Two Rides Out At Area 52

[9Lives]

This ride report is from two different rides based out of Area 52. On both rides we started from our normal staging area but rode two very different loops. On ride one our cast of characters will be Yours Truly (9lives), My oldest son Jr (Turf Tamer), Craig (Bellec), Steven (Adrenalinewarfare) and Tom (Tomslick).

Well let's just jump right into the good stuff. Here's Craig being followed by Tom.

Tom

Craig heading up.

Better luck next time Tom.?

Steven showing Tom how it's done.

Well maybe not. ?

Well once you make it past that last section here's what's waiting for you.

Tom's looking good here. ?

Thought he had it. ?

A little further along with Jr heading on down.

Jr

Steven what happened here?

Steven and Tom.

Tom

More to come.

[9Lives]

Craig heading up.

Steven, Jr and Craig as we're heading into some new terrain for us. ?

Just looking out from the trail.

What we had just ridden.

What we're about to ride.

Jr getting ready to drop in. ?

Opp's.

We talked Craig into trying this line. ? :p?

Here he goes. ?

Steven

Tom looking for a way through this section.

Next up will be here's Steven's answer.

[timoyz1]

This ride report is from two different rides based out of Area 52. On both rides we started from our normal staging area but rode two very different loops. On ride one our cast of characters will be Yours Truly (9lives), My youngest son Eric (Orange Gold), Craig (Bellec), Steven (Adrenalinewarfare) and Tom (Tomslick).

Well let's just jump right into the good stuff. Here's Craig being followed by Tom.

..........................

More to come.

I thought you guys learned your lesson from letting Craig lead.?

[9Lives]

Okay now here's Steven's answer for how to get around that obstacle. Keep in mind here that if you fall to your right you're going to end up one battered/bruised/bloody mess. ?

Jr taking Steven's line. ?

Myself, Craig and Tom decided we wanted nothing to do with that section. ? Craig as we're heading back looking for something a little less radical than what Jr and Steven did.

Tom with Craig in the background. Can't say I'm really sure our choice was any easier. ?

Yours Truly and what have I gotten myself into now??????? :p ?

More to come.

[9Lives]

I thought you guys learned your lesson from letting Craig lead.?

Well since I'm ahead of him taking the picture we're not letting him lead. ?? :p Although there were parts of this ride were we did actually let Craig lead. I guess we're jut slow learners. ? :p?

[Neversurfaced]

...On ride one our cast of characters will be Yours Truly (9lives), My youngest son Eric (Orange Gold), Craig (Bellec), Steven (Adrenalinewarfare) and Tom (Tomslick).

You confusing your kids again?

(I do that all the time) ?

[9Lives]

Craig heading up.

Better luck nest time Craig. ? :p

Jr making it look easy.? Trust me here it's not.

Craig's got it this time. ?? :p

Steven, Craig and Jr.

Craig getting up close and personal with his Suzuki. ?

Some really fun stuff here. ?

Last picture from the first ride and it's of Craig as we're heading back towards the trucks.

Next up will be the second ride.

[9Lives]

You confusing your kids again?

(I do that all the time) ?

Damn Chad I must be getting senile. ? I'll have to go and fix that. Get ready for the next part of the report your going to be featured in it a lot. How's your daughters arm?

[Bill_P]

Do you guys ride? Or just fall down and drag your bikes around? ??

[Neversurfaced]

How's your daughters arm?

Here's my photo contribution to the ride report:

Pretty good-size break with a 6mm separation. Reducing it in the ER didn't work (although it almost made me puke) so they had to operate and add some "aftermarket accessories".

She'll be fine, she's already got her sister towing her around in the wagon up to the doughnut store on the corner.

I guess this sort of stuff is to be expected when you DON'T let your kids play video games and make them play outside...

EDIT: I wish I could have joined you guys but chances are if I had, I'd be the one in the x-ray ?

[9Lives]

[quote name=Neversurfaced; I wish I could have joined you guys but chances are if I had' date=' I'd be the one in the x-ray [/quote]

Wait till you see the ride report from yesterdays ride Chad. ?? :p Rode a whole lot of stuff over there that we've never been of before. Also was stupid enough to follow Steven and Jr down a hill that was absolutely nuts. ??? :p ?

[Neversurfaced]

ha ha - Yeah, part I of your Area 52 report looked good too. You whacky kids never cease to amaze (or scare) me ?

Man, that stuff Steven & Jr. were ridding across / down looked hairy from the ground - I can only imagine how it looked form the saddle ?

[jfgjr]

Another brilliant report that makes me want to learn and ride so I can join you guys........maybe not. The pictures I am quite confident do not come close to expressing the difficulty of those climbs and downhills:eek: It's always cool to look and dream though. Thanks for the photos and RR!

[9Lives]

Okay now let's move onto the second ride. Our cast for this ride will be quite a bit larger. Joining in for the fun will be Yours Truly (9Lives), My oldest son Jr (Turf Tamer), My youngest son Eric (Orange Gold), Craig (Bellec), Larry (LTK300), Samir (SXP), Tom (Tomslick), Paul (Paul_arc) and Paul's friend Mike.

From left to right are Eric, Tom, Larry, Craig, Mike, Samir, Chad and Jr. Not real sure where Paul is.

Here comes Eric, Paul and Tom.

Paul heading on down.

Now Samir and Craig.

Tom heading up.

Almost had it Eric.?

Just a couple of pictures looking out from the trail.

What's going on here Samir? ?

Larry

Wait up guys I'm coming.

Chad that's not the way your bike should be facing.

The gangs all here.

Paul, Craig and Jr.

Samir, Eric and Chad.

Tough little section here as the waiting line shows.

Next up will be Chad showing us how to do that section. Or will it be Chad showing us how not to do that section???????

[9Lives]

Here we go Chad's going for it. ? :p

Well looks like we got our answer.?

Well I guess it's time for a little trail side maintenance.

While we're waiting for the epoxy to harden Jr's having some fun on the hill right near where we're sitting. ?

Chad we just fixed that poor bike what are you doing to it now? ?

Once we get Chad up that section this is where we'll be heading.

We're getting close now. ?

What's going on here Chad? ? :p

Well looks like it's Samir's turn for a dirt nap. ?

More to come.

[9Lives]

Now it's Eric's turn. ?

Samir and Tom.

Mike showing Samir and Tom how it's done. ?

Samir I think you've been hanging out with Chad to much. ?

Craig and Eric.

Larry ?

Just another trail shot.

Like father like son.??

Chad

Craig applauding as I've obviously been spending to much time hanging out with Chad. ?

I think we may have a serious problem here. ?

Next up will be is my ride over or can we fix it?

[paul_arc]

great RR, the pics look just as fun as I remember it:thumbsup: you werent kidding when you said Chad was going to be featured in the second one a lot ?

[Bill_P]

Hey, I know those trails.......??

You guys are singlehandedly keeping the OEM motorcycle parts business in the black while the rest of the world is below the red bottom line......?

[Neversurfaced]

Hey, less than 10 miles in and I'd cracked my ignition cover, lost half of my oil, punctured a radiator hose, and lost half my coolant.

Now that's what I call a ride!!

Now you know why I ride will all those tools - one of these day's I'll have to figure out how to pack a spare bike!

So Walt's invite goes a little something like this:

"Hey Chad, you want to go out to Area 52"

"Why yes Walt, I would. That sounds lovely. Is this a 250 ride or a 450 ride?"

"Oh, it's a 450 ride, and be sure to gear your bike extra tall. We'll just be blasting the desert in 6th gear all day."

"Wow Walt, that sounds swell!"

"Hey, while you're at it why don't you shed some pounds and rid of all those pesky skid plates and guards"

"You sure about that Walt, sounds kind of risky? Won't there be any rocks?"

"Rocks!? Why shoot no, there won't be any rocks for miles..."

Hey BigBob, you got any deliverance photos I can borrow, (or maybe a spare kayak)?

?

[ksrrider]

That looks like a fun area, can you pm me and tell me where it is? If you can't I understand, but I will find out....I know people.

Remember, I will not make it public info.?

I'd like to seek out there next week and train for the DMC National.