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Micky · 11-18-2006, 12:08 PM

Stranded whale comes to mind....

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Mr Head · 11-18-2006, 12:37 PM

About 1/2 hour earlier, there was section of about 20 fet of ice.
Mix that with a Dunlop D207, not a lot of speed, but the clutch was out, in third gear, and I got a nice highside for my trouble and recycled some plastic... Not a scratch to myself. But mangled the video camera in my tankbag. The bike lit in it's top.

Now the bad part of this is that I knew there would be ice up there and had planned on going another way. Didn't.
A bungi net, a couple feet of atheletic tape and we made it back to my garage.

Doesn't look all that bad, do it? No glass in that mirror on the right. Dented tank, dented frame... Crushed upper fairing, mid shattered and rashed. Bent brake lever, and smashed controls on the right. Rebuilt all the plastic and switch gear and rode the beast a 100,000 miles, then sold it.

Then there was this:

Went on this No Whimps ride. About two hours later a fat guy falls on me and knocks me and my bike over in the wet sand. Nobody got a picture.

I attempted this ride after spending the previous day at MotoVenture dirt school getting completely tired and whole body sore. I could barely move on the big pfig, but I had better skills than I had the previous weekend. Just not enough leg to hold my bike up against a little fat guy aon a big fat bike.

This is the first rest stop and probably some of the easiest road we saw all day. It was a fun ride, and I would have enjoyed it more, had I not been so sore, and maybe if I was on something smaller.

I did learn this though, never, ever go on a ride that is lead by some young kid on a real dirtbike. Or for that matter any old desert racer. For both these groups an easy ride is any ride that does not require emergency services, plaster or guns.

brad21 · 11-18-2006, 05:07 PM

Quote:

...never, ever go on a ride that is lead by some young kid on a real dirtbike. Or for that matter any old desert racer. For both these groups an easy ride is any ride that does not require emergency services, plaster or guns.

Quote of the thread right there.

Disquisitive Dave · 11-19-2006, 11:47 PM

Don't assume that just because you've been following a track that it will continue...

JT and I headed up to the Lefthand Canyon OHV area today (you know, where there are a gajillion jeeps and people shooting). Near the top, the beaten path suckers you into a small dead end mine complex, while the road to the top of the mountain sneaks off to the right. We took a break on the main tailings pile and JT asked about the road leading directly up. I said, "Oh it ends." I should have said "it ends in about 100 feet, around those trees... the road to the top is to the right." (I got suckered up the same road last year, but without the drama.) He thought I meant that it was a dead end at the top of the mountain (another 500 or so vertical feet up).

He got his gear on before me and said "I'm heading up." I said, "Fine, I'll be along in a minute." Then he headed up the sucker road. I figured that he just wanted to explore a bit. Fine I'll wait here, turning around up there was a little sketchy last time. I didn't remember the mine shaft.

At the end of the sucker road is another small tailings pile. For some reason, folks claw their way up it, then back down. Perhaps they assume the road continues. Anyway, it's steep and loose with roots sticking out. So JT got a run at it sort of diagonally, and pulled a bit of a wheelie in the process (as he likes to do). The grade switches from steep up to vertical down within a space that's difficult to stand on. So as his line of vision revealed his doom, he initiated an emergency eject maneuver.

From below I saw him burst up the base of the slope before my line of vision was blocked by trees. Then I hear a yell, follow by JT rolling back down the pile, sans bike. "Are you OK?!" Long pause. "Yeah, I think I messed up my bike though." As with pretty much all old mines around here, the shaft had been either filled or blocked near the top. The open portion was about only about 6 feet deep. As the good friend I am, I first went for my camera... only to find dead batteries. We resorted to the cell phone camera.

With the help of a length of webbing and a bit of grunting, the bike came up without too much fuss. Amazingly, the only visible carnage was a broken mirror mount. Ironic. He busted the very same mount in a loop-out not more than 5 miles from here earlier this fall. "You know, when you order a new one, maybe you should get more than one..."

sandiegoland · 11-20-2006, 09:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by red XT Dave

Don't assume that just because you've been following a track that it will continue...

Amen brother...

Looks okay...

Not okay...

sixer · 11-20-2006, 11:43 AM

Mike D · 11-20-2006, 11:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iDave

I've see nthis pic before, and the thing that always got me was that it appears the rear wheel is still turning?? Did someonw just crawl off, swim to safety, and let it run out gas while getting a tow rope?

Enquiring minds want to know..............

Chadleys1 · 11-26-2006, 02:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike D

I've see nthis pic before, and the thing that always got me was that it appears the rear wheel is still turning?? Did someonw just crawl off, swim to safety, and let it run out gas while getting a tow rope?

Enquiring minds want to know..............

I think it is an illusion.
muddy chain- looks like it is blurred, but really just mudcovered
muddy rocks- looks like churning water and mud around rear tire, but just muddy rocks.

I could be wrong.

brad21 · 12-02-2006, 06:29 PM

20 years ago, sand dunes at Buttercup after some serious wind that made the dunes super soft. This is a re-enactment of my buddy going over the bars of his Husky.

dakariste · 12-02-2006, 07:55 PM

YOu don't want to know.

400 pounds of bike does not reverse easily.

Everyone loves Sherwood Forest road. If you decide that slick as snot mud is not really to your liking for the next 28 miles just make a u turn. As long as you need a 45 minute aerobic workout.

And of course, my all time favorite bat idea

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Trailryder42 · 12-02-2006, 09:24 PM

This is one of those steeper/knarlier than it looks pics. I'd been down this twice in the last several years. The 2nd time just wondering if I could do it again and if making it down successfully the 1st time wasn't a fluke. 2nd time was successful. No reason to try it a 3rd, nothing left to prove to myself, except that I'm still capable of doing something stupid and having a bad idea.
There's nothing I hate more than a forward endo.

Frane · 12-03-2006, 04:37 AM

kelsow · 12-03-2006, 05:26 AM

Oh to be 16 and foolish again...

SQD8R · 12-03-2006, 06:33 AM

Excellent thread. It will be my constant reminder never to lend you guys my keys.

Bummer · 12-03-2006, 07:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frane

Hey Frane Wellcome onboard.. What is that on the hillside?? Remains of old buildings or??

11-18-2006, 12:08 PM	#91
Micky Geriatric Adventurer Joined: Oct 2006 Location: Yorkshire UK Oddometer: 79	Stranded whale comes to mind.... www.adventure.gs __________________ "Growing old is compulsory... growing up is optional!" Micky screwed with this post 12-08-2010 at 02:50 PM

11-18-2006, 12:37 PM	#92
Mr Head PowerPoint ADV Joined: Sep 2003 Location: Very Low Earth Orbit Oddometer: 5,118	About 1/2 hour earlier, there was section of about 20 fet of ice. Mix that with a Dunlop D207, not a lot of speed, but the clutch was out, in third gear, and I got a nice highside for my trouble and recycled some plastic... Not a scratch to myself. But mangled the video camera in my tankbag. The bike lit in it's top. Now the bad part of this is that I knew there would be ice up there and had planned on going another way. Didn't. A bungi net, a couple feet of atheletic tape and we made it back to my garage. Doesn't look all that bad, do it? No glass in that mirror on the right. Dented tank, dented frame... Crushed upper fairing, mid shattered and rashed. Bent brake lever, and smashed controls on the right. Rebuilt all the plastic and switch gear and rode the beast a 100,000 miles, then sold it. Then there was this: Went on this No Whimps ride. About two hours later a fat guy falls on me and knocks me and my bike over in the wet sand. Nobody got a picture. I attempted this ride after spending the previous day at MotoVenture dirt school getting completely tired and whole body sore. I could barely move on the big pfig, but I had better skills than I had the previous weekend. Just not enough leg to hold my bike up against a little fat guy aon a big fat bike. This is the first rest stop and probably some of the easiest road we saw all day. It was a fun ride, and I would have enjoyed it more, had I not been so sore, and maybe if I was on something smaller. I did learn this though, never, ever go on a ride that is lead by some young kid on a real dirtbike. Or for that matter any old desert racer. For both these groups an easy ride is any ride that does not require emergency services, plaster or guns. __________________ ...Dick "...the road goes on forever and the party never ends..." - Robert Earl Keen Go Pyndon! Go Ned! Eight Years

11-20-2006, 11:43 AM	#96
sixer I suffer from Ainrofilac Joined: May 2006 Location: CenCoCal Oddometer: 1,220	__________________ "There are no such things as accidents—just two people competing for the same point on the space-time continuum." Support your local Search and Rescue Teams.

12-02-2006, 06:29 PM	#99
brad21 ^OP Farting in a Fan Joined: Aug 2006 Location: Gardnerville, NV Oddometer: 3,469	20 years ago, sand dunes at Buttercup after some serious wind that made the dunes super soft. This is a re-enactment of my buddy going over the bars of his Husky. __________________ Use this code when opening a Smugmug account and get $5 off! HkVR4XuSGKW46 BRC Member #49252 JOIN TODAY! https://www.sharetrails.org/support/join-or-contribute

12-03-2006, 06:33 AM	#104
SQD8R Eat squids and be merry Joined: Jun 2004 Location: The Village: 75°53'34"W, 45°17'42"N Oddometer: 7,342	Excellent thread. It will be my constant reminder never to lend you guys my keys. __________________ 2006 BMW HP2E: Teutonic Dreadnought 2011 Husqvarna TE630: Swedish heritage, German engineering, Italian flair 2011 BMW S1000RR: The Barvarian Bullet Married men don't live longer, it just seems longer. Sour grapes are a lesser man's fruit.

11-19-2006, 11:47 PM	#94
Disquisitive Dave Not so wise fool Joined: Sep 2005 Location: Denver, Colorado Oddometer: 448	Don't assume that just because you've been following a track that it will continue... JT and I headed up to the Lefthand Canyon OHV area today (you know, where there are a gajillion jeeps and people shooting). Near the top, the beaten path suckers you into a small dead end mine complex, while the road to the top of the mountain sneaks off to the right. We took a break on the main tailings pile and JT asked about the road leading directly up. I said, "Oh it ends." I should have said "it ends in about 100 feet, around those trees... the road to the top is to the right." (I got suckered up the same road last year, but without the drama.) He thought I meant that it was a dead end at the top of the mountain (another 500 or so vertical feet up). He got his gear on before me and said "I'm heading up." I said, "Fine, I'll be along in a minute." Then he headed up the sucker road. I figured that he just wanted to explore a bit. Fine I'll wait here, turning around up there was a little sketchy last time. I didn't remember the mine shaft. At the end of the sucker road is another small tailings pile. For some reason, folks claw their way up it, then back down. Perhaps they assume the road continues. Anyway, it's steep and loose with roots sticking out. So JT got a run at it sort of diagonally, and pulled a bit of a wheelie in the process (as he likes to do). The grade switches from steep up to vertical down within a space that's difficult to stand on. So as his line of vision revealed his doom, he initiated an emergency eject maneuver. From below I saw him burst up the base of the slope before my line of vision was blocked by trees. Then I hear a yell, follow by JT rolling back down the pile, sans bike. "Are you OK?!" Long pause. "Yeah, I think I messed up my bike though." As with pretty much all old mines around here, the shaft had been either filled or blocked near the top. The open portion was about only about 6 feet deep. As the good friend I am, I first went for my camera... only to find dead batteries. We resorted to the cell phone camera. With the help of a length of webbing and a bit of grunting, the bike came up without too much fuss. Amazingly, the only visible carnage was a broken mirror mount. Ironic. He busted the very same mount in a loop-out not more than 5 miles from here earlier this fall. "You know, when you order a new one, maybe you should get more than one..."

12-02-2006, 07:55 PM	#100
dakariste Over and over the hill... Joined: Dec 2005 Location: Walnut Creek Oddometer: 551	YOu don't want to know. 400 pounds of bike does not reverse easily. Everyone loves Sherwood Forest road. If you decide that slick as snot mud is not really to your liking for the next 28 miles just make a u turn. As long as you need a 45 minute aerobic workout. And of course, my all time favorite bat idea :

12-02-2006, 09:24 PM	#101
Trailryder42 Beastly Adventurer Joined: Oct 2006 Location: Amarillo, Texas Oddometer: 1,050	This is one of those steeper/knarlier than it looks pics. I'd been down this twice in the last several years. The 2nd time just wondering if I could do it again and if making it down successfully the 1st time wasn't a fluke. 2nd time was successful. No reason to try it a 3rd, nothing left to prove to myself, except that I'm still capable of doing something stupid and having a bad idea. There's nothing I hate more than a forward endo.

12-03-2006, 04:37 AM	#102
Frane Adventurer Joined: Nov 2006 Location: croatia, Hvar Oddometer: 16

12-03-2006, 05:26 AM	#103
kelsow Studly Adventurer Joined: Feb 2004 Location: Halifax Nova Scotia Oddometer: 811	Oh to be 16 and foolish again...

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