Brett

Looking great Randy ... keep'm coming!

Ride report and pics here: http://www.dualsport-sd.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=1241 Thanks to Doug and the whole group for a GREAT ride!

I second that ... a great group and a great ride! After a morning warm-up we split the group, most continuing on to the most difficult section. We met a group of quaders who kept saying we were on the most difficult trail in the area. Of course, they also kept saying, "this is the last really gnarly hill-climb". NOT! I love that technical challenging stuff anyway, so it was all good. We had an uphill section and a water crossing that each took about a half hour to get through. Lots of bull-dogging and pushing going on. Left at 10 am and back around 5, so a 7 hour outing. Including the fire roads we only did a total of 50 miles for the day. So there was some slooow going ... Considering the terrain, I too was impressed with those riding new machines ... nice job! Thanks to Doug for the trail snacks, and to Rob for the beer upon return, and to Ken for that life-saving sandwich ... and more beers

Thing are looking good here ... and the current plan is trucking up to the P & R with Radly Boy. My 525 is ready (more than me since I haven't ridden her in way too long). The clutch is on the left, correct? I really need that thing in the tight stuff to massage the MXC tall 1st gear.

Randy, I know how much you donated for the group. Will John be willing to list SDAR here?:http://www.race2dakar.com/SPONSORS.html Hopefully he can name the link "San Diego Adventure Riders", not the url of "dualsport-sd.com"

These folks do an annual ride that is tough: http://bbtr.bigbearbikers.com/ This ride a few days ago was to have significant difficult options: http://www.dualsport-sd.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=923

I have an Endurance you may have if you wish. It came off my buddy's bike after he decided he absolutely hated it. Have no experience with it myself, but even TrailTech does not push that model. My buddy and I both mounted the Lynx (Here on my 525) and love them. http://trailtech.net/computers.html Trailtech has since updated the Lynx, increasing the display size by eliminating "Enduro Mode" which no one used unless competing in Enduro racing. It has a feature that was an absolute MUST for me: You can reset to trip odo by 1/10ths for dual sport rides with roll-charts, i.e., Desert Dash, No Wimps, etc. If you fly past your turn & must double-back, your odo reading is now wrong. If you can't correct this until the next odo re-set, you're then doing math in your head. For me this equals not paying enough attention to the trail, equals crashing, equals getting lost again. Being able to correct the odo at any time is important. I also like the Lynx hooking directly to the battery, Endurance does not. They also offer a cool Magnesium case for it ...

From on the beach in Maui, welcome!

I'm impressed that you're a self motivated life-time female rider. The new Husky purchase shows a dedication to something you love to do. You're right about riding alone so glad you've found us. You will find absolutely no shortage of riders & rides to enjoy, so welcome to SDAR!

Welcome to SDAR! Is your 450 a 2007?

There is no picture delay on the Kodak Easy Share ... you just have to know how to do it and you'll get the best pictures ever!First, set the camera on multiple exposure. It is probably the same button as the self timer, so you might have to push it twice. Then, have her point the focus frames at an object or the ground that is apx the same distance away as you will be when jumping. Push the button half way down to lock in that distance. At that point the focus is determined as well as the exposure setting (the stuff that takes so long). Keep holding the button to not lose those settings. Now when you go flying by she can push the button fully and keep holding it down. The screen will go black but by "guessing" she can pan with the camera attempting to follow your movement. You will get instantaneous multiple exposure to highlight your every flaw

"Beyond reproach" means the opposite of what you intended to say. It means 'can't be criticized or blamed'

Well that's the last thing you'll have to worry about here at SDAR.Welcome aboard!

Welcome to SDAR!

Super heavy schedule today ... we'll hope to see you there I agree. Outside of needing a Wilbers shock & perhaps some fork word to suite our 2up madness, the bike is amazing. Since I'm an old man who likes to ride comfortably upright, with pillion, scraping pegs & keep up with my sport group ... this Tiger is purr-fect. Very happy!We'd like to do an extended "USA" trip in '08 ... this could be the beast for it ...

As a follow-up to my earlier post, I'd like to introduce the newest member of my garage ... English street iron! My new 2007 Triumph Tiger 1050! First ride with my street group 3-11-07

Funny how quickly things can change. A couple years ago I would visit the site to see if anything was new, and nothing was. Quite often the most recent post would be days or weeks old. Radly boy & Cameron have kept up the pace, pushing a melting snow ball toward the drop. Now there are so many active members keeping things going that the site has become a real useful meeting place. Randy has mentioned to me several times how much he appreciates the support you all give the site.

Glad to have you along for the ride ... & welcome to SDAR!

What are the chances that just 2 days prior to receiving John's Dakar announcement I would post that photo with other LER pics in Best Shots (2nd post) ...Last night during our weekly meeting, we round-tabled ways to raise $ as a group. Many good ideas were forthcoming, and some downright generous offers. One guy said he would give $500, but that coulda been the beer talking We'll let him just pitch in like the rest of us ... Here's the idea I like the best: Design a T shirt with the Dakar logo / John on it / etc. Go see John since he only lives in Mission Viejo, & have John sign the shirts. I think it would be cool to do this a day or two before he leaves as a send-off. The high-dollar shirt contributions would have already been collected and given to John. I'd pitch in 50 bucks for a shirt like that, knowing I'm over paying, but it's an opportunity to contribute as well.

Welcome aboard, Fred!It's great you have the big bike. There's a few of us here, our president included, who run some of the big stuff. If you buy a dual-sport, keep the GS or replace it with another beast. There's just something about the big bikes that's hard to explain unless you ride one. I was just invited to Baja by some friends who all ride KTM 525s, yet I can't stop thinking about bringing the KTM 950. Funny, since I also have a 525

Well how about you just give me the HP2 and we'll call it even? Seriously, I think it could make your life more gratifying ... so think about it You can wait for a rider to catch up and chat, but he'll likely wait a while after you leave so he's not eating your dust. Doing this at every turn can add a lot of time to a ride. It also can be quite hot and uncomfortable sitting still rather than keeping cool by constantly moving. Quite often the approaching rider can make eye contact WAY before he gets to you. Exchanging waives keeps the ride time less, solves the dust eating problem, and regulates body temperature better.

I dug up this "Adventure Rider" pose as well ... Good times!

I want to be clear - The purpose of these photos is to show the hypocrisy of our so called "President" ... Such a wimp!

God that's funny!You know, before you posted I was looking at those photos, but decided they didn't compare to "Radical-Rad". That was a great trip! I remember mustering up the courage for that vertical drop. We regretted not taking pictures of the REALLY TOUGH STUFF , but it's indelibly imprinted in my mind. I wanna go back, dude ...

Here's a few shots from last year's LER through the High Sierra: Awesome geological formations Randy thinks he's so cool (only because he is) Brad Young on his Elefant: L to R: Mad Mike, Ron Spicer, Rad, Brett About 8,000' "Mr. Elefant" John Deykes 10,000' The way I felt the whole trip: "I'm on top of the world & I can't get any higher"