Ride to Wickenburg AZ, the back way - Page 20

Emerikol · 02-05-2021, 02:06 PM

Wanted to give this a bump and see if anyone wanted to put together a ride in Late February or early March. The weather has been great, and is projected to stay that way. Anyone interested in doing a ride somewhere? We can do the trusty Wickenburg standby, or try somewhere new. Anyone?

calvarez · 02-05-2021, 02:24 PM

Consider me in, let's see if any others...

I'm in the far NW area so not far, and have shop space/tools if needed. Oh, and a recovery vehicle if needed.

Emerikol · 02-05-2021, 02:28 PM

Good to know! That's one in so far! Do you have someone interested in coming along to drive the recovery vehicle? Or would you skip riding to drive support?

calvarez · 02-05-2021, 02:30 PM

I was thinking more that if we need to go back and get it, we could. It's a Rubicon Gladiator, easy to deal with the trail. Don't have someone who would want to drive along though.

alex_in_az · 02-06-2021, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Emerikol

Wanted to give this a bump and see if anyone wanted to put together a ride in Late February or early March. The weather has been great, and is projected to stay that way. Anyone interested in doing a ride somewhere? We can do the trusty Wickenburg standby, or try somewhere new. Anyone?

I'm in, I'd been thinking about a new set of tires and this would be a good excuse

Emerikol · 02-06-2021, 01:23 PM

Thanks for the update, Alex. A good ride is always a good excuse to buy new things/equipment! Ok, so that's two so far, plus me, and TJ will probably want to come out for a ride again. Who else wants to jump in?

superduder · 02-07-2021, 03:45 PM

Well I got a new (to me) carb for the Champion,
Seems to be doing fine, at least it did fine putting 450mi on the bike in a day,
So yeah, I guess I'm in,
And I might actually be able at least to make it to the starting point this time.

Emerikol · 02-07-2021, 05:08 PM

Ok. So anybody have a preference on when we do this, and where we’ll be headed?

culcune · 02-10-2021, 07:33 PM

I could drive a back-up vehicle. I would probably rather not take the Impreza on such an adventure again...

Emerikol · 02-11-2021, 06:46 AM

Thanks, Culcune. Let's see how this shakes out. The Impreza was a beast when you took it, but yeah, not thinking it would like a second round.

Anybody hear from MusicTrek lately? I've not seen him post anything in the last little bit. I'll shoot him a PM and check in. Since he knows those trails pretty well, if he doesn't want to go or can't make it, we're probably going to have to find a plan b route.

calvarez · 02-11-2021, 12:59 PM

My timeframe is pretty open. I know that doesn't help in nailing down a specific time, but others may have more constraints. For the next two weekends I will be getting our food gardens ready to grow, but after that, no plans. Perhaps first weekend of March? Outside of something weird, the weather is typically great for riding.

Emerikol · 02-15-2021, 09:41 PM

::BUMP:: No word back from MusicTrek. Hope he's ok. If I don't hear something this week, how would everyone feel about making plans to do a ride somewhere other than Wickenburg? I have no idea where yet, but I'm certainly open to any suggestions.

culcune · 09-01-2021, 02:25 AM

With the heat still permeating around here, combined with, surprisingly LOTS of humidity (all of July and August--stormy-like weather) and the past few days quite a large storm thanks to the remnants of Hurricane/Tropical Storm Nora making its way north as far north as Colorado, should we start thinking of the twice done ride? Emerikol has moved away, and I have not seen Music Trek on here for a while (he started the ride in the first place), but is anyone else interested in a ride when the weather gets cooler; say November? I have actually found a Chinese bike on Riders Share rentals--a Bashan Storm, in the Phoenix area, and I would like to reserve it if we can get enough people interested to justify renting it. I was thinking a possibility is to head a bit west and try to get to a part of the Arizona Peace Trail which crosses I 10 somewhere in the middle of nowhere in La Paz County, as well as crosses the 60 not too far north. The issue I see is riding Chinese dual-sports for miles on, say the 60, to get to the trail. We could look into a couple of other rides, or if we can remember the route, Surprise to Wickenburg. I will ask on the Facebook group as well as there were a few Phoenix-area riders interested in meeting up for rides over the past several months and were pleasantly surprised when I mentioned the Surprise to Wickenburg route for Chinese dual-sports.

Emerikol · 09-01-2021, 07:08 AM

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...Anull%7D%22%7D

Emerikol · 09-01-2021, 07:10 AM

Culcune, Here's a bike you might be interested in. I could pick it up here in GA, get it running, and then ship it off to you. As much as I would like to do this ride again, I'm afraid I'm going to have to tap out. I don't have the ability to leave everything here long enough to ride out there, do the ride, and then ride back. They were certainly fun rides, though!

02-05-2021, 02:06 PM	#286
Emerikol Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Carrollton, GA Posts: 1,467	Wanted to give this a bump and see if anyone wanted to put together a ride in Late February or early March. The weather has been great, and is projected to stay that way. Anyone interested in doing a ride somewhere? We can do the trusty Wickenburg standby, or try somewhere new. Anyone? __________________ First Rule of Aviation: -Never Pass Up The Opportunity to Pee I was struggling to get my wife's attention; I sat down on the couch and looked comfortable. That did the trick! My wife says I only have two faults. I don't listen and something else... If at first you don't succeed, try doing it the way I told you to... The Stable: 2005 Yamaha V-Star 650 - SOLD 2015 Suzuki DR 650 2015 RPS Hawk 250 - SOLD 2016 Ural Gear Up
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02-05-2021, 02:24 PM	#287
calvarez Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: Peoria, AZ Posts: 334	Consider me in, let's see if any others... I'm in the far NW area so not far, and have shop space/tools if needed. Oh, and a recovery vehicle if needed. __________________ 2016 RX3 2002 Honda CBR1100XX
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02-05-2021, 02:28 PM	#288
Emerikol Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Carrollton, GA Posts: 1,467	Good to know! That's one in so far! Do you have someone interested in coming along to drive the recovery vehicle? Or would you skip riding to drive support? __________________ First Rule of Aviation: -Never Pass Up The Opportunity to Pee I was struggling to get my wife's attention; I sat down on the couch and looked comfortable. That did the trick! My wife says I only have two faults. I don't listen and something else... If at first you don't succeed, try doing it the way I told you to... The Stable: 2005 Yamaha V-Star 650 - SOLD 2015 Suzuki DR 650 2015 RPS Hawk 250 - SOLD 2016 Ural Gear Up
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02-05-2021, 02:30 PM	#289
calvarez Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: Peoria, AZ Posts: 334	I was thinking more that if we need to go back and get it, we could. It's a Rubicon Gladiator, easy to deal with the trail. Don't have someone who would want to drive along though. __________________ 2016 RX3 2002 Honda CBR1100XX
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02-06-2021, 01:23 PM	#291
Emerikol Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Carrollton, GA Posts: 1,467	Thanks for the update, Alex. A good ride is always a good excuse to buy new things/equipment! Ok, so that's two so far, plus me, and TJ will probably want to come out for a ride again. Who else wants to jump in? __________________ First Rule of Aviation: -Never Pass Up The Opportunity to Pee I was struggling to get my wife's attention; I sat down on the couch and looked comfortable. That did the trick! My wife says I only have two faults. I don't listen and something else... If at first you don't succeed, try doing it the way I told you to... The Stable: 2005 Yamaha V-Star 650 - SOLD 2015 Suzuki DR 650 2015 RPS Hawk 250 - SOLD 2016 Ural Gear Up
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02-07-2021, 03:45 PM	#292
superduder Join Date: May 2017 Location: Tucson Posts: 49	Well I got a new (to me) carb for the Champion, Seems to be doing fine, at least it did fine putting 450mi on the bike in a day, So yeah, I guess I'm in, And I might actually be able at least to make it to the starting point this time.
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02-07-2021, 05:08 PM	#293
Emerikol Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Carrollton, GA Posts: 1,467	Ok. So anybody have a preference on when we do this, and where we’ll be headed? __________________ First Rule of Aviation: -Never Pass Up The Opportunity to Pee I was struggling to get my wife's attention; I sat down on the couch and looked comfortable. That did the trick! My wife says I only have two faults. I don't listen and something else... If at first you don't succeed, try doing it the way I told you to... The Stable: 2005 Yamaha V-Star 650 - SOLD 2015 Suzuki DR 650 2015 RPS Hawk 250 - SOLD 2016 Ural Gear Up
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02-10-2021, 07:33 PM	#294
culcune Join Date: May 2006 Location: Yuma, Arizona Posts: 9,056	I could drive a back-up vehicle. I would probably rather not take the Impreza on such an adventure again... __________________ "They say that life's a carousel, spinning fast you got to ride it well..." TGB Delivery Scooter 150 TMEC 200 Enduro--carcass is sadly rotting in the backyard
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02-11-2021, 06:46 AM	#295
Emerikol Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Carrollton, GA Posts: 1,467	Thanks, Culcune. Let's see how this shakes out. The Impreza was a beast when you took it, but yeah, not thinking it would like a second round. Anybody hear from MusicTrek lately? I've not seen him post anything in the last little bit. I'll shoot him a PM and check in. Since he knows those trails pretty well, if he doesn't want to go or can't make it, we're probably going to have to find a plan b route. __________________ First Rule of Aviation: -Never Pass Up The Opportunity to Pee I was struggling to get my wife's attention; I sat down on the couch and looked comfortable. That did the trick! My wife says I only have two faults. I don't listen and something else... If at first you don't succeed, try doing it the way I told you to... The Stable: 2005 Yamaha V-Star 650 - SOLD 2015 Suzuki DR 650 2015 RPS Hawk 250 - SOLD 2016 Ural Gear Up
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02-11-2021, 12:59 PM	#296
calvarez Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: Peoria, AZ Posts: 334	My timeframe is pretty open. I know that doesn't help in nailing down a specific time, but others may have more constraints. For the next two weekends I will be getting our food gardens ready to grow, but after that, no plans. Perhaps first weekend of March? Outside of something weird, the weather is typically great for riding. __________________ 2016 RX3 2002 Honda CBR1100XX
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02-15-2021, 09:41 PM	#297
Emerikol Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Carrollton, GA Posts: 1,467	::BUMP:: No word back from MusicTrek. Hope he's ok. If I don't hear something this week, how would everyone feel about making plans to do a ride somewhere other than Wickenburg? I have no idea where yet, but I'm certainly open to any suggestions. __________________ First Rule of Aviation: -Never Pass Up The Opportunity to Pee I was struggling to get my wife's attention; I sat down on the couch and looked comfortable. That did the trick! My wife says I only have two faults. I don't listen and something else... If at first you don't succeed, try doing it the way I told you to... The Stable: 2005 Yamaha V-Star 650 - SOLD 2015 Suzuki DR 650 2015 RPS Hawk 250 - SOLD 2016 Ural Gear Up
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09-01-2021, 02:25 AM	#298
culcune Join Date: May 2006 Location: Yuma, Arizona Posts: 9,056	With the heat still permeating around here, combined with, surprisingly LOTS of humidity (all of July and August--stormy-like weather) and the past few days quite a large storm thanks to the remnants of Hurricane/Tropical Storm Nora making its way north as far north as Colorado, should we start thinking of the twice done ride? Emerikol has moved away, and I have not seen Music Trek on here for a while (he started the ride in the first place), but is anyone else interested in a ride when the weather gets cooler; say November? I have actually found a Chinese bike on Riders Share rentals--a Bashan Storm, in the Phoenix area, and I would like to reserve it if we can get enough people interested to justify renting it. I was thinking a possibility is to head a bit west and try to get to a part of the Arizona Peace Trail which crosses I 10 somewhere in the middle of nowhere in La Paz County, as well as crosses the 60 not too far north. The issue I see is riding Chinese dual-sports for miles on, say the 60, to get to the trail. We could look into a couple of other rides, or if we can remember the route, Surprise to Wickenburg. I will ask on the Facebook group as well as there were a few Phoenix-area riders interested in meeting up for rides over the past several months and were pleasantly surprised when I mentioned the Surprise to Wickenburg route for Chinese dual-sports. __________________ "They say that life's a carousel, spinning fast you got to ride it well..." TGB Delivery Scooter 150 TMEC 200 Enduro--carcass is sadly rotting in the backyard
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09-01-2021, 07:08 AM	#299
Emerikol Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Carrollton, GA Posts: 1,467	https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...Anull%7D%22%7D __________________ First Rule of Aviation: -Never Pass Up The Opportunity to Pee I was struggling to get my wife's attention; I sat down on the couch and looked comfortable. That did the trick! My wife says I only have two faults. I don't listen and something else... If at first you don't succeed, try doing it the way I told you to... The Stable: 2005 Yamaha V-Star 650 - SOLD 2015 Suzuki DR 650 2015 RPS Hawk 250 - SOLD 2016 Ural Gear Up
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09-01-2021, 07:10 AM	#300
Emerikol Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Carrollton, GA Posts: 1,467	Culcune, Here's a bike you might be interested in. I could pick it up here in GA, get it running, and then ship it off to you. As much as I would like to do this ride again, I'm afraid I'm going to have to tap out. I don't have the ability to leave everything here long enough to ride out there, do the ride, and then ride back. They were certainly fun rides, though! __________________ First Rule of Aviation: -Never Pass Up The Opportunity to Pee I was struggling to get my wife's attention; I sat down on the couch and looked comfortable. That did the trick! My wife says I only have two faults. I don't listen and something else... If at first you don't succeed, try doing it the way I told you to... The Stable: 2005 Yamaha V-Star 650 - SOLD 2015 Suzuki DR 650 2015 RPS Hawk 250 - SOLD 2016 Ural Gear Up
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