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« on: June 16, 2008, 11:22:35 AM »


Montrose, CO.

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« Reply #1 on: June 16, 2008, 11:55:51 AM »
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« Reply #2 on: June 16, 2008, 11:59:31 AM »
Looking forward to it.

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« Reply #3 on: June 16, 2008, 06:49:19 PM »
I really want to make it there.
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« Reply #4 on: June 16, 2008, 06:55:33 PM »
It CANNOT be the second week of June next year!  I must go back to Colorado, but I've gotta go to a conference the 2nd week of june in 09.  Poop.

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« Reply #5 on: June 16, 2008, 08:21:42 PM »
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And hopefully none of this:
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« Reply #6 on: June 16, 2008, 08:23:14 PM »
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And hopefully none of this:




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« Reply #7 on: June 17, 2008, 04:15:03 AM »
Great location.  I'll have to flip a coin though; I'd promised myself to get to Newfoundland & Labrador next year.
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« Reply #8 on: June 17, 2008, 05:06:48 AM »
Quote from: Bunbun on June 16, 2008, 06:55:33 PM
It CANNOT be the second week of June next year!  I must go back to Colorado, but I've gotta go to a conference the 2nd week of june in 09.  Poop.

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Vote!

We'll surely put the week up for vote again.  Hell, it may not even end up in June - though if it's any later in the summer I'm not looking forward to crossing the Plains.  It was brutally hot last time.
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« Reply #9 on: June 17, 2008, 08:04:51 AM »
OK, I swear I'm there next year rather than just visiting people in the Grand Junction hospital afterward. I swears. Up and down. and up. and down some more. Cripes, If I can't get away when it's 60 friggen miles away, I deserve to be drawn, quartered, dipped in gravy Train and thrown to a pack of crazed poodles. Not just any craxed poodles either. Cool ones with hot pink and blue dye jobs and the occasional spiky mohawk.

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« Reply #10 on: June 17, 2008, 08:07:41 AM »
Oh, and Dred, if you need anything on the ground at this end, do NOT hesitate to let me know.

I know... lets organize a group soak up at Orvis Hot Springs... Bet the Mrs. would disapprove, since it's clothing optional, but OMG, the water is heaven (and there generally aren't that many patrons at any given time).

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« Reply #11 on: June 17, 2008, 08:25:39 AM »
Quote from: DredheadV2.0 on June 17, 2008, 05:06:48 AM

though if it's any later in the summer I'm not looking forward to crossing the Plains.  It was brutally hot last time.


Got news for ya, it was brutally hot for most of us heading to the National this year. We routinely saw 100+ degrees going through Az, NM, and Tx. But it's all in the name of fun!

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« Reply #12 on: June 17, 2008, 08:32:57 AM »
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Got news for ya, it was brutally hot for most of us heading to the National this year. We routinely saw 100+ degrees going through Az, NM, and Tx. But it's all in the name of fun!

james


Oh, I know, and I winced reading miles' "eyeball" comment.  But it's SUPPOSED to be brutally hot down there.  But I-80 is not supposed to feel like I-10.
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« Reply #13 on: June 17, 2008, 08:46:42 AM »
Quote from: DredheadV2.0 on June 17, 2008, 08:32:57 AM

Oh, I know, and I winced reading miles' "eyeball" comment.  But it's SUPPOSED to be brutally hot down there.  But I-80 is not supposed to feel like I-10.


Go North and through South Dakota.

Hmm, we should do a Meet Tour - visit all 4 meet locations on one ride.  Maybe add the regional meet locations too.
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« Reply #14 on: June 17, 2008, 10:12:04 AM »
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Go North and through South Dakota.

Hmm, we should do a Meet Tour - visit all 4 meet locations on one ride.  Maybe add the regional meet locations too.


I kinda like that notion.  Our own sport-touring Iron Butt rally - Vermont, West Virginia, Kentucky, Eureka Springs, SW Wisconsin, Custer, Montrose, and wherever the R1 types have their WCRM thingie.

I'd never get the time off, but it'd be fun to think about - in a different thread Razz
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« Reply #15 on: June 17, 2008, 11:12:40 AM »
If theres gonna be any twisty roads there, I'm in!
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« Reply #16 on: June 17, 2008, 11:45:55 AM »
Quote from: sprocket on June 17, 2008, 11:12:40 AM

If theres gonna be any twisty roads there, I'm in!


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« Reply #17 on: June 18, 2008, 06:52:13 PM »
Quote from: sprocket on June 17, 2008, 11:12:40 AM

If theres gonna be any twisty roads there, I'm in!


I think there's one Bigsmile
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« Reply #18 on: June 19, 2008, 07:04:11 PM »
Quote from: DredheadV2.0 on June 17, 2008, 05:06:48 AM

Vote!

We'll surely put the week up for vote again.  Hell, it may not even end up in June - though if it's any later in the summer I'm not looking forward to crossing the Plains.  It was brutally hot last time.


Yea but June in Colorado could be a hit/miss. I nearly froze coming home Sat night. And one more thing to worry about is flooding if taking the northern route.
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« Reply #19 on: June 19, 2008, 07:57:25 PM »
Naysayer.  Razz
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« Reply #20 on: June 19, 2008, 07:59:21 PM »
what? I am just saying make it later. Coming home from the National this time I rode thru 100deg to  and 90 from and hit 40's at  night coming back. so there.  Razz
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« Reply #21 on: June 19, 2008, 07:59:41 PM »
Quote from: basco on June 19, 2008, 07:04:11 PM



Yea but June in Colorado could be a hit/miss. I nearly froze coming home Sat night. And one more thing to worry about is flooding if taking the northern route.


and you complained about winter in Michigan.  Lol
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« Reply #22 on: June 23, 2008, 06:20:24 AM »
I have no excuse not to make this one.  See ya in '09!!   Bigok


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« Reply #23 on: June 23, 2008, 09:38:11 AM »
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"Where the hell is everyone?"  (cricket cricket)


(because Basco will convince everyone to vote for July...)
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« Reply #24 on: June 23, 2008, 04:56:35 PM »
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and you complained about winter in Michigan.  Lol


Yes I did. CO is better, at least you don't have to wait long for the weather to change. But bring summer and winter gear to this National.
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« Reply #25 on: June 23, 2008, 07:54:08 PM »
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Yes I did. CO is better, at least you don't have to wait long for the weather to change. But bring summer and winter gear to this National.


i remember watching the first feasting on asphalt when alton got to the top of pikes peak and was freezing is ass off. he was wearing a perforated jacket.
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« Reply #26 on: June 24, 2008, 03:11:13 AM »
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i remember watching the first feasting on asphalt when alton got to the top of pikes peak and was freezing is ass off. he was wearing a perforated jacket.


I remember wearing a perforated jacket on the Million Dollar Highway.  I remember it vividly.  I remember getting soaked to the skin with afternoon thunderstorms, and then going back UP into the freezing heights.  Honestly, if Twist hadn't hit a big f**king rock and killed his front wheel and then leant me his Widder vest, I don't know how I could have gone on.  As it was, I had to pull over in Ouray for an hour and throw all my stuff in a laundromat dryer.

Lessons learned - Ride Rte 550 in the morning, and never forget your heated gear.
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« Reply #27 on: June 24, 2008, 03:37:35 AM »
Redfox and I stopped in Montrose on our 2005 ride to British Columbia.  It was late May and I recall we ran into a lot of snow & ice coming over the mountains.  In fact, we ran into snow & ice pretty much on every mountain range we passed over that entire trip.
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« Reply #28 on: July 10, 2008, 04:00:27 PM »
Um...lets make this meet sometime around the WSB races in Utah so I can combine this with some other stuff. :P
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« Reply #29 on: July 13, 2008, 08:00:05 PM »
What dates are we looking at?  I want to go, but need to get my vacation requests in early.
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« Reply #30 on: July 13, 2008, 08:20:49 PM »
We'll be there. Rita'll be on a dual-sport by then though and we'll be trucking up through some dirt roads but we'll be there Bigsmile

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« Reply #31 on: July 13, 2008, 08:31:27 PM »
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And hopefully none of this:


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« Reply #32 on: July 14, 2008, 04:46:04 AM »
Not a problem, they have these now days... Razz



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« Reply #33 on: July 14, 2008, 07:49:53 AM »
It was actually an SUV that chased me last time, but I couldn't find a picture of one.   Lol
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« Reply #34 on: July 17, 2008, 08:31:28 AM »
I hope the 550 is done by next years meet. I just made a ride through there, Moab,Ridgway,Durango and the 550 had no less than three areas of paving going on. There is still a lot of road damage around the Red Mountain and gold mine area, Lot of haul trucks crossing the double yellow in BLIND FRICKIN CORNERS! where the only escape is off the cliff as there is no guard rail. Another fun factor....Big Arse Motor Homes towing cars behind them.

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« Reply #35 on: July 17, 2008, 09:23:32 AM »
If I can find a cheap miata, I could be there and pass Dred in the curves.  Lol
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« Reply #36 on: July 17, 2008, 10:43:59 AM »
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« Reply #37 on: July 17, 2008, 02:03:02 PM »
Sweet... I might actually be able to make a national for once. Thumbsup
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« Reply #38 on: July 19, 2008, 03:54:12 PM »
So if the official date always the second week of June?
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« Reply #39 on: July 19, 2008, 06:47:39 PM »
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So if the official date always the second week of June?



No, we vote on the actual date a bit after NYE, I think.
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« Reply #40 on: July 19, 2008, 07:52:06 PM »
Can't wait to go back.

Of course, I'll have to start the Those-in-the-teaching-profession special interest group, so we can lobby for a slightly later date...
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« Reply #41 on: July 19, 2008, 09:03:07 PM »
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OK, I swear I'm there next year rather than just visiting people in the Grand Junction hospital afterward. I swears. Up and down. and up. and down some more. Cripes, If I can't get away when it's 60 friggen miles away, I deserve to be drawn, quartered, dipped in gravy Train and thrown to a pack of crazed poodles. Not just any craxed poodles either. Cool ones with hot pink and blue dye jobs and the occasional spiky mohawk.

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« Reply #42 on: July 19, 2008, 09:30:39 PM »
And it would be a treat to see you Jeff! (just not like last time, ok? ) Crazy

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« Reply #43 on: July 21, 2008, 07:02:52 PM »
Quote from: BigHoss on July 17, 2008, 08:31:28 AM

I hope the 550 is done by next years meet. I just made a ride through there, Moab,Ridgway,Durango and the 550 had no less than three areas of paving going on. There is still a lot of road damage around the Red Mountain and gold mine area, Lot of haul trucks crossing the double yellow in BLIND FRICKIN CORNERS! where the only escape is off the cliff as there is no guard rail. Another fun factor....Big Arse Motor Homes towing cars behind them.



I was there in Sep-Oct 2005.  Here's a "no guard rail" picture that I took on the 550.  

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« Reply #44 on: July 21, 2008, 08:23:57 PM »
Hmm.  For some reason I was supposed to head south on 550 after the 2005 National, then had to turn around at Ouray...   Headscratch




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« Reply #45 on: July 21, 2008, 09:01:47 PM »
Quote from: opus on July 21, 2008, 08:23:57 PM

Hmm.  For some reason I was supposed to head south on 550 after the 2005 National, then had to turn around at Ouray...   Headscratch


It was the weather, right?  Right???

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Yes, please.  I mean, it was fun and all chitchatting with the peeps after seeing your pale corpus languishing in the hospital bed, but really - we can chitchat some other time.  You don't need to go through any special effort to bring us together.

By the way, l fear all gravel trucks from that day forward.
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« Reply #46 on: July 21, 2008, 09:33:11 PM »
Quote from: DredheadV2.0 on July 21, 2008, 09:01:47 PM

It was the weather, right?  Right???


Uh huh...   Lol
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« Reply #47 on: July 23, 2008, 12:04:48 PM »
I love the location!  Montrose is a short 65 mile ride from my home and yes there are many good rides in the area.  The weather can be hot or just right or raining or even snowing on the passes.  Usually the monsoon rains come later in the summer.  I only hope that I am not working that weekend.

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« Reply #48 on: July 23, 2008, 01:27:59 PM »
Norton Drool
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« Reply #49 on: July 24, 2008, 05:05:43 AM »
Quote from: DredheadV2.0 on July 21, 2008, 09:01:47 PM



It was the weather, right?  Right???



Yes, please.  I mean, it was fun and all chitchatting with the peeps after seeing your pale corpus languishing in the hospital bed, but really - we can chitchat some other time.  You don't need to go through any special effort to bring us together.

By the way, l fear all gravel trucks from that day forward.



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« Reply #50 on: July 24, 2008, 05:06:52 AM »
Yeah baby,   Colleen  (aka she who must be obeyed)  has given the thumbs up on attending this meet).  How many more sleeps?
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« Reply #51 on: July 24, 2008, 05:08:37 AM »
Quote from: Colorado on July 23, 2008, 12:04:48 PM
 I only hope that I am not working that weekend.


No need to worry about the weekend, as our meets are usually held mid-week, so that STNers coming from the edges of the continent can have 9 days to make the trip. (A work week off and two bookending weekends)
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« Reply #52 on: July 24, 2008, 06:16:57 AM »
Great to hear about the mid-week.  Even if I do work the weekends around the event I usually have a few days off mid-week.  Being that I wont be riding in from the corners of the continent I might just show up on the Norton.
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« Reply #53 on: August 06, 2008, 07:41:21 PM »
Quote from: 1KPerDay on July 23, 2008, 01:27:59 PM

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« Reply #54 on: August 06, 2008, 09:08:48 PM »
Same place as the last time? Worked out well.

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« Reply #55 on: August 06, 2008, 09:34:34 PM »
Quote from: Andrew on August 06, 2008, 09:08:48 PM

Same place as the last time? Worked out well.



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« Reply #56 on: August 06, 2008, 09:44:36 PM »
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« Reply #57 on: August 06, 2008, 09:53:03 PM »
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Speak for yourself. Twofinger

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« Reply #58 on: August 07, 2008, 06:52:45 AM »
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Speak for yourself. Twofinger


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« Reply #59 on: August 07, 2008, 01:47:46 PM »
Are the Nationals always on the Western half of the US?
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« Reply #60 on: August 07, 2008, 02:35:16 PM »
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Are the Nationals always on the Western half of the US?


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« Reply #61 on: August 07, 2008, 05:24:24 PM »
sweet. looks like I might be in for 2010! Lol
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« Reply #62 on: August 07, 2008, 06:04:00 PM »
Quote from: ctbandit on August 07, 2008, 05:24:24 PM

sweet. looks like I might be in for 2010! Lol


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« Reply #63 on: August 12, 2008, 07:09:18 PM »
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« Reply #64 on: August 12, 2008, 10:51:42 PM »
I will be there for sure Bigok
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« Reply #65 on: August 24, 2008, 10:34:17 PM »
I'm going to try and make it to this one.  But I'm saying this pretty damn early...soooooo... Lol

I need to get my ass back in long distance riding shape.  I did a 3000 mile trip last summer but my ass was sore. Rolleyes
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« Reply #66 on: August 25, 2008, 08:10:37 AM »
Quote from: UFO on August 24, 2008, 10:34:17 PM

I'm going to try and make it to this one.  But I'm saying this pretty damn early...soooooo... Lol


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« Reply #67 on: August 25, 2008, 08:36:15 AM »
Quote from: UFO on August 24, 2008, 10:34:17 PM

I'm going to try and make it to this one.  But I'm saying this pretty damn early...soooooo... Lol

I need to get my ass back in long distance riding shape.  I did a 3000 mile trip last summer but my ass was sore. Rolleyes


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