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Can't say for sure, but it SEEMS like not are there just not a lot of ADV riders in central Florida and those that are have a hard time finding others to ride with. That's been me the last year, but through this website, I met up with a great bunch of riders yesterday. Not that I lost my passion for riding, but riding with a good group added back in the dimension that my solo riding has been missing. So, needless to say, had a great time yesterday getting dirty. We met up for breakfast at IHOP. The plan was to talk about where we'd be riding, but we ended up eating good food and just bs'n. SWL knows Richload the best, so he kindly led the group. I never see Tigers here, but they were half our group Our challenge for the day was water. As in, too much. So many of the trails were covered in water and while I love water crossings, most have been crossed by 4x4 trucks with 38" tires. So, if you don't pick the right line, you can get in deep, fast! I had installed new TKC80s, so brimming with confidence, I decided to bomb just a "big muddle puddle". Yup, found one of those 38" tire holes with the front end of my Tiger that that was all she wrote. Dropped her on the left site and got a bath in brown soup! The new waterproof Samsung Galaxy phone? Pffffft. Don't need it! My old S3 came out of my pack dripping and covered in mud. She still works great! Damn! I wanted a phone! There is always a lot of sand at Richloam and we found our share. Everyone did just fine. But, we did encounter an older rider on a GSA that looks like he broke a leg. I hope that he heels up soon! He didn't look none too pleased. He was not from our group. Rider Down! On the smoother, damp sand sections, drifting with the throttle was an absolute hoot! I think I think that I got 10mpg yesterday! But, I was just having too much fun. XMXVET thanked me for roosting him with sand; he said that it brought back some pleasant memories of his motocross riding days. Only a true dirt bike guy would say that! 👍 Later in the ride gsadvrider also decide to bomb one of those black water holes that are like a box of chocolates (never know what you're going to get) and he dropped in DEEP. When he hit the other side, when he tried to throttle out, the big girl dug a hole and the sand created suction on the rear tire & wheel. The more he tried to ride out, the worse it got. The big girl was stuck! Even with all four of us working at it, she wasn't budging! SWL, the man that has all the critical stuff with him busted out a tow strap and between his Tiger 800XC and some sweat, we managed to liberate the big girl. She fired right up, shooting water out of the exhaust. We dumped the black water out of our boots and continued the ride. Coffee Crossing Wet, dirty day and had an hoot of a time. Nice to meet all of you fellas! Let's do it again soon before FlyingTiger is off to Colorado for good. Lived up to the sticker Looking her best! New boot drying rack that I designed and am testing for market.

It was awesome to meet and ride with everyone. And, it was a stark reminder of just how much my dirt skills have deteriorated. But, despite that, no sleep and a G.I. bug the last couple of days, I had a GREAT time. The experience revived my love for dirt! The comradery and hanging out with other bike nuts is half the fun. Bryan, thanks again for the roost! There is something oddly refreshing/invigorating about getting hit in the face with some cool, moist dirt. It did bring back some good (motocross) memories and I was grinning ear to ear inside my helmet! On another topic, I regret to inform you that Home Depot has beat you to the punch on the boot drying racks. I saw some on display in my local store today. I am really looking forward to getting back out to Richloam with the group soon! Thanks to all!

I took my new to me 2007 GSA out for it's first semi big trip last weekend. Four days exploring the UP, wish it could have been longer. Here is a little highlight video I made of the trip.

There are some decent stretches of dirt road that borders the deep Sandy trails. I've only ridden the southern ohv. We're planning another mission to Ocala in Dec, so I'll keep my eyes open for anything that works on bigger bikes.

Ah, nice. I got the wide Pivot Pegz from Altrider. LINK They're great. I wish they'd had the wide ones when I got them for my 1150GSA.

Good for you! Yes, It has the BlackDog kickstand relocation done. That made it a bitch when it came to registering it as they had to see both the VIN and the engine number and the BD plate completely blocks any view of the number. I've just bought a cameltoe (knockoff) and a new tankbag (Wolfman's large expedition). I'm not sure about the tank bag though as I need something to fit my 13" Macbook Pro. The Expedition said it was 13" long but it's nowhere near that. Next up, BlackDog skid plate and pivot pegs.

Nice find! I just bought one about 4 months ago. Had 17k miles on it. It was clean and had all the important stuff done, but not much in the way of improvements. I can't tell from the picture, but has the side stand been moved off the engine case? If not, do it before you ride in the dirt! One little tumble can be a very $$$ expensive repair bill. I'm looking at going to Death Valley too.

Good looking ride, getting harder to find clean 950, good catch, welcome aboard

I found this in Northern CA. It could have been the one you were looking at as the seller said there was someone who wanted it and was coming on Monday (I bought it on Sunday!). Thanks! Looking forward to this 'adventure'!