05-19-2013, 11:33 PM | #1 |
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Fast Doc hits the mountains!
Roger is still out of commission with his knee but I NEEDED to ride so I went to the nearby Blue Mountains for a fix of woods riding:-)
It was cold up high, upper 40's I'd estimate (GW....) but no wind, very nice. The KLX has been and remains an excellent bike. The views are nice as always. I think it's bear hunting season. I saw about 4 people hunting in 112 miles, and no bears;-) Stopping for lunch. I missed Roger. At about 5,500 feet the snow got too thick and I turned back. The KLX does OK in powdery snow, but this thick heavy compacted old snow is hard to ride in. Hard to tell but I'm smiling:-)
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05-20-2013, 12:53 AM | #2 |
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Thanks for posting the nice photos from the Blue Mountains, Doc. I hope Roger is feeling better. Please give him my best regards.
The KLX250S is a great motorcycle. I've been riding my Zong a lot this spring. However, I'm going to start putting some miles on my CRF250X this coming week.
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05-20-2013, 02:54 AM | #3 |
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Doc, I hate to sound like a mother-in-law, but "I saw about 4 people hunting in 112 miles" and riding alone doesn't seem like a good combination. Sh^t happens to all of some at some point :P
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05-20-2013, 07:41 AM | #4 |
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Beautiful pics! Awesome scenery (lol, cept the snow part!), the KLX is looking great as well!
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05-20-2013, 11:07 AM | #5 |
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Very good point my friend. Believe me, that weighed heavily on my mind. Unlike are well known brother from Idaho, I am very nervous going far off road all by myself. To keep things a little bit safer, I stuck mainly to the more travel trails and fireroad's. Even so, I was praying hard and was a little bit nervous. I try to not do this stuff without Roger, but like I said, I had to go!
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05-20-2013, 01:32 PM | #7 |
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Beautiful pics, Doc. Looks like it was a great day for a ride.
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