Snow WABDR

TDC made a mid-October partial Washington Backcountry Discovery Route (WABDR) run, just for fun. With snow at higher elevations, this trek was one to remember for a lifetime! As always, more fun was had camping once the beers and tequilas started flowing freely.

The #sunlight ran out before we found a #campsite on the first night of our #wabdr run. The ridge north of #ellensburg offers a #greatview . The #battery ran out on the #yamaha #ttr125l front light, so finding a site in the dark was #extrafun . Good thing @rsctakeover @rmooreid and @motobum101 had #workingheadlights .

A post shared by Scott (@sdcomins) on Oct 17, 2017 at 2:09pm PDT

MotoBum Camps

Last Minute Ryan Smiles

Swamp Monster TT-R125s

Righteous1 Packs

Section 3 of the #wabdr was a little #snowy and #icey . The #yamaha #ttr125l did a great job #keepingtherubbersidedown when others #werentsolucky . #tinytires and a #125cc engine blew away the #bigbikes . I know @motobum101 @rsctakeover and @rmooreid had fun anyway.

A post shared by Scott (@sdcomins) on Oct 17, 2017 at 7:53pm PDT

#thedirtycrew doesn’t let a little hurdle stand in our #way. Photo credit: @motobum101

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Celestial light shines upon @rsctakeover while he laughs about the look on people's faces when the see our crew snow riding. With @sdcomins & @rmooreid #snow #wabdr #bdr #pnwdualsport #adv

A post shared by Wilder Molyneux (@motobum101) on Oct 17, 2017 at 10:16am PDT

When touring through the Washington state back country, @motobum101 and I can't help but do most of it on one wheel. 📸: @rmooreid #rsctakeover #wabdr #adv #advrider #pnwdualsport #wr250r #yamaha #wheelie

A post shared by Josh Miller (@rsctakeover) on Oct 17, 2017 at 1:04pm PDT

Wenatchee Confluence State Park - Day Use Area - TDC Only

Morning View, Wenatchee Confluence State Park

The #Yamaha #trr125l made it to the top of #Chumstick today. All part of the @ridebdr #wabdr fun! @motobum101 @rmooreid @rsctakeover and I are having a blast.

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Overall, it was a good run. This video summarizes and captures a sliver of the fun had.

Tahuya April 2017

April 2017 marked a rare double-header for the subcrew: two dirt bike rides at Tahuya State Forest within the same month. After a long stretch between rides, getting out twice in one month was worth documenting.

April 9, 2017

Ghostface KLR and MotoBum rode Tahuya State Forest on Sunday, April 9, 2017. Riding after a series of rainstorms, it was a foregone conclusion that the ride would be taken in the highlands only. Less than 10 minutes in, MotoBum got stuck in deep water and mud past both axles, forcing the WR250F to stall mid-swamp. This is a known characteristic of that vintage of Yamaha, whose air breather hose must maintain contact with the atmosphere to keep the engine running. Once submerged, it quits. Every time.

Later, MotoBum took a corner too high and let the front end wash out, spilling directly down the trail with the WR250F trapping said body. Luckily, Ghostface KLR was not far behind and saved the day by removing the motorcycle from MotoBum. Days later, the left ribs and shoulder were still sore, but nothing seemed to be broken.

Ghostface KLR decided that larger diameter grips are in order for future rides; his hands were pretty sore from hanging on to his high-powered death machine by the end of the ride.

April 30, 2017

Three weeks later (not 13 months) MotoBum and Ghostface KLR were back at it. With a planned late start of 2pm to coincide with the tail end of the B.C.M.C. Spark Plug Enduro happening earlier that day, the plan was to ride some of the Enduro course. That happened. To the Nth degree.

No ride incidents, wrecks, or disasters were had. Amazingly.

The subcrew encountered a stuffed pig bungee corded to a tree. What?

MotoBum points to a stuffed pig.

A stuffed pig is bungeed to a tree.

Ghostface KLR holds a beautiful frog.

Dirt bikes in the woods as seen in the wild.

Ghostface KLR's GasGas takes a nap.

Moody night bike wash in Belfair.

Map of the ride.

Tahuya April 2017

Ghostface KLR and MotoBum rode the Tahuya State Forest on Sunday, April 9, 2017. Riding after a series of rainstorms, it was a forgone conclusion that the ride was to be taken in the highlands only. Less than 10 minutes into the ride, MotoBum got stuck in deep water and mud, past both axles, thereby forcing the WR250F to stall* mid-swamp.

Later, MotoBum took a corner too high and let the front end wash out, spilling body directly down the trail with WR250F trapping said body. Luckily, Ghostface KLR was not far behind and saved the day by removing said motorcycle from MotoBum. Days later, the left body ribs and shoulder were still sore from said spill, but nothing seemed to be broken.

The subcrew encountered a stuffed Gorilla bungee corded to a tree. What?

Ghostface KLR decided that larger diameter grips are in order for future rides; his hands were pretty sore from hanging on to his high-powered death machine by the end of the ride.

*Yamaha WR250Fs of a certain era have a poor engine design where the rocker cover breather hose vents to just below the bottom frame rail; if venting is obstructed in any way, the engine will stall.