East Texas 450 – Nov 6 and 7, 2021

[dannyboy]

Better check your chain.

Memories of the DRZ 400 and the rounded off back sprocket? Ting Ting Ting - what is that noise?
The chain jumping teeth if you want to call those nubs teeth.

 

[jbird710]

The original slipper clutch?

 

[gixxerjasen]

Ran this one by the wife. She didn't say no. She rolled her eyes, but she didn't say no. That's a yes, right?

 

[BornAgain]

I would take that as a yes.

 

[PP186515]

Ran this one by the wife. She didn't say no. She rolled her eyes, but she didn't say no. That's a yes, right?

Absolutely, that is a "yes". "Just don't hurt yourself" and "is your life insurance paid up" are also clearly in the "yes" category.

 

[gixxerjasen]

I made some (Cheap) hotel reservations. Need to put some new tires on the DRZ but I should be in.

 

[Tigerkf]

Any one riding big bikes on this?

Thanks

Define big bike! If I go I'll be on a 790.

 

[Retiredtosoon]

My definition of a big bike is if you drop it and you need help to pick it up it is too big.

 

[Liteitup]

My definition of a big bike is if you drop it and you need help to pick it up it is too big.

I feel like I'm being talked about.

 

[gixxerjasen]

I feel like I'm being talked about.

You have trouble picking up the 390ADV?

 

[RollingJ]

I recommended setting up group you are going to ride with before the morning of the ride, and I would stick to 4 people in each group.

 

[Liteitup]

You have trouble picking up the 390ADV?

Haven't dropped that one.....yet.

Aaron's son had to help me pick up the Tenere about 6 million times on the Continental Divide ride.

 

[Retiredtosoon]

Haven't dropped that one.....yet.

Aaron's son had to help me pick up the Tenere about 6 million times on the Continental Divide ride.

That's OK he help me pick up my V-strom a bunch too on that trip

 

[Retiredtosoon]

The good thing Phil he is supposedly going on this ride too if he can get a hall pass, so we will have young help to pick them up

 

[xavieredug]

Seeing I'm going to ride, already reserved hotel at Center, TX. Hopefully I'll join to you guys.

 

[gixxerjasen]

I'd like to be on a group of slow riders but who also apparently are good at picking bikes up.

 

[Retiredtosoon]

I'd like to be on a group of slow riders but who also apparently are good at picking bikes up.

We were not moving slow we just toke a lot of dirt naps

 

[gixxerjasen]

We were not moving slow we just toke a lot of dirt naps

No no no, I'm the slow one, looking for like minded slow folks. But also folks who know how to pick up bikes, because I'll need that a lot too.

 

[Cello]

I've got to work that weekend, so I'll be watching as people pass by. Anyone who's good at planning for dirty trips have an estimate for likely times that riders will be on county roads 3400, 3900, 3325 by Colmesneil and Rockland?

 

[PP186515]

I've got to work that weekend, so I'll be watching as people pass by. Anyone who's good at planning for dirty trips have an estimate for likely times that riders will be on county roads 3400, 3900, 3325 by Colmesneil and Rockland?

My guess would be 8:45 to 9:30ish, but your crystal ball works as well as mine. The route looks like it touches all those roads. I bet if you could really disrupt the ride if you set up a table with free sliced watermelon on it. Folks would be emergency braking and crashing into each other trying to get to your table.

 

[Tigerkf]

My definition of a big bike is if you drop it and you need help to pick it up it is too big.

What if they're really strong!

 

[Retiredtosoon]

If there really strong are know how to pick it up then they may not fit the definition, depending on the bike and the situation, it's all about knowing what you can do and or capable of doing I have come across a lot of folks with bikes on there side in the dirt that had the strength but not the know how to get them selfs out of the situation.
Should add this to my definition

 

[William Wolfen]

Pretty much any bike appropriate for this ride is a total piece of cake to lift with a buddy using the correct technique. If the lie is really bad, you may have trouble anyway, however. Bret Tkacs has a good video I suggest y'all watch.

 

[Retiredtosoon]

That was a good video on how to pick your bike up, he has a lot of helpful tips

 

[sportpackage]

Dang. I will be taking our Cub Scout Pack camping that weekend at Bovay Scout Ranch. One day I hope to make this ride.