04-30-2009, 12:30 PM | #1 |
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Spring in the desert
Again, the camera phone pics don't do it justice but we had a spring rain and the wildflowers have been blooming and the trails are not dusty so it was a great afternoon for a little ride on the GY.
Montana does not have the monopoly on 'Big Sky'. As you can se. we have plenty out here in Eastern Washington! [/img]
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04-30-2009, 12:45 PM | #2 |
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Love the last pic.
Your bike matches the sky. 8)
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04-30-2009, 06:27 PM | #3 |
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Great pictures, always interesting to see different parts of the country, not a tree in sight.
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04-30-2009, 06:52 PM | #4 |
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Nice pics.
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05-01-2009, 12:51 PM | #6 |
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I received the tires last night. I may mount them this weekend if I have time. I will have half od Saturday and half of Sunday to play, but I'm thinking Gold Wing... :P
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What color is that bike? When I look at the first pic looks black/white but last one looks clearly blue... LOL.
BTW, I pulled the swing arm bolt on mine to take a look and it was dry as a bone, its easy to lube up tho, just don't pull it all the way out, lube the exposed part, and shove a ton of grease on a drift or small screw driver in from the other side-spread it all around, and then push the bolt back thru and bolt her down. Made a big difference on the ease of action of the rear suspension. Lack of grease *could* be a major factor in the bolt failures reported in that other thread as when the bolt is binding in there, its getting torqued constantly.
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05-01-2009, 01:16 PM | #8 |
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Thanks for the tip! I have a grease fitting on mine, but I don't think my grease gun could get to it. I'll try your method. Are the bushings plastic or metal?
The bike is blue and white. The cell phone does not have a great camera, but it's better than nothing!
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05-05-2009, 02:42 AM | #10 |
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That is beautiful scenery, Doc! I moved this thread over to the "Ride Reports" forum so more people can enjoy your photos of Eastern Washington.
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Mine has metal bushings.
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06-29-2009, 10:07 AM | #14 |
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almost looks like those hills are near pendelton. or up above tri-cities abit
beautiful country doc. please share more pics
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06-29-2009, 11:08 AM | #15 |
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I agree nice pictures, you could resize that last one and use it for an avatar
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