SkunkWorks
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My friend Cap'n Ron and I ran into this exact type of scenario when we were in Arizona last October. (I never did finish my ride-report from that Trip, I should get on that!)Yes Sir ! Ive been in MANY - MANY situations just like your photos ! ! I have SO MANY snap shots in my mind that I wish I had photos of ! I would think the vast majority of Tenere owners would even be MORE impressed with their own bikes, If I had those photos...... They are not "showing off" type photos, but "continuing down the trail" photos...... Some folks know this statement, others do not.............. when you're on a 800 mile BDR, there are many sections you might be 150 miles into a trail and you find something hard or something you dont really want to ride......... Well, guess what............. you cant turn around 150 miles........... You gotta find a way, challenge the bike, challenge yourself.... This bike is a beast in the right hands ! ! ! ! ! ! !
Full on dedicated trail bike, NO............. take you and get you out of virtually any situation, YES
We were on Day-5 and riding towards Crown-King, south of Prescott along the Ridges in the Forest.
Riding a section of challenging trail (for us, fully-loaded as we were), already 2-1/2 hours into this section we came upon THIS!
We found out later the locals were referring to this as "The Waterfall". It was either get the Bikes over, or turn around and ride the whole route we came from back to Prescott.
I was on my S10, and he was on his Vstrom-650. Both fully loaded with all our gear!
Neither of us wanted to give up and turn around................ But MAN this looked like a hefty Challenge!
Had I been by myself I'm not so sure I would have attempted it? We both dropped our luggage and walked it up the Hill, through the "Waterfall". Now we both had more incentive to get the Bikes over.
We took turns and helped each-other with the Bikes, and with some High-Fives and a Hug afterwards were both relieved and amazed at how capable these Bikes are!
Believe Me, these pictures don't really show how steep the Trail was here!
When we got to Crown-King, while enjoying their "Taco-Tuesday" lunch special and a Beer, one local older Gentleman was asking us all kinds of questions:
"How far have you guys been traveling?" "Where you headed?" .......that sorta thing.
He proceeds to tell us "You guys aren't headed up the Senator-Hwy are you? You won't make it through this one section where the road washed out on those bikes"
Cap'n Ron and I look at each-other and laugh............. I said to the local "What if told you we just came through that section on our way here?"
He didn't really know what to say to us after that. I think he might have thought we were lying to him?
Anyway. While we were enjoying our lunch-break, Cap'n Ron says to me "I'm not sure I'd ever ride that road again"
I looked at him and instantly responded with "I would ride it again with you!"
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