Cidah Run Adventure Bike Ride (DARC VI), 10-19-14, Harrisville, RI

Well then there were two BMW 650s that crashed; want to buy my Dakar?

Great riding.. super route by Jimmy ... We'll have to get him a new tape measure that is calibrated correctly!
Dave(Black KLR650)

Thanks to Jimmay and MATPOC for collaborating on leading us on some epic woods roads in Little Rhody.

Dave's black KLR decided to take a trail nap.



The Boulder Bridge.



Leon testing the waters.



A trail diverged in the woods.

Found a note on my windshield from Peter (on left) who was riding in my group that Mark on his 500 EXC, (rider in the middle), broke down, which explains why we lost them out there in the woods somewhere. They made it back to the start OK. What happened to Mark's bike Pete?

other arrow should say "FUN ILLEGAL STUFF LEFT"

That bridge with only couple steel "I" beams is the most notable obstacle of the day

Hugh thanks to Jim Doustou for his efforts in putting this ride together given this is not in his immediate backyard. We all know these events don't happen without personal commitment.

22 riders came out to ride the 6th and last DARC ride of 2014 on a blustery cool October morning. Many of the riders rode to the event, rode the event, and then rode home. True enthusiasts!







John, Pete and Bruce.



Trail boss Jim Doustou in the grey/black jacket.



Riders meeting just before key time of 9:00 am.











This machine might have exceeded the limitations of the course conditions.



Riders heading out in small groups.









The small groups became one large group.



Into the rock gardens of RI.



Gas stop #1.







Tom Canning and his grand kid rode 2 up.





Over the Boulder Bridge.





More state forest roads.











Next stop was Twisted Throttle in Exeter for lunch.









Anyone for a new Arai?



Two trails diverged in the woods.





Leon playing "catch up".





The "small bikes" section complete with I Beam culvert crossing.





Thanks to Dmitri for sharing his "private stock" with us.



Hope to see many of you for the 2015 DARC series next May out of Dudley, MA.

Thanks for a great ride Skip. Mark had a flat tire. Going back to my truck, the GPS sent me down 95 I felt like a fish out of water riding my KTM down the open road. Did I mention I was doing 70 mph just to stay alive. Jim, looking forward to the ride next year. Thanks.

Hope everyone had a good time. I know I did. Sorry about the mileage mess up (what's 50 miles between friends...). However, in my defense take a look at the statistics from the mapping software I used. Its says 128 miles.

It is shareware though. I guess you get what you pay for.

Hmm. I took a less conservative line through that puddle.



I'll post some video later.

you must've finished the course in less than 2 minutes with that 12,000 mph max speed.

Some video...

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