LA_MERC_YellowDog
October 19th, 2008, 08:02 AM
Well, me and my Girlfriend went ATV riding at C.A.W a park near Columbia S.C.
Here are some pics of our little adventure :)
To start with, I had a flooded out little Bayou 220 to get running...
that's Gas I'm wringing out of my rag. (Reason) I left the Gas on when
I loaded it that morning, and the carb did not stop the fuel flow from the
gas tank, then filling up the air box and Motor with gas.... BTW I also had
to change the Oil.. Lesson learned (ALWAYS TURN OFF THE GAS FLOW )
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj245/yellowdog02/IMG_2554.jpg
off course I had to jump in the first rutted out hole I could find, just to
see what this Polaris I borrowed from a friend would do. :)
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj245/yellowdog02/IMG_2563.jpg
Looking over the always confusing trail map, to (TRY) and figure out what
trail to take next... I wanted to go up the Black diamond trail ahead, but
my better senses kicked in and we went for the blue trial.. after all I did
have my girlfriend following me on (MY) bike, and this was only her second
time on an ATV.
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj245/yellowdog02/IMG_2570.jpg
Now I'm not saying anything.. since she is not the most experienced rider,
but I knew that rut was not going let the bayou pass... (Without a little Tug any)
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj245/yellowdog02/IMG_2599.jpg
This pic was captured from Video, so not as clear.. but I ended up standing
in the mud hole, to walk the Polaris out... but it did climb out..
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj245/yellowdog02/NDVD_004-1.jpg
So after about half a day worth of riding I ended up with a bad case of
the Mud-in-The-Boot Syndrome.
(But hey, that just means I had fun without proper protection) LOL
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj245/yellowdog02/IMG_2600.jpg
And of course at the end of the day we made our way over to the newly
installed pressure washer's to clean up the bikes. You get 3 minutes for a
dollar, so it took about 4 dollars per. Bike.. but it was well worth it.
I learned my lesson the hard way before. Going home with a muddy bike,
then trying to clean off the dried mud the next day is a major pain in the butt.
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj245/yellowdog02/NDVD_011.jpg
And that about summarizes the day..
I didn't try the mud bog, or the mud pit with the bayou since the Idea today
was to familiarize my "Gal" with the pleasures of trial riding. After the Mechanical
issues we had before we ever got started, I figured I better not push my luck.
Yea, their are bigger holes, and yes I WILL go back to push
my luck, but all in all, we had a great time.
Here are some pics of our little adventure :)
To start with, I had a flooded out little Bayou 220 to get running...
that's Gas I'm wringing out of my rag. (Reason) I left the Gas on when
I loaded it that morning, and the carb did not stop the fuel flow from the
gas tank, then filling up the air box and Motor with gas.... BTW I also had
to change the Oil.. Lesson learned (ALWAYS TURN OFF THE GAS FLOW )
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj245/yellowdog02/IMG_2554.jpg
off course I had to jump in the first rutted out hole I could find, just to
see what this Polaris I borrowed from a friend would do. :)
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj245/yellowdog02/IMG_2563.jpg
Looking over the always confusing trail map, to (TRY) and figure out what
trail to take next... I wanted to go up the Black diamond trail ahead, but
my better senses kicked in and we went for the blue trial.. after all I did
have my girlfriend following me on (MY) bike, and this was only her second
time on an ATV.
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj245/yellowdog02/IMG_2570.jpg
Now I'm not saying anything.. since she is not the most experienced rider,
but I knew that rut was not going let the bayou pass... (Without a little Tug any)
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj245/yellowdog02/IMG_2599.jpg
This pic was captured from Video, so not as clear.. but I ended up standing
in the mud hole, to walk the Polaris out... but it did climb out..
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj245/yellowdog02/NDVD_004-1.jpg
So after about half a day worth of riding I ended up with a bad case of
the Mud-in-The-Boot Syndrome.
(But hey, that just means I had fun without proper protection) LOL
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj245/yellowdog02/IMG_2600.jpg
And of course at the end of the day we made our way over to the newly
installed pressure washer's to clean up the bikes. You get 3 minutes for a
dollar, so it took about 4 dollars per. Bike.. but it was well worth it.
I learned my lesson the hard way before. Going home with a muddy bike,
then trying to clean off the dried mud the next day is a major pain in the butt.
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj245/yellowdog02/NDVD_011.jpg
And that about summarizes the day..
I didn't try the mud bog, or the mud pit with the bayou since the Idea today
was to familiarize my "Gal" with the pleasures of trial riding. After the Mechanical
issues we had before we ever got started, I figured I better not push my luck.
Yea, their are bigger holes, and yes I WILL go back to push
my luck, but all in all, we had a great time.