WA sand riders part 2.
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03-03-2009 | 01:06 AM
WA sand riders part 2.
Addit' to original ride report.
Today I got an email from Guy one of the riders on the ride. He sent some photos he took during the ride that day. For anyone that has never ridden deep soft sand I can tall you it's a little unnerving to be told that you will be OK if you go faster. The truth is it's true. It still doesn't stop that feeling of dread as you ride along faster than your brain is telling you is safe.
A couple of the shots show "The Sand Highway" and the steep hill I only managed to summit on my third attempt. I was supposed to turn left at the top and follow it up to the view point but having got that far I wasn't going to bin it on the turn. I carried on for another 50M, did a doughnut and started down to make the turn. I cocked it up but managed to doughnut the bike and ride back the way I came. "MORE SPEED" was the war cry from Guy and Jason. I was committed, start in second, short shift third, gas it. I railed the deep sandy berm like I pro.
I carried the momentum through the corner, fourth gear, past the parked XR and Katoom. Im on top. I need more practice, but I'm improving by the minute.
As I said before, it was a really fun day and I was grinning ear to ear on the cruise home with a great sense of achievement having learned some new skills.
"The Sand Highway"
For those that don't know, this is a good illustration of "the Bush."
The bottom of the sand hill. It's a lot steeper and deeper than it looks.
Making the crest having dragged the bike out of the sand and back down twice before.
Bogged on the turn. Non committal, too slow.
Committed. Yeehaaaar. Just a dab of clutch. Got some roost.
Soft like sugar. A skill to be mastered for sure.
At these crossroads (there are plenty of them) the sand becomes twice as soft and twice as deep. You have to lean back and gun it to make the the trail ahead. At the end of the ride I was passing these sections at about 80 kmh.
Today I got an email from Guy one of the riders on the ride. He sent some photos he took during the ride that day. For anyone that has never ridden deep soft sand I can tall you it's a little unnerving to be told that you will be OK if you go faster. The truth is it's true. It still doesn't stop that feeling of dread as you ride along faster than your brain is telling you is safe.
A couple of the shots show "The Sand Highway" and the steep hill I only managed to summit on my third attempt. I was supposed to turn left at the top and follow it up to the view point but having got that far I wasn't going to bin it on the turn. I carried on for another 50M, did a doughnut and started down to make the turn. I cocked it up but managed to doughnut the bike and ride back the way I came. "MORE SPEED" was the war cry from Guy and Jason. I was committed, start in second, short shift third, gas it. I railed the deep sandy berm like I pro.
I carried the momentum through the corner, fourth gear, past the parked XR and Katoom. Im on top. I need more practice, but I'm improving by the minute.As I said before, it was a really fun day and I was grinning ear to ear on the cruise home with a great sense of achievement having learned some new skills.
"The Sand Highway"
For those that don't know, this is a good illustration of "the Bush."
The bottom of the sand hill. It's a lot steeper and deeper than it looks.
Making the crest having dragged the bike out of the sand and back down twice before.
Bogged on the turn. Non committal, too slow.
Committed. Yeehaaaar. Just a dab of clutch. Got some roost.
Soft like sugar. A skill to be mastered for sure.
At these crossroads (there are plenty of them) the sand becomes twice as soft and twice as deep. You have to lean back and gun it to make the the trail ahead. At the end of the ride I was passing these sections at about 80 kmh.
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