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2nd Annual C News/California Trial Rides Dual Sp_or-!Lt _b_or_ee
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More than just atrail ride
By Kit Palmer
Photos by Kinney Jones
B
ARTO:" FLATS, CA, ocr. 5-6
ore th an 270 dual sport ent h usias ts gathered in the San Berna rd in o Na tio nal Forest near
Big Bea r, Ca lifornia, to pa rtici pate in
wha t has turned int o one o f th e sta te's
most highl y a ttended du al -sport trail
rid es.
The event go t underwa y Sa tu rday
afternoon with a free ba rbecu e for all
rider s 'and pa ssen gers, whi ch wa s
followed by a n even ing of serious a nd
not so serio us ben ch racing, while
relaxing a ro und a rather lar ge community bonfire.
.
By seven o'clock th e next morning,
riders were already climbing into their
riding gear , preparing for what would
M
(Above) More and m ore motorcyclists are discovering what dual
sport riding is all about; this photo says it all. (Below) T his
converted Honda XL600 sidehack was an at tention getter.
Those who
ca me up
Saturday, spen t
a good part of
the evening
bench racing .
around the
community
bonfire. The
next day , those
words were p ut
into action.
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