Utah, Here We Come!

SkunkWorks

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Final batch of still-frame shots from the last day of the trip.
I did not capture a lot of footage due to this day being just a slab-ride home on I-70.
I did get some shots in Glenwood Canyon, and a few Tunnel shots.

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SkunkWorks

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And a few Insta-360 shots:

"Sven" the Adventure-Moose is still hanging in there, although he is getting a bit sun-faded.
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This Trip was absolutely amazing!
As you can see by every single picture that I posted, we had perfect weather the whole time!

Thank you again to @Paul466 . It was an absolute pleasure touring with you.
Lots of Friendship and Laughs along the way, as well as a few challenges. We took it all as it came, and powered through!
Your Riding knowledge and experience helped me out on quite a few occasions................
We will definitely do it again!


I hope everyone enjoyed the Pictures, and thank you all for tuning-in to share it with us.
There will be a full Video coming in the future, so stay-tuned for that!
 

SkunkWorks

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A few Updates:

I did notice when I rode it to work this past week that I had a headlight bulb out.............It's the same spare bulb that I had been carrying with me for awhile, that I installed earlier this summer in Steamboat-Springs. That bulb was the last remaining OEM bulb that came in the bike from the factory. I had removed it a few years ago when I replaced both bulbs in Kanab Utah when the first one burned out, and kept it as a spare.
It must have burned out some time during the last day, or the afternoon before................It was still working the previous morning.
I bought a twin-pack and will replace them both. I'll hang onto the other Kanab bulb and carry it as a spare.
I also received a pack of aluminum ends to fix my tent-poles (do not know where I put the spares that Kelty sent me some years ago)
The bulbs were $17.75 for the pair.
Tent-pole ends were $9.66 for a pack of 10.
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Also, wear rate on the rear Kenda Big-Block tire:
When it was mounted new it had 11mm of tread depth in the center.
It has travelled 1,922 miles, including over 1,500 fully-loaded touring miles for the Utah Trip.
It now has 6mm of tread depth in the center, so right around half of its life is used up........
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Front Dunlop Trailmax-Raid is completely done!
Some parts of the tread measure 1mm depth..........
This tire has travelled 10,218 miles, including two week-long tours in the Desert-Southwest while fully loaded with gear!
I struggled with this tire in the loose stuff during this Utah Trip.........It's time to come off!
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I'm putting a front Kenda Big-Block tire on to match the rear one.
I'll run them through next season. and most likely swap them out before my New-England trip next fall.
While I was in Utah, I was cursing myself for not putting this tire on BEFORE the trip..........Would have helped me a lot! (kick myself)
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The bike also got a much needed bath!
She was a filthy Girl.........
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She still cleans up OK.
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During the Trip, Paul and I had discussed on a number of occasions how versatile these bikes are.............
You can load them up with 200-lbs of gear, and live off them for thousands and thousands of miles at a time, while also riding them like dirt-bikes in the rocks and sand of the canyon-trails, and take them places where most riders wouldn't!
This bike still amazes me! Effortlessly transporting me to whatever destination I have chosen down the Highways, while grinding and tractoring up any obstacle I pointed it at!
It has been Faultless for me, and the way I like to ride..............Amazing Machine!



One final update:
I had missed-out on being able to capture an image or some time-lapse footage of the Comet while we were in Utah. (the dark skies would have been ideal, but timing was wrong)
I did manage to go out one night after I returned home, and get some images of it.
Was really difficult to see with the naked-eye due to our extremely light-polluted sky in the Denver area, but a 10-second exposure with the iphone could pick it up easily.
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Paul466

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And a few Insta-360 shots:

"Sven" the Adventure-Moose is still hanging in there, although he is getting a bit sun-faded.
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This Trip was absolutely amazing!
As you can see by every single picture that I posted, we had perfect weather the whole time!

Thank you again to @Paul466 . It was an absolute pleasure touring with you.
Lots of Friendship and Laughs along the way, as well as a few challenges. We took it all as it came, and powered through!
Your Riding knowledge and experience helped me out on quite a few occasions................
We will definitely do it again!


I hope everyone enjoyed the Pictures, and thank you all for tuning-in to share it with us.
There will be a full Video coming in the future, so stay-tuned for that!
It was Awesome!!! Thanks for everything Buddy!!! Can’t wait for many more!!!! Thanks for documenting this trip since im “challenged” with taking pics or video;)
 
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