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« Reply #40 on: September 24, 2009, 03:08:40 AM »
I made a minor tweak to the route and it's now as final as it's going to be. Here is a link to the Garmin GDB file:

www.motoroads.net/BW400/Blackwater400-Final.gdb

If you have a Garmin GPS, I would recommend bringing it and having the route loaded on it. There are a LOT of turns... It will be a small group, so we should all stay together, but it could be handy in the event someone wants to take an escape route to skip a section.
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« Reply #41 on: September 24, 2009, 04:17:00 PM »
I would love to join you all but the weather is  Thumbsdown
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« Reply #42 on: September 24, 2009, 07:27:51 PM »
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I would love to join you all but the weather is  Thumbsdown


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« Reply #43 on: September 24, 2009, 10:06:24 PM »
Dual sporting is more fun when the weather is shitty...especially if you're staying in hotels at night.  Thumbsup

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« Reply #44 on: September 25, 2009, 04:43:29 AM »
A couple guys from RufCutRiders forum have bailed (PABiker and Ridaholic). I guess we'll see who actually shows up at 8am. Bring rain gear :-)
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« Reply #45 on: September 25, 2009, 05:58:01 AM »
I'll be at HVR sometime this evening.  
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« Reply #46 on: September 25, 2009, 08:14:10 AM »
Quote from: R Doug on September 25, 2009, 05:58:01 AM

I'll be at HVR sometime this evening.  


Will you have eaten dinner before arriving? Just wondering if I should wait for your arrival to eat or not. I expect to be out of work by 3:30 or 4pm, on the road about 5pm and arriving there about 6pm.
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« Reply #47 on: September 25, 2009, 09:28:38 AM »
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Your motorcycle won't care.   Razz


True but I am planning on attending a DS ride in Western NC next month so I have to make a choice & the one in NC is supposed to be 99% off road.  Bigsmile
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« Reply #48 on: September 25, 2009, 11:29:01 AM »
saturday looks wet. sunday should be dry.  i could care less what the weather does.  i'll be there around 6pm.
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« Reply #49 on: September 25, 2009, 01:57:03 PM »
The bike is packed. Just need to kiss the wife goodbye and I'll be on the road circa 5pm. Should be at HV around 6pm - 6:15pm.
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« Reply #50 on: September 25, 2009, 02:12:40 PM »
Have a great weekend. Maybe a spring repeat will be in order  Bigsmile
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« Reply #51 on: September 26, 2009, 11:54:18 AM »
Greg (stainlesscycle1), Garry, and I arrived at Hidden Valley last night and had a nice dinner together.  We woke up this morning to rain and it doesn't look like it will get any better throughout the day.

Morning after breakfast:

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c132/doog71/Motorcycle%20Rides/2009/09-26-09/DSCN2030.jpg

The arrow indicates the direction of the weather while the oval indicates the general riding area of today's 212 miles of dirt (mud) roads:

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c132/doog71/Motorcycle%20Rides/2009/09-26-09/Blackwater400Weather.jpg

And thanks to a nail, my day ended early.  Stupid TUBE tires!!!!   Mad2

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c132/doog71/Motorcycle%20Rides/2009/09-26-09/DSCN2037.jpg

Garry and Greg pressed on towards Canaan Valley while the bike and I were given a ride home by a flatbed.   Sad

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c132/doog71/Motorcycle%20Rides/2009/09-26-09/DSCN2041.jpg

I phoned a few local bike shops in an attempt to get a tube installed today, but no one was open.  
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« Reply #52 on: September 26, 2009, 01:27:25 PM »
Quote from: R Doug on September 26, 2009, 11:54:18 AM

And thanks to a nail, my day ended early.  Stupid TUBE tires!!!!   Mad2

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I phoned a few local bike shops in an attempt to get a tube installed today, but no one was open.  




Are you kidding me? That's a 20 minute job to fix on the trail side.  Headscratch
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« Reply #53 on: September 26, 2009, 02:59:00 PM »
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Are you kidding me? That's a 20 minute job to fix on the trail side.  Headscratch


No spare tube / no tire irons / no air compressor.  


PS... AAA RV+ coverage.  The tow truck didn't cost me a dime today.  Now I can deal w/ the tire in my own garage.
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« Reply #54 on: September 26, 2009, 03:06:03 PM »
Quote from: R Doug on September 26, 2009, 02:59:00 PM

No spare tube / no tire irons / no air compressor.  


I can guess what your next purchases will be...  Sad

Bummer. Can you borrow some tire irons and patch the tube to ride tomorrow?
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« Reply #55 on: September 26, 2009, 03:11:17 PM »
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I can guess what your next purchases will be...  Sad

Bummer. Can you borrow some tire irons and patch the tube to ride tomorrow?


Actually, I could.  I have access to a tire changer (Freight Harbor) that I purchased w/ a few other guys.  But, I would prefer to replace the tube instead of repairing it.

Regardless, the ride is off.  Out of the three bikes we started with today, a second was taken out of commission as the Moto Morini ended up being put in the back of a pickup truck with carb issues.  Garry didn't want to continue solo (which would not be recommended), so he turned around back to Pittsburgh.  

Today wasn't meant to me.  Another day.
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« Reply #56 on: September 26, 2009, 04:48:57 PM »
Quote from: R Doug on September 26, 2009, 02:59:00 PM

No spare tube / no tire irons / no air compressor.


 Crazy  

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PS... AAA RV+ coverage.  The tow truck didn't cost me a dime today.  Now I can deal w/ the tire in my own garage.


That reminds me of my brother in law. On a trip a few years ago the crimped end of the battery cable on his Harley Davidson broke off and the bike quit running. By the time I noticed that hunk of shit wasn't behind me anymore and turned around to locate him, he already had his HD dealer map out and was on the phone setting up a tow. I couldn't believe it. With a couple simple tools and about five minutes of work we were back riding again. I don't understand the "credit card and AAA" style of touring. If I'd let him be towed he would have missed at least a day of riding over a simple problem. A flat tire on a dual sport is an extremely common problem that a few common tools could fix, and you wouldn't miss out on the rest of the trip that way.

Maybe I'm being harsh and it sucks that you had to miss out on some of the ride you guys have been planning for quite some time. The lack of preparedness and tools just kind of boggles my mind.  Shrug
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« Reply #57 on: September 26, 2009, 05:01:10 PM »
I had 3 tire irons, a tube patch kit and a 12V compressor with me. But that doesn't mean I know how to use them efficiently. Last time I tried to change a rear tire using just hand tools, I gave up after 4 hours and a destroyed (expensive) heavy-duty tube. Some day I need someone that knows what they are doing (tried the Neduro thread, didn't help) guide me through the process.
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« Reply #58 on: September 26, 2009, 05:33:33 PM »
Quote from: garry on September 26, 2009, 05:01:10 PM

I had 3 tire irons, a tube patch kit and a 12V compressor with me. But that doesn't mean I know how to use them efficiently. Last time I tried to change a rear tire using just hand tools, I gave up after 4 hours and a destroyed (expensive) heavy-duty tube. Some day I need someone that knows what they are doing (tried the Neduro thread, didn't help) guide me through the process.


I'm not trying to give you grief about it. I'm sure it sucks enough as it is.
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« Reply #59 on: September 26, 2009, 06:08:12 PM »
Quote from: R.Markus on September 26, 2009, 04:48:57 PM

I don't understand the "credit card and AAA" style of touring.


Oh, I understand it...though I  Lol at those types.  That's not adventure.

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A flat tire on a dual sport is an extremely common problem that a few common tools could fix, and you wouldn't miss out on the rest of the trip that way.


Exactly.  I rode 1,600 miles home from Central Colorado with a slow leak stemming from riding this sort of shit:
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h235/Radsport2er/6212_1136518765641_1007507059_30384.jpg
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I *DID* have an air compressor and *DID* have a tire iron - though I didn't have any tubeless slime, but I do now - and it didn't matter, because with the air compressor, I got it home on my own.  For the record, Your brother in law would have been completely fucked if he had his Harley up there (but if he did, he wouldn't go thirsty, because I would buy him a soda - WORD).

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Maybe I'm being harsh and it sucks that you had to miss out on some of the ride you guys have been planning for quite some time. The lack of preparedness and tools just kind of boggles my mind.  Shrug


This isn't harshness.  They forgot the 6 p s and that is cause for a bitch slapping.

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Too bad I wasn't there we would have had that fixed (as R.Markus mentioned) in 20 minutes - if that.
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