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Exactly. Enjoy the ride and look forward to a beer and cigar in the evening.

I'll be there with my son and a couple of friends. Had a blast last year.

I am getting ready to sell my 2004 ktm 450 exc. It was not street legal when I bought it new but I put a baja designs kit on it and it's been registered street legal in Arizona since 2005. I think it used to be OK to get a California plate if the bike was legal in another state for a certain number of years or miles. Anyone know if that is still true? I just don't want to sell it to someone in SoCal and then they have a problem keeping it legal. It's a great bike but just bought a 2022 500 and don't need it anymore.

Thanks for the replies. I will have my son in lakeside see he can get it registered and plated in California. Otherwise I will just try to sell it in Yuma.

My son and I have been talking about getting true adventure bikes for the last few years. Currently both on 450s. Was settled on the Triumph 800 but the newest edition is an 850 that seems to be more heavily oriented to the street side of adventure riding. Now looking at the KTM 890 R. Any owners out there that care to comment on the bike? I'm not expecting to ride it the way I do the 450 but do want to be able to handle more than just the occasional truck trail on it. Also any recommendations on dealers? Willing to go anywhere from Phoenix to San Diego\Riveside or Vegas.

Thanks tubebender, just what I was looking for. Never ridden anything bigger than the 450. Looking forward to a new style of riding.

We did a Giant Loop ride in Oregon a couple of years ago. Had to truck the 450s up there. Next time we want to be able to ride the whole way. Socal bcdr has been on our plans for a couple of years. Hopefully get that done this coming year. Lots of long distance riding to come. Pretty sure we will go with the ktm. Now just need to find the best deals. Not a lot of them available at the moment.

I just sent my $50. I've gotten a lot of enjoyment out of this site and still check it regularly. Sweeping Desert Dash with my son and friends was my can't miss event for several years. I very much hope you can restore this club to its earlier glory. Won't be easy, but what was once built can be built again. Good luck.

Sounds like fun. I'm willing to help if I can.

Thanks for taking on this responsibility. Thanks also to Mike and Randy for all they have done over the years. Looking forward to many more years to come for this group. Donation sent.

Looking forward to seeing updates from your trip. My son and I planned to do this loop last year but covid got in the way. Hoping maybe in the fall or next spring. Safe travels.

Incredible.

Looking forward to seeing how you like it. I'm planning to buy a bigger, newer bike sometime soon. Right now thinking a tiger 800 for longer adventure rides. But torn about losing dirt capability. Wondering if the 500 would satisfy my need to be able to do longer rides and still do the rougher dirt stuff. Let us know how it goes.

Up until a couple of weeks ago, I was seriously thinking about going out for a solo ride. It was posts like this one that convinced me to stay home. Riding with the fear of getting hurt front and center in your mind only seems to make it more likely something bad is going to happen. It's scary enough going to work everyday and interacting with customers, and worrying about bringing something home to my wife. Going to the hospital is bad enough in normal times, but it would really suck now. And tougher on your family knowing you would have to be there alone. I'm staying home when not at work until this is over. Thanks for the skiing article. It really drives the message home.

Sounds like another great Dash. Sorry to have missed it after 8 straight years but personal and physical issues got in the way. Hopefully we will be back in the mix next year. Thanks to those posting pics and videos and sharing the experience.

I'm off all next week. Wouldn't mind meeting up for a desert ride anytime next week.

Fyi, this sale started today. Thanks PbdBlue for the original headsup. Been wanting one and this is absolutely the best price i have found. Order placed.

Hopeing to get a bigger bike one of these days for longer adventure rides. The Tiger is first on my list. Really like the way that bike looks.

Awesome write up and adventure. Going to have to add Utah to my list of rides to do in the next couple of years.

Throttle Out is a good show. Every week a different project and ride on motorcycles. Motortrend TV is included on Youtube TV which we went instead of paying spectrum for cable.

I was amazed at the number of people there. The reason I drove out from yuma was because I was afraid the meeting would just be you and Mike talking to each other. Happy to see so many faces.

I agree. It looks great.

Right now 99% certain i will be there with Dan and Wade tagging along. Sounds like a fun, informative evening.

I like them and even though half of the shirts in my closet seem to be sdar desert dash shirts, I will buy a couple more of these shirts. Wearing them reminds me to get off my but and ride.

Exactly. For me it's just like watching the car shows on Velocity. I enjoy them even though I know I dont have a 100grand in donated tools and parts and unlike them my hands actually get dirty working on my car. It's a bit of fantasy but its entertainment. Not a lot of real life adventure seminars in Yuma, so stuff like this and YouTube is close as I'm going to get right now.