Somehow all of my roadtrips.....

thirdgenlxi · 07-05-2009, 03:19 AM

.... Even the seemingly boring ones, always seem to turn into some kind of adventure at some point

And this is how it went today

So..... I left my moms up by Chicago, Illinois yesterday and ventured my way back down to central Illinois. Along the way I went over to Henry, IL and met up with a guy from 600rr.net. We rode around for awhile, met up with another friend of his and rode around some more, went and got a pizza, watched fireworks then 4 people got ran over by a car... it was a big mess. We finally made our way back to his place, hung out for ahile then went to bed. We get up this morning and we're sitting there eating breakfast, and his phone rings.... it's a friend of his... "hey.... I kinda got a problem"

So we finish breakfast, then leave and go over to get his 4x4 truck, and head over and meet his friend over by Peoria, who was quite happy to see us. We get there, and find the problem to be....

This:

This is the ravine down below.... it was a good 15-20ft drop and straight down

If you look closely, the ONLY thing holding the truck there is that little tree stump it's pressing up against. Had that not been there, the truck would have slid down into the ravine. The RF wheel was dangling over the edge. This mud was super slippery and with deep ruts, even the 4x4 truck was sliding all over the place. The Ranger was a 4x4 as well, but it wasn't working so it was essintially a 2wd, lol

Luckily, we had a wench (this guy pulls people out all the time, or himself sometimes, lol). Absolute lifesaver, and saved the day for sure!

WooHoo! Success! Only damage was a bent up licence plate... no biggie

But we still had to get out.... it was a good 1/2 mile or so to get to the paved road, and this muddy road was in absolute hellacious condition, with huge ruts and holes everywhere. We were bouncing and sliding all over the place even in the 4x4. We went first and the Ranger followed so that we could pull it if need be. It got stuck a few times along the way, and we thought we were gonna have to hook the strap up and tow it

But they were able to rock it some and it made it out all on it's own

Success once again!

This was the road going in.... pretty nasty since it rained pretty hard the entire night prior, and all day that day so far

So yea... that was my fun for the morning

MILK · 07-05-2009, 08:24 AM

Yikes!!!

Phenix_Rider · 07-05-2009, 09:28 AM

Looks like fun! I wanna play

By the way, it's "winch" not "wench" I don't see any pirate booty in those pictures.

Particle Man · 07-05-2009, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Phenix_Rider

By the way, it's "winch" not "wench" I don't see any pirate booty in those pictures.

I was trying to figure out how a large-breasted lady with mugs of beer were gonna help get the truck out

'73 H1 Triple · 07-05-2009, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Particle Man

I was trying to figure out how a large-breasted lady with mugs of beer were gonna help get the truck out

After watching the eye candy and drinking the beer, you just don't care

Gas Man · 07-05-2009, 08:41 PM

I love 4x4 truckin. So much fun till you get to the car wash!!

Particle Man · 07-06-2009, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by '73 H1 Triple

After watching the eye candy and drinking the beer, you just don't care

true enough

07-05-2009, 03:19 AM	#1
thirdgenlxi They call me a ride whore Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Mills River, NC Moto: 2004 CBR 600 F4i Posts: 353	Somehow all of my roadtrips..... .... Even the seemingly boring ones, always seem to turn into some kind of adventure at some point And this is how it went today So..... I left my moms up by Chicago, Illinois yesterday and ventured my way back down to central Illinois. Along the way I went over to Henry, IL and met up with a guy from 600rr.net. We rode around for awhile, met up with another friend of his and rode around some more, went and got a pizza, watched fireworks then 4 people got ran over by a car... it was a big mess. We finally made our way back to his place, hung out for ahile then went to bed. We get up this morning and we're sitting there eating breakfast, and his phone rings.... it's a friend of his... "hey.... I kinda got a problem" So we finish breakfast, then leave and go over to get his 4x4 truck, and head over and meet his friend over by Peoria, who was quite happy to see us. We get there, and find the problem to be.... This: This is the ravine down below.... it was a good 15-20ft drop and straight down If you look closely, the ONLY thing holding the truck there is that little tree stump it's pressing up against. Had that not been there, the truck would have slid down into the ravine. The RF wheel was dangling over the edge. This mud was super slippery and with deep ruts, even the 4x4 truck was sliding all over the place. The Ranger was a 4x4 as well, but it wasn't working so it was essintially a 2wd, lol Luckily, we had a wench (this guy pulls people out all the time, or himself sometimes, lol). Absolute lifesaver, and saved the day for sure! WooHoo! Success! Only damage was a bent up licence plate... no biggie But we still had to get out.... it was a good 1/2 mile or so to get to the paved road, and this muddy road was in absolute hellacious condition, with huge ruts and holes everywhere. We were bouncing and sliding all over the place even in the 4x4. We went first and the Ranger followed so that we could pull it if need be. It got stuck a few times along the way, and we thought we were gonna have to hook the strap up and tow it But they were able to rock it some and it made it out all on it's own Success once again! This was the road going in.... pretty nasty since it rained pretty hard the entire night prior, and all day that day so far So yea... that was my fun for the morning __________________ *-Jared* Black/Red '04 CBR 600 F4i - 253,500 miles and counting Black '89 Accord LX-i sedan - 435,200 miles still going strong States visited on my F4i facebook.com/thirdgenlxi

07-05-2009, 08:41 PM	#6
Gas Man Trip's Assistant Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Imported from Detroit Moto: 2009 HD Street Classic Posts: 12,149	I love 4x4 truckin. So much fun till you get to the car wash!! __________________ -Chris "Why pay somebody else to fuck up your bike?" Run Amsoil Product

07-05-2009, 08:24 AM	#2
MILK The cows want you dead. Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 2,087	Yikes!!!