Photos from this weekends ride - Washington State

[StuJohnson]

Here are some photos from my ride yesterday.
Bike ran great. Rode from 3000ft - 6500ft and never touched my Lectron Carb once!!!

Taking a break at the top of Windy Pass. Also letting bike cool as the switch backs up were completely rutted and radiator started to boil over....

Well no turning back now.... I kept saying don't look down, don't look down.

 

[StuJohnson]

Those logs are to keep from going over the edge....

Once on top the view was not too bad.....

 

[StuJohnson]

Like I said the bike ran great and the suspension was absorbing logs and rocks like nothing.
My current only complaint is how to keep the top portion of the rad shrouds from coming out of the rubber gromlets???

 

[Jakobi]

Nice one Stu! Did you ride solo?

 

[bowhunter007]

Great pics. I've spent the last couple of weeks in the high country. I was on foot...being a skeeter happy meal.

 

[StuJohnson]

Nice one Stu! Did you ride solo?

I did start out solo then joined a small group of guys. I know solo not the best but was out mainly to clear my head and tinker with bike and get my LHRB all set up!!!

 

[StuJohnson]

Couple shots from Saturday's ride. We rode some very gnarly technical trails full of rocks, tree roots, and snow.

This photo at just over 6000ft with Mt Rainier (14,409ft) in the background.

Bike ran great. Thanks to Lectron carb, 24oz S3 flywheel wt, Rekluse Basket with full EXP, LHRB Setup (my all time absolute favorite), G2 Ergonomics throttle tube with #200 Cam, FMF Gnarly Pipe w/ LeoVince muffler and last but not least new Aluminum Subframe and Seat.

 

[StuJohnson]

I almost forgot the best highlight of the ride.

Was on narrow rocky single track trail and next to a cliff and came eye to eye (roughly 15+/- yards) from 2 of these....

Mountain Goats.
My first seeing one of these in the wild. I never knew how big they could get and yet go straight up or down a vertical cliff.

 

[Jakobi]

Thats pretty cool.

Look at all that smooth linear power you have Stu. Flywheel weights, G2 cams.. She must almost feel like a lounge chair!

 

[IDAHOSPUD]

Thanks for sharing, that is my kind of riding. I love the northwest.

 

[flybars]

I was in that area Saturday. We made it to Quarts Mtn. and Windy Pass. And then back to Cle Elum by way of N. Taneum trail, which I think should be renamed " The Pogo Stick" with all the pot holes... It's been absolutely beautiful lately and the fall colors phenominal! Mt. Raineer and Adams were showing brilliant white.

 

[desertgasser300]

Like I said the bike ran great and the suspension was absorbing logs and rocks like nothing.
My current only complaint is how to keep the top portion of the rad shrouds from coming out of the rubber gromlets???

Here is a fix for that.

http://www.gasgasrider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=14529&highlight=rad+shroud+fix

 

[StuJohnson]

What about for the upper portion of Rad shrouds?

I totally forgot about GMP's fix for the lower portion though. Thanks

 

[desertgasser300]

What about for the upper portion of Rad shrouds?

I totally forgot about GMP's fix for the lower portion though. Thanks

I did the same for the top as I did for the lower. I just waited til all the tabs broke off, instead of cutting them off. Where the upper and the lower shroud pieces meet with those ridiculous little fragile tabs, I used two very small allen heads to attach them and they have held up really well so far.