Sat Nov 24, 2012 Trails & Gravel Roads

[allkidd]

James are trucking down there together....what time for kick stands up?

[Rusty Jug]

N38 15.559 W95 27.295
And the address is about a mile apart.

I see on my google earth 2 places in that area you can park which place is it can somebody snap me a photo from google earth so I can take look

[troy]

N38 15.559 W95 27.295
And the address is about a mile apart.

I see on my google earth 2 places in that area you can park which place is it can somebody snap me a photo from google earth so I can take look

The end point on the map link I posted is Larrys house exactly. That's where you want to park.

[bird man]

N38 15.559 W95 27.295
And the address is about a mile apart.

Use the coordinates the address on google for some reason put you in the wrong place.
9 AM will be a good start time . If you are inclined to arrive earlier that is ok I will be here and can show you around.

[stimmer6253472]

There is no reason why I cannot go. Might not be a lot more chance this year. Troy if you are riding alone I got no problem car pooling, however with it being about an hours drive might be more trouble than it is worth to load the bike up twice.
Jim

[troy]

There is no reason why I cannot go. Might not be a lot more chance this year. Troy if you are riding alone I got no problem car pooling, however with it being about an hours drive might be more trouble than it is worth to load the bike up twice.
Jim

Agreed. We live a long way from each other and not on the way. Consider loading up both your 300 and 950 for the road. I'm bringing my 450 and 300.

Glad you are coming!

[Rusty Jug]

Yes I'm a little anal !so the end is w 7th ave right that is where we are parking right? I know I'm to fickle! Lol I just want to sleep tonight ! Lol

[stimmer6253472]

Right on. I will load up both my bikes and meet at the farm in the link by 9:30.
Jim

[Rusty Jug]

On my way to KS Toto!

[Rusty Jug]

18 degrees! WOW!

[Rick]

No pictures yet? Fingers froze to the grips?

[stimmer6253472]

I don't have any pictures but the weather turned out fine. Rode trails till lunch time and hit the roads after.

My 990 wouldn't start like it had a bad battery and we couldn't jump it. So I drove Dina's bike. The orange crush consensus thinks it is a bad battery. So after the chiefs game I am gonna pull the battery and try to jump it without.


Thanks Larry.
Jim

[troy]

I didn't take any photos either, but Larry got a few and a video of us zipping along in the dry creek. I'm sure he'll share them when he figures out how to get the video online!

According to Larry's bike, we did 20 miles of trail riding before heading to lunch. That's a lot of zipping around! Then, after loaning Jim a bike, Larry led us to Leroy for lunch. 7" wheat crust 3 topping pizza for $2.99. Good stuff! Larry knows the good roads in the area.

When we got back to the farm after lunch, most loaded up to head home, but Larry & I went and rode about 4 more miles of trails. I had a blast!

Also, it was nice to meet Todd (Rusty Jug). Todd had to cook steaks for a gig in the afternoon, so he loaded up and headed home when the rest of us headed to lunch.

THANKS, Larry!

[Rusty Jug]

I had a great time, but bum I forgot my riding boots, all I could think of was jacking my ankle, everytime I twisted throttle my road tires would spin out on the wet clover. I had no confidence in my tires or any traction, this day made my world of cycling change! My dirt bike will never see road tires again, period!

Besides that it was a fun ride to meet people who enjoy biking!

Next trip you guys are coming to Eagle ranch! They open this next weekend

[Rusty Jug]

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Larry was very gracious to let us ride, BIG THANKs and to his wife!

Just some pics of his farm,

[bird man]

OK , just got my internet back it had been down since yesterday morning.
I too had sooo much fun yesterday. Getting to ride and having friends to ride with is fun also I experienced a lot of enjoyment out of sharing my riding area and watching friends have fun. I do have some pics and will work on getting them where you'all can see them later this eve. Thanks for coming to ride guys.
Larry

[Savage]

Todd what tires were you running on your CRF?

[Rusty Jug]

Shitty Shinko they are very crappy on any kind of moist dirt! Great for gravel and payment! But not trail, if you get into any kind of mud or puddle, they pack. They are strictly gravel and highway tires, they look good and perform well on pavement and dry dirt roads. Great if you live in a dry area.

I just put theses tires on, less than 500 miles but never really went off-roading until saturday, well I love to ride trails and Eagle Ranch opens next weekend so I always ride there and that is 1,200 acres of rock/mud so this week I will put knobs back on, for good! Period!!!

I could not play in the creek bed because I would just set and spin, also I started spinning in wet grass/clover on a slight incline had to push with my feet to get it to start moving! I never did that on my knobs! Grr!! The tires made me feel very insecure off road but great on pavement!

http://www.bikebandit.com/shinko-700-motorcycle-tire

[allkidd]

Larry, Thanks to you and your wife for opening your farm for us to enjoy a day of riding. You've done a great job developing the trails!

Jim, Rusty Jug (Todd), Good to meet and ride with you guys.

Troy, Thanks for the peanut butter cookie!

[bird man]

Try as I might I still can't get a photo to imbed ,I even read the instructions. So here is the link to the pics I took and one vid of the group having a good time. Was to busy having fun to remember to take more pics sorry.

https://picasaweb.google.com/1083940044 ... aDQgZPQ8QE#

Turns out riding trails early while it was cooler then to lunch later when it warmed a little was a good plan. I don't think any one got cold. Usually I am riding by myself or leading,since Troy has been here enough to learn the layout it was a special treat to have him lead and ride someone else's version of fun. By the way I am going to cut that low log over the creek out of the way ,Bonked my head on it last eve (trying to keep up with Troy). Its what helments are for right.
Was great to ride and share a day with new and old friends.
Larry