JustinNck1

Terry has your seat already? Wow, that's surprising he had openings that quick.

Just made it to our hotel in Franklin. Now off to Cafe Rel for dinner...

Gonna be a rough day today. Nothing but terrible flat straight boring roads. BRP, Foothills, Dragon and Cherohala. That's all before lunch.

You're just jealous

Says the guy who almost hit Tim last fall gap trip

Made it to our first dinner for the night. Buffalo Wild Wings. Only a short walk...

I'm gonna try to get out of work a little early. @Tonik I thought you were gonna be the pivot man?

Only regret is I should have ordered one sooner. Terry and his wife Debbie are great to work with. I highly recommend them.

I am officially done getting ready for the trip. Installed a fresh rear tire after work, then loaded up the bags. Gonna be a long day at work tomorrow.

Welcome to the Sport Touring crowd. It seems like more and more people are drinking the Kool-Aid each year.

Someone can correct me if I am wrong, but I think the main reason to switch locations was due to people having issues with the cabins at Fontana.

F4i is uber cheap to get parts for. The hard part is finding one that hasn't been ragged out.

Have fun, did you get any good GoPro footage from last weekend?

Welcome!

I don't get off work until 5, so I'll probably be rolling in 6:30 or 7:00. I'll be coming from Rt 7.

My standards for hotels are very low, so I figure we'll be good.

Wow, @Tonik got @2talltim to book a non-Wyndham hotel?! Expectations are gonna be high...

Says the guy who is at my house more than anyone else from OR.

This is how I make my choices. Not a perfect system but it works IMO. I try to avoid excessive speeding around small towns and houses. Mainly because there's kids outside playing and secondly, nothing pisses people off more than being dangerous around their children, which makes them more likely to complain to the police.

Most of us have partaked "Silly Riding" in some sort. Idiots are gonna be idiots,and the best prevention IMO is to be welcoming and not alienating to inexperienced riders. You see a new rider, help them out and try to steer them towards safe riding techniques. Squids are inevitable though. I just avoid their top locations, highway/city/parks. Theres plenty of motorcycle practices I don't agree with but that's the rider's choice. Some choose to not wear a helmet and speed excess of 100mph, others choose to pass on double yellow. It's not a perfect system, but you gotta work with what you got.

Like this?

Pulled the clutch lever off, cleaned it, and reinstalled. Now, no more squeaking.

+1 on this. @Danimal correct me if I am wrong, but I would say an RX3 is more adventure bike and CRF is more dual sport. You don't see too many CRF250L's with aluminum cases on them.

Welcome!

Great ride today guys. I had a blast. Sucks you didn't have time to ride 536, but I was thinking about you while I rode 536 with practically no traffic