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by: bstow - Jul 16, 2013 19:50:38 GMT -5
Post by bstow on Jul 16, 2013 19:50:38 GMT -5
Rode down to the boat ramp to see how much the water has come up.
Looks like it came up a little bit.
Then rode down to the river below the dam.
River has a lot of moss growing in it.
Rode between 40 and 50 mph to the river.
Rode about 40 coming back.
Speedometer turned over to 400 + miles.
Since I got the new tire on the scooter rides smooth.
Nice ride!
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by: scootnwinn - Jul 16, 2013 20:47:30 GMT -5
Post by scootnwinn on Jul 16, 2013 20:47:30 GMT -5
Sounds like a nice ride. What part of NM are you in?
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by: domindart - Jul 16, 2013 23:25:19 GMT -5
Post by domindart on Jul 16, 2013 23:25:19 GMT -5
What, no pics? ahhhhhhhhhman what a let down.. sheesh... just kiddin'  |
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by: scootnwinn - Jul 17, 2013 1:23:40 GMT -5
Post by scootnwinn on Jul 17, 2013 1:23:40 GMT -5
No Dom you have a point there this post is seriously lacking pics...
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by: bstow - Jul 17, 2013 18:04:24 GMT -5
Post by bstow on Jul 17, 2013 18:04:24 GMT -5
Sorry bout that guys!
Didn't take the camera.
I am in Elephant Butte, NM
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by: Deleted - Jul 17, 2013 19:18:40 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2013 19:18:40 GMT -5
Elephant Butte? LOL How is that pronounced? BUTT Or BOOTY? |
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by: scootnwinn - Jul 17, 2013 19:37:52 GMT -5
Post by scootnwinn on Jul 17, 2013 19:37:52 GMT -5
Byute basically. Butte is a water/shore feature in this case elephant shaped though with the water as low as it is the shape is surely gone. I haven't been there for a very long time.
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by: bstow - Jul 18, 2013 9:58:51 GMT -5
Post by bstow on Jul 18, 2013 9:58:51 GMT -5
It does take some imagination to see the Elephant in the Butte.
When the Butte was an Island there were some wild goats on it.
It was fun to watch for them when fishing around the Butte.
There was a black baby goat the last year they were there.
It was entertaining watching its antics as it played around.
When the water got low enough the goats were removed to a safer place.
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by: gitsum - Jul 18, 2013 10:41:36 GMT -5
Post by gitsum on Jul 18, 2013 10:41:36 GMT -5
I've explored Truth or Consequences and Elephant Butte several times on both a Honda Elite 110 and a SYM HD200. What kind of scooter are you riding?
You are only a short distance from NM Highway 152 which takes you to Silver City through the Black Range. It's got to be one of the best motorcycle/scooter roads in America, though it's not well known.
It's so curvy a lot of big cruiser motorcycles won't even attempt it, perfect for a scooter or small motorcycle.
My son and I blew through there on a Suzuki TU250X and the SYM HD200 on a 300 mile day, one of our most memorable rides.
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by: bstow - Jul 18, 2013 16:46:09 GMT -5
Post by bstow on Jul 18, 2013 16:46:09 GMT -5
Chinese scoot.
Jonway 150 cc.
Been thru there, but not on the scooter yet.
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by: shalomrider - Jul 18, 2013 21:09:32 GMT -5
Post by shalomrider on Jul 18, 2013 21:09:32 GMT -5
howdy you uncouth heathens every educated person knows butte is pronounced bootay with accent on last syLABle.--o'course that's not how i mutter it when riding under the butteview road overpass.---
lotsa miles and smiles to ya
ken
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by: bstow - Jul 19, 2013 18:20:33 GMT -5
Post by bstow on Jul 19, 2013 18:20:33 GMT -5
Butte is pronounced;
Buuutte!
Heavy on the u's..
;D
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