MotoPolo 0 Posted January 30, 2017 Hi I'm Al, in El Cajon, handle is MotoPolo (same as AdvRider forum). Short intro - I'm 68 yrs old - grew up with dirt bikes in S. CA (desert Hare n' Hounds, motocross) - put the dirt bikes away after college and spent a lot of money on street/track toys. Got the adventure bug about a year ago. Bought a used plated WR450 and look forward to what I call recreational rallying - not a real race - just a fun ride with nav equipment. I can't find the bike I really want (a light, twin cylinder dual sport) so I am making my own - stuffing a Yamaha FZ 07 700cc engine into a WR frame - keeps me off the streets. Looking forward to riding with you all and talking shop. Cheers, MotoPolo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dirt dame 554 Posted January 30, 2017 Welcome to the forum. Interesting project you will have going there. Be sure to post up some pictures and reports of your progress on it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Uncle Champ 115 Posted January 30, 2017 Welcome, yes please share pics. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dress4Less 162 Posted January 30, 2017 6 hours ago, MotoPolo said: Hi I'm Al, in El Cajon, handle is MotoPolo (same as AdvRider forum). Short intro - I'm 68 yrs old - grew up with dirt bikes in S. CA (desert Hare n' Hounds, motocross) - put the dirt bikes away after college and spent a lot of money on street/track toys. Got the adventure bug about a year ago. Bought a used plated WR450 and look forward to what I call recreational rallying - not a real race - just a fun ride with nav equipment. I can't find the bike I really want (a light, twin cylinder dual sport) so I am making my own - stuffing a Yamaha FZ 07 700cc engine into a WR frame - keeps me off the streets. Looking forward to riding with you all and talking shop. Cheers, MotoPolo That is quite a "set-up!" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bagstr 287 Posted January 30, 2017 Checked Out your Build Thread; A serious project. Looking forward to watching you work through the engineering. Welcome to the mix. Bags Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wierdrider 187 Posted January 30, 2017 Welcome Al, that sounds like a nice project ?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MotoPolo 0 Posted January 31, 2017 Thanks all for the welcome - I hope to test out the "Rally Play" setup (Rally Blitz instruments) at the Desert Bash - see you all there. If these work out well we may offer them up as products so appreciate your feedback. There is also a "Rally Play" thread on AdvRider. I'll post a few pics of the bike project - I'm just about ready to start cutting up my spare WR frame. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TrophyHunter 15 Posted January 31, 2017 Welcome! Close by in Rancho SD. I'd be interested to see this come together, also. Look forward to the progress. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dan Diego 40 Posted January 31, 2017 Welcome aboard, Al. Lots of good folks here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MotoPolo 0 Posted February 17, 2017 Looking forward to meeting you all at the desert dash - I posted a question under the events and GPS forums specifically about how the desert dash GPS tracks are made available for download and if the roll chart is available as a .pdf file. Appreciate any help you might be able to provide. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reximus 10 Posted March 1, 2017 On 1/30/2017 at 1:27 AM, MotoPolo said: Hi I'm Al, in El Cajon, handle is MotoPolo (same as AdvRider forum). Short intro - I'm 68 yrs old - grew up with dirt bikes in S. CA (desert Hare n' Hounds, motocross) - put the dirt bikes away after college and spent a lot of money on street/track toys. Got the adventure bug about a year ago. Bought a used plated WR450 and look forward to what I call recreational rallying - not a real race - just a fun ride with nav equipment. I can't find the bike I really want (a light, twin cylinder dual sport) so I am making my own - stuffing a Yamaha FZ 07 700cc engine into a WR frame - keeps me off the streets. Looking forward to riding with you all and talking shop. Cheers, MotoPolo That looks like controls to a spaceship! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites