Hawaiian Trail Riding
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Hawaiian Trail Riding
For those of you getting ready for winter, a few samples of the riding we enjoy year 'round where I live. Fairly typical Hawaii riding....
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They all come out one way or another if it's during an organized race.
If it's just a trail ride, once in a great while you have to leave a bike out there if it can't be repaired on the trail or dragged/walked out. Most times they all come out a little more banged up but really no worse for wear. I am constantly amazed at just how much abuse a motorcycle can take.
It's good to have 4 + guys out on a ride.....Even without mechanical difficulties there's a lot of dragging and wrestling bikes around on the wet days.
Bikes do take a pretty good beating out here....You really have to stay on top of your maintenance routine. Guys with the money get new bikes every 2 or 3 years.
The old 2000 KDX 220 is still going strong! Seems like most guys I talk to out here have owned one at one time or another and always comment that it's a great bike for the type of riding we do.
Orange seems like the most popular brand out here for serious trail work. Guys I ride with are all on pumpkins except for one sick Gas Gas hybrid (Pamapera trials motor swapped into a Gas Gas 125 mx frame). The thing chugs over or through anything.
If it's just a trail ride, once in a great while you have to leave a bike out there if it can't be repaired on the trail or dragged/walked out. Most times they all come out a little more banged up but really no worse for wear. I am constantly amazed at just how much abuse a motorcycle can take.
It's good to have 4 + guys out on a ride.....Even without mechanical difficulties there's a lot of dragging and wrestling bikes around on the wet days.
Bikes do take a pretty good beating out here....You really have to stay on top of your maintenance routine. Guys with the money get new bikes every 2 or 3 years.
The old 2000 KDX 220 is still going strong! Seems like most guys I talk to out here have owned one at one time or another and always comment that it's a great bike for the type of riding we do.
Orange seems like the most popular brand out here for serious trail work. Guys I ride with are all on pumpkins except for one sick Gas Gas hybrid (Pamapera trials motor swapped into a Gas Gas 125 mx frame). The thing chugs over or through anything.
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Hey what Island are you on I may be over that way come January
06 DR650 Farkled
91 WR250 2T
00 300EXC (Sold)
79 XS850 (Sold)
79 CR250 (Sold)
78 IT400 (Stolen)
75 G5 100 Kawi (Gave it away)
73 F7 175 Kawi (Sold)
70 175 Brigestone (Recycled)
05 KDX200(Son's)
93 KDX200
75 KT250 Trials
250 Quads
Just glad to be ridin!
91 WR250 2T
00 300EXC (Sold)
79 XS850 (Sold)
79 CR250 (Sold)
78 IT400 (Stolen)
75 G5 100 Kawi (Gave it away)
73 F7 175 Kawi (Sold)
70 175 Brigestone (Recycled)
05 KDX200(Son's)
93 KDX200
75 KT250 Trials
250 Quads
Just glad to be ridin!