Wheres Punky & Lew now?
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Date: Mon May 21, 2001 12:24 am
Subject: Re: NKLR - I lost Lew
Hi Bogdan and List: Thanks to Bogdan and his wife Angie for their hospitality, especially considering we dropped in rather unexpectedly. Angie is a great cook. Bog is a great conversationalist and has a great sense of humor. We stayed up till midnight bullshiting and drinking vodka, which allowed terrific embelishment of stories. Bog took me for a great ride to The Garden Of The Gods and on a nearby bumpy dirt road, before leading me to Tom Vervaeke's place about 15 miles north of Colorado Springs, CO, in The Black Forest. As I write this post it is snowing outside, but toasty warm inside Tom's beautiful 4,500 square feet house on 5 wooded acres at 7,600 feet elevation. Tom has a stable of bikes, five or six I think, that would be the envy of any rider. I did laundry and showered. Punky will get his bath tomorrow. The host fed Punky and I a steak dinner and is accommodating us for a few days until Rex Hefferen takes us in for a few days, before a group of us ride to Moab via dirt and back roads. Life is good, despite the jail time, mud and snow, as long as we don't have to ride in that snow, thanks to the kindness of our Listers, a well prepared Critter and other nice folks we've met along the way. Critter is filthy dirty with dirt and mud and looks like it has been places where bikes shouldn't go and is still functioning perfectly at 10k miles. Nothing loose or rattling, despite the overload and bouncing around on rough roads on and off the TAT. Punky continues to draw big smiles and thumbs up from passing motorists and poses for many pix everywhere we go. A few interesting tips from a KLR rider with motocross experence, whom I met at the Georgia Mountain Rally. Use zip ties at the intersection of spokes to help keep them from flexing and loosening, and around a flat tire and rim to keep it from coming off the rim, while riding to a place to repair it, and greasing the inside of the airbox to catch dirt before it reaches the filter. Fireball, are you going to ride the big ass supporting seat to Deadhorse or drive the jeep and tow the KLR? I am really miffed that you would infer I have hopes of getting lucky with a married woman. However, there is no denying that Punky is my ticket to fame and good fortune on our tour. The adventure has just begun.
Stay tuned for further reports. Later.
Punky & Lew
Punky & Lew's Americas Motopaseo
Colorado's Black Forest (which is now white with snow)
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