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    Lots of good info here. Will be getting tires on my 1200gs within the next few months. I like to think it'll be a 50/50 adventure bike, but truth is I do 100 miles of slab a day on it commuting now. Trailmax mission makes the most sense, but will take a good look at the offerings from Motoz now as well.

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    I've been off bikes for eight years. Now that my kids are in their teens and I have some more me time, I had the bike urge and decided to go with a commuter that has some ability to explore fire roads. Went to Moto Forza and had a great experience with Tony in sales and Michelle in finance. Walked out with a lightly used 2021 Triumph Tiger 900 GT with some add-ons. I'll be 95% road so went with GT vs Rally. May pick up a small, true dual sport in the near future. 

    Can't say enough for the team at Moto Forza though. Such a better experience than more mainstream dealers around me. 

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    Don't know if this is part of the New Omnibus Public Lands Bill, but I just saw a news article on this and it doesn't sound good.

    Here's a summary:

    The new policy creates a management category called "Wild Lands".

    BLM Director Bob Abbey said it hasn't been decided how many acres are expected be designated as "Wild Lands" and whether those acres will be off-limits to motorized recreation or commercial development while under congressional review. It's also unclear whether there will be a time limit on how long acres can be managed as "Wild Lands" before a decision is made on their future.

    Sounds like BLM field staff can close down BLM land until it goes through an official review.

    From MSNBC

    DENVER — The Obama administration on Thursday undid a Bush-era policy that curbed some types of wilderness designations within the 245 million acres managed by the federal Bureau of Land Management.

    While Congress remains the only body allowed to create "Wilderness Areas," the move gives BLM field managers the go ahead to protect areas determined to have "wilderness characteristics."

    "I am proud to sign a secretarial order that restores protections for the wild lands that the Bureau of Land Management oversees on behalf of the American people," Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said in Denver, where he announced the shift.

    Congressional Republicans pounced on the announcement as an attempt by the Obama administration to close land to development without congressional approval.

    "This backdoor approach is intended to circumvent both the people who will be directly affected and Congress. I have to question why this announcement is being made only after Congress adjourned for the year," said Washington state Rep. Doc Hastings, a Republican tapped to lead to the House Natural Resources Committee when the GOP takes control of the House in January.

    The order essentially repeals a policy adopted in 2003 under then Interior Secretary Gale Norton. That policy stated that Interior could not designate some wilderness protections on its own and had to rely only on Congress for any designations.

    The 2003 policy reflected an out-of-court deal struck between Norton and then-Utah Gov. Michael Leavitt to remove protections for some 2.6 million acres of federal land in Utah.

    The policy allowed oil and gas drilling, mining and other commercial uses on land under consideration as wilderness areas.

    The new policy creates a management category called "Wild Lands".

    The Interior Department said that "'Wild Lands,' which will be designated through a public process, will be managed to protect wilderness characteristics unless or until such time as a new public planning process modifies the designation.

    "Because the 'Wild Lands' designation can be made and later modified through a public administrative process, it differs from 'Wilderness Areas,' which are designated by Congress and cannot be modified except by legislation, and 'Wilderness Study Areas,' which BLM typically must manage to protect wilderness characteristics until Congress determines whether to permanently protect them as Wilderness Areas or modify their management."

    BLM Director Bob Abbey said it hasn't been decided how many acres are expected be designated as "Wild Lands" and whether those acres will be off-limits to motorized recreation or commercial development while under congressional review. It's also unclear whether there will be a time limit on how long acres can be managed as "Wild Lands" before a decision is made on their future.

    Salazar said the agency will also resume evaluating federal BLM lands that could be recommended to Congress for designation as wilderness areas.

    The BLM has six months to submit a plan for new wilderness evaluations, Salazar said.

    Ranchers, oil men and others have been suspicious of federal plans to lock up land in the West, worrying that taking the BLM land out of production would kill rural economies that rely on ranchers and the eastern Montana oil and gas business.

    Their suspicions have been heightened since memos leaked in February revealed the Obama administration was considering 14 sites in nine states for possible presidential monument declarations.

    That included 2.5 million acres of northeastern Montana prairie land proposed as a possible bison range, along with sites in Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, California, Nevada, Arizona, Oregon and Washington.

    Environmental groups praised the reversal, though there has been grumbling that it took the Obama administration nearly two years to overturn the Bush-era policy.

    "Washington D.C. always takes longer than you want, but we're glad we've gotten here," said Suzanne Jones, regional director for The Wilderness Society.

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    I've been following that thread as well and it is a very enlightening read. It is pretty remarkable the series of small errors that turned into a life threatening event. I'm most disappointed in the actions of the BLM guy, but he also isn't part of the thread so we don't hear his side of the story.

    Either way, I've asked for a SPOT 2 for Xmas.

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    Found out kind of late that one of my friends was racing in the money race on Sunday, so we went out to cheer him on. Was a difficult course to spectate, so we hung out near the pits where his wife was. Had a good time and hope the turnout was enough to have the Storm stadium step up and host it again. Too bad they can't run through the town, but still fun being out there hanging out.

    Anyone from here run on Sat. or Sun.?

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    Why too bad Craig? I had a 77 XL350. It was a great bike. Then they improved the suspension on the XL's substantially in 78. That is when I sold mine and got a 79 XL250s. Still have it. Love riding it.

    I love my Hondas I was just giving a little sarcasm to some of the orange crew around here. :D

    If I were doing this event I'd actually go up and take a look at that bike.

  20. Posted

    Yep, I'm a plus member and they made me get RV / Motorcycle when I decided to have the street bike covered.

    I've also had a friends car tower 50 some miles with no question asked; I just had to be there for the tow, but that was years ago.

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    Great thread! Strega thanks for keeping it on track.

    My dad had two 5.0s and '86 and an '89. The '89 was the first car I ever took over 100mph (in a controlled environment with professional driver :cool04: ).

    My aunt and dad both raced SCCA and I've always been around fun cars. Growing up working on classics with my dad was a huge part of my childhood and highly recommend it for family time. :thumbsup_anim: He also had a spitfire, bugeyed sprite, cortina, corvair, and the list goes on and on, so it's cool to see some of those mentioned here.

    Anyhow, I bought this in high school and still have it sitting in my garage. I drive it when I can and am always tinkering slowly building it into what I want.

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    and a few years ago when I decided to move up to a modern block, bored and stroked with a roller cam and all the goodies.

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    My dad's always been around to help out with this one too. It can be a real b i t c... of a car at times :laughingsmiley:

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