NM or AZ Pig Ride?

Several members have talked about a group pig ride...I have a location that would be great to ride (I've ridden this a few times) here in NM and in the winter (it would have to be southern part of the state where it will be hopefully snow-free...It would be approximately 2 or 3 days of riding. The areas would be monticello box canyon (nearly 90 stream crossings in 8 miles), palomas gap (rock climbing), and then quebradas blm (haul ass dirt). If there is enough interest, I would be willing to start a thread to set this up...of course this means a trip for some of you.

-George

George:

You have my interest, for sure.

I bet I can drum up some interest with some of the local Tucson riders, as well.

Would your projected ride be big bike and smaller bike friendly, or do you want to keep this an XR650R ride?

Thanks for probing into the possibility of making this happen.

Dave

What time frame are you thinking?

Ok, looks like there is some interest.

As for what size/type bike, it will require that the bike be dual sported (street-legal), have a range of 100 miles on a tank, and must be able to go 60 mph. This is because some of the locations will require state highway slabbing to get to and there are few gas station between some points. Given these requirements, it definitely rules out some of the smallish bikes, but it can be done on a klx250 or xt250. I will ride my XRR, but others are welcome to bring whatever they want. On the other end size, a big GS is a no-no.

I can post a track and some pictures of other times in these areas to wet the appetite. I can do this in a few days. Ride start point would probably be Magdalena, NM off of US Hwy 60....this makes it easier for the AZ guys to get to.

Timing, I am open to whenever the most can make it. Maybe put it well enough in advance so that we could plan. When do you guys prefer? Maybe before or after all the holidays, say mid-Nov or maybe late Jan???

AtomicXRer wrote:Ok, looks like there is some interest.

As for what size/type bike, it will require that the bike be dual sported (street-legal), have a range of 100 miles on a tank, and must be able to go 60 mph. This is because some of the locations will require state highway slabbing to get to and there are few gas station between some points. Given these requirements, it definitely rules out some of the smallish bikes, but it can be done on a klx250 or xt250. I will ride my XRR, but others are welcome to bring whatever they want. On the other end size, a big GS is a no-no.

I can post a track and some pictures of other times in these areas to wet the appetite. I can do this in a few days. Ride start point would probably be Magdalena, NM off of US Hwy 60....this makes it easier for the AZ guys to get to.

Timing, I am open to whenever the most can make it. Maybe put it well enough in advance so that we could plan. When do you guys prefer? Maybe before or after all the holidays, say mid-Nov or maybe late Jan???

George:

10-4 on the bike requirements. I'm guessing the GS 1200's are out, but the smaller "big" ADV bikes are ok? Yeah, it's a tough call, I'm sure. Perhaps a rating of the trip difficulty would help (?). There's always the RawHyde rating system: http://www.rawhyde-offroad.com/explores_dif.html when in doubt.

As far as timing goes, I hate the cold and river crossings, but that's just me.

A track posting would be awesome.

Ok, here's the ride worth doing in Jan or Feb that was just ridden by us NM folk on ADVRider.

http://www.xr650rforum.com/epic-adventures-f6/monticello-box-and-palomas-gap-ride-nm-t815.htm

I would rate the ride (based on the link you provided below) as a Category 3 to 4 for the difficult parts, but there are lots of Category 1&2 on the ride.

So let's nail down some dates .

Dave P wrote:

AtomicXRer wrote:Ok, looks like there is some interest.

As for what size/type bike, it will require that the bike be dual sported (street-legal), have a range of 100 miles on a tank, and must be able to go 60 mph. This is because some of the locations will require state highway slabbing to get to and there are few gas station between some points. Given these requirements, it definitely rules out some of the smallish bikes, but it can be done on a klx250 or xt250. I will ride my XRR, but others are welcome to bring whatever they want. On the other end size, a big GS is a no-no.

I can post a track and some pictures of other times in these areas to wet the appetite. I can do this in a few days. Ride start point would probably be Magdalena, NM off of US Hwy 60....this makes it easier for the AZ guys to get to.

Timing, I am open to whenever the most can make it. Maybe put it well enough in advance so that we could plan. When do you guys prefer? Maybe before or after all the holidays, say mid-Nov or maybe late Jan???

George:

10-4 on the bike requirements. I'm guessing the GS 1200's are out, but the smaller "big" ADV bikes are ok? Yeah, it's a tough call, I'm sure. Perhaps a rating of the trip difficulty would help (?). There's always the RawHyde rating system: http://www.rawhyde-offroad.com/explores_dif.html when in doubt.

As far as timing goes, I hate the cold and river crossings, but that's just me.

A track posting would be awesome.

AtomicXRer wrote:I would rate the ride (based on the link you provided below) as a Category 3 to 4 for the difficult parts, but there are lots of Category 1&2 on the ride.

Is this on a scale of 1 to 10.

10 being the most difficult?

Do you camp or motel the trip?

As a bonus, do we get to pop a round off from Atomic Annie?

It all depends on my wifes mood, but I would like to go. I would be going for the title of "Most hard core" seeing as how I dont have a trailer and would be packing all my stuff on my xr, and would be sleeping on the ground by my bike, and would not shower the entire time. (I would use extra deodarant though) -Matt

No use using deodorant!

Matthendurocat wrote:It all depends on my wifes mood, but I would like to go. I would be going for the title of "Most hard core" seeing as how I dont have a trailer and would be packing all my stuff on my xr, and would be sleeping on the ground by my bike, and would not shower the entire time. (I would use extra deodarant though) -Matt

+1 for a long 4/5 trip. Wouldn't like to subject the BRP to too much 1/2 riding, as she'd probably get a little upset with me.

hey, how did the ride went? - Serge