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Calling all Doof Riders going to CO!!
I will mention this as an issue with altitude and brakes.
I posted this under a carb thread, but though I would also put it here for reference. Make sure you have bleed your brakes and have fresh fluid in them. The altitude will enhance any minor amounts of air and water in the system and cause your brakes to get very mushy at 12k + feet. Not a good feeling coming back down a mountain. It happened to a friends bike and my bike, his was worse than mine, while climbing Mt. Elbert. His back brake was almost worthless until he got back down, and mine was very mushy. |
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Good tip Littlebear, we don't need to be scraping doofs off the pavement as part of the festivities.
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Don 06 K1200GT "And daddy won't you take me back to Muhlenberg County/ Down by the Green River where Paradise lay/ Well, I'm sorry my son, but you're too late in asking/ mister Peabody's coal train has hauled it away" John Prine |
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Good advice. Temporary sticky.
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Had that happen to me in Reno last September-scary man!
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Should I use syn or dino brake fluid? Can I use the same type in both holes?
Sorry to be so flippant on a serious thread....
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Tim Ancient '79 FXS w/ probably about the same HP as a tractor Equally ancient '79 Massey Ferguson 255 Somewhat dilapidated, yet functional, Kubota L2500 '20 Branson 3620 '18 Ram 3500 Diesel '02 Wrangler X, 4" lift on 33 x 12.50s Wilderness Systems Tarpon 140 Felt Nine 50 Killin' more bees than Monsanto . . |
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Well on the "06 I would use Dino, Dot 4.
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That is great advice.
Also remember the break fluid can heat up and boil. It looses efficiency and the viscosity diminishes.
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Great... now I'm worried about brakes again.... dammit!!!
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I drive over mountain passes all the time and if anyone wants some thin mountain air to replace that minor amount of air in your brake system with, just let me know and I will send you a jar of it for the cost of postage.
The jar is free because the O/L will not miss few of her old jelly jars. |
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I'm at 4k miles so this spring I'll change to syn at 5K. By the time I get back from this trick, It'll be time for the 10k...
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On an actual serious note, what kind of & temps should I be prepared for?
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Tim Ancient '79 FXS w/ probably about the same HP as a tractor Equally ancient '79 Massey Ferguson 255 Somewhat dilapidated, yet functional, Kubota L2500 '20 Branson 3620 '18 Ram 3500 Diesel '02 Wrangler X, 4" lift on 33 x 12.50s Wilderness Systems Tarpon 140 Felt Nine 50 Killin' more bees than Monsanto . . |
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Here is the top of Monarch Pass Last year at the end of July. No Snow but I have seen snow in July and August in CO. It was Cold and wet. |
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Freezing cold and wet and from there it could go all the way to blistering hot and dry in the same day. Seriously.
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I hope I can carry enough gear if I am able to make this trip...
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This is precisely why I have been switching all of my riding gear over to being waterproof by default, with zip in liners etc. to make them warmer when necessary. Being wet and cold isn't any fun at all, particularly when you are living on your bike all day long.
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