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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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Topic Author's Original Post - Aug 26, 2015 - 11:38am PT
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Riding my Honda 250 X through chocolate cake single-track on a cool day with my buddies or my sons brings me just as much joy as being on a long high Sierra ridgeline.
I love the way my garage smells like two stroke fuel.
I love the sound of my son's Kx 65 hitting the power band and watching the grin in his eyes.
I love holding raw power in my throttle hand knowing it can hurt me in an instant but can bring me joy if I caress her just right.
I just saw this fantastic video on "The Rip to Cabo" and cannot wait to get down there someday.
[Click to View YouTube Video]
Any of yall love dirtbikes as much as I do?
Share stories, share wipe-outs, share videos from the interwebs, geek out on mix ratios and jetting! This is the thread for all you who have octane in your veins!
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BigFeet
Trad climber
Texas
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Aug 26, 2015 - 11:49am PT
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I love the way my garage smells like two stroke fuel.
Ah, I remember those days not long ago - KTM250.
I'm older and slower and would probably get myself into trouble if I still had it, but damn was it fun.
This is the two wheeler I ride now.
micronut... you are making me start to itch!
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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 26, 2015 - 11:52am PT
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I'll start with the hardware. I ride a beater upper Honda 250 X.
Adam (Macronut, climbing and dirtbike pardner rolls on a Yamaha 250)
I used to roll a sweet BMW 650 Challenge X. I miss it.
Our boys ride with us usually. Everything from 50's to 110's.
But it's my little guy who is the real mad man. No fear. 100% throttle at all times. Just graduated to his first two stroke. A mean little kx 65.
This kid is gonna go pro by the time he's ten. Just mark my words.
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pud
climber
Sportbikeville & Yucca brevifolia
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Aug 26, 2015 - 12:09pm PT
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Cragar
climber
MSLA - MT
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Aug 26, 2015 - 01:55pm PT
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I love it! Didn't start till I 45 and I always wanted one but climbing/MTBing were my main gigs. I can't believe how much I dig and am totally captured by it mentally. I only trail ride in MT and ID and I have a lifetimes worth of singletrack to check out. My favorite zones are N.ID, the Stanley area and anything along the stateline.
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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 26, 2015 - 02:07pm PT
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Nice PUD! Yall are all in.
Where in the desert do you go? We lurk in the desert too.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Aug 26, 2015 - 02:14pm PT
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Have fun lads.....hope you don't tear up the environment to the point where you have trouble sleeping.
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pud
climber
Sportbikeville & Yucca brevifolia
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Aug 26, 2015 - 02:21pm PT
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Have fun lads.....hope you don't tear up the environment to the point where you have trouble sleeping.
I never done permanent damage to a rock jim, can you say the same?
don't be a hypocrite
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MikeMc
Social climber
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Aug 26, 2015 - 02:32pm PT
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Man Jealous here. My highly risk averse mom let me ride my brothers buddies bike once, while she watched. You know to be sure it was safe. I rolled the throttle on that big old CanAm 400, and launched my 12 year old self right into a pine tree. That was the end of my dirt bike riding carrier; she got me a horse instead. /kickin rocks
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Steve Belford
Sport climber
Poway, CA
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Aug 26, 2015 - 03:01pm PT
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I recently got a new bike after not having one for over 10 years. The peer pressure from some of my climbing friends that also ride finally became too much so I gave in. My brother-in-law is a KTM guy so I needed to go orange to keep peace in the family. This is my first dual sport bike. I am hoping that it will help me keep me riding mellow. Not working so far.
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Norwegian
Trad climber
dancin on the tip of god's middle finger
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Aug 26, 2015 - 03:21pm PT
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cheap stoke.
sorry.
i'm calling you out.
the entire pursuit revolves
around petrol: wasteful.
you're sitting there twisting a wrist
standing now and then: lazy.
not to mention noisy as f*#k
and those things stamp a heavy footprint.
i get it.
"i'm middle age and got a demanding career!
i still like adrenaline, but i'm too sedated
to earn it. it's my right."
dirtbike pukes they earn no respect.
i say that whole sport can f*#k off.
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Cragar
climber
MSLA - MT
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Aug 26, 2015 - 03:46pm PT
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Not really worried about it considering my first 45 years I primarily commuted by bike to work and have very limited jet travel. I prefer to live where I don't have to travel far for my fun/life pursuits. I burn about 2 gallons a week on the moto and ride trails. Sure I spin oout every now and then but not in purpose as traction is the only. I doubt that the riding I do 5 months of the year will greatly enlarge my footprint. The other aspects of my lifestyle help with this. 700sq ft house, 1 jet ride about once a year to Sacramento, very little meat consumption, I could go on but when others judge based on singular activities I figured I'd throw it out there. Flame away or insert a sparky!!
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thebravecowboy
climber
The Good Places
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Aug 26, 2015 - 03:49pm PT
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sounds like noise pollution to me.
but, you know, like heroin: tons of fun, anyone can do it, and it will chop you just like that
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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Aug 26, 2015 - 04:02pm PT
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I gave up mountain biking because it tears the hell out of the earth and leaves horrendous trails that keep getting wider and wider.
You can imagine what I think of noisy dirt bikes that cause even worse destruction.
Go dirt biking on your own property, not public lands, please.
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Aug 26, 2015 - 04:08pm PT
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Looks like some good days..lotta fun.
I envy those who can enjoy it reasonably safely. I always have known that a motorcycle and me would be a deadly mix. Bicycles have messed me up worse than any other sport.. let alone one with a motor..lol
I just have a need to push things too far ...at least on skis the crash surface is softer.
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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 26, 2015 - 04:18pm PT
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Norwegian why all the hate!!!
you're sitting there twisting a wrist
standing now and then: lazy.
You know not of what you speak! I am more worked after a long day on my bike in the desert than I am after a day in the alpine. No lie. Hard work it is.
This thread is all about the love! My dirtbike is the yin to my climbing yang. She takes me places. She grants me passage to parts of my soul that remain locked via all other modes of travel. She cries out to me with her siren call from the garage at night. Often I just go out and caress her neoprene saddle, run my hands over her shining busom of a header, listen to her as she softly whispers promise of headlong adventure.
She is no worse for the environment than the Wawona Tunnel I might beg. Is she more harmful to our wild places than the cables on Half Dome? More intrusive on the land than Degnan's Deli or camp 4 for that matter? Someday I'll swing by your cabin in the woods, lure off your porch, hand you a helmet and let her take you for a ride. She'll melt your heart. I know it.
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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 26, 2015 - 04:43pm PT
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And WHOAH! Nice KTM Mike! I'm jelly.
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pud
climber
Sportbikeville & Yucca brevifolia
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Aug 26, 2015 - 04:43pm PT
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Lately it seems I have less and less in common with the folks around here.
The hypocrisy has become pathetic.
I think it may be time to take a break.
Carry on.
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the Fet
climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
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Aug 26, 2015 - 05:15pm PT
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Yeah, could've told you up to 1/3 of the replies here would be negative. Many people are too ignorant or too limited in their views to see things from another perspective.
Most people will burn a lot more fuel in their drive to go climbing than someone would on a 250 lb motorcycle riding all day.
It's a lot of exercise. I wouldn't say a lot of work because it's too fun. Take a few laps around an motocross track and tell me it's easy lol.
There are plenty of places to ride where no one will hear you who doesn't want to hear you and any additional erosion / wildlife disturbance is negligible.
Sure there are idiots on OHVs who ride where they shouldn't and tear stuff up, but there's idiot climbers too (who leave trash and shit).
People on bikes are usually pretty safe. Compare that too quad riders. NTTAWWT my son has a quad. But on a bike you feel exposed and ready to be injured at any moment. So people on bikes usually really try to stay under control. There's lots of yahoos on quads, and because they feel more stable and easy to ride people go faster and take chances they wouldn't on a bike and end up getting hurt way more often. They have passed laws for quads that don't apply to bikes in California due to people getting wrecked on quads. e.g. quads you must wear a helmet in state recreation areas, bikes you don't. I wear a helmet anyway but sometimes it's nice to ride slow or pull your bike onto the trailer without a helmet and not have to worry about getting a ticket for it. And on a bike you can have a passenger, on a quad you can't unless it's a a huge quad built with a back seat.
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Caveman
climber
Cumberland Plateau
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Aug 26, 2015 - 05:30pm PT
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"Lately it seems I have less and less in common with the folks around here."
It could be worse. You could live in the south!
Nice looking bikes.
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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Aug 26, 2015 - 05:39pm PT
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Many people are too ignorant or too limited in their views to see things from another perspective. Fallacious argument tactic # 72 - attacking the opponent
Fallacious argument tactic # 243 - dismissing the opponent
etc.
You'll have to come up with a better arguments than this.
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JLP
Social climber
The internet
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Aug 26, 2015 - 06:14pm PT
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Have fun lads.....hope you don't tear up the environment to the point where you have trouble sleeping. You drive a large 4x4 Sportsmobile, no? Give me a break. Most climbers lust after such a vehicle and many have Subarus and Tacomas which cause almost the same amount of damage.
My observation is that, by far, 4x4's cause the most damage to our public lands. By far.
Motorcycles are light and small, and there are fewer of them than 4x4's. A motorcycle will normally travel on existing 4x4 roads, and do very little damage to them.
It's true there are motocross areas that are completely trashed and eroded by dirt bike activity. It's pretty rude sometimes. One jackass heading off into the desert full throttle can indeed cause a lot of damage in one tank of gas. This is isolated stuff, however. Most follow the rules. If there are a few areas set aside to get destroyed, so be it - it's just dirt moved from one spot to another a few inches away.
My main complaint is that many are WAY louder than they need to be. It's just not necessary.
Most people will burn a lot more fuel in their drive to go climbing than someone would on a 250 lb motorcycle riding all day. The most aggressive of dirtbikes in the worst terrain might get 30+ MPG, 50 MPG is typical, 70+ on easy terrain is also normal. On top of that, most of these guys are too unfit to handle more than 50-100 miles in a day.
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yosemite 5.9
climber
santa cruz
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Aug 26, 2015 - 06:35pm PT
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Thanks Fet
also, you don't have to worry about some idiot in a car wiping you out when you are on the trails.
Try two hours on a dirt bike on steep trails and tell me it was easy
I have seven motorcycles. Six of them are dirt bikes. My son and I ride at Hollister Hills in California on the toughest, steepest, sandy, gravelly, ball bearing, potholed, unpredictable and sometimes rocky trails we can find.
I LOVE DIRT BIKING.
Norwegian, I doubt you could even kick start my 250 2-stroke, let alone know how to control its power.
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Norwegian
Trad climber
dancin on the tip of god's middle finger
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Aug 26, 2015 - 06:52pm PT
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unless the bikes have plates,
you gotta haul that shite to the
destination, too.
and boy do they love their trucks!
oil is f*#ked. but necessary.
i drive my hung-over asse to crags,
but then i self propel and leave
the oil in the lot.
you cannot constructively
defend america's addiction to oil.
we f*#king recreate around it.
dirtbikers want a cheap high.
so they race around ontop
of slamming piston all day
piling up the miles, and then
admire their arm pump.
a lazy lot whom deserves no praise,
and definitely no respect.
oh and pud piss off and leave if you must. i'll stack
two blinks in your honor.
fet's high on himself.
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Norwegian
Trad climber
dancin on the tip of god's middle finger
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Aug 26, 2015 - 06:55pm PT
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Norwegian, I doubt you could even kick start my 250 2-stroke, let alone know how to control its power. yosemite five nine i carry
large two strokes up
dead snags for a living.
and i can fire them up!
you bet.
only i'm not SITTING ON MY ASSE,
princess[Click to View YouTube Video]
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yosemite 5.9
climber
santa cruz
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Aug 26, 2015 - 07:04pm PT
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a lot of time on a dirt bike is not sitting on the seat, It is standing on the pegs, going over rough terrain.
I you carry two-strokes daily, then you must be burning a lot more fuel than me.
What are they? Chain saws? Are you cutting down trees?
Actually, I enjoy your posts as well, you are usually quite intricate in your expression, somewhat poetic, in fact. But hating on dirt bikers is just prejudicial. We all go over the line sometimes.
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The Chief
climber
Lurkerville east of Goldenville
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Aug 26, 2015 - 07:23pm PT
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WOW! I only got one negative post on my thread and that one wasn't even directed at the OP. GEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESH.
Spot on with the Hypocrisy point PUD! And a bigtime yes on the "GREAT LOOKING BIKES"
Ya'll keep riding hard and have tons of fun.
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WBraun
climber
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Aug 26, 2015 - 08:15pm PT
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Those aren't dirtbikes.
There's no dirt on them ....
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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 26, 2015 - 08:21pm PT
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I don't understand why a parent would let their young teen ride a dirt bike.
Says the rock climber! Bwahhhh haaaa haaaa!
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WBraun
climber
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Aug 26, 2015 - 08:29pm PT
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That shack in the background will be my retirement home .....
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
mammoth lakes ca
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Aug 26, 2015 - 08:44pm PT
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Werner...You can build spike strips if the dirt bike noise disturbs you in your new dream shack...rj
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thebravecowboy
climber
The Good Places
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Aug 26, 2015 - 08:48pm PT
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Chief, there is an affable sight of difference 'tween portering chainsaws up a tree to saw to feed hungry mouths and farting around on a motobike for kicks. Amirite?
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originalpmac
Mountain climber
Anywhere I like
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Aug 26, 2015 - 08:50pm PT
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Halfway through riding from CO to CA by way of AZ on a XR-650l. Brutal! Not recommended for anybody. Those XR's are tanks though!
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originalpmac
Mountain climber
Anywhere I like
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Aug 26, 2015 - 08:56pm PT
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I've posted this before on a different thread. You can't see the dirt bike, cause that awesome dog is in the way.
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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 26, 2015 - 08:56pm PT
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Scrubbing Bubbles, you can make fun of my bike and my parenting all you want. But leave my selfie stick out of it. Now you're getting personal.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Aug 26, 2015 - 09:00pm PT
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God almighty say anything about someone's toys and the knives come out. So....I'm a hypocrite who destroys rock....hmmm not being one of the all too numerous "aid climbing specialists" here, i wonder how i do that? Oh...and I car camp with a 25 year old Sportsmobile......which, of course, I drive 99.9 % on paved roads.
I happen to think that dirtbikes, ATV's, snowmobiles, and even mountain bikes aren't great for the the fragile desert environments where they are commonly used.
My post was mild because I think that some owners of those items use them in a responsible way.
I can assure you that my ancient Sportsmobile never goes where a dirt bike or ATV does.
Before some you towering intellects use words like "hipocrisy" look up the difference between apples and oranges.
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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 26, 2015 - 09:01pm PT
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By the way. My dirtbike gets 72 mpg. Two gallon tank. That's 144 miles. My commute is 10 miles. Which is a more eco friendly commute? My dirtbike or your current vehicle? Be honest ya wankers!
Jim I hear you, In the desert I prolly ride 98% single track. The trails out in the desert are typically less invasive feeling than your typical John Muir or most high sierra trails.
For some reason I always feel a bit more yucky seeing the nasty rutted out trails in the high Sierra than I do a sandy single track out in the middle of 3000 sq miles of BLM land. Not sure why.
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thebravecowboy
climber
The Good Places
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Aug 26, 2015 - 09:08pm PT
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Uhhh Micro, bro: what about the toy hauler (associated with >80% dirtbike commutes)Tundra?
Aren't there dirtbike forums for this kinda thing? You know, places where you don't have to examine your actions in critical light?
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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 26, 2015 - 09:20pm PT
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Bravecowboy. I'm not worried about the examination. Bring it on. This thread is fun. Some lovers, some haters. Its all good.
And yeah......my new Tundra. Not real proud of the gas mileage. But I live on 15 acres and have a small farm. Goats, chickens, hay, seed, feed....the whole nine yards. Not many great options for anything other than a good truck. Prius with a big trailer maybe?
I'm a climber who loves dirtbikes. Dirtbike forums dont have many Dirtbikers who climb threads I would guess. Never looked for a Dirtbike forum.
Sonny Garcia, world champion surfer and rad dirtbike addict says he basically surfs to fund his passion for dirtbikes. Surprised me.
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mucci
Trad climber
The pitch of Bagalaar above you
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Aug 26, 2015 - 09:33pm PT
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I like to throw it up like liqueur on an empty stomach.
Rm65, power band goodness :)
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apogee
climber
Technically expert, safe belayer, can lead if easy
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Aug 26, 2015 - 09:39pm PT
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donini, bravecowboy, SLR & weege nail it.
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The Chief
climber
Lurkerville east of Goldenville
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Aug 26, 2015 - 09:40pm PT
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I happen to think that dirtbikes, ATV's, snowmobiles, and even mountain bikes aren't great for the the fragile desert environments where they are commonly used
No, but I hear that you and so many others sure do enjoy the pleasure of driving them Sportsmobilesa and big old Dodge Vans etc all over the fragile desert environment around Indian Creek in order to paste all the white chalk on them walls and clip them drilled angles/drill five piece RAWLS place in that very fragile sandstone.
Good for you.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Aug 26, 2015 - 09:43pm PT
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Chief....reading comprehension doesn't seem to be your strong suit. Read my whole post.
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The Chief
climber
Lurkerville east of Goldenville
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Aug 26, 2015 - 09:48pm PT
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And Jim... you and that Sportsmobiles of your go to places that indeed disturb and damage the once pristine environment. That includes the entire area around Indian Creek etc.
Most if not all MX posters here are responsible folks that certainly only take their bikes to designated USFS/BLM OHV areas just as you do with your Sportsmobuile. No difference.
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apogee
climber
Technically expert, safe belayer, can lead if easy
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Aug 26, 2015 - 09:49pm PT
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False equivalency arguments
Annoying as hell to the intelligent, unless you are the perpetrator simply intending to distract.
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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 26, 2015 - 09:49pm PT
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Same weekend.
Two equally humbling and soul resting happy places.
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The Chief
climber
Lurkerville east of Goldenville
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Aug 26, 2015 - 09:52pm PT
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False equivalency arguments
Elaborate.
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thebravecowboy
climber
The Good Places
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Aug 26, 2015 - 09:52pm PT
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Some lovers, some haters. Its all good.
Some 'tweeners too man.
They offer easier wayoutthere access, they are a bit problematic. Kinda sucks carrying a real rack on one.
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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 26, 2015 - 09:56pm PT
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Good point Cowboy.
By the way. This thing is fully electric. I want one.
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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 26, 2015 - 09:57pm PT
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Nice ride Originalpmac. Burly.
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apogee
climber
Technically expert, safe belayer, can lead if easy
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Aug 26, 2015 - 10:19pm PT
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Climbing impacts ≠ ORV impacts
To argue otherwise is to do so via a false equivalency argument.
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Aug 26, 2015 - 10:38pm PT
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Just think if these folks got this outraged over the serious problems.
Have fun Micro..I've managed to get into enough messes with four wheels..lol
I'll stick with that..A man should know his boundaries. 2 wheels and me ..not a smart mix.
I do enjoy and appreciate your stoke though! Hope you will continue to share. Chief too
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limpingcrab
Trad climber
the middle of CA
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Aug 26, 2015 - 10:39pm PT
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Great for getting to caves.
Not great for tailgating.
Snowmobiles: Like dirtbikes that don't hurt to crash and don't tear up anyone's precious dirt!
Kinda bummed. My cousin and I had a deal where he got dirtbikes and I got snowmobiles and then we could share. He just sold both of his bikes and ruined our arrangement :(
Maybe I'll have to crash your party sometime Scott. Just be warned that I'm not good with the whole self control thing but I will pay for whatever I break!
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The Chief
climber
Lurkerville east of Goldenville
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Aug 26, 2015 - 10:43pm PT
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Sorry Apogee but ANY human impact on the environment is bad. To state one is the lesser of two evils is total hypocrisy at best. Especially if it is a USFS/BLM designated OHV area. Riding MXers is no different than drilling and placing bolts into any rock anywhere in order to appease one's hunger to partake in an adventure sport.
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hooblie
climber
from out where the anecdotes roam
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Aug 27, 2015 - 02:10am PT
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[Click to View YouTube Video]
to point a righteous finger at offroad rubber impact as a utilizer of HOW MUCH ASPHALT? spread far and wide through bulldozed gouges, bored tunnels, arching bridges and endlessly roaring cityscapes, not to mention airways of contrails and blinking lights scored ACROSS THE MILKY WAY and canals trenched from SEA TO SEA ... is some pretty profound irony indeed
[Click to View YouTube Video]
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the Fet
climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
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Aug 27, 2015 - 11:08am PT
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What's also funny is going to a motorsports forum and seeing the anti-Obama / enviro-nazi / tree-hugger this is America and I'm free to do whatever I want rants.
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The Chief
climber
Lurkerville east of Goldenville
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Aug 27, 2015 - 11:28am PT
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Even funnier FET, that is what America is all about. Having the Freedom to be diverse in thinking, believing and playing. That is how it has been for well over 250 years. And why so many have given their all so that it will remain so.
So I suggest you accept that. Cus that is how America and all the people in it, roll.
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the Fet
climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
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Aug 27, 2015 - 11:40am PT
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Yup, reminds me of:
"your right to swing your fist ends where my nose begins"
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
Of course the environment is a common good so it's more complex than that, but it's always interesting to see when people say my impact on / use of the environment is okay but yours isn't.
This is another situation that reminds me of smoking. I think people have the right to smoke if they want to but I don't want to inhale it. So keep it where it's allowed. But if I walk through a smoking area I'm not going to complain there's smoke there.
A little thread drift, but when those Westboro Baptist Church fools were protesting funerals I wanted to put my bike on a trailer point the exhaust right at them and wind the piss out of it. Hey if they are free to protest and disrespect a funeral then I'd be free to pollute them too! Then some Harley riders did pretty much that exact thing, except they just caused noise, I wanted to smoke em out too.
Edit to add: it's when people feel the need to step past logical boundaries that freedom ends though. The rants I see on motorsports forums are often when new regulations are put into place to protect resources or sensitive areas are closed, and some people think it's some disguised attempt to ruin their fun, or the regulations shouldn't apply to them. Of course not all regulations are useful or well thought out but for the most part they are there to protect those common goods that people may otherwise impact. A climbing example is Nesting raptor closures. Yes sometimes they close more than is necessary, but for the most part they are a sensible regulation designed to protect the ecosystem, but some climbers don't feel they should be limited at all and should be able to climb where they want and when they want.
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T2
climber
Cardiff by the sea
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Aug 27, 2015 - 11:46am PT
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I love my dirts bikes. They bring me as much pleasure as my gixxer, climbing, surfing or that skydiving does. I have one with a plate and one without.
I got no problems burning fossil fuel and shredding some dirt up for pleasure!!!!
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The Chief
climber
Lurkerville east of Goldenville
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Aug 27, 2015 - 12:04pm PT
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Hey Fet!
You definitely need to think about getting yourself some Guns, a badass KTM, and a 4X truck to haul them all and go on out to No Man's Land in the middle of nowhere desert and go blow a load, or two or three or.
You're wound up tighter than shet and will ONLY end up pathetically negative and fatass tired like good old Craig Fry. Sitting at that desk in the middle of the Concrete Cubelandville, staring at the computer whining about anything and everything and telling em all how fked up they all are cus they aint a Socialist.
You definitely are a prime candidate for doing some of this and can do so keeping to your guns on being.... Green and Clean!
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Killer K
Boulder climber
Sacramento, CA
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Aug 27, 2015 - 12:24pm PT
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I have a '05 TT-R 250 yamaha 4 stroke with big gun race header and can, and a '08 LTZ 400 quad Suzuki with yosh header and can re-jetted on a dyno.
Both for sale 1 owner bought brand new off the showroom always stored in my garage and never been crashed.
Interested?
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throwpie
Trad climber
Berkeley
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Aug 27, 2015 - 12:32pm PT
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Taco!
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the Fet
climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
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Aug 27, 2015 - 01:21pm PT
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The chief, not surprising to see you haven't changed.
I try to be balanced and open minded but it often comes off as liberal to those on the right and conservative to those on the left. Funny how that works.
I have guns and a makeshift shooting range on my property though I rarely use it because it gets boring to me pretty quickly. Doesn't mean I don't think we need better laws to keep guns out of the hands of people who shouldn't have them.
I have a Yamaha YZ that I can ride on my property or take to a motocross track 20 minutes away. Doesn't mean I'm going to ride across unspoiled backcountry.
I have a 4x4 diesel crew cab pickup, but I also have a Prius that gets 50 mpg.
10 turkeys and a family of deer walked past my window this morning. No concrete to be seen.
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apogee
climber
Technically expert, safe belayer, can lead if easy
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Aug 27, 2015 - 01:22pm PT
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Fet, your smoking analogy is apt.
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MikeMc
Social climber
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Aug 27, 2015 - 01:24pm PT
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throwpie, there was a dude in Idyllwild back in the late 70's / early 80's who used to tear around on one of those. Ron Ritchie I think was his name. Thing was a loud beast for sure.
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The Chief
climber
Lurkerville east of Goldenville
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Aug 27, 2015 - 01:45pm PT
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the Fet
climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
Aug 27, 2015 - 01:21pm PT
I try to be balanced and open minded but it often comes off as liberal to those on the right and conservative to those on the left. Funny how that works.
I have guns and a makeshift shooting range on my property though I rarely use it because it gets boring to me pretty quickly. Doesn't mean I don't think we need better laws to keep guns out of the hands of people who shouldn't have them.
I have a Yamaha YZ that I can ride on my property or take to a motocross track 20 minutes away. Doesn't mean I'm going to ride across unspoiled backcountry.
I have a 4x4 diesel crew cab pickup, but I also have a Prius that gets 50 mpg.
10 turkeys and a family of deer walked past my window this morning. No concrete to be seen.
Thanks for coming clean on your.. Hypocisy?
Go Figure..
The chief, not surprising to see you haven't changed.
ALERT ALERT.... I highly recommend you dial 911 immediately, tell the OP to get the local VFD over to your Manson wanna-be ranch. When they arrive have em pull out their JAWS and then plead desperately that they pull out them two bigass planks that are deeply embedded in your eyes.
Oh, found your "Prius"
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the Fet
climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
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Aug 27, 2015 - 01:52pm PT
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Like I said. Not surprising to see you haven't changed...
BTW, that Prius monster truck is pretty fing cool.
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The Chief
climber
Lurkerville east of Goldenville
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Aug 27, 2015 - 02:11pm PT
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Oh I have changed FET. Them Planks are inhibiting your ability to see and rationalize clearly I tell ya.
Evidence that I have changed... I didn't call you a Stooooooooopid Fuktard Hypocrite like I used to.
Back to the OP.
These dudes do it both outside and indoors. Bad to the Bone Good or what?
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[Click to View YouTube Video]
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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 27, 2015 - 03:03pm PT
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T2, I dig your dash.
Is that thing just an aftermarket mount that I can put on anything?
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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 27, 2015 - 03:04pm PT
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And hey The Fet and Apogee, do you hear that? That's the sound of the political whiner threads calling. You're wanted in another room. Either stay and talk bikes or git off the porch!
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the Fet
climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
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Aug 27, 2015 - 03:39pm PT
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Hypocrite
Trials is rad. Me and a bud topped out on a climb at Donner Summit one time and could see them riding pretty close by. We walked over and they were having a contest at the ski area. Really cool. Dudes could launch vertically straight up with no launch ramp and land on top of a 6 foot plus tall block. Seemed to defy gravity. That was the first time I ever saw motorized trials in person. I had to get out of there quickly because it's just one more fun looking sport that I wouldn't have the time to do. My plate is full and I barely have time to ride motocross.
Nut: I'll just let that call go to voicemail and delete it. I'm pretty dense but I realized political threads here are just people yelling at each other and never trying to understand another viewpoint. Wait... isn't' that this thread too? I guess it shouldn't be it should be a stoke thread!
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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 27, 2015 - 04:13pm PT
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Nice ride Fet. I've never ridden on the beach. The bottomless sand/silt in the desert still spooks me a bit but I'm getting better at it. I have a dream to ride from Calif to Cabo in the next couple years. Plenty of beach down there.
My brother leaves next week for his annual ride down the Baja peninsula.
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The Chief
climber
Lurkerville east of Goldenville
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Aug 27, 2015 - 04:17pm PT
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Hey FET! Stop thinking so much and get on that Blue Dirt Rig of yours and go..... RIDE!!!! Hypocrite...
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the Fet
climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
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Aug 27, 2015 - 04:46pm PT
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I love sand riding. I almost bought a XR650R but then started riding the beach and realized I needed something lighter. The 250 two stroke is awesome. You have to get about 15-20 mph speed and then you float, anything slower and you sink in and the front tire digs in.
Jumps are everywhere and landings are wide open with not much to hit.
I rode once after a rain and it was awesome. Everything was smooth and untracked like a Powder day at a ski hill if you've done that.
The beach is the ONLY place I've been able to ride my bike wide open in 5th gear.
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doughnutnational
Gym climber
its nice here in the spring
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Aug 27, 2015 - 05:15pm PT
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I have a '05 TT-R 250 yamaha 4 stroke with big gun race header and can, and a '08 LTZ 400 quad Suzuki with yosh header and can re-jetted on a dyno.
Both for sale 1 owner bought brand new off the showroom always stored in my garage and never been crashed.
Interested? Could be interested in the tt250. How much?
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Flex
Trad climber
Flagstaff, AZ
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Aug 27, 2015 - 05:42pm PT
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I started riding dirtbikes at 14, got my first bike (Honda CR125) at 15 and tore the sh#t out of every place I rode! The beach, desert and everywhere in between. After graduating high school I thought I was tough enough for a big bike and got a Kawasaki KX500. That bike tore me a new one. After enough wipe outs I came to my senses and downgraded to a CR250 and had a lot of fun. Trips to the dunes and desert usually involved lots of alcohol, 2-stroke, flames, and guns. I can speak with plenty of experience and say that the majority of dirtbike folks don't give a damn about the environment and regularly harass wildlife and destroy habitat. Some do it unknowingly but most think of that as part of the fun.
Eventually I moved on and discovered the joys of human powered activities and also developed an increased awareness of human impacts on the remaining natural areas. I felt deeply ashamed of my youthful destruction and swore off those type of activities. Lo and behold after 15 years had passed I decided I could re-engage in dirtbiking again but with an adult outlook and less destruction and so purchased an XR650. Damn was it fun again to ride mostly dirt roads but with occasional singletracks. Of course, I fell in with a regular crew who enjoyed roosting each other. Alas, I could feel those old guilty pangs returning and knew in my heart that those machines rip up the land and disturb every living thing nearby with noise, exhaust and "tearing sh#t up!" I gave it up a second time and resolved myself to less destructive, human powered fun.
I believe that I made the correct choice for myself. Every person is different and they need to make their own honest assessments of what they do and the impacts they make. The entire offroad industry is based on f*#king up the earth. The vast majority of those that partake leave trash, ruts, shell casings, and dead/damaged habitats in their wake and couldn't give 2 shits about it.
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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 27, 2015 - 05:49pm PT
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Stellar post Flex. It takes thought and discernment to ride and be a steward of the land. It is possible. Not common in the redneck world of offroad play, but possible.
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yosemite 5.9
climber
santa cruz
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Aug 27, 2015 - 06:25pm PT
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I absolutely love the sound of a two-stroke. But my neighbors probably don't so I minimize my running the bike by my garage when I tune it.
I only ride in a State Vehicle Recreation Area, where the state government has apparently decided the impact on the environment is minimized.
I yield to any young kid out on the trail.
My teenage son has learned a lot about the necessity to control power, sometimes the hard way. And why wearing protection is important. Better he learn this on a trail than on a street.
It is a great way to share the day with your kids. They learn responsibility, caution, being prepared and how to control a vehicle.
If you haven't experience this, then don't criticize it. I watched 25 Little League tournament games in June as assistant tournament director. It took me several days to recover. I love to help kids in many sports, which have included golf, baseball, triathlons, soccer, and basketball. I taught my son and daughter to ride a 50cc dirt bike at age seven.
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE SOUND OF A TWO-STROKE. My 2001 Suzuki RM 250 is raw, with a very peaky power band. At low rpm's it might die, but twist the throttle and second gear gets scary. It is like untamed monster.
Our Yamaha YZ250F four-stroke is much more manageable. A great bike. We also have a pair of Yamaha four-stroke 125's that are a great step towards riding a 250.
I bought an old Yamaha 225 four-stroke that was a dog. The frame is just heavy and the airflow was so constricted. I replaced the pipe and air filter, jetted the carbs, (How many of you know how to do that?) while trying to explain to my son how carbs work, (venturi principle, air/gas mixture cloud that literally floats around the opening waiting to be sucked in, how many of you knew that, etc.) and bought a wider set of handlebars for better front end control to make it safer for him. Sharing this project with my son was educational, bonding and fun. The 225 now rips.
I graduated from the Motorcycle Mechanics Institute in 1972 in Kansas City. I have never heard so many gun shots at night as during that time. I used to drive my Honda 750 90 mph in the sweepers and 110 on the straights with many quarter-mile runs at age 18. I still love motorcycling. But trail riding is much safer than the streets and highways.
It seems sound odd that the prejudices displayed on this thread are coming from climbers, who are frequently the recipients of similar prejudices.
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apogee
climber
Technically expert, safe belayer, can lead if easy
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Aug 27, 2015 - 07:27pm PT
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Adjusting Fet's earlier post....
"I think people have the right to ride motorcycles if they want to but I don't want to hear it or see the impacts. So keep it where it's allowed. But if I walk through a designated ORV area I'm not going to complain there's motorcycles there."
Seems pretty damn reasonable to me, micronut....as long as it stays in designated areas.
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Cragar
climber
MSLA - MT
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Aug 27, 2015 - 07:34pm PT
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I hear you Yosemite 5.9. It is odd to not think of all the cliff habitat that is disturbed whilst climbing. The cliff niche is delicate and much less in area than lets say....a 25 mile trail through a 100 square miles of 'mountains'. If you want to judge then you must place it on yourself first. Where will the bats, reptiles, tes plants and birds etc. go when they are displaced by climbers? Just move on to the next cliff? Until it gets glued and 'discovered'? Then they go where? You righteous folks are hilarious.
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The Chief
climber
Lurkerville east of Goldenville
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Aug 27, 2015 - 07:43pm PT
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It seems sound odd that the prejudices displayed on this thread are coming from climbers, who are frequently the recipients of similar prejudices.
And BINGO was his name. +1
Oh brother! Comparing dirt bikers to climbers????
I agree! How ludicrous can you be to even assume they could ever be in the same league of lunacy... ever.
[Click to View YouTube Video]
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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 27, 2015 - 07:58pm PT
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Chief you are out of control with these videos! I had never seen this. Beyond mad! Mad I say.
Have you seen Robbie's surf bike video?
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The Chief
climber
Lurkerville east of Goldenville
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Aug 27, 2015 - 08:00pm PT
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Oh yeah.... I was actually saving it for the right moment but. Seen it two weeks ago. Here it is for them "Climber" folks here that don't believe MXers are as derelict and demented as they are.
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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 27, 2015 - 08:21pm PT
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Well now that we're down the video rabbit hole I'd say now is the perfect time to share it. Beautiful little production from a film and cinematography standpoint on top of the radness of his idea and execution.
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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Aug 27, 2015 - 08:32pm PT
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I am a member of a non-profit organization that bought some land so that the public could enjoy getting access to a very beautiful river. The organization improved the steep dirt road, cleaned out tons of garbage, fixed the drainage problems and improved the parking area that had been left in decay.
Then the dirt bikers showed up. They kept creating a mud pit in the middle of the parking lot, so that they could scream through the mud at full throttle. The trench that their tires dug was several feet deep at times.
Our organization kept filling in the trench, repairing the damage and putting up signs asking the dirt bikers to refrain from damaging the parking area. The damage continues unabated. Tens of thousands of dollars later, now there is talk of closing the river access.
This is my reality of dirt bikers.
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The Chief
climber
Lurkerville east of Goldenville
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Aug 27, 2015 - 08:43pm PT
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Well SLR, it's PP correct? File a formal complaint with the local county Sheriff and have them dudes busted, fined/pay restitution for the damage done and slap a restraining order on their asses.
Did your Org put up signs informing them dirtbag bikers that bikes were not allowed on your PP, period?
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
mammoth lakes ca
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Aug 27, 2015 - 08:45pm PT
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Sierra Lodge Rat...When The Chief moves to the panhandle of Idaho , his property in White Trash Estates is going to be deemed a superfund site with all the spent mini- gun cartridges and whoopydee doos from his fleet of motor scooters...Mark my words...rj
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The Chief
climber
Lurkerville east of Goldenville
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Aug 27, 2015 - 08:50pm PT
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That's a bigass negative RJ. I just followed in suit from all them derelict retired LEO's from Mono County, MMPD's that lived here before me. AAMOF, the previous owner of my home here prior to those we purchased it from was the Inyo County Sheriff for a longass time.
All them millions of spent rounds and hundreds of dirtbike trails are all his doing.
Thank God he set proper precedence for me and the others currently that currently live here to follow.
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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Aug 27, 2015 - 09:11pm PT
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Well SLR, it's PP correct? File a formal complaint with the local county Sheriff and have them dudes busted, fined/pay restitution for the damage done and slap a restraining order on their asses.
Did your Org put up signs informing them dirtbag bikers that bikes were not allowed on your PP, period?
Affirmative. Unfortunately the property is out in the middle of nowhere, a long ways from anywhere, down a long and steep dirt road. No one has either the time or resources to post a guard or to sit and watch to see who is doing the damage. Signs do little to deter dirt bikers who have no respect for other people's property.
In another county, an old man was put in jail for murdering a 16 year old boy. The boys were tormenting the old man by riding their dirt bikes in his yard and doing donuts in his front yard all of the time, tearing up his yard something fierce. One day the old man just walked out into the street and shot one of the kids in the face.
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The Chief
climber
Lurkerville east of Goldenville
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Aug 27, 2015 - 09:14pm PT
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Out in the middle of no where in WVA???
Well now SLR, time for you and your org to get down and dirty with a little backwoods IED payback type justice.
Ya'll ever contemplated that?
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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Aug 27, 2015 - 09:17pm PT
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Well now SLR, time for you and your org to get down and dirty with a little backwoods IED payback type justice.
Ya'll ever contemplated that?
There's plenty of that kinda justice around these parts, but civilized people don't contemplate that kind of action.
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The Chief
climber
Lurkerville east of Goldenville
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Aug 27, 2015 - 09:24pm PT
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There's plenty of that kinda justice around these parts, but civilized people don't contemplate that kind of action.
No, instead they are passive aggressive on some climbing social media site and in reality succumb to the selfish deeds of a minute few. Then they get on the climbing social media site and whine about "dirt bikers" as if they are all entrenched in the behavior you and your org turn your back on and basically enable the continued behavior of a few selfish bastards that obviously need their asses kicked. If not by the law as you state is not an option, then by you and your hard working org.
If you all do not see that as reality, then please, do not come on ST and share how you basically enabled a bunch of hoodlum punks and fit them into this thread.
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
mammoth lakes ca
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Aug 27, 2015 - 09:32pm PT
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Socialclimber...quit bragging...rj
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jonnyrig
climber
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Aug 27, 2015 - 09:58pm PT
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88 KTM 600 for sale.
Needs a carb. Bitch to start. Needs a battery/voltage regulator set-up so it won't blow all the light bulbs out when you rev the engine. Otherwise, I have a lot of fun on it when I accidentally have the chance to ride. Sure seems to piss off the liberals. (I stay on existing dirt roads and slow down when I pass hikers; but that never really matters) Ugly as f*#k.
$500
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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Aug 27, 2015 - 10:35pm PT
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passive aggressive on some climbing social media site If you wanna get down and dirty, what the hell does dirt biking have to do with climbing?
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Aug 27, 2015 - 10:38pm PT
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Same thing any campfire get together does.
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The Chief
climber
Lurkerville east of Goldenville
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Aug 27, 2015 - 10:48pm PT
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If you wanna get down and dirty, what the hell does dirt biking have to do with climbing?
Well SLR, the exact same thing all them fuktard politard threads that you actively partake in... do.
Now grow a pair and go kick those punkass bastards asses and reclaim your shet.
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apogee
climber
Technically expert, safe belayer, can lead if easy
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Aug 27, 2015 - 11:44pm PT
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Chief, you're slipping.
Or drinking. Or both.
Whatcha drinkin'?
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The Chief
climber
Lurkerville east of Goldenville
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Aug 28, 2015 - 06:25am PT
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Reality Apo. Something many of which you folks need to seriously check into finding. When you do, I highly suggest that you buy a case of it and start drinking till is flows outta your ears.
Seriously.
The same people that are constantly whining about this or that are consistently the ones that do nothing when the opportunity strikes them. They are all talk and no action... none. Blah Blah Blah.
Here SLR, some good old take the shet to the turds and show em a lesson. For someone that talks about how bad he was on the walls and flying them "Queers", it shouldn't be an issue for you. Now dig deep and find it.
[Click to View YouTube Video]
Sorry for the thread drift...Micro.
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jonnyrig
climber
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Aug 28, 2015 - 06:43am PT
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What does dirtbiking have to do with climbing?
It's a great way to scout new climbing areas out in the Great Basin.
Faster, more comfortable ride on the five mile dirt road approach to my nearest climbing area.
Riding hard builds core strength and grip strength, a sense of balance, eye-hand coordination, and risk awareness.
But then again, I might be full of sh#t.
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climber bob
Social climber
maine
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Aug 28, 2015 - 06:51am PT
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Killer K
Boulder climber
Sacramento, CA
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Aug 28, 2015 - 08:08am PT
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doughnutnational I sent you a member to member email if that still works here....
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Caveman
climber
Cumberland Plateau
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Aug 28, 2015 - 08:55am PT
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"If you wanna get down and dirty, what the hell does dirt biking have to do with climbing?"
How many times must this be addressed? Is anyone paying attention?
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originalpmac
Mountain climber
Anywhere I like
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Aug 29, 2015 - 07:14am PT
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Thanks micronut! I wouldnt suggest is to anyone!
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Srbphoto
climber
Kennewick wa
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Aug 29, 2015 - 07:44am PT
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I wonder how many of the people complaining about the damage dirt bikes do ride mountain bikes.
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Dingus McGee
Social climber
Where Safety trumps Leaving No Trace
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Aug 29, 2015 - 02:22pm PT
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What is warmest, a downhill ski helmet, a motorcycle helmet or a snowmobile helmet??
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MikeMc
Social climber
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Aug 29, 2015 - 06:32pm PT
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Nice Rincon, I raise you a Rokon.
Anyone ever have one of these 2wd motorcycles?
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ms55401
Trad climber
minneapolis, mn
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Aug 29, 2015 - 07:09pm PT
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cool thread! I need a dualie -- give me recs
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Splater
climber
Grey Matter
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Aug 29, 2015 - 10:41pm PT
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I wud not call that a raise
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The Chief
climber
Lurkerville east of Goldenville
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Aug 29, 2015 - 10:57pm PT
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Seriously looking at one of these. Oh yeah!
I am raising the Rokon with this ...
[Click to View YouTube Video]
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Delhi Dog
climber
Good Question...
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Aug 29, 2015 - 11:34pm PT
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Not a dirt bike but it can sure handle dirt...
Just bought this bike and finally took it for a ride yesterday.
I have a new front fender ordered and will repaint (I'm thinking a dark forest green).
Around here that's a pretty solid bike.
I chose to come back to Truckee in June rather than do this trip (vid link below). The dude that made the video was riding the bike I just bought (he moved to Barcelona and I got his bike:-).
I'm planning on doing the trip next summer coming back to India 2 weeks early. That way we'll miss the snow which they ran into. The original route was still snowed in (June) so they had to swing around and do it backwards coming out the way they'd plan to go in.
http://youtu.be/nCWiIh-yIo0
edit: of course this would be sweet
http://adventure-journal.com/2015/08/overlandia-crowe-metal-co-bmw-r807-camper-special/
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hooblie
climber
from out where the anecdotes roam
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Aug 30, 2015 - 03:13am PT
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^^^ that's like ekat stokeworthy right there ^^^
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mucci
Trad climber
The pitch of Bagalaar above you
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Oct 19, 2015 - 05:53pm PT
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Just picked up this cherry 03 RM250.
Can't wait to hit the desert.
Forgot how screamer they are!
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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 19, 2015 - 07:55pm PT
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Nice bike Mucci. Way rad. Have fun on that thing and post up some pics.
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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 19, 2015 - 07:57pm PT
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My nine year old just started racing. Ho boy. Here is his little fire breathing beast.....a Kawi KX 65. Man this thing is scary fast.
Here he is on the starting line. Second from right. My heart was pounding outta my chest. These kids are sooo aggressive!
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mucci
Trad climber
The pitch of Bagalaar above you
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Oct 19, 2015 - 08:08pm PT
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So cool he races.
Yes, the 65's are ripper, even with a 180lb mother in law!
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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 19, 2015 - 08:30pm PT
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The racing scares me but its in his blood. All my other kids ride really cautious and really only putt around on trails with me. Bek, however, is an animal. (I attribute it to the fact that he is from Kazakhstan.....hard people those Kazakhs). He loves the speed and seems to just "get it" when it comes to anything with wheels.
We let him do a day long race clinic with local legend Rusty Holland a couple weeks back. It totally hooked him for life.
He rides like a pro now.
"Elbows up wins races Dad."
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this just in
climber
Justin Ross from North Fork
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Oct 19, 2015 - 08:44pm PT
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Little Okie, Micro?
Nice Josh, looks clean.
Here's our new toy. Not a dirtbike, but something a throttle jockie can appreciate. They hurt a lot less when you fall too.
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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 19, 2015 - 09:21pm PT
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Good call Justin. Yup. Little Oakie out in The 'dera. A slice of Americana.
Nice new ride man.
Me and Macronut woke up early and caught a sunrise above Shaver Lake last weekend. What a way to start a day.
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Norwegian
Trad climber
dancin on the tip of god's middle finger
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Oct 20, 2015 - 06:16am PT
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stay the f*#k outta my wood
on those things.
you got feet, don't you?
crackless cunts
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climber bob
Social climber
maine
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Oct 20, 2015 - 07:01am PT
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climber bob
Social climber
maine
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Oct 20, 2015 - 07:02am PT
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climber bob
Social climber
maine
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Oct 20, 2015 - 07:08am PT
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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Oct 20, 2015 - 07:32am PT
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I,C,K,Y,MS
It Can Kill Ya Machines
The wife rides - well she did till I did then we went climbing
More control? eah? I can't say for sure I want three or four to do the Egyptian Ridge approach
With
So cool be safe have fun go fast! Yeah!
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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 20, 2015 - 03:05pm PT
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Gnarly Potatohead.
I got two words for you.
Hare.
Scramble.
Look it up if you don't know what it is.
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FRUMY
Trad climber
Bishop,CA
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Oct 20, 2015 - 03:17pm PT
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Cragar
climber
MSLA - MT
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Oct 20, 2015 - 08:10pm PT
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Yup, Idaho is damn nice to have a couple hours away. Spent the weekend before last in the Lemhi, I know the rockage of ID, good challenging stuff and zero yuppage!! YeeHaw! Although I hear the big holes are pretty good too! Your pic looks stateline-ish...between lookout and C-Fork?
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ß Î Ø T Ç H
Boulder climber
ne'er–do–well
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Oct 20, 2015 - 09:56pm PT
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I sold mine back to the same shop I bought it from to finance a trip to Yosemite ...
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ß Î Ø T Ç H
Boulder climber
ne'er–do–well
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Feb 11, 2016 - 08:35pm PT
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Cragar
climber
MSLA - MT
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Jul 29, 2016 - 02:03pm PT
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Somewhere in the middle of a 70 mile ride deep in the N.ForkClearwater zone on a ridge in Idaho...
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hobo_dan
Social climber
Minnesota
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Jul 29, 2016 - 03:10pm PT
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cragar were you down on Cayuse Creek? We saw a few bikes go up and over toward Kelley Creek.
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Cragar
climber
MSLA - MT
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Jul 29, 2016 - 03:23pm PT
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Hey hobo! Yup, Windy Ridge to n fork and back up Weitas ck..the last two weekends. Where were you?
Awesome pics ekat!! Tfpu
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overwatch
climber
Arizona
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Jul 29, 2016 - 03:29pm PT
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yep, way cool, are you still that darn cute?
vvvvv aren't we all? Older that is
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hobo_dan
Social climber
Minnesota
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Jul 29, 2016 - 04:48pm PT
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We were camped upstream from Hidden Creek campground in a Hobo sight with 8 foot diameter cedars. We fished about a mile upstream from the airstrip on Cayuse Creek--That road must have been a lot of fun with a bike- it was pretty slow in our Pilot.
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FRUMY
Trad climber
Bishop,CA
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Jul 29, 2016 - 06:52pm PT
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eKat I know those bikes well You are BAD ASS!
Guyman told me you were bad ass, but you are BAD ASS!
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
Shetville , North of Los Angeles
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Jul 29, 2016 - 08:30pm PT
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I had a Maico 50....it made this awesome noise....eeeeyi , eeeeeyi , eeeeyi...Ekat...you're a rad momma.....J-werd...
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john hansen
climber
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Jul 29, 2016 - 08:52pm PT
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Those are some classic shots Ekat. Where are the shoulder pads and shin guard's and all that stuff the modern riders wear?
When were these pictures taken?
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pud
climber
Sportbikeville & Yucca brevifolia
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Jul 29, 2016 - 10:18pm PT
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Awesome pics eKat!
We had the same gear!
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JMC
climber
the land of milk and honey
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Jul 30, 2016 - 12:10am PT
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Hey eKat, did you know Dana Bell? She was an enduro racer from socal, raced late 70s through 80s. past tense for her racing career, she is still alive and well.
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Jul 30, 2016 - 05:11am PT
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Absolutely love those vintage motocross photos from eKaterinaBermshotChica!
I can say those photographs are likely from 1971 through 1973.
The Sidi Full Bore boots she is wearing in the photographs were very popular right around 1971 - 1973 and were the must-have kicks of the times.
After that, around 74, the Hi Point boots with metal shin plates started becoming racer's choice.
By 1974.5, the Maico production bikes had forward mounted shocks. Works bikes a bit earlier.
Maico produced THE best handling, most flexibly powerful, purpose-built race bikes of the era.
Okay, sure, there was the adage Maico-Breako, but all the European bikes required diligent maintenance.
And a factory ride on a Suzuki TM? Way too cool for school.
Kathy was living the dream and in the best possible way with that machinery and the support she mentioned. And look at those trophies!!!
*Hey Kath: where's your Jofa?
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Srbphoto
climber
Kennewick wa
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Jul 30, 2016 - 05:32am PT
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Plus Suzuki came out with RMs around 75.
The Suzuki TM 400 -now that was an exciting bike LOL
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Cragar
climber
MSLA - MT
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Jul 30, 2016 - 05:44am PT
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Yeah, those eKat moto pics are about as bitchin as it gets; plus the added history makes it bitchin-er! Hobo, prolly wasn't us as we were on single track 95% of the time with a short road connector along the n fork. We did have lunch at a cool little cabin...
This cabin is on the Weitas ck portion of the loop
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
Shetville , North of Los Angeles
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Jul 30, 2016 - 12:15pm PT
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Ekat...I think the Downen family lived around the block from me back in the 60's.. Wasn't the shop out in Hawaiin Gardens on Carson St...?
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perswig
climber
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Jul 30, 2016 - 01:59pm PT
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Bad-ass machines, kath. Dig the photos.
Anyone want to suggest a favorite dual for short (30-40mi) hardtop commuting (ideally easy to maintain @ 60mph) and still nimble for rough dirt getting into fishing spots? Thanks.
Dale
ETA: little guy, 5'7", 145; probably looking 250-400 (I know, damn-near mutually exclusive to the 60mph thing!)
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PAUL SOUZA
Trad climber
Central Valley, CA
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How about this?
1) It is a bike
2) being ridden on dirt
3) Has offroad tires on
4) Has dirt on it per Werner's criteria
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this just in
climber
Justin Ross from North Fork
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Pretty f*#king cool EKat!
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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Anything over 80 ccs is for sissies.
Mini or go home!
pft, do you people even know what the standards are?
;)
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
Shetville , North of Los Angeles
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Ekat...What a crack up...The Downens always had nice lawn movers...thanks for jogging my alzheimers...I remember you talking about your dirtbike racing and surfing back in 87 at the rack...We've trampled some of the same grounds...J-werd
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perswig
climber
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Paul, is yours an 1150? Adventure? How do you like the weight when it gets greasy?
Stumbled into an '02 single-cyl F650 locally, but would love to start looking for a twin 800GS or possibly a boxer for longer tripping.
Dale
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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 29, 2017 - 11:08am PT
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Thought I would resurrect this thread since my sons and I are all riding different hardware these days.
I have upgraded to a big dawg.
KTM 525 exc
We call her the "Ocho Ocho."
She has taking me to the far flung reaches of the earth and back again. Can't wait for the Baja 1000 again this November. Macronut and I went down for the race last year. It was epic. It's the 50th anniversary. I hope we can make it down there for the race.
And my 10 year old son, Bek, has also moved up into the big leagues. We got rid of his 65 and he is now strapped to a big ol monster of an RM 85. He cannot get enough of it.
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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 27, 2017 - 01:59pm PT
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The temps are cooling off and the soil is starting to get nice around here. Who's stoked for the season?!!!
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mucci
Trad climber
The pitch of Bagalaar above you
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Sep 27, 2017 - 02:05pm PT
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bike is stripped and getting tuned
Fork seals, wheel bearings, chain, sprockets, brakes.
OH yeah, still rippin on a 15 year old 250 2 stroke.
Micro- my bud is about to buy a plated 300 KTM....
Yowza
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Cragar
climber
MSLA - MT
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Sep 27, 2017 - 02:23pm PT
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Hey Micro...Dig!!
My season is actually closing for hunting and snow in the high country. We will make a couple fall camping trips to Pipestone for throttle twist warm-down situations so I am stoked for that!
Here is a pic from the Lemhi earlier this year...
Managed to ride about 15 or so 'new to me' trails in N and central ID and along the stateline. Good times.
Have a great season!!!
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crberg
Trad climber
Cave Creek, AZ
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Sep 27, 2017 - 04:30pm PT
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How I used to scare the sh#t outa myself before discovering climbing.
I had a little fab shop at my house when I was growing u, and my mom taught me to weld. After the first two I built my mom put her foot down and said no more ramp building, so I waited for her to go outa town for a week to put this one together. Then of course the day it was done and just as me and some people were loading it on a trailer..... she came home a day early. The ass kicking was worth it though. Always was!!!!
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thebravecowboy
climber
The Good Places
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Sep 27, 2017 - 05:57pm PT
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nothing like some sun energy for some brapbrapthurtbrap
seriously though, you guys ever get off on harleys, like at all?
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limpingcrab
Trad climber
the middle of CA
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I joined the club! Well, it's a dual sport, so no the most sporty of dirtbikes, but it feels like it's enough to put me in the hospital within one year.
Tehipite Dome! Now I just need a zip-line that starts here.
Old quarry about 5 minutes from home. Nice view of Patterson Bluff from there.
So. Much. Fun.
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