Four Dudes, a vintage Honda Twin, and the 2012 Mexican 1000 - Page 29

LC Garage · 05-25-2012, 09:48 AM

I would have towed you in.

-John[/QUOTE]

no doubt about that, and ditto!

DaFoole · 06-29-2012, 02:20 PM

Just read this whole thing!!

GREAT Report!!!!

WAY cool guys!!!!

Big congratulations on a great job!!

oregoncoast · 06-29-2012, 05:18 PM

Thanks for that. Life after this year's race has been crazy for me, so I have yet to properly update the OSR site or here. Still working on getting all of the videos together to get a short piece edited. Maybe have it done before we do this all again next year

Gooch · 06-29-2012, 06:00 PM

I'll be looking forward to that. It was a blast to follow you guys.

Incidentally -- I sent you an email in re: a t-shirt but never heard back. Still interested in getting a few bucks from a random inmate?

DaFoole · 06-29-2012, 07:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gooch

I'll be looking forward to that. It was a blast to follow you guys.

Incidentally -- I sent you an email in re: a t-shirt but never heard back. Still interested in getting a few bucks from a random inmate?

+1

ooh....and steekers....

I confess, I am a sticker whore.....

Watercat · 06-29-2012, 08:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gooch

Incidentally -- I sent you an email in re: a t-shirt but never heard back. Still interested in getting a few bucks from a random inmate?

I did the same re: sweatshirt . . . . . .

GI_JO_NATHAN · 07-02-2012, 07:58 PM

Wow! Just finished this.
I followed y'all from the beginning on the first trip, can't believe I missed this one till now.

Great job guys!
Congrats!

Treadless · 07-03-2012, 06:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaFoole

+1

ooh....and steekers....

I confess, I am a whore.....

For mo betta.

Hey OC, you are on my list......

to call tonite.

Irish1 · 07-03-2012, 11:37 AM

OC and the gang, I've followed this thread since the beginning and enjoyed it as much as Neduro's Dakar thread.

Part of it was because the first bike I ever rode back in the 60's was a fun little CB350 and I just loved the revvability of that bike. It SEEMED fast, even dragging the humongous Vetter fairing around.

You guys (and Gal!) have kept your spirits up during all the long hours of preparation and driving long distances to hit races and you might be the first crew ever to run an SL350 in a Trials. Thanks for keeping all us ADVRiders critters entertained and engaged. If I'm in better financial shape next year I'll ship you some loot.

oregoncoast · 07-03-2012, 09:56 PM

Thanks again for all of the kind words! Really means a lot to all of us.

Thanks for the phone call Treadless, great talking to you and make sure you keep what we spoke of to yourself...

Shirts and sweatshirts. Well, I went and checked. The shop I used is a small one and after several weeks of limited interest in shirts (no enough to make it worth making them) he cleaned the screens to use for another job (with my ok), meaning that those of you who have 2012 Outta Sight shirts and sweatshirts are now proud owners of collector shirts - because no more of that design shirt will ever be made again!

I will be using the same character next year, so please check back then and buy early and often

I hope to have the bike rideable for the AHRMA National MX at the farm in Chehalis, Washington in August - Last year we ran the SL in the Observed Trials there:

Rick (LC Garage) will be fielding his SL in the MX race at Chehalis again this year, so if the moon's align, there might just be two SL350's in a moto with both of us sporting our sweet AXO Outta Sight gear...I hope Rick will take it easy on me, because that guy can race!

But the reality is, the OSR SL350 is leaking oil like a stuck pig, has no mufflers, worn tires and still has no rectifier mounted since Rick lost the other one somewhere north of Cabo!!

So it will be a wait and see on whether I make it or not.

On other fronts, it appears that perhaps a photo taken by our own Loud Al has been used as an AXO ad in VMX Mag in Australia! If anyone has a copy of this and can scan or link to it so we can see it, that would be awesome!!

Happy Independence Day you FF's, I hope you have a great 4th celebration with your families and friends!

LC Garage · 07-04-2012, 08:52 AM

But the reality is, the OSR SL350 is leaking oil like a stuck pig, has no mufflers, worn tires and still has no rectifier mounted since Rick lost the other one somewhere north of Cabo!!

So it will be a wait and see on whether I make it or not.

You better be there! Plenty of spare parts in the barn, including rectifiers. We just need to check with Luke and see if he changed the color coding on the rectifier wiring.

On other fronts, it appears that perhaps a photo taken by our own Loud Al has been used as an AXO ad in VMX Mag in Australia! If anyone has a copy of this and can scan or link to it so we can see it, that would be awesome!!

Jan called VMX Australia and ordered two copies of the magazine, one copy will be for you.

Ladybug0048 · 07-04-2012, 08:56 AM

What about the rest of the team and especially the person that took the photo?

So quickly forgotten

How about the information on how to get a copy?

oregoncoast · 07-04-2012, 09:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LC Garage

But the reality is, the OSR SL350 is leaking oil like a stuck pig, has no mufflers, worn tires and still has no rectifier mounted since Rick lost the other one somewhere north of Cabo!!

So it will be a wait and see on whether I make it or not.

You better be there! Plenty of spare parts in the barn, including rectifiers. We just need to check with Luke and see if he changed the color coding on the rectifier wiring.

On other fronts, it appears that perhaps a photo taken by our own Loud Al has been used as an AXO ad in VMX Mag in Australia! If anyone has a copy of this and can scan or link to it so we can see it, that would be awesome!!

Jan called VMX Australia and ordered two copies of the magazine, one copy will be for you.

Great news on the mag! Thanks!

I have a rectifier ready to be attached, I just didn't want to butcher the fine wiring Luke did with my remedial-at-best wiring skills

oregoncoast · 07-05-2012, 04:22 PM

I had the pleasure of talking with Dave Despain again today. Appears that he is writing an article for Cycleworld about the Mexican 1000, and looks like the story of the "Battle of the Honda Twins" might be a part of it. I know he also spoke with LameCo's John and some team members, and he spoke to us in Mexico, and then again today on the phone. Thanks John for the PM!

It would be great for NORRA to get as much positive media coverage as possible. I would love to see the entrant list grow. It really is a fun race!!

Mr. Despain wasn't sure when the article would be published, but knowing the print media business, probably a couple of months.

It's funny, I called Mr. Despain back and got his voicemail. He then called me back and apologized for not taking my call because he had Eddie Mulder on the other line, and "Eddie is a little hard to track down." Well, I know how I rate....

I laughed and then mentioned (name dropped) that I met Eddie Mulder at the M1K in 2011 when was our motel neighbor and he was doing the tech inspection on the bike...which of course, consisted of Eddie smoking a large cigar, sitting beside me, shooting the breeze, and looking at the SL.

All in all, the M1K and NORRA have proven to be very good to me and Outta Sight Racing. I'm pround to be an active participant for sure!

So keep your eyes peeled for an article with some old SL350's racing down in Baja in the upcoming issues of Cycleworld!

gs211 · 07-05-2012, 05:12 PM

That would be so cool..I'll have to get my copy autographed when it get's here

05-25-2012, 09:48 AM	#421
LC Garage On Any Sunday Joined: Mar 2011 Location: Columbia County Oddometer: 582	I would have towed you in. -John[/QUOTE] no doubt about that, and ditto! __________________ "Nothing can stop us but fear and common sense”

06-29-2012, 02:20 PM	#422
DaFoole Que la Chinga?! Joined: Jun 2004 Location: BFE, SW Oregon/SF BayO'rea Oddometer: 3,118	Just read this whole thing!! GREAT Report!!!! WAY cool guys!!!! Big congratulations on a great job!! __________________ "...when I handed the 40 ouncer to him, he got that far off stare that a cat gets when it just gets done licking its ass for the last 15". Yeah, THAT stare." -WTF-Over

06-29-2012, 05:18 PM	#423
oregoncoast ^OP Racing Like a Noob Joined: May 2007 Location: Duh! Oddometer: 4,281	Thanks... Thanks for that. Life after this year's race has been crazy for me, so I have yet to properly update the OSR site or here. Still working on getting all of the videos together to get a short piece edited. Maybe have it done before we do this all again next year __________________ Racing a Subaru in the 2013 Mexican 1000

06-29-2012, 06:00 PM	#424
Gooch Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Jun 2009 Location: East of the river Oddometer: 265	I'll be looking forward to that. It was a blast to follow you guys. Incidentally -- I sent you an email in re: a t-shirt but never heard back. Still interested in getting a few bucks from a random inmate? __________________ "I almost got side swiped by a guy on a Honda Shadow that was wearing an H-D tassel laden jacket. I was on my H-D at the time and wearing a Kawasaki T shirt. I wasn't sure which came closer to killing me,the near accident or the irony." wishin4woods DirtyDog: "Riding a KLR in an enduro is like trying to put a bear in a wetsuit."

07-03-2012, 09:56 PM	#430
oregoncoast ^OP Racing Like a Noob Joined: May 2007 Location: Duh! Oddometer: 4,281	Thanks again for all of the kind words! Really means a lot to all of us. Thanks for the phone call Treadless, great talking to you and make sure you keep what we spoke of to yourself... Shirts and sweatshirts. Well, I went and checked. The shop I used is a small one and after several weeks of limited interest in shirts (no enough to make it worth making them) he cleaned the screens to use for another job (with my ok), meaning that those of you who have 2012 Outta Sight shirts and sweatshirts are now proud owners of collector shirts - because no more of that design shirt will ever be made again! I will be using the same character next year, so please check back then and buy early and often I hope to have the bike rideable for the AHRMA National MX at the farm in Chehalis, Washington in August - Last year we ran the SL in the Observed Trials there: Rick (LC Garage) will be fielding his SL in the MX race at Chehalis again this year, so if the moon's align, there might just be two SL350's in a moto with both of us sporting our sweet AXO Outta Sight gear...I hope Rick will take it easy on me, because that guy can race! But the reality is, the OSR SL350 is leaking oil like a stuck pig, has no mufflers, worn tires and still has no rectifier mounted since Rick lost the other one somewhere north of Cabo!! So it will be a wait and see on whether I make it or not. On other fronts, it appears that perhaps a photo taken by our own Loud Al has been used as an AXO ad in VMX Mag in Australia! If anyone has a copy of this and can scan or link to it so we can see it, that would be awesome!! Happy Independence Day you FF's, I hope you have a great 4th celebration with your families and friends! __________________ Racing a Subaru in the 2013 Mexican 1000

07-03-2012, 11:37 AM	#429
Irish1 Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Jul 2006 Location: Paradise,CA Oddometer: 490	OC and the gang, I've followed this thread since the beginning and enjoyed it as much as Neduro's Dakar thread. Part of it was because the first bike I ever rode back in the 60's was a fun little CB350 and I just loved the revvability of that bike. It SEEMED fast, even dragging the humongous Vetter fairing around. You guys (and Gal!) have kept your spirits up during all the long hours of preparation and driving long distances to hit races and you might be the first crew ever to run an SL350 in a Trials. Thanks for keeping all us ADVRiders critters entertained and engaged. If I'm in better financial shape next year I'll ship you some loot.

07-04-2012, 08:52 AM	#431
LC Garage On Any Sunday Joined: Mar 2011 Location: Columbia County Oddometer: 582	But the reality is, the OSR SL350 is leaking oil like a stuck pig, has no mufflers, worn tires and still has no rectifier mounted since Rick lost the other one somewhere north of Cabo!! So it will be a wait and see on whether I make it or not. You better be there! Plenty of spare parts in the barn, including rectifiers. We just need to check with Luke and see if he changed the color coding on the rectifier wiring. On other fronts, it appears that perhaps a photo taken by our own Loud Al has been used as an AXO ad in VMX Mag in Australia! If anyone has a copy of this and can scan or link to it so we can see it, that would be awesome!! Jan called VMX Australia and ordered two copies of the magazine, one copy will be for you. __________________ "Nothing can stop us but fear and common sense”

07-04-2012, 08:56 AM	#432
Ladybug0048 Bug Sister Joined: Nov 2005 Location: Spokane Valley, WA (the dry side of the mountains) Oddometer: 8,615	What about the rest of the team and especially the person that took the photo? So quickly forgotten How about the information on how to get a copy? __________________ 2013 Hells Canyon/Wallowa Valley Gathering: http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=843668 "Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else." - Judy Garland

07-05-2012, 04:22 PM	#434
oregoncoast ^OP Racing Like a Noob Joined: May 2007 Location: Duh! Oddometer: 4,281	more good news... I had the pleasure of talking with Dave Despain again today. Appears that he is writing an article for Cycleworld about the Mexican 1000, and looks like the story of the "Battle of the Honda Twins" might be a part of it. I know he also spoke with LameCo's John and some team members, and he spoke to us in Mexico, and then again today on the phone. Thanks John for the PM! It would be great for NORRA to get as much positive media coverage as possible. I would love to see the entrant list grow. It really is a fun race!! Mr. Despain wasn't sure when the article would be published, but knowing the print media business, probably a couple of months. It's funny, I called Mr. Despain back and got his voicemail. He then called me back and apologized for not taking my call because he had Eddie Mulder on the other line, and "Eddie is a little hard to track down." Well, I know how I rate.... I laughed and then mentioned (name dropped) that I met Eddie Mulder at the M1K in 2011 when was our motel neighbor and he was doing the tech inspection on the bike...which of course, consisted of Eddie smoking a large cigar, sitting beside me, shooting the breeze, and looking at the SL. All in all, the M1K and NORRA have proven to be very good to me and Outta Sight Racing. I'm pround to be an active participant for sure! So keep your eyes peeled for an article with some old SL350's racing down in Baja in the upcoming issues of Cycleworld! __________________ Racing a Subaru in the 2013 Mexican 1000

07-05-2012, 05:12 PM	#435
gs211 Adventurer wannabe!! Joined: Jul 2010 Location: Orygun Coast? Oddometer: 61	Cycle World?? That would be so cool..I'll have to get my copy autographed when it get's here __________________ '05 1200 RT, '11 1200 GSA

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