Well I dont know how to start this report.
13 Started the ride..... only 2 Finished.
TECHNICALLY .... and I do mean TECHNICALLY.. We had 4 flats.
Kevin hit a piece of barb wire and did a quick plug and go...
Then the Yamaha.....had a valve stem leak...Then 2 pinched tube attempts. So that makes 4... This delay was longer than we expected. However we had shade and drinks.... and no lack of humor.
We had 3 spills... All big bikes.. The Tiger, Strom and KTM hit mud, gravel and pea gravel... As for me, I did a dumb *** go thru the middle on a large mud hole and lost it on the other side.. too much power and not enough common sense or experience. it took 4 us to pull it from the ditch and tree i was tangled up in. Pride was the only thing hurt... As for the other two.. Well unfortunate luck for the KTM.... The Strom.. THOMAS... you did very well today. The spill was just a part of learning, and you were a beast coming thru the water crossing...as the picture will show....I WILL SEE YOU ON THE NEXT RIDE.
So the route is better than expected. There is more than just gravel along the way. Brown, Black and Tan dirt... roads that were paved on one side and gravel on the other. We had a water crossing that was about 18 inches deep. As the picture of the strom will show.. the front wheel is completely under water. I personally was drenched when I came out on the other side. TOTALLY AWESOME... and Unexpected.
The beach I had planned on riding on....was underwater. Oh well.
We had 1 detour, I will fix the GPX file to reflect the change.
So the ride ended exactly at 1800...with just me and Jeff Hough.
It was a long day, but the route was really good and mostly dirt and gravel.
I had another squirl hit my boots AGAIN.. something about me and squirls.
In Summary - This route is a keeper.. Lots to see and so many wooden plank bridges.
13 Started the ride..... only 2 Finished.
TECHNICALLY .... and I do mean TECHNICALLY.. We had 4 flats.
Kevin hit a piece of barb wire and did a quick plug and go...
Then the Yamaha.....had a valve stem leak...Then 2 pinched tube attempts. So that makes 4... This delay was longer than we expected. However we had shade and drinks.... and no lack of humor.
We had 3 spills... All big bikes.. The Tiger, Strom and KTM hit mud, gravel and pea gravel... As for me, I did a dumb *** go thru the middle on a large mud hole and lost it on the other side.. too much power and not enough common sense or experience. it took 4 us to pull it from the ditch and tree i was tangled up in. Pride was the only thing hurt... As for the other two.. Well unfortunate luck for the KTM.... The Strom.. THOMAS... you did very well today. The spill was just a part of learning, and you were a beast coming thru the water crossing...as the picture will show....I WILL SEE YOU ON THE NEXT RIDE.
So the route is better than expected. There is more than just gravel along the way. Brown, Black and Tan dirt... roads that were paved on one side and gravel on the other. We had a water crossing that was about 18 inches deep. As the picture of the strom will show.. the front wheel is completely under water. I personally was drenched when I came out on the other side. TOTALLY AWESOME... and Unexpected.
The beach I had planned on riding on....was underwater. Oh well.
We had 1 detour, I will fix the GPX file to reflect the change.
So the ride ended exactly at 1800...with just me and Jeff Hough.
It was a long day, but the route was really good and mostly dirt and gravel.
I had another squirl hit my boots AGAIN.. something about me and squirls.
In Summary - This route is a keeper.. Lots to see and so many wooden plank bridges.