Stopped for lunch. 300 miles so far. Another 250 or so to go. Hot. Tired. Covered in bugs. YeeHAW!
Stopped for lunch. 300 miles so far. Another 250 or so to go. Hot. Tired. Covered in bugs. YeeHAW!
Did you know dog meat is served in restaurants in South Korea?
Did you know dog meat is served in restaurants in South Korea? I didn't. In the United States and most western countries, Fido is a family companion and while it's not ethical to judge another culture by our standards, anyone who doesn't at least (humanely) butcher the animal first is acting without proper care. South Korea relies on western consumerism for their economy and needs to be aware that we do not accept the practice of skinning and boiling dogs alive. Originally shared by April Benney Over 6,000 restaurants in South Korea are still serving dog meat even though it is now illegal. In many Asian countries dogs are boiled alive or skinned alive when slaughtered. It's an unbelievably horrendous & torturous way to die. I know a lot of you hate seeing this kind of posts on G+, but the Asian industry slaughtering dogs & cats is how I first got involved in animal rights & it will always be my main animal welfare concern. It's intolerable what is happen...
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This: http://goo.gl/pBRQW ...is a picture of a Victory Hammer S shift lever being repaired on the side of Wadsworth Parkway by the Victory Rep after it fell apart on a DEMO ride during the 2009 Fuel It tour.
Also, I rode both the Hammer S and the Kingpin - They both (if you'll pardon the pun) hammered my low back. I could hardly walk the next day, after two 30-45 minute demo rides.
By comparison, I was able to ride a KLR650 with the stock seat (which has a reputation for being **terrible**) back from Dallas, Texas with a stop every 75-90 minutes (mostly to get the feeling back in my hands. It's tough to isolate the vibrations from a 650 single!)
Maybe something that looks like a sportbike but rides more like a standard? (Sport Touring? I'm thinking anything from an 4th, 5th, or 6th gen VFR to a Vstrom 1000 to the FJ/ST/Concours/F800ST, etc.)
Thoughts?
Of course, I then went and sat on an SV 650 S - the one with the clip ons, not the handlebars. Many colorful metaphors were had. :)
My friend John, however, rode his non-S model from Philly to Chico, CA with no problems. He added soft luggage, Renthal motocross handlebar, and possibly a double bubble windscreen. I ride that one, and I liked it a lot. Finally 'got' why it's recommended.
Me? I love my DRZ 400. Not sure if take it on a 600 mike day trip :), but I'm not sure if take a VFR through back alleys, over curbs, and across vacant lots, or any of the other goofy places I've taken it.
Jason, you guys look to have bikes to run the marathon with, while, mine's more suited to parkour. :) (did I mention how much I love it?)