YAMAHA_Jim
12-29-2003, 07:40 PM
I took advantage of the warmer weather yesterday and did some woods riding for about 3 hrs. Where I was there was about 5-6 inches of frozen hard snow.I left my dads house on the blue blaster and headed for the woods.After about 1/4 mile I said to myself"This snow is dangerous to ride on" ,,b/c the snow was like ice and the sun had melted it in spots.I was in an open field 4th gear on some soft slushy snow when i said that to myself.3 seconds later I hit a shady spot where the snow was like ice and the next thing I knew I was going backwards at 30+ mph.When the blaster started to come around again it caught an edge in the snow and I was ejected before I could lean the other way.I landed upside down headfirst.While I was crashing I couldnt see a thing, the only thing on my mind was,When is the blaster gonna hit me. Luckily it never did.When I stopped sliding I got up and the blaster was 20 feet behind me upside down against a tree.It rolled 3x from the tracks it left in the snow.Only damage was pretzled bars and bent clutch lever.I rode it back to my dads place and went to work w/ a 3' pipewrench lol. I got them straightened enough to ride.The bars are now kinked by the stem and the left side by the killswitch.I had my doubts about riding but after I few jumps and wheelies I was reassured myself that the bars were OK. lol
I headed back out and did some awesome riding.I found some nice woods that is next to an old ski resort so the hills were steep.There werent any trails here so I had to pick some good lines to get down w/o rolling over.I could only go down due to the snow.WHile I was going down one section(about 2mph),my front tire got hung up in some old barb wire and stopped me in my tracks.I flipped over the bars and slid down the hill about 40' on my arse.Getting back up to the blaster was a challenge.I did get to ride up some of the skislopes where the snow had melted so I got to do the downhill thing a few times.
I also rode on some nice railroad beds that lead to an old train tunnel(last used in 1918).I dont ride in the tunnel b/c the vibration will bring down the ceiling,and that wouldnt be good.I had to do some road riding on the way back to my dads b/c I couldnt make it up some of the hills I had went down earlier.
All in all it was a great day of riding.No cops,No injuries and no tree huggers.
I headed back out and did some awesome riding.I found some nice woods that is next to an old ski resort so the hills were steep.There werent any trails here so I had to pick some good lines to get down w/o rolling over.I could only go down due to the snow.WHile I was going down one section(about 2mph),my front tire got hung up in some old barb wire and stopped me in my tracks.I flipped over the bars and slid down the hill about 40' on my arse.Getting back up to the blaster was a challenge.I did get to ride up some of the skislopes where the snow had melted so I got to do the downhill thing a few times.
I also rode on some nice railroad beds that lead to an old train tunnel(last used in 1918).I dont ride in the tunnel b/c the vibration will bring down the ceiling,and that wouldnt be good.I had to do some road riding on the way back to my dads b/c I couldnt make it up some of the hills I had went down earlier.
All in all it was a great day of riding.No cops,No injuries and no tree huggers.