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■■I ■ HI H ...............I ■ ■■■■■■Il I ■■■■ -------- ------------------- DUAL SPORT Ana River awaited the sleepy riders, and the cold water was definitely a wake-up call. The water wasn't overly deep, but a few riders had the misfortune of stalling their bikes, and were forced to restart them while stranded in the middle of the river. The course then headed up over the hill into the Big Bear area, circled the lake and headed through Fawnskin and around Holcomb Valley before leading into the city of Big Bear for lunch and gas. Lunch was served at a local sandwich shop called BJ's, and the rows of motorcycles lined up out front were a sight to see. Several locals were spotted doing double takes as they passed by, and people had to park their cars across the street, as most spaces were occupied by motorcycles. Mona Liebig was riding as a passenger on her hus band Randy's Honda XRL650, and was enjoying the scenery from her back seat. "We've ridden all of the Cycle News Jamborees," said Mona. "They are so much fun. We really enjoy coming up for the entire weekend. The area is so beautiful." After the lunch stop, riders headed back up Rick "Gunny" Claypoole motors down a section of single-track during the Third Annual Cycle News Dual Sport Jamboree. Riders got the chance to enjoy 115 miles of scenic dirt roads and trails through the San Bernardino National Forest. 3rd Annual Cycle News Dual Sport Jamboree By Sylvester Bogard^ BIGBEAR,CArOCT.4 C alifornia Trail Rides and Cycle News joined forces again to throw their 3rd-annual get-together for dual sport enthusi asts, and over 270 riders and passengers RSVP'd. The Cycle News Dual Sport Jamboree is held each year in the East Flats campground near Barton Flats in the San Bernardino National Forest. While many dual sport events start in towns allowing easy motel access, the Jamboree instead fea tured primitive camping under the trees and stars. Despite severe fire restrictions, the USFS was very coopera tive with event organizers. A special permit allowing one com munity campfire along with the traditional Cycle News-spon sored BBQ was issued by the local USFS Ranger District. Most participants used Saturday to kick back, enjoy the wilderness and prepare for the next day's ride. Sign-up was ter minated at 5:30 p.m. so that CTR's Larry Langley could join Cycle News Publisher Mike Klinger for cooking duties at the BBQ. Soon the succulent smell of hamburgers had riders, fami lies and friends in line for the free dinner. Two hours later, the tired cooks served the last of the hungry crowd and took a well- deserved break. _ The BBQ was followed by the campfire, which was lit to fend off the falling temperatures and provide several hours of bench-racing. A few of the tales were even true. Promptly at 7:00 a.m., the first riders hit the trail for 115 miles of dual-sport challenges. Local USFS rangers were inspecting bikes at the start, but only ¿sued two citations for no license plates. Riders without turn signals were warned that they could be cited by law enforcement if caught on the course. Just a few miles out, four water crossings through the Santa (Top) Parking spots were at a premium at the traditional mid day lunch stop at BJ's. (Left) Sev eral chilly stream crossings awa kened riders early on the ride. towards Holcomb Valley, where two optional difficult sections awaited riders who wanted more challenge than the fire roads of the regular course. Neither sec tion was terribly hard, though they did provide for some technical terrain. A number of people from inside the motorcycle industry rode the event, including ISDE honcho Rick "Gunny" Claypoole and Tom White of White Bros. fame. "I had a great time," said White. "This ride was so much fun it should be illegal, but of course it isn't." Former dirt track star Bob Bailey (brother of Gary Bailey) rode with White for a while until White took a wrong turn and got tem porarily off-track. "Tom just hasn't got the hang of navi gating with roll charts yet," mused Bailey. At the finish, riders drew for prizes donated by sponsors. Over three tables were filled to overflowing and most rid ers came away with something. o* 23 O cto b er 21, 1992 W P Î1KE2Ë1