Scud 0 Posted February 17, 2018 Hi Guys - I've been on the "fringe" of SDAR for a while, and figured it's about time I joined the site. I've been on several Desert Dashes on two different Husqvarnas and will be at the one next week on my TE 450... or possibly on a new 701 Enduro. I go by Scud on WildGuzzi.com and V11LeMans.com - and Scud_CA on Ducati.ms. If I get the new 701 I am going to "thin the herd" and get down to three bikes - keeping the Ducati ST3 and the Moto Guzzi Scura. I just sold a BMW K75s last night - so the TE450 and the 2000 Moto Guzzi Sport (aka Greenie) may be up for sale soon. I don't ride as much technical single track as I used to, and I miss my KTM 950 Adventure. I'm thinking that the 701 Enduro would give me the ability to ride true 50/50 trips, still be plenty potent for serious dirt riding. I want to be able to leave my house on the bike, have fun on the twisties, then turn off on the dirt and have a real dirt bike (that's light enough to pick up when I ride by myself). My favorite place to ride dirt is up is the mountains, especially Mammoth and Bishop - been on the VCMC Bishop ride a few times and some other rides with Stewards of Sequoias and Stewards of Sierras. A cool 50/50 day ride to me would be something like going to Idylwild. I want to do some longer "exploring" rides - like a weekend in Death Valley without trucking the bike. Maybe do the Thanksgiving weekend Barstow to Vegas ride someday - then just ride home from Vegas on the bike. So that's what I'm thinking the 701 would do for me. Opinions? Snarky comments? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dirt dame 554 Posted February 17, 2018 Welcome fellow TE 450 owner. Yep...some day I will retire my 11 year old steed in favor of something like a new 501. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wierdrider 187 Posted February 17, 2018 Welcome to the forum, no snarkyness from me. See ya on the trail? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Oracle 195 Posted February 17, 2018 Good to have you! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tntmo 882 Posted February 17, 2018 TE450 owners unite! Welcome to the group, see ya on the trail. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites