http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/GCDSR/ Gold Country Dual Sport Riders Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:10:15 GMT Adam Reif http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/GCDSR/message/2827 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/GCDSR/message/2827 ... Me too - it would be great to add another level of confidence in being able to communicate reliably within the group. I think that with the SPOT devices Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:55:23 GMT Duc & Michele http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/GCDSR/message/2826 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/GCDSR/message/2826 Photos are posted in the album "Terry's Route to Sonora". We're going to do it again Sun. 7/6 so meet at 50/Latrobe Chevron at 8:15. Leaving at 8:30am if Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:30:19 GMT Terry Ash http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/GCDSR/message/2825 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/GCDSR/message/2825 I would rate this as a 1 or 2 in difficulty with 5 being most difficult. Super easy on a DRZ 400 - on a GS you just need to go a little slower in places. But Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:48:40 GMT Duc & Michele http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/GCDSR/message/2824 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/GCDSR/message/2824 Thanks Terry for the recommendation!!! We did this ride in reverse today and it was every bit as magical as described. The weather couldn't be better with Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:47:18 GMT ray@... http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/GCDSR/message/2823 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/GCDSR/message/2823 I agree, I have ham licence and with a 2 meter hand held radio I can link into any avail private repeater net works. Recenyly I have goten into the habit of Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:05:33 GMT Robert Trent http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/GCDSR/message/2822 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/GCDSR/message/2822 ... have ... This ... would ... hills ... roads" ... be "short" ... stretches of ... with ... boulders, ... Great rating system Doug. It appears to cover Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:32:10 GMT Trayce http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/GCDSR/message/2821 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/GCDSR/message/2821 Wild Bill's accident was unfortunate and it certainly could have been much worse than it was. He is tough as nails to ride out the several miles he did with 9 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:52:36 GMT Dan Lovell http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/GCDSR/message/2820 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/GCDSR/message/2820 Nick, The trails are great and marked with signs like you would see if snow skiing, I stay away from the Black Diamond with my XR650L. When we went there we Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:51:27 GMT tomatocity http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/GCDSR/message/2819 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/GCDSR/message/2819 Michelle, I don't know the rating though would like to know. Let me know if you would like another bike two to go on the ride with you. The ride sounds like Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:34:40 GMT Doug Printz http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/GCDSR/message/2818 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/GCDSR/message/2818 ... Do we have some kind of system for rating roads for difficulty? This comes up from time to time and it would seem to be a good idea if we were all talking Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:50:53 GMT Duc & Michele http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/GCDSR/message/2817 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/GCDSR/message/2817 Terry or Tim: Can you also send us the difficulty rating. We have big bikes, but would love to go try this route if it's do-able for novices on big bikes. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:02:00 GMT Nick Lee http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/GCDSR/message/2816 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/GCDSR/message/2816 thanks, Bob. I'm an intermediate rider and managed to finish the SheetIron this year on my DRZ400 with no problems - even taking a few hard splits. A friend Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:21:33 GMT John http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/GCDSR/message/2815 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/GCDSR/message/2815 I'll give him a kick in the rear, and get more info for you ASAP. JB Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:01:42 GMT Frank Lang http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/GCDSR/message/2814 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/GCDSR/message/2814 well thats pretty cool, it does look like the wheel is missing completely. nope it's just the way the bars are turned and from where the picture was taken it Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:37:38 GMT tomatocity http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/GCDSR/message/2813 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/GCDSR/message/2813 I posted this email at the group page and it was rejected because it might have a virus. Huh! ... Thanks for the photos of the last ride. Lets me at least be