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Adventure riding short rides and BS thread

It seemed like a handful on a mostly unloaded DRZ, mighta been compounded by my being by myself and therefore slightly worried about what would happen if I were to send the bike off the trail on one of those steep side hills which certainly felt like a possibility at times!
 
progress! :party

a new cam chain arrived, and the year 2000 model’s engine is back together, in plenty of time for the n00bs Rally in Death Valley later this month:

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Ms Lucytriple photo, she’s keeping me rolling for the last few years with this KLR and the ‘88 BMW, god bless her. :angel

the fly in my “ride a pre-gen until 2031, and then reassess” plan, at least with this particular bike, is pot-metal KLR frames and parts begin to crack. we found a huge crack in the muffler:

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I like to keep running the stock 40 lb KLR exhaust system, cuz I used to think they are pretty bomb-proof—but apparently we have finally been able to put the lie to that truism. :facepalm:laughing

we’ll maybe weld this one up, if the welder thinks it’s worthwhile, and I’ve got a spare muffler in my parts horde, so the crack problem should be wrestled to the ground next week.

in any event, things are looking up for my 2024 dual sport riding season, yay! :clown
 
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Moto Lucia rocks out loud and in public!!!!
I missed you as I picked up my refurbished NC. It came back like a new bike :love
 
Lucy is great. My Ducati will be paying her a visit for a new rear tire this month, and then new tires again and a desmo service once I'm back from Texas.
 
I have a hall pass the week of July 14..will tentatively plan on tackling the NorCal BDR and possibly loop back down via the northern NV BDR sections into Austin. Or the Emerald Loop route through Trinity/Mendo.
 
Trying to find a time to do that one as well. All this snow makes me think even July might be too early?
 
stratslingr77 said:
I have a hall pass the week of July 14..will tentatively plan on tackling the NorCal BDR and possibly loop back down via the northern NV BDR sections into Austin. Or the Emerald Loop route through Trinity/Mendo.
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N4teTheGreat said:
Trying to find a time to do that one as well. All this snow makes me think even July might be too early?
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:thumbup

I have a reservation at Packsaddle #16 for July 25-27th. should be plenty of room for ride-ins, if you guys are around. :party

here's more pre-gen KLR progress, Ms Lucytriple and her welder guy got my exhaust failure fixed up:

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looks pretty good and bombproof. I had a spare in my parts horde, so this one will go back in the parts pile until I need it. :clown

hopefully the KLR will be ready to be picked up and start the new-top-end break in process, and then it's off to Death Valley later this month, if the gods are willing. :rolleyes
 
this is kinda a fun vid, cuz the guy was just at the n00bs Rally, along with me and Mr Cabrito and Mr bananachunks. I missed my chance to speak with Mr Dork in the Road, but I'm thinkin' about a 335 lb Honda CRF300L Rally, if I ever give up on pre-gen KLRs:

[YOUTUBE]mGn5YG9TN_4[/YOUTUBE]
 
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John, his assessment of the power issues mirror my experience, and we both had similar issues on the same stretch of road mentioned in the video with the only difference is I could hold 55mph in 4th gear at 8k rpm..

The Rally shows its limitations on long hills at freeway speeds.
 
Cabrito said:
The Rally shows its limitations on long hills at freeway speeds.
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:thumbup

yes, that's my only hesitation with the CRF300 Rally, is the freeway stuff.

Mr bananachunks turned me on to the CFMOTO Ibex 450, today:

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2024 CFMOTO Ibex 450 first ride review
revzilla.com, Apr 03, 2024

tl/dr: "Powering the Ibex 450 is an absolute peach of a motor."

have to say, the Ibex is checking all the boxes ... :dunno
 
You also may like the Moto Morini x-Cape.
 
preaching to the choir here in our quaint BARF Adventure Riding forum—but the new BDR movie captures a little bit of how northern California opens up when you finally get off your sport-touring bike and start exploring our dirt roads:

[YOUTUBE]906PTmzd3dU[/YOUTUBE]

tl/dr: Mt Patterson at 14:30 …

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I think I need to hit Patterson again, but maybe not alone.

If you do a lot of freeway I'd imagine the CRF300 would suck, I was very impressed with the bone stock one I rented and road in Costa Rica, even with my fat ass and my ~50lbs of gear it was happy to haul me around. I did have to wring it's neck properly to climb steep hills and I was going nowhere near US freeway speeds. I'd guess there's some software to uncork the motor a bit, and that plus some aftermarket work for the suspension it'd be a very fun bike.

That said I am about to embark on a ride to Nevada on my DRZ which will involve a lot of freeway and I'm not looking forward to that part. THe bike does well enough, but I hate smoking dirt tires just slabbing.

We're opting for the NVBDR + the first two days of the SocalBDR tacked on so we can play in deep sand (for some reason) because a certain riding buddies baby date pushed up our itinerary ahead of any chance of the snow melting for the NorcalBDR.

I always lust after something newer, but then I get on the DRZ and I'm reminded of how fun it is to ride...

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N4teTheGreat said:
I think I need to hit Patterson again, but maybe not alone.

If you do a lot of freeway I'd imagine the CRF300 would suck, I was very impressed with the bone stock one I rented and road in Costa Rica, even with my fat ass and my ~50lbs of gear it was happy to haul me around. I did have to wring it's neck properly to climb steep hills and I was going nowhere near US freeway speeds. I'd guess there's some software to uncork the motor a bit, and that plus some aftermarket work for the suspension it'd be a very fun bike.

That said I am about to embark on a ride to Nevada on my DRZ which will involve a lot of freeway and I'm not looking forward to that part. THe bike does well enough, but I hate smoking dirt tires just slabbing.

We're opting for the NVBDR + the first two days of the SocalBDR tacked on so we can play in deep sand (for some reason) because a certain riding buddies baby date pushed up our itinerary ahead of any chance of the snow melting for the NorcalBDR.

I always lust after something newer, but then I get on the DRZ and I'm reminded of how fun it is to ride...

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Thought I saw your DRZ parked in Austin this weekend...
 
stratslingr77 said:
Don't ride a 701 unless you're prepared to buy one. It's a unicorn! 🦄
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yes, I got to do a big loop around the Rodeo Grounds on the Mr @bananachunks mighty 701 and was impressed at how it’s probably way, way more bike than I’d ever be able to utilize. :facepalm
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I just sat on the Mr @cwanger2000 late model KTM 890 Rally, which had the virtue of making the 701’s seat hight seem reasonable. :laughing

in any event, yeah, after my brief ride I was all like “no wonder Mr @stratslingr77 loves his 701” … :ride
 
The busy season at my work is winding down, Mrs Cabrito was out of town, and I had a whole two day weekend. Quick ride out to Los Padres National Forest with my good friend Sean for some dispersed camping.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/wdqMYM4HpoDAgewg7



Hardly anyone out here, and the best spots next to the creek were taken or didn't have any shade. Eventually we found a great spot for the night.

Reconnoitering by foot in full ADV garb in 90+ temps is fun.


Flat space with shade.




Just a little view of the cool rocks


Food bliss achieved


Hard to tell, but the hills were carpeted in yellow.


Riding through Hunter Liggett is cool.


 
Cabrito said:
The busy season at my work is winding down, Mrs Cabrito was out of town, and I had a whole two day weekend. Quick ride out to Los Padres National Forest with my good friend Sean for some dispersed camping.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/wdqMYM4HpoDAgewg7



Hardly anyone out here, and the best spots next to the creek were taken or didn't have any shade. Eventually we found a great spot for the night.

Reconnoitering by foot in full ADV garb in 90+ temps is fun.


Flat space with shade.




Just a little view of the cool rocks


Food bliss achieved


Hard to tell, but the hills were carpeted in yellow.


Riding through Hunter Liggett is cool.


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Nice, I recommend this spot here next time:

36°05'08.8"N 121°25'17.4"W

EDIT: watch out for rattle snakes in that grass camping these days!
 
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Dmitriy said:
Nice, I recommend this spot here next time:

36°05'08.8"N 121°25'17.4"W

EDIT: watch out for rattle snakes in that grass camping these days!
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Yes and yeah road six has some nice spots. The good ones were taken. This area is a regular thing for me. Spring flowers are insane
 
Dmitriy said:
Nice, I recommend this spot here next time:

36°05'08.8"N 121°25'17.4"W

EDIT: watch out for rattle snakes in that grass camping these days!
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Is a salt circle a real thing??
I know it is an old wives tale and won't kill the snake, but will it repel them?
 
Returning to a favorite ADV area around Bowman Lake. The BS part is that I 'gasp' hauled my bike up on the van - don't look @SFMCjohn :eek:

I went to reconnoiter camp spots for next weekend in van with Mrs Cabrito so I hauled up the 300 for scouting.


I wanted to make sure the roads were suitable for the van


While scouting for a spot I had camped at over ten years ago I came across a familiar landmark.


Eventually I found this sweet spot with no other campers around.




I was just there overnight but I got out on three rides including the initial scouting for a spot.

Bowman Lake


The road out to the Bowman campgrounds is nice an rocky.





I can't believe that I've ridden this on my KTM 1090 with some other BARF Luminaries, and my 990 but, it's not that bad. This is not someplace I'm taking my van though.








Enjoyed a nice sunset from the site




The ability to take a shower on before hitting the road is a nice bonus



Not too bad for a quick overnight.

 
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