AZMike
Well-Known Member
I am very happy with the Bridgestones, 3 set I have bought. 90/10 offroad
where did you TAKE your Tenere today?
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Do you get them through a dealer or online?
How can your bike look so clean riding those roads. Im amazed.
I think the Trail only refers to the sizes.
And yes they are crap for anything other than road use.
14kmtnman
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My buddy had a near death experience on our recent ride. We started out on the 410 hwy and headed up to NF-79 which was going to take us over Tacoma Pass and back over Stampede Pass, not far from the main I-90 Snoqualmie pass road. The day started out great, by the time we got to the gravel, it sprinkled a little on us but cleared quickly. There are lots and lots of logging roads, so, many off shoots to explore. Most are dead ends though. Here are a few pictures from the day before when I was up there by my self. The day of my buddies near death experience, the smoke haze was really bad and was not worth it to take any pictures. As of this morning (Saturday) that whole area is now covered in snow.
Mt Rainier
This is on the way back up the road from I-90
The story goes like this. We are riding along (maybe 15 mph) this 10-12 ft wide fairly decent road over looking the I-90 valley coming down from Tacoma Pass. I-90 is on the far side, with High voltage lines going through the middle of the frame. I am about a curve and half ahead when I hear over the comms "Oh shit, get back on the road and then, I'm done for". There was some static and some whooshing noise, then nothing. I have to do a 3 point u turn to get back to where I find the bike, but no rider. This what I see
I'm thinking, oh no, because of the rocks and how steep the hill side is. Thankfully I hear him breathing heavily and starting to talk. I look over the edge and see him crawling up the hill side. It's so steep he can't stand up. He stopped rolling and tumbling way down by the big rocks at the bottom by the trees. We guessed about 200 + feet.
He had just replaced the headlight plastic piece a couple of days before. It's toast now, as is the tank side panel,
the brake lever, foot peg and windshield of course. Once he rested a bit after getting to the top, we determined
he did not have any major injuries or broken bones. His month old helmet miraculously, only had a few very small scratches in it.
This is about where he went into soft rocks on the side of the road. You can barely see his track in the rocks. We have no idea
as to how he got over into those rocks. Maybe a lapse of concentration, target fixation or maybe just not paying attention.
This is looking back from the bike. You can see how steep the hill sides are.
He is very lucky he didn't have the bike follow him down the hill. He has several bumps and bruises that will be sticking around for a while, but nothing major. I'm glad he wasn't severely injured and or didn't die on my watch.
Once he had calmed down and let the adrenaline subside we tried to start the bike. It wouldn't even turn over. The electrics were working but the engine would not turn over. It was getting late in the day and we were up high enough that it should have been an easy coast down to the bottom. Guess what, it wasn't. We were about 4-5 miles from the highway, where one of his other buddies was to bring a trailer to. there were several small hills to push the bike up. Then a long one where we tried to do the footpeg tow rope trick. He couldn't get the hang of that so we pushed the bike over one more hill, after which he coasted for about 2 miles. For the last 1/2 mile or so, we hooked the ratchet strap to the back of my luggage rack and then his foot peg with him having specific instructions to stay off to the right so the strap did not interfere with the front tire, which was his previous issue. We finally get down to the hwy entrance, and he calls his buddy who still had not gotten around to leaving his house with his trailer. So I called the closest Uhaul place which was going to close in 20 minutes. The Uhaul was about 45 miles away, with stop and go traffic right in front of us due to construction for a a couple of miles. The lady said she had something we could use to transport the bike and would wait for us to get there. We jumped on my bike and headed down to Uhaul. We got there just after her closing time. The lady had one of their motorcycle trailers already hooked up to a truck and was ready to go, once the paperwork was filled out. BIG BIG Coodoos to the Uhaul in Cle Elum. We go back to the bike, which fortunately or unfortunately depending on how you want to look at it, was still there. We joked about that. We also tried starting the bike again before we put it on the trailer, still a no go. We load the bike and an hour and half later unloaded it at his house in the dark. The next day my buddy was able to pull a plug out of each head and tried to turn it over. Lots of oil came out of both plug holes. Thankfully the engine should still run without any issues. It appears that it was just hydro locked because of the oil. My buddy said that the V-stroms can't lay on their right side without some form of that issue happening. This ride ended my buddies season, which might not be much longer anyways due to the snow.
Mt Rainier
This is on the way back up the road from I-90
The story goes like this. We are riding along (maybe 15 mph) this 10-12 ft wide fairly decent road over looking the I-90 valley coming down from Tacoma Pass. I-90 is on the far side, with High voltage lines going through the middle of the frame. I am about a curve and half ahead when I hear over the comms "Oh shit, get back on the road and then, I'm done for". There was some static and some whooshing noise, then nothing. I have to do a 3 point u turn to get back to where I find the bike, but no rider. This what I see
I'm thinking, oh no, because of the rocks and how steep the hill side is. Thankfully I hear him breathing heavily and starting to talk. I look over the edge and see him crawling up the hill side. It's so steep he can't stand up. He stopped rolling and tumbling way down by the big rocks at the bottom by the trees. We guessed about 200 + feet.
He had just replaced the headlight plastic piece a couple of days before. It's toast now, as is the tank side panel,
the brake lever, foot peg and windshield of course. Once he rested a bit after getting to the top, we determined
he did not have any major injuries or broken bones. His month old helmet miraculously, only had a few very small scratches in it.
This is about where he went into soft rocks on the side of the road. You can barely see his track in the rocks. We have no idea
as to how he got over into those rocks. Maybe a lapse of concentration, target fixation or maybe just not paying attention.
This is looking back from the bike. You can see how steep the hill sides are.
He is very lucky he didn't have the bike follow him down the hill. He has several bumps and bruises that will be sticking around for a while, but nothing major. I'm glad he wasn't severely injured and or didn't die on my watch.
Once he had calmed down and let the adrenaline subside we tried to start the bike. It wouldn't even turn over. The electrics were working but the engine would not turn over. It was getting late in the day and we were up high enough that it should have been an easy coast down to the bottom. Guess what, it wasn't. We were about 4-5 miles from the highway, where one of his other buddies was to bring a trailer to. there were several small hills to push the bike up. Then a long one where we tried to do the footpeg tow rope trick. He couldn't get the hang of that so we pushed the bike over one more hill, after which he coasted for about 2 miles. For the last 1/2 mile or so, we hooked the ratchet strap to the back of my luggage rack and then his foot peg with him having specific instructions to stay off to the right so the strap did not interfere with the front tire, which was his previous issue. We finally get down to the hwy entrance, and he calls his buddy who still had not gotten around to leaving his house with his trailer. So I called the closest Uhaul place which was going to close in 20 minutes. The Uhaul was about 45 miles away, with stop and go traffic right in front of us due to construction for a a couple of miles. The lady said she had something we could use to transport the bike and would wait for us to get there. We jumped on my bike and headed down to Uhaul. We got there just after her closing time. The lady had one of their motorcycle trailers already hooked up to a truck and was ready to go, once the paperwork was filled out. BIG BIG Coodoos to the Uhaul in Cle Elum. We go back to the bike, which fortunately or unfortunately depending on how you want to look at it, was still there. We joked about that. We also tried starting the bike again before we put it on the trailer, still a no go. We load the bike and an hour and half later unloaded it at his house in the dark. The next day my buddy was able to pull a plug out of each head and tried to turn it over. Lots of oil came out of both plug holes. Thankfully the engine should still run without any issues. It appears that it was just hydro locked because of the oil. My buddy said that the V-stroms can't lay on their right side without some form of that issue happening. This ride ended my buddies season, which might not be much longer anyways due to the snow.
Quique
Well-Known Member
you were lucky after all. I wish the best to your buddy
Bill_C
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Glad to hear you and your friend made it home and he's not badly injured. Could have been much worse.
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sheikyerbooty
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sunday morning cruise through the glenledi
cyclemike4
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Such a beautiful place. I can see how someone could get distracted! I am certainly glad you all are ok. that looked scary! Sounds like you had a real adventure ride. Stay safe and enjoy more rides!
TrailDave
Member
I'm a day late, but I took MY bike from its previous owner in Fort Collins to my garage a few hundred miles away. Happy new SuperT owner!
Very nice! Was the former owner an inmate here?
TrailDave
Member
Not that I'm aware of.
TrailDave
Member
Glad you are all okay and can tell it as a campfire story in future years. Oddly enough, I too used that Cle Elum Uhaul in a pinch to haul an old GS750 back to my house near Olympia (when I lived there). Sounds like their customer service hasn't changed in the last 12 years.
Fennellg
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Glad it turned out ok. Amazing really. So many ways that could have gone much worse. Think how bad the day would have gone had the bike gone down the hill.
okiegtrider
Active Member
Independence, TX
Someone from Joshua?
Boris
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One of your pics turned up on my Twitter feed this morning. Malakoff School.Independence, TX