PHX - 2012 Coke Ovens Ride

4play organized the annual Coke Ovens ride again this year, and again we had a great turn out and an awesome ride! Here's my best guess of riders present:

ashlandmine KTM 300
Canada Pete Husky
wild bill kelso KTM 530
reidy008 Honda 250X
john reidy's friend
azredline Honda XR650L
slowred KTM 350
HoosierTrailMaster Honda XR400
RWAZ RZR
bucket boy Honda 230
bucket girl
yardstick KTM 530
crilly Honda 250L
jersey dave RZR
cyberdos Yamaha TTR 125
refokus KTM 450
kbblue KTM 450
jumping [sleeping] dave Suzuki DRZ400
escondeasy KTM 530
4play KTM 600
Nightstalker Honda 450X
Eric Honda 450X



Slowred receiving the broken bone trophy.



The Slowred addition.

Crilly and his new Honda 250L.



HoosierTrailMaster and his Honda XR400



Group 1



Looks like EsconDeasy.



HTM in the distance.



Ajax mine below.

HTM had a run in with a cholla. The cholla won.



Cyberdos trying to be helpful.



Not sure what's cactus and what's not.



Looks like Cyberdos got pricked too.

EsconDeasy was aching for a ride on the Cyberdos TTR125.



He's gonna need some highway pegs though.

The whole gang regrouped at the Ajax Mine.



EsconDeasy was climbing the walls ready to get back on that TTR.



Bucket Boy was having a BLAST on his 230 Honda.

New route, great views!



EsconDeasy demonstrates the proper rock climbing technique.



HTM takes the predictable route.

Cyberdos putting that 125 through it's paces.



Jumper Dave - Be agressive, be, be, agressive!!



RWAZ and Bucket Girl.

We hooked up with Eric who saw the thread and rode in from the Gila River to meet up with us on the trail.



Then we were off to the big downhill! Cyberdos lighting it UP!



Jumping Dave.



Headless Bucket Boy.

Great RR Nightstalker! Very fun day out at CO's.
I snapped a few pics:

Refokus saying game on!


Our fearless leader and ride coordinator extraordinaire, saying anyone not riding a Penton can hit the road now.


Ashlandmine on the only 2 smoker.


Reidy008 had the hot setup. Scala two way radios that saved us from going back to check on riders several times.


Yardstick lead our group in the am, but blew a fork seal and limped back to the trucks after the CO's.

Regroup at Ajax Mine.


Nightstalker and Bucketboy checking out the view.


EsconDeasy and Cyberdos doing the same.


HoosierTrailMaster on his trusty XR400. Every time I thought I had a good run going on my new fangled KTM, I'd turn around and he was right there. I guess it really is 90% rider.Doh.


Jumper Dave on Cyberdos' DRZ

Nightstalker on Slick Rock.


BucketBoy making it all look easy on his trusty CRF230.


EsconDeasy gliding down


Cyberdos on the mighty TTR


JumperDave coming down and BucketBoy had so much fun on Slick Rock he's headed back up for another try.

The always excitable Cyberdos..."where's my ride man?"

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Mrs. Clinton would be proud...it takes a village to unload Reidy's trailer.

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OK, I will be the first to admit I was surprised to keep finding the 125 right on my heels.

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Nightstalker taking a wind gauge to see what the terminal velocity of a fully laden TTR 125 on gnarly Coke Oven route will do.

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Are you sure there isn't a crack in the frame after this ride Julio?

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Escondeasy taking a picture of me taking a picture of him taking a picture of me.

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Yardstick giving the thumbs up in his little potted garden.

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Even the desert was giving a "thumbs up" for a great ride.

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Honda Hill...still as gnarly as ever.

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Nightstalker got a pinch flat. Here he's giving a tutorial on changing a tube.


At the same stop, Cyberdos discovered a leaking gas tank and makes a quick steel repair good enough to finish the ride.


JumperDave lost the will to go on and took a nap while awaiting the repairs.


RWAZ RAZR and BucketGirl navigate the traffic Jam on Honda Hill.

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"OK, just close my eyes and go"

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"You better not hurt yourself, we are going to Hawaii in a couple weeks"

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"Just like NASCAR man"

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"How about some dust Brad?"

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"Oh MATE, this is the best!"

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"Teraflex don't fail me now"

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"Message for Mr. Sonoran...Candy-gram for Mr. Sonoran...anyone seen Mr. Sonoran?"

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As always...great ride Buddy...Rug Road in 2 weeks!

RWAZ checks to see if JumperDave is still alive.



I'm pretty sure we just left him out there.



Cyberdos tank repair.

Group 2 converges on group 1.



Eric on Honda Hill.

Then the Honda Hill antics began...Bucket Boy.

Ashlandmine up next.