Who rides motorcycles?

[ericm979]

That's exactly were that picture was taken... We used to "neutral race" back down from there... keep the bikes in neutral, and coast... speed management... so much fun! I loved riding out there.

I currently live in the mountains behind your left shoulder in the pic.

If you did the whole Mt Hamilton-Mines rd loop, I grew up in a town at the other end.

I've ridden Mt Hamilton and/or Mines road on a bicycle many hundreds of times, and also ridden it on various motorcycles. They are fun roads, though unforgiving of mistakes or inattention.

 

[Darth_DMack]

I currently live in the mountains behind your left shoulder in the pic.

If you did the whole Mt Hamilton-Mines rd loop, I grew up in a town at the other end.

I've ridden Mt Hamilton and/or Mines road on a bicycle many hundreds of times, and also ridden it on various motorcycles. They are fun roads, though unforgiving of mistakes or inattention.

I was living in Marina, going to school Mon to Fri at DLI... Saturdays and Sundays were our riding days if we were not at the track. Thunderhill was my go-to track when I was there.

We rode all over Santa Cruz, up the mountains, HWY-9, or out to Coalinga (HWY 25 and HWY 198)... such great riding out there. I sure do miss it.

I've ridden the Mt. Hamilton - Mines Road loop dozens of times, very technical on my GSXR1K, wish I had my current bike back then... those roads are made for my GS Adventure!

 

[MarkMac]

I ride a 2018 KTM 500 EXC and a 2024 KLR650.

The KTM was the last bike I raced.

 

[3930dave]

I used to post a lot on ADVRider... but I mainly lurk there now.

Once I get it, I will be sure to showcase what I do with the suspension. Not much to do in regards to power, but I am not getting the 300L for power. I want to learn how to ride the technical stuff on something that is not 600 pounds... My BMW GSA is much more capable than I am right now. For sure!

Roger on the weight issue..... I was thinking of trials bikes as we were winding through this conversation....

Skilled riders in all disciplines impress me, but none more so than a top trials rider..... How did they get a free-pass on all the laws of physics that I have to deal with ?

Rgds, D.

 

[3930dave]

I ride a 2018 KTM 500 EXC and a 2024 KLR650.

The KTM was the last bike I raced.

Race bike, and a SuperTanker - Different steeds, for different needs !

Impressive, what some people have done with KLRs off-road - way beyond my riding skills !

Welcome, and Rgds, D.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Has anyone worried about the short windshields? Like if you are trail riding and do an endo and your trachea hits the edge?

What might seem OK for the road might could give you a bad day.

Had a buddy take a Yamaha 650 with a windjammer III into a deep sand creek. (He showed up on the wrong bike). He endo'd and hit the bridge of his nose on the edge of the windshield. Split it clean and the blood was flowing. Think someone had some electrical tape to mend him.

 

[Rockbadchild]

A dual-sport in the wild......

I think you already have engine guards (little tough to see in those pics), but if you are looking for anything, I like the T-Rex I put on last year. Not inexpensive to land in Kanada, but what is.....

Not my pic (factory one), but my KLX is the same setup..... I went with their bash-plate too - I like it because it is longer, upswept @ rear, to protect the lower dogbone.

The crash bars are more of a wide street style, which is not for some, but work for me

T-Rex Racing Kawasaki KLX250 / KLX300 Engine Guard Crash Cages

Rgds, D.

yeah i have a factory one … I actually drop it yesterday and it work like a charme … long wet clay hole with ruts and a turn, a bad combo, I was coming a little fast as well.

 

[3930dave]

yeah i have a factory one … I actually drop it yesterday and it work like a charme … long wet clay hole with ruts and a turn, a bad combo, I was coming a little fast as well.

Like you said..... playing off-road..... just a matter of time.... glad to hear the factory guards did well.

Looking @ your T7, reminded me of a build an Aussie named Adam did with a T7.....

Rgds, D.

 

[3930dave]

Engineering.... you get it, or you don't...... this guy does, AND can ride, AND knows how to film...... did a great build on a T7.

Stumbled across Adam seasons back...... Pro-racer, paid to ride high-end stuff many of us will never see.... for a lark, he bought an old Africa Twin in Norway, to boot around on......

Hard to predict, where you heart and head will take you..... he's got it BAD, for these ur Twins.....

Great comment ^ " They say after 50 , a man shouldn't own anymore motorbikes....."

Rgds, D.

 

[Rockbadchild]

4000km (2485miles) on the bike now, all mines… i got about 1242mikes on the tire more than I thought but I won’t try this tire again (Pirelli MT21) the front his holding very well tho… The roads were I work are very nice, lots of bush roads and trails. Some roads are 40km/h roads “speed limit” in a truck let’s say some are 60km/h so they are lots of fun with these kinda bike… I am talking about hills, curves and straits between two curves, lots of drifts, beaks and gas … best of all most connect at some point so I can do loops and come back from a other roads which is my favorite kinda ride.