What we are doing this winter

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What we are doing this winter

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This is what my family and i are doing this winter. Its not moto related but is solid gear-head stuff anyhow!

http://pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=937310

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Cool.

Ever been to Kansas Rocks? Drop me a note if you every go.
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ajayhawkfan wrote:Cool.

Ever been to Kansas Rocks? Drop me a note if you every go.

nope we havent been, but ive being eyeing their website and have every intention of going there this summer!

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I have a place nearby. Let me know when you go.
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Sweet Joe. When you get done, i got a 1984 Toyota FJ 60 that needs a V8 and a NV4500 LOL.

I have been moving for most of Jan. The new place needs lots of work/updating. So thats what im doing this winter.

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Nice, Joe.

Hope the Brown Bus treated you right today ... Nasty around here.
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Hey cool. I've been wheeling a lot this winter.

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ajayhawkfan wrote:I have a place nearby. Let me know when you go.
will do, thanks for the offer!


Hey sherm, where you been wheeling at?

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safiri wrote:Nice, Joe.

Hope the Brown Bus treated you right today ... Nasty around here.

hey safiri, thanks for the thoughts during the nasty weather. it happend for the only the 2nd time in 12 years of driving, they told us to get off the road and go home(on tuesday afternoon) and then told me not to come in on wednesday. with the bad roads tuesday there was no freight coming into the centers on wednesday so we didnt have anything to do~! iworked on the k5 and enjoyed the day off!

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xr-nut wrote:
safiri wrote:Nice, Joe.

Hope the Brown Bus treated you right today ... Nasty around here.

hey safiri, thanks for the thoughts during the nasty weather. it happend for the only the 2nd time in 12 years of driving, they told us to get off the road and go home(on tuesday afternoon) and then told me not to come in on wednesday. with the bad roads tuesday there was no freight coming into the centers on wednesday so we didnt have anything to do~! iworked on the k5 and enjoyed the day off!
Glad Big Brown got smart and pulled you off the road. No sense as not many were working anyway.

I have nearly new Michelin ATX-AT tires on my AWD/4WD 4Runner with good e-traction control. I didn't have trouble Tue or Wed but most others did.

A friend was out shoveling her mothers driveway in Mission Hills (What? You didn't hire that done!!!???) Wed morning and met the mailman as he approached. He had a stack of letters in his hand. She expected all, she got one. He told her the stack was the entire delivery for two long blocks. Seems the USPS freight trucks didn't get through either... So why did they send out the delivery guys????
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xr-nut wrote:[Hey sherm, where you been wheeling at?
A few acres southeast of the La Cynge power plant straddling state line and Missouri J. Only place I have taken the Jeep. I may not know what I'm doing... lots of dents, shattered fenders and one broken windshield. Those Osage thorn trees are TOUGH!
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http://offroad-review.com/new/index.php?page=354

There is a program on Speed called "Truck U", they build 4WD stuff. They had a show on recently that covered the Griffin King of the Hammer race that is held I believe in the California desert. It was pretty neat as it combined alot of Baja type open field runnning and also some serious rock crawling. It was a cool program. There was a competitor in the race name Brian Shirley that is from Kansas. There is some video on youtube that's neat to watch.

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With the snow on the ground and cabin fever high enough to cause brain damage, I look at ways to prepare my ride for the next year.
In May I plan to ride at Moab. The KTM 400 EXC will definitely need some help with fuel range. I decided to add a 1 gal. Rotopax to the bike. The issue with the KTM is that support and framework is nonexistent past the seat. I had a hoaky KTM OEM rack that attached using the seat bolts.... all the weight was supported by the rear fender.
I'm not even sure if there is a sturdy rack available for a 2002 model, a rack for newer models can cost over $200. I decided I have the time and skills(?) to design my own rack. While I was building the rack, I wanted to incorporate flush mount turn signals.
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