Last Weekend Rides

Saturday I headed out to Pipestone area under the threat of rain....it held off and I had a fine time.







Sunday I went north out of Bozeman up past Maudlow, an old basically abandoned railroad town.






There were a few deer

And a few elk

Sixteen Mile Creek


Back in the valley heading home

I Finally Paid Off My KLR Today!

It is a momentous occasion as I finally actually own all of my 2005 KLR650 motorcycle! I made my last payment and paid off my balance owed today. I have never had a loan on a vehicle except this one, and I am glad it's over with! It took me since late 2004 when I bought it till now. So that is over 4 years. Waaaaay too long. One less monthly payment is a wonderful feeling! Now I just have to try and restrain myself from getting another bike right away! It's gonna be hard not too, but the crappy economy greatly tempers my spending urges....

Boodles Blew Up This Morning!

There was a huge explosion this morning downtown. Steph called me and said that it shook her building badly, and they looked out across the street and Boodles was gone....

Winter is Back!

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM
MST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY.

SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHWEST MONTANA BEGINNING THURSDAY EVENING
AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE FRIDAY EVENING. SHARPLY COLDER
TEMPERATURES...GUSTY WINDS...AND ACCUMULATING SNOWS ARE EXPECTED.
BY FRIDAY EVENING...EXPECT TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6
INCHES AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...AND 6 TO 12 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

Sick Video Clip: BMW new enduro bike

The new Beemer 450 getting rallied by David Knight and Co:

Check it out HERE

Holy crap those guys rip it!

Dual-sport From Wikipedia

What the heck does Dual-sport mean?

"The concept of a versatile motorcycle equally at home on dirt and pavement is as old as motorcycling itself. Most roads were still unpaved when motorized bicycles first appeared around 1900. In a sense, all motorcycles at that time were dual sports, intended to be used on dirt as well as pavement. Advertisements well into the 1920’s depict motorcycles on dirt roads, raising clouds of dust. By 1940, most roads were paved and motorcycles had become heavier and more oriented to the street. In the 1950’s and 60’s British manufacturers such as Triumph and BSA offered versions of their, relatively light, street motorcycles with high exhaust pipes, and called them scramblers.”

^ Adams, Carl: (2008) The Essential Guide to Dual Sport Motorcycles", pp. 18; Whitehorse Press, New Hampshire. ISBN - 13: 978-1-884313-71-4

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