Member Contributer 34468Randy Posted July 22, 2018 Member Contributer Share Posted July 22, 2018 I need to get one exactly the same, but with a huge tear drop running through it. Green in colour as in envy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer MaxSwell Posted July 24, 2018 Member Contributer Share Posted July 24, 2018 On 7/21/2018 at 11:18 PM, 34468Randy said: I need to get one exactly the same, but with a huge tear drop running through it. Green in colour as in envy. +1! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCAl Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 A little slow on posting. Home safe and sound. Thanks to everyone who shared this great event. Thanks to Tony for an incredible job of organizing. I look forward to the next ride. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Popular Post Belfry Posted July 27, 2018 Member Contributer Popular Post Share Posted July 27, 2018 I got home Sunday afternoon after spending a couple of days in Denver, then riding to Park City, UT, spending four days hiking there and taking three to ride the 1,000 miles from Utah home. No issues with the bike, total mileage for the tour was 3,525 miles/5,673 kms. First, thanks to Tony (Didit) for organizing another great SumSum. It's always nice to see familiar faces and meet some new folks too. The rides were great, and this was the most educational VFRD event I've attended. I learned a lot watching Lee and Kevin's stator-ectomies as well as Ernest's chain resection. My bike is due for some maintenance this winter. Since reliability is important to me, I'll be inspecting (and probably replacing) my stator. The chain also has some stiff, slightly kinky links, so chain and sprockets are on the list too. I also enjoyed the parking lot Corner Carver Clinic™ with Tammy as pilot. For some reason I always like turning right better than left. The cornering tips gave me a new way of thinking about cornering so that left turns were more enjoyable (an opportunity to practice) for the rest of the tour. It was great to finally meet the famous Carver clan, and see the enthusiasm with which mini-Carver tore into Kevin's stator transplant. It was unfortunate that Kevin and Lee had to sit out the ride days waiting for parts, but the superhuman effort by Fred and Lisa to rescue Kevin from Bozeman, MT and the parking lot repairs that allowed everyone to ride home were inspiring. I hope Honda is aware of sites (thanks Miguel) and rider communities like ours and that it encourages them to continue development of the V4 800 and bring it back into the North American market. I decided to try something new on this tour. I left my trusty Nikon digital camera and Samsung netbook behind and brought only my Samsung smartphone. I hate typing with my thumbs, so I picked up a small, folding bluetooth keyboard to use with the phone. I also bought a US SIM card to avoid outrageous roaming charges. It all seemed to work pretty well and was a much smaller, lighter setup. I arrived at The Chief Motel on Tuesday, unloaded the bike, showered and headed toward The Rocket looking for other VFRD inmates. I spotted Tony and a few others walking to the brew pub next door for dinner--and SumSum4 was on! The next morning I set off with Curry, Al and Gordon but our progress was quickly halted by a lot of unprocessed hamburger meat in the road. We made our way to the site of the stoned presidents. The old west town of Deadwood, where I noticed that while the ladies were scantily clad, they seemed a bit wooden. We carried on to see more stuff carved out of mountains (you'd think they could find an easier medium to work with), the Insane Equine: On the ride back to Custer, Cogswell wanted proof of where he takes his moto-touring holidays: The next day Cogswell and I decided to see the Needles: And revisit the presidents to compose them in a shot with something truly impressive 😜 Not VFR-related (but I used the bike to get there!), a few shots from the back end of my trip: Ski jumpers practicing at the Utah Olympic Park (Look closely, there's a little guy inverted over the water. This may be where the phone lets me down as a camera.) Park City historic downtown. And a few beauty shots from the hikes in and around Park City. Ski runs. Park City from the hills surrounding the Olympic Park. Bonnie Lake in the Uinta National Forest. Provo Falls. Wasatch mountains from 9,500 feet, about three hours into the Mt. Timpanogos hike. As a nice lady in a tiny (one pump) gas station in Oregon told me: "May you never ride faster than your guardian angel can fly!" 7 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer panamawing Posted July 27, 2018 Member Contributer Share Posted July 27, 2018 Great pics and write up! Thanks for sharing. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer MaxSwell Posted July 29, 2018 Member Contributer Share Posted July 29, 2018 On 7/27/2018 at 11:49 AM, panamawing said: Great pics and write up! Thanks for sharing. +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer 34468Randy Posted July 29, 2018 Member Contributer Share Posted July 29, 2018 All the photos are nice Belfry but that last one is quite majestic. It really hits home in that one just how small our own things are in comparrison to Mother Earth. Fantastic. Looks like you really enjoy our nature. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Belfry Posted July 29, 2018 Member Contributer Share Posted July 29, 2018 12 hours ago, 34468Randy said: It really hits home in that one just how small our own things are in comparrison to Mother Earth. Fantastic. Looks like you really enjoy our nature. I started combining bike tours and hiking about 15 years ago. That shot of the Wasatch range was taken after 2,500 feet of elevation gain--a lot of switchbacks were ... back switched by that point. I haven't found a way (or a camera) to adequately capture steep grades in photos. But to your point: 180 degrees from where that photo was taken was this: The summit of Mt. Timpanogos. We didn't go all the way to the top. We were already three hours in and though we started early, the temps were getting high and water was low. On the way down, we started to catch up to some other hikers. Speaking of small, insignificant things: They're the little dots of colour on the trail. A few years ago I was discussing summer holidays with a neighbour. She said: "So you must really like Neil Peart." I knew Peart was the drummer for Rush, but I thought it was a bit of a non sequitur until she explained that he had written some books about motorcycle touring, hiking--and playing stadium rock concerts. She lent me her copy of Ghost Rider: Travels on the Healing Road. It was written after his wife and daughter died. He took to the road to work things out. He rides a BMW GS, but don't hold that against him. I read another of his books (Roadshow: Landscape with Drums, a Concert Tour by Motorcycle), where he rides between Rush gigs. I'm only a moderate Rush fan, but in those books he mostly avoids the rock lifestyle and writes about riding and hiking. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Axel_7 Posted July 31, 2018 Member Contributer Share Posted July 31, 2018 Phil next time we meetup ask me about Neil and a story about a route home from SUMSUM2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee 2002 Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 10 hours ago, Axel_7 said: Phil next time we meetup ask me about Neil and a story about a route home from SUMSUM2 Having read all Neil's books, I'm a little upset I was sitting next to you with a beer and didn't get to hear this story. Damn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer MaxSwell Posted August 1, 2018 Member Contributer Share Posted August 1, 2018 Mo Na (Mother Nature) is The Best Thing On Earth. This one is for Her! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer ki-speed Posted August 30, 2018 Member Contributer Share Posted August 30, 2018 You guys still know how to throw a good one. I may have to drive my new 4 wheels to the next one. Ride Safe! ki-speed (Mark) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer didit Posted August 30, 2018 Author Member Contributer Share Posted August 30, 2018 14 hours ago, ki-speed said: You guys still know how to throw a good one. I may have to drive my new 4 wheels to the next one. ki-speed (Mark) Great to see you post up. You missed a doozy. It'd be great to see you at any meet. No need to wait for (if) a SumSum5. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeper Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 I hate to toss a good souvenir.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer MaxSwell Posted September 5, 2018 Member Contributer Share Posted September 5, 2018 3 hours ago, Sweeper said: I hate to toss a good souvenir. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Inspirational! Brilliant Didit and Sweaper. Wish I'd been there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer didit Posted September 5, 2018 Author Member Contributer Share Posted September 5, 2018 4 hours ago, Sweeper said: I hate to toss a good souvenir. Mine is my key chain. So many good uses for a rubber . . . . . . band. If you get bored, no need to toss: stretch - launch - retrieve - repeat 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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