budzrex
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- Slover
Went out today to ride the trails with Carl, who was breaking in a new to him
CR250
Figured it would be a good day to just sit and watch the show so I brought the XR big thumper I could just cruise around on and enjoy the day and get some more miles getting used to it since I just picked it up the other day myself
Got to watch Carl learn about the great off road brakes where the power comes on on a CR250 when you twist just a little too much throttle on a single track write myself a note never leave home without the go pro
We rode for a couple of hours the XR will really haul the mail on the single track if you want to wrestle it a bit more than my RM and hills are a hoot as I was heading up slopes with ease reminded me of my old XR500 just point and roll the throttle if you can hang on it will crawl to the top.
Traded with Carl as he wanted my impression of his CR great bike for the short time I rode it. I headed off and after about 3 minutes looked back and Carl had not made it over the second rise. I turned around and quickly zipped back so as to hopefully be able to at whatever mishap he had done to himself.(if you can't laugh at friends what good are they)
I found Carl looking a bit winded, standing near a felled tree and a listing to port XR
Carl seemed fine for the most part (later inventory revealed a nasty swelling of the wrist area) and the XR had made its presence know to the tree as it knocked off a chunck about 4' tall and a foot or so thick
Carl decided to go back to his CR and one broken zip tie later the XR was as good as new
We rode some more met my lovely wife and daughter for some Mexican food and then Carl was off to get more geezer candy (Aleve)
Good way to end the year, riding with a good friend
Sam sorry you could not come out to play today
CR250
Figured it would be a good day to just sit and watch the show so I brought the XR big thumper I could just cruise around on and enjoy the day and get some more miles getting used to it since I just picked it up the other day myself
Got to watch Carl learn about the great off road brakes where the power comes on on a CR250 when you twist just a little too much throttle on a single track write myself a note never leave home without the go pro
We rode for a couple of hours the XR will really haul the mail on the single track if you want to wrestle it a bit more than my RM and hills are a hoot as I was heading up slopes with ease reminded me of my old XR500 just point and roll the throttle if you can hang on it will crawl to the top.
Traded with Carl as he wanted my impression of his CR great bike for the short time I rode it. I headed off and after about 3 minutes looked back and Carl had not made it over the second rise. I turned around and quickly zipped back so as to hopefully be able to at whatever mishap he had done to himself.(if you can't laugh at friends what good are they)
I found Carl looking a bit winded, standing near a felled tree and a listing to port XR
Carl seemed fine for the most part (later inventory revealed a nasty swelling of the wrist area) and the XR had made its presence know to the tree as it knocked off a chunck about 4' tall and a foot or so thick
Carl decided to go back to his CR and one broken zip tie later the XR was as good as new
We rode some more met my lovely wife and daughter for some Mexican food and then Carl was off to get more geezer candy (Aleve)
Good way to end the year, riding with a good friend
Sam sorry you could not come out to play today