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I have been meaning to get another sunset ride in, keep forgetting but not this week!  A small, but quality crowd showed up including Jim, Kelly and Mike......I ruined the quality part by showing up as well. 

Mike caught up to me at the stoplight in Rancho San Diego and we rode to the store.  Jim and Kelly already told me they were going up from Marron Valley Rd so we waited a few minutes for any stragglers and started up the hill.  We got to the antennae at 1900 (7pm for you non-military folks) and there was a Ducati Scrambler already there.   Jim and Kelly showed up about 30 seconds later. The Ducati belonged to a guy who just happened to be up there at the same time, turned out to be a pretty cool guy and he had a beer along with him as well so it's almost like he planned it.  I gave him some SDAR information, guess we'll see if he joins the asylum.

We had beverages, we had tacos/burritos, we had a sunset, we had conversation, it was a good way to spend a Tuesday evening.  It got a bit chilly up there, but how can we complain when parts of the MidWest got blasted with snow??   A nice ride back down in the dark....home again, home again, jiggity-jig!

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Burritos, Beer, and  Bandido’s 5A0A0B0C-47FA-4D83-A82A-39645E1631EB.thumb.jpeg.6dc2dcceb2f440673ed1201aad39a3a9.jpeg

Kelly showing off his knife 8C546DCF-9ACB-4C64-8508-62E9B2502343.thumb.jpeg.3cf7627e1310843527b63751b1a59721.jpeg0F1CDE24-8009-4EAF-89AA-3046E8436D76.thumb.jpeg.9cc90f4af6c1e8a3363b1f69683a055e.jpeg

Mike’s enjoying life, good to meet you ?E2644F79-A6EC-46A8-A34D-85155045BCDB.thumb.jpeg.80931ae19ebca7b90cbc7d5c2457d00e.jpegTom scarfed his burrito down, I think he wanted that one too.7F3D4D20-229B-4949-8EB2-24D0A0F7171D.thumb.jpeg.7d3b5d0689b6e347dcd3fbd1da6f7327.jpegHuh?CE984CFA-C5F9-439D-BA07-815DB66595A9.thumb.jpeg.e3a00f1b0a67a9296ff267e8d006eefd.jpegAs the world turns??6CA0EFF4-7418-4F69-A819-59D1A49FCFDF.thumb.jpeg.79690bdd2c9d0b071af577cd9ce0e0be.jpegGetting up close and personal 3864FCC3-46BE-4578-A0B7-31A327B46C6F.thumb.jpeg.16a8a5a83f1bf42186c2882a3377ad51.jpeg

Retirement changed Tom, ya think?3A40FC1A-7818-4958-B780-963F7C0FAB54.thumb.jpeg.76e8144ecb895c4116438dd897a045a2.jpeg 

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Ducati dude enjoying the view69ABA12E-17EC-415B-90F3-6467D77318CF.thumb.jpeg.f3ff27e0529cd01f901d08c13fcaf3b3.jpeg411F314C-6A5B-4960-8324-413B6D976C68.thumb.jpeg.27c122bdb450200b65e4c2ae63994ebc.jpegC772A483-5E29-45A9-B457-96EE539B7D89.thumb.jpeg.eb4f2d08841a65909271c3ded4d72d35.jpeg

TJ was lit up brightly D7DC2B60-A116-453F-AFB0-6971C913908D.thumb.jpeg.b93050f77521b8be9b42ad5d2a2cc79b.jpegB7E28D58-88EB-45B6-B3C6-9AB7609CBE07.thumb.jpeg.9d4b18a4ffd56f7c48ca9cc5d3b0a45e.jpeg35524FD6-FC20-482F-B5EF-6545878A4BD0.thumb.jpeg.9ea9904d50cb17b0045b91665b50b71e.jpeg

Zubb and I did an extended ride beforehand, Japatul Valley up to Descanso, down to PV, up Sunrise Hwy., and down Thing Valley to La Posta to 94, we stopped in Campo for our Burritos. Zubb will post up photos of that part. We rode up from Marron Valley road, if Kelly hadn’t stopped to ?, we would’ve run into Tom and Mike at Doghouse Junction.

Great day of riding, eating, drinking, and BSing!

 

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Great pictures Jim, you always take the time to capture the event.  

Oh, one of the things we were BSing about was having a top of the mountain BBQ at sunset next month.  Between four or five of us we could bring a small BBQ, charcoal, hot dogs, buns, condiments, beverages, etc.  What does the collective think of this idea?  I've been considering it for quite a while, but don't want to make it happen unless we get a bit larger turnout.  I will pick a date and make a post, if it looks good it's going to happen!

 

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4 hours ago, tntmo said:

I have been meaning to get another sunset ride in, keep forgetting but not this week!  A small, but quality crowd showed up including Jim, Kelly and Mike......I ruined the quality part by showing up as well. 

Mike caught up to me at the stoplight in Rancho San Diego and we rode to the store.  Jim and Kelly already told me they were going up from Marron Valley Rd so we waited a few minutes for any stragglers and started up the hill.  We got to the antennae at 1900 (7pm for you non-military folks) and there was a Ducati Scrambler already there.   Jim and Kelly showed up about 30 seconds later. The Ducati belonged to a guy who just happened to be up there at the same time, turned out to be a pretty cool guy and he had a beer along with him as well so it's almost like he planned it.  I gave him some SDAR information, guess we'll see if he joins the asylum.

We had beverages, we had tacos/burritos, we had a sunset, we had conversation, it was a good way to spend a Tuesday evening.  It got a bit chilly up there, but how can we complain when parts of the MidWest got blasted with snow??   A nice ride back down in the dark....home again, home again, jiggity-jig!

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  Wow...what riding is all about! Nice, thanks for posting!

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Nice! Very nice, looks like fun.  Gotta try and make one of these.  Maybe the BBQ?

Great pics and write up Jim!

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We watered the horses near Descanso in prep for the evening gallop  

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Jim probably hates the fact that I don’t care where we go.  It’s always a great route. I hereby name Sir Jim - Chief Navigation officer extraordinair.  

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Thing Valley Trail is awesome!  Look Jim! It’s a purple throated left wing warbler. CD704962-4BB5-4968-843D-D37EBB3C1B25.thumb.jpeg.0ad3b5cf0811099cd19cedef59d0aa19.jpeg 

Certain obstacle arose but eventually we found our way

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Campo. Tacos. Locked and loaded.

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We missed crashing into Tom by about 30 seconds since that’s about how long it takes to water the bushes and snap a pic.

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I noticed up top that if you stand close to the towers, your hair stands up.  Unless of course you’re like Tom and me.

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When Jim gets quiet and slinks into the shadows, just let him him go and know he’s on the hunt for photos. Atta boy Jim. Go get ‘Em. 

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that was the best Tuesday i have had in recent memory. Thanks guys 

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I’ve discovered it’s really hard to not smile a lot when you ride motorcycles. 

Thanks guys for meeting up. 

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I am going to assume it is Mike on the XR, correct?  Looks familiar (shrouds removed, FMF pipe, XR-R taillight mod with plate moved up-did you do the smog delete?).

Looks like so much fun; wish it was closer to me!

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I will make it one day down "Under" for a Mr.JAJA mix.

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On 4/18/2018 at 10:12 AM, tntmo said:

Oh, one of the things we were BSing about was having a top of the mountain BBQ at sunset next month.  Between four or five of us we could bring a small BBQ, charcoal, hot dogs, buns, condiments, beverages, etc.  What does the collective think of this idea?  I've been considering it for quite a while, but don't want to make it happen unless we get a bit larger turnout.  I will pick a date and make a post, if it looks good it's going to happen!

 

that's a great idea, any chance it could be on a wed thru sun evening? i'd be in...

best regards,

johnnyg

 

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The third week of May looks ok for me,  Wednesday or Thursday is fine....so the 16th or 17th  I'll dig into my schedule a bit more and make a post when I get it locked in.

 

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3 hours ago, tntmo said:

The third week of May looks ok for me,  Wednesday or Thursday is fine....so the 16th or 17th  I'll dig into my schedule a bit more and make a post when I get it locked in.

 

Lets do it before i hit the road to Germany. May 16/17 is OK.

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On 4/20/2018 at 7:39 AM, simicrintz said:

I am going to assume it is Mike on the XR, correct?  Looks familiar (shrouds removed, FMF pipe, XR-R taillight mod with plate moved up-did you do the smog delete?).

Looks like so much fun; wish it was closer to me!

VITTORIO'S SAN DIEGO CA. yes that is me on the XR. it has a smog delete. any other mods you can think of that i should do? i am open for suggestions.

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This is how Mike rides his XR650L, he's a madman! 

 

 

 

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I changed out the bars to some Pro Tapers (Carmichael bend?) and added a Scotts Dampner, switched the tires to Dunlop D606's (need to get new tires now and may change) and had the suspension reworked. My engine shrouds are off (I've ridden XR's for years and never had shrouds until this one, so I am not 100% how needed they are and decided to take them off).  I have not re-jetted yet but will probably play with that at some point.  

I know these are heavy bikes, but I do like them.  Really need to find a seat that doesn't make my back hurt within 30 miles next....

And I ride nothing like Tedesco!

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