January 28th, 2009, 02:55 PM | #1 | |
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2009 Cal24 Rally Announcement
The 2009 Cal24 Rally has just been announced by Tom Melchild:
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January 28th, 2009, 04:53 PM | #2 |
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Here are the writeups from some prior Cal24's:
2005 - DNF (electrical gremlins) link to story 2006 - 12th link to story 2007 - 14th link to story 2008 - 9th link to story
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January 28th, 2009, 04:56 PM | #3 |
So slow I'm first!
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O.o that is a long ride...
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January 28th, 2009, 09:21 PM | #4 |
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Alex, you going?
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January 29th, 2009, 12:07 AM | #5 |
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I'll be there! It's always a good time. (sadly, not likely to be taking the ninjette though)
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January 29th, 2009, 12:13 AM | #6 |
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curious... why not the 250?
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January 29th, 2009, 01:53 AM | #7 |
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Because it's not the best tool for the job, if the job is trying to ride ~1100 miles in 24 hrs. It can be done; I did one of these rallies on a ZX-12R, and the ninjette would be more comfortable and have better fuel range than that 12R did. Heck, that Leon guy from the other site used a 1st-gen ninjette in the Iron Butt rally one year: 11,000+ miles over 11 days. But I've got a more suitable machine for the long-distance rally events:
Click for description/pics/video of rally bike 301906283_SM5Dx-L.jpg Tell you what; if the RT has a catastrophic failure days before the rally and I can't track down a replacement, I'll ask Annie if I can consider her ninjette.
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January 29th, 2009, 06:15 PM | #8 |
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That's interesting to think about. My Concours would fit right in.
Why do you need sponsors? How does that work?
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January 29th, 2009, 06:25 PM | #9 |
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You don't need sponsors (and I don't need sponsors). BARF just said they would pick up the entry fee ($200 last year) if I wrote up my 2008 Cal24 adventure on their site and ran some stickers on the bike during the rally. Works for me!
The rally itself has sponsors that kick in product and $ to help keep it running each year, like Aerostich, Cycle Gear, etc. If you're interested in hearing more about it, and even considering giving it a shot, definitely check out that site, especially the Past Cal24 Writeups section.
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March 16th, 2009, 01:46 PM | #10 |
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*BUMP* for a great rally! Less than 3 months to go...
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April 13th, 2009, 08:29 AM | #11 |
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*BUMP* again! Only two months out...
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April 13th, 2009, 09:06 AM | #12 |
So slow I'm first!
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Sorry Alex. I'll have just missed this one.
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April 13th, 2009, 09:26 AM | #13 |
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Wow alex...I must say that is one intense bike...looks awesome and it makes long distance riding look like so much fun. That electronically adjustable windscreen is probably the coolest things I have ever seen...I would have never thought of anything like that. Now I'm really excited to ride for the next 10 years and maybe get to that level own a bike like that with all those cool gadgets
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May 20th, 2009, 03:20 PM | #14 |
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Bumple. Any last minute ninjette entries? Come on folks, you know you're tempted...
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June 12th, 2009, 03:25 PM | #15 |
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Tech inspection done! Here's a pic of the RallyBastard and his evil helper this afternoon:
Had to show all the standard items (tire plug kit, flashlight, etc.) then completed the odometer check. That's a short loop of less than 20 miles that the rally organizers have measured pretty carefully in order to calibrate your own bike's odometer. That error factor is then used to calculate actual mileage during the rally. I did it with two other bikes, and mine was on the low end and theirs was on the high end; there was a difference of 0.6 miles over this relatively short route between our bikes. Created the rally flag, which is just a small towel with our rider # on it. I got myself signed up early this year, so I'm running the lucky #1. Back home resting for a short while, posting up some pics, and will be back for the rider meetings this evening... I'll be out of touch much of the weekend, so you kids be good.
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June 12th, 2009, 03:29 PM | #16 |
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Good luck!! Ride safe and have an awesome time.
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June 12th, 2009, 03:40 PM | #17 |
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June 12th, 2009, 04:13 PM | #18 |
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June 12th, 2009, 05:36 PM | #19 |
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deal!
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June 14th, 2009, 08:12 PM | #20 |
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Home safe and sound. Finished 2nd this year, higher than any past one I've participated in! Full results are up at this link.
Here's what I look like after 1434 miles in a day. Fresh as a daisy, right? The route I took below. There was one mongo bonus in Portland, Oregon that dwarfed everything else availble. But it required a 670 mile trip up there, within 10.5 hrs, and then a 670-mile trip right back before chasing other bonuses...
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June 15th, 2009, 08:05 AM | #21 |
So slow I'm first!
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Go Alex! You rock!
Though... team Barf?? Oro?
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June 15th, 2009, 10:17 AM | #22 |
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Budman (BARF owner) has picked up my rally fee the past year or two in return for writing about it in detail on the BARF site. Turns out he didn't need to cover me this year as Tom gave me a break as thanks for creating the www.cal24.com website for him. But Budman still made up some custom T-shirts and gave me a couple (and even Annie one!) I'll post up some more pics of it, it's pretty funny...
Here's a link to the 2008 Cal24 thread on BARF, and here's a a link to this year's 2009 thread.
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June 15th, 2009, 01:05 PM | #23 |
So slow I'm first!
Name: Sunny
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hehe leave it to Budman!!
I miss my group meets on Tuesday nights at snell bucks! I'll give you one guess as to where I will be on June 30th?
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