where did you TAKE your Tenere today?

[78YZ]

I have moisture wicking shirts, cooling vests, mesh jackets, camel back water systems, you name it. They all help to some degree. The one I actually use the most now is this; packs small, can be recharged without taking your mesh jacket off (or risking damage to any electronics you may be carrying) & feels like you turned on the AC:

http://ldcomfort.com/comfort-cool-sleeve.html

'amazing piece of kit I almost didn't buy but I'm glad I did.

Thanks for the feedback. I was under the impression that the core, i.e. torso, is what matters most, which is why I purchased a vest. Hmmm...

 

[Don in Lodi]

Thanks for the feedback. I was under the impression that the core, i.e. torso, is what matters most, which is why I purchased a vest. Hmmm...

Still cools the core, it uses the air moving up the sleeves of your jacket, over the wet fabric, like a swamp cooler. Seems like most vests would hold out longer, more capacity and all that. Using the sleeves on a closed up jacket seems like a good method. A vest under a mesh jacket gets a lot more air, but maybe could be loosing more cool air than it's trapping? Air management is tricky with a swamp cooler at 70mph.

 

[Jeffechols]

I rode the Texas Hill Country to Comfort Texas. It was really a great day

 

[rider33]

Thanks for the feedback. I was under the impression that the core, i.e. torso, is what matters most, which is why I purchased a vest. Hmmm...

'my impression too but in the dead of winter when I came across a review of the sleeves the writer kept going on and on about how great they worked. For thirty bucks, I thought I'd give them a try. Let me put it this way: I likely had 3-4 days of all day riding at temps of 100+ most of the afternoon. I had the sleeves, a cooling vest, and a cooling scarf in my bag. The sleeves are the only one's that came out. 'Not sure why but they really work, at least for me.

 

[AspentureRider]

Quick trip to Creede, CO

DSC_0146 by Mike Monroney, on Flickr

 

[Stridey]

Took mine out for a 125 mile loop route through Somerset, Dorset and Wiltshire. Mostly small minor roads and this byway (legal to ride with motorised vehicle) in UK. Only about 1/2 mile long but had fun moving the partridges along. None were injured I should add!

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[14kmtnman]

3 of us started out in Morrison & headed up to Mosquito Pass via Fairplay. We stopped for a bathroom break & there were 5 or 6 hardtail chopper guys getting ready too head out to OK. There were some heavy duty rain clouds to the south & west. They were not going to have fun. Also talked with a couple on a VFR that decided to go back to Denver because of the rain & possible snow. Yes we have had snow in the high country already. We decided to go see if we could do Mosquito pass from the east to the west. Everything was fine until we got to the bottom of the steep rough part. We stopped to watch a couple of Moose before heading up. We all decided to give it a try & headed up. As usual, the pictures don't show how steep or rocky or loose it really was. The bikes were bouncing all over the place going up. This section is about 1/4 to maybe 1/3 of mile long (guessing) As seen in the pictures, lots of rocks. My buddy Kelly was almost to the end of the rough section, got bounced off a rock into some other rocks & then fell over past center. We might have it on video. No pictures. The 3 of us got the bike back upright right. We then started pushing the bike back into the road & Kelly screamed out in pain. Come to find out, he blew his knee out. The only bike damage we saw was the lh mirror & the springs came off the kickstand.

We were debating on how to Kelly back down the hill. He thought he would crawl, but he couldn't even do that. While we were pondering the situation, it started raining & a couple in a 2 seat 900 Razor Showed up. Chris & Amy were the angels of the day ::012:: They took Kelly back down to the bottom of the rough section & waited for Phil & I to get our bikes back down. I thought it was much worse going down than going up. The rain & all of the loose rocks didn't help. The Razor driver Chris couldn't believe we rode the bikes up that hill.

Chris took both Phil & I back up in the Razor to Kelly's bike so Phil could ride it back down. My first time in a Razor. It made me a believer in those quads. Once we got the bike down to the lower staging area Kelly wanted to see if he could ride. That was not a good idea. We decide that Chris would ride Kelly's bike down to where they parked their car & see how Kelly felt at that time. Kelly decided that it would be best if he just rode in the car back down to Fairplay & find the EMT's there. The EMT's wanted to take him to Frisco, which was the closest medical facility. Kelly decided to just camp out in a motel (another angel) until his sister was able to pick him up in about 2 hours. So we kept Kelly company for a couple of more hours. Kelly's brother in law drove his truck up so we loaded his bike & took it home.

The medical facility in Denver had to transfer him to the main hospital where he had surgery. He will be off the bike for several weeks. Thankfully no torn tendons or ligaments.

 

[True Grip]

Looks like he crushed his patella (kneecap)

 

[14kmtnman]

Nothing broken. It just pushed his knee cap off to the side & froze there.

 

[True Grip]

That's good!

 

[johnpitts01]

To Nova Scotia from New Jersey

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[Pyro8285]

This was not today, more like a couple months ago, but one of the most challenging and rewarding rides I have taken on my Tenere. Up Engineer Pass in Colorado from Lake City. Fully loaded for a multi day trip, riding solo. Feel free to mute my ramblings. 2 videos, Part two is the summit. I ran out of memory on my sena 10c recording for the trip down Engineer to Animas Forks, which is probably good considering I had a small get off near the top of Engineer on one of the staircase switchbacks and damaged my rear brakes (line was disconnected from caliper). I made it all the way down with a fully loaded Tenere and only my front brakes. That was by far the most technical bit of riding I have ever done.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skdsXsX2zT4

 

[AZ Dean]

Did a ~350 mile loop from my house in north Phoenix up to Camp Verde, across 260 to Payson and down to my daughter's new place in Queen Creek. About 600 miles since I bought the bike 5 days ago. ::008::

 

[78YZ]

Awesome trip. I did that ride in 2014.

To Nova Scotia from New Jersey

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[AVGeek]

Did a ~350 mile loop from my house in north Phoenix up to Camp Verde, across 260 to Payson and down to my daughter's new place in Queen Creek. About 600 miles since I bought the bike 5 days ago. ::008::

Did you try FR300 across the top of the Mogollon Rim? Its a very easy dirt run that basically runs around Payson. I also like Seven Springs and Bloody Basin roads, though I prefer running them from south to north, due to some of the rockier, hillier sections being easier to do going up, than going down.

 

[AZ Dean]

Did you try FR300 across the top of the Mogollon Rim? Its a very easy dirt run that basically runs around Payson. I also like Seven Springs and Bloody Basin roads, though I prefer running them from south to north, due to some of the rockier, hillier sections being easier to do going up, than going down.

I have driven some of FR300, but haven't tried it on a bike yet. Great suggestion. I've done Seven Springs and some of Bloody Basin road several times on my KLR. Once I get the Tenere armored up and get some dirt-worthy tires I do some exploring with it.


Saw this S10 at THAT Brewery in Pine yesterday. Anyone you know?

 

[tomatocity]

https://goo.gl/maps/znsEwVhneEJ2

Archer and I met up for a ride and this is what we enjoyed. Started with an delicious breakfast at the very popular Putah Creek Cafe. More twisties than straight roads. Some off-road. Speed on rural straights. And surprisingly not much for traffic. Perfect weather. And smiles waiting for the next ride.

 

[Don in Lodi]

Went over Mt Hamilton from the San Jose side Monday, came out on Del Puerto Canyon. The Junction was hopping, live band, food, drink. I left, must be getting old or sumpin'. Del Puerto is getting pretty rough, perfect for the long legs of the Ténéré. ::26::

Sorry, no pics. Tim might be able to put up a map for me.

 

[tomatocity]

Went over Mt Hamilton from the San Jose side Monday, came out on Del Puerto Canyon. The Junction was hopping, live band, food, drink. I left, must be getting old or sumpin'. Del Puerto is getting pretty rough, perfect for the long legs of the Ténéré. ::26::

Sorry, no pics. Tim might be able to put up a map for me.

https://goo.gl/maps/VL5khkAhR5r

Not sure the route Don rode to get there. I tried to map "Calaveras Rd" but GoogleMaps has screwed the pooch on a section of it. Calaveras Rd is a very fun ride that will remove the tire nubs and increase the smile value. Actually CA-130 is the same with some hairy, elevation gain and loss, switchbacks. All the reason to stop at The Junction for a cold drink. Del Puerto Canyon Rd is always fun with an occasional cow in the road.

Note to self... ride this route soon.

 

[Don in Lodi]

https://goo.gl/maps/VL5khkAhR5r

Not sure the route Don rode to get there. I tried to map "Calaveras Rd" but GoogleMaps has screwed the pooch on a section of it. Calaveras Rd is a very fun ride that will remove the tire nubs and increase the smile value. Actually CA-130 is the same with some hairy, elevation gain and loss, switchbacks. All the reason to stop at The Junction for a cold drink. Del Puerto Canyon Rd is always fun with an occasional cow in the road.

Note to self... ride this route soon.

I came from my Sister's place south of there, went in on Alum Rock Rd. Took a bit over two hours from 680 to 5. Man, what a blast.