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2007 Yamaha Grizzly 450 4x4 quad
Covered in Dust replied to tntmo's topic in FOR SALE & Wanted To BUY
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2007 Yamaha Grizzly 450 4x4 quad
Covered in Dust replied to tntmo's topic in FOR SALE & Wanted To BUY
Iāll take it Tom. I can get it sometime next week. Chris -
Anza Borrego Meetup/Camp/Ride - Dec. 27 - 30, 2023
Covered in Dust replied to DSM8's topic in Informal Local Rides & Who's Going Riding!
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About a year ago I got a wild Idea to go for a ride in the Himalayas after seeing a few pics of someone riding there. I put some feelers out to a few of the guys I've done rides with in the past and to my surprise a few guys jumped on board. So I did some research and found a tour operator with a very reasonable price for 3 week ride with everything included. So the 1st of June we were off on an Incredible adventure. All of us are or were active on SDAR. Ted G and his son, Chris C, Van L, JohnnyBags, Brian B and I met up with our tour leader and a few other riders mostly from Australia and picked up our bikes and were off. We quickly became friends with the Aussie boys and are now planning rides in Tasmania and Vietnam for 2024. Here are a few pics. Not sure how many I can post these days. Random order
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Himalayas
Covered in Dust replied to Covered in Dust's topic in 4 Days & Longer Trip Write-Ups and Photos
There are a couple guys that are planning on going in 2024. If anyone is interested I can put you in touch c -
Himalayas
Covered in Dust replied to Covered in Dust's topic in 4 Days & Longer Trip Write-Ups and Photos
The ride cost was about $3500. This covered bikes, gas, lodging, meals while on the ride. There are a few other expenses. Tips for the ride crew, and a flight back to the starting point at the end of the ride plus you can buy insurance that covers the bike for about $250, I didnāt get the insurance because a new bike is only about 2.5k in India. So about 4K for ride, plus youāll need hotel rooms before and after your ride and airfare. Also just about everyone takes a tour to the Taj Mahal either before or after the ride (before the ride is best. Youāll probably be ready to go home after the ride). I think all in I was around 8K but I like to fly business class so you could shave 1K off that if you want. Chris CiD -
I have one
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525 Seat - Asking the 525 gurus
Covered in Dust replied to bboyle9's topic in Equipment & Technical Forum
I have a stock 06 seat off an exc 525 in my garage. Iād part with for a 6 pack of IPA. i might even have an enduro engineeringās cover and foam. -
Looking for riding buddies.
Covered in Dust replied to bmill1991's topic in New Member Introductions
I think the Flying Monkeys still host a ride every Wednesday in Temecula. CiD -
What might be nice would maybe combine a tech day with a swap meet. I know most of us have a garage full of stuff to sell or swap. CiD I see by reading some of the other post that this has been mentioned before.
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BDR in Jeep
Covered in Dust replied to Mr.JAJA's topic in Informal Local Rides & Who's Going Riding!
On all the BDRās Iāve done 4X4ās are fine. There was just one section in Idaho that had a motorcycle only section. Pretty sure there was an easy go around. Iāll probably take my wife on a few sections of some BDRās in the near future in my new off-road rig. CiD -
We got froze out in either late September or early October. Canāt remember exactly, but it was a freak cold front that moved in so we had to bail about a third of the way through. They suggest doing it in 2 different rides, half in the summer and half in the winter or something like that. It would be luck to get the whole ride in at once without either it being really hot or too cold during part of it. Both times we were going to do it we missed a Goldilocks window by about a week. I may try again next fall. This was the 1st attempt. Loren tells about the 2nd attempt below. CiD
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KJ6NUH expired and didnāt bother renewing it because I only use it on the bike.
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I have itās big brother in my garage. 97 360 EXC
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Breakfast Club Dawn Patrol
Covered in Dust posted a topic in 1 to 3 Day Ride Write-Ups, Stories and Photos
CID PMB, he gets up a little earlier than the rest of the world. Photo by PMB- 1 reply
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We need another ride!
Covered in Dust replied to moto_rph's topic in Informal Local Rides & Who's Going Riding!
We need a Kug Mystery Ride. If you know you know. CiD -
Noob Overnight Dual Sport Camping Trip - 22-23 October
Covered in Dust replied to tntmo's topic in Informal Local Rides & Who's Going Riding!
I would have liked to join in on this ride but Iāll be in the middle of the NVBDR. Tried to do it last year but temps in the teens and wind in excess of 50mph had us changing direction mid ride. CiD -
COBDR: last years dream ride
Covered in Dust replied to Zubb's topic in 4 Days & Longer Trip Write-Ups and Photos
Thatās awesome, itās so nice when the planets align and you get a great shot. I know professionals work for hours or days to get a perfect shot, and sometimes plan for months to get a shot like that. -
COBDR: last years dream ride
Covered in Dust replied to Zubb's topic in 4 Days & Longer Trip Write-Ups and Photos
Great write up. Makes me want to go back and do it a 3rd time. CiD -
Going to knock out NV soon. Tried last year and froze. Probably hit CA this winter also. Iāve ridden about 80% of the California route but never all at once. The BDR crew asked me if I was planning on doing any of the east coast routes. I told them probably not, I still want to knock out Wyoming and maybe Washington next year. CiD
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Here are a few pics from New Mexico. There were a few water crossings. Here's Tracy following an overflowing river close to the Colorado border. I'm pretty sure this was the 1st time any of us ever had a Llama walk through our camp. These were the only crashes we had on the whole trip. 1st my bike fell over one night in camp. Then Tracy fell over in camp and this is Van's bike after it fell over in camp. No flats, mechanical issues or crashes in 1600 miles on the trial. We saw Elk, deer, antelope, turkeys, bears, llamas and a few other creatures on the trail, and some pretty interesting people in some of the small towns including a guy in red underwear at a Subway shop that wanted to join us on our ride. This is called Teakettle rock. Always find a Kug sticker wherever we go. The boys Tracy, Ken and Van taking a break. Kug cutting some fresh tracks in the White Sands National Monument. Nice views on the northern half of the ride. Like most BDR's this one had it's good parts and some pretty boring parts. Getting back to the start was a bit of a grind on the small bikes, but it's all good. Already planning our next trip CiD
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NMBDR
Covered in Dust replied to Covered in Dust's topic in 4 Days & Longer Trip Write-Ups and Photos
From what I remember the temps were fine the whole ride. We did hit a storm at the Colorado border that was interesting for a few hours. We trailered to some city and stayed overnight in a hotel where we left the truck until our return. I donāt remember what city but maybe someone else will chime in. -
A bunch of SDAR guys hanging out in Esco
Covered in Dust replied to Dan Diego's topic in Open Discussion
Dude! How long are you in town? Long enough to grab a few beers? -
IMPORTANT Note on Posting Photos on This Website
Covered in Dust replied to a topic in A Forum for GENERAL PHOTOS & Videos
Letās get Ted to host us overnight. He makes a mean Manhattan -
IMPORTANT Note on Posting Photos on This Website
Covered in Dust replied to a topic in A Forum for GENERAL PHOTOS & Videos
Iāve got a meme for you and you wonāt mistake it for passive aggressive š Itās 1/2 of a peace sign. I really donāt give a hoot about memes, I just donāt care for arbitrary rules. Do you want to ride Big Bear if we get a little cooling up there? Covered in Rules