We attended the AMA Western Hare Scrambles Funky Chicken last weekend and got to see and ride with several of our Husky friends, plus meet Cory Graffunder and Charles from Husqvarna NA headquarters. It was great to see regulars like Bill, Luke, Jake, Mark, Cory and Charles plus a few new guys. The red bikes on the line keep increasing and they are always hammering away at the end, too. Whether riding mid pack and enjoying the excellent course ( congrats to my home club ETRA.net ) ............. or by running away and smoking the field as Cory did for every lap but the last. Unfortunately while cruising out front (or is that cruise missleing !! ) with a couple minutes lead Cory got tangled up with a downed rider and mangled his brake lever. The subsequent unmangling took just enough time for NW native Rory Sullivan to sneak by, but Graffunder got back on it and still finished second. The last time I saw a rider dominate an off-road event like this was some guy named Casselli at a WORCS race...excellent company to be in. All-in-all a nice showing by Husqvarna and Bill's Motorcycles Plus at one of the classic Northwest events. Cory ready to rock Cory coming into scoring, all alone out front..... BillF on the line Luke waiting, and waiting.... Luke squares up for the logs Mark chatting beside the 'oregonsage'/BMP 511 First you pull the clutch, then you hit the big button...no not the red one!! Pro line. Where's Cory? 2 feet back, see the yellow helmet.
Looks like a great day with great people. I was lame and rode local instead of making the trek down there.
We had a blast at the FUNKY CHICKEN. My 2012 Pro Circuit piped TXC310 worked awesome; I have ridden these bikes a lot at desert and tracks but, unbelievable chugging power on the hills. When I was tired on a rooted uphill I could just trials ride around and over stuff easy. Only my second race in 5 years and I'm so glad I picked that bike to ride. Just wish I was in better shape. Ole 116 did me good and made my day alot easier. The 12 port injector and ECU mods standard on the 12 TXC310/250 made for a lot smoother and more powerful motor than the TE. Box stock suspension for this 185 lb guy with all the clickers turned to almost softest position. other than shock rebound, which I like slow, made for the perfect ride for the billions of little bumps and the drop away downhill sections. I loved my WR150 but may have just found my new ride. billf
Here are a few more of the Huskies in the field from Saturday... Blake, front forks look funny... Montgob1 Blake again, low ridin! Later,
Blake it looks like your headlight is falling off and you are screaming. How did your forks work? I should not have missed this.
headlight falling off, forks with 6" of travel, and I prolly was screaming... It was quite the ordeal! Forks didn't leak!!! but There is something wrong with them fo-sho...
We have special trees and rocks at the Big K that jump out and grab you. Your bike looked quite mangled for something that was still rolling Congrats on hanging in there.
Thanks! Nah, she was ready to go another 50, but not me.... I was beat.... Check out my 1st lap video in my riding report thread. http://www.cafehusky.com/threads/blakelpd5s-riding-report-videos-thread.23612/page-3#post-233023
