Memories: best dirt bike trip ever

[motogroove]

I went again in 2006.
And I'll go again.
Worth a trip from anywhere.

Thanks to David Jones for a very long list of cool things (including hosting this text and these images).

If the text seems familiar, it was my first of a few pieces in Trail Rider magazine.

http://www.spodefest.net/rmd/dean_journal.html

http://www.spodefest.net/rmd/isf02_dean/

-Dean
neeeds to ride

R.I.P. Chris Johnson

[motogroove]

Just bumping this.

I felt like posting something positive yesterday. The brotherhood of bikers is an amazing thing.

BTW, Murray in the story (shown on the left)works at Rekluse now. He's one of my favorite people on the planet. Fast too.

[jhendr3702]

very nice dude.....

[hannesd]

this is heaven compaired to what we have here...

[motogroove]

Originally Posted by hannesd

this is heaven compaired to what we have here...

It is simply the best trail riding I've ever done in my life.
The fast guys were doing way over 100 miles a day of technical single track, different stuff every day, for a week, without riding the same stuff.
There's good riding for intermediate riders too. And it would be pretty awesome for dual sporting too.
Fishing, hot springs...

... and don't get me going about the stars.


ISF 2011 is only a few weeks away I think...
my other trip might be falling to pieces...
nah, couldn't happen.
or could it?

In 2006 I surprised everyone and showed up with a gear bag and a rental car. Mr. Baxter let me use his spare GG 300 (2000?), then I rode Idaspode's orange 200exc with one of them thar Rekluse cheater clutches (loved the cheater clutch most of the time, and they are even better now I hear). Then had a magic carpet ride on an older Yamaha WR200 - really nice bike.

[jhendr3702]

motogroove.... i had one of those wr200's.... bought it brand new in a crate. a little underpowered , but a blast to ride..

very good ride. was probably my fav, until i got on the gasgas 300

[motogroove]

This shot is from 2002. This kid is kicking ass in A or AA in the northwest enduro circuit. Anybody have a guess?
Hint: his dad rode my Gas Gas the day after this photo and bought one right away.

The 300 in the photo belongs to Mr. Baxter, and is the one he loaned me in 2006. He had a newer 300 by then, and this became his backup bike.

The name tag is incorrect. Cracks me up.

[motogroove]

Originally Posted by jhendr3702

motogroove.... i had one of those wr200's.... bought it brand new in a crate. a little underpowered , but a blast to ride..

very good ride. was probably my fav, until i got on the gasgas 300

This is me in 2006 on the WR200. At 9,000 feet, it's springtime in late August up there. The flowers were like this all around in this area, with enough butterflies to call them swarms, and a stunning view off to my left. Just as we came through here, stopping to absorb the beauty, two giant military cargo planes (maybe C130s but I don't know my planes so well) lumbered across the sky almost directly above us. They were close because we were so near the peak elevation. It was surreal.

Photo by my dear friend Tami of the Pampera Torture Test Team.

[Idaspode]

Originally Posted by motogroove

It is simply the best trail riding I've ever done in my life.
The fast guys were doing way over 100 miles a day of technical single track, different stuff every day, for a week, without riding the same stuff.
There's good riding for intermediate riders too. And it would be pretty awesome for dual sporting too.
Fishing, hot springs...

... and don't get me going about the stars.


ISF 2011 is only a few weeks away I think...
my other trip might be falling to pieces...
nah, couldn't happen.
or could it?

We could probably make it happen Dean. My buddy John has a spare 09 300. It ain't blue, nor does it have any "Gs" in the name but it does have a Rekluse Pro in it. Should I see if it can be made available?

In 2006 I surprised everyone and showed up with a gear bag and a rental car. Mr. Baxter let me use his spare GG 300 (2000?), then I rode Idaspode's orange 200exc with one of them thar Rekluse cheater clutches (loved the cheater clutch most of the time, and they are even better now I hear). Then had a magic carpet ride on an older Yamaha WR200 - really nice bike.

That appearance made my Fest for me. I really thought I was finally getting those LSD flashbacks that were promised. I couldn't believe my eyes. Thanks!

BTW, there was more than one of us who had hopeful expectations you'd pull it off again last year.

IdaSpode

[Idaspode]

Originally Posted by motogroove

This shot is from 2002. This kid is kicking ass in A or AA in the northwest enduro circuit. Anybody have a guess?
Hint: his dad rode my Gas Gas the day after this photo and bought one right away.

The 300 in the photo belongs to Mr. Baxter, and is the one he loaned me in 2006. He had a newer 300 by then, and this became his backup bike.

The name tag is incorrect. Cracks me up.

That pudgy little kid was smokin' lots of the "adult" riders on his KX100. Once he got a full size bike there was no stopping him, or for that matter, no catching up with him either.

IdaSpode