Official East NE/West IA BS thread - Page 246

GSbiker · 03-05-2013, 06:42 AM

Since your front wheel is high and dry, am I to assume you were riding a wheelie down the beach?

flyrodder · 03-05-2013, 06:43 AM

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Originally Posted by tbirdsp

Naaah....

(multiply how steep this looks by a factor of 10)

Rocks -- not so bad (except for the changes in elevation make them worse). Mud -- hate it. Up, down, level-- whatever.

tbirdsp · 03-05-2013, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Yossarian™

And Mike's memory must be going, unless he remembers us digging him out of this:

It's good to have riding buddies.

Memory is fine - I was only talking about the Divide ride though

Terry T saved our butts many times on that one, lifting KLR's and having every tool known to man along (including a full Motion Pro chain breaker kit).

Black Hills '09 was great - except for the sheared subframe bolts and Denis and I's miserable ride home in cold rain.

tbirdsp · 03-05-2013, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by flyrodder

Rocks -- not so bad (except for the changes in elevation make them worse). Mud -- hate it. Up, down, level-- whatever.

Yeah, rocks usually don't bother me. That was the infamous Fleecer Ridge in Montana though. ATV trail just goes straight down, and it's made up of lots of loose shale. We had way too much gear on the bikes behind us on our seats to allow proper riding position for a slope that steep. I managed to get stopped when Terry went down in front of me, but couldn't do anything but step off and let the bike fall over. Even unloaded, with both wheels locked, the damn thing stil wanted to take off down the hill when stood up. Once we got off the bikes and started messing around with gear, trying to push Frank back UP the hill, etc, the elevation (8000 ft at the top, 7000 at the bottom) started really kicking our flatland butts.
That mud in New Mexico was worse though. Had to stop every few hundred feet and clean out the wheels or they would both lock solid. We finally figured out to stay off the "road", where the vegetation held the soil together a little.

This was earlier on the day we hit Fleecer (July 4, 2007) on the Lava Mountain Trail.

crashman44b · 03-05-2013, 11:59 AM

Enjoying the stories

flyrodder · 03-05-2013, 06:39 PM

Downhill, loaded, big bikes -- yeah, that's nasty.

GSbiker · 03-05-2013, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by flyrodder

Downhill, loaded, big bikes -- yeah, that's nasty.

Going uphill isn't much better.

fifthcircle · 03-05-2013, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by GSbiker

Going uphill isn't much better.

I didn't fall down there

Sent from my fat thumbs on a small touch screen.

flyrodder · 03-06-2013, 04:39 AM

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Originally Posted by fifthcircle

I didn't fall down there

Sent from my fat thumbs on a small touch screen.

Yeah. Not enough flat asphalt.

fifthcircle · 03-06-2013, 08:36 AM

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Originally Posted by flyrodder

Yeah. Not enough flat asphalt.

OUCH!

Don't worry, I sold that hoopty!

Yossarian™ · 03-08-2013, 02:13 PM

FWIW, I started a Lincoln-Omaha area Photo Tag game.

The thread to access the game is at:

http://advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=868993

Come out and play! I hope to get good participation for this game.

fifthcircle · 03-08-2013, 02:32 PM

Sweet. Looks good PJ!

I know I saw that Litehouse somewhere?????

Trl Rdr · 03-08-2013, 04:14 PM

I sent a Randy is OK out from Red River, Aaron has not acknowledged if its been received yet.

Going to the Pizza place next!

Sent from my DROID RAZR HD using Tapatalk 2

fifthcircle · 03-10-2013, 08:00 PM

Has anyone heard of School Creek ORV near Milford, KS?
I was just chatting with my wife's cousin about dirt bikes and 4wheelers, and he said it's some of the best riding within several hours.

http://www.riderplanet-usa.com/atv/t.../ride_c2c5.htm

zoid · 03-11-2013, 02:14 PM

One of the mechanics that used to work with me was from Milford, Kansas. He said the trails were alot of fun, but said you didn't want to ride there on the weekends. Too many people and too many of them were drunk.

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GSbiker new and un-improved Joined: Jul 2005 Location: Wrong side of the tracks Oddometer: 11,215	Since your front wheel is high and dry, am I to assume you were riding a wheelie down the beach? __________________ I never finish anyth

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flyrodder the rose goes in front Joined: Sep 2006 Location: Lincoln, NE Oddometer: 2,658	Downhill, loaded, big bikes -- yeah, that's nasty. __________________ stuff goes here

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Yossarian™ ^OP Deputy Cultural Attaché Joined: Jul 2007 Location: the 'Ha Oddometer: 8,209	Photo Tag FWIW, I started a Lincoln-Omaha area Photo Tag game. The thread to access the game is at: http://advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=868993 Come out and play! I hope to get good participation for this game. __________________ Successfully surviving motorcycling since 1976.

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Trl Rdr Big Red Bird Joined: Aug 2007 Location: Lincoln, NE - The Tax me state Oddometer: 1,711	I sent a Randy is OK out from Red River, Aaron has not acknowledged if its been received yet. Going to the Pizza place next! Sent from my DROID RAZR HD using Tapatalk 2 __________________ 2 XR650r(s) 2001 & 2002 Plated GL18HPM9 Titanium (Gold Wing) CRF230F for the tight shit! Baja Mexico Trail Ride Report Big Bend Ranch Drive and Ride Report

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zoid Dirty Old Hippie Joined: Sep 2007 Location: Where the N stands for Nowledge Oddometer: 887	One of the mechanics that used to work with me was from Milford, Kansas. He said the trails were alot of fun, but said you didn't want to ride there on the weekends. Too many people and too many of them were drunk.