couple of weekends ago I was riding in 2C, so not too surprising
I'm hoping to see the afternoon of the LA bike show (land in morning), so I'll look there, otherwise hit up a dealer or two, as I need some oil for my BMW anyway...
Rest In Peace
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Have a safe trip.may need to book at Matiere Hilton Cossie soon huh?
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Don't steal the government hates competition.
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Cycle Gear has what I hear is a good model. (The one I use isn't being made any more) I'm sure if you ordered via e-mail they'd either hold them at a store for you to pick up, or ship them to where you're getting the bikes.Thanks for the tip... except I can't seem to find any here (couple of weekends ago I was riding in 2C, so not too surprising
I'm hoping to see the afternoon of the LA bike show (land in morning), so I'll look there, otherwise hit up a dealer or two, as I need some oil for my BMW anyway...
You want them to be snug, so they're against your skin otherwise they don't cool well. So you should check the sizing chart carefully.
You also might want to check over the tips in the first post of this thread. We had a racer die last weekend from overheating during a race in Michigan.
L-Plate Rider
Looks fun!Yeah, accommodation all fully sorted. Attached a screenshot of our route, we go clockwise... You're certainly going to rack up the k's going coast to coast... I don't even get to the middle
Make sure you ride the section of road in CA that connects hwy 1 on the coast to 101 which is a bit inland. Once you get to Legett, hit hwy 101 for a while and exit a few miles north of there to ride up thru the redwoods.
Hwy 96 is another brilliant one, lots of great views and the road follows the beautiful Klamath river all the way until you get to I-5. The ride north on I-5 up to Ashland, OR is actually really nice for the interstate with nice views of Mt. Shasta. Ashland is a cool little town, recommended for a meal at least!
Bandon, OR is a fun little coastal town. Fish n' chups are good here!
Send me a message if you ride thru Portland!
http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=fo...S6g&mra=ps&z=9
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Cheers for that. Unfortunately, we're hugging the coast I believe (well, not that unfortunate as such, as I understand it's still beautiful) but it means we'll probably miss out on SH96 and Portland. Coos Bay and Astoria are our night stops in that area.
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