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I went out this morning, Pamo Rd, up Black Mtn. Muddy, loved it, slippery rocks, loved it, rain, loved it, got wet, loved it. It's the simple things...

Been looking for a 01 or 02 GSRX 1000 muffler. It seems these are a hot ticket for DR650's. I see a few on ebay, but they are seem to be a little too expansive for my taste. Anyone know where to find one?

No mods the carb or air box yet. I do plan a jet kit and opening the air box a bit. I did that to my 90. Again, lots of noise can come from an open air box, so I want to be careful

I called Stockers and they said they didn't have any. I don't see any on craigslist at the moment, the last one I saw on ebay the guy wanted $300. But yeah Afry, x40F0x is the one to look for, yes again 01 & 02 seems to be the golden years. I used a can from a gsxr 650, on my older 90 DR650, but I wanted the lighter weight for my 07. Right now I'm leaning towards the DR O-series pipe with a 1 inch insert to kill the noise. Thoughts?

I've picked up this vibration that is definitely engine related. I feel it all the time but gets more rhythmic as rpm's increase. I have yet to check engine mounts, I'll do that soon, but are there other internal things I can look for? It runs great, no weird noises, nothing. Ok, one thing, I swear, the sound of the engine seems...... Muffled? Maybe I'm dreaming. This engine has counter balancing right? Could a broken clutch spring do it? Suggestions welcome

Yes, item 1 in the diagram. It gear ring has helical cut gears and seems to be riveted on, does not look serviceable. But it is loose, I would figure the gear should be fixed tight to the basket....

I took the clutch assembly apart, and I noticed the helical gear ring on the back of the basket is a bit wiggly. Is that the cause of my vibration?

Well, both are easy to check. The muffler theory will require that I bother the neighbors a bit, but it shouldn't take long :rolleyes:/> :rolleyes:/> :rolleyes:/>

Well I did it, I went and bashed my nice steel tank on my 90 DR650S, what a noob. Anyway, finding a replacement tank on an ancient bike is almost impossible. It doesn't leak, but my pride has taken a beating. I was up on Black Mtn Romona, stalled, drifted backwards lost my footing and bam, there goes tank and front brake lever. I guess I could try pulling the dent and then bondo, any suggestions?

Where is enchanted Canyon?

Anyone gonna tag this? I have no idea where it is, I'm just waiting for a familiar spot.

The cars must be protected at all cost? And he's got a Chevy Cruz down there? A useless hole in the ground. What a waste. Oh well, it's his money.

So my buddy (GS650) and I (DR650) were heading south on Thing Valley Rd last Saturday at rather slow speeds. I thought he was right behind me, but he was actually to my left. For reasons unimportant, I made a quick stop and cut left. Well he was right on me and we had a gentle collision. I swerved to the right and didn't go down, but we were in soft sand and he fell. After helping him lift his bike back up we noticed his right front brake lever was broken. No big deal, I apologized and said I'd get him a new one. Well, he picked one up on the way home from San Diego BMW and it was $45!!!! What? $45? for a brake lever? Oh well. I guess I'll check my rear before coming to quick stops.

Looks like Lake Morena, is it?

Saturday two friends and I (DR650, BMW GS650 & KLR650) followed the Pine Creek road north out of Pine Valley. We eventually popped out on the Sunrise Hwy. We headed to Cuyamaca and took Engineer Rd back through Boulder Creek Rd and ended up back at Descanso. Not a bad loop, but I wasn't sure if there was better dirt somewhere? So I have some questions. 1) are there always that many bugs on Pine Creek? 2) is there alternate routes through the Pine Creek area? Is Deer Park open? I didn't get a chance to follow it. 3) is there any good riding north of Sunrise that would be good to take after exiting Pine Creek? 4) is there a dirt route from McCain to Pine Creek/Sunrise area?

So Thing Valley doesn't open up through to Kitchen Creek?

I didn't see this road... time to go back and explore some more..

OK, some additional clues would be helpful about now.... I'm guessing near Julian maybe?

Doesn't pavement eat up those knobby tires?

Oatmeal huh? Sounds interesting...

I've not heard of Martha's Grove, but the spot is correct. Part of the Sycamore Canyon preserve is a place call the Goodan Ranch, goodanranch.org. This trail head in the photos overlooks the ranch. The small green sign at the top of the post next to the large gate says "Goodan Ranch" 32.940698,-116.98045

"GOOD" hunting There is a highway to the east, doesn't connect here, but it runs north and south, it has signs that say "Take care getting there"

Ok, here is a new tag. GOOD hunting....

Yep, that's where I was. If you walk forward past the railing, you'll run into the bees nest I'll post a new location this weekend...

Well, I don't remember seeing this arch. I did follow the service road to the flume and walked along it for a ways, all along the north side of 94, so I must have been close. I made a left turn here... 32.621607,-116.693071 Looking forward to see the actual spot. I don't know the area too well...