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  1. dirt dame

    Jacumba riding

    Saturday works for me cuz I work on Sunday
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    Jacumba riding

    Waaah! I wanna have a good time too. I'll go if we get what you said, a fearless leader, and it is still relatively (relative to getting cooked alive) cool like last timeyou guys went. Whoops, what day?
  3. I've been thinking it looks like a good ride for a little two-stroke, like maybe this one Good ol' Bentley would like to come out of retirement for a ride in the dez without too much pavement.
  4. Sounds nutso to me. I can barely ride the pavement at night! I have ridden in the dirt at night, In the desert. With no lights. Peeking over the top of my prescription sunglasses. So, your ride could have been worse :curtsey:
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    Jacumba Ride 07.28

    Shoot , from looking at both posts, there are so many orange bikes, you guys almost need to all be numbered so I can tell everybody apart Looks like the KTM club ride with a Honda thrown in!
  6. Saw both posts. Glad you all had a good ride. I decided I wasn't even going to try another desert ride during the summer after what happened to me the last time I was out there, and then to add to that I saw the article about the border agent who died of heat exhaustion (they think) just yesterday in the same area. But it looks like nobody was suffering any noticeable effects from too much heat and you all had lots of fun, so maybe next time I'll give it a try Nice pics, all.
  7. That is correct. Red sticker season used to be really short, like Dec 1 through Jan 31, but they lengthened it to Oct through April I think.
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    Kawee's Corner

    is that anybody we know? Other than the number, and brand of bike, that could totally be me; back in the day... Gosh, when I said (that aint me) I was referring to having any computer skills If I was built for it, I would have posted that 1975 photo of me on the BOOB thread maybe :curtsey: And fer Lordsakes, Kawee, don't edit it!
  9. dirt dame

    Kawee's Corner

    Guess who? Now if I can just figure out how to get the picture to be right size, I'll be set!
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    Kawee's Corner

    Tried to add a photo, but for some reason, known only to people who understand computers(and that aint me) it didnt work Whoops, there we go!
  11. dirt dame

    hello from San Carlos

    Welcome. We do all kinds of rides, as you may have noticed if you looked in the write-ups forum. So there will be lots of different opportunities for you to participate in, from leisure, easy backroad tours with diner stops to all-out dirt adventures and everything in between. And as many of our riders often say "nobody get left behind" so if you are a newbie to riding in the dirt, people will always make sure that you don't get stuck in a technical spot on the trail while you are improving your skills. Hope to see you on the trail.
  12. Just got back from another li'l midweek ride. I took some pictures with one of my new digital cameras and selected a couple of nice ones for this post. I'm fairly new at any kind of computer stuff (if it isn't related to work) and I am lucky that I have a real simple program to get my photos into my computer. So here I go. My first photo post. And a rare sight indeed; mud on the tires in July.
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    MIDWEEK RIDE

    Kawee! Where did you get that picture of all my bikes? Heres a real picture....
  14. Hi all, just out the door for another quick midweek ride in the dirt. Will be there around 3:30. Hope there's no lightening. If your electric thumb twiddler is broken, join me.
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    Husky Goes German

    Sounds more like BMW is going Italian
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    Tires

    I went to the Maxxis website and it appears that they have a dualsport tire out called the Dualmaxx. It looks pretty aggressive in the photos, but nobody in any of the shops around here has heard of it and it isn't in any catalogs or online stores. I am pretty interested in checking out a set for my TE and I e-mailed a message to Maxxis about a week ago, asking for information and availability, but so far I have not heard a darn peep out of them for a reply, so strike that idea. I am also interested in trying the IRC BR (Battle Rally)99 series, so I might give a set of those a whirl, so to speak. I really want a set of DOT but might default to something like a Bridgestone ED11, 12 series (their desert tires).
  17. After the broiling hot stage route ride we did a couple of weeks ago, I must admit that I wasn't too keen on going on another summer day ride too soon. But, even though papas ride would start and end in the frying pan Hemet area, it would be climbing to over 6000 feet, to an area that is traditionally pleasant, even in the hottest of summer weather, so I piled the TE onto the Joehauler and off I went. We met at the Deer Springs exit, Papaalex, XTSteve, Bruce and I, and proceeded to Cranston station, with a brief stop at a quickie mart along the way. After we geared up, XTSteve went over a map with us and we planned (very loosely) a route and took off down the road. We began at Bee Canyon road which at this time of year is extremely silty. We wended our way up, passing a few locked gates along the way, till we got to our first open turnoff. It was a steep, rutted trail, a bit of work and lots of fun, even though at this point the air temperature was pretty warm. The scenery was nice too. There was one steep, silty and rutted uphill that came up right after a blind lefthand turn and it took Bruce by surprise on his big heavy Honda that had a pretty worn rear tire on it. As I rounded the turn I spied him about two thirds up the hill, off his bike and trying to manuever it. Alex walked down to assist him, and soon this exercise turned into an olympic team pig wrestling match. I started to back up, a little worried that I and my Husky might somehow become unwittingly engaged in this endeaver, but the duo finally had everything under control and lined up to bring the bike down for another attempt. Bruce went down around the turn, took a deep breath and motored up and over the top. I followed and we caught up to Steve and went on our way. After a few more miles, we found ourselves at the edge of 243 and the temperature had cooled delightfully. We were now on the prowl for another trailhead, but found it locked, so we turned around and went back down our steep trail and took the Bee Canyon trail east towards Idyllwild. Steve took some pictures deep in the trees, so I hope he will have some photos to post. At our next rest stop, he took his new KTM off to nose around on some of the surrounding trails and came back all excited about this one trail, so off we went to have a look. It was quite nice, all covered in wood chips, winding along the side of the mountain and shaded by by small trees and big bushes. It ended too soon just north of Pine Cove. We headed off to Idylwild for lunch under the gathering clouds. The air was humid and few rain drops hit us as we rolled into town. Once in Idylwild, I quickly led the group to Jo Anns, where Numbskull and I had lunch a couple of months ago, when I rode Bee Canyon for the first time. The food had been good and you can eat outside and keep an eye on your bike easy. The last time I was there, it wasn't too crowded. Today, at the height of summer with all the easy riders trying to escape the sweltering heat of the flatlands, the place was packed as though there was a rally going on. We all wedged our machines together in a card table sized parking spot that had a direct line of sight to the table we would be sitting at and proceeded with lunch. It turned out that we were in the "barbeque only" section, so you couldn't order off of the regular menu, but the regular area was already full, and nobody in the group disliked barbeque so there we stayed. You could see the barbeque drum smoking away next to the band that was playing up in the north corner of the place. The music wasn't too bad and seemed to fit the event, though the bass player was a bit tone deaf and played out of key from time to time. Everybody in our group quickly ordered ribs, except for me. I decided that barbeque was a little heavy to mix with trail riding in heat, and besides, last time I was here I had some of the best apple pie I'd ever tasted with ice cream, so I decided to walk down to the "to go" window and order up some of that again. First, after a long wait in line, I was informed that the was no more ice cream left and then told that they were out of apple pie, but they had peach. Meanwhile, my companions were chowing down on their mammoth ribs up at the table. By the time I got back to the table with my pie, everybody was almost finished eating. Then I took a good look at the pie. It didn't look anything like the pie I remembered from my last visit. I took a bite and peeked under the crust. I wasn't sure what was in it, what little of it there was, was hidden in the massive soggy crust. Dissapointed, I took it back to the counter, declaring it was the worst pie I had ever tasted and got my money back. I ended up drinking the milk I had ordered and eating a snack out of my fannypack before we mounted up and headed out for our final leg of the ride. It was still clouded over, but the sprinkling had stopped by the time we had topped of our gastanks and were rolling south on 243 towards 74. Everbody was enjoying the cool humid temperatures, though it never rained enough to get the ground wet. We all agreed that some wet dirt would be nice for a change, but at least there wasn't any lightening. We passed lake Hemet and turned right onto Little Thomas Mountain road, all easy stuff, like Main Divide road, but with better scenery. Once over the top of the ridge, the sun popped out and things began to warm up quite a bit. We kept a somewhat lively pace going for the most part, as we made our way to Rouse Hill road, which took us, without incident back to our vehicles at Cranston Station just after 3 oclock. It was truly a great ride (other than the pie ) and I am hoping that there are still some overlooked trails waiting for us to discover on our next trip up. It wouldn't be bad at all, even in the summer heat. Only Rousehill road and the parking area were really hot. At the parking area, Alex reminded me that we have unfinished business in Jacumba to attend to (the stage road). Now, that is REALLY hot. I certainly want to go finish that trail, but not in the heat we encountered that day. So, thanks Papaalex for posting the mountain ride, and thanks Bruce and XTSteve for coming along, all good company. I look forward to riding with you guys in the future This thread is worthless without good pie. It could use some photos too Anybody else gonna chime in?
  18. Yay Pics! Thanks XT or EXC. Now our topic is complete :dance: :dance3: I especially liked the one of me all breaded in dirt, a silly catpoo-eating grin on my face, giving the ride a two thumbs up
  19. XTSteve, do you have any photos that you would care to share with the rest of the class?
  20. dirt dame

    weekend riding

    Okay. I just loaded Trajan the Expensive Pile onto my jeep and will set my alarm for early o clock. See you all at Deersprings exit.
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    weekend riding

    Cranston station is about a quarter mile before Bee Canyon and the fire rangers said it was fine if we park there. We can also park at the beginning of Bee Canyon. It is very wide there. I am still not sure about going yet, but I want to
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    weekend riding

    What road is this ranger station on?
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    looking for street bike club

    While you guys are arguing about who is the most retarded , I am busy being a "two wheels" motorcycle snob. I don't consider the Spyder an actual motorcycle It is more of a thingamabob, and you know what happens when you let one of THOSE into your neighborhood. Pretty soon they take over evrything!
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    weekend riding

    Hey that map looks like where Numbskull and I started our ride up Bee Canyon, and we kept going to the right and ended up at Idylwild (about 22 miles). We started at Cranston station in Hemet ( not far from where we ended our Hixon ride) If you go to the left on the offshoots on Bee Canyon, you can add some trail miles and end up over by Lake Fulmer and take 243 south to Idylwild. Sometimes the gates are locked (possibly due to fire danger). We also took 243 south from Idylwild after lunch, got on the highway through Garner Valley, went up Thomas Mountain road and then back down Rouse Hill Road (again, from the Hixon ride) Could be fun or could be some locked gates. The San Bernardino National Forest website will list currently closed forest roads and fire conditions.
  25. This is just another confirmation that I live in the wrong state This also looks like another job for "Peanut The Bike" squatty red king of the single tracks!
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