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<blockquote data-quote="johnrunner" data-source="post: 150380" data-attributes="member: 925"><p>Well I didn't take any pic's or vid's so I have no real RR to post. However, I did have a great time out there with all of you guys on Tuesday (I did a day trip only). </p><p> </p><p>My RR is got there Tuesday morning with Ken (Turtleshifter) at about 8:30am hoping for a big ride. Everyone was still in pj's so Ken and I went on a short ride in the nearby hill's. Rode some great ridge line single track and went down on my new scooter for the first time. Now that those first scratches were out of the way, the next to come where no big deal <img src="https://www.dirtbikeaddicts.com/static/images/smilies/smirk.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":smirk:" title="Smirk :smirk:" data-shortname=":smirk:" /> After our morning ride, Ken and I went on a long ride with Rack, CDA JR and Rack JR. Did some fun washes and tricky sections. This one rocky hill got the best of me and my bike. Coming off the 350 to the 500 made a bigger difference then I expected. The power delivery on the 350 made me feel like a pro as it was very predictable and didn't get you in trouble. When I tried grabbing some throttle on the 500 going up that hill, I learned my lesson. The bike flipped back like I wasn't even there <img src="https://www.dirtbikeaddicts.com/static/images/smilies/smirk.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":smirk:" title="Smirk :smirk:" data-shortname=":smirk:" /> We later all rode into Randsburg and had lunch in town. By the time lunch was over, night fall was quickly approaching so we headed back to camp in a hurry.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>On the way back to camp, sunlight was minimal as it was already behind the mountain to our backs and dust on the trail made myvision that much worse. There was a small elevation change from the left to the right part of the trail created by the recent rains out there. Next thing I know I feel my rear tire start sliding out so I try and correct it but before I could do anything, my left peg caught the ground since the left side had higher ground. And once that peg dug into the ground, the bike side planted digging the left side of the handlebars with it. I did my best to try ride it down so I didn't get bucked off that speed but it was unavoidable at the end. After getting the wind knocked out of me and tumbling into some bushes I was able to walk away. I bent my handlebar, broke my handguards and broke the visor on my helmet, but the worst part was I tore my new new orange jacket <img src="https://www.dirtbikeaddicts.com/static/images/smilies/smirk.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":smirk:" title="Smirk :smirk:" data-shortname=":smirk:" /> After we got back to camp, I hung out with the guys for a little while as they got the campfire started and I went home that night. The next day, it felt like I was hit by a train. Everything hurt. I ended up with some road rash on my arms, some scraped up knees and an unusually large amount of bruising around my knees and thighs. <img src="https://www.dirtbikeaddicts.com/static/images/smilies/bonk.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":bonk:" title="Bonk :bonk:" data-shortname=":bonk:" /></p><p> </p><p>Above all, it was a great trip and was good to see the guys again. I would of liked to stay longer but the crash put the bike out of commission but I def. plan to stay longer on the next big trip. <img src="https://www.dirtbikeaddicts.com/static/images/smilies/ride.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":ride:" title="Ride :ride:" data-shortname=":ride:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="johnrunner, post: 150380, member: 925"] Well I didn't take any pic's or vid's so I have no real RR to post. However, I did have a great time out there with all of you guys on Tuesday (I did a day trip only). My RR is got there Tuesday morning with Ken (Turtleshifter) at about 8:30am hoping for a big ride. Everyone was still in pj's so Ken and I went on a short ride in the nearby hill's. Rode some great ridge line single track and went down on my new scooter for the first time. Now that those first scratches were out of the way, the next to come where no big deal :smirk: After our morning ride, Ken and I went on a long ride with Rack, CDA JR and Rack JR. Did some fun washes and tricky sections. This one rocky hill got the best of me and my bike. Coming off the 350 to the 500 made a bigger difference then I expected. The power delivery on the 350 made me feel like a pro as it was very predictable and didn't get you in trouble. When I tried grabbing some throttle on the 500 going up that hill, I learned my lesson. The bike flipped back like I wasn't even there :smirk: We later all rode into Randsburg and had lunch in town. By the time lunch was over, night fall was quickly approaching so we headed back to camp in a hurry. On the way back to camp, sunlight was minimal as it was already behind the mountain to our backs and dust on the trail made myvision that much worse. There was a small elevation change from the left to the right part of the trail created by the recent rains out there. Next thing I know I feel my rear tire start sliding out so I try and correct it but before I could do anything, my left peg caught the ground since the left side had higher ground. And once that peg dug into the ground, the bike side planted digging the left side of the handlebars with it. I did my best to try ride it down so I didn't get bucked off that speed but it was unavoidable at the end. After getting the wind knocked out of me and tumbling into some bushes I was able to walk away. I bent my handlebar, broke my handguards and broke the visor on my helmet, but the worst part was I tore my new new orange jacket :smirk: After we got back to camp, I hung out with the guys for a little while as they got the campfire started and I went home that night. The next day, it felt like I was hit by a train. Everything hurt. I ended up with some road rash on my arms, some scraped up knees and an unusually large amount of bruising around my knees and thighs. :bonk: Above all, it was a great trip and was good to see the guys again. I would of liked to stay longer but the crash put the bike out of commission but I def. plan to stay longer on the next big trip. :ride: [/QUOTE]
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