after reading that thread I have to wonder if anyone there has ever ridden anything but well groomed gravel roads.
Are they talking about it like its a hardcore technical route?
as you saw in the video, EXPERTS ONLY. I think it is sad that they have to play to the absolute beginner and can't be honest about the road conditions.
I'm looking forward to posting on the ADV thread videos of my FZ with 5" of suspension doing that section.
Ken
Die young as late as possible, remember who you were before the world told you how it should be. -- Barry Morris
Bucho wrote: ↑Sun Feb 18, 2018 4:19 am
I watched the two little vids posted of the "hard" section in Bald Eagle State Forest. Is that the hardest, most technical part of the route? I can't believe they even bothered having a go round.
I've learned that GoPro and other helmet type cameras can be slightly deceptive. They make stuff look easier than it is. That being said, I'm relatively confident that I could ride my Wee on those tough sections with decent tires as long as I picked good lines. The rocks sticking out would give the street suspension a workout.
juddspaintballs wrote: ↑Sun Feb 18, 2018 4:13 pm
I've learned that GoPro and other helmet type cameras can be slightly deceptive. They make stuff look easier than it is. That being said, I'm relatively confident that I could ride my Wee on those tough sections with decent tires as long as I picked good lines. The rocks sticking out would give the street suspension a workout.
I agree, sometimes the helmet cam footage can be deceptive sometimes. It has to be a good uphill/downhill to even not look like just a flat trail.
I think the WeeStrom, CB500X, street/adv type bikes, Ken's FZ, (my old Concours) could easily ride through. Of course at relatively slow speed but still with minimal drama.
juddspaintballs wrote: ↑Sun Feb 18, 2018 4:13 pm
I've learned that GoPro and other helmet type cameras can be slightly deceptive. They make stuff look easier than it is. That being said, I'm relatively confident that I could ride my Wee on those tough sections with decent tires as long as I picked good lines. The rocks sticking out would give the street suspension a workout.
I agree, sometimes the helmet cam footage can be deceptive sometimes. It has to be a good uphill/downhill to even not look like just a flat trail.
I think the WeeStrom, CB500X, street/adv type bikes, Ken's FZ, (my old Concours) could easily ride through. Of course at relatively slow speed but still with minimal drama.
I’ll get a set of trials tires for the Hurley Low Rider and really up the ante... or just run street tires and Kenny Roberts the whole thing!
juddspaintballs wrote: ↑Sun Feb 18, 2018 4:13 pm
I've learned that GoPro and other helmet type cameras can be slightly deceptive. They make stuff look easier than it is. That being said, I'm relatively confident that I could ride my Wee on those tough sections with decent tires as long as I picked good lines. The rocks sticking out would give the street suspension a workout.
I agree, sometimes the helmet cam footage can be deceptive sometimes. It has to be a good uphill/downhill to even not look like just a flat trail.
I think the WeeStrom, CB500X, street/adv type bikes, Ken's FZ, (my old Concours) could easily ride through. Of course at relatively slow speed but still with minimal drama.
Even VFR can go halfway up
I think though, that hill in Italy I failed on was much steeper
And, as always, I was alone in the middle of nowhere