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From: Calgary on 18 Jun 2010 09:28 On Jun 17, 8:38 pm, Mark Olson <ols...(a)tiny.invalid> wrote: > Calgary wrote: > > Unfortunately Annette and I will not be going to Chama. Given our > > limited time and the pace we have been travelling, we will need to > > begin heading home after Moab. > > Too bad! I was looking forward to seeing you again. We're in South > Fork CO tonight and will be in Chama tomorrow. > > For once, I was able to finagle enough time away from the office so > we didn't have to push too hard to make it on time. We also had some > extreme weather in Nebraska which slowed us down a lot. Plus we lost > a half day buying a new bike enroute. I was looking forward to seeing you again too. Now you can't leave a message hanging with "we lost a half day buying a new bike" without expanding on what the heck you bought. -;) What did ya buy? For you? Your wife? Your son? We want details.
From: Mark Olson on 18 Jun 2010 10:31 Calgary wrote: > On Jun 17, 8:38 pm, Mark Olson <ols...(a)tiny.invalid> wrote: >> Calgary wrote: >>> Unfortunately Annette and I will not be going to Chama. Given our >>> limited time and the pace we have been travelling, we will need to >>> begin heading home after Moab. >> Too bad! I was looking forward to seeing you again. We're in South >> Fork CO tonight and will be in Chama tomorrow. >> >> For once, I was able to finagle enough time away from the office so >> we didn't have to push too hard to make it on time. We also had some >> extreme weather in Nebraska which slowed us down a lot. Plus we lost >> a half day buying a new bike enroute. > > I was looking forward to seeing you again too. > > Now you can't leave a message hanging with "we lost a half day buying > a new bike" without expanding on what the heck you bought. -;) > > What did ya buy? For you? Your wife? Your son? > > We want details. My wife's EX250 was getting a little tired. Rather than chance having trouble on the rest of the trip, I figured it made sense to take the opportunity to FORCE her to upgrade to a more powerful bike, something I have been trying to do for years. The EX500 isn't a whole lot bigger physically than an EX250 and she has always seemed somewhat amenable to the idea but pooh-poohed getting one since her 250 worked well for her. So we went to Fay Myers Motorcycle World and bought a brand new leftover 2009 EX500. Only problem now is what to do with an EX250 with new tires, chain and sprockets that's sitting all lonely in Denver looking for a new owner. And I have to decide whether or not to check the valves at the nominal 600 mile initial service, or just do an oil change and hope for the best. Checking the valves does involve draining the coolant, I guess it's not that big of a job.
From: Calgary on 18 Jun 2010 23:18 On Jun 18, 8:31 am, Mark Olson <ols...(a)tiny.invalid> wrote: > Calgary wrote: > > On Jun 17, 8:38 pm, Mark Olson <ols...(a)tiny.invalid> wrote: > >> Calgary wrote: > >>> Unfortunately Annette and I will not be going to Chama. Given our > >>> limited time and the pace we have been travelling, we will need to > >>> begin heading home after Moab. > >> Too bad! I was looking forward to seeing you again. We're in South > >> Fork CO tonight and will be in Chama tomorrow. > > >> For once, I was able to finagle enough time away from the office so > >> we didn't have to push too hard to make it on time. We also had some > >> extreme weather in Nebraska which slowed us down a lot. Plus we lost > >> a half day buying a new bike enroute. > > > I was looking forward to seeing you again too. > > > Now you can't leave a message hanging with "we lost a half day buying > > a new bike" without expanding on what the heck you bought. -;) > > > What did ya buy? For you? Your wife? Your son? > > > We want details. > > My wife's EX250 was getting a little tired. Rather than chance having trouble > on the rest of the trip, I figured it made sense to take the opportunity > to FORCE her to upgrade to a more powerful bike, something I have been > trying to do for years. The EX500 isn't a whole lot bigger physically > than an EX250 and she has always seemed somewhat amenable to the idea but > pooh-poohed getting one since her 250 worked well for her. So we went > to Fay Myers Motorcycle World and bought a brand new leftover 2009 EX500. > > Only problem now is what to do with an EX250 with new tires, chain and > sprockets that's sitting all lonely in Denver looking for a new owner. > And I have to decide whether or not to check the valves at the nominal > 600 mile initial service, or just do an oil change and hope for the best. > Checking the valves does involve draining the coolant, I guess it's not > that big of a job. Well congrats on the new bike!. Kind of a difficult way to break in a new machine but I am sure it will work out. We are begining the ride home in the morning. I am not sure what the route will be. We kniw where we want to be in four or five days but how we will get there will be minute by minute decisions. Moab has been great. We did a dinner and boat ride up the Colorado River last night which was very cool. Today we rented a Jeep and spent most of the day driving around in the Canyons. The view is very different from down there and some of those shelf roads are a little challenging. It was good fun though. We got some great pictures. Hopefully we can catch you on the next ride. Cheers, Don
From: Calgary on 18 Jun 2010 23:24 On Jun 17, 5:50 pm, BryanUT <nestl...(a)comcast.net> wrote: > On Jun 17, 5:29 pm, Calgary <hd.f...(a)telus.net> wrote: > > > > > Talk about a fortuitous moment. > > > First let me back up a bit. I was hoping to make a connection with > > Lyle and Bryan somewhere en route to Chama. With those guys leaving > > Spanish Fork at 7:30 am and Annette and I leaving Evanston about the > > same time our chances of meeting were slim. We tried to make decent > > time, and did, until a miserable storm blew in. And believe me it > > blew. Damn near blew us off the highway. In fact we packed it in once > > we got to Price, two hours shy of Moab. > > > So given the short day I figured there was no chance to catch up to > > those guys. > > > We rolled into Moab mid morning, played around Canyonlands for a few > > hours and then checked into our motel sometime around 1:00 pm, > > thinking Bryan went home yesterday and Lyle had already left for > > Chama. As it turned out Bryan wasn't able to make the ride anyway. > > > Back to the fortuitous moment. After settling into the motel we went > > for a walk downtown. As we were walking and chatting, I spotted a > > very familiar Vetter fairing. For those who recall, Lyle has one of > > my old Vetter fairings installed on his bike, and yes it was Lyle. I > > gave him a shout and he was able to hear me. > > > It was good to see him again and meet his son Andrew. We enjoyed a > > good lunch at the Moab Diner before we went on our separate ways. > > > Unfortunately Annette and I will not be going to Chama. Given our > > limited time and the pace we have been travelling, we will need to > > begin heading home after Moab. > > Where will you be this weekend, Saturday evening? Torrey? Escalante? > Work prevented me from riding with Lyle. Dammit. > > Ping me ASAP, you should have my phone number. We are heading home tomorrow Bryan but I am not sure of the route. Annette is having difficulty with the wind. Our route and timing is going to be driven by the weather. We might take 6 to 15 and then the Provo Canyon road tomorrow. Do you know anything about the construction on the Provo Canyon Road? I have been warned to expect significant delays. I have your number and if it looks like we will be able to meet you I'll give you a call.
From: BryanUT on 19 Jun 2010 08:29
On Jun 18, 9:24 pm, Calgary <hd.f...(a)telus.net> wrote: > On Jun 17, 5:50 pm, BryanUT <nestl...(a)comcast.net> wrote: > > > > > On Jun 17, 5:29 pm, Calgary <hd.f...(a)telus.net> wrote: > > > > Talk about a fortuitous moment. > > > > First let me back up a bit. I was hoping to make a connection with > > > Lyle and Bryan somewhere en route to Chama. With those guys leaving > > > Spanish Fork at 7:30 am and Annette and I leaving Evanston about the > > > same time our chances of meeting were slim. We tried to make decent > > > time, and did, until a miserable storm blew in. And believe me it > > > blew. Damn near blew us off the highway. In fact we packed it in once > > > we got to Price, two hours shy of Moab. > > > > So given the short day I figured there was no chance to catch up to > > > those guys. > > > > We rolled into Moab mid morning, played around Canyonlands for a few > > > hours and then checked into our motel sometime around 1:00 pm, > > > thinking Bryan went home yesterday and Lyle had already left for > > > Chama. As it turned out Bryan wasn't able to make the ride anyway. > > > > Back to the fortuitous moment. After settling into the motel we went > > > for a walk downtown. As we were walking and chatting, I spotted a > > > very familiar Vetter fairing. For those who recall, Lyle has one of > > > my old Vetter fairings installed on his bike, and yes it was Lyle. I > > > gave him a shout and he was able to hear me. > > > > It was good to see him again and meet his son Andrew. We enjoyed a > > > good lunch at the Moab Diner before we went on our separate ways. > > > > Unfortunately Annette and I will not be going to Chama. Given our > > > limited time and the pace we have been travelling, we will need to > > > begin heading home after Moab. > > > Where will you be this weekend, Saturday evening? Torrey? Escalante? > > Work prevented me from riding with Lyle. Dammit. > > > Ping me ASAP, you should have my phone number. > > We are heading home tomorrow Bryan but I am not sure of the route. > Annette is having difficulty with the wind. Our route and timing is > going to be driven by the weather. We might take 6 to 15 and then the > Provo Canyon road tomorrow. Do you know anything about the > construction on the Provo Canyon Road? I have been warned to expect > significant delays. > > I have your number and if it looks like we will be able to meet you > I'll give you a call. No reported construction in Provo Canyon. Weather should be warm, light wind. If you take Provo Canyon or I15 you are in my backyard. Give me a call. |