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DS Ride 11 - Feb '08 - Intro


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What . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dualsport Ride, full day
When . . . . . . . . . . . . Meet Saturday, 23 February, 7:30 AM
Where . . . . . Meet @ BMW Motorcycles of Ventura County
Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Laine_MacTague

[This ride was originally scheduled for 09 February, and has been moved to the 23rd.
There WILL BE a Two-up ride, DSR 02, on the 9th.]


DSR 11, the last of the Series that can remotely be called an intermediate ride, fast approaches. Eleven will follow the same general line as DSR 10, on slightly more challenging trails. You’ve been building the skills; this ride will ask you to use them.

Meantime, morning coffee-laden roll call at BMWoVC will be just as relaxed and enjoyable as ever, and once again we have lunch at the Screaming Squirrel to look forward to. Expect some twisty obstacle-strewn single-track. Expect some chaparral. Expect some pine forest. Expect some fast, fast dirt with roller coaster water bars. Expect broad sand-scapes that challenge your line selection and concentration.

If that sounds like a big bite to chew on, consider coming along for the fun and camaraderie, and skipping the most grueling sections. Contact the Ride Leader about mapped out go-arounds for the most grueling sections. This is the last ride of the DSR series for which these will be provided, but fear not: The Series will restart soon, and in the meantime there will be SkilzDrills and Two-up rides aplenty.

DSR 11 will be limited to 12 riders. Contact Laine to secure a space.

Don't let the beautiful view distract you. Stop, then look... Research ride, DSR 11.

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Movie of the Moment


Strong intermediate riders on R4 terrain. BMW R1200GS, Suzuki V-Strom, BMW X-Challenge. ['10 ADR 02/13 - R4]

picture of the week (or vaguely similar time period. Click to enlarge.)

"Four wheels move the body. Two wheels move the soul." ['10 ADR 04/10 - R3]

Community (Click to enlarge. [Er, to enlarge our community, come on a ride.])

Huzzah! Another best-laid plan "gang agley" yet survived all the same.
['10 ADR 03/13 - R2 (became, oh, R8 due to mud... and stubbornness!)]