Riding to Patagonia

[DarkMonster620]

I like me a good grotto/shrine. Not sure why, just do.

I have it in writing, cremate me and toss my ashes wherever . . .

[1.21GW]

I like me a good grotto/shrine. Not sure why, just do.

I'll say it again as others have; you should write a book/articles on this. I'd buy the book. Also, send a copy to Lonely Planet. Your words really capture the feeling that makes me want to travel again.

On the other matter raised by GregP, old joints, a CPAP machine and a wife who hates camping make me adventure ride out of my 4x4 ute. We carry the bike, bike gear and all the GLW's make up, hair straighteners, clothes and other creature comforts to a 4-5 Star chalet as a base from which to adventure ride a few hours in any direction, but always able to return to "base camp" that night for champagne and a spa bath. It's tough, but I dig deep! Gone are the days of my twenties and thirties of sleeping in an open field on a tarp in my leathers with biker mates who smelled like dead water buffaloes.  

It's great you are doing this now.

Yeah, that's my thinking.  My mother and step-father are retired and like to travel, but they are old and afraid to explore outside of city centers and organized tours.  Add to that a titanium hip in one and a replaced knee in the other and their bodies make poor travel vessels.  

All my parts are still OEM and I'm sans GLW and hair straighteners, so might as well while I can...



If Oz were connected with anything else, I'd try to make that a trip, too.  Already have a invite to ride with Ung if I ever make it there.  Maybe I'll do a fly and buy scenario.  Then again, the largeness of your spiders is a big deterrent.  



BTW, what is GLW?  I'm guessing something something wife.

[1.21GW]

I have it in writing, cremate me and toss my ashes wherever . . .

Can still build a shrine, though.  May I suggest some sort of bronze plate filled with all manner of meats and grains?

[DarkMonster620]

GLW= Good Loving Wife

[koko64]

Can still build a shrine, though.  May I suggest some sort of bronze plate filled with all manner of meats and grains?

You could fly and hire up north and the same out west and fly and borrow down south. Fly and hire in Tasmania too. They are all separate deals in a place that stretches it's width the equivalent of London to Moscow. Fly and hire saves you a lot of time travelling through moonscape. Down south and mid-north east I'm sure there would be free tour guides.  

The English would say "good lady wife".

[ducpainter]

If'n you're smart...

it's good looking wife.

[koko64]

The voice of experience.

[ducpainter]

The voice of experience.

Ya'all are just jealous.

[1.21GW]

After my tire shredding incident, I sought out a spare tube for when my patched one fails.  I'm running a 130/80-17 tire, which is an oddball size here.  The best I could find was a 130/70-17, which I picked up for $5. 

Should be fine, no?

[Speeddog]

After my tire shredding incident, I sought out a spare tube for when my patched one fails.  I'm running a 130/80-17 tire, which is an oddball size here.  The best I could find was a 130/70-17, which I picked up for $5. 

Should be fine, no?

You're fine with that, it'll just stretch a little wider.

Better going smaller than larger.
If the tube has folds in it when inflated, due to being too large, the flexing of the tire will scrub the fold of the tube and it'll eventually fail.
Not sure how long that takes, I've not done an experiment.

[1.21GW]

Many thanks, Speeddog.

[Howie]

Close enough, you are doing adventure touring.  Load rating is probably a little less, so, sidewall max pressure allowing, up the tire pressure a couple of PSI.  Speeddog is fast!  Guess that's how he got his name.

Waiting for your book  'til then  

[GregP]

What happens after 20 minutes?

The corner worker waves the checkered flag and they let the really fast guys on the track for their session.  I then tell everyone within ear shot how crazy fast I was in the last session and they all laugh at me because my knee pucks don't have a single scratch on them and I have 3" chicken strips on my tires.  I repeat this about 6 more times during the day and hopefully go home with my bike and body in one piece. 

[scaudill]

Are you OK?  Its been several days.

[DarkMonster620]

He should be OK . . . Just hard to get good/decent internet connection if you're NOT in a large city in Central America . . .