Okay, who am I kidding… It’s always riding season.
In the winter, there are dirt bike rides. I’ve managed just about every Monday since the first of the year. I’ve been using it to get myself ready for BAJA! Yeah, I’m just a tad excited about riding in Baja. I just have to make it through the next few weeks.
First I have to get organized with the luggage. I decided to sell my Mosko Reckless 80, this would allow me to pick up the Mosko Scout Panniers. The Reckless is a fantastic system, but I bought it thinking it would work on my husky as well as the Tiger. It’s just too big for the 250, so I need a different approach for that bike. The Scout panniers would be just perfect for the tiger and allow me a bit more flexibility than I have the Reckless on the tiger. The new bags should be here soon. Not much time to figure out the best way to pack them, but I’ll have time on the road to sort it out.
I feel like I’ve been hemorrhaging cash the past couple of weeks. Which feels worse when I factor in the things, I’ve had to do around the house. There were just a number of things that needed to be changed, replaced, or had to have routine maintenance done, which wasn’t cheap. Like the services due for the Tiger and the Tundra. The yearly checkup for the race bike, needed to be done. It’ll be heading over to Speedin Motorsport for that in the next few days. I’ve also worn out things on the Husky, which had to be replaced. Along with my needing to get some new gear to replace the stuff I’ve worn out or torn up.
MX boots are outrageously priced! But the new ones, really are pretty, not to mention pretty comfortable right off the start. I’ve gotten to ride in them twice now. The first day I had a number of mis-shifts, but on the second day I didn’t notice them at all.
I also have some gear I need to take for repairs. Compared to buying some new protective gear. Getting new zippers put into things rather cheap. Besides, I hate replacing things that are still function, with a minor fix.
I’ve been getting out on the dirt bike as much as I can to get ready for the Baja trip. I felt like I should make sure I was a fit as I could be for it. Since I’ll be helping other riders on the trip and doing some guiding.
