TEWKS Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 Well it's not the Thrilla in Manila but, I did some WR dirt riding yesterday in town. No popcorn needed, it's a shortie. Pat Link to comment
TEWKS Posted June 7, 2018 Author Share Posted June 7, 2018 I know it was a little weak but i've BTDT on the other Yamaha, and it hurt! PS...how's the Koffee Taste Maker working out? Pat Link to comment
ron c Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 Good stuff, Tewks. I sure miss riding in the dirt. It was the most fun I have ever had. I don't think Eli Tomac has anything to worry about. Ron C. Link to comment
TEWKS Posted June 7, 2018 Author Share Posted June 7, 2018 Good stuff, Tewks. I don't think Eli Tomac has anything to worry about. Thanks Ron, yeah Eli is very very safe. Pat Link to comment
Skywagon Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 (edited) Tewks........watched it twice...something wrong with the bike...wheels seemed to always stay firmly planted on the ground Nice bike. would like to have one but I live in a concrete jungle Edited June 8, 2018 by Skywagon Link to comment
TEWKS Posted June 8, 2018 Author Share Posted June 8, 2018 Tewks....something wrong with the bike...wheels seemed to always stay firmly planted on the ground No, it was just my interpretation of the Bubba Scrub! Too bad about the Crete Jungle. Tewksbury has changed so much since I was a kid, but, a couple small patches of dirt still survive, for now. Pat Link to comment
roadscholar Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 You're lucky you have that, and I like your little track. We have to go 30-40 miles for any significant (or legal : ) dirt and there still aren't any dam hills. Link to comment
KTM Doug Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 Geez Bill, if you would ever come to Colorado someday, you could find some hills and a few miscellaneous rocks. August 20th, Ouray Link to comment
roadscholar Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 (edited) Heck, I hope to have been there a couple times by then : ) If I'm around then I'll head over that way, take ya Jeepin', maybe Black Bear.. Edited June 8, 2018 by roadscholar Link to comment
KTM Doug Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 Don't you still need to do Schofield and Taylor? Think I am getting too old for these two and Black Bear again. Link to comment
roadscholar Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 Same here, it'll be in a jeep this time.. Link to comment
TEWKS Posted June 9, 2018 Author Share Posted June 9, 2018 Same here, it'll be in a jeep this time.. Bill, I'm sure you already know about your new obligation driving a jeep? The Wave! Bought a Jeep a couple of years ago and was caught off guard by it. I since sold it for the pick-up so not in the club anymore. Pat Link to comment
roadscholar Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 Same here, it'll be in a jeep this time.. Bill, I'm sure you already know about your new obligation driving a jeep? The Wave! Bought a Jeep a couple of years ago and was caught off guard by it. I since sold it for the pick-up so not in the club anymore. Pat Haha, actually didn't until I started driving around and was getting waves from people I didn't know, I'm up to speed with the program now though : ) It's like the old days (50's, 60's and 70's) when Porsche drivers flashed their lights at each other. Except there weren't many Porsche's on the roads then (it was like, 'oh look there's one'), Jeeps are everywhere so it keeps ya busy. From the article, little did I know.. "The Jeep Wave is an honor bestowed upon those drivers with the superior intelligence, taste, class and discomfort tolerance to own the ultimate vehicle: The Jeep." Link to comment
ArmyGuy Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 That looks like it would be a blast!! Link to comment
roadscholar Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 That looks like it would be a blast!! Mike if you mean the Jeep it is, wish I'd picked up one years ago. Just got to Colorado with it and am already having a blast, plus it's opening doors to places I wouldn't attempt on a dual-sport anymore. On the other hand if you were referring to TEWKS homemade moto-cross track, then nevermind. (also a blast) I'll try to post some pics when there's more bandwidth. . Link to comment
ArmyGuy Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 Both the track and the Jeep now that I went through and read the whole thread. Link to comment
TEWKS Posted June 19, 2018 Author Share Posted June 19, 2018 Very cool pics, Bill! How'd the Falcon do tugging the jeepster out there? 💪 Have fun, very envious but know who to copy! Pat Link to comment
KTM Doug Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 It's a "Bitch" getting "OLD". Jeep needs a lift! Link to comment
roadscholar Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 Very cool pics, Bill! How'd the Falcon do tugging the jeepster out there? 💪 Have fun, very envious but know who to copy! Pat Let's just say it was 'adequate'. As much as you could expect from an older Chev 350 pulling 12k or so, it requires some patience. Like I was telling Larry about going up Monarch Pass in the Jeep, ya know the old guy that makes you mad always holding up traffic, I'm that guy now. It's a "Bitch" getting "OLD". Jeep needs a lift! Ain't that the trutht, it's a good thing there are alternatives. Jury's still out on a lift, I'll get back to you : ) Link to comment
TEWKS Posted June 22, 2018 Author Share Posted June 22, 2018 Bill, I hope you have a problem free day, today. Pat Link to comment
roadscholar Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 Bill, I hope you have a problem free day, today. Pat No problems so far but I like that tire cover. Not planning on using it though : ). Link to comment
TEWKS Posted June 24, 2018 Author Share Posted June 24, 2018 Worthy of a JEEP story, Bill! Bought one like I mentioned, but panicked not having a pickup so I bailed rather quickly. Your pics are making me regret that decision. Pat Link to comment
TEWKS Posted June 24, 2018 Author Share Posted June 24, 2018 Funny story... I bought a set of rock rails for it (yeah stupid) not knowing I was fully committed to the vehicle. Anyways, took them to work and asked my Captain if I could use a bay to instal them. No prob he said. Of course half way through the instal while under the jeep we get a call. A minor medical, we happened to have an extra guy on the engine that day so the Captain said just finish what you're doing. Five minutes goes by and I hear the Capt say HI CHIEF... I thought he was messing with me but no, the Chief happened to show up while I was under the Jeep and not on the engine where I should have been. Luckily I tend to fix things on the apparatus that I can handle so the Chief kinda sorta overlooked this bad decision. Pat Link to comment
roadscholar Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 That sounds like my timing.. bad : ) Think I might've told my Parnelli Jones Jeep story already but if not LMK. Anyway here's another. When I turned 16 (1964) I bought a homemade dune buggy from a friend for $100. He started with a 1949 Willys Overland took the body off and cut about 4 feet out of the middle of the frame welding the front and rear back together. Flathead four, 3sp, and a bench seat. I'd pick up two buddies on the way to school and we'd run thru the dunes the last mile or so. It had a goofy problem, the accelerator spring was way too stiff, so most times you'd leave a stop light you had to press really hard which gave it full throttle and made it lurch then you'd have to let off which started a perpetual motion pogo effect of the front end until you could get it in 2nd. With 3 teenagers laughing their asses off the entire time, so stupid it was fun. Link to comment
TEWKS Posted June 24, 2018 Author Share Posted June 24, 2018 Sounds like it was an attention getter for sure. Fun stuff! Don't recall the PJJ story. Pat Link to comment
Marty Hill Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 You two are just kids. Bill when you turned 16 I had finished college and had 10 years in the Coast Guard. I'm feeling older as I type this. Link to comment
TEWKS Posted June 24, 2018 Author Share Posted June 24, 2018 I rolled off the assembly line in 64. Pat Link to comment
Marty Hill Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Pat, your making me feel a bit OLD! Link to comment
Selden Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Tewks : Everybody sees something different in a video; I zeroed in on your tires at the beginning. I have an XT225 (one of the few DS bikes that someone with short legs can handle comfortably). It's currently wearing Shinko Trailmasters, which are great on the street and hard packed Forest Service fire roads, but a little lacking in traction with gravel and mud. Whatever is on your WR looks like a reasonable compromise between what I now have and full knobbies. Link to comment
TEWKS Posted June 25, 2018 Author Share Posted June 25, 2018 They're just the stock Bridgestone Trailwings (half worn) on it. Agree, they are fine for road/trail gravel road use but they are not very confidence inspiring trying to ride it like a MX bike. In other words, I need to get some new tires. BTW, Happy Birthday! Pat Link to comment
KTM Doug Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Some folks refer to those tires as "Deathwings". Link to comment
roadscholar Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Pat, your making me feel a bit OLD! Same here Marty, you should try riding with him sometime : ) Some folks refer to those tires as "Deathwings". True, but I believe he rode them over Black Bear, Imogene, and a few other places many fear to tread. What's that tell you about bikes, tires, and riders. '64 was a good year but by the latter part of it my parents had had enough dune buggy shenanigans and got me a real Jeep. A buddy had a Land Rover so we continued to terrorize the dunes at Bel Air, south Daytona, and Ponce Inlet (no condos or motels in those areas then). My stepdad had NASCAR connections and one night during Speedweeks he invited Parnelli Jones over for dinner. It was my first inclination all trends started on the west coast. Parnelli was one of those rare multi-talented drivers that competed in stock cars, road racing, Indy cars, as well as off-road racing. He noticed the Jeep when he came in and during dinner asked if I wanted some big fat sand tires for it. He was sponsored by Firestone and said they had some take-offs from his Indy car, just bring the Jeep over they'd widen my wheels and mount em up. Too cool, I couldn't thank him enough.The only downside was they just had squiggly little treads and were great in the dry but when it rained there was almost no traction. After a few close ones I learned how to deal with it though, as in 'slow the heck down' you dummy : ) Link to comment
Marty Hill Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 (edited) Pat, your making me feel a bit OLD! Same here Marty, you should try riding with him sometime : ) [quote= Best I can do is park in his garage on my way to Montreal when I ship the moto to Europe. No way I'm in the same league with either of you two. Edited June 25, 2018 by Marty Hill Link to comment
roadscholar Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 On 6/22/2018 at 9:00 AM, TEWKS said: Bill, I hope you have a problem free day, today. Pat Reminds me of this on Black Bear last year, dude was lucky. Odd Pat, it was right at the fun section : ) 1 Link to comment
TEWKS Posted June 25, 2020 Author Share Posted June 25, 2020 He must of been hugging the wall, kind of like I was doing. 1 Link to comment
longjohn Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 On 6/9/2018 at 10:25 AM, TEWKS said: Bill, I'm sure you already know about your new obligation driving a jeep? The Wave! Bought a Jeep a couple of years ago and was caught off guard by it. I since sold it for the pick-up so not in the club anymore. Pat The wave???? i thought I was clicking a link to this: https://www.thewave.info 1 Link to comment
Highway41 Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 On 6/24/2020 at 11:33 PM, roadscholar said: Reminds me of this on Black Bear last year, dude was lucky. Odd Pat, it was right at the fun section : ) Watching someone recover that would be interesting. And most likely very expensive. 2 Link to comment
TEWKS Posted September 16, 2020 Author Share Posted September 16, 2020 Old pic on Black Bear. BF, was that you? Think Twitter calls that “manipulated media” Link to comment
roadscholar Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 2 hours ago, TEWKS said: Old pic on Black Bear. BF, was that you? Think Twitter calls that “manipulated media” Ha, someone photoshopped in the Airstream but the Jeep photo is real, read an article about it once, it was an ad for the new Wagoneer at the time. I guess they dynamited (sp) away more of the wall since then because it's def wider now. I always wondered about the photographer and how the heck he got out : ) Probably had another vehicle up there too. Edit, one other funny thing, that Airstream is what they call a widebody and didn't come out until the early 90's, the Jeep is mid 60's and roughly when the photo was taken : ) 1 Link to comment
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