Family Ride

We went out near Florence Junction to ride with my family, my sister and her family, and my riding buddy (my wife's cousin) and his family. Garrett, our two year old, couldn't get enough and I finally had to rig some reins to make that possible and safe enough. The boys took their turns around and around the track Uncle Bob set up. Then they had fun with the cousins and nature that surrounded them. Garrett still hadn't had enough, can you blame him... so I gave him a ride on my bike too.

Here's a quick clip.

My wife took a short video of me whoopin' it up (as much as can be done with a pile of little kids nearby).

FLAT!!

So, when I went riding on the 25th out at Florence, we were coming down the Main road to the staging area. My Riding partner was on his DRZ400S, geared to the moon. I tried keeping up with him on my YZ. Ive only been able to log about 74mph on the bike, but it is geared pretty low. As I'm hauling down the road, the back end starts to feel funny, and push a bit. Sure enough...Ive got a Flat. I think to myself, that's odd, I didn't hit any rocks, I couldn't have pinch flatted...

I nurse it back to the truck, and finally got a chance to look at it Saturday. Wouldn't you know it, I picked up a nail somewhere... How is it that nails always know where to seat themselves? I mean, look at it...Right in the middle of the tire, right between 2 knobs..

I pulled out the pliers to remove the nail so I could pull off the tire, and see what the damage was to my Moose Heavy Duty Tubes. I kept pulling and pulling. It was the never ending nail.

By now, I'm thinking, "where in the heck did I get this? I don't remember any boards, its a dirt road...how odd. I'm sure my tube is destroyed after running for 5 miles on this flat tire with a 3 inch nail inside the tube.

Sure enough, when I get the tire, and tube out, the tube has 6 holes in it, from the nail continually puncturing the tube... Its time to go to MAS to get a tube. The tire is toast too. I got it used from a buddy, and it has served me well. I have a new one. Ill mount it up, and I'll be ready to go out again tomorrow afternoon.....