Stooges Attack Baja (and get beaten back) - Page 2

DireWolf · 03-04-2008, 01:15 PM

Phucknob has a certain ring to it.

jwashburn · 03-04-2008, 01:16 PM

So we're kicking it in the sand for fun when I spot a muddy spot on the outside of a corner. I get the bright idea that I'll power slide through it. As I hit the gas I discover that the texture of the ground goes from sandy to a hard slipperly clay like surface and my bike spins around on me and drops me to the ground. This is the first time I've ever had to pick the 640A up and I'm surprised at what a friggin pig it is (I do love it though). I'm standing in the mud as I start to lift the bike. I get it about a foot off the ground when both feet slide out from under before I even know what is happening. Picture a superman position where my hands are on the bike but my body is straight out parallel with the ground as I drop straight down face first into the mud. We are only half a day into the ride and I'm already covered in mud from head to toe.

Sheep Shagger · 03-04-2008, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by drrags

Hey, my Mom's reading this, you ass-pirate.

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Originally Posted by Sheep Shagger

And few of us having a beer and putting the world to rights & Phucknob trying to calculate his penis size in metric.

Well, She should have given you the answer before you left then!

edeslaur · 03-04-2008, 01:33 PM

Hey, MY mom is reading this too, phucknob! And so is yours!

Blakebird · 03-04-2008, 02:08 PM

my picture looks the same as this....maybe a little more mud, but the same.

edeslaur · 03-04-2008, 02:12 PM

Yeah!! That mud was on there the WHOLE trip!

Who has a closeup of the sticker on the front fairing?

BTW, at least one of the houses in the background can be yours for around $300K US...

jwashburn · 03-04-2008, 02:18 PM

I have to say that those Ortlieb QRL bags kicked ass. I was concerned with how they would hold up under the pounding for an entire week and they came through with flying colors. I checked them after the above slide and they were fine. The part that concerned me was how the plastic quick release mechanism would hold up over time. We really beat the crap out of our bikes over the course of the week and the bags are still in great shape. They did a great job keeping the dust out.

Blakebird · 03-04-2008, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by jwashburn

I have to say that those Ortlieb QRL bags kicked ass.

You have any trouble lane-splitting with them crossing back over the border?

My bike was skinny compared to that, and I barely got between some of those cars....

jwashburn · 03-04-2008, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Blakebird

You have any trouble lane-splitting with them crossing back over the border?

My bike was skinny compared to that, and I barely got between some of those cars....

Yeah actually. I had to take the left side bag off and strap it to the back of my seat. There is no way the bike would have fit with the bag attached.

edeslaur · 03-04-2008, 02:37 PM

It wasn't the bags, it was the rack. with the perf muffler, the left side sticks out way too far.

He strapped the left side bag to the rack and split pretty good. Should have seen him nearly running over the vendors in between the cars.

LOL

jwashburn · 03-04-2008, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by edeslaur

It wasn't the bags, it was the rack. with the perf muffler, the left side sticks out way too far.

He strapped the left side bag to the rack and split pretty good. Should have seen him nearly running over the vendors in between the cars.

The guy with no legs could actually crawl pretty fast when properly motivated.

Blakebird · 03-04-2008, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by jwashburn

The guy with no legs could actually crawl pretty fast when properly motivated.

I gave him a bit of practice a week earlier

People were pretty good for the most part about stepping aside, but after coming thru that slice of heaven I thought maybe the Holtville crossing would have rocked. Once I got up front it went super quick, but the line started back at the tee in the road where you turn left to parallel the fence. Then....suckage.

When I was crossing, you were probably sucking down beers at Coco's

PirateT7 · 03-04-2008, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by jwashburn

Picture a superman position where my hands are on the bike but my body is straight out parallel with the ground as I drop straight down face first into the mud. We are only half a day into the ride and I'm already covered in mud from head to toe.

That's got to be the funniest thing I've read yet this week.

but the week is young...

b737jets · 03-04-2008, 04:21 PM

come on now...... keep it coming

DireWolf · 03-04-2008, 04:40 PM

Hey Phucknob - can you help your cohorts get this back on track?

03-04-2008, 01:15 PM	#16
DireWolf Knees in the Breeze Joined: Jun 2006 Location: In the Mustard Booyah. Whooop!! Oddometer: 5,036	Phucknob has a certain ring to it. __________________ And all you are left with is a vast featureless blancmange de merde. - Bongolia 2003 XR650R (plated) For Sale

03-04-2008, 01:33 PM	#19
edeslaur San Diegan Joined: Jan 2007 Location: Sandy Eggo Oddometer: 444	Hey, MY mom is reading this too, phucknob! And so is yours! __________________ Eric D 06 Husqvarna TE610 - IMS 5 gal clear tank, heated grips, Alaska Leather sheepskin, Dirt Bagz, Leo Vince slip on, JD Jetting kit, Utah skid plate, Cycra barkbusters 08 BMW K1200S - It's freakin' awesome Ride reports: - 10 Mar Baja - 08 Feb Baja - 07 Aug West coast PDX->SAN - More!

03-04-2008, 02:08 PM	#20
Blakebird r-u-n-n-o-f-t Joined: Feb 2004 Location: Parker, CO Oddometer: 12,362	get on with it... my picture looks the same as this....maybe a little more mud, but the same. __________________ '12 VFR 1200 . '13 TR650 Terra . IBA #11735 . 1968-present

03-04-2008, 02:12 PM	#21
edeslaur San Diegan Joined: Jan 2007 Location: Sandy Eggo Oddometer: 444	Yeah!! That mud was on there the WHOLE trip! Who has a closeup of the sticker on the front fairing? BTW, at least one of the houses in the background can be yours for around $300K US... __________________ Eric D 06 Husqvarna TE610 - IMS 5 gal clear tank, heated grips, Alaska Leather sheepskin, Dirt Bagz, Leo Vince slip on, JD Jetting kit, Utah skid plate, Cycra barkbusters 08 BMW K1200S - It's freakin' awesome Ride reports: - 10 Mar Baja - 08 Feb Baja - 07 Aug West coast PDX->SAN - More!

03-04-2008, 02:37 PM	#25
edeslaur San Diegan Joined: Jan 2007 Location: Sandy Eggo Oddometer: 444	It wasn't the bags, it was the rack. with the perf muffler, the left side sticks out way too far. He strapped the left side bag to the rack and split pretty good. Should have seen him nearly running over the vendors in between the cars. LOL __________________ Eric D 06 Husqvarna TE610 - IMS 5 gal clear tank, heated grips, Alaska Leather sheepskin, Dirt Bagz, Leo Vince slip on, JD Jetting kit, Utah skid plate, Cycra barkbusters 08 BMW K1200S - It's freakin' awesome Ride reports: - 10 Mar Baja - 08 Feb Baja - 07 Aug West coast PDX->SAN - More! edeslaur screwed with this post 03-04-2008 at 03:00 PM

03-04-2008, 01:16 PM	#17
jwashburn Wannabe Adventurer Joined: Feb 2007 Location: Oregon Oddometer: 81	So we're kicking it in the sand for fun when I spot a muddy spot on the outside of a corner. I get the bright idea that I'll power slide through it. As I hit the gas I discover that the texture of the ground goes from sandy to a hard slipperly clay like surface and my bike spins around on me and drops me to the ground. This is the first time I've ever had to pick the 640A up and I'm surprised at what a friggin pig it is (I do love it though). I'm standing in the mud as I start to lift the bike. I get it about a foot off the ground when both feet slide out from under before I even know what is happening. Picture a superman position where my hands are on the bike but my body is straight out parallel with the ground as I drop straight down face first into the mud. We are only half a day into the ride and I'm already covered in mud from head to toe.

03-04-2008, 02:18 PM	#22
jwashburn Wannabe Adventurer Joined: Feb 2007 Location: Oregon Oddometer: 81	I have to say that those Ortlieb QRL bags kicked ass. I was concerned with how they would hold up under the pounding for an entire week and they came through with flying colors. I checked them after the above slide and they were fine. The part that concerned me was how the plastic quick release mechanism would hold up over time. We really beat the crap out of our bikes over the course of the week and the bags are still in great shape. They did a great job keeping the dust out.

03-04-2008, 04:21 PM	#29
b737jets Baja Explorer Joined: Jun 2005 Location: Big Bear City Ca. Oddometer: 154	come on now...... keep it coming __________________ 2002 KTM 640 Adventure 2007 KTM 300XC 2012 KTM 500 EXC 2007 KTM 950 Super Enduro ( SOLD )

03-04-2008, 04:40 PM	#30
DireWolf Knees in the Breeze Joined: Jun 2006 Location: In the Mustard Booyah. Whooop!! Oddometer: 5,036	Hey Phucknob - can you help your cohorts get this back on track? __________________ And all you are left with is a vast featureless blancmange de merde. - Bongolia 2003 XR650R (plated) For Sale

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