missoula, montana to whitehorse, yukon

[Russell Scott]

Just wanted to give a plug to the magazine that helped start this list. A guy named Carl Parker bought it from Toby Lampson, and has really taken it to the next level. I was Toby s webmaster (volunteer) for a while, but never had the time to really make it what it should be. Carl has done that. Really worth taking a look.

 

Russell

 

[b]From:[/b] Adventure Motorcycle Magazine [mailto:info@...] [b]Sent:[/b] Wednesday, August 25, 2010 6:41 AM [b]To:[/b] russell@... [b]Subject:[/b] August 2010 Issue Now Available!

 

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[b]Dear Adventurers,[/b] [b]We're happy to announce the August 2010 Issue![/b]  

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[b][u]Featured in this issue:[/u][/b][u]Editor's Saddle [/u]- Carl Parker[u]Nicole rides the Grand Canyon[/u] - Nicole Espinosa[u]One World, One world of Riders[/u] - An interview with Glen Heggstad[u]Slow Speed Adrenaline Buzz [/u]- Wrapping up Vietnam - Sam Manicom[u]Adventure Motorcycle Lodging[/u] - Hunt's Lodge in NC - Skip Smith[u]Loose Spokes[/u] - Instincts - Lois Pryce[u]Rider Profile[/u] - Talking with Becky Simmons - Carl Parker[u]Book Review [/u]- One More Day Everywhere - Paul H. Smith [u]Wheel Spin[/u] - Bigger isn't always better - Zak Kurylyk[u]Product Review[/u] - TCI Products DR650 Farkle Fest - Zac Kurylyk [b][u]Login Instructions:[/u][/b]First log-in at: www.adventuremotorcycle.com.  You can then view the new page-flip issue by clicking cover image on the front page and in the "Downloads" link.  [b]Please note:[/b] You must be logged in to access the issue.  To make it easier, choose the "Remember me" option when logging in.  [i]If you have any problems logging in or have forgotten your information please contact us first at info@...[/i]You may also download an off-line (for reading when not connected to the internet) copy of the page-flip version in the "Options" menu of the page-flip edition [b][u]Issue Viewing Tips:[/u][/b][b][u]View in one and two page versions [/u][/b]- Switch between the one and two page flip versions in the "Options" menu.  Be sure to check out some of the other features available to you including the ability to download the page flip version![b][u]New Page-Flip Version[/u][/b] -   Unlike a standard PDF, page-flip versions are more intuitive for some people to use and provide some features traditional print can't offer. [b]The PDF version is still readily available in the "Downloads" area marked by a standard PDF icon[/b]  

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[Fred Hink]

In about 1995 Gino Pokluda started riding his KLR650 to Moab, Utah for a campout with some of his friends.  This annual gathering grew larger and Gino created the Kawasaki 650 Dual Sport News.  This was a newsletter that came out once a year with information about the KLR and about organizing their annual Moab Get-Together.  Gino writes in Nov. 1998 "About two and a half years ago, I got the wild idea to start a newsletter about the KLR650, KLX650 and Tengai dual sport motorcycles made by Kawasaki.  The very first issue of Kawasaki 650 Dual Sport News was a whopping six pages long and was mailed to 24 readers.  The mission of the K650DSN was to provide pertinent technical information regarding the Kawasaki 650 dual port series bikes and be a means of communication between the people that ride them."  Gino's mission continues today with the DSN_KLR mail list on Yahoo.   In 1998 Kurt Simpson created a listserve that is the predecessor to this mail list on Yahoo. The DSN went through several owners and eventually Toby had renamed his publication the Adventure Motorcycle magazine which is still named today with the new owner.   For those that weren't around in 1998, here are some archives of those first messages on the Listserve started by Kurt Simpson. http://www.xmission.com/pub/lists/klr650/archive/ Fred http://www.arrowheadmotorsports.com     [b]From:[/b] russell@... [b]Sent:[/b] Wednesday, August 25, 2010 9:14 PM [b]To:[/b] DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com [b]Subject:[/b] [DSN_KLR650] Adventure Motorcycle   Just wanted to give a plug to the magazine that helped start this list.  A guy named Carl Parker bought it from Toby Lampson, and has really taken it to the next level.  I was Toby s webmaster (volunteer) for a while, but never had the time to really make it what it should be.  Carl has done that.  Really worth taking a look.

Russell

[b]From:[/b] Adventure Motorcycle Magazine [mailto:info@...] [b]Sent:[/b] Wednesday, August 25, 2010 6:41 AM [b]To:[/b] russell@... [b]Subject:[/b] August 2010 Issue Now Available!

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[b]Dear Adventurers,[/b] [b]We're happy to announce the August 2010 Issue![/b]

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[b][u]Featured in this issue:[/u][/b] [u]Editor's Saddle [/u]- Carl Parker [u]Nicole rides the Grand Canyon[/u] - Nicole Espinosa [u]One World, One world of Riders[/u] - An interview with Glen Heggstad [u]Slow Speed Adrenaline Buzz [/u]- Wrapping up Vietnam - Sam Manicom [u]Adventure Motorcycle Lodging[/u] - Hunt's Lodge in NC - Skip Smith [u]Loose Spokes[/u] - Instincts - Lois Pryce [u]Rider Profile[/u] - Talking with Becky Simmons - Carl Parker [u]Book Review [/u]- One More Day Everywhere - Paul H. Smith [u]Wheel Spin[/u] - Bigger isn't always better - Zak Kurylyk [u]Product Review[/u] - TCI Products DR650 Farkle Fest - Zac Kurylyk [b][u]Login Instructions:[/u][/b] First log-in at: www.adventuremotorcycle.com.  You can then view the new page-flip issue by clicking cover image on the front page and in the "Downloads" link.  [b]Please note:[/b] You must be logged in to access the issue.  To make it easier, choose the "Remember me" option when logging in.  [i]If you have any problems logging in or have forgotten your information please contact us first at info@...[/i] You may also download an off-line (for reading when not connected to the internet) copy of the page-flip version in the "Options" menu of the page-flip edition [b][u]Issue Viewing Tips:[/u][/b] [b][u]View in one and two page versions [/u][/b]- Switch between the one and two page flip versions in the "Options" menu.  Be sure to check out some of the other features available to you including the ability to download the page flip version! [b][u]New Page-Flip Version[/u][/b] -   Unlike a standard PDF, page-flip versions are more intuitive for some people to use and provide some features traditional print can't offer. [b]The PDF version is still readily available in the "Downloads" area marked by a standard PDF icon[/b]

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[RobertWichert]

Great story Jim! Thanks for telling it. Tell us more! Robert P. Wichert P.Eng +1 916 966 9060 FAX +1 916 966 9068 ========================================================

On 8/27/2010 3:37 PM, Jim Tegler wrote: > Reading Revmaatin s stories and laughing at > his adventures has inspired me to tap the keys into a ride story. Here goes . > > > > On July 17th I flew from the Yukon down to Missoula, > Montana. I stayed with my friend > Alan, wife River, daughter Hannah, yappy dog and 6 > chickens in an urban idyll. My bike was stored there after a 5,000 mile ride from > an Albuquerque, New Mexico > to the Yucatan Peninsula and back last November. On that ride the bike s chain + cogs became > worn to the point of dysfunction. It > just made it to ~ 60 miles south of San > Antonio. I was > glad to have made it to the U.S. Felt like home. I knew services in the U.S. In Mexico getting repairs often > involves dealings and processes that are less familiar to me. Things get done, but differently. > > > > Anyhow, my plan was to make repairs to the bike > and ride it back to the Yukon. First was rebuilding the forks. I really blew > a seal in Mexico > and it made the handling on stopping pretty squirrelly. I got the forks apart > with some DSN Listers help. I had tried > doing it by force and was in the process of stripping nuts. Straining to separate the upper and lower > portions saw the corners rounding and I very wisely stopped. A quick email to > DSN resulted in more wisdom. I was advised by DSN that an impact wrench is the > tool to get forks separated. It was a slick > move and I felt good getting that done. I bolted on a fork brace at the same > time. I managed to find a DSN-Lister > selling a tall windshield and put that on as well. I was having some difficulty installing it > due to the fact that the guy who sold me his KLR had done some surgery to the > fairing he neglected to mention. The > fairing was cut down by an inch and I never noticed until the tall windshield > holes failed to line up with the holes in the fairing. A drill rectified that quickly. The originally existing mounting holes were now > above the level of the plastic cowl and I wondered if they would not act to > equalize the air pressure. > > > > Three days of this maintenance and I was > ready for the road. Friends Alan + Steve > would join me for the first half of the ride (both from the Mexico ride.) Alan lived there and Steve > was flying over from England > for a ride. They would be respectively > riding a Harley Davidson and a Suzuki 650 V-Strom. As we left my battery was refusing to take a > charge and so we went to Battery Mart for a sealed replacement on the way out > of town. Seems like one s lucky to get > two years out of a battery here in the north. Perhaps it s my lack of care and > leaving them out in the cold overwinter? > > > > > We headed up #93 into British Columbia. Warm weather. > Good for riding. Riding up to the > border I explained the complexities of where my bike was from, why it was > there, the ride to Mexico and how I had moved from Alberta to the Yukon in > Canada the border guard just waved a hand to silence me and asked who the > other guys were. I started another > diatribe and he interrupted with, Are they your friends? I nodded and he passed me through. Probably glad to get rid of another > windbag. I m sure border guards get > tired of hearing the traveller s particulars. Across the border with my bike I > felt some relief. I don t know why being > in one s own country brings peace, but it does. I like the U.S. It sure felt more comfortable than Mexico, but Canada felt like home. Anyone else feel the same about arriving in > their home country? > > > > Onward. > We rode up to the #3 Hwy and then east to enter Alberta > and shortly the town of Coleman. > We stopped at a tavern there for > dinner. The guys I was with would not > have a beer. They did not drink a beer and then ride. Hmph .That s something to > think about. We had 30 miles more to go that night. Leaving the bar I became aware that we were > being eyed by 3 women. They liked our rides. In Canada I ve heard those types of > people referred to as tire-biters. The term applies to getting appraised > approvingly on the basis of your steed rather than any personal characteristic. From Coleman we headed up a forestry trunk > road. It was dirt and I needed to > convince Alan that it wasn t too gnarly for a Harley. > > > > We camped that night and the next day > headed up the beautiful Kananaskis Country to Banff, Alberta. > We passed a grizzly bear on the roadside > eating grass. At first glance I thought > it was a bison. I don t know when I ve > ever seen a bear that size. We rode past > Banff on the #1 > Hwy and then south on #93Hwy down to Radium Hot Springs for a soak. That relaxed us such that we only went > another 45 miles before we tossed up our tents and found unconsciousness in Wasa Lake > Provincial Park. The park was full but, the park operator was > a biker and found us a site that was occupied only by an empty tent. Bikers are buds. A friend from Kelowna on a 2008 KLR > joined us onsite. > > > > Next day saw us head off onto another > gravel road. Alan was getting annoyed > with me, but he was having no troubles on his Harley. He calls it the Black Pearl and loves that > bike. Different strokes for different > folks. I can t argue about it being a pretty bike though. We rode west from Kimberley, BC > through a gorgeous mountain pass. To the astonishment of the other riders, who > thought I was dirt savvy, I did a brief visit into a ditch when my front tire > rolled on a rock. This seemingly minor slide had later consequences for my > shift lever. We rode down to Kootenay Bay on #3A and took the ferry across Kootenay Lake to Balfour. Our ride from there was north on #31 to Kaslo > then #31A to New Denver. From there we > headed west on #6 and down to another ferry > at Needles. Once across the Lower Arrow Lake > we rode west to #97 and south to Kelowna > for the night. These lakes are the headwaters of the Columbia > River. I wrote about this portion of our trip in detail as it was some > of the nicest riding you ll find in this area. The traffic was nonexistent. The roads were fabulous in terms of clean, > twisty, cop-free pavement. If you are > looking for a ride. Do it. Once near Kelowna you come into a > major retirement/holiday zone. It was > suddenly very developed and busy. > Frankly, I was glad to head further north. > > > > The following morning we quickly bolted my > rear rack directly through the subframe. That seems to have stopped that from > loosening! We rode up to Salmon Arm. We > were invited to a potluck and decided to go for some local colour. The scene was great and so was the food. Only thing was one had to exert some > monstrous self-control not to be gagged by the numerous flies on all the food! I reined in my horror and tried the various home-made > casseroles, dips and BBQ d meats. Still, > the flies remain in my mind. > > > > North from Salmon Arm, BC we rode #5 and > #16 to Jasper, Alberta. > The next morning we hit the road at 8:30 > to ride 35 miles to Miette Hot Springs. In the cool of the morning the scenery was > stellar. The road from Hwy #16 was 10 > miles up to the Hot Springs. > Another lovely road. Twisty, hilly and > amidst mountains. Our speeds were held > in check as it was quite brushy by the shoulders and an animal leaping out > seemed very likely. > > The riding north from here was fast > going. No traffic and few towns as we buzzed > through Grande Cache on #40 and past Grande Praire on #43. We camped and then made south for Prince George down #97 after Dawson Creek. > Steve and Alan were off to Calgary, Alberta and I was headed north to my home in Whitehorse, Yukon. I felt conflicted as we parted. Part of me just wanted to forget my > responsibilities and ride. The other > half wanted to get home, back to good work and pay checks. I rode west from Prince George on #16 thinking I could go up the Cassier Hwy towards > Whitehorse. I thought that for the first 500 miles and > then realized that the Cassier was closed due to forest fires. Adding to the fact that I had now added 1,000 > miles to my trip was the additional delight that began with an earlier and > seemingly inconsequential slide. Initially > my shifter just seemed a bit stuck. I > tried to rectify the situation by bending it outwards with my hand and neigh > tore it in half!?! That precipitated a > quick trip to a couple of shops in Smithers, BC. Fortunately the shop owner > found a shift lever on a rotting dirt bike laying in back of the shop that sort > of fit the KLR. I wasn t feeling > picky. I was 3 days and 1500 miles from > needing to be at the construction site. My ride back to Prince > George and up the Alaska Highway to Whitehorse was largely uneventful. Notables were the herds of wood bison laying > on the road verges lazily chewing their cud. > Stopping at roadwork that was underway I was amazed at the way 2 inch Long > Horned Pine Bark beetles would buzz up and land on you. The locals casually picked up by the antenna, > tossed them on the ground and crunched them into a gritty paste with their > boot. Their sage advice was that the > bugs can give you a mean bite, but their slow. > Other excitement was my hitting a pothole so hard that it bent my rim. Thankfully no flat. Otherwise, my carburetor developed a > seemingly endless flow of fuel that dropped the mileage down to 20 mpg. That s serious when the gas stations are 150+ > miles apart. I was able to rotate the > carb body to take off the bottom. Seemed like the clip that holds the float needle > to control the flow of gas into the carb was dislodged. Whatever was the problem. When I reassembled the carb, it was fixed. I > happily buzzed the last 4 hours across the Alaska > from Watson Lake > to Whitehorse. Stopped for gas and had to look for the > proprietor to pay. He was in having > breakfast. Got a love that sort of > trust. The last mechanical insult was a > speedo that started indicating lower and lower speed until it just gave up the > ghost totally. What s with that? Oh well, I ve still got a tach to give me a > rough idea. Home turned out to be 4,000 > miles from Missoula. After a loaded 9,000 miles my back tire is > looking right worn. My front looks like > it has another season! > > > > Time to do some work on the bike and think > about another journey for next season. > > > > Over to you Rev. You do it better anyhow. > Jim A5 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.com > List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > Member Map at: http://www.frappr.com/dsnklr650Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > >