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Hey everyone, Dave checking in from the Bay Area. I’ve been lurking for a bit, trying to absorb everything, and it’s great to see this community evolve from the original “Beyond Starbucks” concept to the full-on XLADV forum. Much props to Eric for sticking to his vision of what big bikes were meant to do – they were meant to be ridden of course! So quick background – I started riding sportbikes about 15 years ago, but like many, I loved long-distance travel on 2 wheels. Then when Long Way Round came out in 2004, I was hooked on the whole ADV thing, but didn’t go all-in until a few years ago. Currently I ride a Ducati Multistrada 1200, which I’ve outfitted the best I could for off-road duty. I did a 2,000 mile trip from SF to Baja last year and it held up surprisingly well. Also have a KTM 690 (Medium-ADV, ignore this one, ha ). About a year and a half ago, being completely obsessed with the whole Adventure Riding thing, I remember I was looking for a t-shirt or something to represent that passion. Well, I couldn’t really find any quality options that I liked. I thought, well, the Harley and cruisers have their gear, sportbikers and MX have theirs, and of course the café racer and vintage riders have a lot to choose from. I know there’s that “snowmobile brand” out there that ADV riders like – they have great stuff, but I was looking for something even more hard-core ADV. So that’s how the concept of ADV ADDICTS (www.advaddicts.com) was born. Premium apparel for us. I wanted to do casual stuff for off-the-bike, since there’s plenty of great performance and technical gear for on-the-bike already. So for those times you’re at the campsite, hanging out in a bar with your buddies, or at the mall with your significant other, and you just have to rep ADV – that’s the gear I always wanted but couldn’t find. So I launched the brand to give myself some more options, hoping there were a few others out there who felt the same way! Just as we planned to launch late last year, I had the opportunity to design the gear for the Rally-Raid Products 2015 Dakar Team, which was a great experience. It was really a dream come true, to see our logo on the rally bike, and be a part of the Dakar in a small way. Fast forward to today, and we’re doing our best to put out cool gear for all the super-passionate, ultra-obsessed, ADV addicts out there! Alright, well glad to be a part of this, and looking forward to reading some killer ride reports! 👍 Ride safe, Dave

DUXH8R, Here are some links to the CBDT docs on the NF website: Plumas National Forest BDR http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5428383.pdf Lassen BDT http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5190656.pdf

Hey Rainier_Runner, thanks so much for the mad support of our brand!! Not everyone gets what we're trying to do yet, but it really means a lot to us to have someone like yourself represent. Hope to get more feedback from you to see what we can do next. Just to let you know, the large decals we included were a one-off run, intended for some riders we are sponsoring at the Baja Rally in Sept this year. Sometimes I like to do test prints to get a feel of the size and colors, and I thought these would match your KTM well Hope you enjoy all the gear, and if you would like to share some photos with us, please feel free to send to [email protected] - we'd love to feature those on our website and social media. Thanks again! 👍

Bryan, I wouldn't mind seeing "It's a small world" tunnel ride vid.

Headed to Euromoto 2015 this weekend. Anyone going? http://www.euromotoshow.com

That is a really cool story! I give you props for that Baja trip of yours as well as outfitting a Dakar team! That's as good as it gets. Great to have you here, Dave.

Just got off the phone with Danna Scholz from the National Forest Map Store. She was able to confirm that the CBDT is shown on the following National Forest Maps: Modoc, Lassen, Plumas, Angeles, Six Rivers, Mendocino, & Tahoe. I ordered them and will review them and start creating GPX files for them... should be a fun little project to R&D, and by that I mean get out and ride the trails.

My new policy is about 60% the cost of Progessive w/ better coverage. I had Geico when I first bought the bike, but Progressive beat them on renewal. I'm not loyal to these guys. I'll switch annually if the price is better, assuming equal/better coverage and financially secure company. Seems to me that a good broker is the way to go. I didn't have the time to get quotes from that many vendors.

That would be a fast ride... I did that ride with my kids about 6 months ago and couldn't get out fast enough. The "IASW" song over and over would be a good swat technique to get bad guys to come out w/ their hands up! Totally off topic, but funny as heck!

I guess I know what i'll be wearing to the EuroMotoShow2015 this weekend!

No dirt. No glory!

Got my order in today! Everything looks great. They even tossed in an extra set of stickers that I think are gonna make it on the boxes. Never mind the toys in the background...

Here's some pic heavy info from 2006 on advrider http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=155246 Something tells me snow in the passes isn't going to be a problem this year ...

Yeah, I hear you... K.I.S.S. principle. I'd wear the battery down clicking from clear to tint, over and over like a kid.

I think that I'm going to get something like this for the limited time I ride just before sun up and after dusk: I do have a clear shield for my Arai, but I use the smoked shield the vast majority of the time.