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Kitimat KLR

Kitimat KLR

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I'll head out ~9am ...still -3C here with heavy frost on ground. Sparklr said he was going out at 8am. I may make a quick pitstop in Terrace & then (EAST!) out to New Hazelton (Hwy 16)
 
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Careful on the frost. It's sunny and 8 here already and I am just about done...let me know once you figure out the time machine Dr:hb:

Until then I'll just take a ride alone then grab a sixer and try and help a buddy get his old dr350 going....make that 12:hb:
 
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bchunter wrote:
Ya, don't worry about me. I got social calendared up. But I am going to try to go for a small rip around here at some point on Sunday. DrBike, if you are planning to be in town on Sunday, look me up and we can do coffee at some point.

Have fun guys and remember to take photos :hb:
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Jim - give me a shout if yer going for a burn on Sunday - just got 7 mos ins and heated grips! I'll be heading out today in the early aft somewhere - maybe Lawson to Quick and back.

John
 
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Just sent you a PM for tomorrow. Today is a no go for sure, but I am in for sure for tomorrow. Have fun today.
 
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I know the Dr said that the Ural was not the quickest thing on three wheels, perhaps he is still on the road:mb:

I have finally got the KLR plated and with a little luck I will get out tomorrow. Lot's of sea foam to clean out the carb's, battery on charge, air filter drying etc etc.

Jim, my trip to Smithers was chaotic the other week; I did not have a chance to call you to grab a coffee.I am hoping to get to use my bike for work travel in a few weeks and will be up for some evening exploring when I am out your way.
 
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Nearly doubled my mileage I have on the lady after todays ride. Iron butt its not but I did a tad less than 500 klicks, a little cold on the way out and little cold on the way home, but a nice ride all in all. Just to show I can get lost anywhere, I was going in circles in Kitwanga:X, big help the GPS is, it confirmed I was going in circles and was of little help in finding where I needed to go.

TheRussian is asleep, in the garage with a liberal coating of Joe Rocket riding pants on its exhaust, my hack monkey will be up all night I suspect as she slept most of the way home. Everyone is happy and content.:):):)a good day.
 
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Kermode_Klr wrote:
Jim, my trip to Smithers was chaotic the other week ....
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Not a prob. Work usually does tend to get in the way of coffee. Just shoot me a message when it works for you.

Just to show I can get lost anywhere, I was going in circles in Kitwanga

Now that is truly scary. You should have tried standing on the pegs, you would have been able to see across town :hf:
 
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drbike wrote:
Just to show I can get lost anywhere, I was going in circles in Kitwanga:X, big help the GPS is, it confirmed I was going in circles and was of little help in finding where I needed to go.

TheRussian is asleep, in the garage with a liberal coating of Joe Rocket riding pants on its exhaust, my hack monkey will be up all night I suspect as she slept most of the way home. Everyone is happy and content.:):):)a good day.
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:):) Funny stuff!

"Now that is truly scary. You should have tried standing on the pegs, you would have been able to see across town :hf:" :mb:
I left just after 8AM, and had to go back to retrieve my sac 'o' essentials:gaah::shoot:.

After the second round of obligatory waves to the ladies of my life, gassed her up, made a mental note of the next fuel stop equation, a quick whiff of my melting wires and off to Terrace. A quick stop to buy a battery, leave it there, and venture on. The roads so far were not a problem, no grip heaters needed yet, however I could of used an ice scraper to clear the visor a few times. 2 hours in, the toes were frozen, the grip heaters finally received ignition just before the construction delay. The rest was just some chill. Was going to stop for breakfast @ Kitwanga, but reconsidered as thawing potential frostbite can be painful. Chatted up all the locals at the Haze Chevron, sukking back Java like there was no tomorrow, and defrosted the toes! Finally I see the Ural (Dr. Bike with Lil' Jo) descending the hill of much Police Activity, then Kitty arrives just as frozen as the rest of us. A little banter and a quick lunch is devoured.

So off we go. The pics are limited to encourage others to see it for themselves and to NOT spoil the Aug Telkwa Pass Ride! Lil' Jo was Chief Cinematographer, and we hope to see some of that footage.




As part of the route for The Telkwa Pass Ride, the FSR's are mint!





Action shot of Kitimat Klr.



The Dr. and Lil' Jo ripping with the Ural, just before the DSBC salute!:Stir



The Beast!



Obligatory Haze pic.

We parted ways with the Dr. and Lil' Jo at Kitwanga, and headed home. Kind of a cold day with a long, short, and long ride home, yet always a ride is better than no ride. Thanks for coming out!

:hb: :clap: :shoot:?
 
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Thanks for sharing the picures of the day. Hopefully the start of many rides to come in 2010. The Ural looks like lot's of fun:clap:. -3 this morning, you guys are brave (crazy!).

I am looking forward to heading out for a spin tomorrow. Hopefully in good spirits! I will be up at 6:30 am to watch my football team demolish one of our detested local rivals. Thankfully the clocks have not gone forward in England or it would be a 5:30 amkick-off:hb:
 
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Right on. Glad you guys could get out. I am sad that I was not there, but will have to make it another day. Good ride guys.
 
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Snow has given way to rain:dr:

After lunch it is on with the wet weather gear and off to explore! First ride of the season:bliss:
 
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You two wheel one wheel drive guy make me laugh....as soon as we saw warm weather and fresh snow we went out and carved up the streets before it all melted.

:mb::mb::mb::mb: :mb::mb::mb::mb:

Na, got up early and started to clean the house:X:X:X, the house is nearly as clean as the bike now. I couldof, should of ridden but no, parental responsibility called.

Any one out there have a wife who likes to clean and shop and cook? Will consider trade for a slightly used KLR. If she knows how to adjust carbs I would be willing to throw in a set of new tires for the KLR.:)



Now itsoff to Smitters to shop, now that the sun is out, I hear the back road calling!
 
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"two wheel, one wheel drive guys":clap: I like it!

Well I did manage to get out for a few hours this afternoon. It was a good warm-up for the fun to follow in the coming weeks. I decided to head out on theWest Kalum FSR, until I hit the white stuff.

All clear up to the left fork for Sleeping Beauty mnt. Left was clear and showed lots of signs of logging activity. I managed to go approx 8 km's and had a lot of fun in slick and slimy mud. Learning to balance the KLR again after a year where I just rode the KLX. No problems and I remained upright, which is always a good sign.

I then returned to the main FSR and headed for Pine Lake,. The snow is melting fast and for several km's I made good progress riding in vehicle tracks. I turned around at about the same point that the NXNW crew turned back last year. The only difference being that it was most likely the end of April or later when we tried it:tup:

I explored some of the many trails in that area, before heading back to the highway and a trip up Shames mnt.

Camera battery flat = 2pic's.

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These are taken on the Sleeping Beauty trail. Both are on the less muddy sections. I thankfully avoided stopping in the real sloppy stuff:dr:
 
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Yes - a good days ride, even if it was a "little cold" to say the least.I clocked ~512kms. Good to see drbike out & about (& he wasn't that slow really - only in the corners) & I think I heard him muttering something about the Ural & Telkwa Pass.

I'm "tyred" of everyone else so I put an order with JCWhitney for some TKC80's Fr & Rr ...I'll let you know how it plays out...


Kermode-klr: ...think I'll wait for the ground to dry up a little if those pics are the dry stuff!
 
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