So far Scott and I have both gone down twice....yep. Nothing hurt but our pride. The newbie has won the first round. We had a great day of riding. We pushed the limits of wet pavement and found no problems. Riding side by side through the twisty corners we only touched once. We had a lot of mud and off road paths today. The mud was thick and very rutty. Lots of passing through the ruff stuff.
So how did we go down.....well we were told we ride too fast and burn up our gas faster than the normal groups. So coming over the wet mountain pass we ran out of fuel only 5 km before the nearest gas station, it was with out power so it was of no good. I ran out first and really did not want to wait around so I grabbed Scotts bike as he went by. That worked until he ran out too..lol
The next move was to dismount and lay the bikes over to grab any fuel that might have remained on the far side of the tank....it worked....we were both running again. The next time the bike was all the way on the ground and lifted the wheels a little. We made it to the gas station with out power to pump any fuel...nice. We were pointed another 2 km down the road that would have enough to get us to town. So even after reserve we had a reserve, but had to go down to find it.
Only complaints so far....some bad food here would restore faith in our own food system at home, dieting will be a must when we get home. So far the meals have been unforgettable. A firmer bed would be better for our backs. Robot thought he had found the stiffest bed in the world until he sat on my bed this morning. Not enough cold beer in the mountains, someone should have told them we were coming. Turn on some power and chill our beer.
Posted by bone dry...Keith
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