2019 RAA West

Steel said:

My work schedule is not set for October. Not sure if I'll be working then. If I am, I'm not sure when my off days are, and what direction I'll be coming from or going to. I'm leaving tonight for O'Neal Nebraska. But the job is supposed to be done by late September.

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See'ya when you come back. We can sort the small stuff then.

I'll probably drop the bike off to you on my way home in about 3 weeks. While I'm at work, I'll have to finally install @DEcosse keyless ignition.

I thought you did that already at MV.

Steel said:

My work schedule is not set for October. Not sure if I'll be working then. If I am, I'm not sure when my off days are, and what direction I'll be coming from or going to. I'm leaving tonight for O'Neal Nebraska. But the job is supposed to be done by late September.

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I like a man with conviction about his motor rides!!!

Steel said:

I'll probably drop the bike off to you on my way home in about 3 weeks. While I'm at work, I'll have to finally install @DEcosse keyless ignition.

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Just give us a fair advance warning & we will be expecting you.

Tripps said:

I thought you did that already at MV.

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@Kevin frazier did the Roadster for me, but the Classic had a plug updated so I had to send the unit back to @DEcosse and he changed out the plug. I've been still riding it with the $20 keyless mod.

Hotwired?

Tripps said:

Hotwired?

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It's the cheap keyless that's in @idk link in his signature.

1K9 said:

Well it's you call. You chose the flow path. If you are going to dig a 6 hr highway motorcycle ride, ride. We are just giving you the option to ride there and back. I have done both. The ride there has a good part at the end when you get off the freeway. If it is raining or if you get caught in traffic due to a crash or something, you are not going to enjoy that.

My suggestion is that, if Steel can drop his trailer and your bike, I fit mine in his trailer and we ride to Leakey. The exception to that is that Steel can ride with you there and back on the bikes. Ill trailer mine.

It's your adventure and your call GOC. Iv seen one of you Brits bicycling across America so I know first hand how hardass you can be.

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There are a couple of good points you make there. My bggest concern would be this. Having a bike I've never ridden before, not knowing its little idiosyncrasies, foibles etc, unknown roads and driving laws, and trying to follow a confirmed 'Speed Monster' for 6 hours..?? Hmmm...A recipe for disaster perhaps? Or just to see who ends up with the most tickets in the shortest time competition? And who can get 'lost' the most? Oh yes, I think I would be the winner of all catagories!! That nice comfy truck would seem to me to be the perfect method of transportation to get to leakey! Thank you again...

Grumpy Ole Codger said:

There are a couple of good points you make there. My bggest concern would be this. Having a bike I've never ridden before, not knowing its little idiosyncrasies, foibles etc, unknown roads and driving laws, and trying to follow a confirmed 'Speed Monster' for 6 hours..?? Hmmm...A recipe for disaster perhaps? Or just to see who ends up with the most tickets in the shortest time competition? And who can get 'lost' the most? Oh yes, I think I would be the winner of all catagories!! That nice comfy truck would seem to me to be the perfect method of transportation to get to leakey! Thank you again...

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Well GOC, looks like your bike is going to be dropped off here at my house in a few weeks. We will trust Steel. He will deliver the best bike possible. His bikes are not the prettiest but they are noisy and haul ass. This guy has alligator skin. Looks like you are motorcycling there. You will be following me. Keep working on those incline push ups, crunches and butt ups. What size helmet do you wear or are you transporting yours? Bring gloves, rain gear and your riding jacket. We are going to need to see a pic so we can identify you at the airport. Do you have any food allergies and such. Stuff that you will or can not or prefer not to eat? ill take you to a store in case there is something that you must have. I'm going to take you to Bucky's. You don to have Bucky's in England, I'm sure. Bring your favorite soap, if you stink either me or OllBull will castigate you. If you wear a breathing machine to sleep, bring it! If you have to take life saving drugs, bring them. Where we are going, there are so few roads that no one has ever been lost. There are no cops, only hunters and wildlife and bikers.

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