Thanks for the report and pics. Sounds like you had a great time. Good to hear that the Nuetech worked so well.

 

That is awesome. Were you out there by yourself? Don't they have coyotes out there?

 

I met some other riders out there from Washington state, Colorado, Canada, and Texas. I only rode two days of the whole trip by myself when I went down to the Needles section of Canyonlands.

Coyotes?...LOL!...we keep them for pets here in Texas.

Many of my trips I'm often riding by myself. If I'd waited to go places and ride over the years only when someone could ride with me, I'd only have a fraction of the trips I've gotten to take over the years.

 

I think I'll put that on the to-do, verify that the manual is right and if I need to run more slack I will.

 

Nice report TNC. I'm heading there in a few weeks with the KLRWorld.com bunch but for the most part I'll be riding my KLeeneX (still a 250). Like you said, cheating.

Good to hear that the 35 pilot jet worked well. I tried a 38 pilot last time I was down in that area and it was too rich - bogging right off the throttle.

 

Awesome stuff man, good pics! Have many friends out West, but unfortunately never had the pleasure of riding out there!

 

I really thought about holding off until the CMC/KLRW event, but Memorial Day is often hotter than I like. This year may be different, however, as the season's weather seems to be coming on a little slower this year.

 

Great story and pics! No doubt I could crash alot in that type of enviorment.

 

LOL!...well, in that second set of pics of my bike with the KLR650 by the river, we helped the guy with that KLR pick up his bike many times. The KLX is by far a more forgiving and capable bike as well as being much lighter. Even in some pretty gnarly terrain, I don't feel I ever got close to crashing or dropping the bike. I really should kick myself for riding a beast like the KLR600/650 for so many years in tough terrain. I don't want to sound too tough on the KLR, as it really fits a niche of capability of traveling down the highway and still being able to tackle some decent terrain. However, it's clear it's not even in the same galaxy as a modded KLX250 for any challenging terrain.

 

I hope you're kidding That works out to about 1 meal every 3.5 days. Nowhere close to 'eating well' in my book That would kill the whole ride for me. Gotta have my food.