new to site, not to riding

[kellymac530 0]

hey everyone, my name is kelly, everyone in my life calls me kellymac because my last name is an McC name.

i ride an '08 ktm 530excr. i absolutely love my bike, and have corrected the minor issues that have come up with the new xc4 motors, as well as done a number of tuning mods to really wake up its performance. i am always happy to share any bits of knowledge i have aquired over the years.

i have been riding for 40 years and got my first bike in 1970, a brand new 1971 yamaha mini enduro 60.

i have raced motocross for most of my life. im 46 yrs old btw.

years of racing and injuries have led me more towards dual sport riding these days, although i still like to ride with a fairly aggressive mx style.

im a devout christian man, happily married to the same woman for over 22 years. we have the most beautiful 16 yr old daughter, who is a true daddys girl. she has been riding since she was 6. she started on a suzuki lt80 quad, but never really liked it. at 8 yrs old she hoped on a ttr90 and within 5 minutes was screaming "how much can we sell my quad for....i want a bike!!" the wife was pissed at me, but my daughter has been on bikes every since. she currently rides an '07 yam wr250f, i bought new as a left over last summer.

i have been a regular over at THUMPER TALK for a while now and am a gold member with over 1300 post. yeah i talk alot lol.

i am personal friend with a member of sdar named 02rdking, and have gotten to know bikeslut and strega over on TT.

looking forward to getting to know a few of you, im sure you will have some great input on my questions, and i hope i may be able to add a bit of help here and there myself.....thanx for listening {or reading actually} and see you all in the forums

kellymac

[KLXBEN 0]

Welcome!!

[bikeslut 1]

oh great... your 16 year old daughter rides the same bike I do... thanks a lot for posting THAT...

Welcome to the club, Kelly... heal up, then join in on a ride, or post your own...

We just got done with the Desert Dash (YOU have access to read that report) and the next halfway big group event is at the KOA of Niland in early March... that is a family event

I know you've been lurking here for a little while, so probably already know all of this...

[TrophyHunter 15]

Great to see new members! Look forward to a ride.

[dirt dame 559]

Welcome aboard. Hope to see you on a ride soon!

[Strega 0]

Glad to have ya, look forward to seeing more posts from ya. You'll like it here for sure =)

[christi20 0]

Welcome! You will fit right in here. And your daughter will too. We are getting more girls all the time.

[02rdking 0]

Holy smokes! Another "old guy" and "northerner"!!

About time you you joined "the cool site".

Just jokin' Kelly - great havin' you here!

There is quite a few of us northern folk here and the southerners are always looking for a ride around here.

Heal up and let's put something together!

[rexr 0]

oh great... your 16 year old daughter rides the same bike I do... thanks a lot for posting THAT...

Better be careful bikeslut.. She may ride it better than you too..

Welcome Kelly.. You have found a great place to hang out, meet some great people and go on some great rides.

[bikeslut 1]

Rex- would not surprise me in the least...

[dsfox 0]

Welcome Kelly, and great to have our duaghter riding....the girls on the quads are missing out!...hope to meet you soon.

[kellymac530 0]

thanx guys im glad to have gotten approved, im really looking forward to hanging out here, everyone ive met from here in other sites are really cool. im sure everyone is. im actually very impressed that there is an actual approval process and a admin system that actually cares to keep the site family friendly.

if anyone hasnt looked at it, i posted a slide show of my last big ride before my surgeries. kinda cool to see. im a total computer idiot so even being able to make and post a slide show was impressive for me

thanx again guys

[rexr 0]

Kelly what area of SoCal do you live in?

[2Wheels 0]

Welcome to SDAR, Kelly.

[kellymac530 0]

Kelly what area of SoCal do you live in?

i live in lake elsinore very close to the track l.e.m.p.

[rexr 0]

Kelly what area of SoCal do you live in?

i live in lake elsinore very close to the track l.e.m.p.

NICE... I am in Murrieta.. We gotta hook up.. Do you do much riding in the Cleveland National Forest or Hemet/Idyllwild areas?

I am always looking for a buddy to do some exploring with.

[bikeslut 1]

Hey you guys- don't be gettin all riverside snobbish on us...you're riding idyllwild I want in

[kellymac530 0]

Kelly what area of SoCal do you live in?

i live in lake elsinore very close to the track l.e.m.p.

NICE... I am in Murrieta.. We gotta hook up.. Do you do much riding in the Cleveland National Forest or Hemet/Idyllwild areas?

I am always looking for a buddy to do some exploring with.

we ride a few areas in cnf fairly often. when the gates are all open we love to ride all the way over to cooks corner grab some lunch and a pitcher, laugh at the dead cow wearers, and ride so. main divide back. great couple of hours.

i havent gotten to ride hemet/idyl other than on the roads. but as soon as im healed im dying to ride EVERYWHERE.

btw....is it even possible to live in riverside and be a snob?

:lol2: kinda ghetto in lake elsinore to get snobby. im actually shocked you guys let me in the party, i keep waiting for the police escort out

[rexr 0]

Hey you guys- don't be gettin all riverside snobbish on us...you're riding idyllwild I want in

You are obviously confusing us with those guys that live in Temecula.. That can get a bit snobbish on occasion driving around in their Escalades on 22's.. :lol2:

Those of us in Elsinore and Murrieta spend our money on dirt bikes..

[kellymac530 0]

Hey you guys- don't be gettin all riverside snobbish on us...you're riding idyllwild I want in

You are obviously confusing us with those guys that live in Temecula.. That can get a bit snobbish on occasion driving around in their Escalades on 22's.. :lol2:

Those of us in Elsinore and Murrieta spend our money on dirt bikes..

apparently on dirtbikes and jeeps... i have a '99 wrangler also...white on white hard doors and hardtop, procomp alloys, 33x12.50x15 bfg t/a's

on a 4" procomp lift 4.0l with an a/t and a/c.....it becomes my daughters ride in 2 weeks. im gonna miss it, but since im paying the insurance and gas bill im reserving the right to wheel when ever i want

[rexr 0]

Nice... Ours is a 00 Wrangler, yellow with a black hard top and doors. 3" lift on 33 A/T's. Detroit Lockers in the rear and Detroit TruTrack in the front with 4.56 gearing. We love to wheel also. We spend a lot of time down in Anza Borrego and up in the Panamint Valley. We also do Bee Canyon up to Idyllwild a few times a year.

You ever hook up with the Just Runs group down in San Diego?

[socalhodaka 104]

Kelly, welcome to the group. My daughter rides a yz250f also and is 17. Keep your eyes open for one of Christi's track days or one her girls days at the track. Christi and her other women friends are good riders and really welcome the girls. Kaylie and I also race vintage MX, there is a good one at Perris raceway this Sunday. I had a big get off at the Dash and won't be racing but may still try to go.

Kelly aka "socalhodaka"

[kellymac530 0]

Kelly, welcome to the group. My daughter rides a yz250f also and is 17. Keep your eyes open for one of Christi's track days or one her girls days at the track. Christi and her other women friends are good riders and really welcome the girls. Kaylie and I also race vintage MX, there is a good one at Perris raceway this Sunday. I had a big get off at the Dash and won't be racing but may still try to go.

Kelly aka "socalhodaka"

thanx i will keep an eye open for that. dont want to assume, but are you another guy named kelly? if so, very rare to get to met another guy named kelly and one who rides :lol2:

[socalhodaka 104]

Kelly, welcome to the group. My daughter rides a yz250f also and is 17. Keep your eyes open for one of Christi's track days or one her girls days at the track. Christi and her other women friends are good riders and really welcome the girls. Kaylie and I also race vintage MX, there is a good one at Perris raceway this Sunday. I had a big get off at the Dash and won't be racing but may still try to go.

Kelly aka "socalhodaka"

thanx i will keep an eye open for that. dont want to assume, but are you another guy named kelly? if so, very rare to get to met another guy named kelly and one who rides

Yes and my last name starts McK. My dad and brothers all go by Mac, I was the lucky one to have Kelly as the first name.

[kellymac530 0]

Kelly, welcome to the group. My daughter rides a yz250f also and is 17. Keep your eyes open for one of Christi's track days or one her girls days at the track. Christi and her other women friends are good riders and really welcome the girls. Kaylie and I also race vintage MX, there is a good one at Perris raceway this Sunday. I had a big get off at the Dash and won't be racing but may still try to go.

Kelly aka "socalhodaka"

nice another kelly mac. my daughter even goes by kelsey mac.

thanx alot for all the great welcomes everyone, im really enjoying this site.