Pics of your Bikes and Rides

[jkam]

My Strom was a 2004 650, the first year for it.
I paid $5800 out the door for it.
I was in Phoenix at the time and I took it to Al Jesse for him to make me some of his awesome cases.
Since he used my bike as the prototype and had it for about a month, he gave a full set for free.
I had that bike 3 years, put 86,000 miles on it and it was very reliable, chain, sprockets, brake pads.
I abused it on purpose to see how well it could take jkam abuse, it impressed me a lot.
Fueling up in Baja.

 

[Pacific Northwest yetti]

I do like those Tigers. If money was no object I think I'd have a hard time picking between a Tiger and a GS1300...or an Africa Twin. Come to think of it the Moto Guzzi V85 TT's are pretty nice too....

Im not a fan of the big old BMW, the serviceability, and ease of field repair are not great. I looked at Africa Twins for a bit, when they first came out. The dealer said it would be 6 months, and did not want to sell their display. Which I kinda get.

 

[jkam]

This one goes back to my third bike. Early 70's
Yamaha YZ 125.
Taken by my friend using a Polaroid. Got the cactus and full shadow of the bike.

 

[Todd780]

Crappy pic of an 'Adventure' but had to stop and take a pic when I came across this street while tooling around our neighborhood.

 

[Cabrito]

Just returned from 10 days & 1590 miles of smiles.

 

[BritKLR]

Just returned from 10 days & 1590 miles of smiles.

What luggage did you run?

 

[BritKLR]

Our upcoming 2023 MotoCamp Adventure Run! Just under 1300 miles, 2 states from 12,500 feet passes to desert sand. Can't wait!

2023 MotoCamp Adventure Run Route

Monday, Sept. 4, 2023

• Meet at McDonalds in Idaho Springs, Co at 0800
• Travel south via Guanella Pass to Lake City, Co.
• Noon, lunch
• Route will traverse 2 lane paved roads, gravel and dirt
• Dispersed Camping, dinner on East side of Engineer Pass

Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023

• 0600 Breakfast, break camp
• 0800 Engineer Pass to Silverton
• Silverton to Black Bear Pass into Telluride
• Noon, lunch
• Telluride to Imogene Pass into Ouray
• Dispersed Camping, Dinner.

Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023

• 0600 Breakfast, break camp
• 0800 Ophir or Black Bear Pass to Telluride
• Travel to Slick Rock, Co via 2-lane
• Noon, lunch
• Travel from Slick Rock to 3 Steps Hideaway Inn in Utah via gravel, dirt and single track from Colorado to Utah
• Field camp with showers at 3 Steps Hideaway ($39), Cowboy Dinner ($39)(Drinks on your own), Cowboy Breakfast ($19)

Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023

• 0600 Breakfast, break camp
• 0800 travel to Moab, Utah
• Run White Rim Trail
• Noon, lunch
• Run second optional Trail (group pick)
• Tour, drink, eat, hangout in Moab
• Camping options: Disperse camp, dinner in and around Moab or local hosted camp

Friday, Sept. 8, 2023

• 0600 Breakfast, break camp
• Say goodbye to Kevin!
• Head east via Rim Rocker Trail
• Dispersed camping, dinner

Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023

• 0600 Breakfast, break camp
• Return to Idaho Springs
• End of run.

Note: Subject to change. Rider is responsible for all own expenses, motorcycle, insurance, gear, food, gas, etc.

Note: This is a volunteer fun run. Participate at your own risk. By participating you assume all personal risk and liability.

 

[Todd780]

Just returned from 10 days & 1590 miles of smiles.

Looks like a great ride! Where did you go?

 

[Todd780]

Our upcoming 2023 MotoCamp Adventure Run! Just under 1300 miles, 2 states from 12,500 feet passes to desert sand. Can't wait!

2023 MotoCamp Adventure Run Route

Monday, Sept. 4, 2023

• Meet at McDonalds in Idaho Springs, Co at 0800
• Travel south via Guanella Pass to Lake City, Co.
• Noon, lunch
• Route will traverse 2 lane paved roads, gravel and dirt
• Dispersed Camping, dinner on East side of Engineer Pass

Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023

• 0600 Breakfast, break camp
• 0800 Engineer Pass to Silverton
• Silverton to Black Bear Pass into Telluride
• Noon, lunch
• Telluride to Imogene Pass into Ouray
• Dispersed Camping, Dinner.

Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023

• 0600 Breakfast, break camp
• 0800 Ophir or Black Bear Pass to Telluride
• Travel to Slick Rock, Co via 2-lane
• Noon, lunch
• Travel from Slick Rock to 3 Steps Hideaway Inn in Utah via gravel, dirt and single track from Colorado to Utah
• Field camp with showers at 3 Steps Hideaway ($39), Cowboy Dinner ($39)(Drinks on your own), Cowboy Breakfast ($19)

Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023

• 0600 Breakfast, break camp
• 0800 travel to Moab, Utah
• Run White Rim Trail
• Noon, lunch
• Run second optional Trail (group pick)
• Tour, drink, eat, hangout in Moab
• Camping options: Disperse camp, dinner in and around Moab or local hosted camp

Friday, Sept. 8, 2023

• 0600 Breakfast, break camp
• Say goodbye to Kevin!
• Head east via Rim Rocker Trail
• Dispersed camping, dinner

Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023

• 0600 Breakfast, break camp
• Return to Idaho Springs
• End of run.

Note: Subject to change. Rider is responsible for all own expenses, motorcycle, insurance, gear, food, gas, etc.

Note: This is a volunteer fun run. Participate at your own risk. By participating you assume all liability.

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Looks like the makings of an awesome trip. Enjoy!

 

[Cabrito]

Looks like a great ride! Where did you go?

What luggage did you run?

It was a great ride! My little 300 was hanging with much bigger bikes and the only hard days were the first and last where I had to ride over 200 miles of highway to get to the start and to get home. The group consisted of a 1200GSA, F800GS, Tiger, 1190, 990, T700, 690, R100GSPD
Here is a snapshot of where we went or you can look closer here


The luggage was a mix of stuff that allowed me to bring everything I could possibly want. To be honest it felt weightless despite the largeness. I tried multiple setups before settling on this config.

MoskoMoto Backcountry 25/35 side bags on Outback Motortek racks - The bags held up really well and are easy to put on and take off.



Wolfman custom made top duffel -He made it to my spec and I love it.


Wolfman Enduro Pocket in place of a tank bag - Great for stashing my phone or strapping my gloves to the tank.

GiantLoop ZigZag bar bag.

Two sets of RokStraps for the top duffel. One large set and one small set so I can secure the load and also easily strap my jacket or whatever to it with out the load moving.

I used (destroyed) a large Outdoor Research dry bag for my jacket to keep it from getting so dusty. I should have used a more heavy duty dry bag for this.

https://photos.smugmug.com/NorCal1k-2023/i-t3QjBq9/0/7f266980/M/IMG_0887-M.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/NorCal1k-2023/i-MCpQbTP/0/dbc47a4c/M/IMG_0937-M.jpg

I think the dry bag got snagged on some of the overgrown sections.


More pics of the trip here

 

[Todd780]

It was a great ride! My little 300 was hanging with much bigger bikes and the only hard days were the first and last where I had to ride over 200 miles of highway to get to the start and to get home. The group consisted of a 1200GSA, F800GS, Tiger, 1190, 990, T700, 690, R100GSPD
Here is a snapshot of where we went or you can look closer here


The luggage was a mix of stuff that allowed me to bring everything I could possibly want. To be honest it felt weightless despite the largeness. I tried multiple setups before settling on this config.

MoskoMoto Backcountry 25/35 side bags on Outback Motortek racks - The bags held up really well and are easy to put on and take off.



Wolfman custom made top duffel -He made it to my spec and I love it.


Wolfman Enduro Pocket in place of a tank bag - Great for stashing my phone or strapping my gloves to the tank.

GiantLoop ZigZag bar bag.

Two sets of RokStraps for the top duffel. One large set and one small set so I can secure the load and also easily strap my jacket or whatever to it with out the load moving.

I used (destroyed) a large Outdoor Research dry bag for my jacket to keep it from getting so dusty. I should have used a more heavy duty dry bag for this.

https://photos.smugmug.com/NorCal1k-2023/i-t3QjBq9/0/7f266980/M/IMG_0887-M.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/NorCal1k-2023/i-MCpQbTP/0/dbc47a4c/M/IMG_0937-M.jpg

I think the dry bag got snagged on some of the overgrown sections.


More pics of the trip here

Looks like a fun route! Thanks for sharing the link to the pics.

 

[JamesReddish]

Here's my bike

2000 Aprilia RSV Mille R

Certainly not overland, but great for exploring open winding roads, the track and petrol stations at the end of nice roads haha.

 

[Todd780]

Here's my bike

2000 Aprilia RSV Mille R

Certainly not overland, but great for exploring open winding roads, the track and petrol stations at the end of nice roads haha.
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Looks like a fun bike! If you want, you can always add another bike to the stable for the overland type stuff, haha

 

[JamesReddish]

Looks like a fun bike! If you want, you can always add another bike to the stable for the overland type stuff, haha

It never fails to put a smile on my face.

I've just bought some more casual riding gear so I can use it more/easier than with the 1 piece suit every time.

I'd love to add another bike to the stable (when money allows) Something that allows me to take my partner out and cover some more distance - although this opens up a huge spectrum! Cruiser/adventure bike/scooter even!

 

[xvz12]

This is my 20 year old daily driver....nothing fancy, but still gets me around.