Now that you bought the TR650 - where ya gonna go?

[turtlemoye]

I installed my SW-Motech crash bars this weekend and went for a ride at my favorite offroad Park this weekend.

Those wheels are so clean they almost look white.

No, this is a different spot about 10 miles away from the 30' dropoff area. It sounds like you have a nice collection of bikes. The Terra does surprisingly well at Wildcat. Most other people have strictly off-road enduro/motocross bikes. I rarely see dual sport or adventure-type bikes there. I only have the means to keep one bike, and I think I picked the right one. Some more aggressive offroad tires sure would be nice though.

Even though I have a smaller plated bike I love riding my Terra on really rough stuff that only much smaller bikes usually handle. I'm really impressed with the K60 I have on the rear, handles mud so much better than I ever thought possible and with over 1K miles on it it still looks new.

 

[btodman]

Rode out to Kanangra Boyd National Park (NSW Australia) today.
Mini Mini fire trail was great!







Almost sqashed a snake on way home.

 

[M-Coupe99]

Had a fun ride this past Sunday north of Oso, Washington on some gravel/dirt forest service roads.

 

[Moff69]

Gillies launch, top of the Gillies range, Cairns Queensland.

 

[Moff69]

Today's ride took us along the coast road to Port Douglas, then up the Rex range, then back home across the Atherton tablelands. Great ride, even tho, it was all road, but a lot of corners

 

[duibhceK]

Did a little excursion today into the French speaking part of Belgium. Somehow I ended up somewhere in a field again, I really don't understand how that keeps happening

Would have preferred do be on the 450 with full knobbies in stead of the TR on K60s in some parts though...

 

[snail_72]

Gillies launch, top of the Gillies range, Cairns Queensland. View attachment 52961

its a nice spot their.. i'm still piss off that i got called in work this week end. it would have been good to go for a ride with you. i'm on a long lunch at work now.

 

[snail_72]

Today's ride took us along the coast road to Port Douglas, then up the Rex range, then back home across the Atherton tablelands. Great ride, even tho, it was all road, but a lot of corners View attachment 53014

mmmmmmm yep and yesterday was the best day to go riding too.... my bike should of been in that picture as well. The things we do for work... next time.

 

[Moff69]

Didn't end catching up with the others, next time for sure.

 

[M1A2TechPI]

Cheers to Everyone, There are some Great Rides here-wish I could ride in OZ, CA, CO, WA, OR etc. But still enjoying my rides here in the Philippines on my Terra. As promised earlier have posted images of my Feb. 27th ride exploring a coastal road to Lobo, Batangas. I do hope that they are not to large as I was using my Panasonic LX-7. But I and HOPEFULLY 2 other Terra riders will explore the complete figure 8 diagram on the map within this week or no later than next week. Ride Safe, Have Fun. Chris

 

[M1A2TechPI]

Ok, on to a few more images from Batangas Entering Ilijan with Rock Art 2 from Dela Paz town Taal Basilica a National Heratage Site

 

[Coltx]

Nice photos. I used to frequent Anilao, Batangas more than a decade ago. Though I haven't been there in a long time, you might want to swing by Mabini, going to Lemery. I heard they already finished the road that goes around that peninsula. Ride safe. Cheers!

 

[M1A2TechPI]

Hi Coltax, Sounds OK, just have to do the ride on a Tues-Thurs as the tourists are out on the weekend. But during the week you have to contend with the schools. I was last in Anilao in 2008 on my SV. Regards, Chris

 

[Coltx]

Hi Coltax, Sounds OK, just have to do the ride on a Tues-Thurs as the tourists are out on the weekend. But during the week you have to contend with the schools. I was last in Anilao in 2008 on my SV. Regards, Chris

Does it get real busy there on weekends now? I am planning to do a Batangas tour during the Holy Week break. Anilao is my destination for some scuba diving. then back to Manila via the eastern side of Laguna de Bay.

 

[M1A2TechPI]

Morning Coltax, I checked with my wife and a Holy Week excursion may? be difficult? IMHO = As it's Holy Week there will be a Lot of visitors to various Churches and Shrines + some just escape Manila to the provinces and beaches to relax. If you and the Family are going it could result in 4+? hours of additional travel time. If taking a Terra all by yourself you will save at least 2 hours. I'm in Tagaytay so at this point and based on previous experience I may just stay home on the computer or read as I am near Pink Sisters and have seen wall to wall traffic on Aguinaldo Hwy, Lourdes Church & Peoples Park. If you need more info send me a PM so we do not bulk up the thread. Regards, Chris

 

[Mark_H]

We decided on a short road trip to test out the new luggage racks and meet up with a guy who has 5 Huskys (TC and FCs) and go for a run up into the mountains near Danao Cebu.



Early morning stop at the last McDs for breakfast en route. Although it looks well loaded, we actually only have about 5 Kg in each box as a test run for the new side racks before they go for final coating.

We met up with Ray in Danao and dropped the luggage at his place before heading off into the hills. Ray was on his trusty TC250. a great bike which he is lucky to have the pleasure of riding out in the hils every single day.



Five minutes out of town and Ray cops a rear puncture - not a big problem as there is a 'vulcanising' shop every few km. The locals are experts at whipping out the tube and applying a rubber patch with heat and pressure using an old piston filled with rags, kerosene and a g-clamp affair.
Ray had 3 small holes which cost 20 pesos each to fix - total $1.50 and all done in 20 minutes.



Up and up we went, the road was reasonable being cemented for about 75% of the way. Basically it follows round the mountain ridge and occasionally there is a steep drop down into a valley with a river crossing and then on up the other side.



We began at sea level the other side of the farthest hills and just kept on going up.

More to come........

 

[Mark_H]

A short stop for a drink and a chat with the locals who all have motorbikes as their main form of transport out here. Amazing to see a honda 125 carrying 3 often 4 people up the side of the mountain with apparent ease. This is a motorbike taxi rank or Habal Habal station, where guys sit waiting to take locals further on up the mountain from where the regular bus drops them.



Gradually the road turned to dirt but was still easy going - I was just glad it hadn't rained today (yet).



After lunch at Danisan Eco Park we went further on up the mountain, posing for a few pics in the sunshine.



My co-pilot would love to be able to ride a bigger bike but her short legs mean she has trouble touching the ground even on her little Kawasaki scooter.



We had a really good run out that day, mostly thanks to Ray who showed us the way, even though we couldn't follow him when he occasionally got bored and tore off across the fields for a quick adrenalin fix.

The run back down the mountain was as interesting as the ride up and we look forward to another visit there soon.
I am tempted to rent one of Ray's real dirt Huskys and go for a spin with him up the side of the mountain using the short cut tracks instead of the winding road, but my co-pilot enjoys the runs just as much as I do and a 250 TX is no two-up machine hehe.

 

[Currie]

The beach is my playground! Lots of fun with my Strada in the sand on westcoast of Denmark this weekend.

 

[M1A2TechPI]

Just admit that you are a beach bum Currie. Just watch out for that salt water. Nice looking ride. Regards, Chris

 

[M1A2TechPI]

Nice Ride Mark and glad Ray showed you some new roads/ paths. But if this keeps up you may need to switch to some Shinko 705's for some better traction or go full knobs like Currie. More to follow in a day or two with images of my plugs (looking good) and the install of my 139 db Strebel Nautilus horn. Regards to ALL, Chris