planned Sunday exploration ride

[thump]

Hi DirtyBarfers,

Decided to put this here rather than in group rides as this planned route is about 30% dirt road.

I plan to gently explore these roads that I've not been on before. This route is a mish-mash of recommendations from Tom Dillenbeck at Moore & Sons, Doc Wong and rsrai- two of whom are definitely reliable sources and one might be a bit dodgy :laughing

I'll probably be going out early as I need to be back home by midday or I'll get castrated. Or even worse not allowed out riding :cry.

But probably not the 'dawn raid' that I did last week. :loser

Anyway- let me know if you're interested in coming out. I'll post what I find like I did last week, OK?

later :burnout

 

[tepotter]

Dude, I see your posts, and you are making me want a motard. I am going to tell a friend of mine who rides a KLR. He is not a BARFer, but maybe he might be interested.........

 

[RZ331]

Damn Thump, Im missing out on some good Motard fun! Have fun Sunday and report back.

 

[pelikan]

<--interested


of the 70% non-dirt, is that all asphault? I ask, cuz my dr has street legal knobbies (MT21). and ive been wearing them down practicing wheelies on my block

damn they suck on the freeway though. maybe ill truck it down to the starting location.

 

[rsrai]

yah i hear doc wong is a little dodgy. have fun!

 

[thump]

asphalt

Some of it is shitty asphalt (the kind I like) and some of it I've never ridden before, hence I called it an exploration ride.

Where are you coming from?

I run soft MT60s and I know what you mean about running anything even vaguely knobby on tarmac for any distance.

Thump:thumbup

 

[pelikan]

im coming from San Francisco, i dont mind trucking the bikes to non-asphault. there is only a 1% chance that i'd ride my dr on the freeway down there anyways. i'll borrow drzs ramp since he doesn't ride if it rained in the last week

guess i need to put on my mirrors & turn signals.

sounds like fun, ill see if my neighbor with the same bike as me wants to come too.

 

[thump]

don't forget that this is a) an EARLY ride- for me at any rate!! b) I'm exploring- I can't tell you yet if all these roads are paved or even open.

I CAN guarantee you that Summit Rd and Loma Prieta road are a mixture of dirt and tarmac that might as well be dirt. If you definitely want to hit dirt immediately, then truck to the junction of Highland and Mt Bache and head for Loma Prieta summit and Summit Rd.

Thump:thumbup

 

[pelikan]

early is not a problem, where do you want to meet and what time?

like i said, it's not a big deal for me to pick up you, and then go somewhere near these exploration roads and park the truck.

im not really worried about my knobbies besides the freeway, so any of those roads is going to work for me.

 

[rsrai]

after you get into the boonies in eureka canyon and highland it is shitty pavement that might as well be dirt.

 

[pelikan]

yo rsrai, how come your not coming? your bike is street legal, no?

 

[thump]

here's the meeting point

Okay- if you go up 17, go off at Summit rd, cross over 17 and there's a small patch of dirt pretty much immediately on the left where we can park up a couple of trucks and unload them.

The santa cruz sherriff often parks up there so be good!! :laughing

8.00 am OK for everyone to ride out at 8.15?

We'll skip the section to the north of 17 and just do the stuff to the south.

Sound OK?

Thump:thumbup

 

[thump]

Ah shit- I forgot the map- here it is

:rolleyes

:laughing

Thump :thumbup

 

[pelikan]

nice map, i'll be there by 8am. Now I just have to find a ramp .

 

[Max Smiley]

pelikan: you can borrow my piece a wood if needed. it's 1' x 2" x 6' long. no metal lips just plain ole hardwood. my bike ain't going nowhere till next week, carb guts just hanging by the cables waiting for parts (unless I get time this w.e. to "fix" it some more hahahaha!)

 

[rsrai]

i guess i could go eh....didnt even think i could put the street kit on it. but, im busy this weekend, i have to get the boots and helmet and ill be set to go.

 

[pelikan]

hmmm, interesting, i wasn't planning on riding with my dirt gear, i usually use regular old boots & street helmet with the dr on the street.

 

[thump]

wear whatever you like!!! It's just a ride, not motocross!!!

If you turned up in body armour, a brazilian carnival head-dress and a tutu I'd still ride with ya.


Just as soon as I put the camera back in my bag, that is!!!

 

[rsrai]

i know i would come out but i am busy not with getting the equipment but with my brother coming into town from chicago. ill be out with you guys soon, whether it be in the dirt or the pseudo pavement

 

[pelikan]

hey thump, what time are you planning on heading back?

i ask because this is only a block away. they had segways & stuff today.

in anycase, cya in the morning.