Cove Rally, September 14-16

[Fencejumper09]

WOW I about ate it at 1:52

Great video buddy!

I thought for sure the closing credits were going to be a clip of me snoring in the back of the 4Runner!!

[kylepeterson]

WOW I about ate it at 1:52

Great video buddy!

I thought for sure the closing credits were going to be a clip of me snoring in the back of the 4Runner!!

we didn't find out until everyone was back at griffs.

I totally would have drawn some goobers on you if I knew earlier.
:-)

[kdtrull]

Here's the full ride. Please excuse the obvious poor wheelies and guys that just can't be taken anywhere without hooligannnning up the place!. ;-)

https://youtu.be/kV4Y8IB8-vQ

Free burger and sodie-pop to anyone who can watch this without smiling a little bit.

[Fencejumper09]

My recollection of the activities!

[Nice Goat]

<—- Jealous!

Looks like everybody had a grand time!

Thanks for the awesome videos!

[kylepeterson]

My recollection of the activities!

very much excellent !

now all we have to do is explore that one trail ;-)

[griff]

You guys got some really good video. Thanks for posting them. Glad everybody had a good time. Frank, thanks again for doing some great BBQ!

We decided we hadn't gotten enough riding so after dinner Saturday evening, we decided to go on a night ride. Mulley let me borrow a helmet light. For those that haven't used these, they are impressive. I taped mine to the top of my helmet but soon realized it was pointing down to far. The solution was to jam a stick under the front. After that, it worked great. I even used it on the road to ride home. Thanks again Mulley for letting me borrow that. I wouldn't have wanted to do a night ride without something like that as my KTM's stock headlight is just about a joke.

2018-09-21_09-31-07 by Griffin93, on Flickr

[griff]

Before the rally, Beck came down Friday morning so we could build a skid plate for his Husky Terra 650. There's a couple of them on the market but their mounts are apparently kinda weak and pick up the bottom of the engine case. We didn't want him breaking the case so we had other plans. We also wanted to be able to mount a center stand.

We started out by making the rear mounts that you see sandwiched between the frame and the foot peg mount. Then we put a tube between them. This tube will later be used for the center stand.

2018-09-21_09-32-45 by Griffin93, on Flickr

Next, we made the front mount plate. It ties into the two bolts that go through the front of the frame down tube and the case.

2018-09-21_09-32-30 by Griffin93, on Flickr

We cut the skid plate out on my cnc plasma table. The above pieces were also cut out on it. I welded it up and we were ready for the trails. Some of what we were riding on is very rocky. He ended up using the skid plate several times.

2018-09-21_09-32-07 by Griffin93, on Flickr

I think we finally finished it up around 10pm. Just in time for the ride.

[kylepeterson]

Before the rally, Beck came down Friday morning so we could build a skid plate for his Husky Terra 650. There's a couple of them on the market but their mounts are apparently kinda weak and pick up the bottom of the engine case. We didn't want him breaking the case so we had other plans. We also wanted to be able to mount a center stand.

We started out by making the rear mounts that you see sandwiched between the frame and the foot peg mount. Then we put a tube between them. This tube will later be used for the center stand.

2018-09-21_09-32-45 by Griffin93, on Flickr

Next, we made the front mount plate. It ties into the two bolts that go through the front of the frame down tube and the case.

2018-09-21_09-32-30 by Griffin93, on Flickr

We cut the skid plate out on my cnc plasma table. The above pieces were also cut out on it. I welded it up and we were ready for the trails. Some of what we were riding on is very rocky. He ended up using the skid plate several times.

2018-09-21_09-32-07 by Griffin93, on Flickr

I think we finally finished it up around 10pm. Just in time for the ride.

very nice prototype! seeing it in person, i was totally impressed.

when does production start? those bmw guys will pay a pretty penny for one built strong like yours. $$$

[griff]

I've got to get Beck back down here at some point so we can build a center stand for this thing. One I do that and I'm happy with it, I plan to build jigs and release them on our web store. I originally started it for building dirtbike parts but got side tracked when some existing customers wanted me to build a couple of products for them.

On a side note, I did some titanium race car parts recently and it has given me the TI bug. I've been jonesing after building some ti pieces for KTMs, etc. I was thinking about starting with some billet foot pegs but figured they wouldn't sell due to the cost.

[kylepeterson]

I've got to get Beck back down here at some point so we can build a center stand for this thing. One I do that and I'm happy with it, I plan to build jigs and release them on our web store. I originally started it for building dirtbike parts but got side tracked when some existing customers wanted me to build a couple of products for them.

On a side note, I did some titanium race car parts recently and it has given me the TI bug. I've been jonesing after building some ti pieces for KTMs, etc. I was thinking about starting with some billet foot pegs but figured they wouldn't sell due to the cost.

the costs people will pay for a sliding plate, foot pegs, and things that touch the ground a lot are astounding. i say go for it

[Fencejumper09]

Was just reviewing my sleep patterns thanks to my fancy ass bed! This score is out of 100! This helps explain my mental state during the night ride!

[kylepeterson]

Was just reviewing my sleep patterns thanks to my fancy ass bed! This score is out of 100! This helps explain my mental state during the night ride!

80bmp ? Woody kept you up all night ?

[Fencejumper09]

I was a little intoxicated