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I built a 2018 and rode it to Arkansas I loved it, especially once I got to Arkansas (bentonville) and rode the ozarks, I will admit passing on highways was a bitch and wind from trucks sucked ( literally) but it was a fun death defying experience, I sold that bike back to dealer though on another one since I didn’t trust selling it to a friend after that long run.

Decided to go to ja ja’s this morning and then onto Del Mar, I tried montezuma grade and waited 30 min but it was closed for an undetermined amount of time, so I went around to 78 and scissors crossing and headed in, I only got 3 miles and it was closed! So I decided the 3rd times the charm so I ventured towards the snow in Julian and was turned around again! I would have went to I-8 but they already said it was closed. I headed home disappointed I couldn’t make it into town, I got all the way to Yaqui pass and the bike started wiggling on the hill and I knew what that meant, changing a damn tire on a hill! I walked the bike down to the first small open space and made the repair, I found a piece of radial tire steel from a truck that I picked up in the snow. Glad to be home, that was my day ride! Ja ja see you Thursday. Tried to load pic but it wouldn’t go. Ja ja has them.

Can’t seem to get pics posted, I’ll shoot some when i head out tomorrow, I’m sure there will be a lot of snow again after tonight.

I would like to do a ride to quartzite to do a little shopping anytime from this wed on if anyone’s interested, go and return same day or I have lodging available if we change out minds to stay, hit me up if your interested, iron metal shop, military surplus, and tool shop are my stops but open to? Figure roll out of borrego 8-10 am and leave quartzite by 5-6pm.

Cruising speed

This time when I leave the pub in St. John’s I’ll remember to remove my front disc lock!

After nearly 2 years and 9 surgeries I’m back on bikes but street and mellow trails, but it’s good to be back. If anyone has any klr parts laying around hit me up. Tom

Yeah getting another klr ready for new foundland again this summer.

Still in same place and always willing to help fellow sdar members with emergency storage or welding or tools or? Free of course!

Power disappointment, rode today for first time (had another damn back surgery so been down) this thing is dog slow in any mode for a 20k otd bike (not what I paid) choose a dL or storm instead, even my Africa twin could eat this thing. It has a lot of techy stuff with power modes and I’ve tried it all, my ninja 650 would eat this for lunch, just didn’t want someone else to make a 20k mistake on this turd. I won’t even sell it on here!

Stop by I’m getting rid of all of my riding gear and parts since I can no longer ride off road, cheap or free to members. Pm me for address. Sat nov 30 8am-? Sun 8 am to noon.

After 2 orthopedic surgeries since Jan and a total of 13 in all it is time to exit the off-road part of my riding and stick to fire roads and cross country. I have enjoyed the 50+ years of dirt biking but it’s time to quit. When it cools down in October I will have a garage sale selling all my tools, parts, helmets and gear and I will post it up on craigslist and the local paper here, have thousands of dollars in gear, parts and more. I have enjoyed riding with a lot of the guys on here even though most of my desert riding was done alone or with one other rider (brother) it has been fun, thanks for the good times.

Going to spend some time in Montana, who knows may take up fly fishing!

I will probably always keep a large adventure bike but the blazing across the desert days are over for me, it was a long run but when I realized even the jarring of flying a sailplane was too much, that crashing dirt bikes in the desert was a bad thing, riding motorcycles will be something I always do even with a handicap placard but I will do it in a way it doesn’t hurt me.

Bike cannot be repaired new unit will arrive next week, I guess Kawasaki is going to take it apart into little pieces and figure it out! I will be selling the new one with less than 5 miles on it on cL

Bikes been in shop so far it has gotten a new computer, and throttle bodies have been worked on but no resolution yet, bike was operating at 50% power, keep updating as she goes.

I bought this bike for some serious highway miles this year and may still use it, I couldn’t find one to ride since it’s totally new for 19 and there just isn’t that many out there (the deluxe model) I read all the reviews I could find on it and they were all positive but today I dug deeper into the web and found some more accurate reviews hiding that express the same disappointment I’m having. I’m glad I didn’t pay dealer price for it! I think the super ten and the strom are hard to beat in this category.

stopped into veys el cajon to get levers from a crash on my wifes atv and saw this for a smoking deal so now its in the garage

I keep it under 10 a year!

Bagstr, you didn't miss anything its 40 degrees at my house now, too cold, Im not going out til noon.

Should have drove the new vette then might have gotten better treatment, went elsewhere for purchase.

great riding this morning with cooler than normal temps but humidity, just came in around 1030 and it was perfect, heading out again at 0630 tomorrow for a quickie to ocotillo via superstition/plaster city and back fish creek to ow then home, will wrap it up around 11, Alaska beckons on Friday!

I use the fatty on all my bikes but shipping free and no tax and livin g in Borrego the internet is a no brainer.

did this a couple years ago nova scotia and new foundland have some of the nicest people I have ever met, but quebec is a different story. Have fun great ferry rides.

highly possible, rally in the gorge in august.