TT250 and a TW200 at Bong Rec Area trails

flopsweat · 08-01-2024, 06:57 PM

We probably should have aired down our tires... and took the mirrors off... and been better riders... But this was the first legitimate trail I was able to take the TT on, and otherwise was a blast when I wasn't worried about parts shaking off.

**JerryHawk250** · 08-02-2024, 08:54 AM

Boy, It didn't take him long to lay the TW down. lol Looks like a lot of fun.

Thumper · 08-02-2024, 01:40 PM

I can sympathize with them. I have permanent injuries from previous escapades! Those bikes are loaded up though. Two people to pick up a TW200!? It looks like the guy was pinned. Wow.

Bruces · 08-02-2024, 04:34 PM

The tw still running the stock tire on the front ? Well known to drop you on your ass .

Do©Hawk · 08-02-2024, 04:54 PM

I got the opportunity to ride a TW200 in the Spring when I was camping. It didn't take me long to damn near lay it down. It wasn't my bike so I wasn't gonna let it hit the ground if I could help it. I managed to save the fall but barely.

flopsweat · 08-05-2024, 11:22 AM

Yea he couldn't get up, luckily only ended up with a nice bruise on his thigh and a sore wrist. It was on a bit of a slope in the slippery mud, so we were both off balance.

Not the stock "death wing" front tire, I think he has a shinko something now, it was one of his first upgrades after learning what the stock one was referred to as.

The regular trails were tricky but not hard, and we learned for the first time that a "challenge loop" isn't exactly designed to be ridden slowly. You either can't get through, or you gun it and try to stay on the line. A lot of it was just a dirt channel a 3-6" below grass, so if you got off just a little, it could throw the bike to the side if you didn't have enough speed.

Do©Hawk · 08-05-2024, 12:43 PM

I don't judge.....I'm still "cutting my teeth" on the trails....

scorpionking674 · 08-09-2024, 12:36 PM

Nice! Sounds like you had a blast at Bong Rec Area trails, despite a few close calls. First trail ride with the TT250, that's awesome! Yeah, airing down and ditching the mirrors might've made things easier, but hey, you lived and learned, right?

08-01-2024, 06:57 PM	#1
flopsweat Join Date: Oct 2021 Location: The burbs of Chicago Posts: 250	TT250 and a TW200 at Bong Rec Area trails We probably should have aired down our tires... and took the mirrors off... and been better riders... But this was the first legitimate trail I was able to take the TT on, and otherwise was a blast when I wasn't worried about parts shaking off. __________________ 2021 CSC TT250
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08-02-2024, 08:54 AM	#2
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08-02-2024, 01:40 PM	#3
Thumper Join Date: Feb 2021 Location: Kansas City Posts: 2,757	I can sympathize with them. I have permanent injuries from previous escapades! Those bikes are loaded up though. Two people to pick up a TW200!? It looks like the guy was pinned. Wow. __________________ No matter where you go, there you are
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08-02-2024, 04:54 PM	#5
Do©Hawk Join Date: Oct 2023 Location: Western PA Posts: 310	I got the opportunity to ride a TW200 in the Spring when I was camping. It didn't take me long to damn near lay it down. It wasn't my bike so I wasn't gonna let it hit the ground if I could help it. I managed to save the fall but barely. __________________ 2022 Hawk DLX EFI * 17T Front / 47T Rear / 428 x-ring chain * Kenda K-760 front + rear * Banjo brake light switch * LED headlight + front turn signals * Custom cutting board skid plate * Debadged (I don't like to brag about the superior strength!) * Top speed, GPS verified, as equipped: 68 mph (so far)
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08-05-2024, 11:22 AM	#6
flopsweat Join Date: Oct 2021 Location: The burbs of Chicago Posts: 250	Yea he couldn't get up, luckily only ended up with a nice bruise on his thigh and a sore wrist. It was on a bit of a slope in the slippery mud, so we were both off balance. Not the stock "death wing" front tire, I think he has a shinko something now, it was one of his first upgrades after learning what the stock one was referred to as. The regular trails were tricky but not hard, and we learned for the first time that a "challenge loop" isn't exactly designed to be ridden slowly. You either can't get through, or you gun it and try to stay on the line. A lot of it was just a dirt channel a 3-6" below grass, so if you got off just a little, it could throw the bike to the side if you didn't have enough speed. __________________ 2021 CSC TT250
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08-02-2024, 04:34 PM	#4
Bruces Join Date: May 2018 Posts: 1,654	The tw still running the stock tire on the front ? Well known to drop you on your ass .
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08-05-2024, 12:43 PM	#7
Do©Hawk Join Date: Oct 2023 Location: Western PA Posts: 310	I don't judge.....I'm still "cutting my teeth" on the trails.... __________________ 2022 Hawk DLX EFI * 17T Front / 47T Rear / 428 x-ring chain * Kenda K-760 front + rear * Banjo brake light switch * LED headlight + front turn signals * Custom cutting board skid plate * Debadged (I don't like to brag about the superior strength!) * Top speed, GPS verified, as equipped: 68 mph (so far)
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08-09-2024, 12:36 PM	#8
scorpionking674 Join Date: Feb 2020 Posts: 9	Nice! Sounds like you had a blast at Bong Rec Area trails, despite a few close calls. First trail ride with the TT250, that's awesome! Yeah, airing down and ditching the mirrors might've made things easier, but hey, you lived and learned, right?
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