tntmo

Welcome to the group. If your KTM has not had upgraded oil pump gears installed do it yesterday. I have the same year and model, had to do a top end due to the terrible plastic gears failing at very low hours. Unfortunately I am intimately familiar with these bikes now, so I offer my assistance if needed.

I tried to plan this a bit earlier this year so it wouldn’t be so cold at night, but instead we got a heat wave. I was wondering if anyone would show up, but we had seven total riders. Once we got out of Ramona it cooled off a bit. Even Warner Springs was decent. Mad Mike store was open so we got some gourmet sausages and rode to camp. The campground was the coolest temps we experienced, maybe in the 80’s when we got there. Everyone got set up, cold beverages were consumed and as the sun went down we got the fire started and cooked dinner. It was the nicest night I’ve ever spent at this campground. Maybe 65 degrees? Everyone got some sleep, woke up and made coffee, packed up and headed out. Another success, I should try to do this twice a year. Bob, I have your chair and cushion!

We might need to use it as a fan, gonna be hot but I will have cold drinks.

Your cribbage board won’t be used for firewood, I promise.

I had to do a little bit of maintenance yesterday as well. I should have gone out there tonight, probably going to be a nice night and I really have nothing on my agenda.

We currently have eight who say they are going on the FaceBook group, a couple of people who might show up who aren't on either group and a couple here so we could have 10-15 total which would be a nice showing. It's forecast to be HOT on Saturday, so that might make people change their minds but the ride is still on. Bring water/beverages, pick some up at the gas station before camp. I will be pre-positioning my vehicle at camp Saturday morning so I'll have a few extras but try to be self sufficient.

It’s a terrible dirt bike but it’s a fun and cheap gravel road bike that you have a very good chance of being the only one in any sized group. I will see if he’s ready to make a custom seat, it was on my “to do list” before I sold the bike.

Yessir, I built the Dirt Ninja a few years ago and a buddy bought it from me. He just put a new paint job on it yesterday so it’s ready to go. Got your old seat foam? He could use it for a seat modification on the Dirt Ninja!

See the calendar, or the link to it in the first reply on this thread for all details.

One week out, if you're interested come join in. It's been posted on FaceBook as well. You can join in on the ride and hang out at the campground for a while if you're not into camping. See ya there.

I did a pre-run of the route today. Perfect conditions. There was only one other person camping today, he said it was cool last night but not cold. The gas station sausages were great. Hope to see some of you there!

We have a few joining in from the Facebook group page as well, and a couple who aren’t on either format. Should be a decent sized group at this point, always room for more!

Hope to see you there.

You’re more welcome to do any route you’d like and meet up at the campground if you’d like. Or ride a bunch of miles in the morning and ride with the group at 2:00.

I’m pretty certain that camp stoves are always able to be used. According to the forest service website there are currently no restrictions, and a campfire permit is only required if you are camping outside of a recreation area.