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Posted by: jetjock16
Welcome DEZ.. im another Kermit dunes rider...friends with haulin on here. yet weve yet to meet up.. we will.. there are a handful of Kermit riders on these forums, ive meet bout half of um.. good bunch..i usually am a bit younger than most at 25 years old, i ride YFZ450 out there and my wifes on 250ex.. we have a large group that rides all 250Rs and 400ex's... anyway welcome.. as for Kermit.. i go at least once a month..(its 250 miles one way for me..well worth it).. all year long...EXCEPT.. JULY AUG.. cause its so dam hot its not worth the trip... anyway i am dying to go but all my friends want to go the last weekend in sept but i might be doing a race that weekend so i dont know... but it will still be hot as hell till the end of the month.. will start to be high 80s but for next couple weeks anticapate above 90s for most the day.. if you can hold out a couple weeks youll really enjoy it... I ride dunes all over the U.S. and Kermit is a blast... what do you ride and who with?.... well if you end up going make sure you post on here each time as you did.. thats what we do, dont get too many responses but at least one person will be going same weekend.. well good luck
Rob.
Posted by: jetjock16
cool man, well post the next time you are going.. i go to glamis at least once a year.. hopefully we meet up sometime, i would love to roll with a crew to glamis.. anytime.
Rob
Posted by: jetjock16
sooo anyone going to be headed up there ..the weekend of the 25th???
JJ
Posted by: duneaholic
To me this is the best time of year to ride. I always look forward to the fall months. I ride there at least once a month and more likely every weekend during the fall months. It's a total blast at Kermit. I've been riding there now about 3 years now. I might be going that weekend. I'm doing some household chores now (carpet,painting etc...) but hope to get out next weekend but don't know yet. If not, then sling some sand for me.
Posted by: XR650Warrior
we usually make it out to Kermit around the 1st two weeks of Oct. or on Thanksgiving wknd.
don't have to sweat too much then
Posted by: XR650Warrior
I've re-welded a couple of hairline cracks on two motor mounts over the past 3 years, other than that it's a sound install. Stock swingarm just won't do it for my set-up, I run a +6 or +8 depending on terrain.
If you need an extended swingarm for a Warrior, give me a hollar.
Posted by: cruddymutt
xr650warrior, have you had any structural or performance type problems from your converted Warrior. I did not go as extreme as you did. I have put an 03 TRX440EX motor in my wifes Warrior. It has a webcam, Keihin FCR 39mm carb, Sparks X-6 pipe, no airbox, and a Hinson clutch. Oil tank and oil cooler are in standard location on a 400ex frame. Oil tank is a 3 quart custom made out of 190 wall aluminum. I get the bike back from the welder tomorrow (tues) and will be getting the frame ready for powdercoat by next tues. Also, I have kept the stock length on the swingarm. Thanks.
Posted by: cruddymutt
I got the warrior chassis back today. Strppin it down tomorrow and hopefully paint will be done next week. I am hopeing to have it up and running by the first part of Oct. Will update.
Posted by: Speedie
I dont know when ill ahve my yfz450 running img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0">img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0">img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0">yeah it blows im at kermit everyweekend now when its blistering hot we go earlie ride about 3-4 hours and hed on home im only 30 miles from kermit my dad rides a orange kfx700 stock sept paddles nerfs and a cooler carrier helps when its 100 we have a green kfx700 no decals its moms but she hasnt really started riding sinc eits way to hot for her speed puttign around really my 450 the fmf powercore4 pipe is totally toasted packing is screwed melted sparka rrestor and everything inside is broke how it happened i have no clue also it melted the rivets holding it together i have order another pipe i went with gytr just cuz yamaha made it and maybe itll work but we usually go in a white ford half ton baker oil tools truck and a 20 foot white trailer me and my dad bout 6foot tall about 200 pounds each we stick out =P best time to ride i say is when it cold lots of people to just chill and watch the others ride while u rest up sept and before its 2 hot to go mid day winter when the days are short perfect time!!! the dunes are great and the temperture is perfect! my yfz is white so if u ever see me and wont to ride or just shoot the breeze fell free onc ei get my pipe and my yfz runnin well be out there everyweekend if my dads off (90%) i been riding there about a year now and love it im really really missing all my buds out there and if im not respondign to riding days email me!!! and we can ride ... i still dotn know alot of the trails but u cna always find one hills arnt as big as glamis but who knows could be as fun i havnt made the track up to glamis before were thinking bout going to oklahoma salt lake, beaver??? any up there mind riding with us texans if we make the trip???? talk to yeah later only coming down here hit me up we can ride anytime!
Posted by: dezriderex
Thinking of planning a trip out to Kermit on Sept. 17th, 18th and 19th. Is this a good time of year to go there? Seems like the day temps won't be too hot or the nights too cold.
Posted by: dezriderex
Haulinonthedunes, what do you think about the weather this time of year in Kermit?
Posted by: dezriderex
Thanks jetjock. Unfortunatly, next weekend is the only time I can go with hunting season and a few other things coming up. There will only be about 3 or 4 of us going on this trip, mainly to just check out the area and see how we like it. I have a 400ex and the other guys have raptors and a kx250. We usually head out to Glamis (actually Gordons Well) every year in February for Presidents Day, hopefully Kermit will be just as fun. I've been looking for good duning spots in New Mex., but can't find any decent ones. I sure wish they would open a small area of White Sands, they can spare just a little bit of the 120 square miles.
Posted by: radboy
me and my dad go to kermit every once and a while.i think it is so cool.
