Tahuya... Piglet in the Woods

MotoBum and Ghostface KLR returned to Tahuya State Forest on Sunday, April 30, 2017, just three weeks after the previous ride. 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 Piglet (of Winnie-the-Pooh fame) bungee corded to a tree. What?

MotoBum points to Piglet.

Piglet is bungeed to a tree.

Ghostface KLR holds a beautiful frog.

Dirt bikes in the woods as seen in the wild.

Ghostface KLR's Gas Gas takes a nap.

Moody night bike wash in Belfair.

Map of the ride.

Tahuya... Mud, Crashes, and a Gorilla

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.*

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.

The subcrew encountered a gorilla. In the woods.

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.

Deep water and mud.

A hot day.

We came for the views.

Ghostface KLR and a gorilla!

Post-ride wash.

*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.