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Postponed to April 16 due to snow.

I have this penciled in. I have only done Hare Scrambles here, and the last one was quite a while ago. I took my son up 2 years ago so he could experience a proper woods race. This is on private property that doesn't get used much, so the trails should be in good condition. This is going to be a haul, but it should be really good. NorCalMC on Instagram has some preview pictures. http://results.ama-d36.org/=W=/D36/2023/Enduro/events/03 05 Rnd-2 Wilseyville Sprint Enduro/flyer.pdf

I rode on the same minute as Danny at a National Enduro in Arizona a couple of months before he was killed. At the time, I could usually hang with the AA guys for minute or two in a test section. Danny would disappear in three turns, which was impressive. Equally impressive was riding behind him in the timekeeping sessions, he would pick up lines that would miss some obstacle that I would be unable to match, even though I was right behind him trying to follow him. It was a day full of "where is he going?- oh, damn, that was cool".

1. You don't need to be a member of a club, but they can be helpful for pit logistics etc. 2. You need to be a AMA district member someplace, so D37 is a good place to start if you aren't already. You can use your D37 membership to race any AMA amateur event. You can do a 1 day pie plate. D37 is a little different in that they require a separate license for each series you want to get points in. https://www.amadistrict37.org/start-here.html should have most of the info to get started. Basically, show up, let them know you are new, pay your fees, and go have fun. There should be no shortage of people willing to help you out. I have only done the enduros and Grand Prixs, but the desert races shouldn't be much different.

Also, this is private property (excepting the road easement), so the Forest Service and BLM probably won't be able to help. Who does? Sheriff?

Actually, it doesn't go across reservation land. You (meaning y'all) see the black phantom line around the road? That is private property. Going onto SANDAG's parcel lookup tool shows this: The gates noted correspond to the North and South edges of the property. Looking up the APN on the San Diego County Public Records shows this: Note the date. Clicking through for more detail gives this: Searching for the new owners, there are matching names living in San Diego. Giving the new owners the benefit of the doubt, they may not know that they don't own the road. Or maybe they do, and just don't care. Looking at the satellite view, there is no development on the property. And yes, SANDAG has it as Morris Ranch Road, and some of the properties give an address of Morris Ranch Road and some as Thing Valley Road.

We rode out 'the back way', zoomed in and didn't get charged for parking, parked right next to the gate, and then bypassed the line of cars on the way out in a couple of minutes. Motorcycles are such the way to go to a motorcycle race.

If I was riding that bike, I would just be doing wheelies everywhere.

We'll be at the D37 sprint enduro(s) this weekend. We have been doing the D37 Grand Prixs recently, they are a bit fast for my liking but my son likes the heads up racing and I have been enjoying them more than I thought I would. Taft isn't near the top of my list for vacation spots but the race there last month turned out to be really fun and they do a good job of keeping the courses watered. There were a couple of D36 Cross Country races scheduled this spring near the Clear Creek area south of Hollister, but they have been cancelled and/or postponed. We are hoping to go to the Fools Gold enduro, near Georgetown, on May 2. The trails there are really fun. I haven't done any D38 races but my impression is they are faster than I want to go.

I should have thought of the detent mechanism, but that is usually not a wear item or subject to damage. It is certainly easier to access, and if it has been an occasional issue on other bikes of the same model, it makes it a good suspect. The broken dog was a dog off of a gear. I am surprised it didn't lock up the transmission.

From your description, I could easily believe bent or otherwise damaged shift fork. A clutch issue should be present anytime you use the clutch and is going to be separate from shifting issues. Unfortunately, inspection/repair is a engine out case splitting effort. I would still try changing oil (including brand) first but recognize you are really crossing your fingers and hoping. Once, I knew something was up with my transmission when it would occasionally not upshift, unless I downshifted first and then sometimes I could get it to upshift enough to get to the gear I wanted to be in. When I pulled the shift shaft out, a piece of dog came out of the hole on the shifter side. I remember thinking that that would explain it.

I don't think your clutch looks bad at all, although it can be hard to tell by the pictures. If the fingers on the basket still pretty smooth, then that probably isn't the problem. If they feel wavy, you can file them flat and see if that helps. When you say erratic, do you mean occasional problem or disagreeable behavior all the time? Hard shifting all the time, sometimes, or only when making a particular shift (like 2-3)? I would be tempted to change the oil and maybe try something different, that is a cheap and quick test and I would do that first.

Seeing if anyone want to go riding tomorrow. Duncan munched his finger and riding wouldn't be much fun for him.

You had me mystified, "I've never heard of Fraeser national park". Frazier Park. I know where that is. I am going to be up at Cerro Noroeste on Wednesday/Thursday.

I was out yesterday and the staging area and campgrounds are open. I have never seen a ranger out there, but I tend to go on weekdays.

Yes, so long as you have wifi you are good. You need to be able to plan far enough in advance to download maps in advance. I don't think having an unlocked phone is a prerequisite. I just got an AT&T phone (boo, I will get to that), because that was what was available at the time. Something I have not seen mentioned in this thread and maybe not here are Avenza Maps. I think it is free, and has quite a bit of support. At first I thought it was dumb, it is just like looking at a PDF on your phone. I then figured out it actually shows your location on the map. So, for instance, it is like having a view of the Cleveland National Forest MVUM and it shows your location. I have used it at Corral Canyon, Los Padres (Mt Pinos and Ballinger Canyon), and Kennedy Meadows. I had never been to Kennedy Meadows before last September and it sure was nice to navigate around and know where you were. Thinking about it now, I could probably add the phone to our Family plan for near free. I am a long term AT&T customer strictly out of laziness, and keep wanting to look into something else. I suspect that a pay as you go plan would be a lot cheaper. I suspect issues I have with the phone are a result of AT&T implementation.

I do my route planning in G-maps or one if its relatives, save as .gpx and just open from wherever I saved it (usually google drive). I would imagine I could just open up a file as an email attachment, I will test that out. I think the discussion of the micro USB is something of a red herring. You can have the screen on for hours just on battery. I think the USB is probably fine in the rain, it would just get bad if submerged. Riding for hours in a downpour isn't a realistic limitation. The fact that it is touchscreen only is a bigger deal, but I have the side button programmed to zoom in or out, depending, and I think that gets around the biggest gloves on limitation of a touchscreen.

I am using a Kyocera. I had to make the holder to mount to RAM components. It stays in place fine, even on a moto track. There are several GPS apps that will work. Also can be used for a lap timer, bicycle computer, OBDII code reader, etc. If I bought a plan I could even use it for a phone. I don't see going back to a standalone GPS.

It is getting kinda late and no one has posted- we are entered and hoping to get everything ready in time. We will see how it goes- Duncan is starting to put it together.

I've been meaning to get to this- I got second in class, I'm not particularly close to the guy who has been winning. Duncan got really lost on his first test and had some other problems during the day, but finished. He rode about 35 miles more than he would have without problems. The first two tests had rather more fast-across-the-desert time than I would like, but the beginners and novices could do it without creating bottlenecks. Third test was more technical and the 4th experts+ only test was pretty much first and second gear the whole way. We (experts) started on the third test, and I was tired after doing the third and fourth the first time through. 6 more tests to go... We had a good day, Duncan learned a lot, and we are both still sore.

Made it up Saturday afternoon and snagged a camping spot at Troy Meadows CG. This felt like a score, because it was busy. After looking around, there was some overflow areas where we would have been OK. Duncan is a bit under the weather, so we do some bike prep and do dinner. Sunday, Duncan has his hands full lying on the couch. I go out and do some scouting. I encounter some riders, but since I am in "I am riding alone" mode, no problems. Monday, Duncan is feeling better and most folks have bugged out. We encounter two other riders early, and then have the place to ourselves. 18 months ago, he was riding a TTR 125. This may be a new favorite riding spot after one visit. It was pretty dry and silty in spots. As we were packing up. it started to rain. I had been thinking about how cool it would be after a rain, but uncertain how much it rains as opposed to just snowing. Rain on Saturday would have been really cool.

Apparently, it was a link to my Google account, so I could see them fine. I have been able to post photos before, so maybe something has changed. I'll get this straightened out, eventually.

I haven't been able to figure out the secret handshake. I can find the donate button, but no way to link it to my account here. Maybe I haven't gone far enough. If there are instructions on this, I haven't been able to find them.

Hmmm, pictures show up in Chrome but not Firefox or Explorer. I just pasted them in, I guess there is an issue with that. I'll see what I can do. Pictures aren't that great anyway.

Yes, this one coming up, by my reckoning... We have this penciled in, and I have never been. Looking to do some trail riding/ scouting for a club enduro I seem to be getting sucked into. I am seeing if anyone else is interested and also if this is a bad idea for this weekend. My experience is that while camping might be crowded, it can still be pretty thin on the trail.