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My thanks as well Larry for a fun ride and a good bit of new road to me! Ended up with 248 miles.
Not “done” Dave, just going up from $10 to $80 after 8/28/17. Oh wait, I understand now … “done” meaning you have yours 👍🏻
Long Beach used to give a loaner regardless of where you purchased or warranty status, but changed their policy a few years ago to only providing one if you purchased from them. I don’t know if it has an under warranty clause as well. I took my ’08 RT, that I purchased private party in Sacramento, in for service there a few times and always got one several years ago.
John or Karl,
Could one of you post the final number of funds donated by SCBMWRC, from the picnic and from the rally participants? Really cool how our club stepped up to the challenge 👍🏻Thanks Mark! I know Karl and Dave are in also, so it should end up being very reasonable! I’m thinking one should be enough!
Gonna be warm in SLC, I would imagine that is on many of your minds as well. Karl, David E and I have been talking about how nice it would be to have some shade in our group campsite. I have found a cheap 10’x20′ carport type shade on Amazon for a little less than $100. I am going to order one from the road on Monday for 2 day delivery to the campsite on Wednesday. It should be a nice addition to our club campsite! Thought those going would like to know there will be some shade if everything goes as planned.
I’m still going to leave the OC on Thursday morning, 7/6. As far as route, I will revert to my old stand-by of looking at the Butler map in the morning over coffee & breakfast each day to figure it out. No real criteria other than rolling into SLC on 7/13 and getting home by 7/20 +/-
I’m going to try and camp more than my usual goal of 50% camping / 50% hoteling on this trip.
Just received a Colorado Coolvest and plan to do a ride tomorrow to check out the effectiveness. They also have a neck wrap with the same type bead system as the vest (they have a bead system sewn into the gear that absorb water and release coolness via your gear venting as you ride).
Good point on hydrating Jacob. I attempt to drink additional water the day before riding and always ride with a camelback bladder with drink tube, in the bottom portion of my tank bag for on the fly hydrating.
With the wicked weather we’ve been experiencing, I am going to follow John’s lead and keep my ride more West Coast based … just doesn’t seem like a good time to spend the numerous days in AZ & NM. New route pending.
Exactly my thoughts when reading this Mark. The RT has such good airflow management that I think it changes the articles conclusions somewhat. The article clarifies one of the assumptions is a naked bike with direct high speed air flow onto vented gear.
Bikram, I did a trip through the area last July on my way back from a ride up to Canada. The Flats are only a few hours away from SLC as I recall.
As soon as I got to the point where the pavement ends and the salt begins a couple of vehicles pulled onto the pavement and were COVERED with salt … in the wheel wells, on the sides of the paint, etc. I decided then and there that I wasn’t getting all that salt on my bike. I made a speed run on the pavement that runs along a portion of the Flats, visited the little store and went to SLC. I’m glad I went, but would think twice about exposing your bike to all that salt so far from a quick deep clean.
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Jesse and I had a nice 230 mile loop today in our local mountains. Arrowhead, Crestline, Lake Silverwood, Lunch in Wrightwood and an uncrowned Angeles Crest Hwy. here is Jesse tearing up Hwy2 on the new ride 👍🏻
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I’m going to take a local mountain jaunt Thursday if anyone is interested. I will ride up 18 into Lake Arrowhead, around 173, down 189 & 138 thru Crestline, Silverwood, etc., across the 15, and up to Wrightwood for lunch. Home via Hwy 2 / Angeles Crest to your slab of choice. “Goal” would be to hit the bottom of Angeles Crest just before afternoon LA exodus traffic. Let me know if interested and we could plan a meet up at the Starbucks at the base of 18 (Waterman and 40th) in San Bernardino around 9:00AM.
Wish I could Jessie … one more day in our weeklong adventure in babysitting our youngest grandchild (1.5 yrs old) while his folks are in Hawaii … I’m afraid leaving the Mrs on her own would have a payback down the road that I’m not willing to risk 😂
I’d like to add my thanks for a fun trip. Great riding, company and camping. Thanks to Tom for the Saturday ride and everyone else for being so welcoming to us newbies.
I like to make a couple week ride out of rally trips. Since I need to get home quickly after the rally for a trip to Chicago with the Mrs, my tentative plan is to spend a week+ prior to the rally riding surrounding states … primary focus wil be Colorado. Mix of camping/hoteling and often ride alone, but if the itenerary works for others my welcome mat is out 👍🏻
