Heading for the mountains again! Life is AWESOME!

FastDoc · 09-30-2010, 01:07 AM

Heading off to the Washington Cascade Mountains tomorrow to do some serious trail riding. Stay posted for pics.

Q's got a new giant dirt-spec Dunlop knobbie. I need all the help I can get!

TurboT · 09-30-2010, 01:23 AM

I eagerly await the photos!

Enjoy yourself. Keep in between the trees!

FastDoc · 09-30-2010, 10:46 PM

Q and I just got back, will post a few pics later. We both had a great time and neither one of us sustained and damage.

This time I rode with some experienced friends on high performance machines and I absolutley could not keep up at all :( . They were forever waiting on me. Partly because of Q but mostly my mediocre riding skills. :?

The route was a 20 mile trail up into the mountains, all single track and almost every inch is technical. Stream crossings, steep side hills, rocks, roots, a little mud here and there. Very steep on the downside. I was not able to do the trail in reverse, although I tried. I got stuck a couple of times and decided to go the other way to the gravel road and back to the cabin that way.

So I wimped out a bit but I had a great time and was safe.

I think I need a CRF....

FastDoc · 09-30-2010, 10:52 PM

80 degrees and no clouds with unlimited visibility. The views of Mt. Rainier were spectacular. Unfortunatly I hardly had a chance to stop and take pictures, like I say I was Tail End Charlie!

Weldangrind · 10-01-2010, 02:16 AM

I doubt that your skills are mediocre. Q isn't exactly an optimized woods bike.

A CRF would be nice. An old XR is fun to toss around as well (1996 to 2004). Quarter litre is all you really need.

TurboT · 10-01-2010, 02:34 AM

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Originally Posted by FastDoc

Very steep on the downside. I was not able to do the trail in reverse, although I tried. I got stuck a couple of times and decided to go the other way to the gravel road and back to the cabin that way.

So I wimped out a bit but I had a great time and was safe.

I think I need a CRF....

I do NOT like going down. (keep your minds out of the gutter, team)

I'd wimp out and take the easy way down too. No shame in that.

BillR · 10-01-2010, 06:58 AM

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Originally Posted by FastDoc

Q and I just got back, will post a few pics later. We both had a great time and neither one of us sustained and damage.

So I wimped out a bit but I had a great time and was safe.

Safe and sound...who cares about wimpy...

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Originally Posted by FastDoc

I think I need a CRF....

I don't remember the source..."It's more fun to ride a 'slow' bike fast, than a 'fast' bike slow."

I never liked the down-hill runs much, either.
Glad you had fun and got back safe. Looking forward to the pics.
Bill R

alkamp · 10-01-2010, 09:18 AM

riding sweep isnt that bad, as long as you had fun riding

as for the downhills, just point and go works for me

you should be able to plate a CRF450X there

FastDoc · 10-01-2010, 11:46 AM

Sorry so few, I was always on the move catching up, no time to take enough pics!

Dogwood Lake:

White Pass ski resort:

White Pass:

Doc and his friend Andy. Andy's the one who brought us, he has the cabin and the big diesel Ford that brought us safely up the mountain:

The (not so) Mighty Q:

My friend Scott. He rode an CRF like a banshee!

Q:

Duane who rode a Husqvarna 410:

Mt. Rainier:

Q resting by a mountain lake:

SpudRider · 10-01-2010, 12:50 PM

Thanks for posting the great photos, Doc.

I think both you, and your XP200, did a good job keeping completing the ride with the bigger, much more expensive motorcycles!

P.S. I don't blame you for taking the gravel road descent; I would have done the same.

Spud

MICRider · 10-01-2010, 09:43 PM

Looks like a blast, is the new tire a 606?

FastDoc · 10-02-2010, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by MICRider

Looks like a blast, is the new tire a 606?

I don't remember the number offhand but its a Bridgestone off road only intermediate terrain tire.

120/90-18. It clears the chain by about 1/8". 8O

09-30-2010, 01:07 AM	#1
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	Heading for the mountains again! Life is AWESOME! Heading off to the Washington Cascade Mountains tomorrow to do some serious trail riding. Stay posted for pics. Q's got a new giant dirt-spec Dunlop knobbie. I need all the help I can get! __________________ Happy to serve.
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09-30-2010, 10:46 PM	#3
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	Q and I just got back, will post a few pics later. We both had a great time and neither one of us sustained and damage. This time I rode with some experienced friends on high performance machines and I absolutley could not keep up at all :( . They were forever waiting on me. Partly because of Q but mostly my mediocre riding skills. :? The route was a 20 mile trail up into the mountains, all single track and almost every inch is technical. Stream crossings, steep side hills, rocks, roots, a little mud here and there. Very steep on the downside. I was not able to do the trail in reverse, although I tried. I got stuck a couple of times and decided to go the other way to the gravel road and back to the cabin that way. So I wimped out a bit but I had a great time and was safe. I think I need a CRF.... __________________ Happy to serve.
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09-30-2010, 10:52 PM	#4
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	80 degrees and no clouds with unlimited visibility. The views of Mt. Rainier were spectacular. Unfortunatly I hardly had a chance to stop and take pictures, like I say I was Tail End Charlie! __________________ Happy to serve.
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10-01-2010, 02:16 AM	#5
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	I doubt that your skills are mediocre. Q isn't exactly an optimized woods bike. A CRF would be nice. An old XR is fun to toss around as well (1996 to 2004). Quarter litre is all you really need. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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10-01-2010, 11:46 AM	#9
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	Here's the pics! Sorry so few, I was always on the move catching up, no time to take enough pics! Dogwood Lake: White Pass ski resort: White Pass: Doc and his friend Andy. Andy's the one who brought us, he has the cabin and the big diesel Ford that brought us safely up the mountain: The (not so) Mighty Q: My friend Scott. He rode an CRF like a banshee! Q: Duane who rode a Husqvarna 410: Mt. Rainier: Q resting by a mountain lake: __________________ Happy to serve.
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09-30-2010, 01:23 AM	#2
TurboT Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Surrey, B.C., Canada Posts: 2,185	I eagerly await the photos! Enjoy yourself. Keep in between the trees!
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10-01-2010, 09:18 AM	#8
alkamp Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Central Coast, CA Posts: 93	riding sweep isnt that bad, as long as you had fun riding as for the downhills, just point and go works for me you should be able to plate a CRF450X there
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10-01-2010, 12:50 PM	#10
SpudRider Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Idaho Posts: 25,054	Thanks for posting the great photos, Doc. I think both you, and your XP200, did a good job keeping completing the ride with the bigger, much more expensive motorcycles! P.S. I don't blame you for taking the gravel road descent; I would have done the same. Spud __________________ Spud "Never argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level, and beat you with experience." Mark Twain 2015 Zongshen ZS250GY-3 (RX3) 2006 Zongshen ZS200GY-2 (Sierra 200) 2005 Honda XR650L 2004 Honda CRF250X 1998 Kawasaki KDX220 Mods made to my Zongshen ZS200GY-2: http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=6894
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10-01-2010, 09:43 PM	#11
MICRider Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 3,274	Looks like a blast, is the new tire a 606?
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