Shirley I could use a drink, so I may as well get the round.
I believe it was a year ago when I thought to myself, "Self, you should ride
your Ural to Goose Bay, Labrador." I decided that I would in fact do this,
and mentioned it in here as well as on a couple Ural message boards.
Suddenly I had other Ural owners thinking that they wouldn't mind doing that
too, so I put a website together to outline my plans and gave some
information for anyone interested in joining. I looked up some info on the
roads up there, distances, accomodations and the like, but wasn't really
organizing anything other than a start date and a loose itinerary. We were
to meet in Baie Comeau, Quebec and go north from there. I had a bunch of
people say they'd like to join, but over the past 8 months I got busy with
school and kind of let things slide, not that there was much to let slide, I
knew I was going and when, and that was enough for me.
There were times in the last half a year when I would have liked to back
out, but I started this and I was going to see it through, and I also knew I
likely wouldn't get another chance. I've spend about $600 the two weeks
proceeding the trip on Ural parts, mostly on new tires but also on a new gas
can bracket and air filter. I was at the dealer a day before I was to leave
and he was there packing up a brand new 2009 special edition Ural. I asked
what he was up to and he was going to join us for Coffee in Baie Comeau and
was going to leave Wednesday to get there for Saturday mornings meet.
I only had two other bikes confirmed, so with me and the dealer meeting in
Baie Comeau, that would be 4 Urals in total. A nice, small, easily
manageable group, made of some people I've never met before, and none of
whom I've ridden any distance with. I've hooked up with lots a people in
here before, but only a few of those are people that I've hooked up with to
go for an extended ride at the time of first meeting them. I believe the
Minesweep runs are the exception.
All the fluids in the bike were changed, the bearings were repacked and
tighetned to the proper spec, cylinder head bolts and valve clearences were
adjusted, and the bike was packed. Everything was good to go, and I
couldn't wait to get on the road. The day by day blow will start shortly,
I'll still a bit tired and can't get my thoughts together.
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Tud
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