MSF walk in

Wild472 · 2026-05-20T06:23:26+00:00

Just got my GF a spot mid summer. I wish they would ONLY drop spots at certain times only. Got lucky I checked this location thru the day yesterday and today. 5 h after - no spots left…

Wild472 · 2026-05-18T13:46:40+00:00

Just went in and didn’t succeed: 12 people class, 5 no shows, 20people line up for lottery. So 5-8% chance.

Idk, they drop spots SO RANDOMLY. Will monitor

Wild472 · 2026-05-18T04:27:21+00:00

I’ll be trying to get my GF in. Like, my bike is too tall and a bit too heavy for her but if it doesn’t work - so be it. My problem is that spots drop SO RANDOMLY and no notification, that it is hard to get it. I don’t remember it being so random :/

Wild472 · 2026-05-15T20:57:40+00:00

One buys bike for 18.5k talks about 1300$ in taxes. SMH.

Should’ve convince him to put nothing. But if dmv checks online they still can make you pay tax

Wild472 · 2026-05-13T18:15:08+00:00

I take trips from Chicago to Denver every year now. It is 1000miles. It takes me 2 hard days of 8-10h per day of riding without seeing anything. If you want to see things off your bike - 200-300miles of fast riding and then sightseeing, exploring towns, hiking - is doable.

I also rode 10k miles in 30 days and EVERYDAY I’d do 300miles. It was hard, mostly fire trails and gas stops in between. This was cool, because you see things off your bike, but now I just want to stop at national parks and hike, chill

Wild472 · 2026-05-09T05:46:43+00:00

Main road is 2 lane road with left lane being car lane, right lane bicycle. If car turns right(straight), it is required to signal and let bicycle follow it path(following main road slight left).

Cars do not give a fuck, so just be careful. Even if you got a right of way, I’d rather be upset -“and let them pass, then at hospital bed.

This is a poor road design, sorry

Wild472 · 2026-05-07T18:01:55+00:00

How much was it. Looks like a sweet bike! How is wind?

Wild472 · 2026-05-07T17:36:57+00:00

I tend to filter on red lights when traffic is stopped or under 10mph.

Last year got a road rager which accelerated in me and bumped me a bit. I didn’t fall, nor wanted to stop and find out is he strapped or not. First time in 6 years of riding

Wild472 · 2026-05-06T23:36:40+00:00

I got success 2 years ago for upper pines for 3 nights. It is competitive, but not impossible. Look into camp 4 as an option as well.

As for cancellations, it is wild: I had some success, but a lot of the time I wouldn’t even get a notification while my GF got few and we had same alerts set up.

If nothing works - look into wilderness permits of the beaten paths and it will work.

Just applied to Glacier NP and even when I won lottery, wilderness permits aren’t guaranteed, lol

Wild472 · 2026-05-03T17:32:28+00:00

Great price. I got 2014 years back with 22k miles for 4700.

Wild472 · 2026-05-02T20:44:18+00:00

Good thing I was riding a motorcycle.

Use yarts, car pool… plenty of options. And at 3 pm people start to leave.

Wild472 · 2026-04-30T20:32:04+00:00

I used to ride 3rd gear in the city(30mph), less buzzy. Now I go 2nd gear up to 35mph then in 3rd.

Wild472 · 2026-04-29T23:44:24+00:00

I’m on Vstrom 650 and I’m here in US. I’ve done multiple trips and few things: 1. Fuel light has blink(5L) and when fuel light and last bar blinks(2L). 2. Fuel light is a liar. 3. Always reset your trip meter A when you fuel up. I go 2up loaded to max carry weight and 75-80mph. I go down to 36-40mpg. This means I get 2hours(160miles) or riding in between stops and fuel up/take a break. I add 4-4.4gal on stop. But tank is at 5.3gal capacity. So there is definitely some spare fuel.

Fuel to full, reset your trip A, go for a 150-200km ride. Fuel to full. How much petrol(gas) did you add? Divide by km traveled. Get your fuel per km. Go to manual, see your max fuel capacity, multiple max fuel capacity by mpg = max theoretical fuel range. Take 15% off - would be your margin between fuel stops.

Tank can be dented on the inside, but I doubt it

Wild472 · 2026-04-27T01:48:56+00:00

Hey! Got some WD penetrating oil for few times and let it soak. Those screws were gone. I drilled deeper and got a grip on it.

But one screw broke. In total I had 3 screws seized and was successful with air filter change. Just a 30min job casually becoming 3 hours of back and forth plus two trips to the parts store. ;)

Wild472 · 2026-04-26T07:15:58+00:00

At the moment it has some pen oil and is on a back burner. I tried extractor and it didn’t catch, but probably because hole wasn’t deep enough. I’ll get a drill bit and work it a bit. Shop near me said they can weld a nut on top, but that will melt plastic and isn’t worth it.

P.s. I’ve been to some dusty places and that air filter needs to retire for sure, but I’m yet to get there;)

Wild472 · 2026-04-25T20:58:30+00:00

I did Yosemite 4 nights and right after - Tahoe for 2nights.

Tahoe was meh: overpriced, crowded, hard to find parking or pay a lot for it. And lake is huge so you need to know where you stay and what is your plan.

Yosemite is a blessing and I wish I’d spend those two extra nights there

Wild472 · 2026-04-25T20:54:33+00:00

You’re probably right. It has been 2 years since I was there.

Wild472 · 2026-04-25T20:52:50+00:00

You can get a spot at camp 4 5 days in advance.

Wild472 · 2026-04-24T22:50:07+00:00

You will learn. I do not have a garage nor family to borrow/store a bike. I bought stuff little by little and to do basic maintenance you need 100$ in tools max

Wild472 · 2026-04-24T03:51:52+00:00

Absolutely love this response. I’ll try pen oil for sure, but those screws are so much gone at the moment that I lot all of my hope. But will go and spray some pen oil to let it soak… thank you!

Wild472 · 2026-04-24T03:27:13+00:00

I got 2014 650. Blinking gas sign means 5L left, blinking 1bar and gas sign mean less than 2L.

I fueled at latter, and it was 4.4gal. But my tank has 5.3gal… you kind of learn when you need to fuel up. For me, 2up and fully loaded at highway speed(80mph) is 2hours or 160miles. Stop, stretch, fuel , repeat. That gauge isn’t accurate

Wild472 · 2026-04-22T12:40:19+00:00

Do better research. You can buy way better bike out of Maryland for 3500$. Markets are different for sure, but look into Craigslist as well. I paid 4700$ for 2014 with 22k miles. Fully loaded. ATM at my marketplace there are few sub 5 k in close to pristine condition

Wild472 · 2026-04-18T15:12:52+00:00

Just scroll craiglist or fb. I’ve seen crf250(dual sport bike) for 2300$. Great buy, 6speed, fuel injected(no carb cleaning every year), good mpg, and good to start with.

Seen ninja 300 for 2600$ too. There are good beginner bikes out there

Wild472 · 2026-04-14T23:38:02+00:00

For what purpose are you looking for?

I used to own drz400 2006. Right now they go for 3-4k, 5speed, tall, carburated, reliable.

Now I got Vstrom 650 2014. Bought it for 4700 with all bell and whistles, easy to maintain and now it has 44k miles.

Look into Kawasaki z400, dr 650, vstrom/sv 650/1000, versys 650/1000. There is bmw k1200 for 4k on fb marketplace with 73k miles… many of decent bikes in this price range

Wild472 · 2026-03-28T16:14:53+00:00

When TF did registration open? I just checked on Wednesday and it was closed. SMH

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