Smokin across the US and canada

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 8:32 am

Hmmmmmm. I don't see a link to the photos

Suzukidave · Post by **Suzukidave** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 8:47 am

The link is in the first post

H2RICK · Post by **H2RICK** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 9:09 am

Great pics, Allen. Glad to see you, your wife and the Buffalo all survived Pike's Peak with no serious trauma of any kind. See you when I get back to Cowtown.

Buffalo-guy · Post by **Buffalo-guy** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 9:51 am

Allen
Fabulous journey!! Even the seemingly endless miles of ranchland in Kansas has a beauty that only becomes evident when you're there on a bike. Your buffalo with the Krauser bags looks to be very effective. I am truly jealous, of course, as are we all. I hope that Rick has the forthought to call me when you guys meet up here in cowtown. It would be a pleasure to meet you and your brave wife. Cheers, and enjoy.
Fred

h2okettle · Post by **h2okettle** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 8:14 pm

We are still in Wyoming.. I will go to Sturgis in the morning to smoke out a few Harleys..

.... Todays ride was nice and the weather held out for us.. We dodged the rain all day...
Fred, I will turn north towards Canada soon and try to be there on the 10th.

Allen....... 2 quarts CCI left.. Gotta go shopping !!

Buffalo-guy · Post by **Buffalo-guy** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 10:09 pm

Allen.
Thats terrific, and hope all is going well. Keep us posted where and when, and feel free to PM if you have specific needs when you're here. I'm sure you have Ricks info, but the offer stands. Cheers.
Fred

#Buffalo Bill · Post by **#Buffalo Bill** » Sat Aug 08, 2009 3:07 pm

Wonderful ride on a classic bike!
You're doing some stuff I would think not easy, like how much power did you loose climbing up Pikes Peak? Is that where it boiled over?
How bad was the load, heat and altitude, that made your bike boil over? Just wondering because some articles claim the 750 radiator is oversized, I guess not.
Bill

h2okettle · Post by **h2okettle** » Sat Aug 08, 2009 9:18 pm

Bill, the GT750 has 67 horsepower at the bottom of the peak and about 15 hp at the top..

It was pretty gutless and I had to stay mostly in first gear.. I was at the halfway point when I finally pulled over to let the bike cool down. I added only about a cup of water to top it back off.. It did not smoke as bad as I thought it would going up the hill.. Some of it could have been from the load I was carrying... All three bags are loaded, plus a passenger.. So if you were doing this alone without gear you might be fine.. There were other bikes and cars pulled with hoods opened, so it was not just me..

Today we went to the Sturgis rally in South Dakota.. Bobbi (wife) is loading pictures so check them out.. I parked on the road in a line of all Harleys (except me). See if you can pick out what bike does not fit in.

I did not see any other two stroke bikes. I stood in front of a Harley dealer with my riding suit and SUZUKI hat on... Bobbi took a picture with lots of people wondering what I was doing there.. I did feel out of place.. What was funny was while we were gearing back up to leave a crowd came around and started asking lots of questions about the GT.. Some even had one or rode them back in the day..
Tomorrow we start are uphill ride to Canada..

Allen...... One quart of CCI left

TLRam1 · Post by **TLRam1** » Sat Aug 08, 2009 10:22 pm

Good to hear you made it through the perils of the road Allen.

h2okettle · Post by **h2okettle** » Sun Aug 09, 2009 9:14 pm

We are in Bozeman Montana tonight.. We left Wyoming in 53 degree rainy weather this morning..

We only had to ride for just over 40 miles before we rode out of it, so not too bad... The day got warmer and the sun came out, so overall it was nice.. We were going to ride to Butte Montana, but as soon as the sun went behind the clouds the temperature felt like it drooped 15 degrees.. My wife said time to find a stopping point... What is still scary is the distance betwwen gas stations some times... The problem is sometimes I fill up and then the next one is 35-40 miles away.. I don't want tostop for gallon of gas... But then the next one may be 70+ miles.. Today I was getting low when I saw a gas sign.. I pulled off the road just to find they are closed on Sunday... Next place I was told was 22 miles.. So I took off gently and kept my speed down and made it.. I wish I had my fuel cell mounted, but Bobbi said no, this way I would not ride 200+ miles between stops.. Anyway, everything is going good and the bike is running perfect... Tomorrow I will cross into Canada and head to Calgary..

Allen.... smoking up the streets in your town !!

Post by **oldjapanesebikes** » Sun Aug 09, 2009 11:30 pm

Glad to hear things are going well - possibly we'll see you here in Cowtown !

djfisher22 · Post by **djfisher22** » Mon Aug 10, 2009 5:59 am

Hope you're taking notes Allen.I see a cool book coming from your travels.

Suzukidave · Post by **Suzukidave** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 6:37 am

I hope Allen and Bobbie are OK , no post for 3 days now and they didnt arrive in Mi as planned yesterday .

jkevinlilly · Post by **jkevinlilly** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 5:43 pm

Uh-oh.

Hope they are just sightseeing, or busy harassing people with bikes under 30 years old.

Kevin

djfisher22 · Post by **djfisher22** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 8:54 pm

Got to meet Allen and his wife yesterday at a mutual friends house in Traverse city Michigan.They were a bit later than planned but made it fine.Great time,great conversation.Allen is one of a kind.I'll post a few good pics tomorrow,it was a long drive home.What am I saying?580 lousy miles to Pittsburgh in a comfy new Chevy Colorado,Allen and Bobbie just did over 6000 on a 35 year old dinosaur.

Smokin across the US and canada

Boil over?