New Member of this sweet looking forum

Hey Guys,

Digging this forum already. Anybody in the Central WA area around Wenatchee/Cashmere/Leavenworth that want to ride sometime? Trails, Roads, etc.? Even guys around the state that want to meet up for a weekend ride would be sweet!

Thanks,

Chris

Crankin04 wrote:

Hey Guys,

Digging this forum already. Anybody in the Central WA area around Wenatchee/Cashmere/Leavenworth that want to ride sometime? Trails, Roads, etc.? Even guys around the state that want to meet up for a weekend ride would be sweet!

Thanks,

Chris

Welcome to the forum Keep an eye out on the forum for upcoming rides etc.

Hodakaguy

Welcome to the forum. There are lots of folks on here from your area.

Welcome, I see my link worked. Glad to see you signed up. There is the dirtyface ride coming up on the 18th. you should go. Some of us here and from other sites are going. should be a good time.

What's the riding like around Johnny Creek Campground near the end of Lightning Creek road? I like camping there on the water when we used to paddle Lightning Creek, but I wasn't riding then.

Welcome, Hi!

*2more weekends of softball then i'm free. I'd like to ride.

T.Low wrote:

What's the riding like around Johnny Creek Campground near the end of Lightning Creek road? I like camping there on the water when we used to paddle Lightning Creek, but I wasn't riding then.

Hey T.Low

Never ridden around Johnny Creek campground yet. But have done lots around leavenworth area. You should come up and we'll check it out!

Inspector wrote:

Welcome, Hi!

*2more weekends of softball then i'm free. I'd like to ride.

Hit me up when you can make it over the pass and we'll meet up to ride for sure...

Welcome. So are you from Cashmere or did you move here?

KatoomVictim wrote:

Welcome. So are you from Cashmere or did you move here?

Hmm..twins, seperated at birth. One older by 7 minutes (hence the 75cc difference) Check the records at Cashmere General.

Haha, nope. But I did find out I went to school with him. Welcome Chris.

T.Low wrote:

KatoomVictim wrote:

Welcome. So are you from Cashmere or did you move here?

Hmm..twins, seperated at birth. One older by 7 minutes (hence the 75cc difference) Check the records at Cashmere General.

Haha that's pretty good there T.Low...Yeah we did go to school together and look forward to riding together for sure.

By the way, Hows the Gasser treating you? I had an 04 450 FSE and sold because of how HORRIBLE the fuel injection was and hard starting!

Welcome to the forum man! Sweet ride

C Denny Run* wrote:

Welcome to the forum man! Sweet ride

Thanks man! you too!

You ever ride out here on the east side of the mountains? Haven't ridden out on the westside myself lol

Crankin04 wrote:

By the way, Hows the Gasser treating you? I had an 04 450 FSE and sold because of how HORRIBLE the fuel injection was and hard starting!

My buddy has an '04 and has starting problems. Yeah, the Magnetti Marelli ECU on theat and my '05 can wreak havoc with starting. It was weird, if I rode every other day the bike would start right up no problem. But on the occassion that it sat for a week or longer, it was a bear to start. Once on the battery tender it solved the problem. Then poof, the ECU blew. I sent it out for testing and it came back reprogramed and works well. Somehow one of the settings was way off. Now it starts fine.

The 2010 has a completely different system, and is rated quite high I've only had the bike a week (two real rides after the break-in rides.) SO far, it fires right up.

T.Low wrote:

Crankin04 wrote:

By the way, Hows the Gasser treating you? I had an 04 450 FSE and sold because of how HORRIBLE the fuel injection was and hard starting!

My buddy has an '04 and has starting problems. Yeah, the Magnetti Marelli ECU on theat and my '05 can wreak havoc with starting. It was weird, if I rode every other day the bike would start right up no problem. But on the occassion that it sat for a week or longer, it was a bear to start. Once on the battery tender it solved the problem. Then poof, the ECU blew. I sent it out for testing and it came back reprogramed and works well. Somehow one of the settings was way off. Now it starts fine.

The 2010 has a completely different system, and is rated quite high I've only had the bike a week (two real rides after the break-in rides.) SO far, it fires right up.

That's awesome to hear. Honestly I was looking at the new gasser's, since I heard the EFI was basically perfected since being introduced in 2004. Just new that a KTM would last me and carburetor's (although I would rather have Fuel Injection) aren't all that bad :P.

I would love to ride sometime and check out your Gasser man. Probably drool with envy though

I'll force you to ride the Gasser so that you know it's me that's so slow and not the bike!

T.Low wrote:

I'll force you to ride the Gasser so that you know it's me that's so slow and not the bike!

Lol I'm no David Knight myself but would love to wrap-out your gasser pinned and see how she blows

I hear your a Wheelie monster though!? Something I'm a little "impotent" on and need work haha

When you're an old fatso like me, you just plant your arse over the trials tire and twist; pretty simple really.
Also, of course, there's the internet factor: nothing is extreme in reality as it seems to be on the internet.

I do ok, and maybe I'll grab another gear or two while I'm up there, but I'm certainly no wheelie king or whatever. The main thing is that it's so much fun, why spend time not wheeleing when the opportunity presents itself. I'm not a fast rider, but I do enjoy the acceleration and torque.

The fact of the matter is, (and i kinda hate admitting this incase he ever gets on the forum and reads this he may be embarrassed) I rode an xr75 from the time I was 8-10 yrs old, then retired from riding to play football, basketball, baseball, and hockey. Then 35 yrs later, my 37 yr old brother-in-law got diagnosed with cancer and my wife thought I should buy his '05 GG and he could buy the Husaberg he's wanted (leftover '08 FE 550) and he and I could spend time riding together. It's been a yr and a half, he's doing really well, and we're closer than ever.

T.Low wrote:

When you're an old fatso like me, you just plant your arse over the trials tire and twist; pretty simple really.
Also, of course, there's the internet factor: nothing is extreme in reality as it seems to be on the internet.

I do ok, and maybe I'll grab another gear or two while I'm up there, but I'm certainly no wheelie king or whatever. The main thing is that it's so much fun, why spend time not wheeleing when the opportunity presents itself. I'm not a fast rider, but I do enjoy the acceleration and torque.

The fact of the matter is, (and i kinda hate admitting this incase he ever gets on the forum and reads this he may be embarrassed) I rode an xr75 from the time I was 8-10 yrs old, then retired from riding to play football, basketball, baseball, and hockey. Then 35 yrs later, my 37 yr old brother-in-law got diagnosed with cancer and my wife thought I should buy his '05 GG and he could buy the Husaberg he's wanted (leftover '08 FE 550) and he and I could spend time riding together. It's been a yr and a half, he's doing really well, and we're closer than ever.

AWSOME ! Its great to here that dirt bikin helps with cancer. It is always good to here stories like this. Hope he get through it.

Shane wrote:

Welcome, I see my link worked. Glad to see you signed up. There is the dirtyface ride coming up on the 18th. you should go. Some of us here and from other sites are going. should be a good time.

looking forward to dirtyface myself but i hear today they have a snow problem and the rout will have to change a lot