Motocross (NEW VIDEO) in an old abandoned mine. 3km deep. Part 2

in #motocross7 years ago

For those of you who would like to experience a POV video riding through the mine- then this is the post.

I was amazed how many views and upvotes my post about this abandoned tin mine received. Thank you everyone who clicked.
I have managed to find a video and some extra photos of that trip. If you missed the story I wrote a few days ago, don't worry, the link is here..

https://steemit.com/motocross/@thinkit/motocross-in-an-old-abandoned-mine-3km-deep

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I chose this section of video as it was the part that had the most bats flying around- which I thought was pretty cool!

This particular tunnel was one of the higher-level tunnels and was also the one that had the lowest ceiling. There were a couple of areas that I felt I needed to duck- a touch mounted on my helmet made me feel I was going to hit the top.

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The photo above gives you an idea of how big the main tunnel that channeled through the mountain- probably around 10-12ft high.

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Riding around outside as we exited different levels, we found numerous caves. I assume some of these caves were developed into mining tunnels.

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Other tunnels had tied-up doors with empty wooden crates scattered around. We guessed they were probably old dynamite boxes.
The crates had Chinese symbols on so I don't know what they said. If you look closely on the doors below there is a giant red 'faded' Chinese symbol painted on the front. If anyone can translate that please comment below.

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Even though the doors were loosely tied we only dared to walk in a few meters. There was a tight bend inside and loads of broken up crates. To be honest we felt like it was a scene out of the 'Walking Dead' and that was enough to leave lol.

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Holes in the rock face could be spotted all round. I think these were for the sticks of dynamite to blow up the rocks. Please let me know if I'm wrong.

To clarify some of the interest on the LED light I used- this is the exact set up below. The cut off cable (+ and -) from the LED light were connected into a standard female barrel plug. The wires were shrink wrapped to the plug after being screwed in- this kept it somewhat water tight and clean from dirt. The 12V lithium ion battery came with a standard male barrel plug- and that was it.

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The 2 other cables coming out of the battery are: 1x female barrel plug for recharging and 1x 5V USB port for charging phones, cameras or any other USB devices.
The battery itself can also be turned on and off but does not have any indicator to show remaining charge! There is 1 LED light which turns red when the battery is ON.
They are super cheap and can be found on eBay.

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Thanks again for FOLLOWING and reading my posts :)

Hope you liked the video.

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I got to drive around in a mine down in kansas city years ago , but there were too many security guards to have any fun with it.

I think this is one of the main differences with South East Asia and the West :)

Nice! Do you have any more details about the location? I'd like to check this out next time I'm in Kanchanaburi.

I am not sure of the exact name. I'll try and ask my friend. Its on the backside of one of the national parks there and has a ranger gate/barrier at one of the junctions you turn off at. This trip was the start of the year. Some other guys I ride with have been since then and both groups weren't allowed it. Think the last was few weeks after Songkran. Do you ride?

Ahh ok! I saw some Thai writing on one of your pictures so I'll translate it and see what it brings up.

Usually I do - I bought a CRF250 but sold it when I moved to Bangkok. Looking for something else now.

Cool I have the CRF250R- but its not road legal since its the motocross version. The road version is just as good for enduro though. The words on the sign, I think its the name so u might get something. I might go back over summer so let me know if you get any feedback. I don't want a wasted trip all the way out there haha.

Nice, it's the M I bought (it was black and red). Planned to buy the offroad wheels for it too but never got around to it.

Haha yeh I'll let you know.

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Nice. Yeah the offroad tires really work well in the dirt, but opposite on the road lol The tires that come on the L are pretty good for both- kinda in between- all terrain tire.

I learnt the hard way that I shouldn't of taken those tires off-road. Went in to the jungle on Koh Chang, slipped on some rock, crashed it and broke my hand.

Yeah tell me about it, even the L style tires are the same sometimes. Gotta be careful in the wet.

This looks amazing!! I used to be well into motocross when I was young and would love to have done something like this :) Really enjoyed the post dude - dropping a follow :)

Thanks a lot. It's never to late- can always ride slow and safe. Following you too- liking the outdoor and animal topics you got.

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