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4 guys, 4 bikes, just did a nice 150 mile ride through the San Diego east country. A real Adventure with break down fix and lost communication. Great ride, great dirt, great Adventure.
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Friday morning ride.
Mr.JAJA replied to Mr.JAJA's topic in Informal Local Rides & Who's Going Riding!
Just finished a 150 mile ride. Great company, great Adventure. Thanks for the company. - Today
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Looking forward to riding tomorrow morning with Udo and crew.
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Does anyone has a connection, recommendation for a reasonable body shop who can do a full 2 tone paint job on a Ford F250? Possible around North County. Let me know what you got.
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porch thieves should be given a bullet ant enema....twice
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Friday morning ride.
sesamegirl replied to Mr.JAJA's topic in Informal Local Rides & Who's Going Riding!
Thanks, so I actually do work from home but the order got delivered a head of schedule and didn't have service where I was so yeah. I gotta be more careful next time. Could of been the bike that got stolen so that's a positive! Haha -
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You need to find someone that works from home and have your parts shipped there so they wont get nicked while your away... Happened to me more than once so I never order unless I know I will be around the day they arrive. Too much of a PITA to get it taken care of after the fact Sorry you got set back like that.
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Friday morning ride.
sesamegirl replied to Mr.JAJA's topic in Informal Local Rides & Who's Going Riding!
I would come but somebody stole the parts I had ordered while I was away over the weekend but I'll have the bike together sometime! 😭 I hope the ride goes well! -
4th of July fun on the prairie.
dirt dame replied to dirt dame's topic in 1 to 3 Day Ride Write-Ups, Stories and Photos
You have to take every opportunity that is afforded to you while the weather is warm because between November and April there won't be much of any chance to hit the dirt, as it will long covered in snow. -
4th of July fun on the prairie.
Wierdrider replied to dirt dame's topic in 1 to 3 Day Ride Write-Ups, Stories and Photos
Sounds like an awesome way to spend the 4th, or really any day 😍 -
Friday morning ride.
Mr.JAJA replied to Mr.JAJA's topic in Informal Local Rides & Who's Going Riding!
And just for our SD Safety, Make sure you have a SPARK ARRESTOR installed. -
4th of July fun on the prairie.
dirt dame replied to dirt dame's topic in 1 to 3 Day Ride Write-Ups, Stories and Photos
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4th of July fun on the prairie.
dirt dame posted a topic in 1 to 3 Day Ride Write-Ups, Stories and Photos
For the 4th of July, Kim and I did a ride up Little mountain which is not too far south of my place. Friends were camping for the holiday weekend up there, so we took our DS bikes up for a little socializing and consuming of grilled hamburgers. On the way, we stopped at an old homestead to have a peeky-see around. It was not right at the road's edge and a gully and creek separated us from the ruins, so we had to trudge in on foot, in our riding boots....an adventure, to be sure. After that side trip we made it to the top of the mountain, where it became evident that weather was going to move in sooner or later. Luckily, it was later, but we still cut our route short to make sure we were exposed to as little inclement weather as possible on our return trip...and by inclement weather, I mean lightning. It was pretty warm on the way back, and we were often under the cloud cover. There were squall lines all around us, but except for a few random sprinkles, we were spared any extracurricular storming. It was an excellent way to spend the fourth. -
Friday morning ride.
Wierdrider replied to Mr.JAJA's topic in Informal Local Rides & Who's Going Riding!
There is a dirt parking lot behind Mary’s, parking is a premium out front 👍 -
Friday morning ride.
Mr.JAJA replied to Mr.JAJA's topic in Informal Local Rides & Who's Going Riding!
To beat the heat, we will start from : MARY'S DOGNUT AND CAFFEE in Lakeside, Main street, Laurel street. Meeting at 8am, KSU 8:15 AM. Please fill up and be ready. I hope Jim can lead us through Alpine to the Viejas grade. See you -
Friday morning ride.
Wierdrider replied to Mr.JAJA's topic in Informal Local Rides & Who's Going Riding!
I hope to make this 👍 -
Friday morning ride.
Wierdrider replied to Mr.JAJA's topic in Informal Local Rides & Who's Going Riding!
Either or, you ride the 901 like the 450 anyway! -
Friday morning ride.
Mr.JAJA replied to Mr.JAJA's topic in Informal Local Rides & Who's Going Riding!
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I am. Should I bring the 450 or the 901?
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I plan on riding Friday 18 July morning a easy round in the north / east county Possible some easy Dirt, with street connections. Think of starting in Lakeside, Alpine, Viejas grade, Boulder creek, Southland dam, Old Santa Isabel truck trail and up to PARTY POINT in Ramona. Getting a pastry and coffee at Dudley in Santa Isabel. Some adjustments can be made on the fly, like Measa Grande, Black canyon. Anyone interested?
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Have been rocking the 450 a bit as of late. It's so much fun. Went out again this morning to get a few hours in on Otay Mtn with a friend before the heat hit.
My ride buddy today told me about his "trouble" last Wednesday though. But I'll start with my experiences last Sunday.
Last Sunday I took my visiting son out to show him the border wall. We switched into Adventure mode at Pio Pico and as luck would have it there was a BP just opening the gate as we pulled up. He was cordial as always, but warned the gate would be locked when we returned to wich I said "no worries", we were going out via the gun club road. Encountered 6 or 8 BP rigs along the way, and all were friendly as is typical.
View from the Otay Towers up top looking west toward the ocean ... look at those islands in the sky below us.
Saw 4 more BP jeeps/trucks so far in this short ride. All friendly.
Onward toward Tecate, then Campo.
Nothing unusual, all good and friendly.
Fast forward 3 days to Wednesday and my friend rode the wall between the west entrance of Otay TT and Marron Valley and out at Barrett Junction.
He was stopped 8 times by BP, all with angry attitudes, some blocking the road with their trucks, and threats of fines up to $1000. Even though he was allowed to proceed "this time", He was eventually detained and waited for a captain to arrive and was then escorted out to the highway. My friend is not a jerk. He's polite and considerate like most of us are. So I don't blame him for the negative encounters even though I wasn't there.
This is a pretty dramatic change from years past ... even from as late as Sunday morning.
I'm just saying, I plan to stay off the wall, at least for now and until I hear further from BP.
Soooooo, today we just hit up a bunch of trails on Otay that we've never explored before. There's some good stuff up there! We encountered 1 BP near the Pink Gate but didn't stop to talk. In hind sight, I wish I would have.
Temps weren't horrible as we hit dirt at 8am and ended back at HY94 around 11:30.
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No, but yes for Q1 next year
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Baja "bougie" tour
Bluhdow replied to padu's topic in Upcoming Organized or Promoted Rides and Events
Looks rad! I won't know until after the 1000, but looks pretty fun. I'll keep my eye on it. Any other LOTs planned stateside this year? -
We are organizing a premium short tour of Baja (3 days only) in December. All hotel, all inclusive, all premium. It's part of our "LOT" series (Learn on Trail), so not only you'll be having a good time in Mexico, you will be learning from the best (Baja 100 Ironman Champion) More info here: https://www.socaloffroadschool.com/lot-baja-bougie
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This is good to know. I can arrange my time around that. Can’t do tomorrow but would love to link up soon. Glad you are back on a bike
