BigJon01

Did they hire the designers from Hurricane Cycles for this project?!

Warning to riders that ride 67S in the morning from Ramona and Poway (5-5:30am). This morning (5:15am) as I approached Scripps Poway PKWY; I could see a truck sitting at the light. Looked like a newer pearl white Chevy 4 door (possibly a newer ford supercrew). I could tell by his behavior that he was going to pull out in front of me, so I prepared to safely pull around him. I roll into the throttle and pull around the right safely (as he pulled into the left lane directly from the light). Right at the merge I notice that he is now drag racing me and not planning to let me in so I blip the throttle to get safely in front (although I should've probably braked and gotten behind). From Scripps to the top of the Slaughterhouse hill he rides so close to my rear tire that I was genuinely concerned that he may clip me. I stayed as close to the truck in front of me as I could without adding more risk. With the new anti passing poles they added I was stuck in that situation. Right at the top where it opened into 2 lanes I opened the throttle, pulled around the truck and car in front of me and set off down Slaughterhouse moving t a speed I knew he couldn't touch. At the bottom where it straightens out I see him in my mirror again. Clearly he is doing at or near 100mph (+/-). He pulls up behind me, I switch lanes and get into the brakes pretty hard so he'll shoot by. He is on the brakes hard too, flashing his lights and makes the right into his work at the aggregate company. It is very difficult to do the right thing, the safe thing and "get away". Everything inside me says pull over and fight, follow him into his work and fight... however I did none of the such, I simply tried to get away. Not sure if this is his daily route. I will be going out of my way and taking Wildcat for a while. We all know that we are amongst murderers, I want to be sure that I inform you guys when I encounter one. Be safe out there Jon

I've been considering the camera thing too Zubb. Anyone using one that may have suggestions or opinions on what they like or dislike in cameras? I read through that link and then had to know what kind of time she got. 6 years doesn't seem enough. We all get mad but I can't imagine going that far.

Chafe?

Couldn't agree with you more, better to be safe than sorry. The scariest part to me was that this maniac continued to pursue even after I left him the first time. That is concerning to me. Wasn't me today but sometimes when the bees get stirred, they eventually sting someone, justified or not. Scary.

Welcome to the site! In the for sale section I have a DRZ400E listed.

When do you want to ride? And where do you live?

Was really looking forward to meeting you guys in person however, I will be unable to make it on that date. Maybe next time...

A friend of mine works with him, can't remember the name of the place in Santee. They are not an authorized KTM shop and are not tooled to work on KTM's electronically. Going to have to find a new shop I guess...

I heard that they lost Tim, he was one of the mechanics at All American. Not sure where to go now.

Glad to hear that you have plans for more trips... I'll definitely be in on one or more of them!

I'm interested but not sure I can make that time frame. Got a lot going on right around then.

Personally I like the wave. I don't take as "hello old friend" I take more as hey, I see you and I'm watching out for you. When I see a motorcyclist on the side of the road I stop to help, on my bike or in my car. The other guys may not actually be watching out for me, but... I am.

When? I'm interested

So, I'm about due for a new rear tire on my KTM 1090R. Any suggestions guys? I ride it 80/20. Right now I have the stock rear and am plenty happy with the street performance but it did wear out pretty quickly.

Balancer and weights have arrived... waiting impatiently for my tire to arrive. Hoping to schedule this event very soon. Really looking forward to meeting up

I have the tire, weights and balance stand ordered and due in. Once they are in my hands, I will definitely be scheduling this event with you. Thank you in advance!

I literally just downloaded the MotionX app. Not sure of it's quality yet but, I plan to give it a fair shake. Looks good. Long term I'd like to pick up a Garmin device too.

Alright, so which one of you from Ramona is it that I see riding a BMW adventure bike, on my way to and from work on Wildcat, 67 and then 8 in the mornings and in reverse in the afternoons?

Just ordered my tire (Mitas E07), wheel balance stand and weights. Should all be here next week sometime... Thank you for all of the input and advice

Sounds like an offer I will take you up on. I will get my tire(s) ordered up and schedule this after I it's received. Anyone else need to tackle this too? We could make it a serious event lol.

I'd really like to hit the mojave trail, but would need more advanced notice.

I just watched a couple videos lol. Thank you for the info. I am a DIY'er and appreciate you leading me to this!

Harbor Freight Motorcycle wheel balance? https://www.harborfreight.com/motorcycle-wheel-balancing-stand-98488.html

Thank you for the heads up. Balancing would be the only reason I wouldn't want to mount my own. I ride my KTM to work daily, Wildcat and freeway...