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Hello and welcome, Clinton! We are quickly becoming "The preferred dualsport forum for Liberty".

I've never actually seen a DRZ SM in person but thought they sure looked sexy on the Suzuki website. You like it?

"Personally I just get on the road and follow the first guy that looks like he knows where he's going and figure it can't be too far from where I'm headed." I guess some will be leaders and others will be followers. :wink: Tim, you weren't following me when the road got nasty--covered in ice and sn...

Another nice feature under the "Routing" tab is the "Try to Avoid" area click "advanced" and you can avoid an area or specific roads. Also, be sure you do not have checked un-paved roads. Thanks for all the tips! Those sounds like some good features to check out next time I just need to get from po...

Troy, Thanks for the http://www.marengo-ltd.com/map/ site. I have been playing with it instead of working. I really like it. It's just one guy (in London I think) and he runs it off a server in his house--or he did when I last chatted with him. Safiri showed the link to me. The route tool is popula...

Although safiri was my route building mentor, our methods and tools are not exactly the same. We both start, however, with the same goal---to find the most curves, the most hills, the most stream crossings, and the most rugged roads we can find in the general area we plan to explore. Sometimes I kno...

...how do you decide how many intermediate points, not actual waypoints, to include so your gps always points you in the right direction? Your welcome, Dean. That is a good question. When I started building routes, I was very careful to put a point at every little corner and bend so that my route l...

Jeff620RXC wrote:Do you have a sample gpx route I can plug into that site you listed just to check it out?
All the samples I have are gdb files.
Thx

First, yes--go to the Ride forum and look in the Mon 2/20 topic.
Second, you can open a GDB file in your MapSource software and save as a GPX.

I'm interested in learning to build routes. Hi Jeff! The map and GPS tools are easier to demo live than they are to explain in type. What I had in mind if enough people were interested was to do weekend brunch or a weekday dinner at a restaurant---book their party room and let people demo their rou...

ajayhawkfan wrote:Having the bound atlas from the state has been very helpful during my backroad travels.

And ajayhawkfan would know--he has found over 3,000 geocaches! So you can imagine he's been on a LOT of Kansas roads! Thanks for the tip.

Another good source for KS is the Walk In Hunting Atlas that you can get online at http://www.kdwp.state.ks.us/kdwp_info/locations/hunting_fishing_maps_by_county/fall_2006_wiha_hunting_maps I just looked at the walk in hunting map for Atchison Co. The KS DOT PDF maps I linked to previously are much...

tp_cracker wrote:

troy wrote: Just don't hesitate to invite us along on your next ride.

Your all invited to ride with me on my way to work tomorrow morning.

Not exactly what I had in mind, but thankyou, ToiletPaper_Cracker.

I would love to learn to build routes. But don't have a GPS and couldn't use it if I did, probably. I would like to be able to get Mondays route from you and go ride it when I get a chance???? OK, so here is one case of a rider who does not have a GPS and probably does not have a plan to buy one in...

I have no clue bro. I dont own a GPS and dont have time to learn one. Time is the key here. It just not a priority. I'd rather ride than plan a DS route. Not that I discount the value route planning brings to the table, I appreciate it and the fact we simply followed you Monday. So count me as a ha...

I'm curious--give some feedback fellow riders. Let's learn from each other's experience. I know when I started building routes, I was clueless! Thanks to fellow riders like safiri and others, the learning curve was short. A few questions: How many of you don't know how or are uncomfortable building ...

Was this, "Troy's First Annual Presidents Day Ride??????????? Ha! Well, if the weather ain't crap and my schedule and health allow and the bike is running, yeah, we'll ride every President's Day. This is a subtle thing, and it's probably nothing to even consider, but....I definitely want it to be c...

Congrats, Chris. I know that is a huge weight off your shoulders. Breathe easier, my friend.

Try not to rub our noses too hard in the fact you are not under snow and ice down there.

Photos!
http://home.troywolf.com/photo/20070219_Plattsburg/

(My home router is having issues today and needs to be rebooted I assume....so if you have trouble getting the photos to load, my apologies. Please try again after about 5PM this evening.)

Eddie, it was really nice to meet you, too! I met 3 new riding friends today--that's a good day. Eddie, probably good idea that you split off...cause it did not really get any "better" than when you left! Here is one tasty morsel: http://home.troywolf.com/tmp/DSC00824-700.jpg I'll get more pics load...

I volunteer for bike recovery duty but hope you won't need it, have fun, Dean 816-668-8516 :D I can meet you guys for lunch since the brickhouse is only a few blocks from my house, just need to have a time +/- an hour. Hey, Dean! Too bad you can't ride...join us for lunch at about noon. Kevin Ware ...

HOLY COW! Based on the damage to your helmet, I would expect you to have very little face left. You are either still in shock or you really are fine. :shock: BE CAREFUL, man! YOU had trouble keeping up?! Who were you riding with? Professional racers?! That looks like some VERY good riding! It also l...