SledderSteve
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Going riding this weekend http://www.pricecountywi.net/atv.html
Taking the Rappy and riding with some other sporty riders, basing out of Park Falls.
I'll post conditions, etc. upon my return. (Rather would have gone to Silver Lake but that's another trip.)
Taking the Rappy and riding with some other sporty riders, basing out of Park Falls.
I'll post conditions, etc. upon my return. (Rather would have gone to Silver Lake but that's another trip.)
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In the winter I used to post the trail conditions as snow covered and slippery but it's difficult to find a suitable alternative for quads.
The Tuscobia, an old railroad grade, was relatively dust free right after the rains allowing for some fine top gear, high speed, cruising. Occasional water holes popping up out of nowhere made for interesting moments but nobody in our group of 12 had any high speed dismounts. The dust on that trail is normally a killer.
Most of our technical riding was done on the Flambeau River State Forest trail heading South of the Tuscobia. That section of trail can best be described as tight and twisty woods trail. There were sections of clay in the high ground that were perfect for carving corners. Some hills were mostly rocks with the dirt washed away that made for interesting albiet lower speed riding.
Recent rains made for frequent mud holes in the low areas which are always a challenge for the sport quads. At one point, my riding partner lost the shift lever on his Zook 400. Murphy's Law said the lever would be in a mud puddle but he must have been living right as he found it with just the tip was sticking out of the water.
The guys on the utility quads who normally let us ride out in front cuz we 'thought' we could get through the trails quicker really didn't laugh too hard when one of us missed a line and got stuck. Splashing us with mud as they went by didn't bother us either as we were totally covered in the first place and merely laughed.
Much fun was had by all and we barely explored the available trails. I understand the Deadhorse trails running North off the Tuscobia have some particularly challenging mud pits. Maybe another day and maybe I bring the Grizzly for those.
The Tuscobia, an old railroad grade, was relatively dust free right after the rains allowing for some fine top gear, high speed, cruising. Occasional water holes popping up out of nowhere made for interesting moments but nobody in our group of 12 had any high speed dismounts. The dust on that trail is normally a killer.
Most of our technical riding was done on the Flambeau River State Forest trail heading South of the Tuscobia. That section of trail can best be described as tight and twisty woods trail. There were sections of clay in the high ground that were perfect for carving corners. Some hills were mostly rocks with the dirt washed away that made for interesting albiet lower speed riding.
Recent rains made for frequent mud holes in the low areas which are always a challenge for the sport quads. At one point, my riding partner lost the shift lever on his Zook 400. Murphy's Law said the lever would be in a mud puddle but he must have been living right as he found it with just the tip was sticking out of the water.
The guys on the utility quads who normally let us ride out in front cuz we 'thought' we could get through the trails quicker really didn't laugh too hard when one of us missed a line and got stuck. Splashing us with mud as they went by didn't bother us either as we were totally covered in the first place and merely laughed.
Much fun was had by all and we barely explored the available trails. I understand the Deadhorse trails running North off the Tuscobia have some particularly challenging mud pits. Maybe another day and maybe I bring the Grizzly for those.
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RM's shift lever fell off...WTF....how does that Zucki run???
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Yep, we were whooping it up pretty good when we came upon a wagon train of tractors ridden by octogenarians who seemed like they didn't want to get their rims dirty going through the holes. I could barely go slow enough in first gear when all of a sudden RM pulls off the side of the trail and informs me his shifter lever is missing. It was probably a good thing we were following the slow riders as it limited our search area.
He's got the Zook running pretty well but he didn't have the quiet core for his new pipe so he wisely elected to run the quiet stock pipe. Performance wise, it was still pretty close to the Raptor even without the pipe. That being said, I know he'd still rather have a YFZ 450.
He's got the Zook running pretty well but he didn't have the quiet core for his new pipe so he wisely elected to run the quiet stock pipe. Performance wise, it was still pretty close to the Raptor even without the pipe. That being said, I know he'd still rather have a YFZ 450.
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Steve tell him to dump that Zook and get back on the band wagon ...lol
