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  • #31
    That's an interesting trip those guys are taking.

    Maximan, Bohn Frazer, and a Guy named Jay and his son are doing cross country on the dual sports and trbig, Brent, and XJOK2PLAY ar taking the highways.

    They met up in Las Vegas last night.

    I haven't heard anything from most of them since. They might have lost everything and are on a bus ride home right now..........
    Greg

    Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”

    ― Albert Einstein

    80 SG Ol' Okie;79 engine & carbs w/pods, 45 pilots, 140 mains, Custom Mac 4 into 2 exhaust, ACCT,XS850 final drive,110/90/19 front tire,TKat fork brace, XS750 140 MPH speedometer, Vetter IV fairing, aftermarket hard bags and trunk, LG high back seat, XJ rear shocks.

    The list changes.

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    • #32
      We didn't meet in Vegas, we,re meeting tomorrow in Utah.

      I took Brent and Bob around town a bit today, out of the regular tourist traps.

      Sucky ride report so far, but not much time in the evenings. I will get the full report up at some point.
      Try your hardest to be the kind of person your dog thinks you are.

      You can live to be 100, as long as you give up everything that would make you want to live to be 100!

      Current bikes:
      '06 Suzuki DR650
      *'82 XJ1100 with the 1179 kit. "Mad Maxim"
      '82 XJ1100 Completely stock fixer-upper
      '82 XJ1100 Bagger fixer-upper
      '82 XJ1100 Motor/frame and lots of boxes of parts
      '82 XJ1100 Parts bike
      '81 XS1100 Special
      '81 YZ250
      '80 XS850 Special
      '80 XR100
      *Crashed/Totalled, still own

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      • #33
        Ahhhhhhh......OK. I guess I misunderstood.

        Another video from Cody. Twisty action.....

        https://www.facebook.com/video/embed...2811382100402"
        Greg

        Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”

        ― Albert Einstein

        80 SG Ol' Okie;79 engine & carbs w/pods, 45 pilots, 140 mains, Custom Mac 4 into 2 exhaust, ACCT,XS850 final drive,110/90/19 front tire,TKat fork brace, XS750 140 MPH speedometer, Vetter IV fairing, aftermarket hard bags and trunk, LG high back seat, XJ rear shocks.

        The list changes.

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        • #34
          Originally posted by trbig View Post
          We didn't meet in Vegas, we,re meeting tomorrow in Utah.

          I took Brent and Bob around town a bit today, out of the regular tourist traps.

          Sucky ride report so far, but not much time in the evenings. I will get the full report up at some point.
          Hope you all are enjoying the ride, as that's what it's all about. Got some rainy weather that's blowing thru here past couple days. Chasing it should make for some cool riding......hey, at least the prevailing winds will help blow you back home and save a few bucks on fuel. Would normally be available for any assistance, etc. but will be caging it to Tuscon Wed. morning for sons college graduation. Be safe out there guys!
          81H Venturer1100 "The Bentley" (on steroids) 97 Yamaha YZ250(age reducer) 92 Honda ST1100 "Twisty"(touring rocket) Age is relative to the number of seconds counted 'airing' out an 85ft. table-top.

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          • #35
            Made it to Utah yesterday. Very impressive. Some awesome scenery going from Vegas to Zion National Park between Arizona and there. I was riding and taking pics like crazy the whole way. Got here to Utah and discovered my memory card was full and the last actual pic taken was back in Vegas. *Sigh.. lol.

            Oh well, that means I'll have to take more around here.
            Try your hardest to be the kind of person your dog thinks you are.

            You can live to be 100, as long as you give up everything that would make you want to live to be 100!

            Current bikes:
            '06 Suzuki DR650
            *'82 XJ1100 with the 1179 kit. "Mad Maxim"
            '82 XJ1100 Completely stock fixer-upper
            '82 XJ1100 Bagger fixer-upper
            '82 XJ1100 Motor/frame and lots of boxes of parts
            '82 XJ1100 Parts bike
            '81 XS1100 Special
            '81 YZ250
            '80 XS850 Special
            '80 XR100
            *Crashed/Totalled, still own

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            • #36
              We left Utah yesterday and made it to Gallop, New Mexico, via the long way through the Grand Staircase and Escalante. Without a doubt, this was the most awe-inspiring and amazing scenery of any place I've ever ridden. Zion National Park is amazing. Bryce Canyon makes you speechless. BUT... the ride from Teasdale, UT, to Hanksville, then south to Blanding is visual overload. It was a constant barage of "OMG, that's INCREDIBLE! And so is that! Oh, man, so is that!" It's actually dangerous to ride because there's so much to look at, that it's hard to keep your eyes on the road. When I got to the hotel last night, I saw that I'd taken 420 pics yesterday. The photos don't do these things justice, but here's just a few for now...





























              Close to 600 miles for the day, but still 750 to go. Yesterday was all back roads and today will be interstate. Hopefully the weather will cooperate. We don't need any more of this...









              This was hail, not snow.

              Off to the shower and get the bike loaded back up. We've got some miles to lay behind us.
              Try your hardest to be the kind of person your dog thinks you are.

              You can live to be 100, as long as you give up everything that would make you want to live to be 100!

              Current bikes:
              '06 Suzuki DR650
              *'82 XJ1100 with the 1179 kit. "Mad Maxim"
              '82 XJ1100 Completely stock fixer-upper
              '82 XJ1100 Bagger fixer-upper
              '82 XJ1100 Motor/frame and lots of boxes of parts
              '82 XJ1100 Parts bike
              '81 XS1100 Special
              '81 YZ250
              '80 XS850 Special
              '80 XR100
              *Crashed/Totalled, still own

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              • #37
                This has turned into an epic ride Tod...enjoying your ride vicariously...and with envious emotions. i've missed living out west with all those awesome roads...so many roads...so little time...ride safe and we all look forward to your next installment....
                1980 XS650G Special-Two
                1993 Honda ST1100

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                • #38
                  Originally posted by madmax-im View Post
                  This has turned into an epic ride Tod...enjoying your ride vicariously...and with envious emotions. i've missed living out west with all those awesome roads...so many roads...so little time...ride safe and we all look forward to your next installment....
                  +1
                  Maxim Phil
                  1981 XS1100 H Venturer ( Addie)
                  1983 XJ 650 Maxim
                  2004 Kawasaki Concours. ( Black Bear)

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                  • #39
                    Made it home safely. XJ still purring like a kitten. 750+ miles today in 11 hrs. No record, but no tickets along the way either. Not even too sore.

                    Brent peeled off east of Oklahoma City and he was headed a bit further east tonight. Bob Embrey is riding in to Tulsa tonight. We never did pay attention to our starting mileage, but finishing is somewhere between 3-4k miles for the trip. Time to change the oil again.
                    Try your hardest to be the kind of person your dog thinks you are.

                    You can live to be 100, as long as you give up everything that would make you want to live to be 100!

                    Current bikes:
                    '06 Suzuki DR650
                    *'82 XJ1100 with the 1179 kit. "Mad Maxim"
                    '82 XJ1100 Completely stock fixer-upper
                    '82 XJ1100 Bagger fixer-upper
                    '82 XJ1100 Motor/frame and lots of boxes of parts
                    '82 XJ1100 Parts bike
                    '81 XS1100 Special
                    '81 YZ250
                    '80 XS850 Special
                    '80 XR100
                    *Crashed/Totalled, still own

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                    • #40
                      Hi Tod,
                      Glad you made it home safe. Now after a short rest start posting some more p[ictures
                      Phil
                      1981 XS1100 H Venturer ( Addie)
                      1983 XJ 650 Maxim
                      2004 Kawasaki Concours. ( Black Bear)

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                      • #41
                        Originally posted by MaximPhil View Post
                        Hi Tod,
                        Glad you made it home safe. Now after a short rest start posting some more p[ictures
                        Phil
                        Be careful what you ask for. Tod will post a layout that'll put National Geographic to shame.

                        And yes, I'm fairly certain he has pics of naked natives.
                        Greg

                        Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”

                        ― Albert Einstein

                        80 SG Ol' Okie;79 engine & carbs w/pods, 45 pilots, 140 mains, Custom Mac 4 into 2 exhaust, ACCT,XS850 final drive,110/90/19 front tire,TKat fork brace, XS750 140 MPH speedometer, Vetter IV fairing, aftermarket hard bags and trunk, LG high back seat, XJ rear shocks.

                        The list changes.

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                        • #42
                          Originally posted by BA80 View Post
                          Be careful what you ask for. Tod will post a layout that'll put National Geographic to shame.

                          And yes, I'm fairly certain he has pics of naked natives.
                          H i Greg,
                          Bring it on well maybe not the naked natives on a family friendly site
                          Phil
                          1981 XS1100 H Venturer ( Addie)
                          1983 XJ 650 Maxim
                          2004 Kawasaki Concours. ( Black Bear)

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                          • #43
                            Thanks for the photos. I'll have to get over to Bryce again, been several years since I was there and also to Zion. There is some spectacular scenery in Utah, you just have to ride a lot to get to it! The Grand Staircase, which includes a series of parks including Bryce and the Grand Canyon, is a neat trip in and of itself. Best if you like getting up early, though, as the morning and evening light provides the best and most dramatic viewing.

                            Looks like it was a great ride.
                            Jerry Fields
                            '82 XJ 'Sojourn'
                            '06 Concours
                            My Galleries Page.
                            My Blog Page.
                            "... life is just a honky-tonk show." Cherry Poppin' Daddy Strut

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                            • #44
                              Still trying to edit the photos. We skipped the south rim of the Grand Canyon to visit the north like you'd said and do it on the ride home or out on a day ride from Zion since it was only 150 miles from there. Then in Zion, we found out the north rim is closed until May 15th... so we had to skip the Grand Canyon.

                              I am working on the pics though.
                              Try your hardest to be the kind of person your dog thinks you are.

                              You can live to be 100, as long as you give up everything that would make you want to live to be 100!

                              Current bikes:
                              '06 Suzuki DR650
                              *'82 XJ1100 with the 1179 kit. "Mad Maxim"
                              '82 XJ1100 Completely stock fixer-upper
                              '82 XJ1100 Bagger fixer-upper
                              '82 XJ1100 Motor/frame and lots of boxes of parts
                              '82 XJ1100 Parts bike
                              '81 XS1100 Special
                              '81 YZ250
                              '80 XS850 Special
                              '80 XR100
                              *Crashed/Totalled, still own

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                              • #45
                                Great trip and descriptions of the area.Have been there but never on a bike which has to to awesome
                                '80 XS1100 SG
                                Don't let the good times pass you by..grab all you can
                                https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_Z4cjUlIo4

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