moab in......march

[Jeff Khoury]

Hello All, My brother and I will be meeting up for a KLR adventure in Moab this spring. We will be heading out on the 18th (Me from California and He from Oklahoma) and tentatively we're arriving in town on the 20th. Of course we'll be stopping by Arrowhead to say "Hi" to Fred and grab any last-minute farkles, and if any other listers are going to be in the area, shoot me an email so we can connect for a ride or a beer. Of course we're open to any suggestions as to must-ride roads and trails. Tentative schedule: 18th: Superslab ride on I-40, meeting (where else?) standing on a corner in Winslow, Arizona. 19th: Two-laners to Kayenta, get a room, drop the panniers and explore Monument Valley, hopefully catching a great sunset. 20th: Load up, Valley of the Gods road, Mokee Dugway, Natural Bridges Park, on to Moab for the night. 21st - ?: Establish base camp in Moab for day rides to all the cool places. Play it by ear. He will probably head for home on the 25th or 26th, I haven't decided where I'll go or what I'll do on the way home. Any and all are welcome to join. -Jeff Khoury

[Fred Hink]

Since you are coming from the south and depending on your riding abilities, you may want to consider coming to Moab by the way of the Lockhart Basin Road. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXGGKVNJXFs It s pretty rocky and some really great riding and views of the area. It parallels part of the White Rim Road without all the traffic. If you are loaded heavy, you may want to take pavement to town and dump off your gear before doing the Lockhart Basin. There are some nice roads over our mountains but there most likely will still be snow blocking the passes in May. All the desert riding will be open then but most likely full of all sorts of other visitors. I have lots of maps of the area and can set you up with enough riding to keep you busy for as long as you like. See you in May. Fred http://www.arrowheadmotorsports.com From: Jeff Khoury Sent: Tuesday, January 8, 2013 12:31 AM To: DSN KLR650 Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Moab in May Hello All, My brother and I will be meeting up for a KLR adventure in Moab this spring. We will be heading out on the 18th (Me from California and He from Oklahoma) and tentatively we're arriving in town on the 20th. Of course we'll be stopping by Arrowhead to say "Hi" to Fred and grab any last-minute farkles, and if any other listers are going to be in the area, shoot me an email so we can connect for a ride or a beer. Of course we're open to any suggestions as to must-ride roads and trails. Tentative schedule: 18th: Superslab ride on I-40, meeting (where else?) standing on a corner in Winslow, Arizona. 19th: Two-laners to Kayenta, get a room, drop the panniers and explore Monument Valley, hopefully catching a great sunset. 20th: Load up, Valley of the Gods road, Mokee Dugway, Natural Bridges Park, on to Moab for the night. 21st - ?: Establish base camp in Moab for day rides to all the cool places. Play it by ear. He will probably head for home on the 25th or 26th, I haven't decided where I'll go or what I'll do on the way home. Any and all are welcome to join. -Jeff Khoury [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[SniperOne]

I for sure recommend going home by way of highway 12 through the Grand Staircase - Escalante, if you haven t been through there before. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah_State_Route_12 Randy From: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Jeff Khoury Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2013 12:32 AM To: DSN KLR650 Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Moab in May Hello All, My brother and I will be meeting up for a KLR adventure in Moab this spring. We will be heading out on the 18th (Me from California and He from Oklahoma) and tentatively we're arriving in town on the 20th. Of course we'll be stopping by Arrowhead to say "Hi" to Fred and grab any last-minute farkles, and if any other listers are going to be in the area, shoot me an email so we can connect for a ride or a beer. Of course we're open to any suggestions as to must-ride roads and trails. Tentative schedule: 18th: Superslab ride on I-40, meeting (where else?) standing on a corner in Winslow, Arizona. 19th: Two-laners to Kayenta, get a room, drop the panniers and explore Monument Valley, hopefully catching a great sunset. 20th: Load up, Valley of the Gods road, Mokee Dugway, Natural Bridges Park, on to Moab for the night. 21st - ?: Establish base camp in Moab for day rides to all the cool places. Play it by ear. He will probably head for home on the 25th or 26th, I haven't decided where I'll go or what I'll do on the way home. Any and all are welcome to join. -Jeff Khoury [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Desert Datsuns]

I've done it in the car, and it's amazing. Highly recommend it. Ryan Phoenix, AZ SniperOne wrote:

> > > I for sure recommend going home by way of highway 12 through the Grand > Staircase - Escalante, if you haven t been through there before. > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah_State_Route_12 > > Randy > > From: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > [mailto:DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > ] On Behalf Of Jeff Khoury > Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2013 12:32 AM > To: DSN KLR650 > Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Moab in May > > Hello All, > > My brother and I will be meeting up for a KLR adventure in Moab this > spring. We will be heading out on the 18th (Me from California and He > from Oklahoma) and tentatively we're arriving in town on the 20th. Of > course we'll be stopping by Arrowhead to say "Hi" to Fred and grab any > last-minute farkles, and if any other listers are going to be in the > area, shoot me an email so we can connect for a ride or a beer. > > Of course we're open to any suggestions as to must-ride roads and trails. > > Tentative schedule: > > 18th: Superslab ride on I-40, meeting (where else?) standing on a corner > in Winslow, Arizona. > > 19th: Two-laners to Kayenta, get a room, drop the panniers and explore > Monument Valley, hopefully catching a great sunset. > > 20th: Load up, Valley of the Gods road, Mokee Dugway, Natural Bridges > Park, on to Moab for the night. > > 21st - ?: Establish base camp in Moab for day rides to all the cool > places. Play it by ear. > > He will probably head for home on the 25th or 26th, I haven't decided > where I'll go or what I'll do on the way home. > > Any and all are welcome to join. > > -Jeff Khoury > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com http://www.avg.com> > Version: 2012.0.2221 / Virus Database: 2637/5515 - Release Date: 01/07/13 >

[Fred Hink]

If you don t want a ticket, the safe bet is to not break the law. If you wanted to camp outside of town, there are lots of trails you can ride from camp that are legal with your OHV sticker. Be sure it is reciprocal with Utah or you can buy a temporary sticker from the Moab Information Center in the middle of town or any Maverik gas station. There are many trails here you won t see too much of online and are more difficult than the KLR is capable of. It all depends on what you want to ride and how experienced you are. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uIxhz1M3Rc&noredirect=1 Fred http://www.arrowheadmotorsports.com From: Desert Datsuns Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2013 9:01 AM To: DSN KLR650 Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Moab in......March Thanks for the feedback. We won't be riding from Phoenix, likely driving the pickup with the bikes in the back. The KLR is convenient because it's plated for the street. The CRF450X only has an OHV plate, and I don't want to get it fully licensed. The word on the street is that the local authorities won't bother you too much if you ride on pavement, as long as you're not being an idiot. I'm not sure how true that is, but I don't want a ticket either. Ryan Phoenix, AZ Fred Hink wrote:

> > > You answered your own question. If you want to do all the trails then > the KLR is not the ticket. Your CRF is a much better bike to do all of > our trails. Our trails are close enough to town that you don t have to > drive on the highway for any more than 15-30 minutes. I had a CRFx > myself and for a local one bike ride, this is the best. If you are > having to ride your bike in from Phoenix, then of course the KLR would > be much better. > > The trails are ride able most all year except for ice, mud or rock > slides. Weather changes here as often as any place else and in the > spring can be different from one day to the next and sometimes from one > hour to the next. You can ask me anytime what the local weather is here > and/or the trail conditions. Forecasting weather is not one of my > abilities. I leave that up to the professionals and they usually get it > wrong too. > > Fred > http://www.arrowheadmotorsports.com > > From: Desert Datsuns > Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2013 8:40 AM > To: DSN KLR650 > Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Moab in......March > > Speaking of Moab trips, a friend of mine wants to do one in the last > week of March. I'm not sure how the trails will be around that time, > though I'm wondering because Fred says that in May the mountain roads > will still have snow. > > Anywho, the plan was to take the CRF450X's.......but I wonder how the > local trails would be with the 2009 KLR650. I used to take my 1998 KLR > through some REAL nasty stuff, places it never should have been, and it > always came through. Obviously the CRF is a better off road bike, but > most of the videos I've seen online, the Moab trails look pretty tame. > When I asked which trails they wanted to ride, the response was "all of > them". So I can't say which ones they plan on riding. Any insight here > would be great. > > What got me thinking of taking the KLR was Arrowhead being in Moab. > Ryan > Phoenix, AZ > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com http://www.avg.com> > Version: 2012.0.2221 / Virus Database: 2637/5518 - Release Date: 01/08/13 >

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[Jeff Khoury]

Thanks, Randy. I had forgotten to put it on my list, but it is now. Here is my tentative track. https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=213186880826766761606.0004d2c9ee79fa507d494&msa=0&ll=36.721274,-113.895264&spn=5.564504,11.634521 -Jeff Khoury

----- Original Message ----- From: "SniperOne" To: "Jeff Khoury" , "DSN KLR650" dsn_klr650@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 8, 2013 6:53:57 AM Subject: RE: [DSN_KLR650] Moab in May I for sure recommend going home by way of highway 12 through the Grand Staircase - Escalante, if you haven t been through there before. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah_State_Route_12 Randy From: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Jeff Khoury Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2013 12:32 AM To: DSN KLR650 Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Moab in May Hello All, My brother and I will be meeting up for a KLR adventure in Moab this spring. We will be heading out on the 18th (Me from California and He from Oklahoma) and tentatively we're arriving in town on the 20th. Of course we'll be stopping by Arrowhead to say "Hi" to Fred and grab any last-minute farkles, and if any other listers are going to be in the area, shoot me an email so we can connect for a ride or a beer. Of course we're open to any suggestions as to must-ride roads and trails. Tentative schedule: 18th: Superslab ride on I-40, meeting (where else?) standing on a corner in Winslow, Arizona. 19th: Two-laners to Kayenta, get a room, drop the panniers and explore Monument Valley, hopefully catching a great sunset. 20th: Load up, Valley of the Gods road, Mokee Dugway, Natural Bridges Park, on to Moab for the night. 21st - ?: Establish base camp in Moab for day rides to all the cool places. Play it by ear. He will probably head for home on the 25th or 26th, I haven't decided where I'll go or what I'll do on the way home. Any and all are welcome to join. -Jeff Khoury