Bay Area Adventure Riders Club

Wha…?? Whaddaya mean? Has someone been taking photos through my windows again? Damn it! :ddog




CuriousChick

Ooh yeah! I saw that! That was way cool! I shudder to think what would happen if Eric and I tried to pull off one of those shots. Someone would be getting' hurt, no doubt




WoodsChick

What? I can't find it

I honestly have no idea what it is, Rob! I haven't seen it, either.
Guess I should grab a copy. I mean, if I'm gonna be all famous and shit…





UnknownChick

Hitting the newsstand this week! Just shipped it off to the printer.

The A'stich catalog shot was actually a bit of a production. My wife got the idea for the shot, and enlisted our neighbor Paul to drive my convertible, and the CityBike staff photographer Bob Stokstad to shoot the picture.

I thought "Yeah, that's all sweet an shit... but...". It turns out the image has legs -- we've had a couple of people contact us to buy prints.

Hey HWD,

Wow, super-proud of you, my hero! . What fun to race with your son, too ... I'd love to simply do an Enduro someday, let alone 5th place in C-SS, with all the treacherous fast old salts ...

Hey cxwing,

Sorry I missed you and HWD at Hollister this weekend ... did you see any SFMC jerseys? Hard to miss, they are so ugly ...

Cary loved the Roadracer_Al catalogue cover, and I'm looking forward to seeing WC in the June CB ...

see you around the campfire,
-- SFMCjohn

Hey BAARCers,

Got to hang out with my friends in the Oakland Motorcycle Club
at the Rodeo Grounds in Stonyford, along with 500 of my
closest motorcycle buddies ...

Catfish told me the road to Sheetiron Mountain was
clear of deadfall ... he was right!





Found some friends in the register ...



View of Mt Hull (on the right) from Sheetiron Mountain ...



... and Bicycle Phil on the tippy-top of Mt Hull ...
he and DaveRMS did ALL the hard-splits on Saturday,
leaving from Stonyford at 5am, riding to Ft Bragg and
returning to the Rodeo Grounds before sunset ...
bad-a** rally racers, they are ...



Sunrise from that 02 route with the water crossing at the bottom,
that goes from a couple of miles north of Stonyford up to Low Gap/M3 ...



View towards Stonyford from that road ... very pretty ...



Made it to Anthony Peak ...



... and view towards Lake Berryessa up from the Buck Island
intersection on Rayhouse Road ...

So, there you go ... Thanks to the OMC for all the amazing
amount of work they do year-in-and-year-out putting on the SI ...
this was the 23rd, so I'm told ...

see you around the campfire,
-- SFMCjohn

Yes, and yes!

If any of you local KTMers need a set of these, let me know.

http://advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=978761


Cheers,

Chris

Yeah the road up to Sheetiron is clear & they removed the dirt pile that blocked the whole road the last time
I was up there. Cool to see its OK/legal to ride up there again. I want to ride the ridge road west from the
peak next time I'm up there.

WHOOOA! Phil & Dave are definitely BAD-ASS ... or CRAZY!

A friend & I were up in that neck of the woods on Wednesday.


Stonyford singletrack!


LUPINS & Mark!


Catfish & Mark


Goat Mountain poses behind the hill of Lupins!




Mmmm ... SWEET trail!

If anyone is looking for some FUN riding & camping in July, Downieville trails & Gold Lake camping!!


Catfish ...

Putting together a last minute ride for this monday. Basically the most dirt mileage in a day ride we can squeeze in. We're missing some more local dirt, but we can do that anytime. For me, the highlight will be Los Burros/Coast Ridge. It's all fire road stuff, but there are some good views high above the coast.


When: Monday May 26, 2014
Where: Moss Landing Cafe
Arrive: 8:30am
KSU: 9:30am

Route Description:
South on 1
Top off tanks in Carmel at Chevron on Rio Rd.
At Bixby Bridge, left on Old Coast Rd.
Back onto 1 at Andrew Molera Park.
Pick up a sandwich and drinks in Big Sur (or bring your own)
Continue south past Nacimiento Fergusson to Gorda
Top off at most expensive gas in America if you have a tiny tank.
Back track 1 mile and head up Los Burros
Left on Coast Ridge
Right on Nacimiento Fergusson
We WILL pass through the military base
- make sure you have license, registration and insurance paperwork in order
- or you will be shot
Jolon Road into King City
Gas there if anyone really needs
Out to Metz road to avoid slabbing on 101
Duck onto 101 at Soledad - take that 7 miles to Gonzales.
Zig here, zag there, get on La Gloria
take that to 25
Left on 25 to Panoche Rd. for about a mile or two
Left on Browns Valley Rd
Left on Santa Rita and into Hollister and then San Juan Bautista where the ride ends.

Total Mileage: 243 miles
Total Dirt: About 51.5

Difficulty level of dirt: Really easy to easy on a Big bike. Ok, there might be a brief spot or two that are almost moderate difficulty (up hill switchbacks with some deep silt - keep your speed up and stay committed and you won't have a problem). Knobbies help, but aren't required. At least last time I rode these roads... it's been a while.

Route Map:
http://goo.gl/maps/gVW0R





Barring too many camera, rest, piss stops (or extra exploration not on route), ride end should be about 7:30pm in SJB.

Route isn't etched in stone. We can shave off stuff if it gets a bit late. I'm not looking to make record time or anything. I never get to ride in this stuff, so I'm going to be taking it easy just to soak in the view. At least some of the time. Those familiar with the are are welcome to ride whatever pace they'd like, shoot ahead, etc. This ride is about enjoying the ride. Wait at turns for the rider behind you. If you ride ahead much, it's best to coordinate a rendezvous pt before you ride off. Please don't ride off alone.

I'm not trucking anything down and the route isn't really very trucking friendly (pun intentional... lol). This is an ADV bike ride. It's suited for a dual sport if it has good range. I haven't figured out the mileage between gas stations, etc (might do that on Sunday), but 150 miles of range is probably good. 120 MIGHT be ok... not sure. The less easy spots will be much easier on a true dual sport and trivial on a plated dirt bike, but other spots of the ride will be unpleasant the smaller the bike is.

The weather looks to be nice. If we're lucky, the coast won't be foggy and the view will be awesome.

I'd happily do the last part from Gonzales to Hollister on my KTM
since I need to put some hours on it

Sounds fun; I'm likely in for this

Right now I kind of have plans for Monday. If that changes I'll be there. Thanks for organizing!

sounds like fun Curt count me in for now and I know the roads.

Hey BAARCers,

Shawn's Funduro is this weekend ... 5/30 - 6/1 ... up at the
Deer Valley campground off Elk Mtn Rd above Middlecreek OHV, Mendocino
National Forest, near Lake Pillsbury ...

Fifty or so of your closest vintage/Moto Melee types on their modern
or not-so-modern dirt and dual-sport bikes ... show-up-or-don't, feed yerself,
few bucks to Shawn for the campsite fees ... easy-peasy!

Pic is from a few years ago at the High Glade watch tower ...

I'm hopefully off tomorrow, we'll see ...

Anyone else planning on this already? Or going to be riding
Mendo NF this weekend? Would be cool to say "hey" to
some BAARCers!

see you around the campfire,
-- SFMCjohn

There will be another group of 50 riders :eek1 passing thru Cow Mtn, Middle Creek, Hull Mtn,
Covelo, Kettenpom, & on to Garberville Saturday.

Wave if you see us!

Catfish ...

Ha, super-cool!

Sounds like the Roy/Boyd fast safety-first dual-sport ride?

Maybe I'll see if I can catch you guys at the Soda Creek Store
lunchtime on Saturday ... that sounds like fun ...

see you on the porch,
-- SFMCjohn

Who?!? Shhhh ...

Noonish at the porch should be about right. However, I'm hoping to be
ahead of the main group by starting early. Shhh ...


Catfish ...

I've been riding for years and always wanted to get off pavement and into the weeds. I finally got a light adv capable bike (g650 xcountry) and am looking for suggestions on some good trips to cut my teeth on. I've just gotten over the break in period on the dual sport tires I put on the g650 but am wondering where I can start breaking my mind in when it comes to riding the rough stuff. I'm located in san francisco and am looking for suggestions of good weekend adventure rides.

I'm going to try to hit Metcalf or carnegie ohv over the next few weeks but was wondering in anyone can PM me with a suggested weekend trip route or to let me know about some good fire roads in the area. I'm pretty new to this but any advice or suggestions would be a big help. I'd say we should take a ride but I should learn more or you'd spend the whole time waiting for me.