Adventure riding short rides and BS thread

[stratslingr77]

I hit Section 3 and 4 of the NorCal BDR this weekend on the good ole' Africa Twin. I rode Section 3 a couple of weeks ago on my 701; it was more fun on that bike, not gonna lie.


Section 4 was a lot of fun--even on the big bike.



We also dipped our toes in Section 5, making it up Verdi Peak before turning for home. The road up was pretty spicy on the big girl.


It was 114⁰ getting across the Valley

 

[N4teTheGreat]

All of that, aside from the heat, sounds like fun!

 

[budman]

A buck fourteen ain't no joke...!!

 

[stratslingr77]

A buck fourteen ain't no joke...!!

You ain't kidding. It was more like "100 and fuck you"

 

[cwanger2000]

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Mr @cwanger2000 let Mr @bananachunks check out his sweet, sweet ready-to-race KTM at the Stonyford Rodeo Grounds on Thursday, May 16, 2024. I’m catching a ride over to Mr George’s fancy 701, so I can give that bike a tryout.

Haha just seen this , like I've said you look good in orange george haha

 

[SFMCjohn]

I approve:

nothing like a “new-to-me” motorcycle for epic adventures.

 

[ThumperX]

good choice and electric start to boot.

 

[SFMCjohn]

love the old school Dakar pedigree, too …

 

[stratslingr77]

Oh man...my brother rode from Vienna to Cape Town on a Tenere of roughly that vintage in 1989...he was 23 years old at the time and I was an impressionable 11 year old. I thought he was such a badass!

 

[SFMCjohn]

more about the bike:

tl/dr: electric/kick start, set up with an redundant ignition system that works without a battery, 340 lbs, 6 gallons of gas, 38 hp, carburetor, low 8.5:1 compression for bad Baja/barrel gas, no safety switches, no instruments …

 

[ThumperX]

Theres an old Tenere for sale in Mill Valley.

 

[SFMCjohn]

^^

here’s one from 2019 in Mill Valley … wonder if it’s the same one?

For Sale: A Very Rare and Collectible Yamaha XTZ750 Super Tenere with California registration.

tl/dr: asking $8750 obo back in 2019 …

 

[N4teTheGreat]

Theres an old Tenere for sale in Mill Valley.

I did not need to know this, but also, my garage is full....

 

[SFMCjohn]

thought this was fun … camping at 7 minutes, Mosko luggage set-up, rear shock rebuild:

 

[SFMCjohn]

start of my planned 2025 riding season:

2025 dEATh vALLey nOObs rALLy - March 19-23 … 18th year​

get to hang out with 200 of my closest motorcycle buddies in the desert.

gratuitous Mr @bananachunks pic from last year’s n00bs Rally:

 

[N4teTheGreat]

I've still got tread left on the DRZ and as such I'm thinking a winter trip to the Mohave or Death Valley or somewhere desert-ish might be in order this season, if I don't fail and get a job that is.

 

[Dmitriy]

start of my planned 2025 riding season:

2025 dEATh vALLey nOObs rALLy - March 19-23 … 18th year​

get to hang out with 200 of my closest motorcycle buddies in the desert.

gratuitous Mr @bananachunks pic from last year’s n00bs Rally:

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How many miles a year do you think you ride? (because I have a feeling its a LOT)
Maybe start an SFMCjohn thread of your schedule, some might want to join you.....

 

[SFMCjohn]

when I grow up I wanna be a real motorcycle guy like Mr @Dmitriy ...

seriously, though--I just post a lot of pics.

Here's our BARF 2024 ADV riding google docs from our List of California ADV-related Events - 2024 thread:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet...s6Q0nfWv6U/edit?gid=1704476648#gid=1704476648

 

[SFMCjohn]

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an IG reel from our recent Tumey Hills BLM outing, by Mr @kalle ... Mr @bananachunks wuz there, too.

 

[N4teTheGreat]

You kids are having all the fun.

 

[SFMCjohn]

I have a vague plan to call in sick on Friday, so I can head up to the Mendo NF on the KLR on Friday for a couple nights of camping ... point being, I may miss Benders on 01/24. so you nerds will have to have all the fun.

 

[CDONA]

Do that again, turn your bike from red to green again,
or was it green to red ?
Somebody has got some swinging mojo on those mtn. tops

 

[SFMCjohn]

^^

pre-gen KLRs are like potato chips … apparently you can’t have just one.

here’s another mountain top sunset … up above Fouts Springs, Glenn County, California, on 01/25/2025:

 

[stratslingr77]

@SFMCjohn , seeing your pics with envy as I'm on my third week down south...

 

[budman]

This thread delivers smiles.