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Troy, Hayden and I slipped away to ride in Moab, Utah the last week of April. Here is a link to some pics on my Picasa site. (NOTE: I noticed if you view as a slideshow in full screen mode, some of the captions don't always show up.?)
It was me and Troy's first time out there and I'll just say we both want to go back soon!

http://www.picasaweb.google.com/wolf.kyle

...and I cracked a rib or two. Thanks to Hayden, it was caught on glorious video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQcLY7OL4E0

Oh, and Kyle, you need to update your signature line to reflect your purchase!

KC wrote:Troy, Hayden and I slipped away to ride in Moab, Utah the last week of April. Here is a link to some pics on my Picasa site. (NOTE: I noticed if you view as a slideshow in full screen mode, some of the captions don't always show up.?)
It was me and Troy's first time out there and I'll just say we both want to go back soon!

http://www.picasaweb.google.com/wolf.kyle

Those were fun to see. I need to get out there.

troy wrote:...and I cracked a rib or two. Thanks to Hayden, it was caught on glorious video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQcLY7OL4E0

Oh, and Kyle, you need to update your signature line to reflect your purchase!

I enjoyed seeing how they were more concerned about your bike then you.

ajayhawkfan said:

I enjoyed seeing how they were more concerned about your bike then you.

In my defense, if you watch the video back in super slow motion and really pay attention, you will see that I am actually carefully assesing the situation and only have Troy's welfare as my top priority. The manner in which he was thrashing around on the rocks in pain caused me great concern...concern that any pieces of metal on his clothing or protective gear could create a spark and ignite the gasoline that was pouring out the fuel tank of MY bike onto the ground near him. This is why I picked up the motorcycle FIRST!! As to why I am laughing at the end of the video I have no explanation for I must have been extremely relieved to find that he was not seriously injured.

KC wrote:ajayhawkfan said:

I enjoyed seeing how they were more concerned about your bike then you.

In my defense, if you watch the video back in super slow motion and really pay attention, you will see that I am actually carefully assesing the situation and only have Troy's welfare as my top priority. The manner in which he was thrashing around on the rocks in pain screaming like a 12 year old girl caused me great concern...concern that any pieces of metal on his clothing or protective gear could create a spark and ignite the gasoline that was pouring out the fuel tank of MY bike onto the ground near him. This is why I picked up the motorcycle FIRST!! As to why I am laughing at the end of the video I have no explanation for I must have been extremely relieved to find that he was not seriously injured.

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ajayhawkfan wrote:...The manner in which he was thrashing around on the rocks in pain screaming like a 12 year old girl caused me great concern...

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troy wrote:

ajayhawkfan wrote:...The manner in which he was thrashing around on the rocks in pain screaming like a 12 year old girl caused me great concern...

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That looks like a great ride. I'm to hear you are OK.

Rib injuries are the worst. Sneezes turn into five minute groans....

Mainly why I upgraded my armor to http://www.mx1west.com/acerbiskoertaroo ... esuit.aspx

jsherm01 wrote:Rib injuries are the worst. Sneezes turn into five minute groans....

Mainly why I upgraded my armor to http://www.mx1west.com/acerbiskoertaroo ... esuit.aspx

Hey Jim! LONG TIME! Nice to see you around. You been riding much? I disagree that the pressure suit is an upgrade from a standard roost deflector paired with elbow guards. I went that route for more than a season of riding and went back to a roost deflector for several reasons. The main reasons were convenience and comfort. Much easier to whip the deflector off during a 15 minute break. Taking off the pressure suit was like watching a man get out of a straight jacket. (I exaggerate.)

The biggest safety design flaw in the pressure suits is the center zipper. If you take an impact in the center of your chest, you are less protected than the solid plastic deflector.

The upside is that wearing the pressure suit makes you look really buff!

KC wrote:Troy, Hayden and I slipped away to ride in Moab, Utah the last week of April. Here is a link to some pics on my Picasa site. (NOTE: I noticed if you view as a slideshow in full screen mode, some of the captions don't always show up.?)
It was me and Troy's first time out there and I'll just say we both want to go back soon!

http://www.picasaweb.google.com/wolf.kyle

Looks like a blast!!! Glad the 400 did good for ya.

-- Ted

troy wrote:

jsherm01 wrote:Rib injuries are the worst. Sneezes turn into five minute groans....

Mainly why I upgraded my armor to http://www.mx1west.com/acerbiskoertaroo ... esuit.aspx

Hey Jim! LONG TIME! Nice to see you around. You been riding much? I disagree that the pressure suit is an upgrade from a standard roost deflector paired with elbow guards. I went that route for more than a season of riding and went back to a roost deflector for several reasons. The main reasons were convenience and comfort. Much easier to whip the deflector off during a 15 minute break. Taking off the pressure suit was like watching a man get out of a straight jacket. (I exaggerate.)

The biggest safety design flaw in the pressure suits is the center zipper. If you take an impact in the center of your chest, you are less protected than the solid plastic deflector.

The upside is that wearing the pressure suit makes you look really buff!

Well I'm going to try one of these: http://www.hockeygiant.com/bauone95spsr.html

I injuried my shoulder and want a little more protection in that area and it looks like it has increased rib protection as well. Has anyone tried hockey shoulder pads???? As Troy knows I only injury my ribs at gas stations

Hank Moody wrote:Has anyone tried hockey shoulder pads????

Not sense I played many moons ago and they have changed a lot over that time.

Looked like a awesome ride. The rocks look pretty intimidating but I guess you get used to it after a couple miles.

Now the big question.... Does Troy buy a 450 or 400?

My money is on a 450, because he stated he wanted a street legal bike with no hassels from the man. Not being a KTM expert but I believe KTM started making street legal 450s and 525s in 2007.

f-five wrote:Looks like a blast!!! Glad the 400 did good for ya.
-- Ted

It did great for Kyle, but it did not do so good for me! Did you see how it threw me off that ledge?!

Thanks for selling the bike to Kyle! I think he's got orange blood now.

MacWildcat wrote:Looked like a awesome ride. The rocks look pretty intimidating but I guess you get used to it after a couple miles.

Now the big question.... Does Troy buy a 450 or 400?

Other than my stupid mistake and falling off a ledge, the riding we did was not all that difficult. There is gnarlier stuff out there, but I think Hayden took it easy on me. The steep, loose rock hill climbs or wet, muddy climbs we do in Arkansas are more difficult.

The famous Porcupine Ridge is a full loop for mountain bikes, but for motorcycles, you have to turn around at a point and return back up the trail. I remember going over ledge after ledge thinking, "This is going to be terrible coming back up! What are we doing?!" In reality, when riding back up the trail, it was relatively easy to pick a line that was not too difficult. Loved it!

400 vs 450? Hank said it. I'm going easy street-legal. So that means a 2007 or newer 450 or an already KS plated 400 or 450. This will occur after I sell my Husqvarna TE450 which will not happen until after it is repaired.

As an FYI, there in a '07 EXC450 for sale in Topeka at the moment. The guy has an ad in the Topeka Capitol Journal. I talked to him briefly and it sounds like an ultra clean bike, about 1700 miles, street ridden only. I believe the '07's are one of the best model years as it was the last year of the proven RFS, and it's the first year they were street legal from KTM. I recently bought an '07 450, (was looking for a 525) and found that they are very hard to find unless you are willing to travel. Just passin' the info along. Ride safe gents.

-Harvey
#713
'89 FXRS
'98 RXCe400
'06 300XCW
'07 450EXC

Harvey Mushman wrote:As an FYI, there in a '07 EXC450 for sale in Topeka at the moment...

$5K sounds like a heck of a deal. Somebody want to loan me $5K until I sell my TE450?!

troy wrote:The famous Porcupine Ridge is a full loop for mountain bikes, but for motorcycles, you have to turn around at a point and return back up the trail. I remember going over ledge after ledge thinking, "This is going to be terrible coming back up! What are we doing?!" In reality, when riding back up the trail, it was relatively easy to pick a line that was not too difficult. Loved it!

That trail out and back just beat me up on the motorcycle ... small ledge after small ledge. Ugh.

Be glad they don't allow mc's on the rest of the loop. There were several places that bgg, Hayden, and I walked our MTB's last spring... a few that weren't rideable. Like a lot of trails, the erosion from flash floods can change the trail immensely. The other places were must make moves or several hundred feet of near-vertical falling/rolling and being stopped by the sharp, pointy rocks at the bottom. Quite a hoot of a ride, though.