what to doo next?

[freediver85032]

After dropping two strait in his UFC comeback and fighting a longtime battle with alcohol, Evan Tanner set's off on a new great adventure deep into the southern California desert to seek what he calls is "Treasure". Tanners blog post on SpikeTV details his preparation for his latest wild adventure, including retrofitting his Kawasaki KLR for the trip. I'm hoping that very soon I'll be sitting out in the quiet of the desert beneath a deep blue midnight sky, listening to the calm desert breeze. The idea going into the desert came to me soon after I moved to Oceanside. It was motivated by my friend Sara's talk of treasure hunting and lost gold, and my own insatiable appetite for adventure and exploration. I began to imagine what might be found in the deep reaches of the untracked desert. It became an obsession of sorts. "Treasure" doesn't necessarily refer to something material. Being a minimalist by nature, wanting to carry only the essentials, and being extremely particular, it has been a little difficult to find just the right equipment. I plan on going so deep into the desert, that any failure of my equipment, could cost me my life The above (prophetic and sad) text was from a month ago http://www.cagetoday.com/evan-tanners-biggest-fight-could-be-the-desert/ Ride free Brother

[Reverend]

Am I missing something? An alcoholic takes on the desert and loses? I mean, no disrespect, but someone with problems dealing with city life might not be entirely suited to brave the elements. Who was this guy? I keep thinking Danny Bonaduce...heh //Reverend (not revmaatin)

> -----Original Message----- > Behalf Of freediver85032 > > After dropping two strait in his UFC comeback and fighting a longtime > battle with alcohol, Evan Tanner set's off on a new great adventure > deep into the southern California desert to seek what he calls is

[boulder_adv_rider]

Yes it's the balancer chain. Thanks for correcting me here. Hunger is no excuse for hasty [read: shotty] posting...ha ha. So what do we do here? And btw, thanks for the recommendation of Cary @ Schnitz. Having him do the re-rework on the top end. Clowns that did the last job apparently butchered it. Read more... I just got back from a 4k+ mile, 9-day ultra-ride including Mojave and Death Valley. I ate through my intake clearances like nothing. Towards the end my bike ran like crap (same symptoms), and I basically limped home ending the trip early. In addition I find out it burns oil at highway speed @ 75 mph here in CO circa 5,200 to 5,700 rpm with a 15T front sprocket--roughly 1Q/1k miles. Disappointing. Well, I've realized all this work needs to be done properly and my dealer is not THE MAN. Today, when I removed the head and cylinder to ship it to Schnitz, I found the dealer mechanic reassembled an exhaust manifold stud in the head where a bolt is supposed to go--the bolt that is inverted that bolts the cylinder to the head...clown must have thought there was 3 studs with acorns instead of 2! Shockingly, the stud in the head was too short so he couldn't even get an acorn nut on it even if he realized it. So the head wasn't properly secured nor torqued. And it all is clear now...I remember when I got the bike back I noticed the exhaust manifold was leaking because one of the studs was too long and the acorn nut couldn't compress the flange because the stud was bottoming in the acorn nut. I explained this problem (and others) to the service guy who told me they had to replace that manifold stud with something else because they can't get the OEM. Interestingly I find that same stud installed improperly in the cylinder head doing absolutely nothing!

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Jeff Saline wrote: > > On Wed, 10 Sep 2008 01:55:22 -0000 "boulder_adv_rider" > writes: > > After 20k smiles and cracking the case, the doo has run its course. > > > > The spring was attached but slack, but the upgraded lever like new. > > > > Hat is off to Mike Eagle here! Anyway, I now have slack in my > > timing > > chain, the doo can't "do" it's job now it's reached the limit and > > the > > chain has rubbed a bit of the bottom of the case (cosmetic at this > > point). > > > > My question is what's the standard operating repair procedure here? > > It > > looks like the balancer sprocket with the plastic material around it > > is > > pretty much worn-off. So do I replace that balancer to fix things? > > > > New chain? All sprockets? I'm surprised to be here with only 20k > > miles. Regardless, my top is back under the knife so it's a good > > time > > to have a peek at the doo and other innards. Glad I found this. > > > > I ranted about the previous top end repair earlier, but yes I'm > > sending > > my head and cylinder to Schnitz Racing for the love it needs. > > Possibly > > going 685 kit and head job with stainless valves. So I figure it's > > a > > great time to find stuff (broken/worn) like this matter. TIA - > > Brian > <><><><><><><><><> > <><><><><><><><><> > > Brian, > > The timing chain is usually used to mean the chain that goes to the top > of the head and turns the cams. The balancer chain is the one that stays > in the bottom end of the engine and is tensioned by the spring and locked > by the doohickey. > > Just wondering if you mean balancer chain is loose? > > Best, > > Jeff Saline > ABC # 4412 South Dakota Airmarshal > Airheads Beemer Club www.airheads.org > The Beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota > 75 R90/6, 03 KLR650, 79 R100RT > ____________________________________________________________ > Make order out of chaos with a new filing cabinet. Click now! > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/Ioyw6i3mgE3f4sJ3dAWWeY19qq cYRP7zR6aBNJR2Dmk6n0e2yXOlBS/ >

[boulder_adv_rider]

I just got back from riding solo the Mojave trail and hundreds of miles in Death Valley--total of 4k+ miles in 9-days including this harsh environments and air temps over 116F. At 2 feet off the ground I measured temps exceeding 150F! It's like riding with a hair dryer pointed at your face on high. You keep your shield down and constant water on your body to maximize evaporative cooling and reduce (conserve) hydration needs. It's serious business. With a liter of water in these circumstances, I'd give untrained people less than a day to survive themselves. You have to be prepared and ready to self-rescue. Waiting 2-days for a search to start in this environment can get you killed. And forget walking 20 miles of dessert to get help which sounds like what might have contributed to Evan's death. Rule #1 is don't do anything but find shade at high heat periods. Without working in the shadows and plenty of water, you're in serious trouble if you haven't communicated a ride plan with detailed emergency and extraction procedures. (FYI: We're still looking for Steve Fossett who didn't tell anyone where exactly he was flying when he disappeared). In Death Valley where I was camped the temperature at midnight 2ft off the ground was still 106F. Yes, midnight. Try sleeping in that. Well, if you wrap your body in cheese cloth and keep it wet and keep your face out of the wind, you'll sleep well like I did. Honestly folks, in temperatures in excess of 120F I've gone through a gallon/hr of water (supplemented with electrolytes) when crossing deep sand dessert. Best described...it saps you like kryptonite does to Superman. Within 45 minutes it can have you so exhausted and nauseous you'll be useless within an hour and dead within another two. No one knows the exact circumstances, but I will say if you're not trained and prepared, you're likely to get seriously injured or killed...or get others killed searching for you. It's not a laughing matter. Everyone should be learning from this tragedy. I didn't know the guy or the many others that have died in similar situations. But I will say after being in extreme desserts, the place can be as rewarding as punishing. To those making light of it, you have no idea the suffering and anguish he felt nor the ramifications on those left behind. It's a horrible way to die and extremely frustrating upto the point expiry. Lastly, I'm not going to criticize those making inappropriate comments. Choosing this path alone will lead them to their own special destiny. Besides, to respond in a rude manner is rude in itself. This situation is a tragedy and listas should learn from it. Respectfully, Brian - Who believes Revmaatin most likely would suggest lead by example and follow no fool. --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "freediver85032" wrote:

> > After dropping two strait in his UFC comeback and fighting a

longtime

> battle with alcohol, Evan Tanner set's off on a new great adventure > deep into the southern California desert to seek what he calls is > "Treasure". Tanners blog post on SpikeTV details his preparation for > his latest wild adventure, including retrofitting his Kawasaki KLR

for

> the trip. > > I'm hoping that very soon I'll be sitting out in the quiet of

the

> desert beneath a deep blue midnight sky, listening to the calm

desert

> breeze. The idea going into the desert came to me soon after I moved > to Oceanside. It was motivated by my friend Sara's talk of treasure > hunting and lost gold, and my own insatiable appetite for adventure > and exploration. I began to imagine what might be found in the deep > reaches of the untracked desert. It became an obsession of sorts. > > "Treasure" doesn't necessarily refer to something material. > > Being a minimalist by nature, wanting to carry only the > essentials, and being extremely particular, it has been a little > difficult to find just the right equipment. I plan on going so deep > into the desert, that any failure of my equipment, could cost me my

life

> The above (prophetic and sad) text was from a month ago > http://www.cagetoday.com/evan-tanners-biggest-fight-could-be-the-

desert/

> Ride free Brother >

[Terry Taylor]

As a loyal KLR rider AND a loyal UFC enthusiast.I am really saddened by the death of Evan Tanner.He was always one of my favorites.Compared to being shot to death in a dark alley by a stranger you don't know I guess that was a pretty good way to go.I mean you've got a KLR loaded up and heading to the desert for what was going to be an excellent adventure.Nobody entered the cage with more different looks than Evan.I admired his heart & determination. When Tanner left the cage you know he gave 100% effort. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]