TAT on a DR350

It'll take us two days to get to Salida from home. I would expect you to be ahead of us on the trail.

looks fun, subscribed.

Just checked the surface temp of my DR's muffler after a 2 1/2 hour ride this afternoon - right around 400 degrees F at the hottest point I could find. The silicone things might work as a heat shield after all.

Great report, keep up the reports.

We had the same road/bridge closed. We just went over it, great ride on the other side! Hope ya didn't miss it.

your max speed is gonna go up through OK, carry oil. get's pretty remote on the west side until CO.

Posting from a crusty motel in Trinidad, Colorado. First one if the trip paired with a big Mexican dinner is good.

Not much to say about Oklahoma. Started out fun and got progressively worse until it got horrible. We decided to hit the pavement for about 130 miles this morning. After a gas stop, Nick asked if we had turned since the last stop. We hadn't....in almost 60 miles.

Getting to the end of Oklahoma was cool. Big mud puddles. Pete and I both dumped our bikes in the puddles.

We saw about 5 tracks in front of us. Who are yaal? They were fresh.

The horses wanted to chill in eastern Oklahoma. We also got some free peaches here.


Who doesn't like that?


I found this guy coming along for the ride when we stopped. He was cool.


It seems that I make a trail of gear every night.


Good site. Felt like one of a limited number in Oklahoma.


Big bike on the ground is no fun.


New mex




New Mexico


Great change in scenery after Oklahoma.


Does anyone know if this sign ? It's in New Mexico when you make a right turn about 10 miles south of Colorado. We went down the road and a ranch owner came out and said we couldn't continue. He said he turned the group back in front of us and that group told him we'd be coming. We haven't met this group yet and this guy seemed very shifty and strange. Has anyone been turned around here before ?


Colorado

I'm going for a new rear tire, chain, and sprockets off the trail in buena vista Colorado unless there is a better place. No DOT Knobbies in stock but it will work till Moab I think.

We got turned around there as well. The rancher is trying to make trophy elk hunting property. We had to take the highway around. I think Sam has been informed that the trail needs to be changed.

that turn around part.... any exact location on it? While my trip is planned for next year, I would prefer to minimize potentially hostile encounters. haha

thats what I figured... even with limited area here in Georgia... people still try that. Put of a gate and no trespassing sign. After X number of years you just squatted yourself an extra chunk of land if it goes uncontested.

Keep an eye on that oil level. Most DR's burn quite a bit. Run low on oil toast the head/cam. Seems like there currently is a rash of DR's that have been run low on oil and looking for new/used heads.

I believe that these are the GPS coordinates of the No Bikes sign: N36° 57.288' W103° 29.223'

It is about 10-15 miles south of Colorado in New Mexico. You make a right turn from 456 to B039.

I don't think my oil consumption has increased but it is hard to say for sure. I have been checking it at every possible time and it rarely gets towards the bottom of the dipstick before I dump some more in. My bike drinks oil but I'll keep dumpin it in if it takes me to the ocean. I am guessing that it is about 4 oz from the bottom of the dipstick to the full mark.

You ought to be fine as far as the oil consumption goes. As long as you're keeping the level up you can't really damage the engine. Mine burns a little oil too but really only when I'm riding at "high" speed on the freeway. Once you get past the flatter, faster terrain, you'll probably start burning less oil.

Thanks for the intel on the no bikes sign!

Sounds like your oil consumption is about the same as mine. It is really noticeable at higher sustained speeds.

Subscribed by a fellow DR350 owner!

Good man. Mine will go from the top of the dip stick to the bottom every three tanks of gas or so.

Agreed that you are fine as long as you are on top of it.

Sorry to jump in but I saw some discussion on Heat shields for the DR250/350 and protecting that side panel with soft bags:

There are these universal clamp on heat shield available like the one I have mounted on my DR250SE. (I need to coat my exhaust!)



Keeps the side panel from touching the muffler with the bags loaded.

This one is a Giant Loop. AltRider also makes one. Works great!

Kept the bag from getting toasty on a 600 mile round trip:

Just following along.
Have fun.