Depending on the model, some of the Dunlop tires go quick. This tire has an older date stamp on it, I may have to try it again. I'm running the Tusk Recon on the rear now with good outcomes, it has super soft knobs though but it is holding up well.
What comes to mind is TG Sheppard's song lyrics from I loved 'em every one. Big, little or short or tall, wish I could've kept them all I loved 'em every one. Would need to change it up a little, something like cold, wet or dry or hot, I wish I could have rode them all.
Another outstanding ride, you are really gelling on the Yamaha. Been in AZ my entire life and did not know about 2 corners! Excellent footage of the trail, love the commentary, great show!
I do. I picked up the yz250x on the 6th so my other bikes are getting neglected until I get some seat time on this one. Temps are great in the early mornings. I think we're going out Saturday.
We just picked up a 2022 XC with 12 hours for $6,000. Not something you can do all the time but if you wait and have cash you can. I liked the Yamaha X quite a bit, I think you did great! Excellent bike.
This is Boulders. I don't have a GPS but this is one of the old original trails out there. We always knew it as fence line since portions follow the fence. My buddy Al just picked up a GPS but I think he's still trying to figure out how to get tracks off it.
@@paulmessamore2440 Very cool. Tons of great riding in AZ. You will have to check out Glamis, it's wild. Great riding in Prescott and Flagstaff if you want woods riding. Hit us up when you have a bike and we can show you around the Phoenix area stuff.
@@Monkeybutt_ADV I thought so, I asked because I wanted to say how impressed I am that after riding in AZ in the summer you have enough stamina left to load the bikes back for transport. Loading and unloading as the bike is heavy is definitely my least favorite part of riding. Nice job sir
It's Boulders OHV. Unfortunately Wildcat is closed for a while due to a fire they had earlier in the year. Wildcat is supposedly going to open not too far in the future but they have been known to prolong closures at times.
chunky, chuuuunky! The cross-rut fun save and the subsequent bush dive was a moment of excitement I bet. Some of that trail looks tricksy-tricksy! Who am I kidding...all of it does to me...😆🔥☀
Monkeybutt, can you tell us where that trail is at the Boulders? Like the name and when you park at the main staging area how to get to the trail itself? Much appreciated and I enjoy all your vids. Subbed too. Thank you so much for your vids!
Unfortunately I don't know exactly how to tell you since I don't gps any of my rides. In general we rode West towards MM4, took trail North and ended up on Castle Hot Springs Road. The more hilly part is through a big green gate off Castle Hot Springs.
That was a fantastic ride! You guys were hauling the mail for sure. How far back were the other riders? For riding in the summer (regardless of the morning hour) that was impressive riding. Thanks for taking us along!!!
I'm surprised how little bit of dust was kicked up going that speed and how dry it is. I was out there last week as well, I felt fine when moving but when we stopped I would feel crappy. We were pushing it pretty hard at one point and I paid for that later on. Hey, your wife is running at a really good pace! Good for her. Thanks for sharing!
A fair amount of riding time but not so much starting on a hill. She would have made the climb but she didn't give the rider in front of her enough room and he got stuck in front of her. Her short legs make these situations a little vertically challenging 😂
Probably in the 70's when this vid was made but right now it's around 105-110 during the day. Nice thing about the desert is you can still get out at sun up to squeeze a few hours of hot riding in vs. somewhere like Flagstaff in the winter where it's freezing or 3' of snow on the ground. The temps up in the mountains are usually 15-20 degrees cooler during summer.
Also thanks, for dropping the pin of the staging area, adding on to different riding areas to go to. Retired ,so don't mind couple hour drive for a good ride.
Great ride video. Heading up there on Wednesday for an exploratory ride with the grandson and back up there on Saturday with his Dad for a day of riding. Gonna be fun, coming out from CA. and this is the terrain I am used too.
That point man was the most "sit down" rider I've ever seen before. I don't think he stood up once. I have ridden with some super fast sit down riders, I must admit. I agree with you about the trails in Prescott being better than Flagstaff. I've ridden Flagstaff a lot and I still can't really find something that has great trails, meaning really good soil for a long period of time. However, Prescott has a lot better soil and yes, with rain it's really great. Right after a good monsoon that 7 mile Gulch is a hoot. Thanks for sharing!
That many hours... how could that condition be negative 🤔 ...unless it chunks off knobs in the first 5hrs. What about side wall stiffness? Run tubes, tubliss or bib?????
The downfall of the tire is that it starts shedding large chunks of knobby early in it's life. Traction is good under acceleration and braking, sidewall stiffness was average and I was running tubes at the time at 12psi. I ride hard desert terrain so it's not an easy environment for a tire, although this is rated as a med/hard terrain tire. Overall it was a decent tire but there are tires that hold up better for longer in the terrain I ride in.
@@Monkeybutt_ADV that's what I found with the IRC VE33S. It would devlope base lug cracks way to soon. Some have zero issues and maybe I had two bD ones
