Foresthill Goodness On Trail 6

Thanks, Daniel

Maybe you need to meet us out there in the spring




WoodsChick

Usually when we go for Thanksgiving it's just the big bikes doing big mile days. Since we both have new singletrackers we wanted to take them along, too. We camp south of HWY 50 out near Austin or Middlegate and just pick a direction, any direction A friend of ours lives in Fallon and he's ribbon'd out some singletrack out there but I'd probably never be able to find it again without his help. Don't know what the snow conditions are going to be like, either. The ranges between the valleys usually have some snow when we go, but don't know how bad this year will be. It's looking like cold and sunny days, though




WoodsChick

The NOAA's website allows you to get forecasts for specific GPS coordinates. Looks like my preferred campsite has a low of -3 degrees for Wednesday night


Hmm...the north coast of CA is looking pretty good right now




WoodsChick

Sounds like hot springs weather to me.

Yeah, burst waterline weather, too!




ColdAlreadyChick

Big Sur - San Simon? Looks a bit warmer?

Please don't yell at me for taking your thread off topic.

Hey, it's all riding, right? Sounds on-topic to me

I spent a few Thanksgivings in a row up at the Lost Coast. There's awlays rain to deal with, but at least it isn't frozen. I don't know...the other participants in this ride are thinking maybe a regular dirt ride somewhere...we'll just have to see how it goes...




WoodsChick

Thanks, typeone!

Eric would say the 144 is weak in comparison. I would agree. It's a 144, that's to be expected. But it's not your typical 144. It is very surprising for a tiddler. Very user-friendly. Still a busy machine and clutch skills are rewarded handsomely, but not near as essential as, say, a typical 125 2-stroke.

Well, yes. It's weaker everywhere. It also feels much lighter, much narrower and much more nimble. It handles almost telepathically, very little input is needed to make it do what you want it to do. The 144 is the best handling dirtbike I've ever ridden...and I've been riding for 25 years. Ride it all day without wearing yourself out. The 250 will kick your butt if you're not paying attention.

Well...he hasn't switched carbs yet. He's gotten the Mikuni very close to what he wants, but we shall see. He does not want to go switching carbs and all that crap. He bought a new bike so he wouldn't have to do a bunch of stuff in order to ride. He wants it to be exactly like his GasGas 300 and/or 250 but it is never going to be that. He's pretty happy with it, though.

Well, it's really hard to compare the 144 with a 250...they're totally different animals. The motor is small, but that's the beauty of the bike for those that want a small motor. It is hugely fun to ride, not so serious. Just playful, joyful...fun. That's really the best way to describe it. Yeah, I sometimes wish I had a bigger motor, and if the 250/300 get the upgrading like the 125/144 did I will probably be the first one in line for a 250/300. But that 144 is staying put in my garage




WoodsChick

Hi, Walt! Eric is running his stock Mikuni and it looks exactly like the one that came on my WR. I was running a PWK from the GasGas on my WR til you sent me your carb, so no JD kit for the PWK. He's pretty happy with the jetting on the Mikuni, and he's talking to RB Designs about the carb mod right now. We'll see how it all shakes out!

Interesting stuff about the KTM's. I was in a huge BMW/Triumph/KTM shop on Saturday (hint: I was not looking at KTM's or BMW's ) and KTM only had 9 bikes on the floor, all of them 4-stroke dirtbikes except for one 200. No 2-strokes, no adventurey bikes, no SMs, just the 4-strokes. I thought that was kind of odd.

Every time I have gone into a KTM place and that's all they have, they tell me that they have gotten and sold all of their allotment. I don't believe that though, because when I wanted an EXC300 and the dealer told me that they couldn't get anymore and sold me a 250 instead, they magically got a 300 the very next month.