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Shorty

Post subject: Desert riding

Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2016 11:57 am

Joined: Sun May 27, 2012 8:18 pm
Posts: 558
Location: Regina

Got to take the new 350exc for its maiden voyage in Arizona last week! It needed a bit more tweaking to make the height manageable. An inch lower on the forks, a new clutch lever for child sized hands, a lot of swearing and a few bruises. But now it's all good to go and is amazing to ride! Definitely could use a steering stabilizer for highway. Love the way it sticks to everything off road. So nice to ride in the middle of winter and see some scenery

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invariant

Post subject: Re: Desert riding

Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2016 1:00 pm

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Joined: Wed Jan 04, 2012 12:36 pm
Posts: 1613
Location: Saskatoon

It was a great trip and awesome to do some riding in February! $\m/$

We mainly rode in an OHV area NW of Phoenix that had a huge network of trails. It wasn't very busy as we were there on weekdays but we still saw a few other riders, quads and UTVs. There seemed to be lots of areas to ride near the city but we weren't sure what was legal or not down there.

We happened to go during what seemed to be the coldest week of the year. It even froze one night and another day there was rain and thunderstorms. We managed to get a few fun rides in later in the week.

Some more pics and video screenshots:

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kiffer

Post subject: Re: Desert riding

Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2016 11:13 pm

Joined: Sat Apr 07, 2012 6:48 pm
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Location: S'toon

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Post subject: Re: Desert riding

Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2016 10:26 am

Joined: Wed Jul 03, 2013 2:28 pm
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Awesome you guys ! Glad you had a good trip, it's gonna be a good year of riding I feel it.

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Shorty

Post subject: Re: Desert riding

Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2016 11:54 pm

Joined: Sun May 27, 2012 8:18 pm
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Location: Regina

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calltrex

Post subject: Re: Desert riding

Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2016 12:31 pm

Joined: Mon Apr 09, 2012 9:57 pm
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Looks like a good trip in the middle of winter

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Poindexter

Post subject: Re: Desert riding

Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2016 2:47 pm

Joined: Wed Feb 19, 2014 2:01 pm
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badvinny

Post subject: Re: Desert riding

Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2016 7:42 am

Joined: Sat Jan 12, 2013 5:43 pm
Posts: 47

Balancing the wheels may help at those highway speeds. My forks on my 500exc are set 8 mm from the fork top (not the cap top) and it doesn't make me want a damper. It rides at 80mph every day on rough tracks, just putting weights opposite the rim lock will make a huge difference.

Shorty

Post subject: Re: Desert riding

Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2016 11:08 am

Joined: Sun May 27, 2012 8:18 pm
Posts: 558
Location: Regina

Balancing the wheels is a must for sure. All these little things to set a bike up! Highways are boring anyway as, little wobble keeps it interesting?

And because I wish I was on the bike instead of at my desk, here's a couple pics of Invariant rocking some pink accents and showing what it can do <3

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badvinny

Post subject: Re: Desert riding

Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2016 7:04 am

Joined: Sat Jan 12, 2013 5:43 pm
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Those are some fugly handgaurds Alice!

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