SteveWFL
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posted March 12, 2013 08:09 PM
Its OK to ride your Concours14 in GRAVEL
Someone posed a question "is it ok to ride a C14 on gravel roads????
Of course I replied:
I do it all the time. The worst gravel i was in was going up a STEEP long driveway in the mountains of TN. Straight up, deep gravel. Traction control I bow to you, it was easier to get the bike up that hill than to walk it without a bike. Wish I had a pic.
My favorite gravel was offroading at Moab, Utah. Infinite gravel roads, traction control uphill, antilock brakes downhill, and KiPass to help me endure.
Also sand can be challenging, as is the case when offroading in the desert
As you may suspect, this road ran out into nothingness quick, but the gold (mine) is at the end.
But if yer cautious and the non-adventurous type, stay on the streets! Such as:
Key West
Vegas
Or even Tampa! 
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fish_antlers
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posted March 12, 2013 08:14 PM
 Edited By: fish_antlers on 13 Mar 2013 04:14
Nice - we did gravel too on the way through the Rockies with the C14 -was a blast! Have to dig up the pix!
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SteveWFL
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posted March 12, 2013 08:17 PM
Edited By: SteveWFL on 13 Mar 2013 04:18
^^^^ right on, post 'em up. I did my share of gravel in the Rockies too, along with July snow !
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fish_antlers
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posted March 12, 2013 08:22 PM
Hey what about visiting us ??
Farking cold up there!!!
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fish_antlers
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posted March 12, 2013 08:37 PM
cant find my pics from that ride online! grrr
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FastestBusaAround
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posted March 12, 2013 09:28 PM
Steve - by any chance when you were on Freemont...did you eat at the Heart Attack Grill? I did in January - supposedly a real bike stop, but it was shit...pure shit burger. Mickey Dee's is better, and that's not saying much - LOL
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frEEk
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posted March 12, 2013 10:20 PM
Fuck yeah u can ride gravel. i done some decidedly ugly logging roads on the 12 too. doesn't do the bike much good when it gets real tough (it takes on the harley shake) but it does work.
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Silver Hawk
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posted April 23, 2013 12:29 AM
How many miles on it now Steve?
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2008 Concours ABS 23k miles in a yr Sold
2009 R1 16k miles in a yr Sold
2005 Honda Goldwing..6k miles in 2 months ..Sold
2012 Concours ABS 5k in 1 month..Sold
2011 ZX 10r 2k in 1 month...Sold..
2012 ZX 10R ABS black and red 144 miles as of 4-23-2013 sold.
2013 F6B deluxe sold
Back to the 2012 Connie present
2014 Green and Black ZX14r ..Beast mode!! present.
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SteveWFL
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posted April 23, 2013 02:28 PM
>70,000
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Silver Hawk
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posted May 21, 2013 07:01 PM
NICE!!!
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2008 Concours ABS 23k miles in a yr Sold
2009 R1 16k miles in a yr Sold
2005 Honda Goldwing..6k miles in 2 months ..Sold
2012 Concours ABS 5k in 1 month..Sold
2011 ZX 10r 2k in 1 month...Sold..
2012 ZX 10R ABS black and red 144 miles as of 4-23-2013 sold.
2013 F6B deluxe sold
Back to the 2012 Connie present
2014 Green and Black ZX14r ..Beast mode!! present.
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H2 to ZX12
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posted May 22, 2013 05:42 PM
Did Arches Nat Park last year, Canyonlands, and the "Island". This year we did Bryce canyon and Zion, along with 5 days of skiing :-)
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INTIMIDA2OR
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posted May 30, 2013 03:56 PM
Thats bitchin Steve!
Me and my wife did some off roading to the grand canyons west rim.
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SteveWFL
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posted May 31, 2013 04:40 AM
^^^^nice!
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INTIMIDA2OR
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posted May 31, 2013 10:03 AM
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