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Rick:
All kinds of things can work for first aid.  For instance, I once came upon a gent that had a compound fracture of the left forearm (that's where bone is protruding through the skin).  The poor guy was in serious pain because of the pressure on the injury as he attempted to support his arm.  Since the drive to cell coverage was quite long, I used a magazine (Dirt Rider of course) rolled around his arm and duct tape to make a splint.  Kept the arm rigid until ariving at the ER.  The point is that being creative can help find all kinds of first aid supplies.  You don't even want to know what I once used for a Tracheotomy... :lol:

I, too, have had the pleasure of rescuing my big green monster from the watery depths on one occassion.  While I remained fully clothed (I was already wet when I fell over anyway), it took an hour to pump the water from the engine.  The water also shorted the CDI trigger on the stator plate, which cost me a race when it failed, and first place on the year.   :cry:  Finally replaced the entire stator instead of messing around with trying to replace the trigger.  I don't like not finishing races.


As for tools, over the years, I have defined a small selection of tools that have solved all of the problems I have encountered.  I'll start another thread on my selection so we can all share thoughts.  It will interesting to see what everone carries with them on the trail.

Rick

mikesmith:
Sorry to say but I ride alone 99% of the time,most people say they ride and when you push them on it it turns out they dont.Or it's to hot,cold, wet ,muddy,dark,dusty, ect.So I dont have a choice.But Manny and I are going to start riding on Fridays it seems!See how great this web site is,I finally will have someone to ride with!

Paul:
Very cool that you and Manny live that close together. Has he got you talked into making the trek to Glamis with him :lol:

mikesmith:
No,only because of work.Not enough vacation days because I've used most of them,but I'll plan for nekt year.

teamgreen500:
Yeah, Mike and I are going to start "Keepin' It Real" on our rides! We BOTH have trials bikes! Well, sorta...I've got a wannabe Trails bike (TR200-Reflex) and he's got a GasGas!

Those things are a blast at Shasta!

Hey Mike, was this coming down trail "5"? That section's the pits on drum brakes!

I think I saw this guy up there on Monday. All by himself on a Pumpkin Bike?

Manny

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