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     1eyert |
SOUTHWEST BUELL RALLY TAOS, NEW MEXICO AUGUST 17-19 2012 check the new mexico thread for more information... hope to see AZ represented. (Message edited by 1eyert on July 29, 2012) | ||
| 1eyert |
Just booked my room for the rally, got a suite, two beds and a pull out so if anyone needs a place to stay you can split it up to three ways, I thing Bart is staying with me Friday night so I have rooms for one more and possibly two on Saturday. | ||
| Xtreme6669 |
Riding thru Payson up to Verde for lunch tomorrow. Hit me up at 602-620-2520 if you want info.. | ||
| Xtreme6669 |
We had an awesome ride yesterday! Rode thru payson into verde and decided to keep going... Ended up going thru cottonwood and Jerome all the way to Prescott. Had a great lunch at the palace on wisky row and then came back down thru the white spars and yarnell rd into wickenburg then home. Great ride! Ended up just me on the cr and Dallon on his SST? Jerome was so cool! We just rode thru but I'd really like to spend some time there to check it out. No sign of fire damage on wisky road in Prescott that we could see. | ||
| Xtreme6669 |
Don't forget chaces diner this Monday at 7 pm!! | ||
| Jacob83z28 |
I'll be there monday. | ||
| Rex |
neat. how was it tonight? I am in Portland seems as hot as phoenix here | ||
| Xtreme6669 |
I was okay. 4 of us showed up. Lots of talk about guns and motorcycle racing. | ||
| Rex |
I need to buy a good pistol, if not two... | ||
| 1eyert |
Almost ready for the SWB rally, room booked, HID lights installed, test ride up the mountain with all gear on Tuesday, leave for ALB on Thursday, who else will be there? Anyone else from AZ? | ||
| Xtreme6669 |
Not going to work out for me. Have a great ride! Get pics! | ||
| J2blue |
Made it back from a great trip down to Taos for the Southwest Buell Rally. There were less than 10 of us but we packed in some great riding with no incidents. I'm sure we will have a good rally next year so being thinking about where you would like to go! | ||
| 1eyert |
What an adventure the rally turned out to be for me! I left Tucson Thursday around 0800 for Albuquerque to stay at Bart's house prior to the rally. After stopping for lunch at a friend's place in Pinetop I headed for ALB, got rained on from McNary to past Quemado and missed the turn for 171. Ended up on 60 all the way to Soccoro. Made for a 550 mile day, got to see the VLA (cool) but got to Bart's place around 2000. Friday morning we packed up, went for breakfast and planned on riding the crest before heading to Taos. Then my bike wouldn't start...back to Bart's house to diagnose a bad battery... off to Batteries Plus for a new one. We installed it without noticing that they sold me one with the terminals reversed, CRAP!! Unfortunately we didn't notice until after trying to start the bike, blew the ignition fuse every time we tried to start it. So, Bart rides home and gets his truck, we load up the XB and head back to his place. Along the way home he makes an incredibly generous offer, he lets me ride his 1125 while he takes his S2, WOW, I am truely blown away and grateful, of course I say YES. So we repack the bikes and ride out around 1300. Beautiful ride up following Bart's rapid pace on a unfamiliar bike, a fun and nervous ride. Saw the town of Madrid where they filmed Wild Hogs, cool. A few miles from Taos we got poured on, pulled over at a convienient covered picnic table to put on the rain gear and we were on our way. Got to Taos about the same time the Colorado group did. Checked into the hotel, had a couple of beers at the bar next door and then off to Doc Martin's for dinner, not that great, out of chicken, slow service, pricey. After dinner we hung out in the patio of the place next door to ours and swapped lies, drank beer and smoked cigars. A great nightcap! Saturday, on the road at 0830ish. Rode the enchanted circle, Bart broke off to ride home to work on my bike. Along the route we were stopped for construction, while waiting for the pilot car we turned off the bikes. When I turned on mine it wouldn't turn over, the rest of the group rides off thinking I was riding last. When you turn an 1125 off there is an option to enter a PIN # as added security, that is the first thing I thought of, did I accidentally enter one without realizing it. A phone call to Bart and still not starting. Jody rides back on his 1125 to help. We pop the seat and find the lights fuse is blown. When we replace it with the ACC fuse, as Bart and Jody were carrying no extra fuses, she starts right up! Moral, carry spare fuses. Who knew that an 1125 won't start if the light fuse is out? On the way through Taos I stopped at the autozone for fuses. Dinner at the restaurant next door. Better service, decent food, still pricey. Watched some Motogp practice on Speed channel, went back outside by myself for a cigar and some beers, to bed around midnight. Sunday, up and ready to ride by 0900. One rider short, Jeff overslept, after waking sleeping beauty, we were on the road by 0945. I rode with the Colorado group as far as Chama, what a great road, lots of 100mph sweepers, some switchbacks, little traffic! There is a 5 mile stretch through forest that is basically one lane, unmarked, that was fun until the rude Honda that wouldn't let anyone pass! South from Chama to Bart's house arrived about 1500. During the weekend Bart got my bike running, but without the instrument cluster, then he fixed that too, a burnt diode. Bart is the man! Off to Tucson on Monday morning after breakfast, this time I was going out I40 to 171, the way I was supposed to come out but missed the turn. I got just off 171 when the xb quit running, no fused blown, but a dead battery. After a call to Bart, he came back with the truck, I bump started it and limped back to the gas station at I40 and 171. He brought his tools and we diagnosed a bad voltage regulator, not sure if this is from the battery issue or if it was going out anyway. On the way home I made several phone calls, posted on the badweb, and then called American Sport Bike, they had one in stock and would overnight it to. Price was right, same as quoted form the stealerships I called. American Sport Bike rocks!! One more night at Bart's place while he went to work. Did laundry, watched TV, cigar and beer and bed. Tuesday dawned a beautiful 55 degree day. We went to breakfast as the email from UPS said delivery at around 1000. When we got back to the house there it was, on the porch, my brand new VR! Install took replacing one of the connectors, about an hour, and on the road again was I. I took the same route as Monday, hit rain about 25 miles from Quemado on 171, rained pretty steady for a while, dry from Quemado to Pinetop. Stopped for gas and food, phoned home, watching some black clouds coming. Finally, hoping for the best, I got moving. Torrential downpour!! From just south of Pinetop all the way to Globe. The Salt River Canyon was socked in with rainclouds, lightning strikes all over the place, rocks in the road like crazy! I dingin the front rim on a rock coming out from under a truck in front of me, don't know how I stayed on the bike. I pulled over to examine the damage in the downpour, didn't look to bad, tire wasn't damaged, held pressure, no wobble, so on to Globe. The rain was slowing so after coffee and gas in Globe it was no to home. Got poured on in Mammoth, in the dark, with the raindrops glinting of the HIDs, kind of a cool effect. Home by 2000, 502 miles, a great adventure. I was the only Arizona rider to attend, thanks to all who attended...Jody, Bart, Doug, Bob, Jeff, Kim, I'm missing a name of a Colorado rider, sorry. Tiffany, Jody's sister and Bob's wife Diane(?) were very good company also even they didn't ride. I had a great time, spent too much money on bike parts, met some wonderful buellers and can't wait for Springfast!! Once again Bart you are the bomb, who else would let someone stay with them, lend them a great bike to ride, wrench on their bike and still maintain a great sense of humor about the whole situation, he even left me his truck keys while at work! I can't say enough good things about my fellow buellers!!! I will try to post pics here but there will be some on my facebook page too... See you soon, ride safe. | ||
| Bartimus |
OK, just got off the phone with the lodge in Alpine. The dates for the 9th annual SpringFast in Alpine, AZ are: MAY 17, 18, and 19, 2013. You can make reservations through the Tal Wi Wi lodge, in Alpine, AZ at: 928-339-4319. Mention that you are with the SpringFast group. See y'all next year! | ||
| Xtreme6669 |
Nice report!! Glad you had a good time!! See you guys in May! | ||
| Ljm |
Do any of you all go to the pavillions on Saturday night? The Mrs. and I will be through and my 65 Yamaha 305 should be on the road (with any luck). If all works out, may head up there. Larry | ||
| Xtreme6669 |
I know Jacob makes it out there pretty often. I haven't been in a while and will be out of town this weekend with the fam. | ||
| Jacob83z28 |
This is a text I got from Josh about a ride for labor day. Ok Buell riders, this is a mass txt to all the Buell guys I know. Feel free to pass it along to anyone else who rides. There is a "buell" ride, all bikes welcome, labor day. The ride will start at 8:30am. Meeting at the shell gas station on shea and hwy 87. This ride will be epic! I promise that, we will be touring northern AZ. Up hwy 87 into flagstaff, stop at H-D that still has Buell signs up. Lunch there. Then down hwy 89. One of the best roads in the state. Into Prescott then down to wickinberg to hwy 60 back home. Yes this is a long ride totals about 8 to 9 hours. You don't want to miss this. Hope to see you all there. If riding 2 up that's fine we will be taking it easy for the most part due to our large pack of riders. Ride safe. Your friend Josh | ||
| Xtreme6669 |
I told him he really needs to get on this site if he wants to get Buell riders together.. I will be out of town until late Monday so I wont make this one. | ||
| Rex |
sorry, will be out of town on monday night at chases....have fun. will be flying to california. I had a great time at bonneville. go to the ASBN bay area facebook page for some photos | ||
| Rex |
Arizona cafe racer meeting tomorrow night.. anyone else planning on going? | ||
| Rex |
Tuesday, September 18th. Arizona Cafe Racer night. Meeting at a cafe in Tempe. See Arizona Cafe Racer meeting up group. Monday, October 1st. ASBN meeting in Arizona and California. See you guys this month at Chase's. REX | ||
| Rex |
http://www.motorcyclepowersportsnews.com/Item/1049 03/erik_buell_racing_expands.aspx the whole article on new 2013 EBR motorcycles | ||
| Rex |
I have some posters from confederate if anyone wants one and can haul it back with them....let me know....REX | ||
| Xtreme6669 |
I'll be there on Monday and would love a poster! | ||
| Rex |
Okay, I will bring them..... | ||
| Jacob83z28 |
Me too, I'd like a poster. I'll be at Chase's on monday. | ||
| 1eyert |
I will finally be off weekends beginning mid November and would like to try meeting some of you guys for rides and such. When and where is Chase's? I might be able to make it sometime. | ||
| Jacob83z28 |
Chase's is the first monday of every month, so the 5th of November will be the next one. It's on the corner of Alma School and Warner. I havent't heard anything about any rides in awhile but if something comes up it'll be posted here. Hope to see you at Chase's and for some rides soon. | ||
| Xtreme6669 |
I could do a ride this weekend... Maybe SRC or something? |
