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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

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

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.

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.

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.