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trianglelaguna wrote: Numero Uno......??????


that is so 2011....just like this ride........numbrosa onester....bra

gravit8 wrote: *sigh

Am I really going to have to offer to ride all the fk around the country to get this done?

Because I will. I'm serious. I've already ridden from Albuquerque to Iowa, and once I get some new bits bolted on, I've got no problem blasting around the country if I've got a destination, so long as my funds hold up (unemployment extension FTW!).

I'm currently in Iowa City, I ride with a surplus Army sleeping bag and that's about it. I don't care where I sleep, I'll put in 600 miles in a day, and my '83 KZ1100A3 doesn't mind so long as I keep oil in the crankcase (you should see my left boot...).

What I'm trying to say is, LETS GET THIS DONE! I'm also supposed to be the ABQ handoff for leg 3/4, but if this takes forever I'll have to, you know...get a job, probably here in Iowa :sick:

So unless anyone else wants to volunteer for 2 parts of this trip...well, I'll throw down and ride wherever I gotta go to help get this done. Hell, I can probably even raise some funds for gas $$ from friends if I have to. Sorry if I come off as a bit pushy, but when I bought this bike I fully intended to ride it anywhere and everywhere the tickled my fancy. 500 miles ain't ****, forgive my enthusiasm but seriously, I logged 650 miles in one day on my way to Iowa, through Texas, Oklahoma and Missouri. Didn't break a sweat. So, umm, let's do this. Git 'er done!

Also, this talk of seasonal weather...pssssh. My KZ is all I got to get me where I'm goin. If we get the northern states taken care of, the southwest is great for a little November/December riding. Lol. It's all about the layers.

Okay, that's as motivational as I get. I'm going to post this to my facebook thingy, and try to raise a little support from the Harley crowd. Let's show them old coots how the Kawi guys do it!

toolmaker wrote: Well, this IS a form of slow torture for us riders out west...... :dry:

Gary - K7GLD wrote:

toolmaker wrote: Well, this IS a form of slow torture for us riders out west...... :dry:

YUP, it all started as a ride-for-pride using 30 year old bikes, but starting to look more like a 30-year-ride just to get the flag from east to west. I was 75 years old when this started, now 76 - and wondering if I'll still be alive by the time the flag gets here to eastern Oregon, I had planned a news article in the local paper, but as long as this is taking, pretty much ashamed to mention it to the local editor...

Odds looking poorer all the time for a finish this year - we missed the best bet by not doing this as a ride from both coasts simultaneously, meeting somewhere mid-continent.

We'd be done by now...

trianglelaguna wrote: decent idea and worthy of merit if their is interest in a yearly ride or follow up ride armed with the lessons of this ride...a yearly from both coasts in is not a bad idea at all and could be knocked out in the summer months....

Forrest wrote:

Gary - K7GLD wrote:

toolmaker wrote: Well, this IS a form of slow torture for us riders out west...... :dry:

YUP, it all started as a ride-for-pride using 30 year old bikes, but starting to look more like a 30-year-ride just to get the flag from east to west. I was 75 years old when this started, now 76 - and wondering if I'll still be alive by the time the flag gets here to eastern Oregon, I had planned a news article in the local paper, but as long as this is taking, pretty much ashamed to mention it to the local editor...

Odds looking poorer all the time for a finish this year - we missed the best bet by not doing this as a ride from both coasts simultaneously, meeting somewhere mid-continent.

We'd be done by now...

Hey Gary, You willing to ride this weekend? I can make it out to Denver or even further west. I think that I could go as far as Jackson Hole, WY or Salt Lake City, UT before I need to turn around. Just a thought if you are from Eastern Oregon it may not be too far of a stretch for someone such as yourself to come and get the Flag. I also sent you and several others a PM with my phone number. But here it is again... 630-391-1787.

Gary - K7GLD wrote:

Forrest wrote:

Gary - K7GLD wrote:

toolmaker wrote: Well, this IS a form of slow torture for us riders out west...... :dry:

YUP, it all started as a ride-for-pride using 30 year old bikes, but starting to look more like a 30-year-ride just to get the flag from east to west. I was 75 years old when this started, now 76 - and wondering if I'll still be alive by the time the flag gets here to eastern Oregon, I had planned a news article in the local paper, but as long as this is taking, pretty much ashamed to mention it to the local editor...

Odds looking poorer all the time for a finish this year - we missed the best bet by not doing this as a ride from both coasts simultaneously, meeting somewhere mid-continent.

We'd be done by now...

Hey Gary, You willing to ride this weekend? I can make it out to Denver or even further west. I think that I could go as far as Jackson Hole, WY or Salt Lake City, UT before I need to turn around. Just a thought if you are from Eastern Oregon it may not be too far of a stretch for someone such as yourself to come and get the Flag. I also sent you and several others a PM with my phone number. But here it is again... 630-391-1787.

SHUCKS, at my age, I'll be doing good to get from here in John Day over to Bend area, let alone a couple of states!

But I admire your determination and dedication - I coulda done it back 30-40 years ago...

toolmaker wrote: Yeah, back in '77 I rode Miami to Portland and back in 2 weeks - 8,000 miles......can't do that anymore lol :woohoo: