Day Trip

Went on a ride with Dave through part of the Oregon coast range Saturday. I got to try out the new Arai XD helmet and my rain gear in 1/4" of rain on gravel roads almost entirely. It was one heck of a slick, but fun day. I also chocked down/realized that one shall never eat at Blimbies sub shops also - opt for subway!

The KLRs didn't like that intense of rain as the carburetor vent runs near the shock and gets plugged with water - that causes them to hesitate enough to think you are running out of fuel. The solution : T valve the vent line and run one underneath your seat...Gotta love those forums!

Also installed 15 dollar pegs on Friday that are steel with some teeth for traction. The stock ones are rubber and turn quite similar to skating on ice when they get wet. I think I will turn the old ones into some type of highway peg.

Enjoy that splendid weather :)

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I didn't post anything on another day trip that was taken a few weekends ago...
Did roughly 50 miles of mostly gravel roads with some mud, very loose freshly graded gravel, snow and a bit of off road (no trip is complete without any). The photos are from that trip with the exception of the helmet. This was with Dave again and his bike is the turquoise one.

He had roughly 3 unplanned exits on the off road section :) Score is 7-0 on the KLR or so...who is keeping count?

1st posting & already slacking

It's another wonderful Oregon weather day - literally raining sideways and blowing wind at probably 25mph. I'm locked inside and am going to began studying for LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) for green buildings.

I suppose I started the blog to document nearly anything, but priority is focused on adventures in the making, past, etc. Until now I had no way to document anything with pictures as I go. That will be great because then you don't even have to read the text!

Anyway my intentions are to post up the story of my motorcycle trip over the summer in a shortened matter. I recently purchased a 2002 Kawasaki KLR 650 that has already proven itself in off road capabilities and I'm still a newbie in that realm. Below or somewhere is a photo of the beast. I had such a blast on my last trip that it seems all I can do is think of my next one...

Which will be many weekend camping trips around in Oregon, and later an Alaska through Northern Canada trip and then or before perhaps a South America trip. Arranging my time off will be the most difficult part pending I do not get laid off. Until then I am getting to learn the bike and figuring out which gear to buy or make.


I post actual photography on another site - http://sparten.deviantart.com and have many of my trip photos up.

Enjoy the read. Dexter