Nasty Austrian🇦🇹 Conquers da 🇺🇸 & 🇨🇦

[Oubones]

That Corvette 76’ ?

Thanks for your guess Hennie, I’m afraid you’re wrong!

GM only offered this specific blank for one year is another hint!!

Another guess, is it the 25th anniversary model?
1978?  eepwall: :drif:
I had the little Bmw2002 ( German model) and my mate the 76 Corvette and we did maintenance on holiday flats using them on alternate days. The people were very surprised to see the maintenance guys rock up in such vehicles! ot: eepwall:
Good days and good sports, but the Vette could not catch me around town! :thumleft:

Thanks for your guess, Mr Hennie, no cee gar!

Hint:  GM only used ________ for 1 year to power the Corvette before they decided it simply wasn’t cost effective

And umm, although 2002 is probably my all time favorite Beemer, especially the ti, I need video evidence of your having eat a Vette!  Was the Vette driver comatose? ot:

Hehe, before the digital era but potholes,speedbumps coupled to narrow roads and tight turns were too much for the vette and the little beemer just loved them! Never did a top-end or straight quarter mile race though.

 

[big oil]

That Corvette 76’ ?

Thanks for your guess Hennie, I’m afraid you’re wrong!

GM only offered this specific blank for one year is another hint!!

Another guess, is it the 25th anniversary model?
1978?  eepwall: :drif:
I had the little Bmw2002 ( German model) and my mate the 76 Corvette and we did maintenance on holiday flats using them on alternate days. The people were very surprised to see the maintenance guys rock up in such vehicles! ot: eepwall:
Good days and good sports, but the Vette could not catch me around town! :thumleft:

Thanks for your guess, Mr Hennie, no cee gar!

Hint:  GM only used ________ for 1 year to power the Corvette before they decided it simply wasn’t cost effective

And umm, although 2002 is probably my all time favorite Beemer, especially the ti, I need video evidence of your having eat a Vette!  Was the Vette driver comatose? ot:

Hehe, before the digital era but potholes,speedbumps coupled to narrow roads and tight turns were too much for the vette and the little beemer just loved them! Never did a top-end or straight quarter mile race though.

I understand now, rear suspension ride quality on those era Vettes is abysmal.

 

[Oubones]

Yip, but man what a ride! :thumleft: :thumleft: :thumleft:

 

[big oil]

Yip, but man what a ride! :thumleft: :thumleft: :thumleft:

Fo sho, I'll not ever forget my first ride as a kid in a 1978 I believe it was  :drif:  :eek7:

 

[big oil]

Favorite SUV at Texas Motorplex Car Show: 

Broncos pull at me heartstrings.

1970 Ford Bronco in mint condition, lifted, built to tilt, cocked, locked, n ready to rock.

 

[big oil]

Does anyone see what little surprise the owner has under the hood for unsuspecting sports cars racing him?   ot:

 

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[big oil]

That's correct, Wilddogs, a little N2O at the press of a button.

 

[big oil]

GMC Sierra Denali 2500 HD with the Duramax Diesel engine, aka, the best Diesel engine currently in the world today.....period!

This truck will tow 13,500lbs at the hitch, 18,500lbs gooseneck/fifth wheel.

 

[big oil]

GMC Sierra Denali One-ton dual rear wheel with the best Diesel engine in the world today, in an automotive application!

This truck will tow around 17,000ish pounds at the hitch, 30,000 pounds gooseneck/fifth wheel.

6.6 liter underrated at 440HP 925 ft-lbs torque.

 

[big oil]

Entry 10 - Cleburne, Texas Courthouse & KTM ISSUE  :
Star Date - I ain't a tellin'  2018
Distance - 184 kilometers



The weather was glorious, not too hot for this polar bear.  I decided to go explore an area I'd ridden previously though with the emphasis on old farm paths, which consisted of gravel and sand.

My plan was to mount a fresh TKC 80 on the rear before leaving Texas for New Mexico, so I was doing everything in my power to destroy my rear tire.

I turned off electronic nannies and began steering with the rear out of corners and slow speed curves, what a glorious motorcycle and engine.


I had to visit the courthouse to take care of some matters  >




I love the architecture and the clock.




Again, what a glorious neutral handling motorbike in the sand and gravel, with gobs and gobs and gobs of power in reserve, there's nothing like it currently on the market, Imo.

However, I had fell victim to yet another KTM annoyance or electrical glitch. 

Still had the time of my life aboard my Austrian psychopath that day.



So, on the way back to Arlington, Texas, I stopped at KTM of North Texas, aka Straight Line Motorsports to see if they could find a cure for my problematic Austrian prior to leaving for New Meh hee CO.


To be continued.......

 

[big oil]

My first issue with my Austrian steed on the trip was a faulty fuel level gauge. 

I'd noticed after several miles of spirited riding my gas gauge was reading full.

No way, not the way the big 1,301 swallows hi-test gasoline at W.F.O.

Anyway, as I stated in my previous post, I stopped at Straight Line Motorsports.

Walked into the dealership for the first time in my life and was floored by how I was received and treated.

Mind you, I was incognito, so none of them recognized me.  O0

The staff at the front desk paged the service manager to come meet me.

I explained my issue.  The young man, no sugar coating, no ********, no nonsense attitude asked me in his subtle but deliberate Texas drawl if my key fob was on my person or on the bike...I replied on the bike, young Texan says, I'll have ya fixed up'n 10 minnits, sir, where u from anyway, I aint never heard anyone talk like u beee 4  :imaposer:

Well....young Tex...I'm from a galaxy far far away, also known as Michigan, I'm a very screwed up individual that is pretty much 1/2 Canadian 1/2 Michigander, raised by wolves and polar bears until I was discovered by hunters in da far nortwoods!

Young Tex laughed and walked away to board my Austrian and take her out back to the shop, probably shaking his head still at the individual he'd just shaken hands with  atch:

I was then approached by the dealership owner (1/2 owner), and given a V.I.P. tour of the establishment.  Turns out, they ship graphics kits for KTM's all over da globe.  And then, I was taken to a room, a secretive room that apparently, very few eyes get the opportunity to see.

I was amazed at what was before me........  :eek7:  :drif: :drif: :drif: :drif:

Antique race dirt bikes, some factory works machines  :drif: :drif: :drif:

 

[EssBee]

So...I suppose taking pics was not an option? :'(

 

[big oil]

So...I suppose taking pics was not an option? :'(

Shall I say, it would've been uncouth considering......

 

[big oil]

Then, the owner showed me the rest of the dealership and told me while I was in town, anything I needed for a nice discounted price.

Yeah......I wish'd he hadn't said those magic words, discounted price!!

I ended up purchasing some items I needed for the remainder of my trip!

Such as, the KTM Powerpack thingamabob that includes all those fancy Nancy electronic gizmo gadgetry, including the dealer claimed........ magical quick shifter!

KTM motocross boots, KTM backpack with hydration reservoir, ouch, a hit to da plastic.

A short time later, all ready, gas gauge accurate, I'm ready to roll.

OH MY LAWWWWWWD IN HEAVEN, that quick shifter  :drif:  :ricky:

 

[big oil]

The next few days, I spent time riding around the Dallas area to ensure the Katoom was ready to race and somehow attempt to acclimate to the outrageous high temperatures [emoji22]

June 21, 2018
18:48
Arlington, Texas

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[big oil]

June Double Deuce

Only getting hotter on my polar bear skin.

I decided to go over to the side of town where they know how to ‘fade a $igg$ up tight’ (hopefully I don’t get banned for using such a term, it’s what we call one another here when we want a tight fade for a haircut aka street slang).

The skin on the top of my poor hands resembles charred boot leather!

The beautiful woman whom faded me up tight, she followed me outside to take a pic wit my bike, said she was free that evening.....

Shewwwwwww, my poor polar bear hide, please find me an iceberg or ice filled pool soon or I will die of heat exhaustion

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[big oil]

June 2 3

I was frustrated...........it’d been awhile....since Oklahoma.....so I went to see if I could donate to a young woman’s education at a nice establishment in Fort Worth, Texas.

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[big oil]

Entry 11 - Land of Enchantment - Carlsbad Caverns NP & Sitting Bull Falls
Star Date - 25 June 2018
Distance - 572 miles / 920 kilometers







I left Arlington, Texas on 25 June, I made incredible time to the Land of Enchantment. It's amazing how much distance one can cover with Texas speed limits.  It's nothing to see 160-200kph on Texas highways meandering and curving across the land.  A magical experience.  Never in my life have I seen more shallow pump oil wells. There must be hundreds of thousands if not millions of them in West Texas and Southeast New Mexico. Those wells are just pumping a small percentage of oil close to the surface. Hard to imagine just how much more oil is deeper in the ground that will require fracking to bring to the surface. This area is the Saudi Arabia or Kuwait of the continental United States.








Arrived in the beautiful state of New Mexico, eager to enjoy the National Parks, people, authentic Mexican food, and mountains.






Stopped at a roadside rest area, feeling like a shat. In my home state, a rest area includes restroom facilities.

Apparently, this is not the case in NM. So, I had to ride with a prairie dog poking its head out occasionally to the next town  :xxbah:

Found this tree beautiful, I've not ever seen such a tree. Does anyone know what it is called?

 

[big oil]

For those that may not ever make it to Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico, please allow me to take you on a tour.

Lighting wasn't the best to please bear with my pics.

Rode to Carlsbad, didn't stop, made my way to Carlsbad Caverns NP.






What a National Park, I grabbed some amazing action cam footage of the service road to the visitor center and back down the mountain. I'll be adding videos after I return home and can edit said vids. I'll let the pictures do the talking for my tour of what the NP calls 'The Big Room'. The Big Room is 700 feet below the surface. I'm a little weary of going that deep under the surface, but made the best of it.