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BENRON said:most exciting thing I saw-- He *almost* made it all the way across the bridge-
He was fine, and finished the ride
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This was my first time doing the event. To gauge the difficulty, I'd have to say that its a 30 mile loop, of which 25 miles are the kind of stuff you'd find on the "hero routes" of other dualsport rides in the area. Tiring on a KLR... But very fun
I'll be back
sideshow said:Great ride, well marked and put together.
How hard can it be to go 30 miles? Sitting at one of the stops about 1.5 hours in, the GPS was checked. "We've gone 8 miles."
Was fun to watch BENRON's KLR650 in the mudslides. Like a motorboat with a broken rudder
Best line of the day overheard near the stream crossing:
"Are you one of the organizers?"
"no."
"Well we got to get those guys a chainsaw."
madwrench said:One of my buddies said that to one of the Forest City Riders members many years ago at the enduro. His response:
"A chainsaw? So....you want us to drop MORE trees over the trail?"
Too Many Toys said:LOL I told the guys riding with me that I was going to file a formal complaint, there was one fallen log that they failed to include in the trail
Quite a few trees to duck under too. I bonked my helmet more than once
I couldn't count the number of logs/ trees we went over. Some of them were big enough to bottom out the bike
If you werent going over them you were going through them, rubbing bark off with your barkbusters
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I think they hired the local beavers to clear the trail
Above: Dan888's (3) photos
f650gsa said:. . .This was my first attempt and I was a bit disappointed that I could not finish it . If you noticed a black BMW F650GS that was me . I rode the first section and my riding skills , the weight of the bike , the single track and not having a riding partner to give me a hand in need didn't go along very well . I apologize if you guys had to wait for me to move aside and many thanks to the riders that helped me out in times of need . Even I had a rough time I enjoyed the full of it and I'll be back but not on a 400lbs bike . I finally realized that my 650GS is too much to hassle with it on single track so it's time to get me a real single track toy . I rode TAT on the same bike but let's not forget that TAT is not a single track adventure and most of the sections are relatively easy . . .I love the bike and it performs well on wider trails since I swapped the suspension and converted the bike into a Dakar ( longer forks and shock and 21" front wheel) but the Sunday ride finally proved that I should stay away from difficult single track and get for this type of rides a lighter bike .
f650gsa said:The biggest issue on this rides was the trees going over and under . The bike will not fit under those trees so I will have to lean it over and going over the rear tire will slide to the side and off it goes . Then try to lift up a 400lbs + all by myself ! I am still in a long process of learning to ride much better off-road and single track is my next move !