rsw81
Keep it Kosher
Yes, you read that right. Was meeting a friend at his lake house in Northern NH that I had never been to, was getting dark, and was just following my GPS. Now he told me there would be a dirt road, but that it would be well packed and easy for me on my bike. As it would have it, my GPS took me on a well-packed dirt road, so I assumed all was well as it was getting dark. Rounded a corner, the road got narrow in a hurry, started going up hill, and turned to mud 6" deep with ruts of water running down it (eg a stream). Obviously, I would have loved to turn around at this point, but the road was literally too narrow to turn around on. So I pressed on, which was a mistake as I got stuck about half a mile into this. Ended up dismounting while balancing the bike (couldn't put the kickstand down) and literally pushing it in the mud into a 40 point turn to get the bike turned around and head back down the hill, now covered in the rooster tail of mud I created on my up and now on the way down as well.
See the attached pics of the aftermath the morning after. Took 3 separate washes to get it all off and ended up tearing apart the entire rear end and front end to clean and re-lube the axles/bearings/chain/swing arm bushings.
Before I get totally flamed for taking the bike into the mud, I already know this and wouldn't have if it were predictable or had I known before hand.
Rob
See the attached pics of the aftermath the morning after. Took 3 separate washes to get it all off and ended up tearing apart the entire rear end and front end to clean and re-lube the axles/bearings/chain/swing arm bushings.
Before I get totally flamed for taking the bike into the mud, I already know this and wouldn't have if it were predictable or had I known before hand.
Rob
