Comments for Death Proof. A Travel Blog. http://travel.evanfell.com this is the motorcycle travel log of Evan Fell Sun, 28 Aug 2011 20:37:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 Comment on Upgrading the Jeep Cherokee for Towing by EvanFell http://travel.evanfell.com/2008/08/30/24/comment-page-1/#comment-7918 EvanFell Sun, 28 Aug 2011 20:37:38 +0000 http://travel.evanfell.com/?p=24#comment-7918 @Aaron - The XJ sure doesn't like to tow, but it will do the job. I was hauling almost double what you are, which is really pushing the jeep to the limits. On flat ground I kept my speeds to about 50mph tops, it would get a little squirrely beyond that. Going up hill I would just keep the flashers on and stay right, there's no hope in keeping up with traffic. Don't push it harder than it wants to go. I overheated twice in the mountains when I wasn't paying close enough attention. I would usually keep the heat on full blast and that worked great at keeping the engine temps down on long uphill climbs. I also had a large transmission cooler. Mine had the auto tranny, which is much better at hauling than the manuals. I had that camper attached for about 10 months straight when I was touring the US. Took me everywhere I wanted to go, albeit slowly. <a href="http://photos.evanfell.com/albums/Travel-Photos/Sept-2008_Riding-in-Colorado/DSC04213.jpg" rel="nofollow">Crossing the divide in Colorado</a> Cheers. @William - MPG was around 12-13 most of the time. @Aaron – The XJ sure doesn’t like to tow, but it will do the job. I was hauling almost double what you are, which is really pushing the jeep to the limits. On flat ground I kept my speeds to about 50mph tops, it would get a little squirrely beyond that. Going up hill I would just keep the flashers on and stay right, there’s no hope in keeping up with traffic. Don’t push it harder than it wants to go. I overheated twice in the mountains when I wasn’t paying close enough attention. I would usually keep the heat on full blast and that worked great at keeping the engine temps down on long uphill climbs. I also had a large transmission cooler. Mine had the auto tranny, which is much better at hauling than the manuals.

I had that camper attached for about 10 months straight when I was touring the US. Took me everywhere I wanted to go, albeit slowly.

Crossing the divide in Colorado

Cheers.

@William – MPG was around 12-13 most of the time.

]]> Comment on Upgrading the Jeep Cherokee for Towing by Aaron http://travel.evanfell.com/2008/08/30/24/comment-page-1/#comment-7915 Aaron Sun, 28 Aug 2011 17:59:03 +0000 http://travel.evanfell.com/?p=24#comment-7915 Evan, glad I found your blog. I've got about the same setup. I've got a 1991 4.0 XJ hauling a 3,000 lb. 1969 Globemaster. I've had some issues with nearly overheating and getting down to 35 miles an hour max on any sort of grade. Do you have any trouble in the mountains? Evan, glad I found your blog. I’ve got about the same setup. I’ve got a 1991 4.0 XJ hauling a 3,000 lb. 1969 Globemaster. I’ve had some issues with nearly overheating and getting down to 35 miles an hour max on any sort of grade. Do you have any trouble in the mountains?

]]> Comment on Damage Assessment by E http://travel.evanfell.com/2010/11/17/damage-assessment/comment-page-1/#comment-5232 E Thu, 10 Feb 2011 19:08:19 +0000 http://travel.evanfell.com/?p=136#comment-5232 Wooo, if there wasn't a pic that would be a hell of a thing to believe. Glad it was a Mexican Jersey and not an American Angus. Add 500lbs and you might be a seriously different person atm. Wooo, if there wasn’t a pic that would be a hell of a thing to believe. Glad it was a Mexican Jersey and not an American Angus. Add 500lbs and you might be a seriously different person atm.

]]> Comment on Crossing the Mojave Desert and Death Valley by 2002 Honda XR650R » Evan Fell Motorcycle Works http://travel.evanfell.com/2010/05/25/crossing-the-mojave-desert-and-death-valley/comment-page-1/#comment-5205 2002 Honda XR650R » Evan Fell Motorcycle Works Tue, 08 Feb 2011 07:56:22 +0000 http://travel.evanfell.com/?p=92#comment-5205 [...] The power output of this bike is incredible. It will lug around with the best of them and also hum down the highway all day long. It is a perfect mix of general off-road performance and distance comfort. Over the last ten years the motors have proved to be very stout and robust. Mine ran like a champ all over the southwest. I wrote up a couple reports which are a bit old now:  Across the Southwest on a XR650R and The Mojave Desert on a XR650R. [...] [...] The power output of this bike is incredible. It will lug around with the best of them and also hum down the highway all day long. It is a perfect mix of general off-road performance and distance comfort. Over the last ten years the motors have proved to be very stout and robust. Mine ran like a champ all over the southwest. I wrote up a couple reports which are a bit old now:  Across the Southwest on a XR650R and The Mojave Desert on a XR650R. [...]

]]> Comment on New Bike – And Another Cross Country Adventure! by 2002 Honda XR650R » Evan Fell Motorcycle Works http://travel.evanfell.com/2009/10/22/new-bike-and-another-cross-country-adventure/comment-page-1/#comment-4985 2002 Honda XR650R » Evan Fell Motorcycle Works Sun, 23 Jan 2011 10:20:00 +0000 http://travel.evanfell.com/?p=76#comment-4985 [...] ran like a champ all over the southwest. I wrote up a couple reports which are a bit old now:  Across the Southwest on a XR650R and The Mojave Desert on a XR650R. I didn’t have to do too much to this bike. When I got it [...] [...] ran like a champ all over the southwest. I wrote up a couple reports which are a bit old now:  Across the Southwest on a XR650R and The Mojave Desert on a XR650R. I didn’t have to do too much to this bike. When I got it [...]

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