ddpete3
Pro
Posts: 1189
|
posted May 14, 2003 07:54 AM
Yosemite and Sequoia
Well, I'm off to Yosemite and Sequoia with Worm Hole to do some motorcycle camping.
As usual, he's doing last minute motorcycle repairs and hasn't packed yet. Maybe he'll want to replace the motor before we go too.
Well, at least I'm not rushed!!
Should be a good time.
later.
   
|
frEEk
Administrator
ummm... yeah
Posts: 9660
|
posted May 14, 2003 10:48 AM
damn dude, u get all the nice trips. all i get is the grocery store & back. not fair! what kinda temps u expecting?
|
ddpete3
Pro
Posts: 1189
|
posted May 14, 2003 11:26 AM
Just go to his house.
He's still loading up his bike.
Right now, it is drizzling out.
Supposed to be in the 80's through the desert part.
temp range from 35-75 night/day at yosemite
|
kcadby
Pro
Posts: 1733
|
posted May 14, 2003 04:19 PM
Sure is nice out there...went there several years ago...
I hope you plan on being there during the week???
VERY crowded during the summer on weekends!!! 
Sequoia might not be as bad on the weekend...
Have fun (duh) BE SAFE...
|
worm~hole
Needs a life
Miles to go before I sleep....
Posts: 10623
|
posted May 19, 2003 07:30 PM
...900-plus miles later...we're baaaaack...awesome riding through Yosemite Nat'l Park and Sequoia Nat'l Park...I want to publicly proclaim a great big 'THANK YOU, BUDDY!' to ddpete3 for making this motorcycle camping trip with me...my 'birthday ride' gets better and better each year on this bike  ...the high altitude hikes to the waterfalls in the parks were breath-taking (literally!) and incredible...the days were warm and clear...the nights were freezin' c-c-c-cold!!!...wildlife everywhere!...we even managed to snag the perfect campsite at the edge of the raging stream in Sequoia...and we subjected ourselves to full-body immersions in the streams with what was probably 40 degree water cuz' we're just wacky that way  ...the older I get, the younger I feel
____________
“We sleep safe in our beds because rough men
stand ready in the night to visit violence on those
who would do us harm.”
-George Orwell
|
ddpete3
Pro
Posts: 1189
|
posted May 19, 2003 08:28 PM
My balls shrunk so much from the water, I still can't find them.
|
worm~hole
Needs a life
Miles to go before I sleep....
Posts: 10623
|
posted May 19, 2003 08:36 PM
...magnifiying glass...burns ants and makes 'objects' larger than they appear...
____________
“We sleep safe in our beds because rough men
stand ready in the night to visit violence on those
who would do us harm.”
-George Orwell
|
frEEk
Administrator
ummm... yeah
Posts: 9660
|
posted May 19, 2003 10:16 PM
quote:
My balls shrunk so much from the water, I still can't find them.
and this is different from before how? not that i'd know of course, but gonza mentioned it.
|
jonwright
Needs a job
Posts: 2416
|
posted May 24, 2003 11:09 PM
Hey, fellas. Seems as how you all are versed in multimilage:
I assume you have a strap on (heh, heh, heh) tank bag. What do you do with your back strap (heh, heh) the one by the seat, when you don't want the tank bag on there? I just take it off but it's a pain in the ass to take half the damned bike apart.
Am I missing something?
Besides Bart's good lovin'? Oooo wait. I'll get summore that in September. .... ah...someone wake me up when it's September....
|
GreenGlenn
Expert Class
Ron Jeremy's Stunt Double
Posts: 370
|
posted May 25, 2003 01:32 AM
I don't remove the strap, but I still have to take the seat off. I just take the strap and tuck it back up in the tail section. No big deal, just 2 bolts to remove the seat.
____________
If you love your bike, set it free. If it comes back to you....you probably highsided.
|
EastBayDave
Needs a job
Posts: 2245
|
posted May 25, 2003 06:48 AM
quote:
My balls shrunk so much from the water, I still can't find them.
thanks, but I think that's more detail than we really need... 
____________
Enjoy the ride!
02' ZRX1200
00' ZX12R sold
|
jonwright
Needs a job
Posts: 2416
|
posted May 25, 2003 08:10 AM
Yeah, I tried to just tuck the buckles under the seat but they interfere with the positioning. Guess I just need to play with my strap on a bit more.
|
ddpete3
Pro
Posts: 1189
|
posted May 25, 2003 08:58 AM
I always ride with a tankbag...I keep my extra face shield, cell phone, water bottle, various crap in there. I'm used to the tank bag, so it's no problem.
|
worm~hole
Needs a life
Miles to go before I sleep....
Posts: 10623
|
posted May 25, 2003 07:08 PM
...the two rear straps of my Marsee tankbag loop beneath and around the rear pivot of the gas tank...yes, its 'permanently' secured there...when I don't use my tankbag, I just tuck the straps under the pilot's seat (which requires some disassembly), but when I use my tankbag, it just drapes on the side when the bag is not in use...its not a big deal for me, but requires more disassembly if you have a Dino hunge modification...
____________
“We sleep safe in our beds because rough men
stand ready in the night to visit violence on those
who would do us harm.”
-George Orwell
|
Dino
Pro
Posts: 1422
|
posted May 25, 2003 07:37 PM
Yup,....you have to unscrew 4 nuts to get the pas. seat off. Wormy, you weren't removing the whole hinge to get the riders seat off were you ?
____________
uh oh
|
worm~hole
Needs a life
Miles to go before I sleep....
Posts: 10623
|
posted May 26, 2003 05:59 PM
...nope...but still a little more involved than when I use to have the stock seat and tow hitch pins ...
____________
“We sleep safe in our beds because rough men
stand ready in the night to visit violence on those
who would do us harm.”
-George Orwell
|
sagot
Zone Head
Posts: 779
|
posted May 27, 2003 11:38 AM
Hay Worm hole. Did you do any rock climbing in Yosemite? Drink any beer there?
____________
Blank
|
worm~hole
Needs a life
Miles to go before I sleep....
Posts: 10623
|
posted May 27, 2003 09:25 PM
...we drank our share of beer...we climbed over small and large rocks on our steep hike to the falls...but the real deals like HalfDome and El Capitan(?) await me (schyaaaaah!!!....when I'm 40LBs lighter and a whole lot braver )...maybe next year...hey...this ride into the mountains is an annual event for me...you guys should join us next time!
____________
“We sleep safe in our beds because rough men
stand ready in the night to visit violence on those
who would do us harm.”
-George Orwell
|
|
|
HOME
NEW TOPIC