alfalfa Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 a 3 hours ago, Sir Fallsalot said: Do bikes sleep when their upright took me a while to dig this one out on my own how far did you fly over the bars when it stopped quickly? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Fallsalot Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 8 hours ago, alfalfa said: a how far did you fly over the bars when it stopped quickly? I was hardly moving luckily. I was somewhere i had not been before and got off the bike to walk what looked like a boggy bit everything was all firm under foot but i had stepped over a bit of running water about a foot wide as i didn't think it opposed a problem and i didn't want to get my boots wet but as you can see it caused if i remember right a two hour inconvenience 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted August 14, 2021 Author Share Posted August 14, 2021 Fred has shown clearly why you shouldn't really go out trail riding on your own, but we've all done it and sometimes you've just got to get yourself out of a situation. Back in 2015 I was riding some new (to me ) lanes in Dorset, the ground underfoot was soft as we'd had a lot of rain but the first set of lanes were uneventful. Then I came to this one, the grass was long (it was July) so it was hard to see what the surface was like . Next minute my front wheel disapearred down a hole , the lane had been undermined by badgers It took me about 45 minutes of sweating to get Doris out , in the photos she's half way out and I'm starting to win. That day was a draw I reckon, Suzuki DR350 1-1 Badgers 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfalfa Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 9 hours ago, boboneleg said: Fred has shown clearly why you shouldn't really go out trail riding on your own, but we've all done it and sometimes you've just got to get yourself out of a situation. Back in 2015 I was riding some new (to me ) lanes in Dorset, the ground underfoot was soft as we'd had a lot of rain but the first set of lanes were uneventful. Then I came to this one, the grass was long (it was July) so it was hard to see what the surface was like . Next minute my front wheel disapearred down a hole , the lane had been undermined by badgers It took me about 45 minutes of sweating to get Doris out , in the photos she's half way out and I'm starting to win. That day was a draw I reckon, Suzuki DR350 1-1 Badgers as the pics dont show, i was wondering if you just flopped it over on one side and drug it away from the hole? Have to do that often with the BMW beasts, especially in deep sand. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfalfa Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 Is it a sign of mental illness to regret not going on this trip: No gold found, but something twice as heavy.... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 6 minutes ago, alfalfa said: Is it a sign of mental illness to regret not going on this trip: No gold found, but something twice as heavy.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Fallsalot Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 7 minutes ago, alfalfa said: Is it a sign of mental illness to regret not going on this trip: No gold found, but something twice as heavy.... Haha great stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Fallsalot Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 17 minutes ago, alfalfa said: as the pics dont show, i was wondering if you just flopped it over on one side and drug it away from the hole? Have to do that often with the BMW beasts, especially in deep sand. I had to do that with this one bloody farmer covered over the drainage pipe my back wheel found it Looking at these pics of the dog is reminding me of the good times we've had and i'm getting into the frame of mind where i want to start fixing it 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfalfa Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 2 minutes ago, Sir Fallsalot said: Looking at these pics of the dog is reminding me of the good times we've had and i'm getting into the frame of mind where i want to start fixing it Sometimes, even the bad times on a bike make good memories "That's a horrible idea. When do we leave?" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyrider Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 20 minutes ago, alfalfa said: Is it a sign of mental illness to regret not going on this trip: No gold found, but something twice as heavy.... why do people go trail riding on those humongous things 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted August 14, 2021 Author Share Posted August 14, 2021 3 hours ago, alfalfa said: as the pics dont show, i was wondering if you just flopped it over on one side and drug it away from the hole? Have to do that often with the BMW beasts, especially in deep sand. That would have been the easiest way out but the rut I was in was deep and narrow so it prevented me from taking that action. I just rocked it fore and aft about 50,000 times until it broke free 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfalfa Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 8 hours ago, skyrider said: why do people go trail riding on those humongous things Cause trail riding on them small bikes anyone can do. (actually, given the size of the US, we mostly have to travel long distances to find riding like that. Easier to take the SUV (GS1200) than to trailer something long distances) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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