boat440

Hi Bagster, I am also a member of BBTR and have been a Sweep Rider for many years. I can tell you I've helped change tires, help fix riders bikes who have broke down, given directions back to Big Bear for lost or tired riders, went back to BB for injured or broken down riders to get help and any other emergency that arises. At the 2007 or 2008 event I alerted the Park Rangers who called for an air lift rescue for a rider that fractured his leg(this is uncommon). As a Sweep rider we have the responsibility to not leave anyone on the trail if help is needed. All riders are to check-in when finished with the ride(regardless of which route), so be at ease, we will not knowingly leave anyone on the trail. Thanks and enjoy the ride.

Picky, picky, picky but I don't like the integrated front turn signals. Also they look pretty weak on protection. Do like the rear turn signals how they are integrated onto the fender, but I believe for US (DOT) compliance they need to be 9" on center.

Wow, I would like to see Cassie Waters scientific studies/data when irresponsible statements are made such as below: "Drones can also change the natural behavior of wildlife and lead to unnecessary energy expenditures. This has the potential to affect survival and reproductive success in many species. "

Was it rear-ended?

Good list! You have hand sanitizer, you might add wet naps or baby wipes. They are perfect for quick freshen ups and are real easy to carry. They are also good for cleaning your hands after a trail side tire change. For long rides I wear my mountain biking shorts underneath my riding pants. They have an ergonomically designed built-in foam pad. I have had great success with the my mt biking shorts eliminating a sore butt. Thanks

To sufficiently answer the question I'd break it up between 2 & 4 strokes For 4 strokes I started with an 75 or 76 Honda XL250, then a 82 Yamaha XT350, then a 86 Yamaha TT600. I then took a family break and bought a Honda XR600, the year escapes me but I believe it was a 93. I rode that bike for many years. I then bought a 2001 Suzuki DRZ400, kick-start, un-plated and plated it early 2003. Each bike I owned had trade-offs and I was very happy with the DRZ until I bought a KTM. Wow, I did not know what I was missing. My first KTM was the EXC530, 2008 year. Yes I replaced the water pump seals, bearings and oil seals. And I honestly I am still pissed and believe KTM released the bike to early as the problems were systematic on most 2008/2009 model years. If the bike wasn't so good (when the problems are corrected), they would have lost market share and seriously damaged their branding. But I can tell you hands down the KTM is the most amazing bike I ever owned. When I first purchased it I would purposely take the hardest route over trails, the bike was that good. Difficult sections in Big Bear, Corral Canyon or others were that much easier(and coupled with a low pressure trials tire). The quality of the suspension, power delivery, controls, frame geometry and other intangibles make the KTM the standard to beat. I'm an average rider, take average risks, but the KTM has made me a better rider and inspired confidence in myself. I realize it's not a valid comparison comparing a late model bike to a 70 or 80's bike. But I believe the EXC was a disruptive model as it truly provided high-end dirt bike performance that is a 50 state legal rode machine. For the 2 strokes, over the years, I've had my share, CR125(Honda), CR250(Honda), WR250(Husqvarna enduro), XC430(Husqvarna MX), YZ250(Yamaha) & a IT175(Yamaha). I enjoyed them all(except the CR125). The best bike was the WR250. It was used for northeast woods riding. It was comfortable, reliable and was the last model year truly made by the Swedes. None of the 2-strokes stood out as the best, maybe they were all beyond my capabilities.

So Crusty, Will you be hanging up the M/C boots to partake in dog shows? ?

Schwinn, nice car. I see you have plates Is that your weekend car or a daily drive? I'm jealous either way!!!

My experience says Slime not is not a permanent fix, it should only be used on the trail Spend the time to make your ride reliable and either patch the tube or purchase new That's all I have to say.

My opinion Don't waste your time & money. Rebuild the old motor. If done correctly you will have many years of trouble-free service, just like the original motor. You are replacing a broken motor with a 8-9 year old motor and you are taking a risk of it's condition/maintenance.

PM sent.

Youtube video, BBTR 2011

SocalCPA, Will be in BB for the long weekend. Will be riding on the morning of the 4th. Will PM you the details. Will be doing a 50-60 mile loop(4 hours) Start at 8:00AM All are welcome!

In, see SDAR members at dinner saturday. Anyone riding Sunday?

April's fools day is Friday?

Thank you to all for an excellent ride. Brad great ride lead, perfect pace mixed with difficulty! Bob thanks for helping me pick-up the bike at the step-up section!

I'm in. My taxes are done, need to forget how much I sill owe. Will be there at 7:30 Can stay late. Looking forward to riding with everyone, Thanks, Steve...

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You might want to consider a Mariner's Astrolabe (for latitude calculations only): http://www.astrolabes.org/pages/mariner.htm'>http://www.astrolabes.org/pages/mariner.htm Or a Astrolabe for celestal uses: http://www.astrolabes.org/

Hi Chris & SDAR riders, Might see you on sunday. We are a small group of 6 riders. Riding out of Primm. Will be on the Mohave road on sunday heading west. I'm starting in Primm, to (SE)Nipton, then to the mountains(NE) to Clarks Well, (S) to OX Ranch, then the (W) Mohave road to the Mail Box, Lava Tubes, around (N)Cima Mtn(if we have gas) to the I15 and gas. Then I'm using your Primm tracks north of I15 thru Greens Cabin & the Ivanpah Mines back to Primm. Be prepared for rain. A great & safe ride for all, Steve...

We ended the 2010 ride season with quite a spectacular day!! Enjoyed riding with the SDAR members I have never met: Dirt Dame, Dsfox, KLX & Kkug. Thank you to Johnnybags for opening his home. How about a SDAR ski day at Snow Summit, followed the next day by a ride in the Johnson Valley OHV area? Again enjoyed everyone's company/camaraderie and look forward to many future adventures in Big Bear and beyond, Boat440(Steve)...

Will be in BB this weekend. What time and meeting place would like to join?

Be in BB next weekend for 3 days. Have 2 day rides planned from the convention center if anybody is interested,PM me? Maybe an easy dusk-night ride?

Roger, How did you sprain your wrist, ankle and hyper extend knee when you landed on your shoulder??? Here's the detailed breakdown on day 2 Starting from the Rock Candy Resort in North Marysvale we proceeded to Thompsonville Road to Trail #35 east. This merged onto Trail #2-01 north. Highly recommended trail! Many of the Day 2 pictures are from the Dry Creek Canyon area. We continued onto trail#01-10. The end of this trail had the steep downhills which overheated all of our brakes. The downhills were straight down, not switchbacks. It wasn't clear why switchbacks were not added to lessen the ascent, but the majority of the trail was quite fun. Towards the end of trail at the Box Creek crossing is where Wayne submarined his bike. The "Lessons Learned" we discussed is for someone to walk across unknown water crossing depths. Had we done that we would not of had to dry out Wayne's bike. Wayne and I then followed a similar nasty trail (to avoid any additional newborn submarines) to a small town called Greenwich on SR62. The trail was fairly steep with lots and lots of rocks & loose sand/slit. Wayne did a good job of getting Zina's Husky up the hill despite the light rear springs & nearly bottoming the suspension. Lucky for Zina I marked a waypoint where she was or we would still be looking for her. We had to first backtrack east (a short distance) and then go north several miles before being able to return to her. Not knowing the trails or her location the waypoint came in handy. Another "Lessons Learned". At the town of Greenwich we finished crossing the Monroe Mountains & then proceeded across the Koosharem Valley to the Parker Mountain range. The goal was to ride the single track ridge line for 36 miles. I received the single track from a friend who previously lived in Richfield, Utah. The challenge was to approach the trail from the west, his route was from SR24 which is northeast. Well I found some older trails I was able to connect to the single track. I double checked them in Google Earth & they existed, but you really cannot tell the quality of the riding surface from Google Earth. Well they were completely eroded & had not been ridden in quite some time. The location at which Zina knocked her mirror the trail was really, really bad(no pictures). I avoided it by going parallel & off the trail. I think Wayne followed. Wayne & I made it up pretty high, it did flatten out so we stopped. We both turned around and you could not see Zina (the hill was so steep from our location you could not see the bottom). We waited for Zina for approximately 10 minutes & then Wayne went back down to check. I decideded to go up farther to "scout". The angle of incline was less but the rocks never let up. I did finally find the trail, but equally rocky. I went down & met up. Upon arrival, Zina was done & me knowing the amount of rocks ahead this route did not seem to enjoyable. We were also miles north of Marysvale & I estimated we were ~75 miles to Panguitch. Had we had been fresher & earlier in the day (we lost 2 hours with Wayne's bike & it was after 3:00pm) we would have attempted the ridge line route. Next year anybody, same weekend, 1 year to clear your calendar's for 2011??? So as prepared dual-sporters we used our contingency plan & slabbed it back to Junction via SR62/22. A quick non-nutritious bag of Chex-Mix & 1.6 gallons of 92 Unleaded Premium & we off to the Fremont Trail to our day 2 destination of Panguitch. The Fremont trail was quite uneventful except for miles & miles of towering aspen groves providing a welcome sun canopy, vast stretches of dairy farms, sharing the trail with multiple cattle, deer, elk & snakes, pastures & pastures of the darkest-greenest grass, pastures of daisy's and multi-colored riding surfaces such as iron rich "red" soil, "white" limestone stretches & finally "pink" quartz laden sand dune type areas. Total ride miles = 186