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Hope I can make this one. What will the snow be like around June 11th?
Yes go for a start date of June 17th... that would like up PERFECTLY after my www.ridemsta.com National Rally... STAR 2017! ::012:: ::013:: ::018:: ::021::Benjamin1031 said:High passes will most likely still be snowed in. I know it doesn't line up with the other event you guys mentioned but I was thinking more like mid to late July... thoughts?
Sounds like you've been around here for about as long as I've been gone.RIDEMYST said:I have been following this thread. I have been a Tenere owner for less than two years and a member of this forum for about the same amount of time.
I have never attended a rally put on by this group.
My question is what exactly goes into a "national" rally?
Are there tech sessions, seminars or published routes? -JEP-
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Welcome back Snakebitten.snakebitten said:Sounds like you've been around here for about as long as I've been gone.
But I still can likely give you a fair synopsis of what to expect.
First, it's a Super Tenere event. So, it IS literally a group of the same fellas you have been hanging out here with.
In fact, the most confusing part is figuring out what to call everyone. Is it Steve? Or is it eemsreno? :
In regards to what all is included in the rally? What to expect? I can only tell you that historically, when you get back home, it'll be the adventure (riding) that most folks file away as cherished memories. Super Tenere rally participants are often the guys that R I D E. And no other bike has ever attracted a better bunch of motorcycle humans. None!
Which brings up the only advice I'd offer........
Ask around before ya pick a group to ride with. See who is the "unofficial" lead rider. (I say unofficial because the guy influencing the pack might be riding as caboose!)
And look out for the guys with the scratch and dent Teneres. Yea, you know which "trails" they're likely to drag you too.
Hint: especially blue or black PDP bikes
As far where should the 2017 get-together be? I really don't have a preference. If I can just fan this current spark back into a proper & rightful flame, it won't really matter.
But know this Steve, I ain't shodding no e07's, or whatever dual-sport tire you have PROVEN can go from Iowa to the Arctic and back. I need more traction than you.
Heh.. heh... heh!!!! I will not take any offense at this, I promise.snakebitten said:And look out for the guys with the scratch and dent Teneres. Yea, you know which "trails" they're likely to drag you too.
Hint: especially blue or black PDP bikes
...and between spklbuk and trike we have two of the most knowledgeable riders of this region. Few people anywhere know as much about their state's roads as spklbuk knows about WV. Trike has taken me on several rides in this region where you'd swear you were riding dry (or not so dry) creek beds only to learn it's an abandoned road. He's taken me on the most interesting off pavement rides I've done in the last few years.trikepilot said:If there was a desire to have a rally in an eastern locale that was accessible to half the US population via a days drive, had infrastructure in place to house/feed/entertain a wide swath of riders, and had endless options of paved twisties, gravel of all kinds, and dirt trails that will make you shudder - then the best place in my honest opinion is the New River Gorge region of WV.