Riding Kearney in September?

[Riven]

Hay Paul the wife & I are just wondering what days you guys usually ride on the long weekend is September.
Is it usually the Saturday & Sunday?
If Diana is going to come along again she needs to book it off now, & that’s if they will even give her a long weekend off.

I should have the Bi/Tri's mounted by then & really want to get in on that mud run you guys did the second day last year.

[Rubberdown]

ya buddy, its the sat. and sun, of the labor day long weekend. We head out around 10am both days, but the second day, after the ride is when we play in 5 mile swamp....I lost half a floor board in there last year :(

[Riven]

Hmmmm if i can only swing one day it might have to be the sunday. hehehe
That way i could ride with the wife & then drop her at the camp & go play in the mud with the big boys.

How long does 5 mile swamp usually take to go through?

[Rubberdown]

about an hour or so, it depends how many "stucks" we gotta unstuck LOL.

[Rubberdown]

Getting onto the bridge gets harder and harder every year, we had one guy to the nestea plunge last year on a honda, but hey, it only had 1 front tire gripping anything LOL.

You can see just how high of a step up it is in the one pic here...

[Riven]

How the hell does the first bike get up their to winch the others?
Do you all pick the smalles one up & set it on the bridge;)

Actually from what i have seen 1 hr does not sound that bad.

With the new rubber on the way I really want to give this a try & i have a new set of chest waders just itching to get out of the box.

[Rubberdown]

LOL, winches...WINCHES, not for that bridge, no way, that would be too easy LOL :D

No, we get a couple guys up on there first, then as the bikes are starting to climb up the edge, we sort of hang on and pull them up by hand. BUT, remember, I told you it has gotten worse every year, I'm sure this time it will either be hell, or Ken will have taken some logs over to make it a little safer....

[Riven]

After this past weekend bmdjmd was real interested in coming back up for a ride & I mentioned this weekend to him. I can only guess that after he gets a look at those pics he & his MST will be more than ready to give it a go as well.

Yes a couple of logs don’t sound like such a bad idea. Just to make it a bit safer fro all riders.
Its a real accomplishment to get up it from the looks but is the risk worth it?

[DAN-O-MITE]

hello Rubberdown.....and Riven....

Very nice site Rubberdown

Riven.....that bridge looks mighty familiar with the route we took last week but without the mudbog......man now that is nasty.....what we went in last week looks minute compared to the pics.....*smile*

Look forward to riding with the Kearney group soon.....

Take care

Dan

[bmdjmd]

Yeah can anyone join on this ride?? or is a PO-PO only ride LOL, i could be convinced/swayed to come and play, is a snorkel neccessary??

Riven you are getting weak if you need waders to play in the mud.

[Rubberdown]

Let me talk to the hosts of the weekend and I'll make sure its okay, I know they had a lot of people show up last year that they were not expecting so just let me clear it with them first.

We had a few yami's last year, they tried to follow me around the doc and well...um...they did what they all do, they didnt make it ;)

Snorkles are not required, I'm the only one that had them if I'm not mistaken.

[Riven]

Yeah can anyone join on this ride?? or is a PO-PO only ride LOL, i could be convinced/swayed to come and play, is a snorkel neccessary??

Riven you are getting weak if you need waders to play in the mud.

Its not called weak its called WHIPED. http://www.mudhole.ca/images/smiles/2up.gif
Meaning I have a nice new CLEAN car & my wife will kill me if I get it dirty.
That & I have to do my own laundry if I get it dirty from riding.
Me & the wash machine don’t get along all that well. :confused:

I hope they don’t mind us bugging to come, but we kinda got hooked after that view from the lookout last year.


http://inlinethumb45.webshots.com/6060/2327245300084649699S600x600Q85.jpg

[Rubberdown]

Riven, you and the wife are now lifers buddy, thats how they work, you get in there once and you are good for life ;)

[bmdjmd]

Thats ok RD if i cant come, i understand tons and tons of ATV's being too much, b'sides i know a guy that lives near there that i can ride with any time.

and where are the smiley icons?? i dont have them to use on my replys

[Rubberdown]

I;m sure it will be cool Brian, but just let me run it by them, thats all. We camp from Friday night until Monday morning, we ride Saturday and Sunday, and we play in the swamp a little bit on Saturday night, and a lot Sunday night.

[bmdjmd]

Cool cool, i likey the idea of a weekend of riding, think my kids quads could make the trail ride???

[Riven]

and where are the smiley icons?? i dont have them to use on my replys

I have very few as well. Like 7 that work. So i have been stealing some from other sites;);)

[Rubberdown]

Brian, not a chance dude, sorry, its too advanced for a youth machine.

[Riven]

Looks like im riding alone this year. The wife is getting jerked around at work & cant get the day off.

If everything goes as planned i will be getting my Bi/Tri claws next week & then ill be ready for that big swamp.

How long is the sunday ride?

[Rubberdown]

I couldnt say for sure buddy, both days we are usually back for supper time ish....then we go play in the swamp for an hour or so and then play in the lake for a little bit to rince off all the loone shit, then hopefully...HOPEFULLY my wife Mrs.Rubberdown has a nice big plate of food ready for me ;)

Are you coming out both days or just Sunday with Brian?

[Riven]

99% sure it only sunday. I would like both but its not gonna happen.
I might swing by saturday night to say Hi if i have the time.

[bmdjmd]

yeah things are all up in the air now, not sure what im gonna be able to do, cant get ahold of another machine for the wife, god i wish i had the money for a second one right now. will let ya all know as the week progresses.

[Rubberdown]

So find a sitter or something and ride 2-up ;)

[bmdjmd]

NOPE, wont, dont ever ride 2 up again. WAAAYYY to dangerous IMO unless of course the machine is designed for two up.

[Rubberdown]

Sucks that you cant make it buddy, its a good weekend all around. You should try and get it (your machine) fixed and come up for the entire weekend man, you wont regret it, and the kids will have fun swimming, playing with all the other little rug rats etc etc...

[Riven]

yeah things are all up in the air now, not sure what im gonna be able to do, cant get ahold of another machine for the wife, god i wish i had the money for a second one right now. will let ya all know as the week progresses.

If your interested my bud just put is AC 400 up for sale on the mudhole. Its in Novar so you could just pick it up on your way by.

http://www.mudhole.ca/viewtopic.php?t=5255

[RAYRAY]

hey paul the swamp is not to bad yet and not a lot of rain. I got the lift all done looks great thx . see you saturday

p.s does anyone have suggestions for the best weight placements for a heal clicker clutch kit for a sportsman 450

[Rubberdown]

Hey Ray, glad you got it in okay, I'll bring you a decal or 2 when I come up, you are riding out at Ken & Deb's right.

Wait till you see the NEW snork's buddy, your gonna want to do your for sure ;)

Paul.

[RAYRAY]

Hey Paul! I am riding at Ken and Deb's this weekend. Looking forward to seeing the new snorkle kit. Did you make it or buy it? Where can I get one? See you in a few days!

[Rubberdown]

I borrowed the idea I used from some good guys I know on here, and then I made all the mounts and used some pool vaccumm hose for the snorkel hoses. I'll try to have pics up later tonight, going to get started right now, ttyl.

Paul.

[RAYRAY]

how did you seal the air box ???

[Riven]

Im not snorkeled yet but to seal my air box i pulled the gasket & replaced the it with a healthy amount of silicone. Dont forget to spray both surfaces where the gasket would sit, the lid & box with a silicone spray or pam or anything that wont let the calking stick to the box. re-assemble without the gasket & let it cure & you are ready to go.

The Pam or what ever helps you pull the lid off when its time to clean or replace your filter.

[Rubberdown]

So did you spray the pam.
on the lid and the box and then put the silicon just on the groove on the lid? Then did you let it sit with the lid ON or OFF the air box? I want to do mine, I have use a bead of greese before but thats a mess to deal with LOL.

[Riven]

I used silicone mold release spray on both sides, put a good amount of silicone on just the lid side & put it all back to gether & let it sit for the night.
It seams to be working good but i have not spent any long amount of time in deep water to know for sure. It cant be any worse than the stock gasket was. LOL

[RAYRAY]

thx guys will try.

[Rubberdown]

my box stayed dry with just the stock rubber on it, but the clutch snorks leaked :(

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j158/rubberdown/New%20Snorkels/100_3876.jpg

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j158/rubberdown/New%20Snorkels/100_3879.jpg

[Riven]

Any ideas where its getting in?

[Rubberdown]

NOPE....but it didnt leak with the old setup, probably at a connection on the housing. I'll fill it up with water tomorrow after work and try to find the leak.

[Riven]

Here are the pics from this weekend.
What a great ride!
Man that mud was thick & deep
See all the pics Here (http://good-times.webshots.com/album/560540319ewJLOk)
http://inlinethumb44.webshots.com/15275/2849391550084649699S600x600Q85.jpg
http://inlinethumb04.webshots.com/13507/2225423720084649699S600x600Q85.jpg
http://inlinethumb02.webshots.com/12545/2656643850084649699S600x600Q85.jpg

[DAN-O-MITE]

Wow....now that is a good ride....looked like an awesome time......

Definately thumbs up.....