The weekend was beautiful with lows in the 40's and highs in the low 70's, you just can't get better than that. I feel truly lucky to live in this beautiful corner of Mother Earth. Our venue for this weekends campout was the Long Pool National Recreation Area, near Dover, Ar. Truly a great place to play. 1080P Full Screen http://trzcharlie.smugmug.com/Ride-Videos/Videos/i-cKZrx2P/A
I love it Charlie. That's fantastic country all right. On my first US trip I determined AR/MO to have the best riding of the 20 states I rode through.
Thanks Nev, much appreciated. I feel kinda lucky having landed here in Arkansas. I am over educated and sometimes a little challenged by the red neck mentality here but still, I love it, I love the people and I have made the best friends here that I have in my life. Win-Win for me.
Just finished my 2400 mile Baja California trip 2 days ago. The Terra was flawless, it's the perfect bike for Baja roads, both paved and dirt. I was stoked that I was able to pre-ride a section of the upcoming Baja 1000 course. Even with temps consistently in the 90's I had no bike issues and the engine burned all of 1/8 inch of oil on the dipstick. Other than 2 flats all went well. It will be a couple weeks before I can download the pictures from my phone and put together a ride report.
My buddy Lee and I left Portland Oregon on 30 September riding 2 brand new Terra's. We rode down PCH to San Fransisco to visit friends before hopping over the Sierras to Alabama hills then rode through Death Valley to Joshua Tree. We had the oil changed and the coolant burped at Malcolm Smith's before heading over to Tucson to visit the man behind Wukkaking, the perfect solution to the TR fuelling problems. Then we headed South, our destination is Patagonia. We crossed Mexico in 12 days and are now in Guatemala enjoying a few days in Spanish school before we head for El Salvador. The bikes have almost 8000km on the clock and the OEM Metzelers are about to be replaced with Conti TKCs. You can follow our progress here [url="http://www.southwithhuskies.com or follow us on Facebook but don't expect daily updates, we are all about riding the bikes first and foremost. Phil Barnes.
I've been setting up my bike for this ride. It's been a lot of work, because it was stock when I bought it. But (other than the cast wheels), I think it's good to go... http://pinebarrens500.org/
I finally got the bike out on the trails across the street from my house. The bike did great although its fairly flat except for a couple of washes.
Yes. Doesn't it have them from the factory? I thought only aftermarket pipes or mx pipes came without spark arrestors.
The Strada does not have spark arrestors. Its considered a street bike. It is clearly called out that they expect you to have them. You might want to see if they will cut you some slack on that since it is stock.
I'm not going to bring it up. When people are making lists of the differences between the Terra and Strada, I've never seen silencer mentioned. But, I just checked the parts fiche, and you were right. I think the fact that it's stock will not draw any unwanted attention.
