WIRM - Spokane Area Dual Sport Riders List

The content of this page can also be found at the new WIRM Yahoo Group - please go there and join the Yahoo Group, and also PLEASE send me your contact and riding information to become an official WIRM member! As of Jan 01, 2010 we have 89 Yahoo Group members - we need your help and support.

IMPORTANT UPDATE 01/28/10!!!: I (spokanister) am no longer active at the WIRM Yahoo group - I have sold my KTM and am no longer riding.

Please send your personal information to Bill Bartlett, the new chief moderator for WIRM. To prevent spambots from stealing it, the following email address is NOT clickable - please copy the text manually into your email program's address box.

UPDATE 07/23/08: I have uninstalled the WIRM WebCalendar. Nobody was using it except increasing numbers of SPAMMERS, jerks and idiots. I am tired of dealing with this. spokanister

LOCAL RIDERS LISTEN UP! Want to ride with other WIRMs? Bored and want new scenery and fresh places to explore? Just need to be around others with similar interests?

If you live in Spokane, nearby NE Washington, the Idaho Panhandle, or western MT, and want to be added to a new Dual Sport Group, please contact me! Riders from further away are welcome. More info:

By giving me all the requested info, it helps me so I can fill out the member bio data on an Excel spreadsheet. Most of the info will be available to all members so they can contact other riders and see what they like to do and when they can ride. If you don't give me everything requested, it limits the usefulness of the database. This won't be the only means of communicating, but it will be an important one. It will also be available as a simple list, in Word or other format .

NONE of your personal email information will ever be posted publicly by me, here or anywhere else, without your express permission. I need your email address for Admin reasons only. HOWEVER: the other information and your phone number will be available to other WIRM Yahoo Group members in the Files section, and I don't have any control over what might happen after that. If you think that sending personal contact information to other riders is too risky or a mistake, PLEASE withhold that info from your application.

Email communications from within Yahoo Groups is a secure as it can get on the Internet. If you choose to share your email address with other riders, that is your decision.

If you want to be added to this list you MUST contact me either via email or at Adventure Rider, and send me the following information:

Full name and AdvRider or other "handle", if you have one. Please include the latter, since it simplifies sending a PM at that site.

Dual Sport bike(s) that you own. You don't need to list street or dirt bikes unless you want to.

Other interests or special skills that might help others understand your life and desires.

Home Waypoint: if you have a gps waypoint, or just know your Lat/ Log, or want to send me exact address info, I can add your location to the Group Waypoints file, so other riders will see where to bring the beer. This is definitely optional, but cool. If you aren't specific, you will be stuck in the middle of your city.

Update 01/01/08: These files will be updated often, but THEY CAN ONLY BE FOUND IN THE YAHOO GROUP "FILES" SECTION, so check there for the latest info.

Waypoints show the Member's Adventure Rider name and gps location. Most of them are approximate, since I don't know your addresses, some are suffixed "CLOSE" or "EXACT". If you know your Lat/ Log or want to send me a waypoint in gdb or gpx format, or your exact address, I can refine your position so others can zero in on you. It's up to you. If you don't own a gps, but want to just view the info, try free Google Earth using the universal "gpx" version.

It's pretty cool to see the distribution of Members, and who lives close by you. JD 02/14/07

UPDATE 02/23/07: If you want to figure out your own GPS coordinates, you can go here:
http://www.gpsvisualizer.com/convert?form=address

Enter your exact street address, and then you will receive the coordinates in two different formats. Send the info to me and I can plot your exact position. Example: my home address comes out as:

47.729713, -117.444627

** OR **

N47°43.78278, W117°26.67762

Send me the _second_ one, which is easiest for me to "plug in" to MapSource. Or just both, and I will choose....

WIRM Dual Sport Yahoo Group for the Washington Idaho Riders (and Montana) group of Dual Sporters.

Adventure Rider Forums Be sure to check out the "Ride reports and pics pics pics" and "Layin' down tracks" sections.

Northwest MedStar Any rider or outdoor enthusiast who goes into the back country should consider joining this emergency air ambulance service. Your annual $59 fee will provide for your entire family, support a critical regional service, and can possibly save you many thousands of dollars. Through reciprocity agreements, you are covered over a huge area of the Northwest. Please click the link and read the information there, and those of you who are already members, pass the word.