flb_78 Posted May 18, 2009 Share #1 Posted May 18, 2009 I had to go through a water crossing today at Palo Duro Canyon. I guess Ventures really do handle like a boat!! [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwcpStxcv2E]YouTube - watercrossing[/ame] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry W Posted May 18, 2009 Share #2 Posted May 18, 2009 Good thing the air filters are fairly high and kinda' protected by the lowers. How far up on the bike did the water come? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flb_78 Posted May 18, 2009 Author Share #3 Posted May 18, 2009 Good thing the air filters are fairly high and kinda' protected by the lowers. How far up on the bike did the water come? I was told it covered the mufflers and I was blowing bubbles. I was also spinning the rear tire coming up the hill!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry W Posted May 18, 2009 Share #4 Posted May 18, 2009 I was told it covered the mufflers and I was blowing bubbles. I was also spinning the rear tire coming up the hill!! Uh Forrest, when do you NOT spin the rear tire?????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flb_78 Posted May 18, 2009 Author Share #5 Posted May 18, 2009 Uh Forrest, when do you NOT spin the rear tire?????? umm..... Is there a mark in the alley behind your house still? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry W Posted May 18, 2009 Share #6 Posted May 18, 2009 umm..... Is there a mark in the alley behind your house still? Ya' can see exactly how wide that CT on your bike was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wes0778 Posted May 18, 2009 Share #7 Posted May 18, 2009 Uh Forrest, when do you NOT spin the rear tire?????? :stickpoke:I thought C/Ts got so much traction they wouldn't spin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yama Mama Posted May 18, 2009 Share #8 Posted May 18, 2009 Good Flick Forrest. That was really good. Yama Mama:big-grin-emoticon: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted May 18, 2009 Share #9 Posted May 18, 2009 Try that with the green algae that grows seeming overnight in our low water crossings...makes riding on gravel look like an interstate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schlepporello Posted May 23, 2009 Share #10 Posted May 23, 2009 We get that green junk here too. I think what makes this crossing different though is the fact that it's the only one of six crossings in the park that you will always have water to drive through providing there is water in the creek. The othe five crossigs have channels underneath the surface for the water to flow through, thus allowing you to cross on a dry road way. Of course, one of those crossings has it's channels clogged at the moment. I visited with Forrest a bit this morning about this crossing. He's got more guts than I do to try a crossing at that speed with a bike that big. As I mentioned to him, it's been 30 years since I did things like that. These days, I'm a bit more cautious (translated "chicken"). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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