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[Ronald Criswell]

Always great to go to Moab. The Photo Ops are endless. We had a low turnout this year. Gas prices, economy....whatever? Fred is talking about not doing it anymore. For all us Moab addicts we may just have to get together incognito? Had a great ride up through Castle Valley, over the La Sals to Gateway Colorado. Rode out to the Thelma and Louise overlook but the trusty KLR's heat gage went all the way to H.....fan quit working.......sigh as rev says. My after market lights / horn switch quit working. Some kind of electrical bug ah boo...sigh again. Oh well, I had the Versy backup but not as adventurous with the Versy in the back country. Sure was fun on the La Sal loop and out to Island in the Sky and also along the River Road. Thought about taking my touring kayak........but the river was running about 35,000cfs and climbing to a projected 50,000. Highest I have seen it and more snow in the La Sals than I have ever seen. Part of the White Rim was closed because of that. I bet Cataract Canyon was deadly. To much for a flat water kayaker. I will get to Gemini Bridges someday. Too many roads to take out there. Criswell

[Jeff Saline]

On Wed, 08 Jun 2011 06:29:52 -0000 "sh8knj8kster" writes: SNIP

> Anyways, I'm sure my fat ass weighed in heavily (pun intended=:-) on > how uncomfortable that seat was. The less you weigh, the less the > seat has to support, but most oem seats don't work for the majority > of riders when it comes to LD work. Usually not wide nor supportive > enough. Exceptions abound and your good friend Jeff Saline is one > of them. I recall Jeff telling me he has no problem with the oem > KLR saddle

<><><><><><><> <><><><><><><> Jake, Martin, That's correct. The stock seat on my 03 KLR650 is fine for me. Longest day so far was 812 smiles on that seat. I did have to stand on the pegs a few times to air my butt, but I think I would have had to do that on any seat. I'm 5' 9" and weigh about 170. I think I might have been a few pounds lighter on that ride as it was at the end of De Tour and about 18 days of touring. I think having clothes with no seams or seams in the right places can make a world of difference in comfort. Same for having riding gear that breaths. I get asked often at work (test riding for the local Harley dealer) if I'm not hot in my riding gear. I tell them I'm probably more comfortable than they are as the gear is mesh and allows cooling by evaporation. The other day after tossing about 30 tires I was a little sweaty. Temp was just about 90 degrees F. I jumped on a couple of bikes to test and was a bit too cool from the evaporation. Almost had to stop to warm up. I think regular exercise and being in fair physical shape has a lot to do with riding comfort. Avoiding trapping body moisture is also important. If you start getting sweaty inside your riding gear or your butt gets sweaty it's time to stop and air out. Maybe that's just standing on the pegs so your butt gets some fresh air or maybe that means a short stop. When I stop I usually remove my riding pants and make sure I air out. Cotton traps moisture and that makes me uncomfortable. Bicycle type shorts work pretty well for riding longer distances. 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 . . ____________________________________________________________ Get Free Email with Video Mail & Video Chat! http://www.juno.com/freeemail?refcd=JUTAGOUT1FREM0210