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I snagged up a Rade Garage rally tower a couple years ago when it was on sale for my 690. Not only does it look awesome, it has great LED headlights that are DOT legal and includes a nice USB power port and areas to mount your choice of navigation. Also helps a fair amount keeping me comfortable on the highway between dirt sections. Mostly it looks awesome, though!

I know someone else that had the same thing happen. Maybe it’s not common, but you’re not the only one that’s been down that road.

The plot thickens….

I watched that video yesterday, pretty neat way to get to those out of the way trails. I fixed up a little mini bike like this for my brother in law several years ago. He got it for Christmas when he was a kid and his family had kept it. I "restored" it as close to original condition as I could, when I test rode it the chain kept falling off and I couldn't keep it on. He said it did that from day one, so I guess I did a good job.

None of the gear and none of the clothing. No nudity is desired during my Noobs rides, I want to make that clear!

That’s me, the noob/boob/nudist camping event guy. I am watching the weather and my calendar but it will be posted on the forum and cross posted on Facebook whenever it happens.

I did the pre run with Kelly. Nice ride out there, I couldn’t remember what the cost was to stay but thought it was considerably more than $20. Here’s the video from our ride. Baja Adventure: Canyon de Guadalupe on the Yamaha Super Ténéré https://youtu.be/nJlkZ_AXKWQ

I remember a few of the posted camp trips up there, been wanting to put one together again. I have not camped up there yet, so it's on my radar.

Yes! https://youtu.be/FlYLJ07412Y

I should be back in town, so I put it on my agenda.

Paging @PaulyPickles, we should try to get one going to Otay maybe??

There’s a 2003 on FB marketplace for $1500 right now with $800 back fees. Would make a good donor possibly?

I have a GSXR1000 engine sitting here just looking for a home! Yeah, it might be cheaper to find a non plated donor bike? Then you could swap the engine in and have lots of spares or sell off the rest to recoup some of the cost.

Small bikes - Big fun!

I’m pretty jealous, both are high on my list.

I haven't seen this rig yet, searching now.

It looks smaller and easier to maneuver off road than a BMW GS!

Two thingies to put in air? Tubliss!

If you have an air compressor, you can easily check if the slide/diaphragm is installed correctly and working right. Use an air nozzle and put about 10-20 psi in the port at the top backside of the carb. The slide should rise, when you release the pressure it should drop. I usually try to slowly modulate the air pressure to see if it goes up smoothly.

Had a last minute invite to ride up to the towers out there yesterday. It’s so colorful right now, the flowers are looking good!

Sometimes we overlook the simple stuff, I know it's bitten me a few times. Once I was working on a DRZ400 that seemed sluggish, did a bunch of stuff before I checked the oil and found it way overfilled (the vacuum petcock failed and filled the crankcase with gasoline).