Greasy rocks test....
Got 2" of rain at my stompin' grounds Saturday.
Sunday I went up with the lil gun to try and see what I could get away with. I aint into mud/slop, body's busted up, we RARELY see it anyways and so usually I sit it out.
Most sections are either up or down. Little in the way of flat stuff. Lot's of slippery, pointy of rocks and orange/brown clay- bike was one color after 15 mins.
The motor continues to impress allowing me to make good time short shifting and clean stuff with the middle of the powerband slipping the clutch. Passing floundering 450's with dry tires going up and down on the two track stuff was a snap.
Getting on the pipe is rare as there's little room for same and greasy conditions but when there's room even at 6000' it still rips and rips hard. I might try Walt's PV springs, it's steep here and having the PV stay open a little longer will help the clutch last...if I can obtain that result with same. We shall see as I'm getting a set either way.
The "terrain friendly" Michelin Enduro Comp's finally found a happy place. I actually had some grip if I didn't abuse it. I motored around a few peeps sliding, swapping..... cussing face down in goo.

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I was all..."what a bitchen day eh?!?!?!?"

*braaaap!*
Made it up everything I tried sans the 'wall of doom'. I muffed the approach and got kicked sideways off a rock. Totally denied at the first big step of two at the top. Slid back in the grease about 50' till I dug the grip in like an ice axe and arrested a potential 600' slide down the rutted fall line by stuffing my body between the bike and the slop- it would have been really, really bad for both of us had I not.
Must..*scrrrcch*...save..*scccrrrcch grind*...the plastic! *sccrsh, rip goes the pants, boots getting unbuckled and packed full of mud

Ended up taking the bypass...oh well.
What an amazing little machine.
I've had easilly 50 bikes over the years including other 125's.
This is by far the neatest one I've ever had.
Rock stock out of the crate sans a spark arrestor, right down to the tires with 300 km on the clock. It goes from apline conditions to full on desert blasting with a few clicks of the resgisters.
It's totally ready for anything I can throw at it.... or under it- including me.
Wow. What a bike.
