Manx Club

Gene,
Looking forward to seeing on some runs again. Gaget looks a little naked without all her attachments.
To cold here too, 3deg this morning...

Bob

Count me in too....

Bob

I too did that Ridge Route back in the late 90's on a MC dual sport ride and everything Mike said is true. The road had several ares where it had fallen away but was still navigable. For cars of the day the road's only danger was going over the side. Today's autos would find it very frustrating. I h...

Well done "Maniac" and ditto those sentiments.

Bob

Tom,
Bummer, all that hard work ! ! Still glad your coming.

Scott,
What can I say. You make that Manxter better and better.....!

Bob

Only nine days until LIFT OFF..... Is anyone running around like a chicken with it's head cut off like me ? It seems like there is always just one more thing to do or take. Anyway, a grand adventure is at hand and I'm really looking forward it.
See you all in 9 days,

Bob

Nice Vincent,
Good of hear from across the border. See you in a few weeks.

Bob

I hope it's a good one and wish you many more......

Bob

Scott, My issue is more of vibration than a shimmy. It comes on around 60 and increases as my speed does. Great idea about balancing on the car. I'll look for a place that can do it. Your driving tips, good. But for some of us (like me) sitting in a confined space for very long is getting harder to ...

Doran, Good thoughts. I did remove the Mini Mags and ran some 205/75r15 that you suggest. The mini's were indeed  not for street use. I swapped tires off the Baja, they are 10 years old so I had them balanced. The tire shop said they were out of round but did not have that size in stock so I ran the...

Good idea about the bottle Tom. I have a HERE bottle "Human Element Range Extender"  I used when I was flying a lot. I found it works best when wearing shorts. I just got all my accommodations made, so just a few issues to take care of and I'm READY...! Your restoration project looks prett...

Joe,
The faster I go the worse it gets. I'm also thinking about stopping more frequently for the blood thing. Needn't be a long stop just walk around some.
Vent on nose cone ??? where is it. Oh, I was getting 20.2 mpg but I was not loaded and no trailer.

Bob

Yesterday (8/18) Bob Hunter and I made a test run in preparation for the Sea to Sea Safari trip. We ran from Reno to Winnameucca and back. For me it was a 402 mile round trip (shorter for Bob as he live in Reno) everything went great. The oil cooler/fan I installed to keep the oil temp down did it's...

On the most current route proposed there is a stop in Winston-Salem. on day 6. Not sure which hotel the group will be staying at.

Bob

Bob Hunter used (red) LED lights. In the daytime they are very, very good. But at night they are REALLY bright. Not a bad thing in my mind.

Bob