2014 WCR Photos

[aviationfred]

Here are some of my photos from the 2014 West Coast Rally.


Loaded up and Ready to head out from Kansas



Wednesday night in Salt Lake City with Kurt's bike loaded



Made it into Willits Thursday evening



Thursday night at the camp fire



The Pacific Ocean North of Fort Bragg



Kurt and Mike taking photos, Steve posing with some AWESOME machinery



Ed and Sue with Ed's new toy



Moparman (Steve), Nimbus (Henning), Skymasters (Mike), Enjoying the cool Ocean breeze



The Red Power Ranger, FJmonkey (Mark) makes an appearance



Found our way to the drive through tree



Mike squating inside the tree



The Participants

[BadBro]

Thanks for sharing, looks great.

[novaraptor]

Good times...good times...

[aviationfred]

Here are a few more photos, including the drive across the Sierras, Utah and Colorado































































Fred

[racerrad8]

And you guys thought Ed's rig was big...

This is what parked next to him at the KOA, you can see Ed's "little" trailer next to it and in the background.

This guy was not an FJ'er and the back door never came down to see what was inside...

Randy - RPM

[FJmonkey]

The Yamabago... Nice step up dude....

[magge52]

With all those ambulances lined up in a row you guys had the safety thing covered. Coool. 

[simi_ed]

I talked to the guy.  He was a very nice guy, up from Santa Rosa (~100 mi south of Willits) with his family for a Little League baseball game his son was playing in.  He further told me they typically haul a bunch of dirt bikes, but baseball isn't the same as dirtbikes, so the back end was empty. 
In case you're wondering, I did NOT have trailer (Caravan) envy.  As they say, that's too big for anything but looking at.  31 ft is REALLY enough!

[carey]

You guys ride FJ's at an FJ rally.  What a concept 

Nice pictures.  Thanks for sharing.

[magge52]

You guys ride FJ's at an FJ rally.  What a concept 

Nice pictures.  Thanks for sharing.

Well almost everyone eh Ed? That KTM must be a blast in the twisties. What are your 1st impressions?

[baldy3853]

  Damn those pictures looked good sorry couldn't make it this year, looks like a lot of old faces were in attendance along with some newbies, Hope all went well everyone had loads of fun and that everyone made it home safe and sound!!

Baldy

[simi_ed]

You guys ride FJ's at an FJ rally.  What a concept 

Nice pictures.  Thanks for sharing.

Well almost everyone eh Ed? That KTM must be a blast in the twisties. What are your 1st impressions?

KTM in twisties?  Were there twisties?  Actually, it's a joy to ride.  Easy, maneuverable, very responsive, lots of wheel travel front & rear.  Narrow tank/seat combo, leans until you give up.  Throttle is hard to modulate, especially solo; 2-up was easier than solo.  Solo also showed a problem with front wheel staying attached to the ground; 1st, 2nd, 3rd- a bit too.  Brakes are great, but not really stressed like a 550+ lb FJ.  Lots of [size12pt]go[/size] also.  Doesn't like to pull a load under 3,500 rpm, about where the power starts coming.  Redline is 9,500, but 8K is fine so far.  Suspension was set fine for 2-up as delivered, solo was too stiff.   I guess I need to get some adjustment parameters defined.
In other words,  I like it, Sue liked it.  I guess it's another keeper.

[movenon]

You guys ride FJ's at an FJ rally.  What a concept 

Nice pictures.  Thanks for sharing.

Well almost everyone eh Ed? That KTM must be a blast in the twisties. What are your 1st impressions?

KTM in twisties?  Were there twisties?  Actually, it's a joy to ride.  Easy, maneuverable, very responsive, lots of wheel travel front & rear.  Narrow tank/seat combo, leans until you give up.  Throttle is hard to modulate, especially solo; 2-up was easier than solo.  Solo also showed a problem with front wheel staying attached to the ground; 1st, 2nd, 3rd- a bit too.  Brakes are great, but not really stressed like a 550+ lb FJ.  Lots of [size12pt]go[/size] also.  Doesn't like to pull a load under 3,500 rpm, about where the power starts coming.  Redline is 9,500, but 8K is fine so far.  Suspension was set fine for 2-up as delivered, solo was too stiff.   I guess I need to get some adjustment parameters defined.
In other words,  I like it, Sue liked it.  I guess it's another keeper.

[movenon]

[ribbert]

It would be cool if someone could add names to a few of the group shots for those of us living in the antipodes. I'm sure many of the people featured are well known by name but not by sight.

Noel