Boy you got some neat firearms! Not cheep to shoot though. I shoot 22's more than anything. I have a few big guns, just because I like to blow sh*t up.
Escape From the Prison Planet
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Haha, thanks. My collection is really pretty low budget. I probably like building them more than shooting them. Must be the Lego kid in me. The Creedmoor is the only one that's borderline expensive to shoot. Milsurp 54R and cheap .223 isn't much more than .22 really. Plus, I don't get out there nearly as often as I'd like to. Save lots of money that way.
Did a 4 day loop with my buddy, Jerod.
Got home last night with only a little drama...
We were only about 50 miles from home and stopped for a stretch break when I noticed Jerod's rear tire. We debated about how to proceed and decided to take the safe way out. He hung out in a shady little park and I blasted home to get a trailer. That got him to my house but didn't get him the 200 miles to his house. Being a Sunday and no available parts, we figured the easiest thing would be to swap for my worn out rear tire/wheel so he could get home.
His wheel and tire will get dropped off in Pendleton on Tuesday. My bike will stay up on blocks for a couple weeks while he gets his squared away and until I get mine back.
Keep in mind that his 2001 is approaching 20 years old and spent a lot of time garaged and neglected before he bought it about a year ago with only about 3000 miles on it. Mine was kind of a mystery mongrel build. Anything was a possibility on this trip.
This was the first long-ish trip for either of us on these Chiefs so we were expecting a little carnage, and we weren't disappointed. The rubber Indian script treads on both Jerod's floorboards and one of mine came loose. None got lost though. Easy fix.
Jerod had a few oil leaks develope. Both of us has leaky fork seals when we left that only got worse. I bottomed out getting back onto the pavement and knocked some JB Weld loose that a previous owner had smeared over the case seam. Now it marks it's spot. Should be a simple fix. Due for an oil change anyway.
I didn't realize it until I was breaking mine down to rob the tire but my RR turn signal and horn both vibrated loose.
Jerod had a seeping rear brake fitting so his pedal got soft and eventually went away at the end of the trip.
My speedometer started reading really fast, like 120-125 while passing trucks, the last 2 days. Odometer stayed consistent. Then my speedo drive started growling and finally died the last day. I was kind of expecting it to fail since I'd band aided it together right before the trip.
I was planning on tires and an oil change after the trip anyway so those were scheduled maintenance items. A nut and wrench will cure the loose items. Speedo and drive are pretty readily available and not very expensive. Fork seals will probably be a PITA and I want to do front wheel bearings while I have it apart.
Overall it was a great trip. We covered 1700 miles through Yellowstone and Glacier, as well as plenty of outstanding 2 lane roads in between. Probably no more than 100 miles total on freeway. We got rained on a lot but didn't seem to affect anything. They both ran great -- even at altitude. Did good on fuel too.
We have our winter lists now. Time to chip away. Both are absolutely filthy.
Got home last night with only a little drama...
We were only about 50 miles from home and stopped for a stretch break when I noticed Jerod's rear tire. We debated about how to proceed and decided to take the safe way out. He hung out in a shady little park and I blasted home to get a trailer. That got him to my house but didn't get him the 200 miles to his house. Being a Sunday and no available parts, we figured the easiest thing would be to swap for my worn out rear tire/wheel so he could get home.
His wheel and tire will get dropped off in Pendleton on Tuesday. My bike will stay up on blocks for a couple weeks while he gets his squared away and until I get mine back.
Keep in mind that his 2001 is approaching 20 years old and spent a lot of time garaged and neglected before he bought it about a year ago with only about 3000 miles on it. Mine was kind of a mystery mongrel build. Anything was a possibility on this trip.
This was the first long-ish trip for either of us on these Chiefs so we were expecting a little carnage, and we weren't disappointed. The rubber Indian script treads on both Jerod's floorboards and one of mine came loose. None got lost though. Easy fix.
Jerod had a few oil leaks develope. Both of us has leaky fork seals when we left that only got worse. I bottomed out getting back onto the pavement and knocked some JB Weld loose that a previous owner had smeared over the case seam. Now it marks it's spot. Should be a simple fix. Due for an oil change anyway.
I didn't realize it until I was breaking mine down to rob the tire but my RR turn signal and horn both vibrated loose.
Jerod had a seeping rear brake fitting so his pedal got soft and eventually went away at the end of the trip.
My speedometer started reading really fast, like 120-125 while passing trucks, the last 2 days. Odometer stayed consistent. Then my speedo drive started growling and finally died the last day. I was kind of expecting it to fail since I'd band aided it together right before the trip.
I was planning on tires and an oil change after the trip anyway so those were scheduled maintenance items. A nut and wrench will cure the loose items. Speedo and drive are pretty readily available and not very expensive. Fork seals will probably be a PITA and I want to do front wheel bearings while I have it apart.
Overall it was a great trip. We covered 1700 miles through Yellowstone and Glacier, as well as plenty of outstanding 2 lane roads in between. Probably no more than 100 miles total on freeway. We got rained on a lot but didn't seem to affect anything. They both ran great -- even at altitude. Did good on fuel too.
We have our winter lists now. Time to chip away. Both are absolutely filthy.
That's a long long time in the saddle, especially in the rain. Glad you guys made it home safely. I never made it all the way up to Glacier - Labor Day rain started to freeze, so I turned back south again. Have to revisit that part of the world again.
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