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May 31 day 33 Hey guys sorry about dropping off the face of the Earth! Reno to springs was a two day ride, and as I had hoped I was able to reach Colorado Springs by 7 Friday night. This leg had turned out to be a pretty long ride across 50 and 70 east. 50 is a seemingly unending series of mostly moderate altitude mountain passes (7-8k) and huge valley plains with straightaways, some over 20 miles dead straight leading into the approach to the next pass. There are some very remote stretches of 50, 80 miles to next gas is common out there. 70 is pretty normal until you hit the last 150 miles into Denver then traffic picks up a bit and the passes increase up to 10k foot or more. There was lot of off and on rain, hail and snow over the passes and high 30s low 40s and strong winds. When I arrived at my friends house in springs I was happy to be off the bike. While in springs I'm just crashing with a few friends and having my chain and sprockets replaced by Catamount Powersports tomorrow or Thursday then 4-5 days back to New Jersey. Catamount is an awesome shop with a couple really cool and knowledgable dudes in there. The older guy who seems to be the owner, Peter told me about his ride from Amsterdam to CapeTown in the 80s. Awesome guy with incredible adventure stories. He told me he performed the maintenance for the bikes in A Story Worth Living which I though was really cool. Here's a couple videos from the past couple days. https://vimeo.com/168803364https://vimeo.com/168803610https://vimeo.com/168804006

If you're ever up in Phoenix let me know. We'll do lunch and I'll buy.

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Update: good intro video on what this whole topic is about This is a great question that comes up time and time again. I think the first company I heard about avoiding was Camelbak due to their funding groups who want to shut down riding areas. I'm not an adv-fascist and you are certainly free to do whatever you want with your money. These companies are the problem, not you. I'm not going to try and shame anyone. This is simply for you to make an informed decision. On the one hand we have rabid OHV activists who are ever vigilant in protecting and preserving our off road areas and I applaud that. On the other are the die hard green environmentalists who pretty much want to shut down everything to access via anything that isn't "human-powered." In the middle you have those who say we have to work together to share outdoor spaces and support the outdoor industry. I'll let you decide where you are and leave it at that. 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Hey guys and gals, thanks for the add. Fairly new to the larger ADV bikes as I recently purchased a used 2014 KTM 1190 ADV-S. I also own a 2016 KTM 500EXC. Since the purchase of the 1190 I've added the rottweiler performance stage 4 intake and stage 3 SAS removal along with dyno tune. I recently made a mount for a Garmin Montana 680T and look forward to many miles on the back roads. Arizona born and raised. Adam.

Just put together a quick video from my ride. I rented a brand new Triumph Tiger XCA 800 form Maverick Motorsports in Missoula, MT. The price is really far, the customer service is above any motorcycle shop I have ever been to. I rode the bike to Blue Mountain just outside of Missoula. What a great riding area the trails are well marked and clean. I'm a So Cal local so to see trail signs that aren't tagged up and trash every where, was amazing to me. In order to keep this pristine don't tell anyone about this place. Here is a link to the video on my site http://sirsquarters.com/ride-around-blue-mt-on-a-triumph-xca/ Let me know what you guys think.

I didn't find Jesse Luggage on any of the lists but he's in Glendale and while I haven't met him I hear he's one of the nicest people you'll ever meet.

Perfect, thank you kind Sir.

Blue Ribbon lists these as supportive BARLOW ADVENTURES, SEDONA GOLDEN SHORES OFFROADERS, TOPOCK LIBERTY MOTORSPORTS, YUMA TRAIL RIDERS OF S ARIZONA, TUCSON WINSTON MCINTOSH, PHOENIX

Can't even find a good one in Phoenix. Best place in Tucson is little cart at 36th st and country club. Order it "chiple" style.

No joke right!! Soooooo goooooood! [emoji106]

Does anyone know of any supportive Arizona based companies? Jesse ?

Yeah but Sonoran Hotdogs though....

Starbucks or Dunkin Donuts?

Need to book some garage time! On the roster: 1. Charcoal canister & piping removal. 2. Air filter upgrade (BMC). 3. Air filter pre-filter (Unifilter). On deck... Vortex billet shorty clutch & brake levers, Bikemaster Lightweight Lithium Battery.

Excellent idea, Eric! In addition, I try to keep my local dealer in some scratch as well by purchasing most of my consumables there. They don't stock a ton of things I need but I purchase what I can. As an example because I do frequent the place the guy who runs the gear department knocked over 125.00 off the purchase of a new Scorpion Exo jacket for me. This made it FAR cheaper than it would have been with any discount from anywhere else. Therefore I won't balk at paying over 8.00 a quart for 2 smoker oil and I'll at least go LOOK at the Africa Twin (when they finally get one). I could surely save money by buying all my junk on Amazon or the 'Bay but these folks live and work in my neighborhood and I know most of them by name.

The opposite of avoiding companies that do contribute to these groups is to patronized the ones who DO contribute to the groups trying to preserve access for us (and others like hunters, fishermen, jeeps, etc...) Some of those advocacy groups: Blue Ribbon Coalition CORVA Stewards of the Sequoia AMA ADV Addicts has just announced they will make a donation to CORVA for every Vapur bottle they sell and are making it retroactive to Jan 1, 2016! I may start a new thread for companies like this

I think I will probably end up just dealing with the wheel when I get home and I always where ear pro I had in my surefire plugs but ya got me on the eye pro. That scar 17 is pretty sweet I've got to say. The chain I oiled and cleaned regularly at home but on the trip I probably oiled every 1000 and have not cleaned it since home.

I've got to pass by Denver on weds late afternoon or Thurs morning depending on what time the chain and sprockets get done. I may have an opportunity to stop in there. Do you think they could fix the dent in my front wheel?

Here's an example of the activities funded by this event

Casey Stoner: “The Multistrada 1200 Enduro rides like a dream!” BOLOGNA, ITALY – May 31, 2016 – (Motor Sports Newswire) – Casey Stoner, just back from the race at Mugello, stopped by in Bologna to try out Ducati’s new maxi-enduro. The photos and video of his thrill-packed route over the hills surrounding Bologna show how the mix of asphalt and off-road terrain allowed the Australian to get a feel for the bike’s outstanding qualities. “I love it”, were the first words uttered by Casey Stoner as he stepped off the new Multistrada 1200 Enduro. “We know how Ducati is on-road, but honestly in off-road I can’t explain how good the Multistrada 1200 Enduro works. The riding position is almost better than an off-road bike and you don’t get tired because it’s so stable, also on really gravely and rocky terrain. The weight keeps the bike stable as on all of the big bikes, but on the Multistrada 1200 Enduro it feels like it’s a toy all the time. You want to change your line, and it changes line. The Multistrada 1200 Enduro looks big but when you ride it you don’t feel it. It’s really something special, it has no limitations. You can enjoy the road, you can enjoy the dirt, you can take a lot with you when you travel everywhere, it’s the best of every world and you can take your family on the back as well. I’m really impressed!” All the images and the video of Casey can be found on Ducati’s social network channels: Facebook.com/Ducati, Twitter @DucatiMotor, Instagram @ducatimotor, Youtube.com/Ducati.

Welcome! Some good lookin' bikes you have there! Having two really is the way to do it if the budget allow for it. I know the off-road riding in AZ is very, very good, but some is far to technical for an ADV machine from what I've seen. Looking forward to some ride reports and pic and/or video from AZ. 👍

Wow, kinda makes me wonder who else is in the closet on this. I know who I will not support, I'm also glad that some of my stuff is a good alternative. Thank you sir for putting this together. On a side note, I try not to buy from China as well, this list makes it a little more difficult. It's worth it though.

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key here is keep your weight off the bike, use your weight to rock it forward just as you blip the throttle. Don't worry about the clutch in the sand just dump it.

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