Velo was making a trip out to meet his fellow Husaberg riders and invited me to go along.
I started the day Friday with Monitor and Merrimac. Lots of fun rock ledges to jump off of, lol. I could hardly keep the front end down on that stuff. The ride also included some kick ass sand washes. I very speedily passed others in the washes and corners. It so rocked!! Before I knew it, at was at the front of the group. Woohoo. All the recent sand riding I’ve been doing has finally paid off. I was able to haul ass and still be in total control. I even got asked by some of the guys what my secret was, lol.
After lunch, a few of us were still feeling frisky, so we decided to load up and try Poison Spider. There are certainly a few technical areas that gave some of us trouble. I was following another rider on a ledgy climb, and what do you know, he looses control and somehow manages to knock me off about a 6 foot drop, lol. Head first … with the bike following after me.
Of course there had to be like 15 or so other people there watching this whole thing unfold. All of the sudden a rush of guys came to give me a hand, lol. Musta been the pink goggles and blonde braid that gave me away. They all asked if I was ok and of course I told them I was just fine. Then someone asked if I was gonna give it another try. Yup. So now with everyone watching I get the bike kicked over and start my attempt. I just zipped right up it. I guess I got quite a cheer from the bottom. Note to self … no matter how confident you are about the riders skill in front of you, be prepared for flailing, lol.
So, at this point in the ride, one rider bails and the other went with him. So there are just 3 of us that continue to ride on.
Now we come across more ledgy rocks. Charles (the guy that gave me a good yard sale) gives the next section a go. He crashes a few times and decides that he’s gonna need some help at some point. The Welsh fellow ( I can’t remember his name) gives it a go and makes it just fine. Then he rides Charles’ bike up it no problem too. Now it’s my turn. I manage to get half way up it and stall. Poor me, lol. At least I caught myself and avoided another yard sale. We decide at this point to just lift my bike up the last ledge.
We then come across another ledgy area that kinda off camber. The Welsh fellow and Charles make it right up. I however manage to launch off the rock and decide that it would be kick ass to knock the gas cap off with my knee (all of this is in mid air mind you, lol) and go down in a shower of glory. Go big or go home I guess, lol. I and the Welsh fellow are scrambling to get the bike up and get the cap back on to save precious gas. (KTMs are known for the leaky cap and for the cap not fitting tightly. Only get a ¼ turn).
After we get things in order, I notice the Welsh fellows eyes are about as big as mine while we were reflecting on what the hell happened. Then the laughter set in. And of all the things to happen next, the Welsh fellow happens to notice that I squashed a lizard in the process of my yard sale. I said bs, but no, sure enough I had lizard carnage on my knee. Damn girls on KTMs are a danger to nature I tell ya, lol. At this point we’re all laughing uncontrollably. I decide to take a pic of the poor little lizard. I’ll try to get it posted, it’s quite entertaining.
We finally make it to the top and decide to play around a bit with some other trails. Found deep sand, more rocks, and heights. Did I mention I’m afraid of heights??!!
Well anyways, going down the rocks was much easier. Then we loaded up and headed back to camp.
Quite an interesting first day … next comes day two …
I started the day Friday with Monitor and Merrimac. Lots of fun rock ledges to jump off of, lol. I could hardly keep the front end down on that stuff. The ride also included some kick ass sand washes. I very speedily passed others in the washes and corners. It so rocked!! Before I knew it, at was at the front of the group. Woohoo. All the recent sand riding I’ve been doing has finally paid off. I was able to haul ass and still be in total control. I even got asked by some of the guys what my secret was, lol.
After lunch, a few of us were still feeling frisky, so we decided to load up and try Poison Spider. There are certainly a few technical areas that gave some of us trouble. I was following another rider on a ledgy climb, and what do you know, he looses control and somehow manages to knock me off about a 6 foot drop, lol. Head first … with the bike following after me.
Of course there had to be like 15 or so other people there watching this whole thing unfold. All of the sudden a rush of guys came to give me a hand, lol. Musta been the pink goggles and blonde braid that gave me away. They all asked if I was ok and of course I told them I was just fine. Then someone asked if I was gonna give it another try. Yup. So now with everyone watching I get the bike kicked over and start my attempt. I just zipped right up it. I guess I got quite a cheer from the bottom. Note to self … no matter how confident you are about the riders skill in front of you, be prepared for flailing, lol.
So, at this point in the ride, one rider bails and the other went with him. So there are just 3 of us that continue to ride on.
Now we come across more ledgy rocks. Charles (the guy that gave me a good yard sale) gives the next section a go. He crashes a few times and decides that he’s gonna need some help at some point. The Welsh fellow ( I can’t remember his name) gives it a go and makes it just fine. Then he rides Charles’ bike up it no problem too. Now it’s my turn. I manage to get half way up it and stall. Poor me, lol. At least I caught myself and avoided another yard sale. We decide at this point to just lift my bike up the last ledge.
We then come across another ledgy area that kinda off camber. The Welsh fellow and Charles make it right up. I however manage to launch off the rock and decide that it would be kick ass to knock the gas cap off with my knee (all of this is in mid air mind you, lol) and go down in a shower of glory. Go big or go home I guess, lol. I and the Welsh fellow are scrambling to get the bike up and get the cap back on to save precious gas. (KTMs are known for the leaky cap and for the cap not fitting tightly. Only get a ¼ turn).
After we get things in order, I notice the Welsh fellows eyes are about as big as mine while we were reflecting on what the hell happened. Then the laughter set in. And of all the things to happen next, the Welsh fellow happens to notice that I squashed a lizard in the process of my yard sale. I said bs, but no, sure enough I had lizard carnage on my knee. Damn girls on KTMs are a danger to nature I tell ya, lol. At this point we’re all laughing uncontrollably. I decide to take a pic of the poor little lizard. I’ll try to get it posted, it’s quite entertaining.
We finally make it to the top and decide to play around a bit with some other trails. Found deep sand, more rocks, and heights. Did I mention I’m afraid of heights??!!
Well anyways, going down the rocks was much easier. Then we loaded up and headed back to camp.
Quite an interesting first day … next comes day two …
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