| Author | Message | ||
     Pnw_uly |
Was noticeably cooler on Friday's commute - - no doubt Autumn is soon to arrive; and I realized there was a lot of off-pavement riding I planned this summer that never got done. So hopped on the Uly and hit some Fire Service Roads. . . About an hour outside of Tacoma:  Another view of Mount Rainier with Uly in foreground (note non-stock hand lever guards):  So here's the reason for the trek - - Lonesome Lake.  Nice hut constructed and maintained by the locals, extremely sturdily built.  As for the gear reduction, it was fantastic - - I'm no expert off-pavement, but it was noticeably better with hardly any feathering of the clutch for the 50+ miles of gravel. I use the Uly primarily as a commuter, and find the reduction in gearing insignificant for my highway travels, and well worth it for those times off pavement. Although there might be some merit in crash testing my aftermarket hand guards and recently acquired case protectors, was glad I didn't need to . . .  A fun day on the bike. . . WABDR in September for any of Northwest Uly riders ? ? ? | ||
| Arry |
Nice pictures! Thanks for posting your thoughts on the gearing change, I'm thinking about doing it also. The WABDR sounds interesting. I'm a WA rider (Vancouver area). | ||
| Pnw_uly |
The WABDR would be a challenge for the Ulys - - heavy and 17" front rim, but doable; a new MultiStrada run portions of it without too much damage... There's a guy on the ADVRider site running a Kenda knobby front tire (17x4.6) in the next few weeks, be interesting to see how he fares - - think I'd want to mount up the long-awaited TKC 80s to help. . . | ||
| Xbkris |
Man what a view! Thanks for sharing. | ||
| Pnw_uly |
This a great place to ride - - you can go just a few miles away from the major metro centers and literally be in the middle of nowhere. . .  And it has to be remote - - or else Sasquatch wouldn't stay. . . Here's a repost of the Lonesome Lake photo...  And here's a photo of the last time I was at the lake taken from nearly the same spot (January)...  Didn't take the Uly for that trip...  Awesome in any season. . . | ||
| Twintalon |
Ooooooo where'd you get those case guards?!?! | ||
| Buelldualsport |
We asked the same thing !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | ||
| Pnw_uly |
The case guards are from "5-0dro", a sponsor here on BadWeb... You'll see their banner ad randomly flash at either the top or bottom of the page. Can also "Google"/"Bing" them. No affiliation, just a satisfied customer. Here's the other side:  Kind of an added benefit, after a few hours on the bike, you can use them as make-shift "highway pegs"... | ||
| Aabikrman |
How far out do the pegs on your case guards stick out ? I'd like to have some forward pegs on my '10 Uly to rest my feet on for extended travel and can't tell by your pictures if the guards are wide enough to be effective for footrests, they look like a quality product. | ||
| Pnw_uly |
Each slider extends three inches. So "make-shift" highway pegs for me means I can throw my feet or calves on them to stretch the legs on a long ride. The right slider is close to the headers, so that is something to keep in mind. Wouldn't market these as "case protecting highway pegs", but this set-up works for me... YRMV | ||
| Aabikrman |
Thanks for the reply! Having another place to put your feet on long rides would sure be nice. Especially when a passenger is on board. Now, back to the original thread ! I'm probably going to do the gear reduction on my bike too, '10 12X, She sees a fair amount of forest service road duty and a slightly lower gearing would be great for some of the tighter sections I sometimes wind up on here in the San Juan mountains of SW Colorado. |
