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Here, hold my beer and watch this!

Close call! I got replacement led dome light bulbs on ebay for stupid cheap, 3 for a buck.

Can be cool at elevation in March. http://advrider.com/index.php?threads/2017-death-valley-noobs-rally-march-30-april-2.1181165/ There is this ADV Rally at end of March, it's booked but if you get on the waiting list you'll probably get in. Get way to discover DV for the first time and a heck of a party. Todd Whiteside and I will be poisoning ... errr I mean cooking for the Thursday night group once again!

XL long sleeve Also I have some new KTM t shirts given to me by the guys at Moto Forza for the raffle if you would like.

Cool! Saturday starts at 3pm and Sunday at 10am.

Me! #45E They have an open knobby class Saturday and Sunday for guys that want to have some fun.

I've been wanting to do this trip and always seem to get side tracked. My idea of this trip is not a "Rip to the tip" but rather "Chill to the tip". I like the idea of the wr250r as a dependable bike that will eat slab if needed, ride it and sell it. The rumors of a Crf450 Rally would be interesting if Honda builds it and sells it in our market. I'll be watching your wr250r thread if you go that route.

HP Ranch is $100 and includes the breakfast and dinner - awesome food! Best $7 margarita in Baja as well.

None at Mikes yet but he does have a working router on the counter in the dining room so not sure what's up with that. It was nice to have it at Cal's to let family know all is good.

Yes but now 5 of us.

Like the Bike Shoe or Lock N Load etc? http://pitposse.com/bikeshoe.html http://www.hitchsource.com/bk-100-lock-load-deluxe-wheel-chock-p-32986.html?pn=8554521413&cn=Shopping_B&W&ag=Turnoverball&gclid=CjwKEAiA4dPCBRCM4dqhlv2R1R8SJABom9pHSy-2OTBaNT1G49yN2r7bvaqhb84zF2PhgkiX9Ah8kBoCNWfw_wcB Building a moto van and want to keep it simple so looking for feedback good or bad.

Thanks, I am leaning towards the Riskracing foot peg setup as long as it fits my lowered flat tracker peg height. Looks secure and no load on the forks or front wheel bearings and no extra straps needed. A little more money buts thats the price I'm willing to pay to be lazy

Myself and three others will be at Cal's on the 27th then on to Mike's and spending the last night drinking at HP Ranch - maybe we'll see you guys out there somewhere!

http://www.morebikes.co.uk/33971/spy-shots-caught-ktms-2018-enduro-800-spied-testing-road/ I heard from a reliable source in the know that KTM tried to make this work using the soon to be released 800 Duke frame and it didn't work out. Back to the drawing board for a new frame and a one year delay before production.

Hopefully the weight will be less then my 950SE, drop the centerstand and raise the front fender! They can also drop one of the front disc's and screw the traction control.

Probably trying to disguise the bike, I'm sure production bike will look a bit cleaner

Bummed I can't make it!

I can tell you that their flat track tire designed in conjunction with Chris Carr and now marketed by Cheng Shin sucks really bad. Guys are giving them away after one ride - me included.

Here's the 790 Duke, so the new twin is for real. Rumor has it Husky will get the 790 Adventure before KTM http://auto.ndtv.com/news/eicma-2016-ktm-790-duke-prototype-debuts-1622954

I've been running the MT21 on the SE but since I put in the 4mm tube it feels vague up front. I think the Rally has stiffer sidewall? Then maybe I can back down the tube thickness for Baja.

For a club event sure use gps, no different then the Desert Dash or any other local ride we do. If we or anyone else wants to put on a Rally event it should not include gps. If you try and combine the two it will be easy for the road book equipped riders to follow the riders or tracks of those navigating with gps.

"this guy" is the above mentioned Dan Bartolucci Damn I'm going to have to get another "small" bike

I like the idea of no gps - that's the whole idea, anyone can follow tracks. If you think that's spendy then don't go racing

It would seem like an opportunity for a small time promoter to run "blue collar" rallys with classes based on age and ability. Heck just finishing an event after navigating by roadbook would be rewarding. Looks like a decent roadbook setup costs between $800-1000. http://www.rallymanagementservices.com/collections/rally-navigator-store/products/universal-rally-navigation-kit Cool info https://www.rallynavigator.com/

Rally is cool stuff and the future of Baja racing on a motorcycle. The landowners down there are more agreeable to they're gates being left open for less then a day compared to Score where they are open for a couple months. It's also much less abusive to the dirt roads however probably less money being spent in Baja compared to Score. Todd and I just spent 3 days riding in Death Valley with Rally competitor Dan Bartolucci who had some great stories about last year where he finished an impressive 4th in Rally 1 and 9th overall and is is preparing for the Sonora Rally in March. I'm looking forward to growth in this sport, this year it seems there was an increase in entries from abroad. And it was cool to see Lawrence Hacking competing and winning in the adv class on a basically stock Africa Twin. He finished 35th out of 60 riders in the overall. I would love to see a rally where average joes like me could compete in a lower cost one or two day event. Something without the huge amount of support needed by the bigger rally's. Maybe an open class and an adv class for bigger bikes, both in expert and amateur classes.