Madhatter wants a dirt bike….

Madhatter

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so its hump day early morning looking to the weekend and what to do ..... already an 80 % chance of rain so dirt bike riding may be a bust ..... had thought about paddling the kayak on Saturday and riding on Sunday but its high chances of rain the whole weekend ..... what's showing at the movies ?
 
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what's showing at the movies ?
"The Father" with Anthony Hopkins sure was sobering. We opted to watch it at home by streaming it. The movie theaters around here are doing really soft openings by only showing a few movies per day.
 
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I'm taking my truck out again today to explore some dirt roads. Maybe go to the desert before it gets hot. In the next month or so I'll be checking out some cool mountain roads locally. What I really like about the truck is the ability to pull over and rest my legs/knees by laying in the back.

When I heal up I want to do to to some of the CABDR. So I'm thinking of pre running it in my truck and rate the sections myself. This way I know what I can do on my Super Tenere vs my Beta.

Some guys enjoy rolling through miles of axle deep sand on a 600+ pound bike. Or super steep switchbacks and 3 foot ledges with baby head rocks. I'll set those sections aside for my Beta and do the easier ones on my big bike.

The 2 sections that are already a no go on the Super Tenere is section 1 starting in Yuma AZ and the Lipincott haul road in Death Valley.
 

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so its early Friday morning and rain is forecast for Saturday ..... it seems the chances are lower and later so might get to ride tomorrow ... after the snake thing thinking we might stay out of the deep woods ..... one never knows.
 

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No rain today, temperatures stayed in the 70s , a nice breeze also . Damn the mosquitoes , we had to bath in Off . Other wise a great day to ride. Set up a practice area . Barrel race type track . Learning to use the rear brakes to steer along with the throttle.
 

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one could only hope...... mosquitos are the deadliest animals on the planet .... they kill millions each year .... year in and year out .... talk about pandemics ...... not a word about it.
 

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so the young man on the ugly gas gas actually has the most talent of our group (or its a lack of common sense ) he is fast and fearless . his uncle (Carrot ) was bothered that he could not run the barrel race course as fast as his nephew ...... so he kept at it and at it and at it . so now he is close . so nephew knows that uncle will be practicing every chance he can this week . (cant let nephew best him , fun to watch uncle and nephew compete . old lion verses the young lion. ) now again I was slowest of the group but managed to at least pull a small wheelie as I crossed the finish each time . small victories .
 

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picking wife up from airport today . no dirt bike this weekend have a date with my wife . I like my dirt bike a lot and it is pretty but it don't snuggle worth a damn.
 

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rain rain and more rain ..... what's annoying is it also kills my work as I work for a construction company ..... hard to work in mud . yesterday I didn't work and the sun was out and a very pretty day it was , but muddy . hopefully I get some work today as I would like a paycheck next week . my whole life has been weather related . mostly in Texas it gives you an extra day off occasionally , but then we get a wet pattern every so often and then it just keeps on coming. looking at weather today should be dry but wet tomorrow . not riding tomorrow as I have a date with the wife .
 

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Rained most of Saturday, Sunday has rain scattered about but should increase by the afternoon. Going to watch the nascar race at COTA today. Should be interesting especially if it rains. Cup car with wipers , interesting.
 

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saturday may be a riding day . the soil should be about perfect with the rain we have had . I'm ready . the only two things not loaded in my truck is me and the beta. come on Saturday.
 

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a personal moment .... my mother is 85 and a giant pain in the butt 'cause she doesn't want to act her age .... she has been a foster parent up until a few months ago when some health issues started to cause her challenges . she insist on mowing her yard , her mower is old and my brothers bitch about having to fix it (she runs over stuff I guess ) and when they try to mow her yard for her , she follows them around and keeps getting in the way .... so I'm tired of hearing my brothers whine and complain about mom. so yesterday I got out of work a little early and bought a zero turn mower , today I get to buy a trailer ( I gave my 20 ft trailer to my son as a gift a few weeks ago . he trying to start his on landscape service ) I don't need a super long trailer so found a 6x10 with a ramp that will haul the zero turn and or my dirt bike or bikes as needed . not really wanting spend money for this but,
you do what you have to do in life I guess. she is a giant pain but a great Mom , giving back probably what we gave her that would be fair.
 
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