Took a REAL ride today. Logged almost 250 miles with a couple of my boys. Found out AZ actually has some killer roads and was able to use the entire tire for the 1st time!! We left around 10:30 AM, and got back around 4 only stopping to get lost, eat, and take a whiz. Once we got pretty far north the temp dropped really fast, into the low 40's and then started to rain on the ride home...that SUcked! The ride up was awsome and once back in phoenix, it was back in the high 70's.

Yes, we're a bunch of clowns getting ready.
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Thats me with the blue helmet.
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We rode the 1st leg, and stopped around noon for some grub. Pretty damn good food at those little mom and pop places.

My buddy Tom
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My Buddy Gilbert
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My Goofy ass = )
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We stopped at the base of this road...it was such a rollercoaster..sorry, im still pretty pumped, it was the first time id really got to hit some hard twisties...
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GOD DAMN FUCKING CACTUS!!!
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Some pretty shots......
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OK, maby we took a wrong a turn somewhere.......
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Oh shit......I think we're Lost........
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........and we're still lost in the middle of the god damn sticks! I want to get back to phoenix, Its getting cold!!!
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....and getting ready to hit the road for the last time........
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nice pics love the narration.... good job

"GOD DAMN FUCKING CACTUS!!!"

What did I do? http://www.gixxer.com/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif Nice pix!

Where did your ride take you? I was off today and had nothing to do, but couldn't think of a good place for a ride :/

wow looks like fun. nothing better than getting lost on a gixxer with a couple buddies. Nice Pics http://www.gixxer.com/forums/images/graemlins/thumb.gif http://www.gixxer.com/forums/images/graemlins/thumb.gif

nice...that's what it's all about right there

awesome way to spend the day, I did the same on Saturday, only the view wasn't as nice. We even had to pull the map out a couple times, but we never found any good roads (suck). There are some good roads around, but we thought we would try to find some new ones.

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This pic doesn't do the sunset justice
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and I didn't quite get to use all the tire
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but not bad considering the roads I've been on.

I did race my bud's duc (granted it is only a 900 sport), but that thing is slow as shit. I also topped out at 177 (indicated). Sucks cuz I know I can go faster, but with my chrome screen I have to keep my head up to see over it, which totally screws with aerodynamics... oh well.

Nice Pics.

How do you get lost out there?
You can practically see my house looking across the plain. http://www.gixxer.com/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

Great pics.

cool pics http://www.gixxer.com/forums/images/graemlins/thumb.gif

sounds like you had a lot of fun!

NIce pics guys, I can't wait for days like that again.

AWESOME pictures!!!!!!!!!!!

Blaise said:
Nice Pics.

How do you get lost out there?
You can practically see my house looking across the plain. http://www.gixxer.com/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

that was at the base of basicly a mountain range, once youre up that 20-30 miles.....u forget what direction your facing and its all forest....and thats where we stopped.

Looks like AZ to me. I haven't been riding too far up north yet (Flagstaff). Been meaning to go.The ride up to Jerome isn't too bad..course I bit it up there...but it was still a fun road. http://www.gixxer.com/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

nice pics, thanks for sharing.

I sooooooooooooooo miss living in AZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!