RobZepfan said:
It was a pleasure meeting you and helping you out with the key ;D
Next time put a spare on the bike, hidden of course
I never got that beer but I will collect at the next rally ::008::
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It was a pleasure meeting you and helping you out with the key ;D
Next time put a spare on the bike, hidden of course
I never got that beer but I will collect at the next rally ::008::
That was a freaking ride down that hill, glad you got the picture of the rock ::008::AVGeek said:
I fell on Ophir Pass, and a rock tried to hitchhike down the mountain with me...
I was sweating bullets as I went through that area, glad you didn't have any damage.
I have a nice picture of the three of us at the top of Ophir, will post later when I get home
Here's the group shots ::012::
I added the words but if anyone wants the picture without the words and with full res let me know
It was a pleasure meeting everyone and see some old faces from the Yukon Rally ::012::
I added the words but if anyone wants the picture without the words and with full res let me know
It was a pleasure meeting everyone and see some old faces from the Yukon Rally ::012::
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Hey Venture... We need this on the front page for a week or two ::008:: Maybe in a bigger scaled down version....
Hello S-10 fans from Hot Vegas. Yes, JoNeil and I made it safely home, a 757 mile day through beautiful Southern Utah and yes, it was 115 on the ride from St George to home, but what a trip!!! Thanks Jon, for being the lead and a partner all the way home).
To all who went, thank you for opening my eyes to this new sport. I don't think there was a person there that didn't help this newbie in some way, always answering my newbie questions. It was fascinating to hear all of Snake Bitten's stories and tall tales . . .
To my "100 miles of dirt road on street tires" friends, thanks for helping out with my "bush" episode and leading me down that path to begin with.?.?. (I have just ordered K-60s from Jaxon today). CD Martin, Memphis Dan, Hernia, and Oil Field Trash, you made this week a memory I'll keep forever. Thank you.
Jaxon and friends who set this rally up, great job! My Dunce Cap Trophy rode proudly home on my top box, with the little kids waving to my "Wrench Man" as I passed them. Yes, I had to explain it at every gas stop and I did it with a smile! (I think JoNeil was embarrassed I had won such a dubious trophy, as he refused to ride behind me all the way home, not wanting to staring at it ;-) It sits proudly on my dining room table as a war trophy! (No, I'm not married, so I sit it where I want it!)
OK, I'll get some pictures posted of the crash as soon as I get them downloaded into something . . .? I'm new at the forum stuff also. You're all a great bunch of riders and I'm proud to have met each of you. I look forward to the next Rally . . . . . Whoo Hooo!!!! Luke
To all who went, thank you for opening my eyes to this new sport. I don't think there was a person there that didn't help this newbie in some way, always answering my newbie questions. It was fascinating to hear all of Snake Bitten's stories and tall tales . . .
To my "100 miles of dirt road on street tires" friends, thanks for helping out with my "bush" episode and leading me down that path to begin with.?.?. (I have just ordered K-60s from Jaxon today). CD Martin, Memphis Dan, Hernia, and Oil Field Trash, you made this week a memory I'll keep forever. Thank you.
Jaxon and friends who set this rally up, great job! My Dunce Cap Trophy rode proudly home on my top box, with the little kids waving to my "Wrench Man" as I passed them. Yes, I had to explain it at every gas stop and I did it with a smile! (I think JoNeil was embarrassed I had won such a dubious trophy, as he refused to ride behind me all the way home, not wanting to staring at it ;-) It sits proudly on my dining room table as a war trophy! (No, I'm not married, so I sit it where I want it!)
OK, I'll get some pictures posted of the crash as soon as I get them downloaded into something . . .? I'm new at the forum stuff also. You're all a great bunch of riders and I'm proud to have met each of you. I look forward to the next Rally . . . . . Whoo Hooo!!!! Luke
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That was a great ride. I enjoyed it thoroughly. You all were a great group to ride with that day. I'm glad you took the trophy and took it in stride. I think I was the front runner after my misadventure on Imogene Pass. ;DTwoLukes said:
Here's a few pics to show your friends.
Yep, Luke had, if ANYBODY had, a true adventure!
And mine was better because I got to be in his a small bit.
Luke is one of those gents you never forget.
May those K60's keep you outta the bush good sir!
And mine was better because I got to be in his a small bit.
Luke is one of those gents you never forget.
May those K60's keep you outta the bush good sir!
It was great meeting you, and a well deserved award! LOL...put up the picture and story so everybody who was not there, knows what is going on.TwoLukes said:
Hey snake bitten, I was the guy riding 2 up following you at the beginning of the Alpine Loop. I think I lost you at the engineer/cinnamon split. Did you take a left and do engineer first because the guy was stuck on the hill going to Cinnamon? I waited for them to remove the carnage and went up Cinnamon Pass. That was a sketchy hill for sure but worth the effort. I think I watched you go by when I was eating lunch in Lake City going towards Cinnamon. Just curious if that is how I lost ya.
I turned left and reached for the stars!
Most fun I have had on a bike since I was a young and fit kid.
Looking back, I'm glad I did the loop clockwise. I'm more comfortable going up in the challenging parts. Going down the other side of Engineering pass was far less ruff stuff. After 4 miles it opened up to haul-butt gravel all the way to Lake City.
Of course, the whole thing reversed on me doing Cinnamon pass back to the forks. I went up on the easier half and down that nasty last part.
Truth is, I never dropped the bike all week. But that very last part of Cinnamon was at the end of a 6 hour loop and I should have caught my wind a bit when I got tired.
A video camera would have caught me with feet off the pegs and hanging on to FuManChu for 2.7 seconds. Lol
Crazy fun that day. I'll never forget it.
You 2-up explorers are my heroes! I still can't get my head around what yaw accomplish sitting down. I don't get it. I simply bow to you.
Glad some of you folks entertained my Vstrom brother. He had a blast too.
Most fun I have had on a bike since I was a young and fit kid.
Looking back, I'm glad I did the loop clockwise. I'm more comfortable going up in the challenging parts. Going down the other side of Engineering pass was far less ruff stuff. After 4 miles it opened up to haul-butt gravel all the way to Lake City.
Of course, the whole thing reversed on me doing Cinnamon pass back to the forks. I went up on the easier half and down that nasty last part.
Truth is, I never dropped the bike all week. But that very last part of Cinnamon was at the end of a 6 hour loop and I should have caught my wind a bit when I got tired.
A video camera would have caught me with feet off the pegs and hanging on to FuManChu for 2.7 seconds. Lol
Crazy fun that day. I'll never forget it.
You 2-up explorers are my heroes! I still can't get my head around what yaw accomplish sitting down. I don't get it. I simply bow to you.
Glad some of you folks entertained my Vstrom brother. He had a blast too.
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So Cinnamon and Engineer passes are doable 2-up. That's good to know because the wife and I will be out there in 2.5 weeks to give it a go.
Does anyone have any video or pictures of the roughest sections? I'd like to see what I'm getting myself into. So far, what I've seen doesn't look bad.
Does anyone have any video or pictures of the roughest sections? I'd like to see what I'm getting myself into. So far, what I've seen doesn't look bad.
HAHA that first climb up Cinnamon was a little intimidating. I remember thinking "WTF, seriously this is how we are going to start this ride?"snakebitten said:I turned left and reached for the stars!
Most fun I have had on a bike since I was a young and fit kid.
Looking back, I'm glad I did the loop clockwise. I'm more comfortable going up in the challenging parts. Going down the other side of Engineering pass was far less ruff stuff. After 4 miles it opened up to haul-butt gravel all the way to Lake City.
Of course, the whole thing reversed on me doing Cinnamon pass back to the forks. I went up on the easier half and down that nasty last part.
Truth is, I never dropped the bike all week. But that very last part of Cinnamon was at the end of a 6 hour loop and I should have caught my wind a bit when I got tired.
A video camera would have caught me with feet off the pegs and hanging on to FuManChu for 2.7 seconds. Lol
Crazy fun that day. I'll never forget it.
You 2-up explorers are my heroes! I still can't get my head around what yaw accomplish sitting down. I don't get it. I simply bow to you.
Glad some of you folks entertained my Vstrom brother. He had a blast too.
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Cinnamon and engineers pass was a fantastic ride....... ZEPFAN has a video or picture of me coming up Cinnamon.... I want to see that.... ZEPFAN,,, post that up...... ::008::
Yea, if your first attempt to doing Colorado off road passes on an S10 was from the starting point at the forks, you got an evil welcoming. No warm up. Lolcoastie said:
It turned a lot of motorcycles away.
Starting either pass from the Lake City side of the Alpine Loop seemed to be more welcoming. Tarmac to gravel, gravel to bumpy rock strewn dirt, then finally to rock bashing that required precision lines. A far more elegant approach.
But WTHeck? I say go to the forks and grab that throttle and hang on!
As for doing it 2-up?
Like I said earlier, there are summit pictures of husband\wife combos that verifies it can be done. Stunning accomplishment on an S10, in my opinion. It requires a sitting down technique that I don't have in my bag.
I marvel.
I learned that you can ride 2 up standing up and it is not that bad. The problem I was having with sitting down (besides no control) was I could not see the trail thru my windshield right in front of my tire. Looking ahead is no big deal until you get there and find a rut or baby head hiding. The other problem standing 2 up was my sweeties feet could not handle the skinny passenger pegs for long. I'm thinking of upgrading the front pegs and giving her the stock ones or fabricating some mini floorboards.
For those that ride 2 up you have to give this a try. Its an easy way to get a hug as you have to become one or it doesn't work to well.
I'm thinking of starting a new class at the local enduro series, just need to mount some pegs on the dirt scoot)
For those that ride 2 up you have to give this a try. Its an easy way to get a hug as you have to become one or it doesn't work to well.
I'm thinking of starting a new class at the local enduro series, just need to mount some pegs on the dirt scoot
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Karson,
I rode behind you for a bit down the Million $ highway. You and the misses are 1 on the bike. I'm not surprised you 2 were in my elite club of 2-up off road magicians.
Ishirock, sign me up for the classes! I promise I will do all my homework.
I rode behind you for a bit down the Million $ highway. You and the misses are 1 on the bike. I'm not surprised you 2 were in my elite club of 2-up off road magicians.
Ishirock, sign me up for the classes! I promise I will do all my homework.
Raw video, so you might want to mute the audio. And sorry about the bug on the lens. I'm close to the centre line because my wife didn't like the extreme drop offs with no barrier.
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Moab scenic route
Wilson Arch
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Moab scenic route
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It was great riding with Nelson but he was absolutely terrified of the bears. Kept his food in the tent and slept in the bear box.
