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Hi there! I've been quietly watching the forums and Instagram for a few months now. My name is Emily, and I live in the glorious glitter and shame that is Las Vegas. I've been riding since 2007. My first bike was an '06 Suzuki SV650s which became my only transportation for 5 of the 8 years I had her. I went bikeless for a few years (which obviously ruined my health and happiness), so I went out and bought a slightly-used '17 Triumph Tiger 800 XCA in late 2017. I had been looking at joining the ADV community for a while and specifically the Tiger, but I was gun-shy about about being hardcore enough. I also prefer having both feet on the ground, but I'm getting used to the good ol' Captain Morgan approach. So far any drops I've had have been the result of putting one of the wrong feet down, so I just generally try not to stop. I got lucky in that my tigger already had Barkbuster handguards and Triumph panniers. So far I've added or am waiting on the following: Continental TKC80s Rox Risers AltRider Crashbars AltRider Headlight Guard RAM Phone Mount (because how else will I find my way to Starbucks?) Stickers! (+5hp of course) So far I've only gone on 3 dirt rides and tooled around town (I let the stock Battle Wings hold me back after the first 2 dirt trails). I'm attending RawHyde's Level 1: Intro To Adventure Camp on the 23rd, so hopefully I'll have more confidence to adventure harder and more frequently!

Howdy! I've been creeping on this whole ADV thing ever since my first time slapping some saddlebags on my 2008 Z1000 and riding through a rainstorm to go camping in a hammock in the Finger Lakes of western NY. So last week I finally took the dive and picked up a leftover/ gently used 2016 Tiger xcx and I plan on doing much more motocamping/ off road stuff/ traveling, as I've recently relocated to just outside of Reno, NV for work. I picked up the bike in Reno aaaaaaand Immediately hit the road for 2 weeks of work in Lemoore, CA. talk about getting well aquainted! I'm BRAND. SPANKY. NEW to off road riding, camping without a car to carry stuff, and the west coast in general. My first long trip is to Rocky Mountain Roll 2 end of July. looking for riding buddies in the reno area to show me the ropes! thanks for the read!