I usually tend to be incredibly overly ambitious and land on something more reasonable.
I still want to get up north but that is a true and proper adventure for all the reasons you mentioned. It’s just going to take a lot of time and a lot of talking to a lot of different people. For the fires that means I’ll need multiple routes for each section, as well as bail out plans. I’ll get it sorted but it’s literally going to take me the 18ish mo, and even then who knows.
In a very expected turn, we’re looking at a 2025 BDR as a shakedown for a 2026 trip up north. That far up we’re looking at fuel drops, or at least coordinating with some private logging companies. I just don’t see it coming together, and less so making sure the crew is prepped. I think a proper BDR ass kicking is a good idea first. I’m a decent enough rider, but I’m a better trip planner, and the key part of that is when you realize it’s a bad line.
Thanks for the tip on butler. I’m going to keep gathering information and belching it out here because the community is small. But it’s going to take a good long while to properly route that, and make sure everyone is ready in terms of advanced first-aide, extra parts… let alone the financial planning to make sure that can all happen (honestly that will be the miracle if it happens in 2026).
No George Clinton was in parliament.
I never had an issue either! My gen2 KLR came with upgraded pegs (previous owner farkled everything, in the good way), and I just never liked them as much.
yeah they are one of those things that make you go “HOW much?!”. Glad to hear more people say it’s subjective. People would tell me the same thing you said, but I just don’t like the way my foot “seats” when I transition from sitting to standing quickly, and I like even less the brake/shift control I have.
Not as great as it seems. The thing is, everyone’s retirement is tied to real-estate. The numbers my vary country by country, but nearly all pension funds and mutual funds have significant exposure to real-estate that is just ignoring the issue that those properties may become uninsurable. That’s before what happens due to the economic disruption of all those cities slowly, then at an increased velocity, relocating.
It’s not going to be pretty.
So yes, I realize this a joke map (honestly, a giant, probably mostly freshwater sea, in the US would be a blessing). But what you’re describing is the main issue with climate change.
It’s not going to be “the day after tomorrow”. It will be coastal cities… which are… like nearly ALL of them… losing all their economic value. In the US when having this conversation I say “what do you do when any building in Manhattan is uninsurable? What do you do when it’s sure to have severe damage?”.
For most people there are plenty of places to go, but the “going” is going to be very, very ugly.
The poems of Thomas Zane in the old gods of asgard concert in the book about max Payne in the video game Allen wake in the video game control in the amazing TV series the threshold kids in that song the janitor is singing.
… Pretty sure that’s the continuity.
thanks, I’ll look into it for next season. They seem pretty good now and I want to get to know it first. Coming from the KLR all the “robots” on this thing make me a little wrench shy.
Thanks. I’m going to cycle through the gas, I’ll do the oil. I gave the air filter a good air blast and it’s in good shape. I was able to find the service items for the upcoming 8500 miles, and it was basically all of those things. Brakes are solid, although the robots in them compared to my KLR make me nervous to evaluate. Fork seals seem in good shape, I think the road bumps was just the tread or dampening settings (or like I said, just knobies on pavement). After taking it around the block and loading it by doing some aggressive front braking and popping in and out of gutter, there was no line on the forks or anything. Chain tension looks good as does lube but I’ll put some fresh on anyway.
We used to do dirtdaze up in NH about this time (obviously missed this years). Hoping to get a good long fall ride in before the seasons change.
This was sort of my impression to. Like I loosely liked him, but couldn’t really tell you what he’s directly responsible for. Which isn’t a bad thing on its own and doesn’t mean he wasnt doing a good job, just that I don’t know much about him.
love it. You’ve got me wanting to install a burrito holster on my radiator now…
It’s funny I like ADV because it doesn’t feel like adrenaline to me. Hard and difficult sure, but if you fall you just kinda get it up again.
That being said my ideal is old dirt roads to and from site, with some more aggressive stuff nearby to push on. There’s nothing wrong with riding well below your technical skill to actually take it all in. When I think of my favorite moments it’s usually something like the smell of a forest in the morning as it starts heating up. I enjoy the hard stuff, but it’s not what comes to mind.
Man, late to this party but if you want a wild ride this guy’s got a few… Humans to elements. I realize the statement wasn’t looking for a response but if you actually want to know buckle up…
haha best learning experience ever. An extra cable costs you like $6, and damn near zero time when running one (I just zip tie mine together). You have to be careful of ware/pinch points but it’s worked out for me.
hahah love it.
Per the title: I had a clutch cable break on me. I was lucky enough to find some bundling twine, and then a bolt, on the side of the road. Tightned up the bolt around long end of the clutch cable then lashed it to the lever. I had to seriously adjust the play so that it was probably just barley past the engagement point at relax, but it got me home and didn’t burn out the clutch. I call that a win.
I now run double cables lol.
lmfao, rereading this we 100% are in agreement and talking past each other with great zeal. Bare with me here.
First off, I’m not in finance. I used it as an example to point out that systems and considerations in a field outside of anyones experience are usually there for a reason, even if they’re frustrating in the moment because one hasn’t bumped into them yet.
To your point, you are 100% correct, there are tons of regulations and best practices developed over decades meant to minimize impact of edge cases. But it sounds like you’re in the field, and you and I both know that invariably someone will try and solve the problem by solving a different problem sometimes. It’s why project scoping and definition is so important.
I hope you’re having a great day, and that you might reread this and take away the same reminder I do that 2 people can be in strong agreement and still talk past each other.
Yes: you absolutely want the outdoor rated PVC if you’re getting sun exposure. You can cheat, it’s not like the white stuff will be immediately destroyed, but if you want something that will last a bunch of seasons, the “grey” stuff is the way to go. Double check that it’s UV rated though, and doesn’t just happen to be grey.
To get around all of that, you can bury it. Because you’re just doing it for the garden, you don’t need to dig down to the frost line. Just make sure you clear the line at the end of the season. Another advantage is that you’ll minimize the amount of water that’s been baking in the sun idle in the pipes. If it’s a heatwave and they’re in direct sun, that water can get downright hot to the touch. I’ve never lost a plant because of it but frankly I’m kind of surprised by that. If you do bury, you might consider running some electrical conduit at the same time, even if you don’t put wires in it (DO however include a pull cable for later use). What you do at either end of that is a whole other project, but you can always just cap it and get it to it when you get to it. Solar + Battery usual works great for garden automation stuff, but being able to run an ethernet cable can simplify a lot.
Plastic will hold up fine, but as others have mentioned you might want one of these.. The union allows to remove it. You could do a more simple threaded system IF you are able to completely and freely rotate everything “down stream” of the valve. I’m just going to say the stupid part out loud because I learned pipe stuff the hard way: A ball valve threaded on both sides cannot be loosened from one side without tightening the other (again, unless that other side can freely rotate). Edit: alternatively unions are sold separately, and sometimes you can eek out some flow advantages that way but it’s in no way worth thinking about at garden water flow rates.
Finally, a last alternative I’ve seen done well for gardens that sort of “wrong done right” is putting posts up and stringing a hose over head. It kind of seemed like as much work/expense as burying it, but I guess they had the posts, it came out really sharp in the end. You need a pretty high quality hose though. Baking in the sun and sagging under the water weight can end badly.
No. It’s not missing nuance. If you want them as customers stop fucking injuring/killing them. Simple as.
Sadly that’s not going to be BMW specific for much longer, they’re all taking a page out of that book. 2022 Hyundai, long story on how I managed to kill a single spark plug at 30k miles, but this time last year the part wasn’t listed anywhere. It was FORTY DOLLARS for a SINGLE plug from Hyundai. I’m sure there were alternates that would work but I wasn’t going to risk it over 40 bucks at that low mileage.