Nasty, steep, rocky tracks with the fit, fast boys, in Mae Jo

[KTMphil]

Some new trails that Jonny Sneds had discovered off the north side of the usual Mae Jo enduro loops. Be warned, they are pretty steep (If you're not a superstar rider, there's at least 2 sections where you might need assistance) , lots of loose rocks and many sections with no trails, you ride through the tree gaps.


Some sexy, light, powerful machines out of the back of the pickups


RIMG5753 by Triangle Golden 007, on Flickr



Con came along on the KLX 250, but wisely decided early on that this wasn't a good idea and turned back.


RIMG5752 by Triangle Golden 007, on Flickr



Onto the inclined trails, some regrouping at forks in the trails


RIMG5754 by Triangle Golden 007, on Flickr

 

[KTMphil]

For a rainy looking day, a great turn out


RIMG5755 by Triangle Golden 007, on Flickr



RIMG5759 by Triangle Golden 007, on Flickr




Max on the kick start Yamaha YZ 250 F motocross bike. The engine characteristics of motocross bikes arn't ideal to this kind of 1st gear, extreme enduro riding. You cant feather the clutch, they like either power on or off, thats it. Max did a great job on these narly trails.


RIMG5767 by Triangle Golden 007, on Flickr


The below video gives you an idea of how hard in steep,1st gear stuff, the motocross bike is to manage





max video by Triangle Golden 007, on Flickr

 

[KTMphil]

Jim coming down the steep hill, Darren, Paul & Neil looking for the best line to try get up it.

Quick video of Jim coming down, its much steeper than it looks, click on the picture below to watch the video:

 

[KTMphil]

Video of Neil below giving the steep hill a shot. Click the picture below to see the video:





Video of Darren & Paul then giving the super steep hill a try. Click the picture below to see the video:

 

[KTMphil]

So the loop north off of the existing Mae Jo trails is only around 40km but you will be knackered by the end of it


new mae jo trails txt by Triangle Golden 007, on Flickr'



Laying the WR 250 down to give some assistance


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Through some bamboo mess


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Me coming off the edge of some some single track ledge & concerned the bike will go down further, assistance coming


RIMG5765 by Triangle Golden 007, on Flickr



Time for a breather and everyone about to run out of water


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Great work out and an easy way to measure how fit you are (time for the gym).

 

[KTMphil]

By chance today, we found an easier way to get down the nasty downhill slightly to the east of the usual steep trail, much easier.


mj steep down 1 by Triangle Golden 007, on Flickr

 

[KTMphil]

From the north side of our loop, it looks like there might be a link up to the trail to the north


mj link by Triangle Golden 007, on Flickr

 

[MastaMax]

Thanks for the pictures, was a great ride in Mae Jo and the rocky terrain was nice for a change. Not easy riding with the bike bouncing from rock to rock and the leaves covering them up. Also we got the best possible weather for a riding day, fresh breeze and cloudy but no rain.