Photo Tour of Dual Sport Events & MC Rallies

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May 30 - 31, 2009
Ride For Research
Wisconsin Dual Sport Riders

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The actual route consists of a little pavement, gravel forest service roads, some grassy (muddy) 2-track, a little atv/snowmobile trail (very little). The hero sections are single track trails on private land and vary in difficulty.

The biggest issue the club has concerns with is sound. You need to be under 96 Dba for the ride.

Gear. Helmet, gloves, and boots minimum I'd say. A chest protector, elbow and knees guards or an armor suit optional. But I'm old and wear as much as protective gear as I can. A backpack to hold the aforementioned gas bottle, a hydration pack (You can buy just the hydration inserts at Wal-mart for $9!) and a small tool kit consisting of 8,10,12,14 mm wrench, 4,5,6 and 8(if needed) allen wrench, spark plug wrench, spark plug. Maybe soem JB weld and duct tape.

I got a flat last year and had to ride back to the fairgrounds to change tubes, a tube and 2 small irons would have prevented that. Really, whatever you think you need to make emergency trail side repairs.

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. . . (Dual Sport) . . . Ride for Research . . . R4R . . .Low of 29 degrees

we have been giving to the University of Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center the last 3 years. we finally got what we set out to do which is to "adopt" a couple labs actually doing research on breast and colon cancers. both at currently located on the UW campus and we hope to have researchers at the event talking about what they do , how it will effect us , and how the money we donate helps them. I know Matt and his professor are coming for sure , He found and figured some stuff out about breast cancer and how to treat it that could be extremely beneficial to 50 % of the people that get breast cancer that nothing else seems to work for. Kelly is doing colon cancer stuff, from the papers she has published there seems an even greater correlation between small amounts of exercise and diet and not getting colon cancer, to over simplify, eating wheat bread and taking a walk after work could keep it at bay ( at least that's what I understand of it). so all the money from the bike raffle the dollar raffles that we do at dinner sat night all will go to the 2 labs to help buy new equipment, supplies whatever they need but not to someones income/pocket. so far we have collected and donated over $30,000.

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A Trillion Trillium
They were everywhere

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SAINT HUBERT'S SHRINE
Located near Goodman, Wisconsin. (Marinette County) The Shrine was started 52 years ago by a group of dedicated Hunters & Christians

Today, we can all enjoy the fruits of their labor! Stop in and experience the feeling of tranquility, that the founders felt when they stopped here in the morning, planing out the mornings hunt. They prayed to God to keep them safe, and to provide them with a successful hunt, that could feed them, and their families.

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This pond was a few miles before our lunch spot

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Lunch was put on by WOHVA

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Thanks again to all the WDSR club members for their hard work.

Inspiring to have the researchers there this year to explain what they are doing with the research money.

As for the DRZ, Im starting to see a trend...female,not present,no clue what a DRZ is. NEXT YEAR MY WIFE BUYS TICKETS

Klasjm...hope you enjoyed watching me torture myself on the T-Dub, it won't be happening again!

Jim,
Where are all the pictures we stopped to take? I rely on you for my photo memories of the trip
Mike

See ya at the BigWoods200

Mike
(Michael, Michael Motorcycle)

Friday night, Mike told me he was gonna ride the T-Dub 200 (Yamaha TW200, You know, the mini bike with the fat tires!)on Sunday's short "Thumper Route". I told him that he should ride it on the 140 mile Saturday route instead of riding his DRZ400.

To my surprise he rode it at a very good pace for the 140 mile Saturday's ride. T-Dubs Rock.

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The Wabeno rides are as much a "social rally event" as a Dual sport ride. It was nice to socialize with my fellow Wisconsin Dual Sport Club members,

. . .and to share a campfire with F.I.B., Fireman88, Lobster Crew, Shawn, Ray, Mike, Dan, Jim, Mark, Bob, Charley, Tony, Andrew, John, Ben, Brad . . .

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1 2008 Spring "Ride 4 Research" (Wabeno) Wisconsin Dual Sport Ride

2 2008 Road America Bike Week

3 2008 S & S Stroker Engine 50th anniversary

4 2008 Kettle Moraine Sport Riders Field and Forest Dual Sport Ride

5 2008 Field and Forest Dual Sport Ride/ Two Wheel Tuesday

6 2008 Very Boring Rally@Aerostich/AMA National Observed Trials Championship

7 2008 Brushpoppers Cow Patty Dual Sport Enduro

8 2008 Great River Road Run - 2008 Wild Goose Run

9 2008 Wisconsin Guzzi Rally/WI Dells Rally/BMWRA National Rally/Spring Crud

10 2008 - Wabeno's WI Big Woods Dual Sport Ride/ Pecatonica BMW Flea Market


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1. 2007 Wisconsin Guzzi Rally and Adventure Rider Doohickey Daze


2. Buell Homecoming


3. Wabeno's Ride 4 Research Dual Sport Ride


4. 2007 Wisconsin Dells Rally


5. Kettle Moraine Sport Riders Adventure Field and Forest Dual Sport Ride

6. Wisconsin Airhead Rally and Spring Slimey Crud Run


7. 2007 Great River Road Run and Fall Slimey Crud Run


8. 2007Hiawatha Rally


9. Tomahawk Wisconsin Fall Colorama Ride


10. Big Woods 200 Dual Sport Run


10. Uke's Harley Davidson Museum



2006 Ride Report


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1 2006Two Wheel Tuesday/Milwaukee
2 2006 Slimey Crud Run
32006 Great River Road Run
4 2006 Pecatonia Swap Meet & Wild Goose Run
5 2006 Hiawatha Rally
6 2006 Iowa Rally & Port Free Rally
7 2006 Wisconsin Dells Rally
8 Yankee Beemer Rally
9 Yankee Beemer Rally



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One of the perks of membership in the Wisconsin Dual Sport Club are the so called work weekends. The Club rents the Trump Lake Lodge near Wabeno. Little John puts on his chef's hat and feeds all the workers.

During the day, club members ride the trails and trim branches that could swat riders in the face. Workers also remove dangerous rocks and unseen obstacles while recording mileage, marking GPS tracks and placing directional arrows on the route.

On Saturday of the work weekend, I volunteered to ride with PapaLobster with his GS and Elmer with his TW200 to check one of the routes. It was a fun ride.

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Another of the perks is "burning" a trail.
You need to ride hard to establish a path
to enable riders to follow the burned in path.

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WDSRider "Burning in a Trail"