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  1. It was a dark and stormy night. Adam "Gerty" kissed his family and strapped on his helmet to ride 1300 miles overnight from Seattle to San Diego. His goal was to ride sand sand sand. Something he doesn't get to practice in the Pacific Northwest. He rolled out into the rain. And it rained, and rained and rained. Then it got worse. Black of night, raining buckets, and wind driving it all sideways. Temps dipping into the 30's. Electrics on high. Lens cracked open just enough to try to see what he was hurling towards in the dark. Ugh! Personally I'd have said screw it and found a motel for at least the night time. Not Adam. Onward to the goal. 26 hours and 1300 miles later he pulled into my garage, so dam-happy to be here even if it was . . . . . still raining. We donned swim suites, uncorked my best Whiskey and jumped in the hot tub wearing lifeguard hats, 'cause, ... rain. The next morning I was almost done swapping out his Scorpions for a fresh set of Motoz RallZ tires before he got out of bed. A quick oil/filter change and we were ready to go. My bike went in the truck and he rode as we headed to Borrego. At least it only rained a little. Adams goal was to ride and understand sand as it will be a significant part of the GS Trophy Challenge when we both go to the qualifier next year. So we got to W38M camp, set the tents, and jumped across the road to the sand pit. I was very surprised actually as he took right to it. We spent an hour and a half just riding deep loose sand and then headed to the mud hills near Pegleg. There are a few areas there we call "death sand" as big bikes tend to just sink to the skid plate unless you're pretty accomplished. No worries for Adam with a little coaching and trial and error. I was extremely impressed. The mud hills are always fun to goof off on too. Tom Thompson rolled into camp around 5 and I asked him to take Adam out to Fonts Point for the view while I started the fire and prepped dinner. I had 3 each big New York strips that I shoved onto the Adjustafork and doused them heavily in Montreal Steak seasoning. I had prepped 6 ears of corn the night before by slathering them in Tajin butter and rolling them up in foil. I scraped a nice bed of coals to the side and cooked up 3 frightening large servings of Prime NY Strip steaks and tossed the corn in the coals. Bikes, campfires, cold beer, coyotes, brilliant stars, my Moto besties, . . . what could be better?! Sun set on another typically wonderful Borrego day. It's fair to mention that before leaving my house Adam and I fired up the trials bike for a few minutes of random stupidity in my yard. As luck would have it, the silly little bike spit me off the back of my best wheelie to date and I landed square on my tail bone. So I was sentenced to a week and a half of slow walking and lots of Aleve. Adam was sentance to picking up my 1250 for the next few days as there was no way I was able to lift. But fortunately you don't have to walk much when you ride. Sunrise, coffee and sharing tracks for the days adventure! Plan for the day is Breakfast burritos in town, then hot lap it over Yaqi Pass to Scissors, to Pinyon, the Squeeze, Heart Attack, Fish Creek and a quick lunch in O.W. Tom has competed in Trials since he was 10 years old. So it's pretty enlightening to walk a route and listen to how he sees 'the line'. Actually he always sees several lines, but I'm just looking for 'the best' line, especially since I'm favoring this stupid back injury. Good stuff, and we are all having a ton of fun. We walked Heart Attack Hill and noted quite a bit of sand and granite powder on the rock. I noticed a single track that goes around to the right though. It's a tight single track cut into a steep hillside, but it was fluffy enough that one could easily control downhill speed on it, as long as you stayed on it. Getting onto the single track work around, was a bit tricky on the boxers. The cylinder heads stuck out far enough that we had to lean the bikes out around the ROCK to get on the trail. We all spotted each other as we rolled the bikes, so they wouldn't tip into the abyss, then rode down to the bottom. Fish Creek!! MAN! is that FUN!! I had never been able to talk anyone on big bikes to ride this with me (and I do not ride off road alone). Plenty of scenery, awesome winding trail, plenty of options to go wide and explore spots and edges, or just haul ass down the straights. And just like that, we were out. And rolling into Ocotillo Wells looking for lunch. The store across from Iron Door was the only thing we open within reason, so we cooled off, drank up, and ate some frozen Snickers bars while pouring over a couple different maps I had along. We found our way to some more bottomless sand and mud hills. Playtime! We rolled into camp around 4, grabbed our towels and soap, then headed over to the Campground for showers. Then hit Carlee's for Pizza and a couple a well earned beers. Pretty much another perfect day, ending with a sip or two of whiskey by the campfire. Lights out. Next morning we decide Baileys cabin would be the call, so off we went. Up Montezuma, through Warner Springs and up that wonderfully fun Lost Valley road to Indian Flats. North still, taking the ridiculously fun dirt road to Anza (almost). This would be a very low picture count day as we really just wanted to ride ride ride. And so we did. The road down to Baileys Cabin was in REALLY rough shape, and as many of you know, the pitch is enough to make one think about what he's doing, and maybe even wether he can get back up. But fear not, no bikes were harmed in the making of that ride. The sand wash at the bottom was notably lighter, deeper than Fish Creek sand, and it's a pretty windy track, so speed isn't a plausible option. So there was quite a bit of what we call "trials riding" it at low speed, on the pegs, plowing through. Trying to anticipate where the bike is going to be, and getting my weight there early, so as not to lose balance. It's a ridiculously fun game to play, until about your third drop. Then fatigue starts to show and I start looking for terra firma. We snacked and watered up a bit, and made good use of the outhouse which came in pretty handy about then. We continued in a clockwise loop back to "the climb out" and strategized a bit on our battle plan. We talked a bit about what order to ride in and how close so that if I dropped the bike, there would be help within reasonable walking distance for either of them to pick the bike up. Because . . . . injured back (stupid trials bike!). But I let them know the easiest thing would be to just clean it. And so I did. Awesome burritos for lunch in Anza! We rode Lost Valley back south to Warner Springs, .. Ranchita, ... Old Wilson, down Grapevine a ways and circled back to Culp Valley, down Montezuma. We decided to head up Coyote Canyon and see how close we could get to Baileys cabin from the bottom. What a treat that road is! Plenty of roosts up to 60 or 70mph, and then chicany turns perfect for hero drifts. Water crossings for bonus points. We got quite a ways up and the upper gate was open so on we went. Eventually we yet again left the main track to ride up nearby creek beds / boulder fields and then I made a semi fatal error. I got bounced left off a nice bowling ball and my left cylinder head / crash bar hit a very large medicine ball sized granite ball and pulled it out of the wall. Hard stop! Left crash bar pushed back and dislodged the cylinder head cover. Oil started to drip. Hey guys! Rides over! And I lit a shuck for camp in the highest gear possible with the lowest RPMs, waiting for the dash to light up RED RED RED and the shut down the bike when the oil was low enough. To be continued . . .
  2. shutterrev

    NEW TO THIS FORUM!

    Hey all, Name's Nick - former track junkie type, found the big goofy ADV bikes a few years back and fell in love with getting tires dirty... which has subsequently lead to my newest addition - 2018 KTM 690 Enduro R (my daily is my trusty BMW F800GSA) I've probably seen you out on the roads or trails over the years, looking to be more involved with the forum etc. Look forward to meeting & riding with more local folks, I frequent the trails all around us and have met some really cool folks through the sdar fb group thus far. Rubber side down. Pic of newest baby attached...
  3. BigJon01

    Wildcat / 67 / 8 weekdays

    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?
  4. DavidSchaffer

    Help with a GS911

    I have a 2006 R1200 GS that after a 3000 mile ride started to stall after 20-30 seconds when starting it cold. When it gets to be fully warm it will keep running and start without an issue. Looking for and hoping for some help with a GS911 code reader in the San Diego area to see if I can pin point the problem It has 73,000 miles on it and these are the things that already have been done TB synced Valve Clearances TPS checked Air Filter Battery Injectors CC bypassed compression New spark plugs new o2 sensor have done the reset procedures (open close throttle/battery disconnect and ecu cleared) had a private shop check for codes and there was nothing Some other suggestions have been: Crankshaft sensor IAC sensor TPS sensor Thanks! Appreciate any input or wisdom,
  5. The Arizona Backcountry Discovery Route. Feeling excited but also a bit nervous. I feel we've put the due diligence in getting prepared to include mapping and documenting the adventure. It's only been a year of riding for us, but we've trained and practiced to ensure we both have the skills needed to complete the trail. It's the largest off-road motorcycle trip we've planned. Our 'rough' plan is to cover the route in 9 days: Sat, Apr 23: Leave Casa Grande, ride to start the trail to Sonora. Sun, Apr 24: Senora to Benson Mon, Apr 25: Benson to Mammoth Tue, Apr 26: Mammoth to Globe Wed, Apr 27: Globe to Young Thu, Apr 28: Young to Flagstaff Fri, Apr 29: Flagstaff to Cameron Sat, Apr 30: Cameron to Marble Canyon Sun, May 1: Marble Canyon to Utah Side-trips to Tombstone, Sedona, and the Wave. Any others worth seeing? I just made room on the iPhone and GoPro for lots of pictures and videos. Stay tuned... Cheers, Travis and Chantil
  6. Pancho and Lefty Play the hits of Charley and Ewan: The Dans take the Leisurely Way Eastbound ”Man, I gotta get away. This job has been sucking lately.” “I hear ya, brother. Where to?” “I’ll think of something. Be at my place at noon tomorrow.” And so on Saturday I headed to DanRider’s place for a mystery ride, thinking about where we might ride/camp. Big Bear? Idyllwild? The Hillbilly Haven north of Lake Henshaw? My only caveats were: Limited highway and back by noon on Sunday. Pulling up to Dan’s place, I could see he was ready to ride. “Yuma,” he said. “No slab!” said I. He nodded, hit the throttle and we were off. The route was Valley Center, Rincon, the 76 to San Felipe Road, the 78 to Ocotillo Wells (where we stopped for a cold one at the Iron Door), Westmoreland to El Centro via the 111. Then the I-8 to Winterhaven where we stopped for Mexican chow before fueling up and heading to Picacho Road. It was 18 miles of a fun gravel/sand road to the Picacho State Recreation Area. There are quite a few burros in the area and I saw a mother burro and little burrito along the way. At the end of the road was a well-maintained campground right on the pretty Colorado River. There was only one other occupied campsite so we paid the fee and chose a place near the water and the showers (yes, there are HOT solar showers). We set up camp, broke out the stogies and tequila and commenced to relaxin’. We quickly dispatched Dan’s tequila (the last of the Frida Kahlo) and started on my Patron. The sun went down and the full moon came up, lighting up the campground like a streetlamp. We sat and talked about bike stuff and work and retirement and other Very Important Subjects. After solving the world’s problems, we retired to our tents, like Old Guys are prone to do. Neither of us had put up a rain fly and I drifted off looking at the starlight display. On a related side note, I recently bought a compact cot and I’ve used it twice now. (OutAd Ultralight Camp Cot, a Chinese knock-off of the ThermaRest one: See my Amazon review here: http://www.amazon.com/OUTAD-Aluminum-Ultralight-Moisture-proof-Stretcher/dp/B019OFR68K -- yes, it IS that purple) I gotta say, it’s quite an addition to my camping kit. Could I live without it? Sure. But I’m at that age where comfort takes a back seat to minimalist camping. I slept so well that I’ve pretty much made up my mind to keep using it. We were up and having coffee by 6:30. As we sipped on the java, there were some vultures eagerly eying the chubbier rider in our group. Nuff said… A nice park employee stopped by to chat with us as we were enjoying the cool morning and she recommended that we take an alternate route back. Pointing to our bikes, she asked, “Those things have 4-wheel drive, right? Cuz’ you’ll need it to get to the really good places…like Taylor Lake).” That sounded like a fun challenge, but, alas, it was not to be. I had to get home by noon for a family function and couldn’t do any more exploring this weekend. That’s OK, it’ll be our next 2 or 3-day ride… We packed up and headed home riding quite a bit faster on Picacho Road on our way out. We hit the I-8 and slabbed it all the way back through some blowing wind. Good for green energy, not great for ADV bikes… Of note, I waved at a group of bikers coming up fast on my left. They waved back as they passed us and it was only then that I saw it was a 6 pack of Hell’s Angels. Shortly after, a much larger group of them passed us…and they waved, too. Interesting. Maybe I’ll join up. Start a 3-pice patch HA dual sport club. Yeah, I can see it now: SDOMGAR. OMG indeed. Dan peeled off at the 67 and I was home right at noon. Nice, quick camp/ride. Already making plans to head back and see the rest of the area.
  7. I’ve wanted to check out the Border Run, a dirt road that runs from Campo to Jacumba, for some time. I saddled up the G650GS Sertao for an overnighter with plans to camp somewhere near Corral Canyon. I left San Diego about 2PM on Friday, March 4th and headed to Campo via Olympic Parkway, Otay Lakes Rd, and State Route 94. Map: Ice Cream Sandwich at Otay Lakes Pio Pico Grocery: I was so excited to hit the road that I forgot to gas up before leaving home so my “one gallon left” light came on just before reaching Campo. I gassed up at the Chevron (with a Sinclair Dinosaur in front?) in town and then headed for Corral Canyon OHV. I had plans to complete Corte Madera Road but with the sun setting I decided to just camp in a nice pull-off spot on Los Pinos Road. Springtime in Corral Canyon: Little Half Dome: Corral Canyon and G650GS: Corral Canyon Panoramic: Final Approach to San Diego: Sunset over Corral Canyon: I had my tent, sleeping pad, and sleeping bag all set up before dark. After taking some photos of the sunset I ate a quick dinner and then fell asleep around 6PM. I ended up getting a great night of sleep; thanks to the comfortable Big Agnes sleep system and inflatable pillow I had. Corral Canyon Helmet: Motorcycle Camping: The next morning I packed up and was on the trail by about 6:30AM. I climbed back up Los Pinos and then back down to Four Corners where I decided to tackle the dirt roads of Morrena Stokes Valley and Sky Valley. After finishing these trails I had worked up an appetite and heading into Morena Lake for breakfast at the Oakshore Malt Shop. Thanks to Charley for the recommendation! Sunrise Over Corral Canyon: After breakfast, it was time to top off the tank and head south to the border. The road to the border fence was easy to find thank the map provided by gpsKevin! Border Fence Team Engineer: Motorcycle Mexican Wall: I only came across one Border Patrol Agent who was riding a quad. We exchanged hand waves as we passed each other on the trail. I am glad I spoke with Charley before heading out on the trail. He mentioned a section that required riding on the abandoned train track; something I would have never considered. The hardest part was finding a good place to cross over the metal railing. The actual riding in the center wasn’t nearly as hard as I would have imagined. Please note: This is an abandoned train track. There were other sections that were almost completely grown over but this section, due to the elevated track, seemed to be harder for vegetation to take root and grow. Train track with drops on both sides: Video: After leaving the trail near Tierra Del Sol Road, I took my favorite cruising pace of about 55 MPH via the Old Highway 80. I rode the 80 to Pine Valley but was detoured through the town and ended up discovering Pine Creek Road, which I took all the way to Sunrise Highway. It was a pleasant diversion with some interesting scenery and almost no traffic. I hoped on the fast-paced I-8 for about 8 miles before exiting on Japatul Valley and then continuing south to Lyons Valley. I was really enjoying moving along the twisties at my own pace. East County has some great motorcycle riding that I’ll have to explore more in the future. Valley Overlook from Sunrise Highway: I returned home a bit saddle sore around 2PM. In the last 24 hours I had covered about 240 miles; 60 miles of that was dirt or gravel roads. I didn’t even stop at a Starbucks so I’d say that my weekend counts as an adventure! Until next time… Motorcycle Selfie: Cheers, Travis
  8. Howdy! My name is Travis and my better half is Chantil. We both ride a pair of BMW G650GSs with mine being a Sertao edition. We are fairly new to the Adventure motorcycle scene but are looking to gain as much experience over the next couple years so that we will have the confidence to motorcycle tour full time. Our initial plan is to ride the entire United States including Alaska before we head south into Mexico and beyond. In addition, we also have a couple Honda Ruckus scooters that we enjoy riding around Coronado and Imperial Beach. We've been living in San Diego off and on since 1992. It wasn't until we owned a Nissan Xterra in 2000 that we started to really enjoy the area around Southern California. We've explored a lot of Southern California on four wheels to include Corral Canyon, Anza Borrego, Joshua Tree, Death Valley, and Big Bear to name a few. I used to think that four wheels was the best way to enjoy the trails - boy was I wrong! Since discovering adventure motorcycling it feels like we're rediscovering all the trails in a whole new way. Anyhow, I'm looking forward to being part of a club with like-minded adventure folks. Me: The misses: Cheers, Travis & Chantil
  9. GS Baja Ride to Mike's Sky Ranch presented by BMW Motorcycles of Escondido! Our ride will leave from the store on Friday, Jan. 30th at 3PM. We'll ride down to Rancho Santa Veronica just outside of Tecate to stay the night. Saturday we'll ride down to Mike's Sky Ranch, then Sunday we'll have the long ride home. The ride is roughly 90% dirt and will take us inland through dirt roads and truck trails. While not required, knobby tires are highly recommended! The $355 cost of this ride includes food, hotels, and fuel while in Mexico. There's only one fuel stop before we cross the border into Tecate where you will be required to fill up your tank. Once we cross the border into Mexico we'll take care of everything else as long as you stay with the group. We'll even have our chase truck following us along the route for support and refreshments! DVR the SuperBowl and come riding with us! This ride is expected to fill up quickly so contact Rick Johns today for questions or to RSVP.
  10. NEW ROUTES! NEW DESTINATIONS! September 27th & 28th, 2014 - Buck Meadows, CA This event is limited to 150 participants!!! To see how many tickets are left click: https://2014ydsa.eventbrite.com Last year this event was cancelled due to the "Rim Fire" in Yosemite. As a result we now have new routes and new destinations! Held at the gateway to Yosemite National Park, this two day, GPS based, dual sport ride includes all the scenic & historic destinations in and around Yosemite that you would expect. Paved and unpaved roads give you almost 100 miles of fun each day! Lunch, sweep riders, chase truck provided each day. FUN BBQ on Saturday night raises money for charities and over $9,000.00 in prizes ensures that everyone wins something! Event operated under permit from the Stanislaus National Forest. Learn More: http://familyoffroadadventures.com/ Watch a cool 1 min. video: Get the latest news on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FamilyOffRoad
  11. Hey all! I am Matt, been riding various BMWs on the street for the past 11 years, currently have a 99 R1100S (that I will be selling), 2003 R1100S Boxercup Replika, 1989 K100RS, and a 2009 G450X (more on that below). Used to have a 1976 R90/6 that I had to sell and still miss. My wife has a 2007 G650X Country that I lowered to fit her 5'3" self, she is learning to ride still. She has been thru the MSF course and went out to MotoVentures recently for a dirt class. She had a blast in the dirt and we might get her a little 125 4-stroke or something in the near future. I picked up a 2009 G450X that came with some Woodys RAD/Excel super motard wheels, and needed a motor rebuild... Picked up a crank from Germany and had it shipped over. Unfortunately the day after I ordered the crank I found out about ZipTy racing up in Hesperia area. They are, as I am told, the gurus on the Husky 449/511 motors that are essentially the BMW 450. I talked to them about rebuilding the motor and doing some suspension work, they offered to have a local SD rider to come to my house and pickup the bike. Customer service! After a month and a half of waiting my crank finally showed up and I forwarded it on to the ZipTy shop, showed up yesterday. Waiting to talk to Ty to make sure everything is good and find out a rough timeline to get it done. Bike has full Akrapovic exhaust and Speedbrain graphics kit as well. I am not an experienced dirt rider, had an 80s CR125 18 years ago. Rode my wifes 650 a little in the dirt while waiting for the suspension to arrive. Has a blast doing it and decided I needed a dirt machine. Planned on getting an X Challenge to match hers, or a KTM 690. The 450 came up at a good deal and I jumped on it. Buddy had one and he loved it, so decided it was worth the work. Not sure what kind of riding I will get into, want to just go out and try a few things and have fun! This is how she was loaded into truck heading to get motor done. Motor was in a tote. So anyways, that is my story. Any locals that want to teach me the ropes would be welcome! Once I get the bike back of course.. Matt
  12. Time again for our coastal Baja Adventure Bike ride to Pirate's Cove! Our ride will leave from BMW Motorcycles of Escondido on Friday, April 11th at 3PM. We'll ride down to Rancho Santa Veronica just outside of Tecate to stay the night. Saturday we'll ride down to the Pirate's Cove Hotel, then Sunday we'll have the long ride home. The ride is roughly 90% dirt and will take us inland through the dirt roads and truck trails before putting us out along the coast where we're literally riding along the beach for the last 30-40 miles! While not required, knobby tires are highly recommended, especially as there will be some beach sand! The cost of this ride is $395 and includes food, hotels, and fuel while in Mexico. There's only one fuel stop before we cross the border into Tecate where you will be required to fill up your tank. Once we cross the border into Mexico we'll take care of everything else as long as you stay with the group. We'll even have our chase truck following us along the route for support and refreshments! This ride is expected to fill up quickly so contact Rick Johns today for questions or to RSVP.
  13. Join BMW Motorcycles of Escondido along with Motoventures for a day of offroad training specifically geared for big Adventure bikes. You'll learn a lot about how to handle your big bike in the dirt including turns, hills, braking, sliding, and more! Don't want to risk damage to your bike? Maybe you don't yet have a dirt bike? Rent one of Motoventures smaller dirtbikes for only $130 more making your training day only $275 with bike included! They can even rent you riding gear! Training will be from 9am - 3pm on Sunday, March 30th with lunch and drinks provided. Space is limited so reserve your spot today by clicking here! Be sure to enter the date of March 30th and type "BMW Escondido" in the "Other" field. MotoVentures will then contact you to take payment and arrange to accommodate your specific requests. For questions or concerns regarding this event contact Rick Johns.
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