Motorcycling.

[FireFighterZero]

They are good kids for sure.

 

[SeanKroll]

@stig, is neutering aka castrating, versus a vasectomy?

 

[stig]

I'm vasectomized if there is such a word.
I just use neutered for fun.

 

[stikine]

I'm having visions of Jim @FireFighterZero performing such castration procedure...kinda like the scene in the Silence of the Lambs. Okay nevermind, bad vision.

 

[FireFighterZero]

It's doable....

 

[FireFighterZero]

Kind of a neat family picture from a week ago.

 

[stig]

Neat pretty much says it all!

 

[Bodean]

Couple pics from Ridgecrest. 4 days of following our noses.
lots of blues and browns…. and a little bit of green.

 

[stig]

Lovely.
Not my kind of riding at all, but I can still relate.
Weather is so fine here, I'm getting spring fever.
Putting some wider rims on the flying brick next weekend with two fat radials in preparation for this year's trip to the alps.

 

[Tree09]

Naming it grass valley has gotta be a joke right?

 

[Blair Glenn]

I have had many bikes but came across an old classic from a client. A 1972 Norton, 750 Commando (Combat Edition) in excellent condition. Bought it to take out when I need a mental break and all my trips are less than 20 miles. The old girl is temperamental and has no electric start so just getting her going is a fun challenge. Paid a premium for it but I'm hoping it will at the very least retain its value.

 

[Blair Glenn]

I have been looking for a decent Norton 750 or 850 Commando of the early 70's vintage. I do love those Ducati's though.

I found a 1972 750 Commando in excellent condition. Paid 7500 for her. Black and chrome. No electric start. A challenge to get her going.

 

[Blair Glenn]

I found a 1972 750 Commando in excellent condition. Paid 7500 for her. Black and chrome. No electric start. A challenge to get her going.

This friend has another one he is selling if interested. California, garaged. Photo is the one I bought

 

[Blair Glenn]

This friend has another one he is selling if interested. California, garaged. Photo is the one I bought

 

[Bodean]

Norton’s are super cool… I understand the commando was the coolest.

 

[stig]

If you like it shaken, not stirred.

 

[Bodean]

Haha… I’ve heard that too.

 

[Bodean]

Did 111 miles by myself last week…. 5 hours.
Had a blast, saw no one….

 

[stig]

I learned something from this.

 

[Bodean]

Got out in the bush and had a spin… so much fun…. Everything looked the same so I didn’t go to far by myself w/o a map.
7 miles from the house…. Didn’t see anyone else Out there. Way different than desert riding where visibility is like 3 miles here it’s about 30 feet.
Tons of mud, logs, low brush and lava rocks.…at least here..

 

[Bart]

My son's out in SanFran right now and he's into mountain biking. Are there good cross use riding areas, or nary the twain shall meet? Any tips, info I can pass on to him? He'd have to rent equipment.

Is that last pic forest access road or broken/made rec trail?

 

[Bodean]

Last pic is a real trail… they get tight out here… end up no where.
SF city… mountain bike in McLaren park, Golden Gate park.

across t he GG bridge is Marin Mt Tam where MTB was born… lots of trails there.

 

[Bart]

thx will pass it on. I went through a mental change from liking mx leaps, speed and roosting to enjoying threading between tree trunks occasionally clipping one with the bars while only occasionally actually spinning the rear wheel. Had no access to mx tracks and my knees went on strike

Interesting trivia - if you go full aggro in single track you drop your gas mileage to about half of that when dual sport cruising.

 

[stig]

Look at the pile of old scrap iron the guy bought, and then at what he turned it into.
RESPECT!!!

 

[Bermy]

That was worth watching!