Well folks, if you read my previous post about Meach and Ripshods influence, then you know I’ve ventured into Adventure riding. So, if you don’t care for this style you may want to skip this post. For the others, this is a recap of my recent trip.
Since the purchase of my V-Strom in June, I have logged a little over 7K miles most of which are in the Western NC and North Ga mountains as well as hitting many of the surrounding forest roads. Yes, I can’t believe it either and nor can Tammie if you know what I mean. Becoming more passionate and enjoying the style, I decided to try riding the MABDR (www.ridebdr.com). With that, I planned my shakedown ride for the Smokey Mountain 500. On this pre-ride I would pack as though I was doing the MABDR with gear and food for 9 days. While the SM500 only consisted of 3 days and 2 nights, it proved to be helpful and to get my mind right. I cut my rear tire right out of the gate so I “enjoyed” the experience of removing and patching a tire on the trail. My temporary patch allowed me to get out and to a shop where I was able to replace it and get back on the trail. Tires and mechanical problems are my greatest concern for the MABDR but with adventure comes adventure. Back out on the SM500 I enjoyed three days of riding with no additional issues.
Taking my learnings of what I needed and what I could leave behind, I set my plan in motion to occur a few weeks later. So here we go and sorry for if it’s too lengthy.
Day Zero:
Not knowing what condition my condition would be at the end of this, I decided to trailer my bike to my cabin in Hendersonville NC and leave out from there.
Since the purchase of my V-Strom in June, I have logged a little over 7K miles most of which are in the Western NC and North Ga mountains as well as hitting many of the surrounding forest roads. Yes, I can’t believe it either and nor can Tammie if you know what I mean. Becoming more passionate and enjoying the style, I decided to try riding the MABDR (www.ridebdr.com). With that, I planned my shakedown ride for the Smokey Mountain 500. On this pre-ride I would pack as though I was doing the MABDR with gear and food for 9 days. While the SM500 only consisted of 3 days and 2 nights, it proved to be helpful and to get my mind right. I cut my rear tire right out of the gate so I “enjoyed” the experience of removing and patching a tire on the trail. My temporary patch allowed me to get out and to a shop where I was able to replace it and get back on the trail. Tires and mechanical problems are my greatest concern for the MABDR but with adventure comes adventure. Back out on the SM500 I enjoyed three days of riding with no additional issues.
Taking my learnings of what I needed and what I could leave behind, I set my plan in motion to occur a few weeks later. So here we go and sorry for if it’s too lengthy.
Day Zero:
Not knowing what condition my condition would be at the end of this, I decided to trailer my bike to my cabin in Hendersonville NC and leave out from there.
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