Recent content by mashy

Be sure to hydrate. Take plenty of water and I suggest using a Camel Back.

Yes, also met Dan. Best part of the ride was meeting these guys. As far as brakes on flat track go, I rode in the years prior to brakes and in the transition year of '71 or '72. Brakes in the transition year is what caused my crash in San Jose. Dwayne Keeter, the rider in front of me had...

Got back from the Cannon Ball a few days ago and haven't been online till now. Dallara you have me figured out! That seems like a lifetime ago and now I'm just a guy who enjoys his Tenere. It was great meeting Fred and I don't know if I should thank him or not for letting me ride his bike! I...

Another COOL friend and Daytona winner, Ralph White, will be riding his Tenere on the Cannon Ball ride. Ralph also won Springfield in the sixties. Check out the website www.cannonballproject.com Very sad about Sacramento. I fear this may start a movement by all horse people and kill a...

You guys are bringing back great memories for me. I'm a has been that used to ride the circuit and rode at almost all of the tracks you talked about in the early 70s. I now ride my Tenere and keep it close to legal speeds (most of the time). Being from California it has been many years since...

I put the Happy Trails racks on and I too wanted small hard Panniers. I also wanted to be able to use soft bags if desired. I mounted the Pelican 1430 cases on the HT racks and I am happy with that set up. They are small but I plan on a medium tail bag and a duffle bag to augment the 1430's...

My tool kit and first photo post. 4 in ABS from Home Depot

I just made a tool tube out of 4 inch piece of ABS from Home Depot. I mounted it on the right side between the Happy Trails rack and the bikes frame. It was 2 foot long so I had to cut about 4 inches off to not rub against the turn indicator. Tons of room maybe even to long. Easy to cut it...

Hey t-pak, thanks a bunch for your posting. My friend and I installed my pc-8 today. Thanks to you everything went very well.

I was looking at the V Strom and ended up buying a FJR I think in '04. Didn't care for the FJR handling, sitting position, and heat. Great brakes smooth engine but needed a six speed. Sold it and bought a 1000 Strom. Great bike in all ways and you couldn't beat the price. Sold it and bought...

Yes, I think the best bet is to keep an eye on the Cannon Ball website. I told Don I posted here and I think he will take a look. He and I are in the middle of putting the Trailblazers MC banquet together and are quite busy between it and the Cannon Ball ride. Take a look at...

Don says it would be very cool if some want to join in for part of the ride or at one of the stops.

I think the website explains that others can join in for short distances and some of the stops have dinners that can be bought into. I will check with Don tomorrow to clarify and will post it here. Also, Firefight911, I did 31 years with VCFD and retired in 2005.

Motorcycle historical buff and 1971 Daytona 200 winner, Don Emde, has organized the Cannon Ball Centennial Ride. This ride is invitation only and will retrace the route ridden by Cannon Ball (Irwin Baker) in 1914. The big news is, YAMAHA has stepped up as the events premier sponsor and is...

I had an early FJR and while it was fast and could stop, I didn't care for anything else about it. I know this makes me a minority in the FJR owners world. I sold it and bought a V-Strom 1000 and was much happier on it. Then the Tenere came along and I made the switch. I am very happy with...