I went for a ride...

CrossbarphotoCrossbarphoto Registered Users Posts: 89 Big grins
edited November 13, 2009 in Journeys
I grabbed my helmet and headed out for a ride...

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I decided I would ride a little dirt today.

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I found a little Singletrack

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Met some new friends

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We got a little wet

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We got a little hungry

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Met some old friends

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It was a whole bunch of rowdy fellas

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We rode some more

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Stumbled across a memorial

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Climbed a steep mountain

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Got lost

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Stopped for gas

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Got tired...decided to camp

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...more riding in a bit

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  • CrossbarphotoCrossbarphoto Registered Users Posts: 89 Big grins
    edited October 6, 2009
    We got up the next day and found a lake

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    We climbed a Pass

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    We lost some bolts

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    Saw a big rock wall

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    Headed deep into the mountains

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    Appreciated the good things in life

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    Found a waterfall

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    Stood on top of the world

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    Looked down on Creation

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    Descended back towards civilization

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    Found a town

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    Left town quickly

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    Solitude is wonderful

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    Pondered life again

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    Appreciated where we had been

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    Got a flat

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    Found more vistas

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    Got more gas

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    Found traffic

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    Made it back home

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  • Awais YaqubAwais Yaqub Registered Users Posts: 10,572 Major grins
    edited October 7, 2009
    One of the best photo journeys !
    I really felt connected mwink.gifmwink.gif
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  • captnemocaptnemo Registered Users Posts: 186 Major grins
    edited October 29, 2009
    Looks like a great ride- hows that wheel doing with a chunk missing?
  • CrossbarphotoCrossbarphoto Registered Users Posts: 89 Big grins
    edited November 12, 2009
    Awais Yaqub wrote:
    One of the best photo journeys !
    I really felt connected mwink.gifmwink.gif

    Thanks! That means a lot to me!
  • CrossbarphotoCrossbarphoto Registered Users Posts: 89 Big grins
    edited November 12, 2009
    captnemo wrote:
    Looks like a great ride- hows that wheel doing with a chunk missing?

    The wheel was fine after I put 3 new bolts in it! eek7.gif

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  • timk519timk519 Registered Users Posts: 831 Major grins
    edited November 12, 2009
    A wonderfully minimalist report! Excellent! thumb.gif
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  • CrossbarphotoCrossbarphoto Registered Users Posts: 89 Big grins
    edited November 12, 2009
    timk519 wrote:
    A wonderfully minimalist report! Excellent! thumb.gif

    Thanks!!

    I wrote up a long trip report on my blog, but this is a photo site and should be about the photography telling the story, not always the words. 9496500-Ti.gif
  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,948 moderator
    edited November 13, 2009
    Crossbarphoto wrote:
    Thanks!!

    I wrote up a long trip report on my blog, but this is a photo site and should be about the photography telling the story, not always the words. 9496500-Ti.gif
    But this forum is about words as well as photos.

    Looks like you had a great time! Do you have an aux tank under the seat too?
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  • CrossbarphotoCrossbarphoto Registered Users Posts: 89 Big grins
    edited November 13, 2009
    ian408 wrote:
    But this forum is about words as well as photos.

    Looks like you had a great time! Do you have an aux tank under the seat too?

    No fuel under the seat. My tank holds 3.4 gallons which is good for just over 150 miles. I can carry extra fuel in saddle bags, but my riding mate has the same range so we just try to plan fuel stops accordingly.
  • Chris HChris H Registered Users Posts: 280 Major grins
    edited November 13, 2009
    I am sooooooo jealous, love bikes and photography. Would love to do both somewhere warm too.!!

    Great photo journal.
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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,948 moderator
    edited November 13, 2009
    Crossbarphoto wrote:
    No fuel under the seat. My tank holds 3.4 gallons which is good for just over 150 miles. I can carry extra fuel in saddle bags, but my riding mate has the same range so we just try to plan fuel stops accordingly.
    Nice. I put a safari tank on the 530.
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  • CrossbarphotoCrossbarphoto Registered Users Posts: 89 Big grins
    edited November 13, 2009
    ian408 wrote:
    Nice. I put a safari tank on the 530.

    My wife says I have a problem. I have no idea what she is talking about...

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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,948 moderator
    edited November 13, 2009
    Crossbarphoto wrote:
    My wife says I have a problem. I have no idea what she is talking about...

    ha ha! You certainly do lol3.gif

    I see a Rallye 690 in your future...
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  • CrossbarphotoCrossbarphoto Registered Users Posts: 89 Big grins
    edited November 13, 2009
    ian408 wrote:
    ha ha! You certainly do lol3.gif

    I see a Rallye 690 in your future...

    I'd love a Rallye 690!!

    The only problem I see is I need a BIGGER garage! wings.gif
  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,948 moderator
    edited November 13, 2009
    I spent some time examining Jonah Street's a while back and had the chance to compare it with a hand made version coming in at $21K--this belonged to Dirk Kessler, privateer. Very similar yet different.
    Cool stuff.
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  • CrossbarphotoCrossbarphoto Registered Users Posts: 89 Big grins
    edited November 13, 2009
    ian408 wrote:
    I spent some time examining Jonah Street's a while back and had the chance to compare it with a hand made version coming in at $21K--this belonged to Dirk Kessler, privateer. Very similar yet different.
    Cool stuff.
    There is a guy here in Colorado that took a 525 and converted it to a Rallye 690 like bike.

    The bike was punched out to 560cc and runs amazingly!

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