You should send this to Garrison Keeler. On his PBS radio show, the Prairie Home Companion, he often has "ads" from duct tape. Maybe they'll put your experience on the air!! (Check it out--probably on Minnesota Public Radio--broadcast from St. Paul, MN).
Regards, Henry S. Winokur 94 GTS1000, AMA, MRF, Nationally Certified Riding Instructor Columbia, MD Ride for Kids Task Force West Bethesda, MD USA > -----Original Message----- > From: GTS-1000 Owners List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf > Of Daren > Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 2:39 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Dave's Great Adventure - Day 1 > > > I enjoy hearing about the trip Sandy, keep the updates coming. I > just finished > a 3000km weekend from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada to Hyder, Alaska > and back and > know that allot can happen out on the road. > > i.e: One of the guys I ride with (a very talented and experienced rider) > noticed Saturay evening before the trip back that his rear tire was worn > surprisingly low for only having 6000kms on it. It was a > relatively new Dunlop > sport/touruing tire that should have lasted upwards of twice > that, but it had > worn away very quickly. The fun started when we saw the metal cords were > exposed and remembered that we were in a little town (99 > residents, with 175 LD > riders in the bar the night before). There was no way he'd make > it home, and > we were at least 600kms to a place that would even sell bike > tires. So after > much head scratching we decided to run duct tape around the tire > lenghth-wise > for a couple of revolutions. Here's what we found: no name duct > tape will > last approximately 40kms at 120km/hr and 3M duct tape will last > for approx. > 60kms. Thankfully there was no rain on the way home, but the traction was > surprisingly good on the dry ground and we all got a good chuckle > out of the > whole thing. > > I'm sure Dave will have many stories to tell also. > > GWN > Daren > > > Quoting Dave Biasotti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > Hello folks! Well as you can probably tell, this isn't Dave. . . just > > me, ~Sandy, the other half (you'll have to ask Kelly Cash or some of the > > other folks I've met for more details - including the picture I took of > > the 4 GTS's following us around a curve - buts that's a different > > story). In any event, Dave's out on his next great adventure, the one > > from Mexico to Alaska, courtesy of starting and finishing here in the > > San Francisco bay area (a mile or two to say the least). He asked me to > > send all you an update on how he's doing. I'm not sure if you want just > > the bullet points or a lot of detail so I'll try the lengthy version > > first and leave it to all you to let me know if you want the abbrev. > > ver. > > > > So, let me start by giving a little bit of background. First of all, > > Dave and Alan Barbic (his riding buddy and a wizened Iron Butt > > participant) spent a week while I was gone (Hawaii - darn) carefully > > mapping out every conceivable version of the trip to optimize the bonus > > points. Kind of unusual that they received the entire rally package in > > advance but guess it had something to due with the fact that the rally > > masters are actually participants as well. I love to ride - horses > > mainly - but with him as well and although I haven't actually > > participated in a rally (we do big trips together once a year - Wine, > > Woods & Water '98, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Canada, Wyoming, Montana, > > Utah and few others in '00, only 4 states last year), I can appreciate > > the strategy and tactical plans that have to be made with the hope that > > you'll have a successful trip. In addition to the week of planning the > > 'where to go to get the most points', Dave & Alan spent a WHOLE lot of > > time on engineering and re-engineering their bikes - Alan all the way > > down to the last bolt - having succumbed to the Iron Butt socceress > > taking him on the haul rode in Alaska last year (another story). Of > > course I'm guessing that none of YOU would spend so much time in the > > planning and rebuilding stages (ok, yeah, right!). . . So with great > > expectation, I anxiously awaited my first day update from Dave . . . and > > it goes something like this. > > > > Day 1 - "Honey, I'm having a challenging time, my new helmet broke, the > > CB antenna disappeared, I needed a customs permit in Mexico - after the > > rally started - and to top it all off, my Valentine is fried, did I > > mention that I left my under gloves at home". Well, not exactly the > > dulcet tones of 'I miss you, I love, you' (I'm a girl after all) > > something more like "HELP!!!!" NOW!!!!!!. . . Seems that he left out > > Sat. morning and the new helmet (flip up) headset went out (1 hr. out, > > so 1 hr. back. . . you get the idea). . . got into Mexico, made it > > through border (insurance paid - blah, blah, blah) . a restless night of > > sleep and the rally begins. First bonus is into the heart of Mexico. . > > . but first stop was by Mexico's CUSTOMS folks . . . who informed he and > > Alan that permits are required for motorcycles in Mexico (don't kill the > > messenger, what do I know) - purchased at the border. Well that's > > another hour out of the carefully planned trip (or two actually) plus > > having to blow off a 500 point bonus in order to stay on schedule. . . > > the new CB antennae - 'there one minute and gone the next' - (he and > > Alan blow the socks off the truckers late at night sometimes when they > > respond to the truckers 'interesting observations') and his Valentine is > > fried (now that's something I KNOW he needs). Oh and did I mention he > > forgot his undergloves (he'll probably KILL me for giving all this > > detail but as I tell him - you only live once, so go for it!). > > > > All I can say is - I'm glad I'M NOT WITH HIM!!!! and THANK GOD FOR FED > > EX. . . oh, and if you don't have a Valentine (or even if you do), the > > customer service/sales guy - "Joe" - is a blessing in disguise. > > > > As for Day 2 - well, I haven't heard from him yet - and so I'm taking > > that as a good sign. It's getting kind of late so I'll stop for now. > > If anyone's close to Boise, ID tomorrow morning (10 - 11 a.m.) you'll > > get a glimpse of them (hopefully). . . I'd ask you to give my honey a > > hug for me but after a couple of days of riding with no bath. . . well > > we'll just leave it at that. > > > > Hope you enjoyed the update. I'll keep you posted if I hear back from > > you that you'd really like some more updates. In the meantime, have fun > > and be safe! > > > > All the best, > > ~sandy > > p.s. Dave's cell phone is working (at least one thing still working). . > > . don't be surprised if you call him and you hear him heading down the > > highway breathing hard. . . just say "hi" as his phone is on automatic > > answer when it's turned on and he might not know you're there unless you > > do say something . . . take care. > > > > =+D > > > > > > > > -- > > Dave Biasotti // Fremont, CA > > hm ph: (510) 249-9429 > > cell ph: (408) 309-1726 > > >
