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RideLimousin
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PostPosted: 23:06 - 25 Feb 2013    Post subject: A wee bit wet.... Reply with quote
Recently in Central France we had a lot of rain, it seemed to go on for months but this made for some interesting laning...

The sun is finally out and warm enough to go riding.

https://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e172/mrteee/2013-02-19150859_zps18b41f3e.jpg

Trying to get some rear wheel grip in thick mud/cow slurry (makes the bike fragrant)...

https://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e172/mrteee/2013-02-20161646_zps5ef9ef89.jpg
Half way through....

https://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e172/mrteee/2013-02-20161727_zpsdabaffa4.jpg

Made it on to "dry" land..

https://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e172/mrteee/2013-02-20161752_zps1d7441e9.jpg

Trying to keep legs dry.....

https://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e172/mrteee/2013-02-19152838_zps889e1481.jpg

Certainly makes the lanes more challenging!

More pictures can be seen our website here : https://www.ridelimousin.com/Greenlaning_gallery.html
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G
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PostPosted: 00:22 - 26 Feb 2013    Post subject: Re: A wee bit wet.... Reply with quote
Looks like very good conditions by British green lane standards! Smile

A lot are under tree cover, so the mud stays for most of the year.
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Irn-Bru
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PostPosted: 00:56 - 26 Feb 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Looks like fun. I imagine my KLE would instantly sink at the first sign of mud like that.
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thx1138
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PostPosted: 08:00 - 26 Feb 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
yeah, the one BOAT still open in my town is like that. Thumbs Up
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bridgedino
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PostPosted: 21:00 - 26 Feb 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Green monster
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Vracktal
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PostPosted: 23:42 - 26 Feb 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Irn-Bru wrote:
Looks like fun. I imagine my KLE would instantly sink at the first sign of mud like that.


Apparently Kwaks actually do okay in mud, the KLE does seem quite popular on adventure forums in any case, and mine seems to cope.... until the mud depth gets past the chain. Razz
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G
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PostPosted: 23:50 - 26 Feb 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
If you consider I was 20kg heavier than I am now when I've had my KTM690 in some muddy stuff and at a time when it had at least 10kg extra on the bike - actually not too much difference to me riding a KLE through mud at my current weight Smile.

Hell, had a zx9r with supercorsas through a muddy green lane and it wasn't THAT bad Smile. (To be fair, not that long and I kept my momentum.)
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