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Message started by Witchdoctor on 05/24/16 at 22:32:28

Title: Camping
Post by Witchdoctor on 05/24/16 at 22:32:28

I took my thumper out on some trails camping a few times last fall/winter.
I'm in Florida so winter is just nice cool weather minus the ten billion flying insects and snakes all over the place. Had fun wrestling it though some sugar sand. I did notice first gear does not like to thump less than 10 miles an hour. It's quite a challenge but I feel like it gave me some crash coarse riding skills.

Anyone else do a little off-roading and camping? lol 8-)

Title: Re: Camping
Post by Serowbot on 05/25/16 at 00:24:55

I'm trying to muster up the courage to camp...
I did it when I was kid, without a second thought.
Now,.. I don't know which I'm scared of,.. bugs or bears...
Psycho killers are in there somewhere too...
;D

Sand,.. I get through with throttle wicking... low gear, and wick the throttle whenever I feel loose...
..(this becomes additive... and if the sandy patch is too long, I will end up goin' like a bat! in 5th gear)...
At that point,.. it's speed up or die... ;D
...if the wick runs out,... die!... ;D
Glad I'm not in Florida... :-?

Title: Re: Camping
Post by HovisPresley on 05/25/16 at 06:52:49

Camping is great, I've always loved it.
Watch out for the snakes :

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Title: Re: Camping
Post by MMRanch on 05/25/16 at 07:00:18

On the way to Texas this year I stopped at the Texas welcome center to catch a few winks . There wasn't any chance of rain , so I just put my 10x12 brown tarp to the bike on one end and staked the other to the ground and rolled my sleeping bag out under the cover. Worked good ! ;)

Title: Re: Camping
Post by Art Webb on 05/25/16 at 07:17:48

786E79647C69647F0B0 wrote:

Bears, bugs, snakes, no prob, I have a solution for those
bugs, otoh, are a definite problem

Title: Re: Camping
Post by Dave on 05/25/16 at 07:48:44

Our Waynesville, NC. trip has morphed into a camping trip along the Blue Ridge Parkway. Seems like I will have some camping experience from a motorcycle when July arrives.

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Title: Re: Camping
Post by Witchdoctor on 05/25/16 at 15:14:46

HAHA!! Going over 15mph in some of these areas will throw me off the bike. On the harder dirt roads 45+mph like Art said.."goin' like a bat" haha.

Waynesville, NC. trip sounds like FUN!