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06-05-2008, 5:07 AM Gene McCall Joined on 03-02-2006 Murfreesboro Posts 590 THE HACK LEAVES SATURDAY We will be leaving this Saturday, June 7th for points west and north!  We are delaying, waiting on delivery of a "Spot"unit like Jerry Brown's.  After seeing results of Jerry's email, with Google maps on each location, my wife said "Get one of those!"  As it turns out the delay has been good for us, we had a lot of last minute stuff to do and the weather west of us may be better than what Jerry Brown has encountered.  Thanks to Dave Fentum and Jason Farley we will have a laptop (with wifi) with us as we go.  We will try to post our progress to this thread but don't know how often we will be able to do that.  Now our route reads as follows:  the Badlands of South Dakota, Yellowstone and then northwest to Kamloops, BC.  After that on to Dawson City, YT and points west & north.  We hope to be in Dawson City by the 18th or 19th of June, after that who know?  The wind will blow us where it will!  Gene & Don I didn't get this old by being timid, just not being stupid!    Report

06-05-2008, 6:13 AM PWG in Lowgap NC Joined on 01-08-2008 Lowgap, North Carolina Posts 470 Re: THE HACK LEAVES SATURDAY Bon Voyage you old farts. See you in PA in August.  Don't let any bears mistake your tent for a fajita. 82 Honda GL 500 SilverWing Trike "Old Yeller" 06 Suzuki S 50 Boulevard Cruiser ANY WARM DAY ABOVE GROUND IS A GOOD ONE (unknown senior citizen)    Report

06-05-2008, 8:24 AM Graywolfs02 Joined on 09-08-2007 Coon Rapids Minnesota Posts 171 Re: THE HACK LEAVES SATURDAY  Gene McCall wrote: We will be leaving this Saturday, June 7th for points west and north!  Now our route reads as follows:  the Badlands of South Dakota, Yellowstone and then northwest to Kamloops, BC.  After that on to Dawson City, YT and points west & north.  We hope to be in Dawson City by the 18th or 19th of June, after that who know?  The wind will blow us where it will!  Gene & Don Will your route be taking you through the TwinCities (MLPS/St. Paul)? If so any idea when? If possible, I'd like to hook up with you and ride some of the way through Minnesota as you head towards the Bad Lands. Let me know. Greg 1978 CX 500 Minnesota    Report

06-05-2008, 9:36 AM RichNCT Joined on 03-02-2006 Posts 2,079 Re: THE HACK LEAVES SATURDAY Best of luck to you both.  I hope to see you two in PA.  Born to be relatively wild    Report

06-05-2008, 2:56 PM WayneDW Joined on 07-28-2006 Minneapolis Posts 581 Re: THE HACK LEAVES SATURDAY I 2nd Greg's motion. Come to Mpls and we will throw you a parade! Wayne 1983 GL650 Silverwing Interstate WWW.fossilapostles.com    Report

06-05-2008, 7:00 PM mcreviver Joined on 05-06-2007 Williamsport, PA Posts 568 Re: THE HACK LEAVES SATURDAY Tom Clark is the meteorologist for the Wilkes-Barre TV station and his daughter just graduated from Penn State in the same profession. She got a job out west and reported that they had to get the snowplows out to remove the knee deep hail from some of the roads around Boulder, Colorado on Thursday. I think waiting is a heck of a good idea. If you can just avoid all the heat we are scheduled for this weekend and into next week and get North quick enough. Lots of tornadoes to be wary of too. Floods, hmm, does the side car have a canoe paddle inside? Ron in PA    Report

06-05-2008, 8:53 PM Gene McCall Joined on 03-02-2006 Murfreesboro Posts 590 Re: THE HACK LEAVES SATURDAY We will be going up through South Dakota and out to Yellowstone before turning north so we will miss. Mn. We may have to delay longer than Sat. our Spot unit is somewhere in the bowels of UPS and may not get here before the 10th!!! I will be on the horn tomorrow to Spot & UPS somebody better fix this!! BTW check our post in the test area. I didn't get this old by being timid, just not being stupid!    Report

06-05-2008, 10:40 PM Anonymous Re: THE HACK LEAVES SATURDAY Good luck guys ... You will be in my prayers for a safe trip. I will see you at the Amish Rally. David from Wisconsin R80Dave

06-06-2008, 6:37 AM Graywolfs02 Joined on 09-08-2007 Coon Rapids Minnesota Posts 171 Re: THE HACK LEAVES SATURDAY  Gene McCall wrote: We will be going up through South Dakota and out to Yellowstone before turning north so we will miss. Mn. Is probably just as well....the weather here (MLPS/StP) is going to be gray and rainy through much of the weekend and next week . Perhaps when it gets a bit nicer, Wayne and I and whom ever else we can get will throw a belated "parade" just because....hmmm... I think we would need some "Alaska or Bust" signs...... ....LOL!!! You guys have a safe trip, and I for one will be watching for trip posts and updates!!! Greg 1978 CX 500 Minnesota    Report

06-06-2008, 1:56 PM bfknova Joined on 03-15-2008 Nova Scotia Posts 473 Re: THE HACK LEAVES SATURDAY Howdy Gene n' Don, Another nice Friday afternoon here in Halifax - with the sun shining and a slight cool breeze off the ocean - and my fridge is stocked with brews for the weekend - so, hoping you have as good of weather ahead during your travels, (of which I'm jealous) - though keep in mind - "As usual - Beers will be gone before Monday!" -and have two cots, downstairs - Otherwise, I'm still working on my ol' bike - albeit it's coming along and will be on the road real soon - as while I'm waiting for engine parts (next week) - I've been painting it "midnight blue" with "gloss white trim" - along with keeping my engine covers "black" ....... yet, lots of new shiny parts inside ...... Try to keep in touch - n' don't forget to ride safe !!!! Cheers, Bryan   Keep the rubber side down and alway shake a bro's hand when passing or standing still - EH !!    Report

06-06-2008, 7:41 PM the cheese Joined on 11-23-2007 Baldwin,GA Posts 184 Re: THE HACK LEAVES SATURDAY Good luck guys, hope you have a safe and fun trip. 1981 CX500 Custom Just say no to skin graphs, wear your gear!    Report

06-07-2008, 10:25 AM bfknova Joined on 03-15-2008 Nova Scotia Posts 473 Re: THE HACK LEAVES SATURDAY Well it's Saturday, and I'm sitting here wondering if the Hack is on the road yet ?????  Er maybe their waiting till Monday deliveries ????  Regardless - it's still gonna be a great experience n' have a lineup of biker gals awaiting your arrival in Halifax <grin> ......  speaking of which,  I know Gene's married, but not sure about Don - but no harm regardless ....as all in good fun and ol' biker's accepted rules "Hugs for everyone!" ..... n' a parade for the 'Hacksters" .....   Otherwise, another nice sunny day here, with very little breeze off the ocean - but a perfect day for a ride along the shoreline, and check out the beaches ...... damn, it's a long walk - so gotta get my bike back on the road - real soon !!!!! By the way - if you get this message - just wondering about Don's friend in Halifax and possibly how to get in contact ?  As I'd like to share any forthgoing plans upon your coming ????  Aye, I'm not shy, nor a jerk, so no worries - just wanna make your trip even more memorable - especially Nova Scotian hospitality !!!!! ie" do you have any alergies to shellfish (lobster, clams, mussels) - er beer <grin> ? Cheers, n' Happy Trails ahead, Bryan Keep the rubber side down and alway shake a bro's hand when passing or standing still - EH !!    Report

06-07-2008, 4:04 PM MidTNJasonF Joined on 07-22-2007 Smyrna, TN Posts 62 Re: THE HACK LEAVES SATURDAY According to the voicemail I got from Gene this morning they were about an hour from launch. I have not heard otherwise so I can only assume the show is on the road. Gene was able to drive to Nashville on Friday and retrieve the Spot unit from the bowles of the UPS machine. I was unfortuantly not able to ride the first hundred miles or so with them this morining as planned as my only safely ridable bike was found to have a bad rear tire on Thursday. 1973 Honda CB350 Cafe Project 1982 Honda CX500 Custom 1996 Suzuki Bandit GSF 600 A couple cars A couple trucks    Report

06-08-2008, 10:01 AM MidTNJasonF Joined on 07-22-2007 Smyrna, TN Posts 62 Re: THE HACK LEAVES SATURDAY Gene and Don checked in this morning via a spot email. Latitude:36.0414 Longitude:-90.6647 Nearest Location: Greene Rd 707, Rock Hill, AR, US Crowley's ridge State Park It looks like they covered something close to 300 miles on day one. 1973 Honda CB350 Cafe Project 1982 Honda CX500 Custom 1996 Suzuki Bandit GSF 600 A couple cars A couple trucks    Report

06-08-2008, 3:06 PM Sidecar Bob Joined on 03-02-2006 Kawartha Lakes, Ontario Posts 967 Re: THE HACK LEAVES SATURDAY They're gone. Now we can talk about them ;-) GX650EI + Velorex 700 (winter), '83 GL1000 (summer) '84 CB750SC Nighthawk (died - anyone need parts?)    Report

06-08-2008, 4:12 PM mikeinpittsburgh Joined on 03-03-2006 Pittsburgh, PA Posts 198 Re: THE HACK LEAVES SATURDAY Can we track spot? Is it available on line? Should we start collecting money to bail these 2 out? Color me green in Pittsburgh mikeinpittsburgh 1983 GL650I 2000 K1200LT    Report

06-08-2008, 4:17 PM MidTNJasonF Joined on 07-22-2007 Smyrna, TN Posts 62 Re: THE HACK LEAVES SATURDAY  mikeinpittsburgh wrote: Can we track spot? Is it available on line? Should we start collecting money to bail these 2 out? Color me green in Pittsburgh Spot is email based. It sends an email to the addresses on Gene and Don's list when Gene hits the button. They were limited to 10 email addresses so they split them 5 for each of them. A bail fund might not be a bad idea.... :) 1973 Honda CB350 Cafe Project 1982 Honda CX500 Custom 1996 Suzuki Bandit GSF 600 A couple cars A couple trucks    Report

06-08-2008, 4:35 PM mikeinpittsburgh Joined on 03-03-2006 Pittsburgh, PA Posts 198 Re: THE HACK LEAVES SATURDAY Jason Can you keep us posted? mikeinpittsburgh 1983 GL650I 2000 K1200LT    Report

06-08-2008, 4:40 PM Graywolfs02 Joined on 09-08-2007 Coon Rapids Minnesota Posts 171 Re: THE HACK LEAVES SATURDAY  mikeinpittsburgh wrote: Jason Can you keep us posted? And would you be able to keep giving the Lat & Long.? It'll be fun to plug them into Google Earth and watch their progress. Thanks! Greg 1978 CX 500 Minnesota    Report

06-08-2008, 4:56 PM MidTNJasonF Joined on 07-22-2007 Smyrna, TN Posts 62 Re: THE HACK LEAVES SATURDAY yes I will be updating as often as I can. I guess this thread is as good as any. I will just post up when I get updates and have the extra time. 1973 Honda CB350 Cafe Project 1982 Honda CX500 Custom 1996 Suzuki Bandit GSF 600 A couple cars A couple trucks    Report

06-08-2008, 5:18 PM mcreviver Joined on 05-06-2007 Williamsport, PA Posts 568 Re: THE HACK LEAVES SATURDAY Jason if you can message back to the SPOT device ask Gene what kind of fuel economy (or lack thereof) they are getting with that poor overloaded ST1100. My last tank full returned 48,9 mpg and I'm real happy about that. Ron in PA    Report

06-08-2008, 5:37 PM MidTNJasonF Joined on 07-22-2007 Smyrna, TN Posts 62 Re: THE HACK LEAVES SATURDAY