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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: rocker59 on February 04, 2015, 09:09:05 AM
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Some of you may remember the 2013 Wildguzzi Western Adventure Not-A-Rally: Link (http://wildguzzi.com/forum/index.php?topic=58457.0)
Well, we're doing something similar again this year, during/after the Colorado Classic 1000: Link (http://wildguzzi.com/forum/index.php?topic=74520.0)
As last time, this will be a "bring your own everything", "do your own thing", not-a-rally. Just a bunch of like-minded Guzzisti who happen to be in Colorado for some great riding that weekend...
The Colorado Classic will be finishing in Cripple Creek, so we will be looking at camping opportunities in the Cripple Creek area ***and possibly Buena Vista*** , but I'd like to gauge interest before making any calls or trying to set something up. There is a KOA just outside Cripple Creek that has campsites, RV hookups and and cabins.
Basic Schedule we've been talking about:
Saturday June 20: I'll be riding the CC1000, but Dusty and others will be hanging around camp.
Sunday June 21: I'll arrive at the campground about lunchtime and probably hang around the rest of the day. Maybe have a dinner get-together.
Monday June 22: We would like to go on a good ride somewhere. Pike's Peak! A bunch of Guzzis up on Pike's Peak together will rock! It's all paved now, so no excuses!
Tuesday June 23: I'll have to break camp early and head back to Arkansas.
So speak up if you're interested, and we'll get it all figured out.
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3/04/15:
I've emailed with Tom at KOA Cripple Creek and he would be glad to have us.
He will allow two tents on each primitive camping site. There are also some Kabins that can be rented.
Please mention "Moto Guzzi" when you email him with questions, or make reservations, and he'll try to keep us close together. It's not a large campground, so I don't think it'll be a problem.
http://koa.com/campgrounds/cripple-creek/
cripplecreekkoa@gmail.com
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Attendee List:
Updated 05/20/15
Definite:
Rocker59 *KABIN* (Sun/Mon nights)
testarossa + Gail *KABIN* (Sat/Sun/Mon nights)
Guzzistajohn + delrod *KABIN* (Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues nights)
kirby1923 *Kabin*
dxhall +2 *Kabin* (Sat/Sun/Mon nights)
Dusty
rudyr
Mile High Guzzi
Fubar Guzzi
Maybe:
Travlr
Arizona Wayne
skippy + wife
oldmxdog61u
Rich A & Jane
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Would love to come, but I'll be in the diametrically opposite direction at or on the road to/from the National, that week ....
2013 was a great time and I highly recommend the Colorado NAR to anyone in that part of the world ....
Lannis
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Would love to come, but I'll be in the diametrically opposite direction at or on the road to/from the National, that week ....
2013 was a great time and I highly recommend the Colorado NAR to anyone in that part of the world ....
Lannis
:+1, I enjoyed the experience even though I spent most of it sorting out the new to me EV
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Count me in.
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that's the weekend of the National in New Hampshire, back to back with (Grand Marais) Minnesota the following weekend.
probably not much overlap considering folks in the west won't likely attend the National.
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Given work schedule I'd be more inclined to be there on Thu or Fri and leave on Sun.
Hmmm that's a better fit to the 1000.
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probably not much overlap [with the national] considering folks in the west won't likely attend the National.
Yeah. 2,000 miles apart. And two totally different types of events.
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If state side will try! Yipeee
mike :-)
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Given work schedule I'd be more inclined to be there on Thu or Fri and leave on Sun.
Hmmm that's a better fit to the 1000.
I understand. Scheduling around work sucks. That's why I missed the CC1000 last year.
I've considered having the Guzzi meetup before the CC1000 and after. Have been thinking about this for a few years.
Since the CC1000 starts in Denver, will take a day and a half of time on Sat/Sun and ends in Cripple Creek, having the Guzzi get-together in Cripple Creek after the CC1000 is a better fit for me, and any of us who will be riding in that event.
Any of us riding in the CC1000 would not be able to be at a campout in the Cripple Creek area on Friday or Saturday, since we'll be in Denver prepping for the ride. And, I don't really want to have a campout in metro Denver before the CC1000. Not that there's anything wrong with Denver, but it's a big city and I prefer to be away from them as much as possible.
We're still in early planning, but Dusty will likely be at the Cripple Creek area campground on Saturday.
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Nice choice for a location. I've stayed in Cripple Creek several times. Good roads in the area. The casino's provide plenty of rooms and food.
I think I usually stay at The Double Eagle. A newer place on the main street.
A 2 day ride from Phoenix. But day #2 from Durango to Cripple Creek is a winner.
Give the Scura a good workout. Put me down as a "maybe."
Mike
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..2013 was a great time and I highly recommend the Colorado NAR to anyone in that part of the world ....
:+1 Unfortunately, I can not attend this year. My current plans have me in Fort Collins, CO at a memorial event for a long time friend on the 21st and 22nd and then heading NE to the MN Rally in Grand Marais, MN.
Have a great time and ride safe.
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Nice choice for a location. I've stayed in Cripple Creek several times. Good roads in the area. The casino's provide plenty of rooms and food.
I think I usually stay at The Double Eagle. A newer place on the main street.
A 2 day ride from Phoenix. But day #2 from Durango to Cripple Creek is a winner.
Give the Scura a good workout. Put me down as a "maybe."
Mike
CC1000 finish line is at The Double Eagle. I'll be staying there Saturday Night, since my arrival will probably be midnight-ish.
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We tried to stay at the Double Eagle in 1998 , we were told "no MCs in the underground parking" . Maybe their policy has changed , but left a sour taste .
Dusty
3rd floor of the Double Eagle parking deck is reserved for CC1000 entrants / guests.
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Maybe they didn't like our appearance ;D Glad to hear of the policy change .
Dusty
Eric has the midas touch.
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Sounds great! I have family in the area!
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Can I come on a Harely & sidecar? I'm going to a sidecar ralley the next weekend at Sturges SD. so that would make a nice trip.Rudyr
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Can I come on a Harely & sidecar? I'm going to a sidecar ralley the next weekend at Sturges SD. so that would make a nice trip.Rudyr
They'd love to see you show up on a Harley sidecar outfit! That'll be quite a ride .....
In 2013 I showed up on a Honda Pacific Coast, looked like a bright red inflatable plastic bike. If I didn't get run out of town on a rail, you sure won't ... !
Lannis
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Can I come on a Harely & sidecar? I'm going to a sidecar ralley the next weekend at Sturges SD. so that would make a nice trip.Rudyr
Sure Rudy. I'll put you down on the maybe list.
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I understand. Scheduling around work sucks.
Maybe, but scheduling around a fixed pension check that's 25% of what you used to make when you were working is no walk in the park, neither! :o :o
Not that I'm complaining, mind you, I wouldn't change a thing, but like the lady used to say .... "It's always something!!" ;-T
Lannis
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Right now I'm going to be their. I like riding in Colo.. Been up to Pikes peak( $10.00 even with a golden age card, the locales told us to go early in the day because rain move in the afternoons) once along with the Garden of the Gods that was nice and it was free.Rudyr
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The Colorado Springs/Cripple Creek area has lots of cool stuff . The mining town just down the road from CC , the Pikes Peak hillclimb museum , the Cliff Dwellings , several hot blonds in bimmers , (OK , that last one doesn't count), anyway , lots to do besides gamble :)
Dusty
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I will go ahead and put both me and the wife on the "Maybe" list. This is right in my backyard but I already have a weeks vacation in the Caribbean the month prior. If we both don't make it for the full thing I will almost definitely make at least one day and night.
It was a blast in 2013 and I am sure we can pull something together for 2015. ;-T
Skippy
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Hmmmm.......
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Hmmmm.......
Yep. ~;
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Maybe too. Trying to get my buddy to commit.
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Rocker, check PM. LongRanger, check snail mail in a few days for my belated registration. AlanP, let's do it again! Cripple Creek is a really cool town, isolated, amazing vistas, nice history, and I have actually stayed at the Cripple Creek KOA before. It is HIGH ELEVATION (10,000 feet, highest KOA in the world), so don't worry about being too warm, especially if you are tent camping. Life is short, ride hard!
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It is HIGH ELEVATION (10,000 feet, highest KOA in the world), so don't worry about being too warm, especially if you are tent camping. Life is short, ride hard!
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Uh oh, maybe I should show up on my VX800 since it's the only bike I have that isn't bothered by high altitude(CV carbs). :-\
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Yeah. Cripple Creek is 10,000 feet. Buena Vista is 8,000 feet. Here in a week, or two, I'll make some calls and get something set up.
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Yeah. Cripple Creek is 10,000 feet. Buena Vista is 8,000 feet. Here in a week, or two, I'll make some calls and get something set up.
Don't know if its up for a vote but, my vote is for cripple creek, its an experience!! ( now where did I put my coca leaves)
mike :-)
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Rich A & Jane = maybe.
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Attendee List:
Updated 2/19/15
Definite:
Rocker59
Dusty
testarossa
rudyr
Mile High Guzzi
Maybe:
kirby1923
Travlr
Guzzistajohn
Arizona Wayne
skippy + wife
delrod
oldmxdog61u
Rich A & Jane
alright, alright, alright...
The host at KOA Cripple Creek is willing to work with us. He will allow two (2) tents per site in the primitive camping area.
Those sites run about $26.89 per day, so divided by two would be pretty cheap.
They have Kamping Kabins beginning at something like $57.89 that sleep up to six people.
So, I need to know about how many of you will be camping and how many might rent a Kabin.
Remember, this is a NAR, so you'll have to rent your own space. I just need to give him fair warning to be expecting us.
:bike
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positive---if I don't break down!!!
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I'd like to attend, but have a commitment starting June 22. I'm hoping my commitment falls apart. When would you need to know on the KOA? I'd go for a cabin.
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I'd like to attend, but have a commitment starting June 22. I'm hoping my commitment falls apart. When would you need to know on the KOA? I'd go for a cabin.
He's not really holding anything for us, so you can reserve a spot any time. Or, maybe double-up with someone who has already made a reservation.
I'll try to keep the attendee list updated.
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the campground:
I've emailed with Tom at KOA Cripple Creek and he would be glad to have us.
He will allow two tents on each primitive camping site. There are also some Kabins that can be rented.
(I have asked for Kabin #7. Kabin#6 is also near the campsites. Kabin #8 is a 2-room that can sleep six, if a group of you wants to get together on it).
Please mention "Moto Guzzi" when you email him with questions, or make reservations, and he'll try to keep us close together. It's not a large campground, so I don't think it'll be a problem.
http://koa.com/campgrounds/cripple-creek/
cripplecreekkoa@gmail.com
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basic schedule:
Saturday June 20: I'll be riding the CC1000, but Dusty and others will be hanging around camp.
Sunday June 21: I'll arrive at the campground about lunchtime and probably hang around the rest of the day. Maybe have a dinner get-together.
Monday June 22: Pike's Peak Ride! A bunch of Guzzis up on Pike's Peak together will rock! It's all paved now, so no excuses!
Tuesday June 23: I'll have to break camp early and head back to Arkansas.
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can I bring my dog? she doesn't pee on Guzzi or Harley tires rudyr
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Gail and I have reserved a cabin for arrival Saturday, departure Tuesday.
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Attendee List:
Updated 03/05/15
Definite:
Rocker59 *KABIN*
testarossa + Gail *KABIN*
Guzzistajohn + delrod *KABIN*
kirby1923 *Kabin*
Dusty
rudyr
Mile High Guzzi
Fubar Guzzi
Maybe:
Travlr
Arizona Wayne
skippy + wife
oldmxdog61u
Rich A & Jane
dxhall
So much for the hardy hard-charging Guzzisti and thier "campaign-style" camping out under the stars.
Looks like we're going to be booking up all the Kabins at Cripple Creek!
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there are always casinos
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there are always casinos
Don't forget the wild donkeys ;)
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read the fine print " Heated Kabins"
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read the fine print " Heated Kabins"
Heated by donkey?
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read the fine print " Heated Kabins"
Heat was good in 2013 at Ouray! I'm sure we'll be enjoying having heat in Cripple Creek at 10,000 feet!
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35-degrees and raining at 2:00 am in Crested Butte Colorado was pretty cold!
I'm probably going to buy some new gear for the ride this year.
In 2009 I had to stop too often to add and remove layers and rain gear.
Tonight I confirmed reservations at Lakewood and at Cripple Creek.
Really looking forward to getting out there for a few days!
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Bob Morgan, Ken Plotz, and I are in for Kabin #8, arrive Saturday June 20, leave Tuesday morning, June 23. Put us on the confirmed list. Dennis Hall
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In anticipation of Cripple Creek, I began tarting up the T for a four-day trip. Gail's pillion jaunts have never gone more than three hours at a stretch and while she likes the Guzzi saddle better than the Suzuki's, she likes the little sissy bar on the Suzi. So I put a top box, with a backrest, on the T. I hate the way it looks but she loves to lean on it. I'll now have to move the turn signals back to the box to make room for the larger panniers we've acquired to pack for high altitude and chilly evenings.
I hope I can find a way to do long tours with Gail, on the Guzzi, without making it look like a Goldwing. I like the bike trim, and always have.
Anyway, here's her armchair. Panniers next.
(https://skiyoungernow.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/armchairbox.jpg)
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In anticipation of Cripple Creek, I began tarting up the T for a four-day trip. Gail's pillion jaunts have never gone more than three hours at a stretch and while she likes the Guzzi saddle better than the Suzuki's, she likes the little sissy bar on the Suzi. So I put a top box, with a backrest, on the T. I hate the way it looks but she loves to lean on it. I'll now have to move the turn signals back to the box to make room for the larger panniers we've acquired to pack for high altitude and chilly evenings.
I hope I can find a way to do long tours with Gail, on the Guzzi, without making it look like a Goldwing. I like the bike trim, and always have.
I know exactly what you mean about trying not to "visually" overload the bike, but that backrest is essential for a passenger; at least for MY passenger! If you can do a small luggage rack and a short sissy-bar with a pad on it at just the right place for lumbar support for the pillion, that's ideal. But for our Stelvio, it turned out that the top box with a large pad on it was the ideal riding configuration for Fay, and so I subsumed my minor desires for "look" to her major desire for "rideability".
You soon get used to it!!
Lannis
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Thanks, Lannis. This new mode of riding should force me to act my age.
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Bump
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Getting closer
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Are you staying in Denver the night of June 19? If you are, the Denver contingent should meet for dinner.
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Yes. I'll be arriving in Denver Friday afternoon. I want to check-in for the CC1000 around 6pm, but I'm otherwise free. I'll be staying at the hotel starting point.
A Guzzi get-together sounds good. Maybe there's a pizza joint or Italian place nearby the hotel...
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What hotel? Maybe we could meet there 7:00 - 8:00.
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I would be in. Here is a link to the ride event hotel. There is also a Sports Bar (Sporting News Grill) attached to the hotel.
http://www.hilakewood.com/
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Attendee List:
Updated 05/20/15
Definite:
Rocker59 *KABIN* (Sun/Mon nights)
testarossa + Gail *KABIN* (Sat/Sun/Mon nights)
Guzzistajohn + delrod *KABIN* (Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues nights)
kirby1923 *Kabin*
dxhall +2 *Kabin* (Sat/Sun/Mon nights)
Dusty
rudyr
Mile High Guzzi
Fubar Guzzi
Maybe:
Travlr
Arizona Wayne
skippy + wife
oldmxdog61u
Rich A & Jane
What's the word, folks? :bike
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I will go ahead and put both me and the wife on the "Maybe" list. This is right in my backyard but I already have a weeks vacation in the Caribbean the month prior. If we both don't make it for the full thing I will almost definitely make at least one day and night.
It was a blast in 2013 and I am sure we can pull something together for 2015. ;-T
Skippy
I am still trying to set up my schedule to make the camp and group ride. At a minimum I will make a day trip out of it. ;-T
Skippy
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What's the word, folks? :bike
mike, word is, I'm goin! I'll be talking a nice back road ride across Kansas on state hy. 160 just north of the oklahomie line. Through liberal ks and on to canon city. I know a gravel road from canon city that drops in the backside of cripple creek that runs through 3 (I think) tunnels through solid stone. Nice remote backroad. See you there!
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I am going to try and be there the 20th. I will be on the way to see my daughter and son in law in Manhattan Ks. This will be right on the way. I am not a big poster on here, so don't know anyone. I'll be on my Quota. Scott.
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I am going to try and be there the 20th. I will be on the way to see my daughter and son in law in Manhattan Ks. This will be right on the way. I am not a big poster on here, so don't know anyone. I'll be on my Quota. Scott.
Hopefully we can get a roll call of who will be around on the 20th. I'll be somewhere between Denver and Cripple Creek on Saturday, the 20th, so won't be around the KOA until midday Sunday, the 21st.
Looks like Dusty will not be making it, so we need to find another "camp host"!
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HEY RUDY!!! you goin?
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So far I'm in!
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So far I'm in!
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Good news mike!
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Attendee List:
Updated 05/20/15
Definite:
Rocker59 *KABIN* (Sun/Mon nights)
testarossa + Gail *KABIN* (Sat/Sun/Mon nights)
Guzzistajohn *KABIN* (Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues nights)
kirby1923 *Kabin* (Sat/Sun/Mon nights)
dxhall +2 *Kabin* (Sat/Sun/Mon nights)
96ssportsp (Saturday)
rudyr
Mile High Guzzi
Fubar Guzzi
Maybe:
Travlr
Arizona Wayne
skippy + wife
oldmxdog61u
Rich A & Jane
Canceled
delrod
dusty
Ten Days out. Looks like delrod and Dusty will not be able to make it.
I'm still planning on arrival at the KOA mid-day Sunday 21 June.
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So far I'm in!
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What nights will you be at the KOA Mike ?
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I would be in. Here is a link to the ride event hotel. There is also a Sports Bar (Sporting News Grill) attached to the hotel.
http://www.hilakewood.com/
Friday June 19. Holiday Inn Lakewood Guzzi meet-up 7pm +/-. (the earlier the better, because I'll need my beauty sleep)
Rocker59
Mile High Guzzi
dxhall
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I will be there!
Friday June 19. Holiday Inn Lakewood Guzzi meet-up 7pm +/-. (the earlier the better, because I'll need my beauty sleep)
Rocker59
Mile High Guzzi
dxhall
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What nights will you be at the KOA Mike ?
I'm hope to be there on the 20th thru 22nd. Hope to be on the CX but allot of things have to go right as it is in CA.
Will have a better picture this week end 'cause will be in Europe.
sure wish I could try that 1000 but not this year.
:-)
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hmmmmmmmmmmm
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Rocker, Wish I could be there, hope everybody has fun & stays dry, a lot of rain out here, I'm headed to the National and I know it will rain on my trip, maybe your crew will have better luck.
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Rocker, Wish I could be there, hope everybody has fun & stays dry, a lot of rain out here, I'm headed to the National and I know it will rain on my trip, maybe your crew will have better luck.
Thanks Roger. We'll miss you at Cripple Creek. Have a safe trip to The National! :bike-037:
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Hey LongRanger, can you have a talk with the Colorado weatherman before next weekend? 1000 miles is hard enough w/o extra cold and rain....or frozen rain....or snow.....
Me too!
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Cripple Creek next weekend: 50F at night, 65F day, afternoon thunderstorms.
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That doesn't sound too bad, but Rocker and I are also worried about the 999 miles and various high passes that the Colorado Classic 1000 route will cover before we ever get to Cripple Creek :grin: it won't be that warm at times when the night riding arrives
Cripple Creek next weekend: 50F at night, 65F day, afternoon thunderstorms.
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I was underdressed last time and got pretty cold in the last few hours of the ride.
Now I'm worried that my new Olympia 1-piece may be too warm! At least it's waterproof and I won't have to carry separate rain gear this time. In 2009, we had to put on, take off, and put on rain gear something like four times during the ride.
Looks like Marcia and our dawg will be coming along. We'll be in Cripple Creek Thursday Night, then I'll ride up to Denver alone on Friday. And, will be riding the CC1000 solo. We're still planning on being at the KOA through Tuesday Morning.
The Sport 1100 hasn't seen Colorado since 1999, so I'm looking forward to sampling its performance at altitude with the FCR41 carbs and full Staintune that its acquired since being out there last. Right now it's returning mid- to high-40s fuel economy, so I'm not planning on messing with the carbs. Hoping I can maintain at least 35mpg at elevation. 5-gallons of gas in the tank, so 150-160 mile fuel stops should be easy. There will be a 1-gal Rotopax fuel cell in my tail bag, just in case!
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We're good to go with Kabin #2 Saturday through Tuesday morning. Are we still meeting for dinner at the Holiday Inn at Wadsworth and Hampden, Friday at 7:00?
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Double check the reservations. I was told I have Kabin 2.
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The KOA lady may have misspoke. Ours is the one with the hot tub and wet bar.
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This from Tom, the KOA manager:
Tom Macari
4:49 PM (35 minutes ago)
HI Seth,
I have you in Cabin #2 the only person I see from Wheatridge is in Cabin #8 with is a two room basic cabin and is coded in our system as K2
I hope that helps
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Great.... Tropical Storm Bill appears to be setting up join us on our Arkansas>Colorado part of the trip Thursday.
Looks like Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Missouri will be getting soaked over the next few days.
I'm not looking forward to driving a couple hundred miles in that kind of rain, but those are the breaks.
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I'm packed and READY!! What the hell, you only get so wet! :laugh:
(http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag65/guzzistajohn/cripple%20creek_zpspeh89h8f.jpg) (http://s1299.photobucket.com/user/guzzistajohn/media/cripple%20creek_zpspeh89h8f.jpg.html)
Took this shot last time I was in Cripple Creek
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I'm packed and READY!! What the hell, you only get so wet! :laugh:
Now thinking we may head out tomorrow evening and make for Kansas to escape the deluge.
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Rocker - if you need anything for the Sport 1100, send me a email and I'll bring it to dinner on Friday. Dennis
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Rocker - if you need anything for the Sport 1100, send me a email and I'll bring it to dinner on Friday. Dennis
Thanks! Will do.
Planning on lunch in Cripple Creek on Friday, then up to Denver.
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Ive waited till the last minute but as it is I am a no show,maybe next year.Dusty that is a old picture,I have one the same Iam on the far left, a little younger then if you look REAL close youll notice I am still wrenchen on that DAMN convert!!!
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That's a bummer fub, it won't be the same without you :sad: surprised you can't get the Beemer on the road
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Okay, looks like I can make it Sat to Tues. Is everyone in cabins(share?), or are there any campers? Was going to head to Utah this weekend but not going to spend 300 miles on the highway at around 100 degrees. Cripple Creek weather this weekend looks good. :azn:
Scott Kellogg
13 Stelvio NTX
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Okay, looks like I can make it Sat to Tues. Is everyone in cabins(share?), or are there any campers? Was going to head to Utah this weekend but not going to spend 300 miles on the highway at around 100 degrees. Cripple Creek weather this weekend looks good. :azn:
Scott Kellogg
13 Stelvio NTX
I'll be camping Saturday night. Will be on a black Quota. Scott.
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In Dodge City tonight. Left early to beat the rain. US-400 is a nice road! 1st time I've been on it in 12 years, and have never run the whole thing.
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We're in Med. lodge ks Carrie nation has already closed up shop
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I have reserved one of the deluxe camp spots with covered picnic table and electric. 2 tents allowed per site if anyone is interested. Sat to Tues. :cool:
Scott Kellogg
2013 Stelvio NTX
Paonia, CO
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Needels ca was 117deg this afternoon, not done yet, looking for higher altitude for the nite.
making progress CX holding up OK.
Phew!
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Parked for the night in Meade time for some tortillas 500 mile day 150 in rain not bad
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beautiful 48 degree evening here in Cripple Creek. there was some rain earlier but it has cleared out and moved south.
(http://rocker59.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/2015-June-18-Western-Adventure/i-PRxr92Q/0/M/DSC_0809-M.jpg)
**l forgot to bring a Guzzi flag, but Marcia and I are in Kabin #7.
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Rocker, PM sent.
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Are we still on for 7:00 at the Holiday Inn?
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I have fond memories of the 2013 Not a rally and beating out Lannis to the last Guzzi in Denver forcing him to ride a scooter :grin:
Have a great event guys
Roy
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Have a good dinner in Denver. Gail and I will leave Longmont around 9:30 am and loaf our way out 285 and south from Pine Junction. KOA around 2 pm perhaps.
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We're in the far back of the restaurant. Mark and James and me, so far.
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:gotpics:
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So are you guys having fun , I understand the area is swarming with mountain bikers .
Dusty
Dusty,
The lack of humidity and cool temps is nearly unbearable for a Missouri boy. The bike riders really havnt been a problem went to see the wolves yesterday. Probably ride the peak today.
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Arrived at the finish 0330 after a day beautiful and brutal Colorado mountain riding. The Sport 1100 held together great. I held together pretty good, to.
Nice bunch of Guzzisti at the KOA. Limited Internet means pics will come later.
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I have fond memories of the 2013 Not a rally and beating out Lannis to the last Guzzi in Denver forcing him to ride a scooter :grin:
Have a great event guys
Roy
And a very good thing you did too! If I had beat YOU to that "last Guzzi" and had to go through what YOU did with it, using MY patience and electrical skills, I'd have kicked it over and set it on fire .... !
I enjoyed it too, hope to do another someday .....
Lannis
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A toast to you Iron Man Riders.:boozing:
All of you with more endurance than I. :bow:
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Great time in Cripple Creek and Victor, in perfect weather. I counted eight Guzzis at the KOA. Gail and I headed home this morning at 10am, broke for lunch at Morrison and arrived home in good order before 2pm. Thanks to Mike and Mike, Tim and John, Scott, Dennis etc for good talk and sane riding.
I didn't take a lot of photos but Rocker59 did. Here are a few of mine:
(https://skiyoungernow.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/cripplecreek3.jpg)
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Seth , did you give John sufficient grief for showing up on a (gasp) modern Triumph ? :grin: Thanks for the pics :thumb:
Dusty
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John is so amiable that it's impossible to rag him. Just as I found it impossible to tease Lannis about his plastic Honda at Ouray.
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John is so amiable that it's impossible to rag him. Just as I found it impossible to tease Lannis about his plastic Honda at Ouray.
Thanks Seth, I'll consider that a great compliment. Nice to meet both you and gail
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Went to garden of the gods today and pikes peak had the pleasure of making a battery run for Tim pierces strada good thing the triumph support vehicle was there
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Ouch :laugh: The GOG is very cool , did you also visit the cliff dwellings ?
Dusty
Yes the amazing Carmack took a nap in one
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John is so amiable that it's impossible to rag him. Just as I found it impossible to tease Lannis about his plastic Honda at Ouray.
We're secure in our motorcycling masculinity .... ! Man, I was RIDING; how can I be teased about something I feel GOOD about?
Now if I feel "guilty" about something, the teasing will work, and work well .....
Lannis
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Red and I arrived home at 10pm tonight, after a 13-hour drive from Cripple Creek.
Great weekend in Colorado! Rain on Thursday, but perfect weather since.
Mile High Guzzi and I successfully completed the Colorado Classic 1000 on Saturday. He on his 1200 Sport. Me on my Sport 1100.
Two groups of four successfully assaulted Pikes Peak on Monday.
Good riding, good food, good campfire time with some great Guzzisti !!!
I think we had 12 people with nine Guzzis and one Triumph.
I've got hundreds of photos to go through and upload to Smugmug, but will update this thread as soon as I can.
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Our Monday group photo above Cripple Creek. Missing are Testarossa + Gail, and 96ssportsp. They had already gone.
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And some individual shots of the attendees:
Seth (Testarossa) and Gail
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Scott (Archangel)
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Tim (Ozarks Guzzi)
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John (Guzzistajohn)
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Mike (kirby1923)
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Dennis (dxhall), pointing at his V11 LeMans
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Mike (rocker59)
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I liked the group photo but that blue bike should've been pushed a little more to the right.
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Great Pics, I posted the group picture, and a link to the rest on The MGNOC's Facebook page :cheesy:
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Thanks for the great pix!
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I guess I need to check in here more than every few months. This event sounds like it would have been a better time than the BMW rally that I attended. And close to home... Will keep my open and ears open to see if it happens next year.
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I guess I need to check in here more than every few months. This event sounds like it would have been a better time than the BMW rally that I attended. And close to home... Will keep my open and ears open to see if it happens next year.
I'm on an every-other-year schedule for the WildGuzzi Western Adventure, so we'll probably be doing this again somewhere in Colorado or New Mexico in June 2017, if all goes well.
But, talk to Archangel about the Paonia "Top of the Rockies" rally that's coming up. He is working on putting together a Guzzi presence there, and it sounds like a good time.
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I'm on an every-other-year schedule for the WildGuzzi Western Adventure, so we'll probably be doing this again somewhere in Colorado or New Mexico in June 2017, if all goes well.
But, talk to Archangel about the Paonia "Top of the Rockies" rally that's coming up. He is working on putting together a Guzzi presence there, and it sounds like a good time.
Hey rocker, can we make it chacho canyon? Love that place!
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Hey rocker, can we make it chacho canyon? Love that place!
You know, sunrise on the solstice at Pueblo Bonito does have some appeal.
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You know, sunrise on the solstice at Pueblo Bonito does have some appeal.
Talk about your group photo. I wonder if the place fills up?
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Talk about your group photo. I wonder if the place fills up?
From what I've heard, there are a few hundred people that show up for that event.
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It was a great "long weekend" in Colorado, and I'd like to thank everyone who rode up to the KOA Cripple Creek for a little Guzzi fellowship.
Here are some pix and story:
Wednesday/Thursday:
My original plan was to haul to Denver, but I never was happy with the idea of having to return to Denver for my truck. Once we decided on the NAR in Cripple Creek, I decided I'd leave the truck there. As luck would have it, Red was able to join me, so we added some days to our Kabin reservation, staying Thurs/Fri/Sat/Sun/Mon nights. I wouldn't have to worry about retrieving my truck, and I'd have someone to act as search & rescue, should I need it while on the CC1000.
The Tropical Depression that had flooded Texas and Oklahoma was bearing down on Arkansas, so we decided to leave Wednesday evening and drive about halfway. We departed home around 5pm and arrived Dodge City around 1am, grabbing a hotel room at the Comfort Inn. By running up to Joplin, then taking US-400 to Dodge City, we avoided all the rain that was quickly engulfing Oklahoma and heading toward Arkansas.
Thursday morning, we awoke halfway to Cripple Creek! That would allow us to make a couple stops along the way. Bent's Old Fort and The Royal Gorge were added to the day's agenda.
My navigator keeping me in line.
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Our first stop was near La Junta Colorado at Bent's Old Fort (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bent's_Old_Fort_National_Historic_Site), an important trading post and stop along the Santa Fe Trail. The fort stands on The Arkansas River at once was the border between Mexico and The United States.
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After a too-short hour-long visit at the fort, we grabbed some fuel and food in La Junta, then journeyed on through Pueblo to Canon City and a stop at The Royal Gorge (http://royalgorgebridge.com/). We arrived there around 4pm, so really just decided to look. A trip back is in order, though. Red wants to go down the incline railway to the river's edge, and she wants to do the zip line over the gorge!
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From the gorge, we took CO-9 and CR-11 the back way into Cripple Creek. In a thunderstorm. Luckily, the only rain we'd see all weekend.
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A glimpse of Pikes Peak from the west, as we approached our campground
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Our home for the next five nights
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Beautiful evening sky
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After unpacking, we went down into Cripple Creek for a late dinner, but everything that closed. So, back to the Kabin we went, catching this great photo overlooking the town on the way.
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Here's some of my photos;
We took a break at Garden City, Ks. to look at the windmill parts.
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Went to the Royal George too
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Messed around in Cripple creek a little
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Went over to Victor,
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Then over to Lake Grorge to see my Sister In Laws wolfies :laugh:
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Next day, to the peak!
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Tim, Mike and I went to the WWII aircraft museum in "The Springs"
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Next day sadly, east bound and down. We made it to Dodge City
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Two things I'll NEVER forget about this trip.
#1, Don't send Mike Carmack on a beer run
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(NA Beer)
And #2, I think the distance between Cripple Creek, Co. & Springfield, Mo. is about 900 bugs :laugh:
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Friday Morning was cool and crisp. A dramatic change from the heat and humidity we'd been seeing in NW Arkansas.
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After some porch time with coffee and breakfast, we decided to drive the loop around to Victor and up to Cripple Creek for lunch.
Current and former remnants of the area's gold mining glory are everywhere.
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The town of Cripple Creek had a population of around 10,000 in 1900, during mining's heyday, but has dwindled to about 1,100 today. Back in the busy days, donkeys were used as pack animals. As the population dwindled, owners turned donkeys out as they left town on the train. Over time, Cripple Creek developed a herd of feral donkeys that occupies the town on surrounds.
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Lunch at The Creek was our last stop before I had to mount up and ride to Denver for the Colorado Classic 1000 (http://wildguzzi.com/forum/index.php?topic=74520.0).
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About 2pm, I mounted up and headed out for Denver on the Sport 1100.
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In my absence, Red and the dawg would be left to there own devices Friday Night and all day Saturday.
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Sunday morning around 4am, I came rumbling back into the campground after checking in at the finish line for the CC1000 at Double Eagle Casino in Cripple Creek. I rested for a few hours, then we went back to the casino for the finisher's breakfast.
You can read about my CC1000 ride here: http://wildguzzi.com/forum/index.php?topic=74520.0
After breakfast, we went back to the campground to hang out for awhile. I needed the rest! After a light lunch, we went back into town for a train ride.
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Cripple Creek & Victor Railroad (http://cripplecreekrailroad.com/) is a 2-foot narrow gauge tourist road build on the road bed of the former standard gauge Midland Terminal Railway (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midland_Terminal_Railway).
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Some great views while on the train ride.
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Sunday evening, we had some of Red's pasta salad and fruit salad for dinner, then hung out around the campfire for a bit with our Guzzi friends.
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Another great day at the WildGuzzi Western Adventure!
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Monday's plan was the Pikes Peak ride. Unfortunately, the winds at 10am were 35mph with 51mph gusts, and I wasn't thrilled with the idea of riding up there in that wind. In the mean time, we decided to get a group photo overlooking Cripple Creek with the remaining Guzzisti
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At this point archangel, dxhall, and his two buddies decided to head on down to the Pikes Peak Highway and risk the wind.
Red, Tim, kirby1923, Guzzistajohn, and I stopped back by the campgound for a bit, then decided to check out Garden of the Gods in Manitou Springs first, before attempting The Peak.
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Tim has the best of bad luck. His Strada quit on him in the shade, under a bridge! Hey, on a hot day, what better place to break down? With the help of kirby1923, it was determined that the battery had crapped out, so Guzzistajohn and kirby1923 ran to the autoparts store for a replacement.
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Soon enough, Tim's bike was running again, and we were headed up Pikes Peak! Our goal for the day!
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And finally, the top!
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It's paved all the way to the top, now. I think it's increased the traffic. We say many street motorcycles, and lots of cars. When I was on The Peak in 2009, it was still unpaved on the top 1/3. There was a lot less traffic, and no other street motorcycles. Still, it's a harrowing thrill ride to the top, and one of those things one just must do when in the Colorado Springs area!
The ride down was uneventful, and quite beautiful. As the rider, I got to see a lot more going down than when going up. Barricades and equipment was being set up for this week's Pikes Peak Hill Climb event. Something I've always wanted to see, but have only enjoyed on television.
We rode in to Cripple Creek to Wildwood Casino for a good dinner, our final get-together of the weekend.
Upon returning to camp, I loaded up the bike and most of our gear, and after a nice visit with the guys, we hit the rack. Tomorrow would come early, and it was a long drive home.
Tuesday morning, we departed about 7:30am and headed home. US-24 to Limon.
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Then I-70 to Salina, I-135 to Wichita, US-400 to Joplin, and I-49 back into NW Arkansas. 13-1/2 hours of driving, but we were home... And looking forward to the next WildGuzzi Western Adventure, hopefully in June 2017 !!!
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Rock, looks like you're getting along with the new Nikon, Very nice photos. Wish I could've made it for the trip (not the CC). Bev is feeling better and I am hoping to travel west in another month or so.