Your Rig To The Races Or Riding Area
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Kermit
SWOrange
zilla
Hokie
OldMechanik
orangerider
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Your Rig To The Races Or Riding Area
Mine is a 2014 MB Sprinter 170 4cyl. 7 speed. Great rig, use a 3 bike Beast Rack for securing the bikes, great mileage loaded 24mpg. Has been very reliable i also use it for camping and fishing. Very comfortable with the suspension seats and 265/75/16 Nitto Trail Grappler tires for added flotation.
Lets hear about or see your rig.
I would include photos and will once i can upload from my computer. I do not use Photo Bucket and such sites as i had ID theft a few years back and it was related to such a site.
Lets hear about or see your rig.
I would include photos and will once i can upload from my computer. I do not use Photo Bucket and such sites as i had ID theft a few years back and it was related to such a site.
orangerider- Posts : 102
Join date : 2016-03-21
Location : Thousand Oaks, CA.
OldMechanik- Posts : 8
Join date : 2016-03-21
Age : 58
Location : Cesspool, South Carolina
Re: Your Rig To The Races Or Riding Area
Class C RV with 5x10 trailer. Last race I crammed:
1 - 250XC
1 - 65SX
1 - 50SX
2 - OSETS 20's
into that trailer I really need a bigger trailer.
1 - 250XC
1 - 65SX
1 - 50SX
2 - OSETS 20's
into that trailer I really need a bigger trailer.
Hokie- Posts : 65
Join date : 2016-03-21
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orangerider wrote:Mine is a 2014 MB Sprinter 170 4cyl. 7 speed. Great rig, use a 3 bike Beast Rack for securing the bikes, great mileage loaded 24mpg. Has been very reliable i also use it for camping and fishing. Very comfortable with the suspension seats and 265/75/16 Nitto Trail Grappler tires for added flotation.
Lets hear about or see your rig.
I would include photos and will once i can upload from my computer. I do not use Photo Bucket and such sites as i had ID theft a few years back and it was related to such a site.
You can post directly to this site Use the button third left of You Tube icon in the tool bar.
zilla- Admin
- Posts : 128
Join date : 2016-03-21
Age : 76
Location : Rock Springs Wy
Re: Your Rig To The Races Or Riding Area
Nothing quite so fancy for me.
'08 Mazda B4000 (aka Ford Ranger).
Will tow the small open utility trailer if taking 3 bikes.
'08 Mazda B4000 (aka Ford Ranger).
Will tow the small open utility trailer if taking 3 bikes.
SWOrange- Posts : 20
Join date : 2016-03-23
Re: Your Rig To The Races Or Riding Area
Do-it-all...Old faithful...think I have had this little truck for 14 years now (paid cash for it), has 320,000 miles on it and refuses to die, so I keep on driving it. And well, it has been paid for for a very long time, can't bring myself to buy a new one. The older I get the more anti-consumerism I become. Have a truck, have a bike...they both work...what more do you need, yeah?
Kermit- Posts : 61
Join date : 2016-03-21
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IF I have to haul, it's the back of the truck.. Normally I just ride from home..
zilla- Admin
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Age : 76
Location : Rock Springs Wy
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zilla wrote:IF I have to haul, it's the back of the truck.. Normally I just ride from home..
I would love to ride right out the back door, used to back in PA, had a little trail system on our property that I built.
Here...oh about 30-40 minutes to a trail head. Do have a squid area about 15 minutes away. If I trailer the bike to work, can be on a trail in 5-10 minutes. Plated dirt bikes are joyous thing.
Standing at the trailhead looking at downtown Boise. haven't had a chance to explore the boise foothills yet, maybe next week.
Kermit- Posts : 61
Join date : 2016-03-21
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My philosophy is to go big - Isuzu NPR box truck. Half the cost of a Chevy diesel pickup and better milage to boot. Mine as a hydraulic lift gate for loading and unloading bikes - very convenient. You can also launch out the back if you want to impress.
Close up view loaded. It will easily handle six bikes. Here we have three bikes - two primary and a spare along with spare wheels (with rubber mounted), spare tires, every imaginable tool, air compressor, tire changing stand, and camping gear. Nothing worse than driving a long way and have something break to spoil the trip.
The box truck has gotten a lot of use hauling furniture as well. Super convenient vehicle, and it will also turn inside a full size pickup. I paid $18K for it with 90k miles on the clock. Nothing for a commercial Isuzu diesel.
Close up view loaded. It will easily handle six bikes. Here we have three bikes - two primary and a spare along with spare wheels (with rubber mounted), spare tires, every imaginable tool, air compressor, tire changing stand, and camping gear. Nothing worse than driving a long way and have something break to spoil the trip.
The box truck has gotten a lot of use hauling furniture as well. Super convenient vehicle, and it will also turn inside a full size pickup. I paid $18K for it with 90k miles on the clock. Nothing for a commercial Isuzu diesel.
tmex- Admin
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orangerider- Posts : 102
Join date : 2016-03-21
Location : Thousand Oaks, CA.
Re: Your Rig To The Races Or Riding Area
zilla wrote:orangerider wrote:Mine is a 2014 MB Sprinter 170 4cyl. 7 speed. Great rig, use a 3 bike Beast Rack for securing the bikes, great mileage loaded 24mpg. Has been very reliable i also use it for camping and fishing. Very comfortable with the suspension seats and 265/75/16 Nitto Trail Grappler tires for added flotation.
Lets hear about or see your rig.
I would include photos and will once i can upload from my computer. I do not use Photo Bucket and such sites as i had ID theft a few years back and it was related to such a site.
You can post directly to this site Use the button third left of You Tube icon in the tool bar.
Thanks!!
orangerider- Posts : 102
Join date : 2016-03-21
Location : Thousand Oaks, CA.
Re: Your Rig To The Races Or Riding Area
tmex wrote:My philosophy is to go big - Isuzu NPR box truck. Half the cost of a Chevy diesel pickup and better milage to boot. Mine as a hydraulic lift gate for loading and unloading bikes - very convenient. You can also launch out the back if you want to impress.
Close up view loaded. It will easily handle six bikes. Here we have three bikes - two primary and a spare along with spare wheels (with rubber mounted), spare tires, every imaginable tool, air compressor, tire changing stand, and camping gear. Nothing worse than driving a long way and have something break to spoil the trip.
The box truck has gotten a lot of use hauling furniture as well. Super convenient vehicle, and it will also turn inside a full size pickup. I paid $18K for it with 90k miles on the clock. Nothing for a commercial Isuzu diesel.
I have always liked that setup. Just no bullshit, no nonsense rig.
Kermit- Posts : 61
Join date : 2016-03-21
Re: Your Rig To The Races Or Riding Area
Subaru Forester XT 2.0 and 3-rail for us.
E-Ticket- Posts : 7
Join date : 2016-04-12
Location : Oregon, USA
Re: Your Rig To The Races Or Riding Area
Kermit wrote:tmex wrote:My philosophy is to go big - Isuzu NPR box truck. Half the cost of a Chevy diesel pickup and better milage to boot. Mine as a hydraulic lift gate for loading and unloading bikes - very convenient. You can also launch out the back if you want to impress.
Close up view loaded. It will easily handle six bikes. Here we have three bikes - two primary and a spare along with spare wheels (with rubber mounted), spare tires, every imaginable tool, air compressor, tire changing stand, and camping gear. Nothing worse than driving a long way and have something break to spoil the trip.
The box truck has gotten a lot of use hauling furniture as well. Super convenient vehicle, and it will also turn inside a full size pickup. I paid $18K for it with 90k miles on the clock. Nothing for a commercial Isuzu diesel.
I have always liked that setup. Just no bullshit, no nonsense rig.
Me too. I don't think the wife and kids would like riding in the back though. Not to mention if I got pulled over by the cops and he hears the screaming back there. "Why no officer, I am not smuggling Mexicans, that's my family"!
Hokie- Posts : 65
Join date : 2016-03-21
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No more MB for me, been there and done that. Like a sexy ass GF, they are awesome and can make you feel hero, but if you look at it wrong, give it a reason to break down and cost you a couple G's, it will. The Transit is my hauler, even with the tool racks, I can get 2 bikes in, add a hitch hauler and I can carry three. Trailers are a PITA in our HOA, so I am fucked on the trailer plan. LOVE my Transit, took all the best ideas of the Sprinter, made it handle better, made it ridiculously faster (the EcoBoost is a 15 sec 1/4 mile friggin high or medium roof van) and no $150/hr MB techs to deal with
Re: Your Rig To The Races Or Riding Area
Next year i`m thinking about a 4x4 van, the MB are very pricey and i have thought about the Transit in 4x4 it`s 12 k over MSRP but still might be cheaper than the MB.KTMSwade wrote:Mid roofed, mid length, 4.0l V6:
I have the 4 banger in my Sprinter and i have not had an issue. Tom White had to get a new motor in his Sprinter at 80k, he has the 6 cyl. Some seem to have no issues and will put over 500k while others have nothing but trouble, i think Javier was having issues with his Sprinter before he sold it.
orangerider- Posts : 102
Join date : 2016-03-21
Location : Thousand Oaks, CA.
Re: Your Rig To The Races Or Riding Area
The inline 5 was a great engine, the MB fuel system sucks balls, even to this day. The guys running the Transit diesels are loving them, but I was so gunshy with diesels in general, chose to stick with gasser.
I've been trying to talk Lynda into another Transit, full conversion/race rig with 4x4, but she loves her diesel Excursion. Ain't gonna happen
I've been trying to talk Lynda into another Transit, full conversion/race rig with 4x4, but she loves her diesel Excursion. Ain't gonna happen
Re: Your Rig To The Races Or Riding Area
[quote=Hokie]
Me too. I don't think the wife and kids would like riding in the back though. Not to mention if I got pulled over by the cops and he hears the screaming back there. "Why no officer, I am not smuggling Mexicans, that's my family"![/quote]
ha ha!
I dunno...bolt a couch to the floor, flat screen to the wall hooked up to a video game system....
Me too. I don't think the wife and kids would like riding in the back though. Not to mention if I got pulled over by the cops and he hears the screaming back there. "Why no officer, I am not smuggling Mexicans, that's my family"![/quote]
ha ha!
I dunno...bolt a couch to the floor, flat screen to the wall hooked up to a video game system....
Kermit- Posts : 61
Join date : 2016-03-21
Re: Your Rig To The Races Or Riding Area
simple 4cyl 5spd Tacoma 4x4, , instant tent (5 minute set up & tear down, can stand up inside,)
trusty old great handling 525 EXC
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Awesome singletrack
Campfire and beer
gets the job done
( all pics from last weekend)
trusty old great handling 525 EXC
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Awesome singletrack
Campfire and beer
gets the job done
( all pics from last weekend)
Lonewolf- Posts : 39
Join date : 2016-03-21
Re: Your Rig To The Races Or Riding Area
Good stuff LW. Finally have riding and camping weather here.
SWOrange- Posts : 20
Join date : 2016-03-23
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SWOrange wrote:Good stuff LW. Finally have riding and camping weather here.
Yeah, looks great Dave. I need to get over that way.
Kermit- Posts : 61
Join date : 2016-03-21
Re: Your Rig To The Races Or Riding Area
you can stay at my place or I can meet you for camping and do trail guide, I know most of the riding areas nowKermit wrote:SWOrange wrote:Good stuff LW. Finally have riding and camping weather here.
Yeah, looks great Dave. I need to get over that way.
Lonewolf- Posts : 39
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Lonewolf wrote:
you can stay at my place or I can meet you for camping and do trail guide, I know most of the riding areas now
Thanks Dave.
Kermit- Posts : 61
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