NxNW 2010 Rides

[bchunter]

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I was thinking of taking the Lawson to Houston one day this spring / summer, play my way out, stop for gas, grab a coffee and pie at PV, and rip home. If so, I will post up and maybe can meet for a coffee.

A fun trip would be the Parrots Lake loop down onto Francois Lake Rd, then home through Houston. I made it from the Francois Lake side into Parrots Lakes by sled year back, and I remember it to be mostly logging road with one little stream crossing. In that neck of the woods the possibilities are endless.

With the DR, I want to get as much on/off road in a day as possible. I might have to be buying a Corbin seat

 

[drbike]

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Your right, one of the good things living around here is the availability of back road loops to ride. If your coming through town on a ride give me ringle dingle and Imay just join you for pie and some dust.

 

[bchunter]

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Will do. After the pie I might just want to do the highway back so I can digest in peace.

 

[sparklr]

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Well the time has come, I've decided that the worst of winter has passed and have had enough of reading the Southerners' ride reports and oogling ride pics. There have been many decent riding days since January that weren't taken advantage of. The weather looks mild and sunny for the weekend of Feb 19-21, so I am going to slap a plate on and go play wherever while I wait for my parts to arrive. Anyone else had enough of scratching the itch?

 

[Proudman]

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Dorothy plated her bike last week.
On the down side, the new battery she bought last fall, and never used, is TOAST! :mad3:
New one should be in this week some time.

 

[drbike]

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how can a new battery be dead so soon. I think we should all go out and buy those little del-tran battery tenders.

So when are we going to meet for coffee, the tear-ass meeting the Houston/Smithers group. A road ride perhaps, I only have the Ural plated so we have to go slow or wait. Who ever thought that a KLR was fast?

With all the retired, tired, and un-employed up here we might have to come up with a new name, N X NW, might stand for the Nasty No Work or Nice No Work rather than North North West

Sounds likemost made it through Winter, mb:Mr WB will be missed:mb.

 

[Proudman]

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She had the battery on a trickle charger until about a month ago, then put it on the bike on Saturday.

She also had a problem with her ATV battery.

That's three premature batterydeaths for her.

I think that it's her magnetic personality .

 

[drbike]

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It might be that you are too close to Kitamat I hear those guys suck a lot of BC power to sell to others



Seems kind of strange, might want to check into your trickle charger, sometimes you can over doo (KLR content)a good thing.



Could be her magnetic personality

 

[bchunter]

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I will be in Terrace on the 26th and was thinking of bringing the DR down and slap a plate on it and take if for a rip. If anyone is interested, I would love to join up with you guys for a meet.

 

[sparklr]

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"I think we should all go out and buy those little del-tran battery tenders."

OMG, I just went and purchased said unit this morning. Proud, did anyone ever check the battery level?

"It might be that you are too close to Kitimat I hear those guys suck a lot of BC power to sell to others." Ouch! I hear we make it for you to enjoy running all your toys!
Some :mad3pposing force is determined to ruin my riding! It seems that I may still be employed on the proposed weekend of Festivus! Worst case, I can squeeze a jaunt on the 26th. More than likely some excursions will happen on days off prior to that. Anyone for weekday action? If this employment fiasco maintains its' course I work weekends til Mid March.

 

[bchunter]

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I am not too sure of my schedule yet, I might be there before the Friday, but will be there on Friday for sure. I am thinking if it is just the Friday, and weather is good, I will leave here in the AM and ride the Terrace neck of woods all day. I have a social function in the evening.

 

[Kitimat KLR]

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What is is with your batteries? ...mine seem to last forever (...perhaps I shouldn't tempt fate). Even the "past bikes" I think I only ever bought one replacement and that was for 1978 Honda C70 that I used in winter.

I take it off the bike - top up the levels - and give it few "trickle charges" every few weeks for a couple of hours ....seems to work. I bought this bike/battery in 2006 and it still seems fine!

As for getting plates on - guys, be real, it WILL snow again ....maybe

 

[bchunter]

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Kitimat KLR wrote:

As for getting plates on - guys, be real, it WILL snow again ....maybe

Today the thermometer read 14 degrees when the sun was hitting it. What can I say, I am a "glass is half full" type of guy.

 

[RobboDosing]

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Likely be insuring the DR in April and my work schedule has been a bit easier to work around this year so I'm definitely in for some rides in a couple months. The Telkwa Pass is a great one. It clocked out almost identical in time to riding the highway to Terrace when I did it last year. Nice scenery in there too! Definitely a late season ride with all the melt-water that goes through there but but well worth it.

 

[sparklr]

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I have been granted leave from the INsanitarium for Saturday the 20th. Looks like a sunny warm day coming. I'm open to heading up the Kispiox if anyone is interested, otherwise I'll stay closer to home.

:clap: Let's Go!

 

[drbike]

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One more lets go :clap:, not too early, let the sun get up and warm the road a little.

 

[bchunter]

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I would love to join you guys but I have an appointment with my boy for the day. Man, I need a sidecar :clap:

Have fun.

Hey drbike, if you are looking for an afternoon coffee, look me up and I can probably join you in the afternoon. If you need my contact #, let me know and I can pm it to you.

 

[Kitimat KLR]

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bchunter wrote:

Man, I need a sidecar :clap:

You just asked the man with the URAL if he wanted coffee!!!

Saturday does look very tempting, lets go out & sniff around...even if we have to stay on the roads(?). Not too early; it's still pretty slippy/greasy out there plusI haven't got heated grips (unlike someone) and I need my beauty sleep...

Keep in touch here and lets see what ideas spin out or who else is interested ...could be the first A&W of the season

 

[Kermode_Klr]

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I will do my best to get out on Saturday for a ride. At this stage it looks around 50/50

Too much to do and too little time.

 

[sparklr]

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Sunday's looking pretty good right now also. Anyone prefer Sunday, does it help you get your chores etc out of the way so you can ride?

:hb: