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1982 GS450E - The Wee Beastie
1984 GSX750S Katana 7/11 - Kit Kat - BOTM May 2020
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450 Refresh thread: https://www.thegsresources.com/_foru...-GS450-Refresh
Katana 7/11 thread: http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...84-Katana-7-11
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JATO
The ride there was a bit damp and chilly but we were following the tail end of the storm front. It ended up turning into a perfect day for a little 230 mile road trip.
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Originally posted by JATO View PostThe ride there was a bit damp and chilly but we were following the tail end of the storm front. It ended up turning into a perfect day for a little 230 mile road trip.1982 GS450E - The Wee Beastie
1984 GSX750S Katana 7/11 - Kit Kat - BOTM May 2020
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450 Refresh thread: https://www.thegsresources.com/_foru...-GS450-Refresh
Katana 7/11 thread: http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...84-Katana-7-11
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I finally got to take some time last weekend for a ride, they have been few and far between this summer. My wife headed off with the RV for a week in the West Kootenay and I went out after work on Friday taking Hwy 3 and 3a and we met at her brothers place on Kootenay Lake. Nice 300 km ride on some of my favourite local roads. Saturday we did a fabulous 18 km hike into Kokanee Glacier Park. Weather was perfect and wildflowers abundant. On Sunday I had to head for home but took a couple of enjoyable side trips that added some some mileage, some good roads and some great scenery. I went to Kaslo and the up to the summit on Hwy 31a towards New Denver. Usually I would have completed the loop to New Denver and down the Slocan Valley and then home but it was later in the day and boiling hot so I cut the trip shorter and returned home the same way I went. It still turned out be a total weekend distance of about 700 km. I didn't pack the camera so these photos were taken with my cell phone, sorry. Having lived here since 1979 one forgets what a great place this is until you talk to the tourists on the ferry ride across Kootenay Lake.
Hwy 3a near Ainsworth Hot Springs
Kootenay Lake Ferry
Kaslo, BC
Last edited by Sandy; 08-13-2012, 07:41 PM.'84 GS750EF (Oct 2015 BOM) '79 GS1000N (June 2007 BOM) My Flickr site http://www.flickr.com/photos/soates50/
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Stopped in the parking lot long enough to snap this photo at Artist Point, near Mt. Baker and headed back down. No offense to Canucks, but there was a group heading down on cruisers. I had to pull over three times to enjoy the curves. Also, it was mid Sunday so I should have expected this. First semi long ride in months.
Spent the last 3 weeks in a 25' RV, something I never thought to be driving. Washington to Michigan and back. 5200 miles roughly.
I saw a couple of thousand Harley's and their road going "costumes" heading for Sturgis. I spotted a couple of GS's in Minnesota and North Dakota and maybe 50 bikes that weren't Harley's. Never knew there were such beautiful roads in South Dakota.'
GS\'s since 1982: 55OMZ, 550ES, 750ET, (2) 1100ET\'s, 1100S, 1150ES. Current ride is an 83 Katana. Wifes bike is an 84 GS 1150ES
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lurch12_2000
Today's Bandit ride stopping at Province Lake in Maine on Rt 153. Great road, pretty spot and great bike for the ride.
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Originally posted by Carter Turk View PostStopped in the parking lot long enough to snap this photo at Artist Point, near Mt. Baker and headed back down. No offense to Canucks, but there was a group heading down on cruisers. I had to pull over three times to enjoy the curves. Also, it was mid Sunday so I should have expected this. First semi long ride in months.
Spent the last 3 weeks in a 25' RV, something I never thought to be driving. Washington to Michigan and back. 5200 miles roughly.
I saw a couple of thousand Harley's and their road going "costumes" heading for Sturgis. I spotted a couple of GS's in Minnesota and North Dakota and maybe 50 bikes that weren't Harley's. Never knew there were such beautiful roads in South Dakota.'
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Have some bikes ready for us when we meet up.
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ptexotik
Lotsa coastal fog today so headed inland.
Recently replaced fork seal leaking ... guess I'll try the flexible plastic fork seal scraper technique first .... grrrrrrr
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oldrookie
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Spent the day at a BRC-2 course today. A few Harleys, a Goldwing, a couple of newer Suzukis, a KLR, and my old bike went around in circles for about 7 hours. It was nice and I'll post up some pictures tomorrow.Cowboy Up or Quit. - Run Free Lou and Rest in Peace
1981 GS550T - My First
1981 GS550L - My Eldest Daughter's - Now Sold
2007 GSF1250SA Bandit - My touring bike
Sit tall in the saddle Hold your head up high
Keep your eyes fixed where the trail meets the sky and live like you ain't afraid to die
and don't be scared, just enjoy your ride - Chris Ledoux, "The Ride"
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Exploring SE Indiana
The end of the road in Rising Sun, Indiana:
Fortunately, I always maintain my sight distance for just such an occasion.
I had quite a wander around town. This was parked down by the river:
Something I've never seen launched from a boat ramp before:
Vintage float plane rides. I didn't ask how much. Just across Front Street from the ramp appears to be where they keep it and at least one other. I wish I had caught it in transit.
This concrete wall seems to have been erected solely to wear this mural:
Hoosier Boy is a race boat that was owned by J. W. Whitlock, a bit of a local hero at the time who seemed to be involved in furniture production. He raced it and a few others in the very early 20th century. The boat itself is on display at the Ohio County Historical Society museum, along with some of Whitlock's several inventions.
I was so fascinated by the engine, I forgot to take a picture of the whole boat.
This is a 400hp Liberty Engine. They were manufactured by several companies and were used in trucks, tanks and aircraft. Hoosier boy was clocked as fast as 62mph. In 1909 (if I remember the plaque correctly), Hoosier Boy ran just 49 seconds short of the mile-a-minute pace in a race from Louisville to Cincinnati and back. A record at the time.
At the controls:
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'80 GS850 GLT
'80 GS1000 GT
'01 ZRX1200R
How to get a "What's New" feed without the Vortex, and without permanently quitting the Vortex
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Sydney to Patonga - Central Coast NSW Australia
It is the middle of winter here so sunny but only 19 C or 66 degrees F
My GS1000G
Rickman Kawasaki 1000
Z900 and RickmanJohno
current rides 1981 GS1000G and 2005 GSX1400
1977 Kawasaki KZ400 D4
previous bikes 1978 GS1000HC
1977 GS400
1974 Montesa 250
1960s Kawasaki 175
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