Arby
09-12-2006, 09:33 AM
Several years ago, I entered the Alligator Enduro during Bike Week.
Unfortunately, the course was extremely muddy. I buried my DRZ 400 S so badly that the bash plate was acting as a flotation device.
SOP for these situations is to pick up the front wheel as high as possible, then lay the bike over to one side or the other so that the whole bike is being used to twist the rear wheel loose from the muddy rut.
I had help from another guy who had buried his WR250F. I helped him get his out of his rut, but then we could not kick start his bike.
But even with two of us, the 400 wouldn't move.
Finally, the sweep crew comes by. One of them on a WR250F. In three kicks, the other guys bike is running.
After looking my situation over, he tells us to wait a couple minutes. He goes off in the woods and comes back with a small log, or large tree limb that was not too rotten.
Two of us picked up the front of the bike, he slid the log under the bash plate, & we leveraged(or seesawed) the backwheel loose.
Then with the bike balanced on the log, it was then easy to lay the bike on it's side & slide it over to (somewhat) solid ground.
Yes, this will be tricky to do, if you're by yourself, & have 600 lb GS. But for most thumpers, it would be doable for one guy, if you didn't wear yourself out tugging & pulling before trying this.
Just a little something for you ADV Tourers & dual sporters to pack away, in case you find yourselves in the same situation with little expectation of help coming along.
RB
Unfortunately, the course was extremely muddy. I buried my DRZ 400 S so badly that the bash plate was acting as a flotation device.
SOP for these situations is to pick up the front wheel as high as possible, then lay the bike over to one side or the other so that the whole bike is being used to twist the rear wheel loose from the muddy rut.
I had help from another guy who had buried his WR250F. I helped him get his out of his rut, but then we could not kick start his bike.
But even with two of us, the 400 wouldn't move.
Finally, the sweep crew comes by. One of them on a WR250F. In three kicks, the other guys bike is running.
After looking my situation over, he tells us to wait a couple minutes. He goes off in the woods and comes back with a small log, or large tree limb that was not too rotten.
Two of us picked up the front of the bike, he slid the log under the bash plate, & we leveraged(or seesawed) the backwheel loose.
Then with the bike balanced on the log, it was then easy to lay the bike on it's side & slide it over to (somewhat) solid ground.
Yes, this will be tricky to do, if you're by yourself, & have 600 lb GS. But for most thumpers, it would be doable for one guy, if you didn't wear yourself out tugging & pulling before trying this.
Just a little something for you ADV Tourers & dual sporters to pack away, in case you find yourselves in the same situation with little expectation of help coming along.
RB