The Cheese Weasels Do Big Bend, Texas
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Flynrider
Been There
Phoenix, AZ
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RE: The Cheese Weasels Do Big Bend, Texas
(04-01-2018 06:38 PM)Stichill Wrote: Note the oil cooler mounted low right behind the front tire.
Yikes! No wonder you were worried about riding a dirt/gravel road. It would be hard to find a worse place to mount that oil cooler. Even on paved roads it would see occasional pebbles thrown off the tire.
Loving the ride report!
Phoenix, AZ
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04-01-2018 07:24 PM |
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Aussieflyer
Running Like a Top
Melbourne Australia
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RE: The Cheese Weasels Do Big Bend, Texas
No doubt there's more reports to come so I am chiming early ... loving the write up Mr Stichill, the pictures are amazing, the bikes look awesome, makes me want to write a bucket list and put your tour at the top.
BTW a novelty for us Aussies is seeing Harley riders wearing something other than black. In fact cruising past the local cafe on a Road King wearing hi-vis jackets and full face helmets might even stir up the Harley riding marketing executives to put down their lattes and throw a Sons of Anarchy tee shirt at you.
Looking forward to your next installment.
Safe travels.
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04-01-2018 07:32 PM |
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pdedse
Been There
Oregon
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RE: The Cheese Weasels Do Big Bend, Texas
Very cool ride. I must ride this area some day. From the looks, I might enjoy it more if I ride the KLR650.
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04-01-2018 07:56 PM |
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Stichill
Road Warrior
Northern Kentucky, USA
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RE: The Cheese Weasels Do Big Bend, Texas
(04-01-2018 07:24 PM)Flynrider Wrote: It would be hard to find a worse place to mount that oil cooler. Even on paved roads it would see occasional pebbles thrown off the tire. Loving the ride report!
Absolutely. I have to think there are aftermarket guards for it, and thanks!
(04-01-2018 07:32 PM)Aussieflyer Wrote: No doubt there's more reports to come so I am chiming early ... loving the write up Mr Stichill, the pictures are amazing, the bikes look awesome, makes me want to write a bucket list and put your tour at the top.
BTW a novelty for us Aussies is seeing Harley riders wearing something other than black. In fact cruising past the local cafe on a Road King wearing hi-vis jackets and full face helmets might even stir up the Harley riding marketing executives to put down their lattes and throw a Sons of Anarchy tee shirt at you. Looking forward to your next installment. Safe travels.
Glad you're enjoying the report! Yes, we were riding Harleys but we are not Harley riders...we just rented what was available! Definitely looked like fish out of water, lol.
You might enjoy these prior rides if you haven't already seen them (reported on another forum):
(04-01-2018 07:56 PM)pdedse Wrote: Very cool ride. I must ride this area some day. From the looks, I might enjoy it more if I ride the KLR650.
Thank you. I agree, you'd be able to see a lot more of the park on a KLR650. There are many miles more unpaved than paved roads from what we could tell.
2012 Honda CBR250RA Candy Ruby Red/Silver
(This post was last modified: 04-02-2018 03:13 AM by Stichill.)
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04-02-2018 03:07 AM |
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silverbub
1st Service Completed
midusa
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RE: The Cheese Weasels Do Big Bend, Texas
Must extend the courtesy to THANK YOU! For this wonderfully timely visual/prose ride report... as I cleaned the "April Fool's" three inches of snow storm off my porch steps this morning in west-central Illinois and waiting out for the first ride of season... your Big Bend adventure report pumps renewed anticipation for getting started on the rides of 2018!...Great prose/pics!
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04-02-2018 02:34 PM |
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Stichill
Road Warrior
Northern Kentucky, USA
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RE: The Cheese Weasels Do Big Bend, Texas
2012 Honda CBR250RA Candy Ruby Red/Silver
(This post was last modified: 04-02-2018 05:14 PM by Stichill.)
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04-02-2018 04:27 PM |
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Inhouse Bob
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NoVA
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RE: The Cheese Weasels Do Big Bend, Texas
Lovely! The weather seems to have treated y'all well.
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04-02-2018 06:35 PM |
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Stichill
Road Warrior
Northern Kentucky, USA
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RE: The Cheese Weasels Do Big Bend, Texas
Yes, we were fortunate to have clear skies and comfortable temperatures during the best parts of the trip.
2012 Honda CBR250RA Candy Ruby Red/Silver
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04-02-2018 07:03 PM |
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The ferret
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Ohio
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RE: The Cheese Weasels Do Big Bend, Texas
Really impressed with the beauty of Texas that you've shown us. Going to have to add that trip to my list of places to go.
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04-02-2018 07:19 PM |
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redbirds
Been There
Patterson, GA, USA
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RE: The Cheese Weasels Do Big Bend, Texas
Thanks Stichell for this ride report. Beautiful photos and story telling.
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