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I am not intending to offend anyone, I hope I don't, and I'm sure many will disagree with me. Since I have joined this website there seems to have been a recurring theme of placing more and more restrictions on non-paying members and now the price increase to become a paying member. I appreciate all the work that you all do to make this website happen and I have met a few great guys and been on a few great rides with the help of this website. I have never paid to become a member and I have never paid to participate in the desert dash. I know the hardcore members will probably dismiss anything I have to say because of that, however I felt my candid opinion for why I have not contributed would possibly help to understand why many people do not contribute and why the desert dash numbers have dwindled. The primary reason that I joined this website was to find new riding buddies and new riding areas, honestly there is not a lot of activity here when it comes to upcoming rides, especially for the lesser experienced riders. The reason that I have never done the desert dash is because I can fairly easily go ride all those areas for free any time. I know lots of people would love to ride in Baja but are scared for one reason or another or they just don't know where to start, if there was a semi-supported ride down south I would be much more inclined to pay for that.

Anyone want to ride motorcycles on Thursday somewhere in the dirt??

No problem! Good ride today thanks to everyone that made it out 👍

Sorry just woke up didn't see this last night. There's no real set plan it's kind of up to what everyone wants to do... But possibly head down banner toll road then loop Chariot/oriflame/Rodriguez then back to Julian

So far cmbthumper is planning on being at my place around 9:30-10:00 I'll pm you the address if you want to meet up with us

I live in Julian so if anyone wants to stage at my place pm me for address.

Cool sounds good 👍 that crash looked painful haha I had a similar one recently minus the oncoming truck lol

Banner grade sounds good cmbthumper, mind if I tag along??

I usually can't do weekends because of work but if you guys are planning any mid week Baja trips let me know!

Good ride buddy! Thanks for leading us on a nice Friday adventure 👍

Costco.com has the Garmin inreach se+ on sale for $219

Oops haha I didn't even look at the date! He probably doesn't even remember this bike 😂

Nice! I had an 05 zx10r and then a 07 zx6r back in my crotch rocket days... haha Sorry if you've already answered this somewhere else but what was your opinion of the crf450l?

Hey guys, I recently sold my xr650r and just picked up a 2015 500 EXC. The bike has 600 miles on it and appears to be stock except for a FMF slip on. I will soon be desmogging it. I have been searching around the web and honestly I'm drowning in all the info/opinions out there. My questing is, can I make this bike run well with a TPS adjustment?? Or do I need to purchase a jd tuner? My main concerns are improving throttle response and not running the bike too lean. Currently it starts and idles well but often will die when rolling on the throttle and it is popping on decel Thanks! Brian

Thanks Ken 👍 I'll be sure to get ahold of George when I'm ready for some suspension work.

Just to follow up...I finally received all the parts necessary and was able to complete the de-smog and TPS tune. So far it is running like a champ, no stalling and no popping on decel. I still need to do more testing and I may still do the ECU tune in the future but for now I am comfortable that it's not running dangerously lean. I also just swapped out the springs front/rear with a set from slavens that is appropriate for my weight. Now it's time to put some miles on her and get used to the new bike.

Haha ok thanks for the info. My bike budget is pretty tapped out right now and I just want to be able to ride without worrying about a too lean condition so hopefully the TPS adjustment can get me by for awhile until the bike fund can get refilled!

Paul, thanks for the offer on the TPS tool but I already ordered it off Amazon and it will be here tomorrow. Are you running the Euro map?

Thanks Paul! I know it's no 2014 but it's the best deal I could find! Thanks buddy! After I get her all set up it's going to be about time for another Baja trip!

Ok I called Munn racing and they confirmed that they would be able to flash the Euro map for the low low price of $245... 🤪 so I ordered the TPS tool and I will be adjusting that for now. Also Blais states on their website that they can only flash ecu's that are already unlocked by a dealer?? Hopefully the TPS adjustment gets rid of the lean condition and I will figure out a better solution down the road.

Ok thanks for the info I'll make some calls tomorrow and see if anyone will flash the ECU still.

Ok thanks for adding even more confusion to the mix guys! Haha I'll look into the ECU flash route as well. At this point I'm not necessarily going for ultimate performance just don't want to cause harm from running too lean. Supposedly adjusting the TPS richens up the circuit, anyone do this?

I think corral is closed... You might want to check before you go.

Hey guys, I am seriously considering buying either a KTM or Husky 500 plated bike. I know the majority of you all ride one of these and I would like to hear your opinions. First, It seems that the main difference between KTM and Husky are the color and PDS or linkage... I'm leaning towards the linkage but not sure if I could really tell the difference. Second, I don't really know what changes have happened over the last few years. I know that 2017 was a all new bike, should I only look at 17 and newer? Or would a 15 or 16 be good if I found a good deal?? I prefer to buy a used bike that someone else has already spent the money to set it up with exhaust, bigger tank, etc... Thanks! Brian

Thanks Ken I'll check it out!