KZ North American Relay Ride-Leg 3

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Re: KZ North American Relay Ride-Leg 3

16 May 2013 09:14 - 16 May 2013 09:40
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justinz830 wrote: Well, at least I know I should have enough time to get my bike back together around the time you get the flag. I'll be relocating closer to Wichita around then, so at least a little further southwest than I am now. Is the flag aimed for CO after KS, or down to NM? It has already been through TX and OK right? I know that my bike is not a long hauler, and 3 hours is a little tiring. I know I could make a pretty good distance over a weekend, if someone could reach out and meet me halfway.
I hear ya, I have a 79 650 B3 too that's pretty cut up and cafe'd out. Good runner though, I trust her -- I'm going 240 round trip in a day next week to meet Tom. Maybe we can sweet talk N0NB (he's in Maryville) to come an hour North like to Beatrice to meet me, then back down toward Wichita someplace that can work for you two. And I think you do need to go (as far as is practical) West to get CO and NM into the relay.
Family out around Dodge City?
Gravit8 has been MIA since last fall, at least on this forum, and he was in Iowa City, IA then. Unless he pops up soon he'll miss the flag.

Link 14 is/was supposed to start leg 4. He's in northern CO. and was intending to travel north through CO, WY, MT, then go west. Oops forgot about UT. Leg 5 or the west coast leg was going to start in ID, go to WA then south. More later.
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Re: KZ North American Relay Ride-Leg 3

16 May 2013 09:34 - 16 May 2013 09:37
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kzcurt wrote: Good Fortune! :)
Good idea. I'll check, but the bottom of the carb was wet, I think it all went into the atmosphere.(cough, cough)[/quote]


So now we know why the icebergs are melting, you're the culprit! :) :laugh:[/quote][/quote}

They/re melting now on account of the language I used while getting the carbs off. :woohoo: :evil: :angry: They look perfect inside. I use Seafoam on a regular basis. Methinks the leakage was the fuel line or fuel tee between #2 & #3 or the joints between carbs. I'll know today when I hook up the auxiliary tank. I already ordered the carb kits @ $31 a piece. :( I will only need the bowl gaskets in the kits, but I'll install the float and air needles anyway.
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Re: KZ North American Relay Ride-Leg 3

16 May 2013 14:27
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Coldwater actually, further south, and not quite that far west. Almost on the way to New Mexico though. I'm not sure who all will be around, but if I'm meeting up with Link14 it would be easiest for me to just go over to CO. I'm not sure how we'd get NM in there, but the 4 corners idea sounds good.
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Re: KZ North American Relay Ride-Leg 3

16 May 2013 15:40
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bluej58 wrote: ...Some crazy little wimmen there..... Kansas City here I come!....
Nice! :cheer:
:lol: :lol: :lol:

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Re: KZ North American Relay Ride-Leg 3

19 May 2013 23:14
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Where is the flag headed to and pics are always welcome. If the flag could make it to AZ OMR and I can ride it to L.A. and North up to Monterrey. That would be on my LTD of course, for those of you who are purists. :blink: ;)
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Re: KZ North American Relay Ride-Leg 3

19 May 2013 23:40
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Thursday this week. HANDOFF. TomW to goodfastnchep at Elk Point, SD. I will take the flag through Nebraska and Iowa WITHOUT WIREMAN to Kansas to see Jason or Nate if we can plan the trip through Hays, Ks to New Mexico to go up to Colorado to get the flag up to Montana.
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Re: KZ North American Relay Ride-Leg 3

19 May 2013 23:45
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NICE. PLease keep us posted with copious pics.
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Re: KZ North American Relay Ride-Leg 3

19 May 2013 23:48
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Ride on brothers B)
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Re: KZ North American Relay Ride-Leg 3

19 May 2013 23:54
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bluej58 wrote: Ride on brothers B)
dam right thanks for bringing it up along the Fox River for us!
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Re: KZ North American Relay Ride-Leg 3

21 May 2013 00:51
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Old Man Rock wrote: New route, someone post the latest please... B)

How far west this time for I'm/KZ1075 ready to get this to LA, shit load of members there.
Then up to Northen cal as well...

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After I turn it over to goodfastncheap in Nebraska it should go down to N0NB in Marysville, KS. JustinZ830 is in Manhatttan, KS but has been MIA to PM's. Saxjones said he would take it to California and could pick it up in KS from either N0NB or justinZ830. Sax is in school til June 20 so the flag would sit for a while. Link 14 is coordinating the next leg, #4 Rocky mountain states. He's in southern Colorado I think. That's where it should go after Kansas or to New Mexico and then to Link14. The only players in New Mexico are me part time, and gravit8 if he's not in Iowa City. He's MIA also. Dave, you wanna go to Kansas? See Dorothy and Toto?

My travel plans this June were to ride to Washington State, visit my nephew out there and then ride down the Pacific Coast Highway to San Francisco and then San Diego then east to New Mexico then home. I'll take 5 weeks to do it. I could reverse that route. All plans are temporary til the kickstand is up.

Good chatting on the phone the other day Tom. We will ride together and soon. Stay in touch. Would love to take the KZ 650 on a nice long ride myself. Hmmm? Need more time away from work. Really hate missing my part of the Illinois leg. Dang overcooked battery! No problems now. Ready to ride!
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Re: KZ North American Relay Ride-Leg 3

21 May 2013 13:50
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Well good deal. Would really like to meet up in Colorado but as long as there is a place decided I could f
Go south too. Rather the treacherous corners in the mountains so Colorado would be welcomed. My bike has tires on it now so it's very close. A couple of nuts and bolts and calipers away from being ready.
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Re: KZ North American Relay Ride-Leg 3

21 May 2013 14:06 - 21 May 2013 14:07
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Love those mountain passes but the bike runs like a dog going up. :sick:
Go with the lowest octane you can find.

Coming down is great though, on the pass between Durango and Silverton I shut off the engine and coasted the last 12 miles into Silverton, nothing like it, tons of turns, granite walls and quiet except for the occasional water fall ,really beautiful ;)

Independence pass between Twin lakes and Aspen is very nice too.

I hear that the road to the top of Pikes peak is totally paved now, oh well.

lots of great roads out there.

I wish I could make it out there for this but a Colorado trip this year is pretty much out of the question :(
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