<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094487713552660178</id><updated>2024-09-09T14:01:45.935-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The Trailrat</title><subtitle type='html'>Any trail, any time.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thetrailrat.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9094487713552660178/posts/default?redirect=false'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thetrailrat.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>The Trailrat</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07196688789213043072</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>10</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094487713552660178.post-2591062143917816637</id><published>2012-01-08T12:39:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-11T18:46:55.872-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Personal Defense On The Trail</title><summary type="text">Whether
 it&#39;s pepper spray, pistol, rifle or a big stick, self defense is a 
right given by God to all men, no matter where they call home or which 
government tells them what rights they have or do not have. While I do 
not &amp;nbsp;advocate breaking the law, I do believe we as people have the right 
and responsibility to ourselves and families to defend our property and 
lives.&amp;nbsp;

OK, so </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thetrailrat.blogspot.com/feeds/2591062143917816637/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://thetrailrat.blogspot.com/2012/01/personal-defense-on-trail.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9094487713552660178/posts/default/2591062143917816637'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9094487713552660178/posts/default/2591062143917816637'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thetrailrat.blogspot.com/2012/01/personal-defense-on-trail.html' title='Personal Defense On The Trail'/><author><name>The Trailrat</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07196688789213043072</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipiehyrF9tXvEUUTd2n9-CEQmice-gvIgu9Mr4tCIzlrUHXaFv8PF7fkl8bOCyxcJJt2EBy__darU2PhUtBBhTxhe5Qd45HQW0F38zo-mrJS6j5yPuth24KXQXESht2MVm1Lk_sUNwGME/s72-c/pepper+spray.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094487713552660178.post-2016472085270836824</id><published>2012-01-06T15:47:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-10T13:07:52.475-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Planning your ride</title><summary type="text">Where to go&amp;nbsp;
One
 of the first things in planning a ride and the probably the most 
obvious is where to go. Consider your skill and the skills of the friends
 that are going with you. One of the worst things is getting on a trail 
and finding out one or more riders are just completely overwhelmed by a 
too difficult or technical trail.&amp;nbsp;

Weather
Check
 the weather and make sure you have</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thetrailrat.blogspot.com/feeds/2016472085270836824/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://thetrailrat.blogspot.com/2012/01/planning-your-ride.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9094487713552660178/posts/default/2016472085270836824'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9094487713552660178/posts/default/2016472085270836824'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thetrailrat.blogspot.com/2012/01/planning-your-ride.html' title='Planning your ride'/><author><name>The Trailrat</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07196688789213043072</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglmwJSiyVxK5UwNc0iCIHA99MuRac6ciURhN2WA0LvFl-BmBMwmjmossEohcA2bcPRpXTFCHWzzRL60X55RB6zO7MslvegBeV5cRzHJ7a6g-nT1v5qV9e-7FiAWjKu9ayGbjX37n0VOMo/s72-c/DSCF0653.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094487713552660178.post-3913061771089314087</id><published>2012-01-06T15:28:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-06T20:04:17.592-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Trail Riding with Girlie-Girl</title><summary type="text">
For
 those of you women who pride yourselves as being as tough as any man 
and able to keep up with the guys in your life, relishing every moment 
of mud, grime, and the occasional blood spillage…this post is NOT for 
you! &amp;nbsp;This
 post is for us, super girlie-girls, simply trying to survive a day of 
four-wheeling with that special man in our microcosm.&amp;nbsp; It is 
true that we want to </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thetrailrat.blogspot.com/feeds/3913061771089314087/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://thetrailrat.blogspot.com/2012/01/trail-riding-with-girlie-girl.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9094487713552660178/posts/default/3913061771089314087'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9094487713552660178/posts/default/3913061771089314087'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thetrailrat.blogspot.com/2012/01/trail-riding-with-girlie-girl.html' title='Trail Riding with Girlie-Girl'/><author><name>The Trailrat</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07196688789213043072</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094487713552660178.post-2113618882088301830</id><published>2012-01-06T14:53:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-06T20:27:22.689-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Big Ride Sept 2007</title><summary type="text">
In
 2007, three of us took a trip. The plan was to pack in with everything 
we would need for a good weekend including fuel. The week before we left
 I spent most of my time trying to get everything on the Brute I thought
 I would need or wanted to take. After culling out everything I didn&#39;t 
need and making a couple of phone calls to make sure we didn&#39;t have too 
many duplicate items we were </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thetrailrat.blogspot.com/feeds/2113618882088301830/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://thetrailrat.blogspot.com/2012/01/big-ride-sept-2007.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9094487713552660178/posts/default/2113618882088301830'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9094487713552660178/posts/default/2113618882088301830'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thetrailrat.blogspot.com/2012/01/big-ride-sept-2007.html' title='Big Ride Sept 2007'/><author><name>The Trailrat</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07196688789213043072</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp0qPBiwaRREMyCZxVKCIIXHQtb7e7SzZgsSC5IJ_u_w8pEhCwzY7Ivomu-xjZNwAdlt-_cFkuXF00cTPMhPjjgK3BwIYNNRSLXwjRskQlm0EOXqotSqWbRQF5B79AqFK0CeMuudZlB-4/s72-c/DSCF0486.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094487713552660178.post-6662952915038715756</id><published>2012-01-06T14:50:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-09T06:57:54.253-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Pre-Ride Checklist</title><summary type="text">Tire Pressure
Tire
 pressure is probably the easiest and fastest thing you can do check and
 adjust to improve performance and handling a low pressure tire gauge is
 not only inexpensive but a valuable part of you ATV tool kit along with
 a portable air compressor both can be purchased just about anywhere for
 under $30. keeping the tire pressure even and correct will improve the 
safety and </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thetrailrat.blogspot.com/feeds/6662952915038715756/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://thetrailrat.blogspot.com/2012/01/pre-ride-checklist.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9094487713552660178/posts/default/6662952915038715756'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9094487713552660178/posts/default/6662952915038715756'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thetrailrat.blogspot.com/2012/01/pre-ride-checklist.html' title='Pre-Ride Checklist'/><author><name>The Trailrat</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07196688789213043072</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094487713552660178.post-857636787215384134</id><published>2011-11-26T15:30:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-06T14:21:13.620-08:00</updated><title type='text'>11-23-11 Ride</title><summary type="text">


Hunter
 and I had a great ride today. We put the old cabin on the Brute with 
the new retrofit doors hoping it would keep us warm. Warm was an 
understatement. &amp;nbsp;We were both completely overdressed but as we always 
say better safe than sorry.





Here’s
 how the day went: &amp;nbsp;We started off about 10 AM, headed for Murphy, 
Idaho, but not sure exactly where we were going. &amp;nbsp;We knew </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thetrailrat.blogspot.com/feeds/857636787215384134/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://thetrailrat.blogspot.com/2011/11/11-23-11-ride.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9094487713552660178/posts/default/857636787215384134'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9094487713552660178/posts/default/857636787215384134'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thetrailrat.blogspot.com/2011/11/11-23-11-ride.html' title='11-23-11 Ride'/><author><name>The Trailrat</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07196688789213043072</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpI1cCJgDV8vG6dohG6NYk5z8bHW3GhsWswKQideQ6jvAvEeDdKY7xW5WxyMFPnJQAT-bGjfOhZ9hiKXpyOx-Eld3aQt69n9S6DTURn6i93YjzMiqhS7Xsk81tRqo9v5l3IHyZeW6GuFw/s72-c/DSCF3894.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094487713552660178.post-1567113452136712287</id><published>2011-11-26T15:29:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-06T14:20:59.838-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Cabin Retrofit</title><summary type="text">


This
 is the cabin I purchased a couple of years ago. &amp;nbsp;It works great for the
 intended purpose, which is block the wind and to keep you mostly out of
 the elements. &amp;nbsp;As you can see, your legs are always exposed and almost 
all of the heat off the engine is lost. &amp;nbsp;What to do?--I did doors! &amp;nbsp;I 
added a little fabric on the bottom of the cabin and made removable 
doors. &amp;nbsp</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thetrailrat.blogspot.com/feeds/1567113452136712287/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://thetrailrat.blogspot.com/2011/11/cabin-retrofit.html#comment-form' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9094487713552660178/posts/default/1567113452136712287'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9094487713552660178/posts/default/1567113452136712287'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thetrailrat.blogspot.com/2011/11/cabin-retrofit.html' title='Cabin Retrofit'/><author><name>The Trailrat</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07196688789213043072</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/iTcm3iIIUdcJF1_UJZAM_l6lYgJ2LEMadCbDkavLlRCRS6pyFXum6NvTL2vIc3eQVpPRLh1UCdNuybgS3MIDKYhxt-fMnUCAiYshksx8AEdImn9gZ-I=s72-c" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094487713552660178.post-4596891774584813310</id><published>2011-11-26T15:27:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-06T14:20:43.317-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Maxis Big Horns</title><summary type="text">








In
 the last post I wrote about the Moose Power Mod and how much I loved it
 {link to post}. In this post I‘ll talk about the next extra I added to
 the Brute.







Tires
 and wheels not only look cool but are functional as well, maybe not the
 wheels but they look cool. Here is what I found: Maxis big horns, 
27x12r12 for the rear, and 27x9r12 for the front, with ITP offset wheels
 </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thetrailrat.blogspot.com/feeds/4596891774584813310/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://thetrailrat.blogspot.com/2011/11/maxis-big-horns.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9094487713552660178/posts/default/4596891774584813310'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9094487713552660178/posts/default/4596891774584813310'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thetrailrat.blogspot.com/2011/11/maxis-big-horns.html' title='Maxis Big Horns'/><author><name>The Trailrat</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07196688789213043072</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094487713552660178.post-5147925530881325070</id><published>2011-11-26T15:18:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-06T14:20:32.347-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Moose Power Module</title><summary type="text">

Moose Power Module




Over the next few posts, I will go over and review the extras or “mods” I’ve added to my 2005 Kawasaki 750 brute force.&amp;nbsp;






Instead
 of tires and wheels first to make it look great and handle better my 
thought was “more power right out of the box.” &amp;nbsp;Don’t get me wrong, the 
brute doesn’t have issues with power but if you can get more? &amp;nbsp;Well, 
then you </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thetrailrat.blogspot.com/feeds/5147925530881325070/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://thetrailrat.blogspot.com/2011/11/moose-power-module.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9094487713552660178/posts/default/5147925530881325070'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9094487713552660178/posts/default/5147925530881325070'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thetrailrat.blogspot.com/2011/11/moose-power-module.html' title='Moose Power Module'/><author><name>The Trailrat</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07196688789213043072</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/QYt_otMXLxaPYRcp4A1YDUIvdaPSM-ceyIie2-mNZA2RViIDA_vBuqBqIPR_jBeD33DqwZ9uG-m90uwLiKn74uh2NQ_tjuP8zk4KUlU-RlgReRYLC0E=s72-c" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094487713552660178.post-7675503944557914869</id><published>2011-03-13T13:09:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2012-01-06T14:20:04.525-08:00</updated><title type='text'>About Us</title><summary type="text">
My name is Tyson Davis.&amp;nbsp; I am 37 years old and currently living in Nampa, Idaho.&amp;nbsp; I started riding motorcycles when I was about 5 years old, a 1974 Honda XR-75 handed down from my brother (Thanks Scott). The freedom, fun, occasional crashes and experiences since I started riding have made a huge impact on my life. As I have grown up the mode of transportation has changed but the love </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thetrailrat.blogspot.com/feeds/7675503944557914869/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://thetrailrat.blogspot.com/2011/03/about-us.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9094487713552660178/posts/default/7675503944557914869'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9094487713552660178/posts/default/7675503944557914869'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thetrailrat.blogspot.com/2011/03/about-us.html' title='About Us'/><author><name>The Trailrat</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07196688789213043072</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6KA3HM3uq-jgXwUV8fPbAoCCmg2Rt1zGFoFOdgp8DvCbyAJtUcoOsr5bFGofP07wMcJchvmoXQyWXJMkirL2rvr7iP5cP3Fmg-h_N1y0v508CKYMrnyIGeKMEQ3RMldrYHaBCNl2ZVZk/s72-c/DSCF0533.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry></feed>