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Hey everyone, my name is Brettman. I'm new to the adventure world. I started riding dirt bikes when I was little and got into street bikes after graduating high school. Growing past the stage of life where I needed to fly through the twisties and canyons, I decided to purchase a 2015 Triumph Tiger XCx. I am all about an active life and being outdoors. I am looking forward to meeting others with this same passion and love for adventure.

Orbel and I decided to do a quick overnight run on the Mohave Trail. Originally we were taking the midsize enduro’s until I found a mess of brass in the oil of my XR a week before the trip. A few minutes of talk and we swapped some fresher rubber on the big bikes to run the ride anyway!!! Left L.A. nice and early in the morning, so early that Starbucks wasn’t even open yet!!!! Up the hwy to Bakersfield and into the dirt. We started down the trail and found some nice Sandy Bits before we got to Afton Canyon. Dodged some Trains Then forded some water And more sand Across the dry lakebed and into Baker for Lunch. Then a shiny squirrel in the form of some Lava Tubes took us off route into the Mohave Preserve. One thing led to another and we were at the northern end of the preserve and found a great place to stay the night! A little exploring in the morning before making our way south Then back on the Mohave Trail just before the mailbox I crested a rise a bit faster than I should have and when the bottom hit I thought I missed the peg after my right boot bounced off the dirt. After a couple seconds of looking for the peg I realized something a bit worse had happened! Snapped right through the mounting hole Found the other peg starting to oval out, so some Fastway pegs are on the way. Swapped the passenger peg onto the riders spot and it was only a few miles back to the pavement sitting on the seat since the passenger peg wasn’t a perfect fit. Then back to Baker for lunch and just cruising home on the hwy with a gimpy peg Was a great trip, cut a little short by the dodgy footpeg, but we both enjoyed the ride, scenery and meeting a few new people.

Simple steps to replace your engine air filter on the R1200GS Adventure LC 1. Remove the four screws holding these two wind deflectors. This is actually optional, I just found it easier to remove the air box lid with these off. 2. Open the small storage compartment on top of the fuel tank. Remove the two screws shown below. 3. Take the seats off and remove these two screws. 4. In front of the fuel tank remove these three screws. 5. Now that all the hardware is removed on the center plastic cowl your able to remove it. The easiest way I found is to grab the front and rear portion with both hands and pull up. You see and hear the circle around the fuel fill area pop free. 6. Remove the fuel vent tube. This is also optional, but I found it easier to pull the air box lid off. 7. Remove the four screws holding the air box lid down. Actually remove the screws from the lid, they are long and make it difficult to navigate the cover off when they're in the way. 8. After the lid is removed you'll need to remove the air filter retainer. After all of this you'll have access to the filter. Repeat steps in reverse once A/F is replaced.

Wolfie wanted to see the petroglyphs Our route was slightly different than Saturday, we skipped the dead ends and took a more southwest track from the lake bed to 395 instead of due west. That was more fun. You may notice our avg speed was a bit quicker than Saturday, probably because we had less riders and knew the turns better.

Wolfie and I rode nearly the same tracks again yesterday so rather than create a new "ride report," I'll just add to this one. Here's Wolfie laughing like a maniac riding on the dry lake bed.

Near the TAT Wartburg, TN https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwFddEdrEqk

Well, it's not ALL tunnels, but there are a lot of them in there - Canyon Del Pato in Peru

If it doesn't affect the integrity or function of the unit, I say it looks nice!