Imperial Sand Dunes

[250r4life]

Anybody else just hoping that the next 4 months will go by fast, and that it will be back in the 70's before we know it?

Man i hate the summer... Can't wait for dune season...

[EX LONERIDER]

i know exactly how you feel... cant wait to take out my new 440 setup and shred!

[djguestone]

I was at Pismo Beach 2 weeks ago.
That was good enought to take the edge off but damn I need some Glamis!!!!!!:D

[250r4life]

where is pismo at? its not too hot to ride in the summer?

[djguestone]

Originally posted by 250r4life
where is pismo at? its not too hot to ride in the summer?
It's a beach, temps are around 85ish and cools down at night.
It's always perfect riding weather there.

Here's a link: http://www.reserveamerica.com/ca/Oceano_Dunes_Svra/Regional_Map/r/generateBrowseMap.do?topTabIndex=CampgroundMap&map=PARK&parkId=120065&agency=CA

It's an official OHV area: http://www.ohv.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=1207

A few pics..
P.s. Mexico is not far from you. San Felipe beach riding would be close for you!!
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b197/DjGuestOne/Pismo%20Beach/PismoBeach092.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b197/DjGuestOne/Pismo%20Beach/PismoBeach074.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b197/DjGuestOne/Pismo%20Beach/PismoBeach065.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b197/DjGuestOne/Pismo%20Beach/PismoBeach035.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b197/DjGuestOne/Pismo%20Beach/PismoBeach005.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b197/DjGuestOne/Pismo%20Beach/PismoBeach096.jpg

[250r4life]

that is a little far for me to drive... 8+ hours...

oh well... i guess i only have another month till i take off to coral pink, and then will be down in the imperial dunes 6 weeks after that...

[djguestone]

Originally posted by 250r4life
that is a little far for me to drive... 8+ hours...

oh well... i guess i only have another month till i take off to coral pink, and then will be down in the imperial dunes 6 weeks after that...
Even better!!!

[250r4life]

2 and a half more months... sure hope it goes quick....

im passing the time wakeboarding for now, but it still doesnt make it easy waiting till mid october...

[250r4life]

what the heck djguestone!!!! what is your problem!!! frickin looking at your pics is totally messing with my head and killing me! man its making me wish it wasnt 110 degrees outside!

:D

[EX LONERIDER]

hopefully if we get lucky this year, it might cool off enough in late september to go out..... im hopin so cus i gots a newly revamped bike to go shred sand in!:macho

[250r4life]

i got a good solid 4 hours of balls to the wall riding in last night... hopefully i go out before then, but if not that should hold me over till labor day when i go to coral pink, and then im only 6 weeks out from gordons well...

its been raining quite a bit here in phoenix, so last night 7 of us headed out to the desert behind a lake, and hauled through all the sandy washes and all around the trails... ended up leaving at liek 2am... with no dust and riding in the washes, and just hauling, it sure was a fun time...

the only casualtly was my buddy on a raptor 700 was following me and there was a sharp turn, well i powered through it and made it ok... he 2nd guessed himself being able to take it for the speed we were going, and instead of powering out of it hit the brakes and slid into the berm/wall and bent his tie rod... fortunately we were able to bend it back enough for him to continue riding the rest of the night...

[esr250r86]

I cant wait till dune season.Ive been racing most of this summer doing the itp quadcross races at Glen Helen and just want some free riding in the sand! Its always fun to go out and hit some nice jumps at the dunes. I live about 10 minutes away and its still to hot to ride unless you go early in the morning or right at sunset, I think I cant wait a few more weeks though!

[250r4life]

im figuring im about 2 months out... hopefully the weather lets me go october 12-13th...

[GPracer2500]

Damn. I need to get cracking. I've got a lot to do to be ready.

[250r4life]

Originally posted by GPracer2500
Damn. I need to get cracking. I've got a lot to do to be ready.


i hear you on that...


my YFZ is done and ready to go- all i need to do is throw the paddles on it...

however, that is the only bike that is done...

I got my bottom end closed up on my 250r last night, so now i need to throw the top end on and throw it back in the frame, and do a couple things to clean it up and get it sold...

i have the 05 raptor that i was planning on just buying a pipe and filter for it, but it appears that plans have changed... last night i went and looked at an 04 raptor that im going to go pick up tonight...the 04 is a little too rough for my liking, but it has +3 a-arms with elka quad rate piggy backs, a +1.75 lonestar swing arm with elka rear shock, and +3 axle as well... im getting it for a smoking deal, so my plan is to strip the suspension and everything else off the bike and throw it on my 05, and then sell the 04 with all the stock parts for what i hope will be $400 more than what i bought it for with all the aftermarket parts...

so that is going to be some work on the two raptors...

i still have a few things to do to my 185 as well, not to mention the 2 odysseys that my buddy and i are working on that will be back from the powdercoater this week!

[wilkin250r]

For a quick fix, I make an overnight trip, but I don't get to the dunes until about 9pm, and ride a few hours at night, and then get up early and ride before it gets hot.

Soak your shirt in water, it will keep you cool for about 10 minutes before it's dry. Soak your shirt, and then put a dry shirt OVER it, and it will keep you cool for an hour, the heavier the overshirt, the longer it will last. People will wonder why you are riding in a sweater in 110 degree heat, but it works great. Obviously you need to keep moving for it to work.

I've made lots of dune trips in the middle of summer heat using the 2-shirt trick.

[EX LONERIDER]

Originally posted by wilkin250r
For a quick fix, I make an overnight trip, but I don't get to the dunes until about 9pm, and ride a few hours at night, and then get up early and ride before it gets hot.

Soak your shirt in water, it will keep you cool for about 10 minutes before it's dry. Soak your shirt, and then put a dry shirt OVER it, and it will keep you cool for an hour, the heavier the overshirt, the longer it will last. People will wonder why you are riding in a sweater in 110 degree heat, but it works great. Obviously you need to keep moving for it to work.

I've made lots of dune trips in the middle of summer heat using the 2-shirt trick.

ive heard of this trick to keeping cool... sounds like its legit. keep in mind (for us air-cooled bike owners) your bike still needs to keep cool as well. dont do you much good if your doin alright while your bike is goin into nuclear meltdown mode... :D

so whats the weather looking like out there??? im goin soon as it comes down off the tripple digits. :macho

[250r4life]

well... im less than 2 months out... getting ancy...

[R3Concepts]

I got so anxious, I built this to ride this year. For the little side of the hill and to dune the hell out of.

[250r4life]

why do you not ride a YFZ R3?

you have a raptor so obviously it doesnt appear that youre anti-yamaha... there has to be a reason for it...

it wasnt even a debate which 450 i would get, and you've been through several bikes in the past couple years, but never a YFZ...


also, how do those FASST bars work out in the dunes?

[R3Concepts]

Becuase this 450R makes 62 on C12. Not bad for a stock bore stock stroke TRX. I wish the same could be said for a YFZ. A YFZ after 55 HP gets very expensive.

And Ive always been more comfortable on Hondas.

Ill put up a pic of the Raptor later. Its turbo charged now:D

[esr250r86]

Nice quad R3,got anymore pics?

[250r4life]

Originally posted by R3Concepts
Becuase this 450R makes 62 on C12. Not bad for a stock bore stock stroke TRX. I wish the same could be said for a YFZ. A YFZ after 55 HP gets very expensive.

And Ive always been more comfortable on Hondas.

Ill put up a pic of the Raptor later. Its turbo charged now:D

so youre saying that the Honda responds better to mods, and modded is more reliable than the YFZ?

i know that keeping the motor stock with bolt ons i've found the YFZ to be head and shoulders about the LT and R, but dont have much experience with them built...

what all is done to that bike to get it up to 62 horse?

[Supercup]

Well we are closing in on Dune season.

I checked the weather station at Gordons Well the past 2 days and it was 118 on Thursday and 116 today. But the good news is it got down to 103 on Thursday night!

Let the cooling trend begin!

JCM

[esr250r86]

Hey Supercup, do you race any of the ITP quadcross races?

[Dune Surfer]

Reading this thread is killing me. Pretty much just need new paddles and I'm set. I think Tuesday I'll drive up to Fullerton and buy some Sand skate 1's. Trying to talk myself into the comp cuts, but at $175 each plus wider rims its a tough call.
Her is a pic of glamis the last afternoon ride last year.

[GPracer2500]

I've got my 250r and CR500 apart for new pistons as we speak!

[EX LONERIDER]

Originally posted by Supercup
Well we are closing in on Dune season.

I checked the weather station at Gordons Well the past 2 days and it was 118 on Thursday and 116 today. But the good news is it got down to 103 on Thursday night!

Let the cooling trend begin!

JCM

wooohooo!!! 103F !!! its just that much closer!

man i am totally just itching to head out there. i whent out to corral canyon just to run my bike around since its close.

i still need to find a trailer and hitch for my 4Runner to haul the bike with it. ever since i recharged my A/C in it ive been more inclined to take it over my pickup. 20*F air coming out of the vents makes for a nice drive out there :D

[250r4life]

just got back from coral pink sand dunes this afternoon... its not the same, but it was something to take the edge off and will hold me over for a bit... man, sucks coming back from the nice weather though... the camp ground we stayed at yesterday on our way home as like 62 degrees during the day, and even colder at night... it was great!

[Dune Surfer]

The campground at Coral Pink is really nice. So pretty there. I went up last year.

[EX LONERIDER]

Originally posted by 250r4life
just got back from coral pink sand dunes this afternoon... its not the same, but it was something to take the edge off and will hold me over for a bit... man, sucks coming back from the nice weather though... the camp ground we stayed at yesterday on our way home as like 62 degrees during the day, and even colder at night... it was great!

where does that end up at???

[EX LONERIDER]

Originally posted by 250r4life
just got back from coral pink sand dunes this afternoon... its not the same, but it was something to take the edge off and will hold me over for a bit... man, sucks coming back from the nice weather though... the camp ground we stayed at yesterday on our way home as like 62 degrees during the day, and even colder at night... it was great!

where does that end up at???

[EX LONERIDER]

Originally posted by 250r4life
just got back from coral pink sand dunes this afternoon... its not the same, but it was something to take the edge off and will hold me over for a bit... man, sucks coming back from the nice weather though... the camp ground we stayed at yesterday on our way home as like 62 degrees during the day, and even colder at night... it was great!

where does that end up at???

[250r4life]

Originally posted by EX LONERIDER
where does that end up at???

where does that end up at? what? :huh

[Dune Surfer]

:confused:

[EX LONERIDER]

ouch.... tripple post. sorry, i was trying to find out where coral pink sand dunes is at? never heard of em...:confused:

[250r4life]

google them... there just north of the AZ border in UT- an hour or so above Lake Powell...

although it was a lot cooler than here in Phoenix, it wasnt in the 60s like where we camped Monday at Jacob's Lake...

[EX LONERIDER]

ah ok... theyre actually farther up then i thought. the imperial dunes are way closer then those. i guess i could always hit up pismo.... i guess i can hold out a few more weeks.

[EX LONERIDER]

ah ok... theyre actually farther up then i thought. the imperial dunes are way closer then those. i guess i could always hit up pismo.... i guess i can hold out a few more weeks.

[EX LONERIDER]

ah ok... theyre actually farther up then i thought. the imperial dunes are way closer then those. i guess i could always hit up pismo.... i guess i can hold out a few more weeks.

[250r4life]

dude- whats up with posting 3 of everything?

[250r4life]

dude- whats up with posting 3 of everything?

[250r4life]

dude- whats up with posting 3 of everything?

i was actually supposed to go to gordons well last night and do an all night ride, but my buddies wife put an end to that one...

[Supercup]

Here is a link to the weather station at Buttercup/Gordon's Well. Now you can know temp, wind speed, etc.

http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/plotReal?staid=BUT&end_date=11-Sep-2007+21:22

JCM

[RonJ]

48 more days until my first trip of many out. I recently moved even closer to the dunes, now I'm only an hour and a half away to Glamis. Pending on my wife, I should be able to go out nearly every other weekend if I play my cards right. So nice in Alpine, so close to the dunes!

-Ron

[Dune Surfer]

I'll be headed out the last weekend of this month. Yahoo!!

[EX LONERIDER]

nice.... just curious but why such a small toy hauler??? is that about a 12ft'r?

[RonJ]

Hey DuneSurfer, how big of a group do you go out with? Do you mainly go to Glamis? We stay out at the washes, usually wash 5-10. Our group consists of about 5 trailers, and we really only ride quads. One of the guys in our group owns a rail, and I have a Ranger, but other then that we're strictly quads. If you go pretty often maybe we can ride sometime. Let me know.

-Ron

[Dune Surfer]

Originally posted by EX LONERIDER
nice.... just curious but why such a small toy hauler??? is that about a 12ft'r?

The trailer is 14', When I bought it I had just purchased a new 4runner and I needed something I could tow with it. Also It was just me going, so I didn't need anything bigger.

[Dune Surfer]

Originally posted by RonJ
Hey DuneSurfer, how big of a group do you go out with? Do you mainly go to Glamis? We stay out at the washes, usually wash 5-10. Our group consists of about 5 trailers, and we really only ride quads. One of the guys in our group owns a rail, and I have a Ranger, but other then that we're strictly quads. If you go pretty often maybe we can ride sometime. Let me know.

-Ron

I go with a lot of different people, sometimes I camp at the washes, sometimes on Gecko. I'm out there 60-70 days a year so I'm always looking for people to ride with. I keep my trailer near the dunes, so its easy to get out.
Anytime you want to get together for a ride let me know. I'll keep up;)
Here is my ride.

[EX LONERIDER]

just a heads up to you dune junkies..... this week's temperatures out at the desert is dropping into the mid 90's to mid 80's :eek2: :D

i might be bold enough to go this weekend should it look good temp wise :macho :devil:

[Dune Surfer]

Jonesing.....

[250r4life]

actually the weather forecast a couple days ago said friday was going to have a high of 84 with a low in the 60s... it has since changed and the high will be in the low 90s with the low in the low 70s, but i think we are still planning on going friday night and ride till sometime saturday morning...

[OutlawBill]

I will be going out Sunday the 23rd

[EX LONERIDER]

yea... saw it change this morning but still looks hopefully cool :D

[Dune Surfer]

Dammit,
I'm going the next weekend. ARG................

[dariusld]

Dune Surfer does your chain get dirty fast ?

[Dune Surfer]

I use chain wax, works well without too much build up.