Looking at putting together a Tenere Rally in So. Utah for 2016. Any Intererest?

[Don in Lodi]

I'd like a couple days travel on both ends, the middle of the week is good, Tuesday thru Friday, one week's vacation time.

 

[TacoPapa]

if we stayed at Zion we could do Zion NP, Bryce, Cedar Breaks, North Rim of Grand Canyon and Toroweep. All great scenic rides and the Zion Ponderosa campground is super nice. They have cabins you can rent, Rv hookups, tent spots, pool, hot tubs showers etc. and tent camping is cheap.

Also I see a lot of you would be coming from out of state so how many days would the Rally need to be to make it worth your time?

IMHO, Zion sounds like a good choice to ride some amazing areas. The ride from Longmont, CO will take a couple of days-- so for me, a 3-day rally would be optimal.

 

[lacofdfireman]

I think since people are coming from so far away I would look at doing a 4 day. Wednesday - Saturday. Arrive Wednesday do rides on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and leave Sunday morning.

Also I'll most likely do the first one from Zion Ponderosa and if it goes well maybe move it thoughout the state. So first year Zion Ponderosa the. Next year 2017 out of Torrey. Then after that decide if it would work to go farther north or explore Zion and Torrey more for other years.

 

[Doug C]

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[Lutsie]

After reading Combo's response I handed the laptop to my wife and got the same response as he did. ::015:: Does this being a bike specific rally mean I have to leave Granmaw's NC700 in the toy hauler? :'(

Curious as well. Never been to rally and my wife will most likely be going and is going to get a new bike before then...it's not going to be a super 10.

 

[Don in Lodi]

I think since people are coming from so far away I would look at doing a 4 day. Wednesday - Saturday. Arrive Wednesday do rides on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and leave Sunday morning.

Also I'll most likely do the first one from Zion Ponderosa and if it goes well maybe move it throughout the state. So first year Zion Ponderosa the. Next year 2017 out of Torrey. Then after that decide if it would work to go farther north or explore Zion and Torrey more for other years.

Most are using vacation time and have to be back to work Monday. Tuesday thru Friday is better. Everybody will be heading home Saturday morning.

 

[lacofdfireman]

Curious as well. Never been to rally and my wife will most likely be going and is going to get a new bike before then...it's not going to be a super 10.

I think just like any other bike rally I've been to that are brand make model specific you will find other bikes in the mix. Because it's a Tenere rally would not mean that you can't bring another bike it just means that the Tenere will be the main bike you should see. Especially if it's a friend or family member you wouldn't be turned away. Now if you want to show up to a KTM rally on your Tenere just realize you will get some funny looks. Especially when they are all broken down along the trail as you ride past them. Hahaha

 

[craigd]

FYI, Moki Dugway is really far from Torrey. That would be more of a Blanding/Monticello Rally ride. So, Blanding/Monticello 2018?

 

[lacofdfireman]

FYI, Moki Dugway is really far from Torrey. That would be more of a Blanding/Monticello Rally ride. So, Blanding/Monticello 2018?

I know Blanding well. That's where my parents are from and I spent most my childhood over there in the summers and every October for the Deer Hunt. That area would have some amazing rides also. Utah is full of great riding.

 

[Anwar Namtut]

I'll pencil it in. I'd need a long day there and back.

 

[Lutsie]

I think just like any other bike rally I've been to that are brand make model specific you will find other bikes in the mix. Because it's a Tenere rally would not mean that you can't bring another bike it just means that the Tenere will be the main bike you should see. Especially if it's a friend or family member you wouldn't be turned away. Now if you want to show up to a KTM rally on your Tenere just realize you will get some funny looks. Especially when they are all broken down along the trail as you ride past them. Hahaha

Thank you laco, for the info and the laugh.

 

[Don in Lodi]

We camped in Hanksville on the way to Colorado. Nice enough campground on the east end. Puts the Moki Dugway/Valley of the Gods in reach.

Google Earth'd Hanksville, not much there, pretty ratty actually. The cg we stayed at looks smaller from the air.

 

[advswede1981]

I'm in and would be coming from souther Arizona. Why wait until 2016? Let's do it this September Any meets coming up this year out here in the west?

 

[HoebSTer]

This event could be combined with the large Pacific NW group. We have great connections with the area Yamaha rep who wants to continue to get Yamaha involved in making this bike a Beemer Basher. Contact NOrthwestCajun to get this rolling big time.

Jeff

 

[tpak]

Interested - having spent many fall weekend in Moab I can say that later in the month can still be hot as hell and would recommend later in the month as opposed to earlier. Nights will be chilly but that is always the case.

 

[shredmeister]

I am dying to do something like this on my Tenere! I'm in and would be coming from NORTHERN CA. Redding to be exact. Mixed riding preferred, love to Moto camp.

 

[spam16v]

too much to bite off from NY. Have fun.

 

[cjct21]

I am really excited about this trip! Is there anyway to get a date set in stone before October of this year since that is when I request vacation? Coming from Lexington Kentucky.

 

[lacofdfireman]

Thanks everyone for the interest. I've been in contact with the person I need at Zion Ponderosa. I was wondering if I would need to reserve spots or anything for that time of year. Look like I don't need to if we tent camp in the are they call Tent City. That's the best area for tent camping up there in my opinion.

I'd like a few suggestions. There is also another Rally there called the Flying Monkey Rally. It's in its 4th or 5th year I believe. It's been held every year in June or July. This year it will be the first week in Oct. I want to talk to the organizer of that event and make sure we don't impede on his event. His is an all make model event but from the photos looks like he gets a lot of the single cylinder bikes and a few of the larger Adv Tourimg bikes like ours. But I don't want to take away from his rally. I'd like to have a date Pinned down in the next few weeks. So if anyone has opinions I'm interested. Don suggested a Tuesday-Thursday rally. I was thinking more of a Thursday-Saturday but open for suggestions. Also we could do this as a no entry fee Rally or we could ask for a few dollars and do a TShirt design or something.

Any suggestions on those 2 ideas!? What days of the week and wether or not to do a TShirt

 

[RMZ466]

I'm interested but it really depends on the dates for my participation.


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