Some American"old school" dirt

ricardo kuhn · Nov 11, 2003

Basically all start right here

I remenber that Name from many years,,since I was little,,since "On any Sunday" :evil

This days I'm getting better and better in the dirt,,and I like to try new things too...

so why not,,doing the most attended event of the year(3000 people last year ...I think)and make a fool out of my self on a over grow black german Pig.

the event is on Novenber the 8 and 9 in the town of elsinore in california

the registrations open on august 22 and you can suscribe at
www.goateyewear.com

so I quess what I'm asking is,,,:huh

I'm to crazy for trying it,,,,:arg
to crazy even to think about it:confused .

here is the Whole tread

A few months later the result was this

or the Elsinore grand prix's from Ricky eye

First of all let me tell you that after this week end I came to A few realizations and some conclusions

First of the Weekend
The GS is NO Dirt Bike,and much less a Motocross bike

Second and even more ovius
At the pace that we were going the GS has no bussiness Competing on a Event like the Elsinore,we were more or less "Movile" Obstacles

For the Realization
Friends like Boejangles

and Irina are not found on every corner

I can not absolutlly asure you if the out come of this Event will be any different If I follow Jimmy lewis advice,but I can tell you that if I did maybe I will finish the race.
Jimmy is another of those Ultra super wonderfull persons,and I really apreciate all the stuff he did for me

I for sure wish He have something to do with me,,maybe some day after I take his class,I will be a Different Person and for sure a different rider

not to many humans can achive the equilibrium that Sasha achive,,, Absolute glentle man,amazing rider among many other things

No photos of the subject in my camara(I'm sure they will come soon),but here is the Bike.

the "complete" History

ricardo kuhn · Nov 11, 2003

Here is Paul's treat

Said motozilla:
Ride of a lifetime....All 5 and a half laps!

I'm home, I'm in one piece, I'm going to be sore tomorrow!

A heartfelt THANK YOU to Dave, JT, Jim, Jimmy, James, Lori, Carl and everyone from the board that came out to witness the carnage that Ricky and I left in our massive GS powered wakes.

I hear there's video and many many pictures to follow.

Pauls version

and this is SASHA's point of view

Said sashapave:
I had so many pics I thought it'd be easier to post 'em in a new topic.

First off, a big hat's off to Ricardo and Motozilla! They had thousands of fans cheering them on, and put on a great show.

I chose to race the Dual Sport class earlier in the morning on my trusty Airhead (much less to break). I'm glad I did. The race was 45 minutes long, 20 miles of brutal terrain. Ruts, mud, jumps, hills and the worst of all: endless steep-faced whoops. Those things will kill any GS! I've never bottomed-out so much in my life!

The course was a blast to ride, but to race it is a whole different story. It was way too easy to get in over my head, with the crowd cheering and perfectly designed jumps. After a couple laps I quickly learned where I had to slow down and where I could make up time.

All in all I learned that these big pigs probably not the best idea to race unless you're willing to dump a whole lotta cash into 'em.

The number plates came off, saddle bags went back on, and the memories will last forever. Thanks everyone for a great time!

Pictures to come

ricardo kuhn · Nov 11, 2003

The First Bunch

This might be the only time we see one of Ricardo's bikes in a trailer!
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The lovely Irena, beauty and the beast.
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Even an ugly bike can have pretty numbers.
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"furries" are everywhere!
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Come on guys, wait up!
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This is the proper way to approach the table-top.
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This is my way

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Ricky Carmichael?
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ricardo kuhn · Nov 11, 2003

Second Part

Jason and Dave, after my 40 foot double 1-handed knack-knack.
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Yes, that's a CRF 150 passing me.
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Ricardo, what's this one? I think it ran in the vintage class.
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You know it's trouble when a mortuary sponsors the sweep patrol.
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The starts were madness!
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More madness!
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Ricky always making a fashion statement.
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James thinking the same thing I am, "dude, the shorts"
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ricardo kuhn · Nov 11, 2003

III part

Irena: "Um, yea Ricky, new shorts for xmas for sure"
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Fritz, the only GS to survive! Airheads kick ass!
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Irena paying respect to Golem before the race.
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Sasha: how do you spell "loco sonofabitch'"?
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James: "I'm just glad it's your bike and not mine"
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Greg (KTM rider next to our camp): "Silly norcal GS boys don't know what they're getting into!"
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We were saving the champagne for the podium, so we broke a bottle of Aquafina instead. (Jim writing "Farewell Ricky, can I have your bars afterwards?)
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James rockin' out.
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Kids...
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Yes, the pit bike would have been faster!
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Wait, what's the girl riding?
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Motozilla towering over the puny 600s. Kind of like Godzilla towering over Tokyo...
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ricardo kuhn · Nov 11, 2003

Part IV

The rules say you have to push your bike from impound. The rules did not take into account a GS.
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"Kick me"
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Super cool Paris-Dakar team manager who kicked ass on the 2nd largest bike.
<img src="http://setthemfree.com/pictures/elsinore_gp/images/DSC_0141.jpg" border="4"> 
Kickstarters are for suckas!
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And they're off! Ricky was really sliding that thing around!
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If you could only hear the 'klunk klunk klunk' over the bumps!
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Nice form!
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ricardo kuhn · Nov 11, 2003

And Finally.....Part V

You too mr. PD!
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Motozilla was really going strong! Treating that adventure like a mini-bike.
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Ricky takes the inside pass!
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The last we saw of Motozilla before...
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The wreck...
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KTM dude still going strong. Where's Ricky?
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Motozilla thinking "You know that ad with the dude jumping the GS? They didn't show this part"
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"I knew I was in trouble after the 3rd flip"
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I think Ricky had the only high-side of the day!
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And he wanted to keep on racing...
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Jim and a very fancy GS
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Jimmy Lewis got a good laugh.
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Golem goes back to the lab. Who knows what's in store!
<img src="http://setthemfree.com/pictures/elsinore_gp/images/DSC_0191.jpg" border="4"> :huh [/QUOTE]

Sasha's Whole tread

ricardo kuhn · Nov 11, 2003

And another point of View

Said LC12JT:
Zilla is the man. It takes some serious cajones to loft this baby...

But then again, you have to collect your cajones afterwards...

Hats off to you, Paul.

Full ride report and pics galore here:

www.dsadventures.com/dselsinore.htm

Mike Werner · Nov 11, 2003

Ricky, thanks for posting them here (now I don't have to).

As said in advrider, you guys are loco !!!

Can someone send these to Simon and Plumb so they can see how to ride the Dakar ralley...???

ricardo kuhn · Nov 11, 2003

Mike Werner said:
Can someone send these to Simon and Plumb so they can see how to ride the Dakar ralley...???

No.No Mike,,,we suck at this..

Look at me I did about 20 Milles and I almost crash 5 times,until i really "highside" my bike,,,but the reason I really stop is because Golem fall apart(my fault oviuslly,she is just a Unanimated Object)

to tell you the true,at the pace we were going,i don't even know if I can finish,,just do to stamina,,,4 milles per lap,for a total of 27 laps,,27 Jumps, 27 "mini big"(2M high 1,5M long) drops, 27 "Big Big" (5M drop 5M long) and a million Zillion water bars,rutts,,Mud,rocks in your face...

belive this is no way to race the dakar or anything else for that matter.you need to run "Smart" care for the equipment and your body,,In short we were racing a Place and a Pace the bike did not belong,,but we are okay with that,,in fact that was the whole point of the experience.

well....... now we really know.

Mike Werner · Nov 11, 2003

Well Ricky, I've seen what Nick Plumb can do on an 1150GS. When I went to his off-road school we were all on 650's, he was on an 1150. Where we had problems getting to on the 650, he just breezed in, as if the bike weighted next to nothing.

Remember that the Dakar has large stretches on flat land as well. That's were they can make up for time, since they be able to race faster. It's the sand dunes that'll bog them down on a GS.

But I guess it'll never happen.....

ricardo kuhn · Nov 11, 2003

Mike Werner said:
Well Ricky, I've seen what Nick Plumb can do on an 1150GS. When I went to his off-road school we were all on 650's, he was on an 1150. Where we had problems getting to on the 650, he just breezed in, as if the bike weighted next to nothing.

Remember that the Dakar has large stretches on flat land as well. That's were they can make up for time, since they be able to race faster. It's the sand dunes that'll bog them down on a GS.

But I guess it'll never happen.....

in My case the dirt skills are pretty minimal,and for sure limited.so maybe a more skillfull rider can do wonders with the Pig,,for me I fight to much with them,as oppose to dance,for sure a lot less efford involve...

also remenber i have less then 6" of suspension in the front,and 4,75" in the back,so you feel every hole,every root and for sure every jump.

this is almost at landing,,I was about 1.5 Meters high

jenks · Nov 12, 2003

Ricky,

We have institutions for people like you, they usually have high fences and padded wall paper…….you mad S.O.A.B.

But respect where it’s due.

Keep up the entertainment.

Andrew

Jinx · Nov 12, 2003

Can't get enough of this, Ricky. Onya!

simonm · Nov 12, 2003

ricardo kuhn said:
In short we were racing a Place and a Pace the bike did not belong,,but we are okay with that,,in fact that was the whole point of the experience.

well....... now we really know.

Finally put that argument to bed then

Respect for the attempt
And thanks for the post

Deadskin · Nov 12, 2003

Fantastic Ricky :bow

Hope Motozilla gets his bike fixed

ricardo kuhn · Nov 12, 2003

Gauloises said:
Fantastic Ricky

Hope Motozilla gets his bike fixed

Yeah in Zilla's case is only money,,lot of it,but money after all.

in my case i need to figure out the money stuff to,but I need to figure out a better design also,,,but wait a minute that is what I do all day long and also love very much.

no big deal,,the next event is in 10 days i hope i have the bike ready by then

jnrobert · Nov 13, 2003

ricardo kuhn said:
no big deal,,the next event is in 10 days i hope i have the bike ready by then

What're you running next Ricardo?

ricardo kuhn · Nov 13, 2003

jnrobert said:
What're you running next Ricardo?

A Easy one,,is about 350 milles Divided in two days,,they have two choices a "easy" and a "Expert" one,,
guess the one i'm taking

but in reallity all the preparation is for This a Epic 2800 milles on the Dirt from Mejico to Canada.that we are organizing for next year

You see not all the ADVriders are a Bunch of "smakertalkers",we actually think about riding,but more than that we RIDE and Write(sorry I Suck at Ingles,and at writing also) about the experience and all the angles that brings into the Table...
Inprovisation,development ,riding skills.equipment,planning.mapping.GPS's,,you know even CPR and first aid stuff.

In this trip my Dutty is to be the "McGiver" of the Expedition.is going to be fun and for sure hard as hell

jnrobert · Nov 13, 2003

Ooh, I want a piece of the Epic. I will watch the progress on Advrider. I can't do the whole route but some of it if you want some company? I'll post over there.

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