Adventure Tour on my R1 Near Donner

[redline]

Hey? you left the tennis court picture out... what gives...

just off to the left hand side of the road where that shot was taken.... really .theres a tennis court there...

nice little dam a half click down stream from there, and?
less than a 200yd walk up stream are some
Indian hieroglyphic on the granite rocks next to the river...
That area was a resort at one time. Called "The Cedars":shhh

:wow OMG! You're the real deal!! That's totally true about the tennis court in the middle of nowhere! I wish I would've known about the other stuff, though. I took a nice little break there and should've hiked around!

 

[redline]

Great story and pics, love it but then I ride a dual sport.

Seriously well done on the R1 though, so when you getting that trailie now?

out of interest though, did you lower tyre pressures at all to handle the dirt?

Garry

Yeah, very low tire pressure would've been a good idea. I had it at 28 psi front & rear because I didn't have a way to re-inflate them for the 27 miles of paved twisties on ForrestHill. If I was thinking ahead, I would'be brought a small bike pump -- but if I was thinking, I wouldn't have done this in the first place.

 

[teamtpr]

A trip worth taking again. hold on a sec...I'll post in a minute.

For you backpackers out there or adventures?even a street bike that could carry a sleeping bag and a couple of supplies. That is a great over night camp spot....
Yes true... I'm the real deal ,only cause I've spent allot of time in that area when I was a little younger.

Scouts is where I was introduce to that beautiful side of the sierras.
living close by for at least 2/3's of my life helped as well...

There are many summer time cabins there, to this day and a main lodge.
a great natural mineral spring there as well, Maybe why just on the other side of that slope is SodaSprings...
You do or should have permission to camp over night thou,
so is not to be rude.
The ridge you came over to get to that spot is at the edge of two really cool trails, one , the "granite chief wilderness area" where the Pacific crest trail runs through and right in the middle of that and at the top of the ridge you came down is a trailhead call "teviscup trail" a great two day backpacking trip for any one interested.

 

[redline]

One for the barf book too! :thumbup

:smoking

:banana

 

[com3]

buahahhaa! we musta just missed each other, dude, cause i was headed the other direction (going towards soda springs) at around 5pm ish when i got to the intersection of robinson flat rd and soda springs rd. i'd come in from french meadows resevoir (it's twice as long as going to foresthill rd).

it was pretty gnarly, so i feel yer "pain." :laughing i almost pitched it away twice in that silt...in fact, that spot where you took the pic of the R1 sitting at the bottom of that hill, i almost munched it coming down that when the front sank into about 8" of silt and cranked to the steering stop....at about 25mph. :laughing

 

[redline]

Com3: Wow, what a coincidence to be around that same place around the same time. Maybe you were there Sunday, though? I was there Saturday. Surprised we didn't see each other (I was going really slow).

Now that I tried it, I really I dunno how you do it on a streetbike w/street tires. I'm gonna wimp out & get a dualsport someday.

 

[rritterson]

amazing story. I haven't really wanted to go out and buy a bike with knobbies until I read your story.

 

[com3]

Com3: Wow, what a coincidence to be around that same place around the same time. Maybe you were there Sunday, though? I was there Saturday. Surprised we didn't see each other (I was going really slow).

Now that I tried it, I really I dunno how you do it on a streetbike w/street tires. I'm gonna wimp out & get a dualsport someday.

oh, yeah, yeah, i was through there on sunday, no sat. my bad.

it's all about practice. that's all. though, i have pitched it away twice in the dirt in the ~3000+ miles of dirt on street tire experience... both at decent speeds (once about 25mph, hard on the brakes. the other about 40, hard on the gas). the bike was uninjured both times...i...on the other hand... :laughing


http://www.southbayriders.com/forums/showpost.php?p=642507 nyuk.

BTW, i know you from trackdays, don't i? your face looks familiar on an earlier pic, but the resolution is poor, so i'm not 100%.

 

[smp89]

OMFG Vic !:applause :hail And you always seemed do normal when I seen you.

 

[redline]

BTW, i know you from trackdays, don't i? your face looks familiar on an earlier pic, but the resolution is poor, so i'm not 100%.

Hey Joe~ Yep, we met at a few of the Zoom Zoom track days. Too bad I don't have my 4theriders CD on me, but here's a recent one from the Z2 6/26/07 track day:

Thanks for the link to your post! Wow, I feel better knowing that even you got tired and it took a couple hours even for you. Can't believe I was right next to those tunnels and didn't happen to see them! I had no idea those were right there!

 

[com3]

Thanks for the link to your post! Wow, I feel better knowing that even you got tired and it took a couple hours even for you.

:laughing :laughing :laughing :thumbup

 

[Annie_83]

Latecomer to this thread, but wow! Looks like some pretty sweet adventures! jealous I didn't get to go too! My adventures don't usually involve 2 wheels though, mine are usually with 8 wheels and 4 hooves. (truck/trailer/horse). But I have made some fun cross country roadtrips to the east coast and back. Nothing nearly as awesome as this though! Props to you!

 

[LongGoneJohn]

Not the last... cause now you made me see it.

Redline, I bet you would have made it home before dark if you didn't stop 300 times to take photos! But, you did anyway, why? To make a BARF thread! Talk about loyalty!!!! Puts the pleasure of BARF readers ahead of his own safety!!

 

[pashnit]

Great thread! You'll be telling this story over beers for years to come!

 

[navy8ret]

Yeah, very low tire pressure would've been a good idea. I had it at 28 psi front & rear because I didn't have a way to re-inflate them

Now that was an EPIC ride :ride :cool
You would have been fine if you had one of these :teeth

 

[pacifisticuffs]

Damn, Vic, that's some crazy riding right there! Looks like a great adventure.

 

[com3]

Now that was an EPIC ride :ride :cool
You would have been fine if you had one of these :teeth

:laughing :thumbup i recently got me pretty much that same set-up from tim.

 

[redline]

DancingQueen: Thanks! Oh, now if I could've borrowed your horse, this trail would've been easy. Oh, wait, I dunno how to ride a horse!

antarius: Glad you liked the pics! I'm glad I took the pictures. By the time I got home, I thought it was all a bad dream or maybe hallucinations from the fatigue.

pashnit: Hey, thanks for reading my thread! You've been all over! Glad you enjoyed reading about my little trip.

navy8ret: Tools!! Now that would've been a GREAT idea! I'll be much more prepared next time I do something like this. Thanks for hint on the tool set. I'll have to pick me up that stuff! Oh, and I see it's Com3 approved! That means it can stand up to more abuse than I could ever dish out on a bike ride!

pacifisticuffs: Thanks for reading my thread! It was rough up there (for me, anyway)!

 

[com3]

i just reread this thread...i laughed just as hard this time as i did the first time. i can't believe you had to use rocks and twigs and shit to get up that hill. :laughing :laughing

 

[JasonW]

I'm late to this thread, but enjoyed the read just the same. I did the exact same thing in 1991 on an 88 Honda Hawk. It got dark, I was lost and terrified that I would run out of gas. I eventually ran across some ATV folks that pointed me in the right direction. It was quite an adventure!

I went back through in my truck in 99 going the other way but didn't stop to explore anything. I'll have to head back up this summer to poke around near the bridge.

Did you ever get all of the dirt off of your R1? :rofl That poor Hawk was a FILTHY beast after I went through there...