East of Phoenix Rider's Group

[BELSTAFF]

Well good for you Paul, now I can stop & help you pick up a fat pig. Oh yeah don't forget to hit the gym---it don't help but you'll feel

better about picking it up after all a 500# pig is still a 500# pig & it will spit you off and will get the both of you dirty &

the 500# pig will like it You ---not so much.

[750Volts!]

Hey Jeff, I learned from you my friend. I will not be buying a 950SE, but I have to say I think I could have hit 100mph on the pipeline road and stayed upright. That bike was out of this world. I didn't get out of 3rd gear but I had the feeling that the faster you went the more stable the bike was. I could see myself getting a DR650 and doing all of the mods on it that MonteK has done to his bike. I am sure he has a couple of thousand in add-ons on his KLR but when I rode it the feeling was that I was on a high performance off road bike not a KLR. I have ridden Bill's DR650 and the bike fits me like a glove, excepting the seat. When I do finally get off my butt and sell some bikes I will ride up and see you on the new one. Take care, Paul

[750Volts!]

Ok guys I have an idea, please let me know what you think.
Saturday March 16th (We can meet earlier and ride together out to Buckeye)
0930 Sheep Camp Restaurant
304 E US Highway 85 Buckeye, AZ
Have a little food and BS then MC85 west to Oglesby road north then west to Baseline road the NW on Salome Highway to Courthouse Rd west which turns into Centennial rd there we pick up the ElPaso Pipeline road aka 571st Ave which we ride for about 85 miles to 95 north arriving in Quartzite, AZ for a late lunch. On the way back we can jump on the freeway and attempt to stay awake after a long ride.

I am asking if you guys think this is a good idea because I have never been out that way and because of the 160 or so miles riding freeway home. Let me know it could be epic cool or fail but as always it would provide adventure.

[BIG-E]

Originally Posted by Montek

thanx guys, that was an awesome ride today. u fukrs is alright. that was just awesome stuff, and the views of the desert were spectacular, the trails were fricken unbeleivable, riding partners could not have been better. A bonus day to be alive and on 2 wheels in the desert.
Monte

+1!!

Awesome day! Thanks Everyone!

BTW, Paul you can borrow the SE anytime.....Heheheheh.....

[AZ Desert Dog]

Hey I through together the video I took from the ride. I split it up into three parts. If your bored and want soemthing to watch gie it a try. If your going to watch only one part watch part two.
I had a great time! Thanks for having me along.

Part One
http://youtu.be/_JumzxHIqTs



Part Two
http://youtu.be/R1oo9wAi97A

Part Three
http://youtu.be/AgZjjb82qnc

[kyre]

Hi All,

I hope this is the right place to ask, but I'm going to be staying in Fountain Hills in ~March 15 and wanted to rent a bike. I was out there last year and rented a BMW R1200RT, which I thought was great (although a little clunky at low speeds). My wife and I went up to Snowflake then south through Show Low back to Fountain Hills, which was awesome although just a bit long for my wife. We covered about 380 miles.

Does one have a rental place they'd recommend? So far the front runner is http://www.azride.com. I'm torn between renting the BMW again, or going with the Ducati.

Any route recommendations?

Thanks!

[AZ TOM]

Originally Posted by AZ Desert Dog

Hey I through together the video I took from the ride. I split it up into three parts. If your bored and want soemthing to watch gie it a try. If your going to watch only one part watch part two.
I had a great time! Thanks for having me along.

Part One
http://youtu.be/_JumzxHIqTs



Part Two
http://youtu.be/R1oo9wAi97A

Part Three
http://youtu.be/AgZjjb82qnc

Great video DD. I felt you pain & exhaustion. My advice for what it's worth before this is no longer fun for you, get rid of that tank & get something more off road friendly & have way more fun out there

[cyberdos]

Originally Posted by kyre

Hi All,

I hope this is the right place to ask, but I'm going to be staying in Fountain Hills in ~March 15 and wanted to rent a bike. I was out there last year and rented a BMW R1200RT, which I thought was great (although a little clunky at low speeds). My wife and I went up to Snowflake then south through Show Low back to Fountain Hills, which was awesome although just a bit long for my wife. We covered about 380 miles.

Does one have a rental place they'd recommend? So far the front runner is http://www.azride.com. I'm torn between renting the BMW again, or going with the Ducati.

Any route recommendations?

Thanks!

Rent the GS again. And if she isn't scared of doing some of-roading follow this route.



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It's a fantastic and beautiful loop.

Point D is an easy dirt road.

from points E through F it's a little bit more rough but nothing too bad. Take your time and enjoy the scenery. I think you guys will love it.

click here if that link doesn't work.

[JayHawk]

Great vids DesertDog. You did an amazing job piloting your supertanker through all that sand .

[cyberdos]

It's cool to have narrated video.

so did you guys like the Hangar Cafe?

no need to sugar coat things with me. If it sucked, it sucked. I just like to know other people's opinions.

[kyre]

Originally Posted by cyberdos

Rent the GS again. And if she isn't scared of doing some of-roading follow this route.



View Larger Map

It's a fantastic and beautiful loop.

Point D is an easy dirt road.

from points E through F it's a little bit more rough but nothing too bad. Take your time and enjoy the scenery. I think you guys will love it.

click here if that link doesn't work.

This is awesome! I rented the RT last time though, I've never gone off road, and this will only be my second time riding two-up... I don't know how well my wife would handle that either.

[cyberdos]

Originally Posted by kyre

This is awesome! I rented the RT last time though, I've never gone off road, and this will only be my second time riding two-up... I don't know how well my wife would handle that either.

Well the good thing about that loop is that the easy part is on the front end. If once you get past point D (Roosevelt Dam) you decide things are getting too sketchy for you guys you can just head North on 188 until you reach 87 and take that back into Fountain Hills. It's all paved and still a pretty nice ride.

Like so.

here are some pics of that loop.

[cyberdos]

An all paved route would look like this.

And if you enjoy twisties I would recommend this.
It's 300 miles but a great day of riding.

or you could rent a Harley and just cruise up to Tortilla Flat and back.

Good luck and hope you two have fun.

[750Volts!]

Julio,
No sugar coating +1 for the food quality at Hangar Cafe. The food taste and quality was A1. The amount of people at the time we were there was a bit high and with the size of us and gear was a bit tight, but what can you expect, when the food is good people wait outside for it.

Nice videos Adrian, thanks for posting them!

Hey did anyone see my post for the next ride? What you think?

[cyberdos]

Originally Posted by 750Volts!

Julio,
No sugar coating +1 for the food quality at Hangar Cafe. The food taste and quality was A1. The amount of people at the time we were there was a bit high and with the size of us and gear was a bit tight, but what can you expect, when the food is good people wait outside for it.

Cool. Glad you liked it. I warned you about the small space/big crowd. I guess it's a better place when there's a smaller group. There's another one of these types of cafe's at the Mesa Gateway airport. A lot bigger but the food isn't nearly as good. It would have been pretty cool to go this weekend. They had WWII planes on display.

Originally Posted by 750Volts!

Hey did anyone see my post for the next ride? What you think?

I think you're nuts.

I don't have a bike to do that sort of trip. My DRZ hates the pavement.