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Grand Tetons and More

Last day of the ride. A nice cruise up I70. A ride up to Mt. Evans and home. Should be a fun and easy ride. There was a bit of construction going on past Grand Junction so there was some … Continue reading

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Grand Tetons and More

We’re starting off in Grand Junction today and going to run a loop south to check out some of the awesome roads and to check out a couple of the sights. I had intended on heading to Telluride because I … Continue reading

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Grand Tetons and More

Time to get up and pack the gear up. We’re heading on out to Colorado today via the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Dixie National Forest, Capitol Reef National Park, Arches National Park, and along the Colorado River into Grand Junction. … Continue reading

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Grand Tetons and More

We got the bike packed up and while Jeanne was getting us checked out, I rolled over to where she was. Since the rain and cold weather gear was packed in various places on the bike, the tank bag was … Continue reading

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Grand Tetons and More

Ahhh, morning in Wyoming. I’m an early bird so I’m up before Jeanne anyway. After relaxing for a bit, we head for the park showers. Nothing too horrible for public showers and early enough that there’s hot water. I’m a … Continue reading

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Grand Tetons and More

Got up bright and early Saturday morning and ready to head out. We’ve been checking the weather and it looks to be somewhat cloudy and even the occasional rain. We do have rain gear (my suit is water resistant) and … Continue reading

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Grand Tetons and More

I’ve been doing some prep work to get the bike ready for a week long ride to Canada (Jasper/Banff National Park) in June with Jeanne. With the recent discovery of the bearing problem which I replaced and the additional work … Continue reading

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Maintenance Day

I needed to do some maintenance work to the Hayabusa prior to the trip to Canada. I had a set of rear brake pads already from a prior order and of course had all my normal consumables (brake fluid, engine … Continue reading

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Riding to Devil’s Tower

Jeanne and I have been planning an overnight trip on the ‘busa. She’s only ridden one other bike (a Goldwing she thinks) just once so the 4 or so rides we’ve done including a Peak to Peak ride are a … Continue reading

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Bearing Replacement

Since it doesn’t exist without pictures, I have a few to share 🙂 A few years back my front end was making a weird sound and rubbing but only when I made a left turn. I went to a Colorado … Continue reading

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