hoss314
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I don't like hearing that his 525 died. Any news as to a cause?
All I got out of him was bike died.....removed plug.....no spark
FYI...Hobiee helped me out one time on a buddies bike with clues for no spark issue on a 525...
Ended up a common problem....one of the stator wires had a cold solder that broke. Removed the side cover and re-soldered the wire. Good To Go!
Would suck to be out there unable to ride....especially if you get home and find it was such an easy fix
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Geez! the typical luck those poor guys go through....
Hopefully the trail to get the bike isn't too tight for the dually
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We know how much Ron likes snow and mud....
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maybe find the scenic route to work so you can ride on the edges of the tire a little more?????
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Thanks Chris for a great time. Always feels good to help out kids in any way we can.
My wife and I were flying to get there by 7 for the check in to help with loading GPS tracks. Lucky for Dan we saw him on the way (34 miles from destination) with a blown trailer tire. We stopped and helped replace his tire.
Saturday I was up and ready early and went to go meet up with Dan, Brock, Tim and Kevin. There was still some last minute repairs needed on Kevin's rear tire as he punctured it earlier on Friday. Side note....JB Weld actually works on tires!
Finally, Dan, Kevin, Brock, Time and I headed out....We decided to run the tracks in reverse so we would be at the lunch stop about the same time as others. Unfortunately, I didn't take that many pictures but we had an awesome ride!
"Tin Shack"
Tim pulling up to the shack
Brock taking a siesta and Dan in the background digging through the barrel
Next shack with more comforts from home
After lunch we rode up to Hotel California....interesting read inside of how the "hotel" came about and what happened there.
On the hill above the Hotel..
Once we returned to Glamis North my wife had cold beer ready and had snacks out! We snacked and cooled off, cleaned up and lounged on the deck later with an awesome beef stew that had been simmering in the crock pot all day. Top off the day in the mineral spa then bed.
Sunday, my wife and I went for a ride....we had the Saturday crew tag along with the "Coma" guys. Rode down to the shoe tree, bat caves and the oasis.
Bat Cave
I spaced it and forgot to fuel up that morning so we headed back for some fuel. Coma guys stayed back to hit the pool and the rest of us headed to Salvation Mountain / Slab City. Kind of at a loss for words about that place....bad drugs, hippies, good drugs?? Who knows....just not right in the head.
Salvation Mountain
Lotsa Weird stuff around there
I finished the sentence for them
Dan and Kevin shaking their heads in a WTF fashion
Used old car doors and windows to let light in
Shrine?
Dan and Brock on top of old Salvation
Then it was on to the good stuff
right behind the mountain there were 2 large water tanks. The water tanks would be tougher to get to by car unlike the "mountain". But, it really made you think...ok, what is really going on here! 
Check out the artwork on the tank....just a bit different than Salvation Mountain 250 yards away. Wee bit of a contradiction....especially named "The Wheel of Kama Sutra"
good thing there were no kids on this section!
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We tagged along with Hayseed....
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That was soooo awesome to see you guys out there! Made me very envious of your ride. My son still wants to play around with his quad and not yet ready to get back on 2 wheels. He is only 8 so I need to be patient.
We criss crossed and passed you guys once or twice along the trail....was kind of nervous passing you guys on the home stretch. Didn't want to spook the little guys
Bet you guys were very proud to be a dad that day....one weekend that will never be forgotten by your boys. They did a hell of a job out there riding that far!
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Hoss thats a good looking bike (other than being Red). What rear tire is that?
Teraflex
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XR650R is an awesome bike...with suspension set up correct and a few mods it is a great bike. For a loooong time it has reigned as the King of Baja.
Still miss mine from time to time....
Only thing that made me get rid of mine was the missing "magic button". All depends on what you want in your riding. If you plan on mostly riding open desert and have no desire for tight mountain riding. This is the way to go without shelling out lotsa cash.
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Whole new meaning to the title "Bike Porn"
This pic is the ultimate Bike and Porn
......funny how this water tank is right behind Salvation Mountain. Hmmmm little bit of a contradiction. 
What really happens....
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Toybox is loaded.......rolling out......hope to see many of you this weekend :D/>
Bring a spare tire!
(or two)
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when I had mine I used Google Chrome....
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We will be there....space# 188.....Penthouse Cabin, 5 spaces down from the pool.
Stop on by....plenty of laughs, cold beer (sorry, you may need to bring some of your own
)Look for the little blue truck
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..,She is SO dirty.....guess I better change her oil...! :wub:/> :heh:/>
Well at least check her oil often!
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Happy Birthday.........Bitch
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Just a few more months and I will be setting up a night ride through the "steps", Heart Attack, Fairchild etc....
Stay tuned!
Heart Attack at night...
Brings a whole new perspective to "When in doubt....GAS IT"!
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And there is that can of worms! They are full of poop too
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I'd be interested in seeing bike demographics by manufacturer. Percentage of KTM, Honda, etc.
At the risk of "opening a can of worms"
6 - KTM's
1 - Husky
in my group
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wish they would still auction off the H1...
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Good times as usual!
We were able to lock in the front house again as we have for the past few years. This time the weather was excellent! Lots of laughs around the camp fire every night! Locked up the house for next year as well so stop by for a beer and laughs next year.
On to some pics....Not too many incriminating pics this year. The group this year must have been ready for action or were fast picking up their bikes.
Started off on Saturday riding Pinyon Mountain....
Tim WALKING down Jeep Squeeze
Rock Steps before H/A Ridge....never thought about the name "rock steps" until I looked at the pics and saw everybody with their foot on the rocks...."stepping" their way up
Brock stepping up...
Dan the Man
Tim
Schwinn...
Schwinn just before he got the shakes
he was reminded of some previous pics I had posted...so he jammed up to H/A Ridge to go down first so I wouldn't get his picture 
Second Dan on steps
Dan II Step
Eric Step
Everybody through...now on to Heart Attack Ridge. Schwinn was waiting for me at the bottom with his camera. I parked and we watched Tim come flying down
We thought he must have just pointed the bike and closed his eyes...ended like a champ! never had time to get camera out to catch Tim down.Dan
Dan II
Eric
Somehow I missed Brock coming down the hill....
Now for Fairchild Hill...
Tim (aka Banzai)
Dan II
Got One!! Dan the man
Eric cleaned it!
Then on to Fish Creek....
We rode in n out of Sandstone Canyon but I didn't take any pics. Then moved on to diablo
Tim motoring up..
Dan
Eric
Dan II
Then we rode through Arroyo Seco Del Diablo to Canyon Sin Nombre across S2 to make our way to lunch in Ocotillo. On our way we rode Dos Cabezas. One fun hill to climb on our way.
Dan II
Tim right before he got stuck at the last step up....he went back down and ended up going up another way.
Dan displacing some dirt
Brock cleaning it
Eric flying up
No more pics for Saturday. Sunday we rode....tired of typing so that's all you get
Dan II Fish Creek
Eric Fish Creek
Brock
Dan
We rode a lot of the Desert Dash tracks...(some in reverse before everybody would be out on that section of the course) and played in other areas such as the mud caves etc. Great time!
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everyone i ride with has thees on the forks too to keep the bushes from dinging the forks up. these are nice because they can be taken off and put on the next bike. super lightweight and worth the $$$.
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I have been looking for a set of these......any idea where to get a set?
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Hoping for some rain from the traction gods!
House up front as usual...stop by for a beer around the warm fire!
See ya'll out there!
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those rings must need to be installed in the rafters for those of us that are not vertically challenged
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Good thing there's a local watering hole:
Bring me back a case!!
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Old wise-man once told me the knobby tire is built for dirt displacement. The more spread out your knobbies are...the more dirt you will displace thus giving you less traction.
The trials tires are very soft compound with the knobbies very close together.
For me I need some slipping (displacement of dirt) in the desert with the sand etc. That is why the Maxxis Desert IT is my favorite knob tire. Knobbies are closer together than other tires and soft enough compound.
Trials tires for mountain riding...need the traction more.
But, all depends on the bike. My XR650R which is much heavier runs much better on a Dunlop 606. That bike would chunk up the Maxxis.
If I were to put the 606 on my 500EXC or alike....I would hate it as it will get "blown away" with my style of riding. Not enough traction. Hard compound and knobbies are spread further.
Run what you brung!
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I had a feeling this would be an excellent excuse to pick up your "Spot" and slide a new bike under it!