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Title: Colorado & Utah ride report - all 6 days posted!
Post by: Munch on September 08, 2008, 11:14:53 PM
All 6 days:

Pick your day!

http://monchunski.spaces.live.com/?_c11_BlogPart_BlogPart=summary&_c=BlogPart (http://monchunski.spaces.live.com/?_c11_BlogPart_BlogPart=summary&_c=BlogPart)
Title: Re: Colorado & Utah ride report
Post by: pintsizejesus on September 08, 2008, 11:42:58 PM
Your link is missing the h on the http so it's not working.

http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=10887.0

That one should work.
Title: Re: Colorado & Utah ride report
Post by: Munch on September 09, 2008, 06:49:58 AM
Thanks! Fixed  :)
Title: Re: Colorado & Utah ride report
Post by: red baron on September 09, 2008, 07:15:45 AM
Looks like a great trip so far. [thumbsup]
Title: Re: Colorado & Utah ride report - all 6 days posted!
Post by: Munch on September 09, 2008, 08:19:48 PM
All 6 days:

Start with 1/2 and goto 6

http://monchunski.spaces.live.com/?_c11_BlogPart_BlogPart=summary&_c=BlogPart (http://monchunski.spaces.live.com/?_c11_BlogPart_BlogPart=summary&_c=BlogPart)
Title: Re: Colorado & Utah ride report - all 6 days posted!
Post by: factorPlayer on September 09, 2008, 08:33:39 PM
nice.... that's the kind of ride the Multi is made for....  how did it handle?
Title: Re: Colorado & Utah ride report - all 6 days posted!
Post by: Munch on September 09, 2008, 08:41:15 PM
Amazing well! Perfect bike for the trip!
Title: Re: Colorado & Utah ride report - all 6 days posted!
Post by: DuciD03 on September 09, 2008, 10:38:33 PM
 [popcorn] ..... awsome!

great pics; thanks for sharing.... [thumbsup]

... no rain photos?

2k miles on twisties; thats alot of miles; where were you sore? I'm usually saddle, back and arm sore after a days worth of twisties on my 800 ... (2-300 miles).
Title: Re: Colorado & Utah ride report - all 6 days posted!
Post by: Munch on September 10, 2008, 06:58:34 AM
The afternoon we rolled into Gateway, we were expecting rain all day. We missed it by a matter of miles. After lunch that day, a huge rain storm rolled in, but in 15 minutes it was gone, and the roads were dry.

So an absolutely perfect week of weather.

At day 6, my rear was getting twitchy. I put the last 550 miles or so in one day instead of two. Other that that, I was fine. The upright riding position makes a huge difference.
Title: Re: Colorado & Utah ride report - all 6 days posted!
Post by: flynbulldog on September 10, 2008, 07:59:06 AM
I actually LOWERED the bars on the FJR for this trip. The old position put too much weight on my bum and not enough on the legs. ...worked great.
We had an awesome time and rode pretty hard most of the trip. The sight seeing part seemed like a whirlwind and we could have hiked a lot more.
Bridges national park would have been a good one to add for a hike. We spent all afternoon in Arches and hiked a lot! I was definitely ready to get back on the bike the next day!
You could spend a week hiking Bryce!
Thanks Munch, Great Trip my friend!!  [beer]

Title: Re: Colorado & Utah ride report - all 6 days posted!
Post by: bucky on September 10, 2008, 07:31:41 PM
Looks like an awesome time, glad you guys didn't get knicked by the po po:)

Greart pics, thanks a ton for sharing.
Title: Re: Colorado & Utah ride report - all 6 days posted!
Post by: arai_speed on September 10, 2008, 10:14:33 PM
That's one hell of a trip.  Beautiful pictures..the change of scenery is great.

Thanks for posting.  [thumbsup]
Title: Re: Colorado & Utah ride report - all 6 days posted!
Post by: Trailer on September 11, 2008, 08:19:09 PM
Must say looks like a great trip!! To bad I had no time to come....................... :-[ :-[

And yes you are a HELL of a picture fan!! Maybe one day you will win the Pulitzer Price.  [bacon] [bacon] [popcorn] [clap] [wine]
Title: Re: Colorado & Utah ride report - all 6 days posted!
Post by: COWBOY on September 12, 2008, 12:57:23 PM
Read like a perfect mid-week trip.   Good friend, good roads, good weather, good food, pushing limits of iron-ass and a mini-emergency with the tire.     

Thanks for sharing, the pics were great.  I drove through those areas 10 years ago and your pics took me back.


Title: Re: Colorado & Utah ride report - all 6 days posted!
Post by: Punx Clever on September 13, 2008, 08:38:22 AM
You know, I've hit that road coming over the La Sal mountains a few times.  Not the best road but still a good one.  I wish you would have side-tracked and hit red-mountain pass while you were in the area though!