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From Facebook: Menu update! Food will be provide by Tracy King and the menu will be: Fri dinner: Carne and Pollo Asada tacos with beans, salsa bar, chips, poppers Saturday morning: Huevos Americana Saturday night: Grilled Teriyaki Chicken and stir fry Asian Veggies Sunday morning: Banana Pancakes and sausage. We will have water and coffee as well.

Packed and ready to roll!! Camping near Hemet tomorrow and plan to arrive in Mojave around lunch time Friday for some early exploration. You all ride safe and we'll see you this weekend! Cheers! Dave

I am tall and cheap, so I use this $25 Walmart 7'x7' tent and it works great. I sleep diagonal and there is still room for all my crap! https://www.walmart.com/ip/Ozark-Trail-3-Person-Dome-Tent/55036167

Eric, i looked through the thread and elsewhere but couldn't get the scoop on meals. I know dinner and beer both nights but are there any other meals?

Actually should not be too bad. As long as it stays under 100 degrees I’m good!

I'm on my 3rd set of headers, one front rusted out because the previous owner put heat wrap on it which held moisture. it broke in half and melted part of my starter solenoid and the right portion of the stock skid plate and luckily not my furl tank. The second front cracked at the manifold. The rears both cracked in the middle and the 2-1-2 equalizer section section at the rear has rusted out twice at the welds for the mount. If you live in Ohio, it will rust!

I have the Squadron on my bike as well. Great lamp. I also pulled my portable helmet mount Stryker out of storage. I have my batteries charging as I type this. If I'm not too tired count me in for a night ride! That would be awesome!

Fuel heads up for those riding in on the 40 heading east. Buy fuel in Barstow, then top off in Ludlow for just under $5 per gallon. Then bypass the Essex exit and go to Goffs where you will find what you may consider to be the most expensive fuel you have seen in the US just shy of $6 per gallon. Top off your bike. You will think Ludlow is cheap in comparison. You will now have less than 30 miles to camp with a pretty full tank. If you are coming in from the 15, Cima exit is where you will fuel It is 39 miles to camp. Half asphalt/Half very easy graded road.

The map mentioned above can also be purchased on Avenza Maps and loaded onto your smart phone. It will track you so you know where you are and are going. A few guys used it in CO and really liked it.

no, this is.....

nah, the 1190 is harder...

Okay so I did actually just book at site in the Mohave National Preserve for the weekend of May 4-6. It's a group site next to the Hole-in-the-Wall campground. I will most likely have to do a "special use permit" because of the number of us who will be riding around the park. They're going to want us to be extremely careful vis a vis the desert tortoise so there may be some enforced speed zones with a ranger or two to make sure we're being responsible. And it goes without saying but they'll want us to ensure no one will be riding off-trail. I explained these are adventure motorcycle touring bikes, not dirt bikes. They're plated, street legal, etc... and are not capable of doing "anything but the most basic roads in the park." I did this ride once for Jesse Kimball's birthday (he's the Flying Monkey rally guy) and Tyler of Everide came with his drone and it was by far the best three days of riding I'd ever done. It's scenic like Death Valley but the roads are much better; more fun. Yes, there's lots of sand in parts but that's part of the fun. At least all the roads are straight so you can really just accelerate your way through any issues. There's lots of easy grade 1 roads there too for the beginners. There are a few mines to see as well as a lava tube and I hear they re-opened Mitchell Caverns which would be fantastic to see. Funds will be raised for Motorrad Angels but my aim is to keep the price very affordable. It's by no means a commercial event. I still need to work out some details on the special use permit. There's also NO WATER (under construction) at the campsite but there is at the visitor center. I'll be sure to have plenty of potable water there for us. There's also a large fire place and covered picnic tables. It could be warm but it's also snowed in April many times so there's a chance it could be in the 80's or 50's. It's at 4,000' in elevation so it's anyone's guess. I will get a site at Hole in the Wall next door for Thurs night for anyone who wants to come up then so we get a full day of riding in on Friday too. I'll also work on a catering solution. Rider count limited to 30 people. Registration link will be live soon. Feel free to weigh in with any questions.