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...but not from riding his motorcycle. The trip had been planned for months--several guys meeting for 3 days of trail riding in Missouri's famed Chadwick ATV/Motorcycle trail system. 7:30 AM Friday morning: Daryl and I are pumped, bikes are prepped. I pick up Daryl's favorite coffee drink on the way...

I don't know Mark well, but it's obvious that riding is a major part of his life--not just a side interest. From what he's told me, I gather that his work is something that will sometimes leave him jobless for a month or more at a time. He plans and uses that time for riding. He has a nice fleet of ...

Mark "Big Dog" Sampson of http://www.bigdogadventures.com is one of my moto-heroes. He's out there doing all the rides I wish I was doing. Here is one close to home that you'll enjoy.

http://www.bigdogadventures.com/200MilesBadRoad01.htm

The Harm wrote:It would be great to have a libray of routes like that.

Yes. Yes it would be.

So Internet Explorer is messing things up for you guys. No problem--just follow my instructions to download, open in Notepad, then copy & paste.

Yes, the code, when pasted in the forum does not appear correctly--which is why I don't simply paste the code directly into the thread.

I attemped to paste the line of code but I get a window that says failed to load the route....maybe text was incomplete what am I doing wrong? I don't know. Perhaps it depends on your browser and whether it interprets the code instead of just raw displaying it? I use Firefox, and I when I click the...

Get out a paper map and a highlighter, then check out this little route. In your browser, go to: http://www.marengo-ltd.com/map/ Click the "Load" button, which will open a window to paste in some route code. Open this file, copy the code, and paste into the Marengo Route Tool. http://www.rideforum.n...

This sounds like good fun to me, too. I'll strap a lawn chair on the ole' DR350 and cruise up....assuming life doesn't change my plans.

Can we bring anything? Or perhaps pitch in some cash?

They are integrating with Frappr. I like the idea of Frappr, but I'm not a fan of their interface. I could build something similar using the Google Map API....but of course that means sitting down and coding on something other than paying jobs.

Unfortunately, we still do not have a nice. organized route library. It's still a major feature I want to develop for the site. However, look through the past ride threads in the forum. Some will have links to route files. What kind of distances are you comfortable with? 150 miles? From midtown, jus...

I just learned about this show. I don't know if it's any good, but the premise sounds great! I've set my DVR. I missed the show tonight. :( http://www.speedtv.com/programs/483/ I've been waiting for "The Road Less Travelled" movie to come out. In the meantime, I'm on their newsletter list, and the t...

This guy knows about rear shock problems!

This rear shock is from a KLR in the middle of Mexico. Read the full story in this AdvRider thread.

Daryl Perry wrote:If you need me to pick up your shock I can...

Somebody already "picked it up" for him. Now if we only knew WHO that was...I'll let Sean explain.

Oh crap, getting nervous now! Not to worry, David only loses on average 1.7 riders each year. Your odds of survival are pretty good. :shock: When it comes to what clothes and gear I'm going to wear for a long weekend ride adventure, I don't worry much about it until a couple days before the trip. T...

I plan to attend this one. I will not be riding since my ankle is still jacked.

How about a calendar of events? First thing to post would be the KC Dualsport meeting in Parkville tomorrow! The Rides section is good, but a calendar would be easier to read I think. This is definitely an idea we want to bring to reality. It has been discussed at http://www.rideforum.net/viewtopic...

Troy, here is your homework assignment: Read all you can about PodMX knee braces (the one's distributed by Fox Racing) so you'll be ready to have an intelligent discussion with me next week. :? Here is a link to get you started: http://www.podmx.com/ Seriously, these things look great, so I ordered...

Guys, apparently this forum system barfs on URLs that contain a "#" in them. So, just go to Luc's Smugmug page for this album by clicking

THIS LINK

Can't we just all get along?!

Yeah...this forum has gone down hill. I'm personally never posting here again. The guy who runs this forum is an a-hole anyway.

Troy, here is your homework assignment: Read all you can about PodMX knee braces (the one's distributed by Fox Racing) so you'll be ready to have an intelligent discussion with me next week. :? Here is a link to get you started: http://www.podmx.com/ Seriously, these things look great, so I ordered...