Hammered Time- 11/7 Dual Sport Ride

Call this one "the bike was willing, but the flesh was weak". I knew it was time to bail when the beating of my heart from picking up the TA the 4th time in about a mile was drowning out the exhaust. Fortunately I crash well (the TA does as well for the most part)- it was the picking up that was getting to me.

Really nice course (from what I saw). Fair to say that it was ok on a big trailie, but I just didn't have the strength to continue. I was getting through the tougher sections ok, but then zoning out on the easy stuff and fell there a few times. Well, Mrs. Barlow's only son may not be the sharpest knife in the drawer, but he knows when to let discretion be the better part of valor



Secret elephant starting grounds




Mick on the trailer queen rat



Steve and Ed look ready!





Steve getting a trailside shoulder consult from Doc. He had a pretty spectacular highside.



Obtrailratpic



Part of Team Slowpokes




Chris doing a trailside repair. Fortunately, it was just a battery bolt that came out- it was even in the belly pan!



Almost there... As an aside- Chris was the roost king today!



The trail where the bolt came loose. Chris looked like a tomato head afer pushing the big KTM out of it. I had a tow rope, but you how it is with real studs



It was not a good section of trail for the 950's



Some local flora



The day's only permanent damage



Just a couple of dirty bike pics now- more from other folks will be coming












Really nice time- kudus to the Tri-County Sportsmen club.

What a perfect day!! Perfect temps, excellent trails, and kickass ADVRider buddies!!

I got a shitload of pictures, so I'll split 'em up so the load times won't be so bad.

I left the APT at 6:00 AM and like 33 degrees, 122 long and cold miles later I was pulling into the parking lot at Belleplain State Forest, the event's start and finish point.

Here's Walter Barlow, gasing up his bike, on a trailer?

Gathering to start the ride. That's Super Steve on the left and Ballpeen on the right.

OCFRider was having problems with his 950. A bunch of us pushed him up the trail to a clearing after working on it here for a bit.

My 950 was feeling neglected with everyone paying so much attention to OCFRider's bike, so it decided to take a nap.



Walter showed the picture depicting the aftermath from the fall. My first broken part!! I wasn't even on it when it broke!!

Here's DocGonzo.

Ducky750.

Mudhole, Ducky750.

DocGonzo?

Milt.

Walter with his foot wedged under the Transalp. OUCH!

Walter.

Here's a couple of close ups.

Walter.

Deadguy.

Milt.

SuperSteve.

Here's Deadguy threading through some tight woods trails.

Here's Tribeless keeping in shape by repeatedly picking up his bike.

Those Tri-County guys really know how to take care of us "BIG DUALLY" guys!! Thanks a bunch!

I think that some of us big dually guys need a course in log jumping. Deadguy got stuck on this log and some impolite, impatient, dirtbike-dualsporters just had to go around us. Needless to say, they were quite successful in adding to the CF.