BruteForce
07-19-2009, 05:55 PM
So I went riding above Bountiful on the Skyline drive this morning. Got to the staging area just before 0900 and got to the top by 0930.
Decided to hit the rough and difficult powerline trail (south side). Went down just fine, didn't get sideways or wipe out.
Replaced my geocache ammo can at the bottom and enjoyed the views.
Geared up and started my run back up.
If you've never been up there, the hill is very steep and very rocky. Makes for a difficult time walking, let alone riding an ATV.
At any rate, I put it in 4L and 4WD and hit the throttle. Half-way up, I see motorcycles and what appears to be a dune buggy about to come down.
This trail is really rated for one machine, so I hit the brakes, almost flipped over backwards (because the angle) and stopped. Fortunately, the brakes held and I didn't start rolling backwards.
Within a few seconds, two guys on motorcycles (helmets, but no shirts, gloves, etc) ride down (barely), smoke me out (with dust) and proceed to the bottom.
Let me remind you that I'm half-way up a VERY steep hill with my brakes barely holding the machine from rolling down or flipping over.
Next up is another guy with no shirt riding a sport quad (one of those very loud and obnoxious 2 stroke types).
He stops on the way down and says "Need some help". I say to him: "etiquette dictates that you let the guy going up finish going up before coming down. You screwed up my momentum and now I have to roll 150' downhill backwards".
So, I slowly roll backwards down the hill, nearly flipping over at least 3 times and wait for these buttheads to leave the area.
What's with people? :ne_nau:
Decided to hit the rough and difficult powerline trail (south side). Went down just fine, didn't get sideways or wipe out.
Replaced my geocache ammo can at the bottom and enjoyed the views.
Geared up and started my run back up.
If you've never been up there, the hill is very steep and very rocky. Makes for a difficult time walking, let alone riding an ATV.
At any rate, I put it in 4L and 4WD and hit the throttle. Half-way up, I see motorcycles and what appears to be a dune buggy about to come down.
This trail is really rated for one machine, so I hit the brakes, almost flipped over backwards (because the angle) and stopped. Fortunately, the brakes held and I didn't start rolling backwards.
Within a few seconds, two guys on motorcycles (helmets, but no shirts, gloves, etc) ride down (barely), smoke me out (with dust) and proceed to the bottom.
Let me remind you that I'm half-way up a VERY steep hill with my brakes barely holding the machine from rolling down or flipping over.
Next up is another guy with no shirt riding a sport quad (one of those very loud and obnoxious 2 stroke types).
He stops on the way down and says "Need some help". I say to him: "etiquette dictates that you let the guy going up finish going up before coming down. You screwed up my momentum and now I have to roll 150' downhill backwards".
So, I slowly roll backwards down the hill, nearly flipping over at least 3 times and wait for these buttheads to leave the area.
What's with people? :ne_nau: