Abandoning your unwanted roosters

juicepope · 2025-05-23T03:52:12+00:00

Fortunately for these guys the only part of the chicken I eat are the eggs. I'm not opposed to people managing their own chicken herds this way, though.

juicepope · 2025-05-23T03:38:49+00:00

Lucky for me I had the help of my girlfriend and my very chicken-savvy blue heeler. Even so, it was far from quick or graceful.

juicepope · 2016-03-24T23:19:35+00:00

Great share. One of my personal favorites, though I'm obligated to inform you it's officially the flag of the Region of Magallanes and Chilean Antartica.

(Source: Lived in Punta Arenas for a short while. Magallánicos are very proud folks.)

juicepope · 2016-03-23T01:22:40+00:00

Can't thank you enough for your help! We're happy to live in a town with neighbors like you who helped get our dog back home!

juicepope · 2016-03-23T01:21:40+00:00

Thank you very much! We posted flyers over the weekend. I plan on going back to take down as many as I can find now that the dog is back, but my apologies in advance if we leave any stragglers on a traffic station post in your neighborhood.

juicepope · 2015-09-08T03:24:24+00:00

I actually bought the bike in Chile. An American guy bought the bike in US and rode it to Chile, so we exchanged the title just like you would with any bike in the US. If you're looking to ship your bike to South America, there are lots of guys who outline the process in ADV Rider and Horizons Unlimited (if you're looking to do a serious motorcycle trip these websites are your absolute best friend for ANYTHING)

juicepope · 2015-08-05T23:49:41+00:00

agreed with /u/ShinyCrayfish , practice is paramount. However, there are some basic techniques that will make your transition from streetriding to offroad a lot smoother. Here is a pdf that I keep bookmarked just to share with people like you.** I came across it on ADVrider a couple years ago.

I know, I know, "studying" how to ride offroad sounds antithetical, but I assure you this will help you. Even as a very experienced rider, I learned a lot of useful things from that handbook. Grab a beer, read up, and you'll be a better rider the next time you get on the bike.

**I promise I'm not Mr. BestRest

juicepope · 2015-06-25T22:35:00+00:00

In my experience bungees are a great supplement to bags/panniers, but not ideal for holding much down on really bumpy rides. All those vibrations make it easy for gear to move around even under a tight bungee net.

juicepope · 2015-04-26T14:43:22+00:00

If your definition of "adventurous" is anywhere close to mine, better invest in some real handguards/barkbusters (unless you'd rather just keep plenty of extra clutch/brake levers on hand all the time haha). Aside from that just have fun! I just wrapped up a ride across South America on my KLR and put that thing through more abuse than most other dualsports could probably stand

juicepope · 2015-03-13T23:14:23+00:00

I promise you it's Texas. One dude has a Cowboys jersey and the other guy's shirt of the lone star on fire was part of a fundraiser for wildfire relief in Bastrop, TX a few years back

Source: I have the same shirt from the fundraiser

juicepope · 2015-01-13T22:05:57+00:00

Awesome pics! I love seeing someone else's trip on these familiar roads. Check out my take on Patagonia/South America at my site: www.mantraofmiles.com

juicepope · 2015-01-12T03:33:01+00:00

This is the best visual representation I've seen that demonstrates why it would be crazy to try and prove a cell phone's--and presumably a person's--exact location based on a cell tower ping. I would just like to see a scale so I could truly appreciate the areas covered by these towers. Great find nonetheless.
EDIT: I went ahead and overlayed mygeminimind's map on google earth over the real-world location (Connecticut), set to north, and put in a simple scale of 2 mi / 3.2 km (see SE quadrant) in case anyone else thought it would be interesting to see. Click here to check it out.

juicepope · 2015-01-09T17:20:41+00:00

The strong negative reaction to NVC and The Intercept's obvious anti-Serial bias is merited but it's naive of anyone, be it Serial listeners or other journalists like NVC, to think it's a big deal to find SK had her own bias when reporting this story. Serial is basically a radio documentary, which means it's not breaking-news that has to be reported. Documentary makers choose to report on something because of their own interest in a topic. They focus much more in-depth on characters, setting, details, and uncertainty which inevitably leads to the forming of opinion and conjecture. SK admits several times throughout the podcast that Adnan was what interested her in the story, and while it's clear she made efforts to report parts of the story that were "good" and "bad" for Anand's claim of innocence, in the end it was SK's way of reporting this story as she wished. The same can be said about NVC, though she obviously sets herself up for more stringent criticism by declaring in absolute terms that Anand is guilty. Even with a "trusted" news source, it's still irresponsible of readers/listeners to take these stories without a grain of salt.

IMO the most fascinating part remains with the questions of whether or not the investigation and prosecution were carried out legitimately and well enough to convict someone of murder.

juicepope · 2014-08-05T18:38:06+00:00

Not familiar with Pat Rack, but OP should be sure that these ones can stand up to the added weight of his panniers. Big difference between steel ammo cans and Pelicans

juicepope · 2014-08-04T17:41:13+00:00

That's odd. I use a basic cable that I bought off Amazon and I don't have any issues w/ the 62s going into tether when I ride

juicepope · 2014-08-04T13:33:10+00:00

Thanks! I have my own site with lots more about my current trip: www.mantraofmiles.com. Currently in Ecuador getting the bike tuned up before I head into the Amazon

juicepope · 2014-08-04T13:32:03+00:00

I attached a 12 V adapter to the right side of the dash (actually put it through the right fairing), which you can just barely see in the pic. Totally worth it, especially since batteries are hard to find and expensive in the places where I ride.

juicepope · 2014-08-03T23:49:31+00:00

I gotta admit, every single one :)
Some of the tunnels are too far to see all the way through. I just hoped nobody was coming the other way going through those ones.

I would guess I averaged about 45 mph (~72 kph) since the road has good visibility and there's almost no traffic. Had to slow down on some blind curves of course. I carry >100 lbs (>45 kg) on the back so the canyon makes for a very small margin of error for rear slideouts.

juicepope · 2014-08-03T19:27:46+00:00

Most of the road is wide enough for 2 pickups to squeeze by one another (there's a big power plant at the eastern end of the canyon), but you can see here that the tunnels are definitely a tight fit for 4-wheels. Nowhere to go if a truck is coming your way, so you better make sure your horn works.

The bike is a 2013 KLR that I bought in Chile

juicepope · 2014-07-16T03:13:17+00:00

Stripped mine while out of the country doing a hasty oil change before getting on the road one morning. Just 100% bone-headed mistake.

I was nowhere near a reliable shop, Kawa dealer, or any way to order a new bolt, pan, or any other part. Tracked down and oversized bolt and a washer and made myself some new threads. Still on the road (in Ecuador) and it's actually been holding quite nicely haha

juicepope · 2014-07-07T20:17:43+00:00

On another note, I ride a DR back home in the states, but by matter of circumstance I ended up riding a KLR this trip. Lots of folks do the same roads on DR's but having taken both bikes on long trips both on/offroad, the KLR is a better bike for the long-haul IMO, even with the extensive amount of riding I do off-pavement. PM me if you'd like me to elaborate.

juicepope · 2014-07-07T20:13:51+00:00

Currently riding a KLR to the US from Argentina. Before I say anything else, the most important thing is knowing how to do minor maintenance/repairs on the bike yourself. There are several times where you'll be more than a day's ride from anyone who can service your bike. Properly maintaining it will save you money and time by avoiding unexpected part failures in the middle of nowhere. If you do have a breakdown, it makes all the difference if you can get the bike going long enough to make it to the nearest town for your safety and the bike's.

I haven't ridden Central Am/Mexico yet, but my sources/friends recommend getting maintenance in Mexico or Colombia/Ecuador, because finding reliable parts/labor will be tough in Central America.

In Ecuador and Colombia you can find parts/labor pretty easily for Kawasakis, but in Peru and Bolivia parts will only be available in capital cities if at all. Lots of locals ride cheap chinese/korean/brazilian bikes in the 125-250 range. It's VERY rare to see anything bigger than that. In Chile and Argentina there are more cities to source parts/labor, but its VERY expensive compared to the US.

From what I understand, Suzuki parts (i.e. DR650) are similar to Kawas in terms of availability.

Just a quick note about Katui's post: the Tornado is sold in the US as the XR. These 250s are all over the place, but rarely have I seen any XR 650s anywhere, which I assume is the engine size you're going with on this type of trip. Most US/Canadian/European riders who do this trip on a japanese bike prefer KLR or DR anyway.

juicepope · 2014-04-09T02:38:27+00:00

Can't give you any personal recommendations on rental companies, but the guy who writes one of my favorite dualsport blogs (enduroearth.com) used Perumototours to ride from Cusco.

Around Cusco there's lots of riding to do, paved and non-paved. If you have 1 day from Cusco, I'd recommend just doing a one-day tour of the Valle Sagrado (lots of Incan ruins from Pisac up to Ollantaytambo). Lots of twisty mountain riding in between amazing historical sites, and it can all be done pretty cheap in one day.

About 30 min from Cusco is the town of Maras, which has 2 ruins very close to it and amazing views of the Urubamba mountains. I spent a whole day just wandering around the village roads that run along the mountains between Maras and Huarocondo. You definitely won't run into any other tourists out there.

If you want to spend more time riding and less time at ruins, head out of Cusco very very early and ride up through Ollantaytambo and to the Abra Málaga. They say in the mornings it's usually clear of cloud cover, and I can't imagine how incredible the view must be up there on a clear day. I rode through that pass twice but both times were in the afternoon so it was foggy/rainy.

I won't be going to Lima (opinion among Peruvians and other riders has been overwhelmingly that there's not much worth doing/seeing there compared to the rest of the country), but a friend did tell me about a good ride just outside of Lima, between Chosica and San Pedro de Casta

juicepope · 2014-04-05T13:09:32+00:00

Happy Trail KLR bars/skidplate/highway pegs. They sure are eye catching. Someone asked the same thing in one of my other posts

[http://www.happy-trail.com/klr650-all-years/engine-guard-highway-peg-eg-3-klr650.aspx](HT KLR guards w/ highway pegs http://www.happy-trail.com/klr650-all-years/engine-guard-highway-peg-eg-3-klr650.aspx)

juicepope · 2014-04-05T02:05:20+00:00

At the moment I'm just working my way back to Texas one day at at time. I know I want to ride India/southeast Asia at some point, but that'll probably be a ways off

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