Was a little muddy today...

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Edited Date/Time 5/1/2016 10:51am
Just turned 15, been riding just under a year with my dad. White DR250 is mine. Its clay too! Blink our front wheels kept locking up because it was caked with mud, it was fun and messy, but a total shit show! Bikes are a 1990 Suzuki DR250S and a 1981 Yamaha DT 175 /29/133391/s1200_20160429_171153.jpg" class="img-fluid" />
Shout out to Iowa Tongue

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Ryno23 4/29/2016 8:39pm
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road imapssable when wet actually holds some truth don't it. been there... done that... have fun with the garden hose for a while.
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Braaaap15 4/29/2016 9:55pm
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Ryno23 wrote:
road imapssable when wet actually holds some truth don't it. been there... done that... have fun with the garden hose for a while.
We decided to just let it dry and then chip it off. We got most of it off with a stick or two. Boy it that clay slick! If it was just normal dirt, it would have been no problem, but that clay is so damn tacky and sticks to whatever it touches so it just coats your tires and then theres no grip. Was my first experience with this kind of stuff. There was another road like this, and there were ruts hidden under the clay, so that was fun
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Braaaap15 4/29/2016 9:56pm
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RyanD797 wrote:
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Thanks!

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Awesome, love riding the dirt road home when the river is flowing
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That old Yamaha is a fantastic bike, we had almost the exact same model when I was really young. Pretty kickass for just about any type of riding you feel like.
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NIce,love the DT 175s. I used to go to Fairfield ever June for the Dodge truck rally. We would ride on a friends farm about 10 miles south of Fairfield and drive down all the dirt roads to get there. When it was wet you could barley make it even in 4wd. See if your dad knows where these roads are or Google it for more info.
Take 34 to the car dealership and turn south on S 32nd st. continue to libertyville rd and go west about a mile to Juniper av. south on Juniper,about 2 miles to Indigo Blvd, west on Indigo (this is where the min maintenance Rds begin and start to look like the ones in your pic) turn south on Ivy then west on 270th st,south on Ironwood. Ironwood turns into IA Oak Grove (best Rd in the area w/ big hill and water crossing).when you get to 110th av turn west about a milel to Heather av., turn north on Heather continue to Hickory Rd, turn north on Hickory and you will be back at 270th st. You can take 270th st back to Juniper toward Fairfield.
Sounds complicated but just look at Google map it will make more sense. Warning some of those Rds are very tough when wet.
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Rocket88 4/30/2016 7:40am
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peelout wrote:
Awesome, love riding the dirt road home when the river is flowing
I've been down that road a time or two...
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NotCore 4/30/2016 8:05am
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Buy tons of Shout! Laundry cleaner. Spray it on the bikes and let it sit for ten minutes. The clay will melt off. Rinse and repeat. It's not cheap, but it's worth it. Especially on that fine DT175.

Good times! Glad you had fun!
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Braaaap15 4/30/2016 10:18am
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NIce,love the DT 175s. I used to go to Fairfield ever June for the Dodge truck rally. We would ride on a friends farm about 10...
NIce,love the DT 175s. I used to go to Fairfield ever June for the Dodge truck rally. We would ride on a friends farm about 10 miles south of Fairfield and drive down all the dirt roads to get there. When it was wet you could barley make it even in 4wd. See if your dad knows where these roads are or Google it for more info.
Take 34 to the car dealership and turn south on S 32nd st. continue to libertyville rd and go west about a mile to Juniper av. south on Juniper,about 2 miles to Indigo Blvd, west on Indigo (this is where the min maintenance Rds begin and start to look like the ones in your pic) turn south on Ivy then west on 270th st,south on Ironwood. Ironwood turns into IA Oak Grove (best Rd in the area w/ big hill and water crossing).when you get to 110th av turn west about a milel to Heather av., turn north on Heather continue to Hickory Rd, turn north on Hickory and you will be back at 270th st. You can take 270th st back to Juniper toward Fairfield.
Sounds complicated but just look at Google map it will make more sense. Warning some of those Rds are very tough when wet.
We've been down just about every gravel, dirt, road in the county. My dad is a deputy for Jefferson County for about 10 years now and he knows all of those roads like the back of his hand! And he loves the old DT, sadly he's considering selling it soon to get something bigger like a klr, or a big 600. Im trying my best to get him to not sell it as it has some sentimental value to me. The bike was pruchased new in 81' and all its life up until 2006 ish it was a farm bike. We bought it from the original owner for 500 ish bucks. It hadnt been running for a few years and was kept in a barn covered in a thick layer of dust. I remember some of my most memorable moments as a little kid "helping" my dad with that bike, going for rides, and learning how to ride a motorcycle on it when I was about 12-13. She has just over 10,000 miles and runs like a damn top. I hope he never gets rid of it. Also those road names sound veru familiar.
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Braaaap15 4/30/2016 10:23am
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NotCore wrote:
Buy tons of Shout! Laundry cleaner. Spray it on the bikes and let it sit for ten minutes. The clay will melt off. Rinse and repeat...
Buy tons of Shout! Laundry cleaner. Spray it on the bikes and let it sit for ten minutes. The clay will melt off. Rinse and repeat. It's not cheap, but it's worth it. Especially on that fine DT175.

Good times! Glad you had fun!
Thanks! Ill keep that in mind
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Braaaap15 4/30/2016 10:24am
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Rdubs19 wrote:
That old Yamaha is a fantastic bike, we had almost the exact same model when I was really young. Pretty kickass for just about any type...
That old Yamaha is a fantastic bike, we had almost the exact same model when I was really young. Pretty kickass for just about any type of riding you feel like.
Yeah, I love that bike!
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Flip109 4/30/2016 10:37am
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Flip109 wrote:
Nice!! Goot times!
Braaaap15 wrote:
It was!
I grew up riding up and down dirt roads kinda like that, and along the colorado river bottom on sandbars and stuff. Cutting trails through the woods along the river. Hitting natural jumps. Had lots of XR's and even an old Honda 175 sort of like that Yamaha. Definitely the funnest times I ever had on dirt bikes! Mx is fun but just free riding like that is the best.

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Braaaap15 4/30/2016 12:51pm
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Flip109 wrote:
Nice!! Goot times!
Braaaap15 wrote:
It was!
Flip109 wrote:
I grew up riding up and down dirt roads kinda like that, and along the colorado river bottom on sandbars and stuff. Cutting trails through the...
I grew up riding up and down dirt roads kinda like that, and along the colorado river bottom on sandbars and stuff. Cutting trails through the woods along the river. Hitting natural jumps. Had lots of XR's and even an old Honda 175 sort of like that Yamaha. Definitely the funnest times I ever had on dirt bikes! Mx is fun but just free riding like that is the best.
Agreed! Me and my dad plan to go to an off road park somewhere around Oskaloosa near where I live. Can't wait for that day!
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peelout wrote:
Awesome, love riding the dirt road home when the river is flowing
Yeah, but you got to watch you don't end up in that corn field...
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peelout wrote:
Awesome, love riding the dirt road home when the river is flowing
h&m_cycle wrote:
Yeah, but you got to watch you don't end up in that corn field...
.... or the peanut fields!
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peelout wrote:
Awesome, love riding the dirt road home when the river is flowing
Punching the starfish.
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peelout wrote:
Awesome, love riding the dirt road home when the river is flowing
When the river floweth red?
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h&m_cycle 5/1/2016 12:19am
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peelout wrote:
Awesome, love riding the dirt road home when the river is flowing
Hcallz5 wrote:
When the river floweth red?
Is it legal ride dirt roads in Utah? Dirt road riding is fun but dangerous at night, you could hit a patch of mud...

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peelout wrote:
Awesome, love riding the dirt road home when the river is flowing
It used to be fun right up until I got mud on my helmet, ruined it for me....
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Rocket88 5/1/2016 7:48am
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Out here in Monsterville they re-named Hershey HWY.

It's now called Meg Parkway.
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gt80rider 5/1/2016 10:37am
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Centrifugal force is your friend with mud like that... And wet, grassy areas to help get the bulk off...
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h&m_cycle 5/1/2016 10:47am
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gt80rider wrote:
Centrifugal force is your friend with mud like that... And wet, grassy areas to help get the bulk off...
It's hard to find grass anymore...
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Braaaap15 5/1/2016 10:51am
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gt80rider wrote:
Centrifugal force is your friend with mud like that... And wet, grassy areas to help get the bulk off...
h&m_cycle wrote:
It's hard to find grass anymore...
Only grass was the ditch

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