OK, this will get all of the Harley riders leather undies in a bunch; It is funny, and fairly accurate!
Enjoy!
Rich
Sunday, June 20, 2010
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Sunday, April 4, 2010
Early Spring Mountain Trip...
...almost too early!
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Headed down to Colorado Springs in the morning. The plan was to take US24 through Pike National Forest and meet up with US285 just outside Fairplay and take that back down into Denver.
Once I got through Wilkerson pass, just west of the National Forest, the winds picked up and temp dropped to about 36. It stayed like that all the way to Fairplay. Thank-you heated riding gear!
I got my soup on in Fairplay and headed east on 285 back to Denver. It was not as windy and the temps picked back up into the 50's once I got over Kenosha Pass. It was a great 230 mile ride, but maybe a little early to be venturing up to the high country.
Rich
Share your Adventures with SpotAdventures
Headed down to Colorado Springs in the morning. The plan was to take US24 through Pike National Forest and meet up with US285 just outside Fairplay and take that back down into Denver.
Once I got through Wilkerson pass, just west of the National Forest, the winds picked up and temp dropped to about 36. It stayed like that all the way to Fairplay. Thank-you heated riding gear!
I got my soup on in Fairplay and headed east on 285 back to Denver. It was not as windy and the temps picked back up into the 50's once I got over Kenosha Pass. It was a great 230 mile ride, but maybe a little early to be venturing up to the high country.
Rich
Saturday, April 3, 2010
New Tires and a Gadget
Ever since I got the bike, in Jan of 2008, I've been looking for a 'real' 50-50 tire (50% dirt and 50% street). The choices were limited to either end of the spectrum; road tires(stock Anakees) or big knobbies(TKC-80's). I finally found what I was looking for in the Heidenau K-60. However, there were no dealers in the Denver area.
With numerous calls to the North American distributor( the tires are from Germany) and a couple of stops to Erico Motorsports in downtown Denver, I was finally able to get a set of these tires delivered and installed! Just in time, I just turned over 10,000 miles on my bike and the original tires were starting to look a little thin!
Here is a look at the front and rear tires. Now I just need the snow to melt up in the mountains and the fire roads to dry out to really put them to the test!
I took off for the plains and some flat, dirt roads to break in the tires. The winds were fierce, gusting to 30-40 mph and I could really feel the difference with the bigger contact patch. I guess I'll probably lose a couple of MPG's with these tires, but since I've been averaging around 60 mpg, the impact on the gas bill should not be too bad ;)
Spot II GPS Locator
I don't know how many times I've been up in the mountains and out of cell phone range. Not just on the motorcycle, but with mountain or road biking as well. There's always that thought, in the back of your mind, "what if..." So, I've been researching the Spot gps Locator. Laura thought it would be a good idea to get one; For some reason, she hates when I don't (can't) check in on a regular basis. Well, who am I to argue when Laura agrees with me on the need for a new gadget!
The Spot is pretty cool with a "check in- I'm OK" button that sends and email or a text to anyone you designate. There is also a send help button(non life threatening) and and emergency button(send out search and rescue). I spent the extra $12.95 for a year of insurance to cover up to 2 'extractions' per year, up to $100,000. I figured cheap insurance should I ever need that service!
The Spot also has a cool tracking feature that queries your location every 10 minutes and uploads to a Google map so you can get stats from your adventures, cool feature! Go to my Spot adventure page to see what it looks like: First Big Ride of the Year.
I also found this tank bag with a window pouch that fits the spot perfectly, allowing it to have a constant view of the sky. Should be no problem keeping track of my whereabouts!
That's all for today! It's amazing how tired you get after battling super high winds for a couple hours. It is supposed to be pretty nice tomorrow, I'll have to see what kind of adventure I can come up with.
Rich
With numerous calls to the North American distributor( the tires are from Germany) and a couple of stops to Erico Motorsports in downtown Denver, I was finally able to get a set of these tires delivered and installed! Just in time, I just turned over 10,000 miles on my bike and the original tires were starting to look a little thin!
Here is a look at the front and rear tires. Now I just need the snow to melt up in the mountains and the fire roads to dry out to really put them to the test!
I took off for the plains and some flat, dirt roads to break in the tires. The winds were fierce, gusting to 30-40 mph and I could really feel the difference with the bigger contact patch. I guess I'll probably lose a couple of MPG's with these tires, but since I've been averaging around 60 mpg, the impact on the gas bill should not be too bad ;)
Spot II GPS Locator
The Spot is pretty cool with a "check in- I'm OK" button that sends and email or a text to anyone you designate. There is also a send help button(non life threatening) and and emergency button(send out search and rescue). I spent the extra $12.95 for a year of insurance to cover up to 2 'extractions' per year, up to $100,000. I figured cheap insurance should I ever need that service!
The Spot also has a cool tracking feature that queries your location every 10 minutes and uploads to a Google map so you can get stats from your adventures, cool feature! Go to my Spot adventure page to see what it looks like: First Big Ride of the Year.
I also found this tank bag with a window pouch that fits the spot perfectly, allowing it to have a constant view of the sky. Should be no problem keeping track of my whereabouts!
That's all for today! It's amazing how tired you get after battling super high winds for a couple hours. It is supposed to be pretty nice tomorrow, I'll have to see what kind of adventure I can come up with.
Rich
Sunday, March 28, 2010
But Blogs are so....2006!
The 2010 riding season is finally here! I wanted to have a place to write up and post pictures of some of this year's rides. I know, I know, blogging is so 2006 and I have not consistently blogged since our year and a half RV adventure in 2005/2006 that got us out of Michigan and led us to our very happy home in Denver. (go to www.bagittour.blogspot.com if you're interested to check out the past adventures) But, here it goes anyway. I hope you'll follow along.
Here is a look at some of the things tentatively planned for the coming months:
April
As always, life, work and the unexpected can change the plans at any minute. It's all tentative and will be fun to see how many of the trips I actually accomplish
See you on the road!
Rich
Here is a look at some of the things tentatively planned for the coming months:
April
- "Mild Hogs Ride" through Delores Canyon (Parts of the movie Wild Hogs Filmed there). Denver to Durango, Grand Junction, Dinosaur National Monument, Steam boat Springs and return to Denver.
- Peak to Peak ride with BMW Club. Morrison to Estes Park.
- "Close Encounters ride" to Devil's Tower, Wy; returning through the Black Hills of South Dakota.
- Dual Sport tour of the Rocky Mountain fire roads.
- The Red Rock Rendezvous in Panguitch, UT with the Beehive Beemer club; Rides in and around: Capitol Reef, Zion, Bryce, Kodachrome, Cedar Breaks, Brian Head, Coral Pink Sand Dunes, Devil’s Backbone, Grand Staircase.
- Saratoga Hot Springs, WY with the Colorado Beemers.
- Riding the bike back to Michigan for our annual July 4th Holiday trip. Coming into Michigan via the Ferry from Manitowoc, WI to Ludington, then on to the Detroit area.
- BMW Motorcycle Owners of America National rally in Redmond, OR. 7,000-8,000 of your closest friends packed into a county fairground!
- The Beemers of Colorado annual rally in Paonia, CO.
- The annual 100,000 ft ride put on by Foothills BMW, Lakewood, CO.
- The Bear tooth rally put on by the Montana BMW owners group in Red Lodge, MT.
- Overnight GS ride put on by Beemers and More up in Fort Collins
- The burning of Zozobra festival in Santa Fe, NM followed up by the Sipapu rally put on by the Northern New Mexico BMW group.
- The flatlanders ride to Goodland, KS for a car and motorcycle show.
- The Memorial ride to honor our fallen club members.
- The rest and relaxation ride to Pagosa Hot Springs, CO. The last overnighter of the year! Weather permitting, as you have to over at least 4 mountain passes to get there.
As always, life, work and the unexpected can change the plans at any minute. It's all tentative and will be fun to see how many of the trips I actually accomplish
See you on the road!
Rich
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