ecarnell Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Started out today 8:30 am (leaving the house), my XCR isn’t in yet , so have borrowed my old 2012 800 etec GSX from my father . We call it the couch compared to the new vr1! Ditch banged into kincardine and off we went … plan was to park at friends place in orillia as trails into gravenhurst still not open , and father was to drive down and pick us up. Was a long and slow 212 miles / 340 Kms . Arrived 6pm in orillia . Couldn’t expect much with all yellow trails, minimal snow / grooming , Sunday traffic , ect snow was very limited around Hanover / neustead . And trails were a 3-5 /10 mostly for the day. Planning our ride home tomorrow and plan is to try and Avoid ALL trails we were on today ! 5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo Doo Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Thanks for sharing the pictures and the report. Hopefully the new snow forecasted this week, helps out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecarnell Posted January 31, 2022 Author Share Posted January 31, 2022 Wow - what a difference a day makes! What a beautiful day to ride with your 14 year old son! late start after 10am from orillia - trails in great shape!!! Recently groomed. nice ride over to collingwood for lunch stop at Montana’s !!! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo Doo Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Looking good @ecarnell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecarnell Posted February 1, 2022 Author Share Posted February 1, 2022 Well that’s 400 miles of the bumpiest , bare, gravel running , Ditch banging I’ve ever done in two days. Think maybe we road 20 miles of the same trail past two days . Got to see most of SW Ontario ! Sure miss the hills around blue mountain - great dual sporting riding. couldn't convince son to trade the vr1 all day. the old 800 etec was consistently 10% better on fuel than the 650 - but I was never on the bar much on the 800 (10 years old, on a trip, and not mine anymore…). regular vs high test though. traffic was really light on Monday and almost all riders very alert. Had three close calls yesturdays of guys not sticking to their side meeting them on corners with mild temps coming a lot of these trials will be going red I suspect Overall a great day riding with my son , and probably the best single day I’ve used a vacation day for! 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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