| Author | Message | ||
     Nillaice |
Gonna meet an old Friend from the Navy/nuke plant days at Bonneville for speed week. It's be great to see him and I could really use the time in the saddle to do some thinkng and try and find some peace. Bringing the sleeping bag as a backrest so I'm packing the hammock and stove too. Anybody else going or live between Oregon and SLC? Headed out on OR-58 & 31, might come back on US-20. | ||
| Ducbsa |
OT, but I rode US20 from Chicago to Oregon in 1980 and it was great. | ||
| Hughlysses |
Nilla- Speedweek was last month. Are you going to the World Finals in October? | ||
| Nillaice |
I meant what I knew; 2017 World of Speed Race Date September 15-18, 2017 potato, tomato (Message edited by nillaice on September 06, 2017) | ||
| Nillaice |
Leaving tonight for crater lake | ||
| Hughlysses |
Have a good trip, and post lots of pics! | ||
| Hootowl |
Speaking of potatoes, scientists have finally cracked the grand unified theory, and can now describe the entire universe with one expression. Everything in the universe is either a potato or not a potato. Astounding, but true. That probably should have gone in the joke thread. Or the science thread... | ||
| Nillaice |
Made it to diamond lake the first night, stopped by at crater lake, but it was pretty smoky because of all the wildfires | ||
| Nillaice |
The bike seems to be lacking some umph at elevation. Trego springs was pretty cool... Er, hot. Apparently burning man was last week. But I heard it was canceled for next year Camped out near Austin NV tonight | ||
| Tootal |
The bike seems to be lacking some umph at elevation. So true! Over 10,000 feet I had to fan the clutch like a two stroke to get it around the steep switch backs on jeep trails in Colorado! Those big jugs are gasping for air! | ||
| Nillaice |
Met up with my buddy Lincoln in Nephi and proceeded to snap the drive belt. | ||
| Nillaice |
it was great to hang out and share time with an old friend. salt lake HD was backordered so I crossed my fingers and gingerly rode it home on the spare. took a detour to the hart mtn hot springs on the way home. out of the way but totally worth it. 58 and 31 were good roads. there are a lot of cool things and places on the way, but there is also a lot of nothing in between them. at least Nebraska plants corn ... | ||
| Nillaice |
also, Bonneville was sweet. some of those machines are crazier than the guys that ride them | ||
| Ourdee |
I wish there were pictures. | ||
| Hughlysses |
The bike seems to be lacking some umph at elevation. HP Loss = (elevation x 0.03 x horsepower @ sea level)/1000 So if you were at 5000 feet elevation, you'd lose about 15 of your Uly's stock 103 HP. | ||
| Needs_o2 |
Just had that discussion last night with Henry, who also lives at 9000 ft., as to the best reason to have electric powered vehicles, no loss of ponies for us. | ||
| Nillaice |
the bike was weighed down with me and all my crap. stopped by a scale and just the bike was 650 lbs, 850 with me on the platform too. ... I know I am closer to 240 with clothes and gear, so I think it only registered in 50 lb increments I guess a super/turbo charger could compensate for the less dense air at elevation ... ? |
