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Why, here's an absolutely beautiful photograph of one: Ooo, look! Another: Why, now, that's a might purty skid plate right there. The bike looks pretty good, too. ;-)

Went for a 100-mile loop ride today that took me east out of Temecula through the dirt of GlennOaks Hills, then on to Anza. At Anza, I turned south and rode Cooper/Cienega to hwy 79 then rode up Palomar Divide TT then back home (riding dirt again in GlennOaks). At the top where the old rock house is (black arrow on map above) there are now two travel trailers and the access to the rock house looked fenced off. Anybody know what's going on there? A few months ago there were some goat farmers living along Highpoint TT (that connects to Pal.Div.TT) between the lower and upper gates. They aren't there anymore.

He might have this older model http://www.2wheelride.com/throttle_pro.html Yes, this older model is the one I have. I like it and have used it on my DRZ400S for longer road sections. It works well. It does change the position of your hand on the grip due to the width of the unit, so if you're used to a specific position on the grip it'll be something to get used to. It is easy to put on and take off, so I leave it off until I am hitting a long slab section. Operation is easy, just use the index finger to move the device into place resting it on the front brake lever. It is easy to override by simply rotating the grip top-forward. For my street bikes I use the Vista Cruise model, mounting it to the bike - http://www.jpcycles.com/product/ZZ50408?utm_source=none&utm_term=adwords_labels%3DParts&device=c&network=g&matchtype=&gclid=CKi1xZy5ib4CFcJqfgodHkQA3A

Very nice!!

They did the same thing to Tenaja TT awhile back. After a season or two, its character is returning... Hope the same for Santa Ysabel TT ..

... at the river Happy Birthday, Chris

I'm a street rider, first. I got into the dirt awhile back via a CR250 but changed to a 4-stroke, the style I was used to from the street. I had changed to an XR400, a bike that I liked quite a bit, but kicking it became a chore so I went with what I felt was similar but with the magic button - the DRZ400S. This bike is not the fastest, lightest (!) nor the "trickest," but it gets many a job done from day trips to OHV parks, to DS riding on fire roads to light off-road touring. At my riding ability, this is what I want - reliable and not high-maintenance. I also have a V-Strom 650 that I went to from a decidedly more street oriented bike (Kawasaki Z750S). This 650 has seen limited dirt usage though it's mostly used chasing the yellow ribbon of the tarmac. I plan to use this bike for some light touring where the roads may be paved or graded dirt, whatever comes along.

Robert - That is a slick tool! Thanks for sharing... +1

A LEO I spoke with about this said there is no set number of cycles needed to be waited through. He also said that running the light is not legal, but added that if the light is "malfunctioning," what is one to do? I had to deal with a "malfunctioning" light just a few hours ago on my V-Strom !!!

I know it. Waiting….hoping…. So do I ... same year/color/etc. Mine has a skid plate that I can remove. The only other mods are nowhere near the skid plate mount, so should not interfere with skid plate pix. (Mods are a taller windscreen, seat concepts seat, a Vista-Cruise throttle lock, 12V hardwire and GPS hardwire, Suzuki brush/hand guards and a tail bag.) When do you need to do this? Temecula is not THAT far from SD ...

After coming off the Tenaja Truck trail, turn left on "Cleveland National Forest Road" and take it through the Wildomar Off-Road park and on to Ortega Hwy right by Hells Kitchen. This road is 98% paved, but cuts a small path through the outback along the way. Posters have commented on folks riding too fast on this road and causing near accidents/accident out there, so take care along this stretch. I've had no issues on my trips, but some others have ...

Make sure your bike is tied down well ?

A peek at G-14: "Known locally by other names, G-14 runs north-northwest from Paso Robles to King City and in its northern reaches, passes through Fort Hunter Liggett, a 165,000 acre Army Reserve Training Base. Riding from the south, G-14 leaves the drone of Hwy 101 and immediately snuggles with the hillsides as it carves a narrow path toward Lake Nacimiento. The road’s characteristic tight patches are linked by a series of high speed spurts that swoop down from the hillside to the narrow valleys below all the while presenting a landscape devoid of traffic and other signs of human life. Staying left at the junction with G-19 brings you past another body of water, Lake San Antonio, as you rocket your way north toward the barn-at-the-crossroads town of Lockwood. From here, G-14 passes through Fort Hunter Liggett before joining Hwy 101 again in King City." G-16: "To get on this road from Hwy 101 in Greenwood, take Elm Street toward the west. After almost 6 miles of straight road to its junction with a different G-road, G-16 (under the name Arroyo Seco Road) begins to entertain as it follows most of the entire watershed’s little creeks as they tumble downhill to the sea. It’s along these creeks that G-16 shows off its unique character. Bobbing and weaving its way through canyons, over hillsides and past secluded barns, G-16 is a mixture of narrow gauge sweepers, twisty bits and short straight-aways that will keep you engaged for better than 45 minutes before your arrival in Carmel. Take care, though, to turn right at the junction of Carmel Valley Road and Arroyo Seco Road about 14 miles west of Hwy 101. If you miss it you’ll inadvertently divert your trip far south to the northern outback of Fort Hunter Liggett."

Whacha talkin bout??? From Wikipedia -- "There are 21 routes assigned to the "G" zone of the California Route Marker Program, which designates county routes in California. The "G" zone includes county highways in Monterey, San Benito, San Luis Obispo, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz counties." These roads are like our local S-roads; S-2, S-22, etc ... I can send descriptions if interested. I rode these roads and wrote an article about them for Motorcycle Performance magazine back in July '99.