"Pickup_man" (zekeh)
09/14/2020 at 09:46 • Filed to: None
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"Pickup_man" (zekeh)
09/14/2020 at 09:46 • Filed to: None | 6
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Finally got the chance to take the XL600R out to some proper trails and riding in the Black Hills. I’ve had a string of old 80's Honda machines and every
single time I’ve taken one of
them out to the Black Hills it would break down, until now! The old bike performed flawlessly, honestly it felt like it ran better than it does at home.
There were some pretty gnarly trails at times, especially the one up the flag in the picture above, but I made it up, and down. Only dumped it once although there were a lot of close calls.
We got a heavy rain/hail storm at the end of day one which made the trails on day two wet, muddy, and very slippery at spots. Muddy puddles were the absolute worst because if I didn’t hit it just perfectly the rear tire would slide down rutts from the ATV’ s and SxS’s and the next thing I knew the rear tire would be on the opposite side of the trail while the front wheel slid helplessly through the rest of the mud.
I eventually got tired of fighting the mud so about halfway through day two I switched over to the spare ATV we brought. Glad I did too because the trails we rode on day two were much more technical and rocky than day one and the quad made it easy to cover lots of ground.
Overall I had an awesome time on the bike and can’t wait to get out again.
Photo dump.
jminer
> Pickup_man
09/14/2020 at 10:02 |
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Looks like a blast! Pictures are great, thanks for sharing.
davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
> Pickup_man
09/14/2020 at 10:21 |
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Two wheels, very good.
ClassicDatsunDebate
> Pickup_man
09/14/2020 at 12:56 |
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Those old XL’s were awesome enduros
Fuckkinja
> Pickup_man
09/14/2020 at 13:51 |
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I am glad that the old girl. is getting some awesome use. That looks like it was a great trip.
DipodomysDeserti
> Pickup_man
09/14/2020 at 14:22 |
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Looks good! We need more vintage two-wheeled offroaders on Oppo!
Longtime Lurker
> Pickup_man
09/14/2020 at 14:39 |
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Good times. What tires do you have on it?
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Pickup_man
> Longtime Lurker
09/14/2020 at 15:56 |
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No idea, the rear is a Michelin maybe? Some 80/20 tire that’s worked pretty well. The front actually came off my XR600R and I have no idea what it is. I bought a new Dunlap dirt tire for the front but put a hole in my tube the day before we left so had to swap the other one on. I bought both tires on separate occasions, a couple days before I left for a trip. I just walked into the local shop and took whatever they had on hand in my size.