Missed this earlier. I'm guessing you're referring to the Bayliss. it was still on the temp tag, which I keep in the tank bag or under the seat. They're still paper here, so that lasts about 15...

Heh, thanks. That's only four of the nine bikes currently in the garage. :D

Bought this earlier this season to coach track days on. So tasty. I always missed my dearly departed 899 and this delivers on all that more.

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I picked this up last November as MY23 bike...

Sure did. But I was able to get it off relatively easily when I drained the coolant to install a radiator fan.

I've seen a few companies whip up a 3D-printed thing to make the fill cap easier to...

Oh, and shame on me for not posting more stoke in the midst of this ultra-moist atmospheric river we're enduring...

I picked up a brand new KTM 350 XC-F back in early November with the intention...

FIFY :D

Cool TR! My parents used to live down La Quinta and now that they’ve moved to Summerlin, I regret not taking my KTM 790 down there and riding all those areas you posted.

You also had idiots putting pre-mix into the fuel tank because, you know... just in case. And that KTM didn't know as much as they did about the appropriate mix for their bike.

You also had...

That's just dirtbike bros being dirtbike bros on the internet. I swear, they are just looking for something to complain about because their controlled-drip fuel delivery system changed For the vast...

I believe the HQV subframes are reinforced composite (plastic). Both of my Betas have something similar. You have to huck your bike really hard for it to be an issue. DAMHIK...

Can confirm. I had a 250 XC-W TPI for a few years. No fuss motor. Put gas in the tank, and oil in the reservoir, and go ride. It was the jam.

Delicious.

How's that Astrio-Spaniard steed working out for you?

Boner.

I think that's an old Monza 160, maybe? Whatever it is, it's worth all the money. Ducati singles have become incredibly valuable.

Yup, I was close to the situation. ;)



Interesting. I suspect it will be great for street applications. And like most things with Japanese bikes currently, it will be heavy. I do like that they...

Totally. Harley did have a hand in the fuckery that ultimately ended Alta. A story for another time...

On the swapping, Alta had entered - and qualified for - the Erzberg rodeo a few years ago....

I'd say it's flipped. My experience with Alta - and I have many hours on their bikes - was that for MX, it was a weapon, but the loads asked of the bike spent the battery quickly. Same for the speeds...

What can I say? I have predilections for the Yurp-ee-uhns.

That said, we need to ride together sometime. We've skied plenty, but some motos would be cool. Maybe some Eastern Sierra adventuring?

Let's keep this stoke-fountain going in the hopes that La Nina delivers us a pound-town of a winter...

From a rally race last summer:

Setting up to pass a dude on course

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Imma post some accumulated stoke from this spring and summer. I haven't been able to ride since mid-July due to a wrist injury... which happened on one of the bikes.

My one track day this season
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Moto Tote. I used one to haul my Aprilia RSV4 from San Diego back up to Portland. It’s solid, quality and unlike most other carriers; has the proper tie down points.

A bit of brown pow searching this weekend on the Beta. The effort was quite successful.

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Sell it and buy one of the various colored-KTM bikes? :fmicon:



Watch out for the garbage, meth campers, and burned-out vehicles.

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YES!! My favorite iteration of the Scrambler, along with the Desert Sled. Bitchin'...



Come down for a visit and a series of test rides. I'm telling you; MotoCorsa will get you dialed.

You'll be surprised by the Ducati on the highway. And I can tell you that your local Ducati shop will let you test ride. Take them up on it. If you're down here, I'll introduce you to all the guys at...

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Yes to the Scrambler and the CB. No to the BMW. The two former are great if very different....

I mean... sure? My point was more than for the purpose at hand, a 300 2T is hard to beat. And there's a reason why many choose that platform. Or maybe you just have an inferiority complex or...

In hard enduro and WESS; all the riders are on 300 two-strokes. That should settle the 4T vs. 2T debate. :D

As for us mere mortals; it's a great time to be a rider as there are many great bikes...

The Turn, brown pow, singletrack stoke, and motorcycles all in one outing yesterday. Glorious!

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The KTM EFI bikes demand a very specific voltage. If you get outside of that; you're hooped. On my 250 TPI, the negative battery terminal bolt came loose and the bike wouldn't start. Once I figured...

A nice little Sunday ride to break in a new tire...

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Didn't go so well...

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Debeaded the tire, likely due to low pressure, and spun the tire on the rim. Super.

Touche. And they did.

Yes, good idea. Or a Rotopax if you're bougie.

TR, por favor

If it weren't a 17 hour drive, I'd go shred that trail again. It's big, wide, and full of amazing views. And lots of rocks. So many rocks.



I think there are options to dip out of the trail and...

What are you riding?

As part of that rally raid, we rode much of the Rim Rocker trail. Find that and get after it.

As part of that rally raid, we rode much of the Rim Rocker trail. Find that and get after it.

I participated in the first-ever, Dakar-style, malle moto rally raid this past week on the Western Slope. Talk about some bitchin' terrain!

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The pressure will only change the behavior of that tire so much. It's a gnarly stiff sidewall and carcass, at the expense of road manners. My RallZ on my KTM 790 Adventure R wanders and gives me some...

They look like the MotoZ Adventures or RallZ. A long-wearing tire with questionable road manners. It's great off the tarmac, though.

I took advantage of the high-pressure ridge and rode some chocolate cake.

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FIFY :D

A Beta four-stroke for those times where you just need a plate

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And a 790 Adventure R for long-distance, off-road travel.

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Get both; Tuono V4 and 250 two-stroke - best of all worlds.

I'm not familiar with melting connectors on the Aprilias. Maybe there were some teething problems on the early V4 1000s? The 1100s seem...

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The last track day of the season yesterday. Fuck, I love this Noale rage wagon. So good...

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I also had a chance to spin a few laps on this beast. FML... hide yo wife, hide yo kids!
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The Oregon Outback has some excellent riding for overgrown dirt bikes.

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It's epic once you're down on the shore. The road down in from the north was hardly better than a cobblestone street. Still, it was worth it. The night ride through the Rockefeller Parkway on the way...

I guess teh TRGz doesn't like copypasta BBCcode :shrug:

FML. Not sure. Chrome on macOS using imgur as an image hosting service. It seems that the TGRz doesn't like that service. Need to investigate...