kennyanc
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Our plan was hatched a while back. Chris Woodward would leave his house on Oct, 10th and pick me up in NC. We would drive to DFW and pickup Redone and then head to the border, crossing on about 12th of October. The Chabochis Rally in Creel on Oct 17-18 and then ride to Galeana for MexTrek the following weekend. But it was just a plan. It got changed when my daughter’s graduation from nursing school was scheduled for Oct 17th. It meant I couldn’t leave NC until the 18th so I couldn’t make the Chabochis rally for the first time in 4 yrs. Some things are more important though so I have no regrets. Creel will still be there next year.
Long story short, Chris picked up Ross and met RedRyder at the border and they made a quick trip down to Creel/Copper Canyon and were headed back home by the time I crossed the border. Looks like I would be riding to the border by my lonesome.
Saturday, Oct 18th and I was ready to hit the road. I had spent the last 3 weeks prepping the bike and had everything back together and ready to roll.
Short list:
Checked valve adjustment
Changed oil & filter
Cleaned and lubed air filter
New tubes and half worn Scorpion A/T mounted on rear
Mefo Explorer strapped to the bike to change at the border.
Inspect brake pads and replace rear
Dielectric grease on all electrical connections
Mounted new tool tubes
Lubed cables
Replace fork seals again. (Don’t use LeakProof seals, they are guarenteed to leak)
Chain and sprockets only had about 7k and looked good. (cleaned, lubed, and reinstalled.)
Loaded up and ready to ride.
Headed down the mountain into SC and hit Hwy 11
Then on to the slab and miles and miles of this.
And this.
Had a little road lunch at a gas stop.
I had crossed into central time zone so I had an extra hour of daylight. It was still tough riding into the setting sun for the last hour or so.
Stopped in Lafayette, LA for the night. Chain hotels suck but I was ready to call it quits for the day.
About 800 miles in 12 hours. It really, REALLY sucked but my vacation doesn’t start for me until I hit the border. I had lubed the chain a couple of times at gas stops and checked the oil each time also. I had to add about ½ pint. KLR’s are known to use a little oil on high speed highway runs.
Tomorrow it's on to the border.
Kenny
Long story short, Chris picked up Ross and met RedRyder at the border and they made a quick trip down to Creel/Copper Canyon and were headed back home by the time I crossed the border. Looks like I would be riding to the border by my lonesome.
Saturday, Oct 18th and I was ready to hit the road. I had spent the last 3 weeks prepping the bike and had everything back together and ready to roll.
Short list:
Checked valve adjustment
Changed oil & filter
Cleaned and lubed air filter
New tubes and half worn Scorpion A/T mounted on rear
Mefo Explorer strapped to the bike to change at the border.
Inspect brake pads and replace rear
Dielectric grease on all electrical connections
Mounted new tool tubes
Lubed cables
Replace fork seals again. (Don’t use LeakProof seals, they are guarenteed to leak)
Chain and sprockets only had about 7k and looked good. (cleaned, lubed, and reinstalled.)
Loaded up and ready to ride.
Headed down the mountain into SC and hit Hwy 11
Then on to the slab and miles and miles of this.
And this.
Had a little road lunch at a gas stop.
I had crossed into central time zone so I had an extra hour of daylight. It was still tough riding into the setting sun for the last hour or so.
Stopped in Lafayette, LA for the night. Chain hotels suck but I was ready to call it quits for the day.
About 800 miles in 12 hours. It really, REALLY sucked but my vacation doesn’t start for me until I hit the border. I had lubed the chain a couple of times at gas stops and checked the oil each time also. I had to add about ½ pint. KLR’s are known to use a little oil on high speed highway runs.
Tomorrow it's on to the border.
Kenny