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TomW wrote:

bluej58 wrote: Looks like I'm on your crew now Tom.

I need your email addy that you look at every day, not your spam trap. A phone #, preferably a cell that you keep with you, a street address so I can map routes with Mapquest and what you ride and is it reliable.

I need this info soon to be able to figure who is available to ride.

Also, contact through PM's those riders that are nearest you to so you can set up routes and meeting places. You know your territory better than I or Mapquest does. Keep a dialogue going so that interest doesn't peter out.

OKC_Kent, are you still in OK or did you move? Your pin is in CO. now. Everyone else be sure your pin is in the proper place on the map. If you can't place it, email me and I can move it for you.

I'll start with BlackZ1R. Can you meet someone from Houston around Alexandria, LA? It's about 200 miles from you and another 200 miles to Houston. WABBMW can you meet BlackZ1R in LA? Or can BSKZ650 make this trip. It's a long haul, I know, but someone has to make it. The next stop is around Oklahoma City. whoever doesn't go to LA gets to go to Dallas to meet with the OK riders. Another long haul.

I'll try to keep this thread near the top of the list so ya'll don't think I'm sleeping. Let's get going, maybe we can prod the last of the leg 1 riders and the leg 2 riders into action. Let's get r done!
Tom Wait aka TomW
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OKC_Kent is still here. Tom can you fix my pin? Got no idea what happened there..
Guys, I will be away from 6-30 through 7-16. I'm sure this will be ok and won't mess things up. I am willing to ride 300-400 miles one way, so central-northern Texas is cool, so is Central and Eastern Kansas, western Missouri, or even eastern New Mexico.

Kent Hallsten
Oklahoma City, OK
405-513-2726 cell
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That's good to know Kent. I'll count on you to go down to Dallas to meet with either WABBMW or BSS650 from Houston. I'll fix yer pin when I get home from work. We got a plan cooking! PM those guys to see who can make it.

I'm still in Iowa, Iowa City, technically, and I'll make things work for the handoff once the timing gets sorted out (family in Albuquerque is always a good reason to visit, right?) so one way or another I'm going to participate in the relay, if it's during the midwest leg or the mountain leg, or both. Assuming, of course, the kz doesn't have other ideas...been riding in the 100+ degree heat this week around town...yeah. Ever still your head in a blast furnace? lol.

i'm still in.

leon

It looks like some cooler temps next week. Maybe I'll get to pulling the rear wheel off the 650B and make sure the brake pads are in good order.

Seems like mid to late August will be the time frame for our leg to run.

Well guys I think Im offically out.
Found out that my frame is bent today, from my inadvertent wheely in April.
Now that Mpls Ugly is in that makes the run to Bearshawk possible.
If I can find a frame or bend it back? I may be able to join in.?

moneypit wrote: Well guys I think Im offically out.
Found out that my frame is bent today, from my inadvertent wheely in April.
Now that Mpls Ugly is in that makes the run to Bearshawk possible.
If I can find a frame or bend it back? I may be able to join in.?

It sure would be mice if a Stoppie would reverse the damage

Don't give up Moneypit, I think you have some time
You can dooo it.

Yeah But how to fix a bent frame?? And have it safe?

I'm still in...planning on getting flag from N0NB either in eastern KS or SE NE, then over to IA...but danged if I'll go all the way to Ottumwa (crappiehunter!).

goodfastncheap wrote: I'm still in...planning on getting flag from N0NB either in eastern KS or SE NE, then over to IA...but danged if I'll go all the way to Ottumwa (crappiehunter!).

Where are you located? I can't find your pin on the map.
TomW, Leg 3 coordinator.

moneypit wrote: Well guys I think Im offically out.
Found out that my frame is bent today, from my inadvertent wheely in April.
Now that Mpls Ugly is in that makes the run to Bearshawk possible.
If I can find a frame or bend it back? I may be able to join in.?

Wish you were closer moneypit. I know a guy locally that has two titled KZ frames for sale. Stored inside a shed. Not sure how much he's asking though.

Yeah that would be nice. Im trying to get answers as to can I straighten it? (safely)
Not a whole lot of help in the chassis forum.

I understand your concerns, I have a frame from my donor bike that was rear ended by a cage and it's not a thing to be taken lightly.
I plan on working on it next winter.

Hopefully you will find that just the impact spot is bent in a little and all the welds are cool.

Crappy time to have to be going over all this though.

JD

TomW wrote: Where are you located? I can't find your pin on the map.
TomW, Leg 3 coordinator.

email sent to your gmail...I'm in Bellevue, NE

TomW wrote:

bluej58 wrote: Looks like I'm on your crew now Tom.

Good to have you on the 3rd leg team.

I've been following the posts, just haven't had much to say for a while.

It looks like the flag is still in Massachuessetts (sp) It may be a while before it gets to Black Z1R in MS but we'll start planning now for leg 3. I need to hear from all the riders in TX, LA, OK, KS, MO, NB, IA, IL, WI, MN, ND, SD. This includes but is not limited to: BlackZ1R, WABBMW, BSKZ650, 531blackbanshee, Mac68, OKC_Kent, GhotrodR, Snarky30, readytoride1985, rainman, crappiehunter, justinZ830, NONB, goodfastncheap, Bert 75, BlueJ58, ajkzbobber, WendyS, Placemark103, DoubleDub DaddyJama, Moneypit, bearshawk, cregmanZ1, bekz.

I need your email addy that you look at every day, not your spam trap. A phone #, preferably a cell that you keep with you, a street address so I can map routes with Mapquest and what you ride and is it reliable.

I need this info soon to be able to figure who is available to ride.

Also, contact through PM's those riders that are nearest you to so you can set up routes and meeting places. You know your territory better than I or Mapquest does. Keep a dialogue going so that interest doesn't peter out.

OKC_Kent, are you still in OK or did you move? Your pin is in CO. now. Everyone else be sure your pin is in the proper place on the map. If you can't place it, email me and I can move it for you.

I'll start with BlackZ1R. Can you meet someone from Houston around Alexandria, LA? It's about 200 miles from you and another 200 miles to Houston. WABBMW can you meet BlackZ1R in LA? Or can BSKZ650 make this trip. It's a long haul, I know, but someone has to make it. The next stop is around Oklahoma City. whoever doesn't go to LA gets to go to Dallas to meet with the OK riders. Another long haul.

I'll try to keep this thread near the top of the list so ya'll don't think I'm sleeping. Let's get going, maybe we can prod the last of the leg 1 riders and the leg 2 riders into action. Let's get r done!
Tom Wait aka TomW
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Dang TomW, I hate I missed this thread. I've been trying to recruit a Cajun rider to help out with this portion of the hand off from leg #2 to leg #3 .
Sure thing. I can do the 400 mile round trip to Alexandria(or beyond)easy enough.
Being as how I like the small squiggly lines on the map mo better than the long straight ones, I'm trying my best to avoid the 900 miler to Houston and back

soooooooo what's the story guys? I admit, I dropped off the grid for a couple of weeks due to some really strange circumstances but I'm still in Iowa City. I've put a couple thousand miles on my bike already this summer and have explored eastern Iowa, western IL, Wisco and near stretches of minnesota recently (nice twisties around the la cross/Caldonia area).

Bikes running great, got everything buttoned up (still pushing full syn through the head gasket somewhere but that'll have to wait) so lets get to it!

The flag is in Michigan now. I don't want to bow out but as we move later into the year, my time may not allow my participation. As it gets closer I'll have a better idea of how things stand with me.

Do you mean winter weather will slow this down??..

OKC_Kent wrote: Do you mean winter weather will slow this down??..

If this winter is like last year the answer is no. Last winter didn't really happen. I bought my Voyager in Green Bay on Dec. 21 and could have driven it home.
BTW I'm in New Mexico now with no definate plans on when I return to Wisconsin, so I'm able to ride a big chunk of the relay when I go back. this fall, if the timing is right.

As of now BlackZ1R is taking the flag to central LA to drop off to WABBMW or BSKZ650. The other one of those two willmeet OKC_KENT between Houston and Oklahoma City. That's a long haul. IF the timing is right, I could make that run. Only thing is, I'm riding my 91 Voyager. It's a vintage Kaw but not my KZ1000. The Voyager is much kinder to my vintage ass.
To everyone on third leg, email or PM those closest to you and set up rondevous points. Keep every one updated on this thread. Our time is coming soon.
One last thing, northern New Mexico is an awesome place to ride.