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Adventure riding short rides and BS thread

Is that the road out to the radar facility?

WoodsChick said:
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luckett said:
Is that the road out to the radar facility?
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That be the one :) That was a totally kick-ass road! Too bad it was really wet and foggy at the top...I bet the views were stellar...

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WoodsChick
 
This is the best thread EVAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRR


vicariously speaking :nerd
 
Here's some pics from Low Gap road, where I again got shut out of actually riding through. Nice road though. Anyone know why it's closed? There were some people out in the yard right by the road closed sign (about 14 miles from town), so I didn't go past.

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And Geysers road, I had a nice break by the creek at about 6:00 on my way through. . . .
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Also, on the way back home, I got my first flat tire since I made my tires tubeless. Of course, I left my tire plugger in my other backpack. . . . but I found a repair kit at a gas station not too far off. Soooo nice to plug a tire and fill it up, rather than taking it off and putting a new tube in.

zak
 
dang Luckett you have a lot of fun out there :ride
 
DukeD said:
dang Luckett you have a lot of fun out there :ride
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Yeah, that's how I roll.

slackmeyer said:
Let the big guy manhandle the bike for a bit? Damn that looks like nice conditions up there.
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That was The Big Nasty (aka BRPrider) bombing over the tree. I told him I thought my bike was too low and too heavy to get over. He almost proved me right!

The soil was very nice under tree cover. The exposed dirt was dry and dusty. There is still snow at about 5700 ft. on Hull Mtn. and 4700 ft. at Letts Lake.

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Nice photos, Luckett! The flowers are looking pretty good out there.
Bear Creek looks like it was flowing pretty good.




WoodsChick
 
WoodsChick said:
Nice photos, Luckett! The flowers are looking pretty good out there.
Bear Creek looks like it was flowing pretty good.
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Pic credit goes to BRPrider. My new camera is on a UPS truck somewhere.

The water level wasn't really that deep.
 
Damn Chris, letting Big Nasty ride your bike could have bad resluts... he doesn't have to pay the repair bill! Good stuff though... Wish I'd gone.

I checked out Old Hernandez on Sunday...
Yeah it's still a bit deep...

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This was mainly a paved ride and it sucked trying to keep up with the 950s on my little 640. Oh yeah... I'd just mounted new knobs as well!

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Camp and Sunset at Song Dog Ranch just south of the Carrizo.

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Double-D said:
Camp and Sunset at Song Dog Ranch just south of the Carrizo.

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Did you go further up the road past Song Dog to the trails at Ballinger?

All things being equal (rider skill and tires, of course :laughing) I'd think the 640 would have the edge on the scritchy paved twisties found near Old Hernandez :) Not so on parts of 25, though...


Repsectfully requesting more photos from your ride, please!! :)




WoodsChick
 
WoodsChick said:
Did you go further up the road past Song Dog to the trails at Ballinger?

All things being equal (rider skill and tires, of course :laughing) I'd think the 640 would have the edge on the scritchy paved twisties found near Old Hernandez :) Not so on parts of 25, though...


Repsectfully requesting more photos from your ride, please!! :)




WoodsChick
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We stopped by Ballinger, but since they were on water buffalos we didn't do much riding. I can't wait to get back down there and ride!!

I ride a bit faster than those guys do on the twisties and was pretty far ahead on Coalinga Rd. On the way back home a miscommunication lead to us taking 101 for close to 100 miles. That's not something I ever want to do on my 640, or any bike actually...

I hardly took any pics on this ride, so that's all the pics you get unfortunatly.

Cheers!
 
Double-D said:
On the way back home a miscommunication lead to us taking 101 for close to 100 miles.
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Does this mean that you rode Hwy 101 north from the junction with 198? :shocker Inexcusable. :x
 
I rode to Canada on Highway 5 all the way up and back once.

I fear no slab. Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do. I had 2 weeks and most of it was to be spent in Canuckia. So I slabbed it.
 
Double-D said:
We stopped by Ballinger, but since they were on water buffalos we didn't do much riding. I can't wait to get back down there and ride!!

I ride a bit faster than those guys do on the twisties and was pretty far ahead on Coalinga Rd. On the way back home a miscommunication lead to us taking 101 for close to 100 miles. That's not something I ever want to do on my 640, or any bike actually...

I hardly took any pics on this ride, so that's all the pics you get unfortunatly.

Cheers!
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What gearing are you running, out of curiosity? Those Gobi bags look like they must be quite the parachute on a 640. They seem like they are on my 950, and I didn't think the 640 could take that sort of load. The adventure probably has a better subframe than the enduro, though.

I'm not real crazy about riding the 640 on the freeway either. And I've gotten in the habit of checking my tail/brake light every time I get gas, it goes out quite often, and I'm paranoid about getting smacked from behind on that bike.

zak
 
flying_hun said:
Does this mean that you rode Hwy 101 north from the junction with 198? :shocker Inexcusable. :x
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We rode from Santa Maria to Hunter Ligget, then took the coast.


slackmeyer said:
What gearing are you running, out of curiosity? Those Gobi bags look like they must be quite the parachute on a 640. They seem like they are on my 950, and I didn't think the 640 could take that sort of load. The adventure probably has a better subframe than the enduro, though.

I'm not real crazy about riding the 640 on the freeway either. And I've gotten in the habit of checking my tail/brake light every time I get gas, it goes out quite often, and I'm paranoid about getting smacked from behind on that bike.

zak
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It's got the stock gearing. I hate hard bags in general and the Gobbis are the worst I've ever used. Unloaded they weigh about what my camping stuff and tools weigh. They really affect the handling of the bike and makes it feel like a turd. The engine scoots along just fine with them mounted though. Oh, I've also twice now almost gotten my leg caught under them, which could've resulted in a broken leg. I have a set of Wolf Mans being shipped to me as we speak.
 
Double-D said:
We rode from Santa Maria to Hunter Ligget, then took the coast.
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A number of possible alternatives that offer nicer riding were missed, but at least you didn't ride all the way through the Salinas Valley on 101. :laughing
 
slackmeyer said:
What gearing are you running, out of curiosity? Those Gobi bags look like they must be quite the parachute on a 640. They seem like they are on my 950, and I didn't think the 640 could take that sort of load. The adventure probably has a better subframe than the enduro, though.

I'm not real crazy about riding the 640 on the freeway either. And I've gotten in the habit of checking my tail/brake light every time I get gas, it goes out quite often, and I'm paranoid about getting smacked from behind on that bike.

zak
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Zak, the 640 sub frame is pretty weak. What makes the Gobi bags and the Touratech bags able to carry more weight is the rack system, which braces against the passenger peg mounts. There are other ways to reinforce it as well, which I suggest anyone do if they're going to carry a load without the rack. I only know of one common rack, though IIRC it is (was?) sold by both KTM and Touratech and I'm pretty sure they were made by Hepco-Becker.
 
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boney said:
Zak, the 640 sub frame is pretty weak. What makes the Gobi bags and the Touratech bags able to carry more weight is the rack system, which braces against the passenger peg mounts. There are other ways to reinforce it as well, which I suggest anyone do if they're going to carry a load without the rack. I only know of one common rack, though IIRC it is (was?) sold by both KTM and Touratech and I'm pretty sure they were made by Hepco-Becker.
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Hmm, I'll look into reinforcing the subframe, but I pack pretty light, especially on that bike. I'm not interested in hard cases. I've got the gobis for my 950, and I use them about 3 times per year- they're just too big for most of what I do.

zak
 
slackmeyer said:
Hmm, I'll look into reinforcing the subframe, but I pack pretty light, especially on that bike. I'm not interested in hard cases. I've got the gobis for my 950, and I use them about 3 times per year- they're just too big for most of what I do.

zak
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If you poke around ADVRider long enough you may find the thread where someone had done some reinforcements that looked pretty easy and stout.
 
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