[dsn_klr650] adventure touring in nevada's black rock desert re

[Ronald Wells]

Attachments :Great trip report, I was in Gerlach a month ago and the lake bed was too wet to ride. You mentioned the cost of the motel room being high. When I inquired at the bar about the rooms I was quoted two differ prices. When I asked what the difference was, the room clerk/bartender said one had color TV and the lesser room $26 had B&W. I went with the B&W! It rained the night I was there but I was determined to find some dirt roads. On my way back to Reno loaded up not a mile from Gerlach I exited the hard surface onto what looked like a hard surface sand road. I got about 200 yards when for some reason I popped the throttle. in a bit of enthusiasm and my bike and I went down instantaneously. I never saw it coming. The "wet hard sand" turned out to be gumbo clay, slick as "owl snot"! It was no small feat trying to stand up to right the bike in that slippery gumbo. Lesson learned; ride carfully in the desert after a rain even though it looks OK! I am sending a photo of my mishap. The road was hard packed with a slippery top layer. I hope the photo comes through. Ron -- --- Ronald Wells stooth@earthlink.net>

> From: mrob1515@aol.com > Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2000 01:36:11 EDT > To: DSN_klr650@egroups.com > Subject: [DSN_klr650] Adventure touring in Nevada's Black Rock Desert region > > Within a half mile of turning around, we find the "off ramp" to the highway > and ride five miles into the desert town of Gerlach. This town is practically > owned by a man named Bruno. He owns the motel, gas station, restaurant, > saloon and a place he calls "Bruno's Country Club" which is a small casino. > After cleaning the mud off our boots, we secured lodging for the night at > Bruno's and then cleaned up for dinner at Bruno's and drinks at Bruno's. Our > motel room would have been rated a negative 5 diamonds by AAA, and when I > asked Dennis why it was so expensive ($50) he replied that Bruno had a > monopoly: it was the only place in town! At dinner, I confessed to Dennis > that I had taken some spills, and told him that I wasn't afraid of crashing, > just afraid that I might break some bones or dislocate a shoulder. His only > comment was that I should slow down. I told him that if I slowed down any > further, I would be going backwards. So ends the first day of my first dual > sport adventure. > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Failed tests, classes skipped, forgotten locker combinations. > Remember the good 'ol days > http://click.egroups.com/1/4053/5/_/911801/_/959924180/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Visit the KLR650 archives at > http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 > Support Dual Sport News... dsneditor@softhome.net > Let's keep this list SPAM free! > > Visit our site at http://www.egroups.com/group/DSN_klr650 > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@egroups.com > > >