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It would be a shame to get this close to canyon lands and not ride through Zion and Bryce National Parks, Monument Valley, Grand Canyon (Do the north side and have it almost to yourself)
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It would be a shame to get this close to canyon lands and not ride through Zion and Bryce National Parks, Monument Valley, Grand Canyon (Do the north side and have it almost to yourself)
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Hi Smokechaser
Thanks for your suggestion. This is meant to be an off-pavement trip and this way I'll get to see a lot of different facets of the USA and avoid most of the main tourist areas. FWIW, I've already visited all the sights you suggest in a previous trip.
cheers
Chris
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14 Jul 2010
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12 and 13 July 2010
Monday 12 July 2010: sorted bike stuff. Bloody hot. Conveniently air con has been invented…
Bike in Mike’s kitchen being sorted
Tuesday 13th July: Rode Phoenix, AZ to Pie Town to Grant’s, NM: about 400 miles.
Who ate all the pies?
Fixing water pump seal in motel bathroom.
Tomorrow, north towards to Colorado. Hopefully with much more dirt than today.
Later
Chris
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16 Jul 2010
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14 and 15 July 2010, Grants, NM to El Rito, NM to Salida, CO
14 and 15 July 2010
Grants, NM to El Rito, NM to Salida, CO, about 400 miles. El Rito to Salida on pavement because my front tyre is sh!te. Tomorrow in Breckenridge, CO I hope to get something decent on the front…
Big skies, near Grants, NM
The first 100 miles of dirt today start here
GB biker
The only human I saw in 100 miles. And friendly at that!!
About the only things in common with my bike are 2 wheels and an engine…
Le Rito, NM
Great food
After a night camping in the forest
They don’t make em like they used to
On the Cosmic Highway, south of Salida, CO. Note the stars and stripes shorts. That’s how you can tell UFOs
Hang loose
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16 Jul 2010
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Nice one Chris, wish I was doing that.....
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Excellent!
Hey, those old Caddies with the Big Fins are worth a real fortune. Good investment if cheap enough. Nice pics!
Looks like you've got a 50/50 front tire on there? (GP-1 or something?)
Not great in sand for loose stuff.
Maybe you can snag a decent knobby tire? TKC's are expensive but last. T-66 probably not common. MT-21 pretty commonly available. But wait ...
I got an idea: A very common yet VERY GOOD tire for both dirt and street is the Dunlop K739. Came stock on my old XR250. Great on pavement and dirt! (not a DOT tire)
The 739 came stock on several XR Hondas some years ago. I found out (by accident) the front K739 works damn good on pavement. Several friends now run them on their bigger dual sport bikes. (KTM, Honda XR650R, DRZ) It's a knobby tire but somehow works well on pavement too. Not sure how it will last. It is fairly common tire at any dealer that carries tires. Might just be sitting there. Most pure dirt only knobbies are crap on the street, not so the K739 Dunlop.
Good luck, safe riding.
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Fixing water pump seal in motel bathroom.
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I have to give it to you, it would be tough getting a GS into any hotel bathroom  ...  . But, you wouldn't have to worry about a water pump either  .
Cool report, keep it coming
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Thomas
"Hey, ...I'm just ridin' shotgun" 
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Jackson, Wy.
Made it to Jackson, Wy. Staying with old friends. Just spent last few hours dismantling whole right side of bike to fix BIG water pump leak. Now everything is bolted back together. Will add rad fluid again tomorrow/Monday morning. Wish me luck that it stops p!ssing out everywhere. Pictures to come...
Also, now got a Dunlop D606 on the front (matching the back) and things feel much less scarey.
Off for more  s, so no time to upload pictures at the moment...
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16 to 18 July: Salida CO to near Clark CO to Atlantic CIty WY to Jackson WY
Rode long and hard. New front tyre in Breckenridge, CO. Man, the bike feels much better.
The bike handles so much better in the dirt.
Water pump leak got worse and worse. Attempted repair job not successful.
Bike been at repair shop all day. Luckily they had parts. Hopefully finished
Tuesday morning. It would be nice to ride this dirt bike on the dirt rather than
taking the highway everywhere because if I break down, I'm close to someone
who can help me.
The USA is big. This might seem obvious to most Americans, but coming from
Europe you can forget. Big land, big skies, big scenery, pretty scenery.
Superb... (except the bit between Rawlings, WY and Atlantic City WY)
Who said the Yanks can't make good !
Tyre change
No comment
You need to know Cockney rhyming slang (and have purile sense of humour) to find this funny
Tree lined alley
What views...
I think he thought I had sugar
The storm passed me by, Atlantic City YW
Chain lubing at sunrise
The sign says it
X ing x4
More X ing
There's a story to do with this moose (metal). In winter 1995 I sneaked up
on it to get a close up picture. My friends were in hysterics. It took me 5
minutes to realise it wasn't real!
DRZ crank case cover
cheers Chris
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Reason: can't keep my CO and WY apart...
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19 to 22 July 2010 Jackson WY to Missoula MT
On Mon 19th the bike spent the day at Bob’s Quads in Jackson WY. If you’re stuck with a busted bike close to Yellowstone, you could do a lot worse than ask Bob for help. Real good and competent. Water pump is now sorted, hopefully for the remainder of this trip. My friends Rob and Molly were great hosts. Super big thanks.
The last time I was in Jackson WY visiting Rob was in the summer of 2000 and my then bike broke down too! See Chapter 12 The Big Trip This time I turn up and the current bike is struggling… Both people who fixed the respective bikes were called Bob. Also my tyre problems, mentioned previously involved the brand Golden Boy, Made In China POS, see Chapter 6 The Big Trip Too many parallels.
The trip past Yellowstone and through Idaho and into Montana was fun. Here are some pictures:
Nice furniture at the antique shop where Rob works
Yet again outside the GAY Million Dollar Cowboy Bar: 334_Sorry_I_only_have_10p
Teton Mountains
Straight on on Idaho Track 001
Disused railway bridge on Track 001
Great paddling and fishing country
You ugly too…
Waiting for the storm to pass from west to east., near Bannack State Park, Montana
Time for a bath
Light weight axe. Overweight is under prepared as Chris and Dave of Adventure-spec: off-road motorbike gear, UK, road touring, rally, rallye, RTW, Stan Watt, GiT, Guard it Technology say…
Just after sunset, Bannack, MT
Lots of these en route
Harley Bingo Wings, Missoula Montana
I’ll be out of touch now for 2 weeks while vacationing in southern California with my wife and son. I’m sure you don’t want pictures of Disney World and other random theme parks… Back in the road around 9th August, heading south west along the Lolo Motorway and the Oregon Discovery Trail and back to CO on the TAT.
Cheers
Chris
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