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  1. Hi there guys, I'm Chris 53 years old. 2012 Beta 520RS and 05 KTM 300EXC I don't have a big adventure bike but try to use my Beta like it's one! My dream bike is a Yamaha Tenere or Triumph Tiger 800. Here are a few pics of my Beta: Devils Golf Course last week Getting stuck in Little Dumont Dunes Iron Butt ride a few months back. I was freeking sore after this one! I'm just a regular guy that loves to ride. I'm a "C" rider at best. I don't have a natural talent of riding skills. Just a passion to ride! I work really hard at keeping the rubber on the ground. Thanks for letting me be part of your community. Chris Moritz
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  2. Love the Little Dumont pic. Those Betas are nice. I haven't ridden one since they used the KTM RFS motor. Very, very thumpy from what I recall. I made the switch from plated dirt bikes to ADV in the last year when I moved across the country. Just not a lot of public land like out west, so I have to ride a lot more street to find the off-road opportunities. But, it's all good. 473lbs in the sand is a hoot. But, I really should get some knobbies from what I'm told.
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  3. Sunday morning (today) we packed up and headed back with a short side trip to the Trona Pinnacles. These were formed a long time ago when they were submerged in a shallow sea that has obviously evaporated since. They were volcanic vents and the organisms that thrived around them would die and pile up into the huge columns. We got done and headed out but after two quick turns over just about 30 seconds, I looked back and didn't see Greg behind me. I went back and he was gone! &%$#@!? Where did he go? I went around the other side and no sign. He couldn't have gotten out and back to the highway that fast without me seeing him, so I just stayed put. For like 15 minutes. Then I went looking for him again. About 30 minutes go by and I was just about to ride back out to the highway to see if he was there when I saw his headlights behind me. I went back and asked "what happened?" He thought I went right and followed me around to a spot where he got stuck in some deep sand and had to unload his whole bike to get it unstuck. He said he saw me at the top gazing across the horizon for him and he yelled and waved but I didn't see him! All part of the adventure...
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  4. I sure do hope your friend is ok. I was just riding there last week.
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  5. Gozde is going to be fine. We were riding to Panamint Springs coming north on Trona/Wildrose and she lost control of the bike on that stretch of dirt/gravel that a storm washed out about a year and a half ago (that's still not fixed). I was lead rider, she was second and Greg was third. Tolga was riding separately, as he had to run an errand up in LA and was going to meet us there later. I stopped just past where the dirt section ends and waited but it was clear I would be waiting for awhile as I didn't see any lights coming. I rode back and saw Gozde lying on the side of the road and Greg over her. I got off the bike, went over and was told she lost control of the bike and most likely has a concussion, as she was confused and was having trouble with her vision. We made her comfortable and Greg got on his DeLorme inReach and within seconds had a two-way conversation going with emergency personnel. We got her vitals (pulse, respiration, etc...) and they told us exactly what to do while an ambulance was dispatched from Trona. They took her to Ridgecrest and all I've heard is that she's doing well but still has some vision issues. After we got all her gear off the bike, loaded in the CHP SUV and made it to PSR, Tolga showed up and we gave him the news. He rode to Ridgecrest and stayed with her all night and is still there. We are working on arranging to get the damaged 640 Adventure Gozde was riding back here to Orange County. That's the bulk of what went down. I just hope she recovers quickly.
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  6. and cuz pictures are fun...!
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  7. Oddly enough I don't hear it that much... the time of that movie is getting pretty far back there now. If anyone is interested in Japanese only parts... I can have them shipped to me and I can forward them on from the base post office... Priority mail just like it shipped from California. I've done it for my Land Cruiser friends for years... now I'm just starting to get into bikes, so same offer applies... Just pay shipping. Cheers, Dan.
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  8. Eric, your directions were good. Combined with some GPS points we found the Husky with no problem. Here is a short video on the sandy single track we took: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9V7RWRRFiM&list=UUmaWl5Gn7sgD8WULdIEBoqg
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