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     Jerry_haughton  |
 somewhere in the general vicinity of Posey and Balance Rock, CA. the locals told us that the night before everything had been blanketed in a fresh 8" of snow, but the relative balminess of this day was dispatching the white stuff with great haste. (Message edited by jerry_haughton on February 01, 2005) | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
 somewhere in the general vicinity of Posey and Balance Rock, CA, part two. pretty, isn't it? (Message edited by jerry_haughton on February 01, 2005) | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
 NOW they tell us. this is the beginning of the final push, on the Bostrom near Glennville. (Message edited by jerry_haughton on February 01, 2005) | ||
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| Jerry_haughton |
 this is REALLY the beginning of the final push. (Message edited by jerry_haughton on February 01, 2005) | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
 and the bikes... (Message edited by jerry_haughton on February 01, 2005) | ||
| Pdxs3t  |
Trains? | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
 ...are payin' the price. as we climbed it got colder, and bare turned to wet turned to slush, all mixed with copious amounts of good ol' Mother Earth. but, we made it just fine despite the dire warnings every few miles or so telling us that unless we had chains or four-wheel drive we were doomed to spend the night upside down and defeated in a deep, dark ditch. sure trashed the bikes, tho. good thing for me D's got a sense of humor.  (Message edited by jerry_haughton on February 01, 2005) | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
 a couple of minutes from the ThunderDome, about 150 miles under our belts (or chains, as the case may be), a MARVELOUS day of riding and grinning, sliding and winning. snow, man. UberBear: THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Message edited by jerry_haughton on February 01, 2005) | ||
| Unibear12r |
Sorry PDX we went the opposite direction today. It was a follow the front wheel, stay warm kind of thing ( well in the beginning anyway!). We'll do trains before long I think, you know there won't be holding him back any when those tags arrive!  | ||
| Unibear12r |
A snow ET! | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
Jim, it was unseasonably gorgeous in the San Joaquin Valley (which is where i met up with UberBear) this morning, at least 30 degrees warmer than up here at altitude (sounds odd, but this time of year it's usually the other way around). the sky was brilliant blue, as you can see in the pix, and the hills - even tho it's still January - are already green and alive. which is all a much longer than necessary way of saying we made an on-the-fly executive decision and decided to bask while the basking was good. hope you're not TOO disappointed - as UltiBear said, we'll do the train thing soon. | ||
| Pdxs3t |
Looks like you two had a great time, glad that you guys made that executive decision, the pixs are great! When the V-Strom becomes legal, I do expect some trains soon! Oh, by the way, Shel and I was in the bike shop up the street yesterday. She got a close up look of the V-Strom. Her words were, damn it takes a good lookin man to make a bike that ugly look ok. | ||
| Dino  |
Oooohhh!! Ferris got Denise's SV all dirty! | ||
| Timbo  |
Very cool pics. Thanks for the vicarious adventure. | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
Jim, Shel's right: i am. Dino: it's even worse than you think. um, good thing i'm such a good lookin' man. thanks Timbo! night all. (Message edited by jerry_haughton on January 30, 2005) | ||
| Unibear12r |
FYI Dino, The past, present and future cleanliness of the SV was a topic of conversation (that I stayed out of!) when we returned to the Dome.  I too had a great time Jerry - Thanks  | ||
| Tripper  |
it just ain't fair. And he keeps on rubbing it in time after time after time! Court, get your ••• out there so this will stop! | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
trust me, if Court comes out here it'll only get worse, er, BETTER! | ||
| Court |
Look...I am not, strictly speaking, against giving some remedial riding lessonage. But, if Mr. Tough Guy thinks he can get D's bike dirty and take it home w/o offering to clean it up, I can tell you he'll soon have the crystal oscillation modulator in his cerebellum adjusted. Git'em D.....he done it on porpoise! | ||
| Denisea  |
Court, No worries, I'm ON it. Dino, SOMEBODY has to keep the battery charged - the frost at 7:00 a.m. was NOT my calling. Jim, Let Shel know I agree 200%. -- and talk about a site to die for if we ever get these hooligans together -- no matter if one is on a yeller bike.  | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
Court, the last push over Alta Sierra yesterday afternoon was a soupy, slushy mess. in fact, just outside of Glennville the signs were already proclaiming that chains were required ahead, altho we rolled the dice and chanced that we could get up, over, around and thru. well, we DID, but it required riding thru several inches of slush in many places, and there's gotta be something like four duhzillion yards of dirt and gravel spread on the entire length of the Bostrom, whether it needs it or not. which is all to say that D's pretty SV is a disaster, just waiting for me to get off work tonight and make it right. "before" pix at 11. | ||
| Dino |
FB - Before you go gettin' D's bike all clean, take a can o' Mother's with you on another ride and polish up that Mountain House sign! Come on...you know you want to. Great pix, BTW. | ||
| Court |
>>>Court, the last push over Alta Sierra yesterday afternoon was a soupy The tale of trecherous trails reminds me of the day you pushed me of the M2 and tried to send me down the cliff. NOTE TO THOSE GIVEN TO GETTING STIRRED: I parted company with the bike via my own stupidity and pooor judgement. Pal Ferris was just there to help me etch the lesson into Buell history and celebrate the use of good gear. Wait?...no, I was pushed by Ferris...that does sound better...right? Court | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
...take a can o' Mother's with you on another ride and polish up that Mountain House sign! Come on...you know you want to. i sure do! sadly, first i'd have to patch all the bullet wounds.  Wait?...no, I was pushed by Ferris...that does sound better...right? well, that's the way I always tell the story. | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
WOO HOO!!!  | ||
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| Jerry_haughton |
now then, do suppose they put THIS on the back of the envelope as a subliminal message for those who might again someday be tempted to buck the system???  regardless: ladies and gents, at long last the ugly-duckling (thank-God-i'm-gorgeous-enough-to-offset-its-indescribable-hideousness), very-nearly-illegal-and-deported-alien, menace-to-California-and-all-things-good-pure-and-proper, hi-vis-yellow-and-black V-THING is back in the wind. coming soon to a twisty near you. ride to lean. |
