KTMrad 508 Posted September 2, 2009 Well it's been a very busy August here at San Diego BMW Motorcycles. Free motorcycle washes, a barbecue, the annual Big Bear Rally and The Moonlight Madness Dual Sport ride. Needless to say we (Gary and I mostly) are looking forward to lighter schedules. That said, we still have several must attend events planned for September.But let's take a look back at a ride report from the Big Bear Rally's Black Diamond dual sport ride held just this past weekend... Big Bear Rally's Black Diamond Dual Sport Ride Thanks to all 14 riders that participated in this years Big Bear Rally, Black Diamond dirt ride. A great time was had by most. Three riders on DRZ400's also get honorable mention for asking Does the trail get easier up ahead? the most times. Turns out the answer was no and they were seen heading home on the graded road after mile 3 (1 hour). A huge kudos to the two gentlemen that joined us for the first 14 miles (3.5 hours) on their....wait for it.....R100GS's. After successfully navigating the 3rd of 8 rocky climbs an injury forced them back to the graded road. Noah and Gary Kepple rode point for the entire ride and set a perfect pace throughout. Gary Kepple did however manage to crash his bike on both sides in a span of about 9 seconds. After a couple of pointers from his 13 year old son he got his head right and moving again. Noah on the other hand, does not fall...ever...scientists have yet to figure out why. A newcomer to the group we have only identified as Steve complete this, his FIRST organized dual sport ride! Helmets off to Steve and we look forward to seeing him on future rides. Sean DeAngelis got to watch Steve drop the hammer while navigating White Mountain. There was a 90 degree kink in the climb and Steve went full motocross using a boulder as a berm and railing his way to the top. Gary Orr, chief-honcho here at San Diego BMW Motorcycles, was in attendance on his newly acquired HP2 Enduro. Over the course of the first 36 miles he showed everyone that 1200cc's is NOT too much BMW for a proper dual sport ride. Gary graciously escorted Edward back to camp allowing the remaining of us to complete all 87 miles of the ride. Out of water, he did NOT look bummed to be departing early. Sean DeAngelis was charged with assembling and leading this ride but was demoted to dust choking sweep rider after loading the tracks into his GPS backwards and adding 15 road miles to the beginning of the ride. The added mileage caused Steve to run out of gas. It should be noted here that Sean is 0 for 3 on correctly leading a ride by GPS. Sean made it through the day with only one fall but did manage to put a small ding in the fender of a stranded jeep while thread the needle on a rock step with his G650. Thanks again to everyone involved and we look forward to seeing more of you on the upcoming LA-to-Barstow-to-Vegas and Anza Borrego Desert Dash - all easily finishable on any BMW ! Mean Machine! Mean Machine! Mean Machine! Thursday, September 3rd through Saturday September 5th come see the awesome new BMW S1000RR in the flesh here at San Diego BMW Motorcycles. The bike will be on display from 9 to 6 in the showroom. Our sales staff and S1000RR ambassador, Joe Bowman, will be available all day to answer questions. Please feel free to stop by and refreshments will be available all day. Can't make it by the showroom to see our new bike? Sunday, September 6th head up the hill to Mothers Restaurant atop Palomar Mountain anytime between 10:30am and 3:00pm to see the S1000RR on static display! Sure to grab huge attention from the local sport and sport touring contingent while out among the masses. Unstoppable Summer Stimulation This program includes any new 2009 F800ST, G650X-Country, G650GS, R1200GS, R1200GS Adventure, K1300GT or K1300S model! 2.9% - 4.9% Financing is available on all models (On Approved Credit) depending on the terms of the loan (36 - 60 months). The G650 X-Country even goes as low as 0.9% (for 48 months). But if you don't want to finance, take advantage of the free Accessories or Apparel you can get : Up to $1500 worth with a G650X-Country. Up to $500 worth for a G650GS. Up to $750 worth when you buy an F800ST. An R1200GS or K1300S will land you $1000 worth. And finally, get $1250 worth with an R1200GS Adventure or K1300GT Call, visit or email Mike, Alan or Brian "New Guy" Jones for details on how you can take advantage of this incredible program available through BMW Motorrad USA. Michael O'Keefe San Diego BMW Motorcycles Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
