Rustic Route Rides

Rustic Route Rides Ain't NOTHING like riding the southwest, especially on little used highways and old roads. Formerly a local motorcycle group I started here in Prescott Arizona.

The group was fun for a while, then drama ruined it but that turned into a huge positive. I ended up buying a dual sport bike because I kept getting in trouble going places my cruiser wasn't mean to be. I spent several years exploring the southwest with one other person and it was amazing. Our trips typically involved a general direction and plans that weren't always followed. The randomness is wh

at make them so much fun. Our riding style was similar, very spirited. Neither of us could ride with slow pokes or constant racers, we found a middle ground. Rides included lots of stops, checking out anything that looked interesting, not caring much if we ended up having to double back or end up having to ride at night. We rode long days, even in rain, cold and miserable conditions, We'd complain but loved every mile and always came back with great pictures and amazing adventure stories. I would spend weeks looking for old mines, abandoned areas and other things that looked interesting enough to ride to or close enough to hike. We would end up at the top of mountains at times after hours and hours of hiking. We learned it wasn't worth constantly wrecking our bikes by taking overly complicated rides but would still find ourselves in sticky situations at times. Level heads, patience and no bickering always got us out of jams. We ended up parting ways thanks to politics. It's been a couple years now and I'd love to find another person or two to go on new adventures with. I've renamed this group to Rustic Route Rides where I'll post rides I'd like to go on again and see if anyone wants to join me. Simply Like the page and I think you'll be notified when I post something. I'm not sure if that will be this year or starting in 2024 but if you're looking for seriously cool rides, keep an eye open. Because there might be some off-road riding involved, it would be best if you have a dual sport bike. NOTICE: You are not allowed to use my original images in any commercial way, magazine, articles, etc, you must first ask for permission. In addition, FB compresses images and you should contact me for the original, uncompressed, image/s.

10/05/2023

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I'm looking forward to summer. Over the Winter, I bought a quality metal detector and a drone, both of which I have to l...
02/02/2023

I'm looking forward to summer. Over the Winter, I bought a quality metal detector and a drone, both of which I have to learn how to use. The metal detector is obvious and the drone will save hours looking for ways to certain spots while hiking.

I figure with those things and a dual sport bike, there's lots of adventures ahead though not that many people like doing that kind of thing.

Merry Christmas to those watching this page. Feel free to say Hi and let me know where you're located. Always curious wh...
12/23/2021

Merry Christmas to those watching this page. Feel free to say Hi and let me know where you're located. Always curious who's watching this page and why :).

68 miles of spirited riding on a full charge. Oh boy, that would be a problem on every single trip we take.
01/20/2021

68 miles of spirited riding on a full charge. Oh boy, that would be a problem on every single trip we take.

Killing the Harley-Davidson LiveWire as FAST as I can. Why? Because you all requested it! What do you think about the range in Sport mode?Find more info on t...

This is what I went through when I installed this mount for my Givi Trekker Outback 42L top box on my Triumph Tiger 800....
01/11/2021

This is what I went through when I installed this mount for my Givi Trekker Outback 42L top box on my Triumph Tiger 800. Yeah, you have to drill holes and then some.

11/23/2020

Hey, let's learn something new today!

Some folks actually do call SXS cars 'bikes' as we've seen in forums. However, the word bike, short for bicycle is defined as;

bicycle (n.)
1868, from bi- "two" + a Latinized form of Greek kyklos "circle, wheel" (see cycle (n.)), on the pattern of tricycle; both the word and the vehicle superseding earlier velocipede.

And if you look around some more using your favorite search engine, you'll find the following;

The terminology is left over from the days before motorized conveyances, where to "drive" horses or cattle was to induce them to move in a desired direction. People "rode" horses by sitting on them. People "drove" carriages by inducing the horses pulling them to move. People "rode in" carriages or "rode on" wagons when they weren't the driver.

-if something is a one-person mechanical conveyance you sit on, like a horse, you "ride" it.
-if something looks more like a carriage than a horse, you "drive" it.
-If something looks more like a carriage than a horse, and you are not controlling it, you "ride in" or "ride on" it (depending on whether you are inside or outside).

If elephants (which more than one person can ride) had been more common in England, we might "ride" rather than "drive" cars.

(From stackexchange who obviously found it online)

For/If anyone that is following this page that barely gets any updates, here's one. We have not done much riding this ye...
11/22/2020

For/If anyone that is following this page that barely gets any updates, here's one. We have not done much riding this year, mostly because of Covid-19, feeling like we should not let our guard down by traveling.

The bikes have been fun but four wheels might get us to different kinds of places so, this is the new addition. I'm not sure how this changes the lack of riding but it's getting us out locally for now.

I think Prescott Riders may not fit anymore. Is driving an SXS considered riding?

09/19/2020

Yawn, nowhere to go because there's no way to know what's going to be open in those tiny towns we stay at.

Come on America, get your s**t together and let's get this over with.

Life has gone from cruiser to dual sport so I'm putting these here as place holders and for those who own or are thinkin...
07/08/2020

Life has gone from cruiser to dual sport so I'm putting these here as place holders and for those who own or are thinking of going dual sport.

Join Dusty on his 1250GS in the rough Arizona outback and learn all the steps you'll need to safely ride down a steep, rutted low-traction hill on your heavy...

Really handy tips on riding in sand.
07/08/2020

Really handy tips on riding in sand.

Soft sand is a challenge for all motorcycle riders! Here are the steps you can practice to ride in deep sand. Special thanks to Ryan at FORTNINE for the coll...

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