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April 29, 2016. April 29, 2016. I have decided that the time is now for me to rededicate this blog to what it was originally intended for. Before I get into that though, let’s put the new blog address here. Https:/ thebikerwave.wordpress.com/. Check that out and follow my two wheeled adventures. Then more time passed and other articles and pages started showing up here. Nothing really bad or inappropriate, but more personal. Things that weren’t really in the spirit of a professional site. March 23, 2016.
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Richard's Page: Four Urals
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Thursday, May 14, 2015. Later in the morning, JedR brought his new 2015 fuel injected Ural by as well. I think that this must be a record for Fairbanks. Four rigs at one time. Ironically, I had just talked to RickS yesterday at the Napa store while I was shopping around for a gas cap. While in Anchorage, I did order a replacement from Crawford Sales. May 14, 2015 at 3:08 PM. LOL-nice. Whoda thunk? May 15, 2015 at 8:01 AM. May 14, 2015 at 5:02 PM. May 15, 2015 at 8:02 AM. May 14, 2015 at 7:37 PM. I was su...
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Richard's Page: Finally, Balanced
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Friday, May 1, 2015. Both idle and high speed adjustments were needed on the Ural. Afterwards, I took the rig on a short test ride and the difference is engine smoothness was pronounced. Now there is very little engine vibration at any speed. I was hoping that this tool would arrive this week so I could balance the carbs before my road trip to Anchorage on the 7th. Tomorrow afternoon, I head back to Barrow to finish the installation of the new Ubiquity radios. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). We'll Co...
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Richard's Page: 27,500 km Service
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Friday, May 15, 2015. 27,500 km Service. More just a note for myself than anything else. This is the checklist from the Ural owners manual. So far, I've put on just short of 10,000 km on the Ural since I picked it up on July 3, 2014. Change engine oil - 20w50 synthetic blend and filter. Check final drive oil level - full. Changed at 20,000 km with Mobil 1 full synthetic. Inspect air filter element - still looks clean and put the rubber sound dampener back in on the intake. Checked the valve adjustment.
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Richard's Page: Short Visit to Seward
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Saturday, May 9, 2015. Short Visit to Seward. Bridget and I spent the day in Seward with my brother and his wife. While having lunch, we spotted three eagles flying around the small boat harbor. Bridget took this iPhone photo of the one posing for us. We believe that they were building a nest somewhere as the other two were carrying around twigs. The last photo was taken on the trip back looking south across Turnagain Arm. May 9, 2015 at 10:40 PM. Richard you live in a stunningly beautiful place. All pho...
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Richard's Page: Tombstone's Travels
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Monday, May 18, 2015. Ken, the author of Tombstone's Travels. Here is the mandatory group shot as they were getting ready to head out. That is Bruce on his blue/white Ural Patrol. You might notice the green leaves but what you don't see is the 80°F temperatures that we have been dealing with. Pretty grim weather. May 18, 2015 at 7:55 AM. Blog touch pro is brilliant. It works so well my iPad is about redundant. Thanks for the tip. And pray for snow weirdo. May 18, 2015 at 8:11 AM. May 18, 2015 at 10:29 AM.
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Richard's Page: First Ural Road Trip
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Friday, May 8, 2015. First Ural Road Trip. I left Barrow on the Thursday morning flight and arrived back home about 2:00pm. By 3:00pm, I was packed up again and heading out on my first Ural road trip. This is just a short, weekend trip to Anchorage to meet with my brothers family and start planning the 2016 Machida Family Reunion in Alaska. Bridget is flying down on Friday evening so I'm on my own for this road trip down. Here is a short video with bits and pieces of the trip. May 8, 2015 at 5:36 PM.
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Richard's Page: Return From Anchorage
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015. I was thinking of stopping at Alaska Leather. A motorcycle accessory store, to pick up some Hyper-Lites. It was a beautiful trip back though I will note that 400 miles on the Ural is much more tiring than 400 miles on the Beemer (sans sidecar). Though maybe it's just the time on the road. After removing the FrogzSkin pre-filter, the gas mileage jumped up to the expected 26 mpg. May 12, 2015 at 6:12 PM. May 13, 2015 at 1:04 PM. May 12, 2015 at 10:05 PM. May 13, 2015 at 1:07 PM.
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Richard's Page: Spring in Barrow
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Tuesday, May 19, 2015. This is the short boardwalk out to the edge of the cliff looking back towards town. The restaurant we went to is the grey building on the right. Arctic Pizza. In many areas the snow has melted leaving a lot of swamps and mud. Boardwalks are nice to have. The last image is a iPhone pano using the built in camera software and moving the phone from left to right. It was a beautiful evening. Almost painfully bright. The sun won't set again until August 1st. May 20, 2015 at 10:57 AM.
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Richard's Page: January 2015
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Saturday, January 31, 2015. The forecast all week was for warmer temperatures within a couple of days but it still hasn't happened. In fact, this morning, the weather guesser types were saying that it should be up into the negative teens by noon. We'll see how it is on Sunday when one of the local BMW riders invited a bunch to his shop for the afternoon. Something about a football game. Here is the next PBC video. Links to this post. Thursday, January 29, 2015. I'm Officially Bored" Challenge. Here is mo...
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