Update: The leading edge of the snaps that the upholsterer was concerned about show no signs of being distressed by wind after a high speed, high crosswind trip home yesterday. Yes, the RH window needs to be moved forward because it can't be secured in place at all presently.
Basic route except I made a loop out of the off road portion by riding the canyon around to the left.
Needed to get some powdered Lipton Ice Tea without sugar. Wally World is the only place around here that still caries it. Along the route thought it would be fun to see what the new rear tire can do. New Knobbies are lots of fun in the soft stuff. We have a lot of that after a dry winter. Some of the views:
South from where we came.
Clouds were threatening, but thankfully did not open up. It can get snotty and slippy very quick out here.
This is where I dropped down into a canyon, and up the other the bench Heading back to SR121. Was glad to have the new rear tire as it was deep and soft. Nothing the mighty Screaming Yellow Zonker couldn't handle though.
Cool Utah kind of view (sure wish I could take decent pictures when things like this pop up).
Traveled on in to Wally World, and headed back on UT40. That's a good stretch at 65mph and 60mph. Tires did pretty decent on temps. (temps are low about 30 degrees F, and 3psi low on this gauge).
Today was the Vernal, UT Elks annual poker run. They use the proceeds to support Veterans and their families who need help when dealing with cancer. Good turn out. 106 Fellow riders. Probably 100 Harleys to include some beautiful trikes, and one Screaming Yellow Zonker of a BMW sidecar rig. The route was fun. Plenty of time to meet people at the stops.
I managed to draw the greatest hand of cards ever to be dealt. Five of the most nothing cards in the deck. Had a great time, and met some very fun people. At the first stop a guy walked up to check out SYZ, and said to me; "Now that is really cute.". I agreed, in a ugly dog contest way. The run started at the Beers Harley dealership in Vernal. Next three stops were at gas stations, including a super busy Maverick station where we pretty much blocked up the whole place. lol Final stop was at a rent to own furniture place. 107 bikers invaded the store, sucked up the A/C and tested all the comfortable furniture. They even had a food truck and a desert truck.
Was a good time for a great cause. While I'm not a fan of big organized rides, hoping to support it again next year. Beats mailing in a check, or texting 1-800-Donate Now!
A lot of money has gone into the majority of the Harleys. Some absolutely stunning bikes. One cool thing I hadn't seen before was this glass top Air filter housing.
Would be pretty cool to add a variable glow based on throttle opening. 😎
Only 190 miles total today for the CMA RFS. Three bikes, Zebedee and three cars. Ended at a pretty decent sports bar in Grand Island.
Of course since the charity ride is scheduled at the same time as graduation ceremony, I have a standing excuse not to go. Then there’s the matter of an aunt visiting for the weekend and catching up with her.
I like the screen, very small chip on left hand side top edge, not a deal breaker, i may be brave and sand it sometime but i do not wish to mess up the profile. The top screen rattles at low speed when on higher settings (its supposed to, Dale sez) its play in the slides. Fine at higher speeds but rattles equal wear at low Buffalo type roads, cable tie pieces acting as a wedge if needed.
Being nit picky maybe =) The screen does what it sez on the tin so its all good.
The old gal is happy at 70-75 i generally do not go through the gears much over 3500 70+ is about 3100. Mystery oil in the gas every tank 2oz you can feel the improvement in smoothness.
Varn likes the pic and said he would buy it back, sez its one of the nicest he has seen, chuckle!
Treated myself to an LS2 Advant modular the top flips all the way over and its a good fit. No annoying whistles round the visor, ordered from Europe and arrived quicker than America based.
Today was supposed to be an easy loop, on forest service roads. Turned into an hour of digging, and stacking rocks in the muck just to turn around, a bit before Kaler Hollow Campground. Was very happy to have the new knoby tire, but disappointed not to have brought a shovel.
Dry Fork Canyon is unique in that in spring time it runs so strong it is hard to think it is bone dry by September. Pioneers built a plume before realizing this. Now it is a great hike, mountain bike, horse trail. Water running under the walking bridge today:
Chilling out in the shade before starting the fire road section of trail. All clean and tidy.
A beautiful Day in the Uintahs. Looking back over Dry Fork Canyon where the journey started.
Then came a bit of snow. Much fun with the new knobby on the Mighty Screaming Yellow Zonker.
Then it was time to get a good stuck. Spent about 45 minutes digging the snow out. Got the rig moving again, and it immediately went straight for the soft mud at the edge of the road. Sidecar immediately sank to the frame. Okay, dig out the mud under the body deep enough to get a scissor jack underneath. Jack up the sidecar with a giant sucking sound as the tire broke suction. Built about a 50' length of rock "runway" to keep the sidecar tire up while the rig built up speed. You know, it really didn't look near this bad. Probably only a foot or so deep of snow. But the sidecar sinking into the mud stopped progress immediately. Boy was I glad to have that new rear tire.
Driving out of that was full on 2nd gear to keep forward progress. But I forgot to turn off the ABS. Overshot the turn around point by a good 30'. Green circle is where the brakes were applied. You can see where the rig actually stopped. lol
Ended up dragging the rig around, because there wasn't enough room between the snow and the big rocks just off the trail to turn around. Came back up like a man on a mission. WFO, slipping, sliding, bouncing (almost flipped the sidecar over the bike at one point). But made it back up without getting stuck a second time. At 10,000' asl, that was about as much work as I wanted. So While thwarted in making the full loop, the rest of the ride was pretty epic. Such beautiful country.
Coming back into the huge megatropolis of Maeser, UT, there is a really cool "climbing wall". This is Flag-Crag Climbing wall. Right on the side of the road (a theme in Utah).
A little info about the wall.
Across the street is the "Remember The Maine" park. Which is a great place for family pic-nics, outdoor parties, etc. Here is where the mural is on the wall.
Still in very good shape. I'm guessing they probably do touch up every now-and-then.
A day of adventure for sure. Not thinking to duplicate that kind of stuck again. So the next trip to get the full loop in will have to wait until Summer. Meantime my Muddy Buddy will get a good wash, and inspection... tomorrow.
