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Guambra2001
| Posted on Saturday, August 25, 2012 - 08:04 pm: |
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Just a forewarning this will be a long post. Since I came back from my last deployment, I've really tried to experience everything that motorcycling has to offer. After all, this is a very big part of my life. So since I've been back, I've done 1 track day and one super street race (MRA Program). That experience has been utterly amazing and I have learned so much in such a short amount of time. Well I like to read a lot of motorcycling magazines and I this.
![bmw](http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/290431/691156.jpg) so i thought I'm halfway there (naked bike, just need the tires). So every since I saw that picture I've been wanting to go off roading.
![1](http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/290431/691157.jpg)
![2](http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/290431/691158.jpg)
![3](http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/290431/691159.jpg)
![4](http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/290431/691160.jpg) So my first off-roading experience went great as you can see from the pictures. I had a blast and my confidence grew a lot. So a week went by and I wanted to do this all again. Keep in mind that all this happened in the Air Force Academy, not too far from actual help and people. So I finally found the missing lake that i've heard about
![5](http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/290431/691161.jpg) after I found the lake I decided to do some light trails
![6](http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/290431/691162.jpg)
![7](http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/290431/691163.jpg) . After my confidence grew more I decided to take some harder trails (bigger rocks) and that's when things went wrong
![8](http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/290431/691164.jpg) after i realized that it was more than me and the bike can handle this happened.
![15](http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/290431/691165.jpg) I would have made it but the culprit was a stupid rock that got stuck in my front wheel and locked it up
![10](http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/290431/691166.jpg)
![16](http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/290431/691167.jpg) So after getting my gear off I managed to get the bike upright
![11](http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/290431/691168.jpg) , all i had to get the stupid rock was the included bike tools so I had to improvise as much as I could. Success!! after much chipping away at the rock and moving the bike around. The damage was nothing too bad
![12](http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/290431/691169.jpg)
![13](http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/290431/691170.jpg) so all in all it was a good day, got my "offroading" fix out the way and i finally did something I've been wanting to do. Good day indeed.
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Tbowdre
| Posted on Saturday, August 25, 2012 - 08:10 pm: |
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Adventure = taking inappropriate equipment to out of the way places |
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Guambra2001
| Posted on Saturday, August 25, 2012 - 08:13 pm: |
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I think from now on ill keep to just the street or track and maybeee some light trails, maybe. |
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Cataract2
| Posted on Saturday, August 25, 2012 - 09:57 pm: |
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Guambra, might consider an ADV bike to add to the stable? BTW, are you stationed on Peterson? I was stationed at Schriver AFB from 2007-2010. |
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Dannybuell
| Posted on Saturday, August 25, 2012 - 10:31 pm: |
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welcome back! those pix just show a little character on the bike. |
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Zac4mac
| Posted on Saturday, August 25, 2012 - 10:39 pm: |
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Awesome Dave. I still have the bottle of touch-up paint for the motor... Z |
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Smoke4ndmears
| Posted on Sunday, August 26, 2012 - 09:31 am: |
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Why did the motorcycle fall asleep? It was two-tired! |
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Guambra2001
| Posted on Sunday, August 26, 2012 - 02:42 pm: |
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Cataract2, yeah I'm stationed in Peterson and maybe later I'll think about a dirt bike or something. Zack I might take you up on that, hope bonneville is going good. |
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Zac4mac
| Posted on Sunday, August 26, 2012 - 03:01 pm: |
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I'm staying home while they race... It's good to get off the beaten track once in a while...
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Xodot
| Posted on Sunday, August 26, 2012 - 05:22 pm: |
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I love it that you can be smiling taking a picture of your dent! What a great attitude. Best wishes brother. xodot |
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Blake
| Posted on Sunday, August 26, 2012 - 05:42 pm: |
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If what you did is foolish, then heaven help me. Nice story. Thanks for sharing. |
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Craigg
| Posted on Sunday, August 26, 2012 - 07:28 pm: |
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You may want to try this conversion on your CR http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0d3B7MPqUg |
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Court
| Posted on Sunday, August 26, 2012 - 08:48 pm: |
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Great adventure ! |
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