Post by: eprovenzano on May 04, 2014, 02:31:02 PM
Saturday I cruised my local trails to see what damage has been done by the long cold nasty winter... A lot... I spend most of the day clearing trails. Tired and sore I was looking forward to Sunday when I could wick it up.
Sunday started out great. The bike was running great, I was busting down the trails I cleared Saturday. All was right in my world. I collected my buddy on the newly rebuild 99 YZ 125 and we headed out to the hill climbs. Whiie crossing a small stream, I heard POW.. Oh no this can't be good.. I popped the rear tube Now we're 5 miles in the woods and we have no tools...Since the bead is holding I go play on a few of the hills just to show my buddy what a big bore does to the hill climbs, (it eats em up)
We ride for a little while when I think I'd better not push my luck and head back. Two miles to go and I lose the bead, oh joy. So I slowly crawl back to civilization and get my bike back to my buddies, just so I can trailer her home
Even after all the BS it's still a good weekend
Post by: citabjockey on May 04, 2014, 10:09:02 PM
Not enough time to load bikes in the truck, took the dual sport two fiddy instead.
That thing is not fun on the road but it gets the job done. 1.5 hours on the road, 1.5 on the trails.
No flats on my dual sport tires. Because I am running road ready 20 psi. ;-)
Glad you had a good day!
Post by: _X_ on May 04, 2014, 10:29:00 PM
Post by: TMKIWI on May 05, 2014, 06:14:47 AM
this is why i wont ride unless i can see my truck at all times. i know, just another moto pu$$y.
Yep.
Post by: eprovenzano on May 05, 2014, 12:48:48 PM
this is why i wont ride unless i can see my truck at all times. i know, just another moto pu$$y.
I prefer to dodge things that (normally) don't move (like trees), instead of dodging other riders...
Post by: Coop on May 10, 2014, 02:02:25 PM
.For the first time in forever my bike fouled a plug a few weekends ago. It was running badly right from the start but I pushed my luck and rode anyway. It died at the base of a hill climb and of course neither me or the guy I was riding with (Sherco 300i) had a plug. I ended up pushing it over a mile to a spot he could pick me up in the van. That was not fun with a bad back and bum right bicep, plus Gassers aren't light LOL. I still don't know why that plug fouled, the jetting is good and that bike always runs clean. Except that day...
Post by: citabjockey on May 10, 2014, 04:24:29 PM
Doesn't seem like that much until the bike quits.
My most recent mechanical failure was clutch going belly up on my SC500 a few years back at the Virgina City GP. Died on a snotty uphill (they call it radiator hill, and that day I didn't even have radiators). BUT I got to dead stick it back down the hill to a fire road. Never really had to push. Left it in some trees and snagged a ride back to my truck and then retrieved it. Pushing is no fun at all.