LAB-326-Lurch’s First Adventure Motorcycle Rides | Stories and Debacles

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In this episode, we talk about Lurch's first adventure motorcycle rides.  Dirt riding is new to Lurch.  He's played in the dirt with 4-wheelers, ATVs, and 4×4 trucks, but not on a motorcycle.  Those of your who follow us know that we have been diving deeper and deeper into the adventure bike world.  Oscar and I have had adventure bikes for a few years.  Big Daddy Kane has had one for a while as well. 

After Lurch retired from his law enforcement career he decided to join us.  We tell funny stories and talk about crashes.  (See one of Lurch's crash videos below)

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For Lurch's first trip, we took him over Durr Road from Selah, WA to Ellensburg, WA through the LT Murray Wildlife Area.  The road is a mix of gravel, rock, and dirt.  Oscar and I didn't recall it being technical in some areas, but I guess we forgot a few spots.  The Backroad Discovery Route for Washington uses this route.  They consider parts of it to be difficult and offer an easier route over Ellensburg Pass.  Lurch gave us a bad time for saying it would be an easy gravel road for his first trip, but he survived.  

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The second trip for lurch was up to the Jump Off Joe lookout tower.  It overlooks the Rimrock Lake and Yakima Valleys.  Again, I figured this would be an easy ride for Lurch.  Unfortunately, I was wrong.  A communication tower was being erected near the lookout tower.  This meant heavy trucks and equipment were using the road.  They turned the road to axle-deep powder dirt in places.  Lurch slogged through it fine on the way up.  He almost made it out of the powder on the way down, but he crashed near the end of it (see video below).  Lurch is a good sport and I appreciate him letting me tease him and use the footage.  

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