We had some free time Labor Day afternoon so we packed up some sub sandwiches and cookies (family home evening treats) and headed for Hover Park (about 14 miles east of Kennewick, near Wallula Gap, overlooking the Columbia River). We had two cycles in the truck. One was "Betsy" (the old XT350 Paul rides to work regularly). The other was "Beavis" (a 1996 XT225 we just got running after a total engine rebuild and stripped down to the frame, thank our mechanic at Yamaha Country for the name). We had a great time as Denise enjoyed the 225, she had never ridden a bike with a clutch before and she's planning on more riding. Nate got brave and rode for the first time since he wrapped himself around a swing-set and ended up in the ER 4 or 5 years ago. He did great learning the clutch. Spencer seemed to like the power of dad's 350 more (after he got a dose of it on Uncle Matt's bike). Dad gave Justin a ride up on the hill. It was fun with lots of dust, the motorcycles held up okay and we jumped in the neighbor's pool when we got home to get rinsed off!
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Wow - Looks like a fun afternoon out at the Gap! Glad to see the little XT up and running. Nice video - don't forget to clean (& oil) your air filters! :-)
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