So, learning lesson, Rob showed up on Thursday (I think?) the rally is closed to ANY non registered guests, something about AMA insurance and all that hub bub, so, if anyone showed like Rob did and got turned away I owe you the drink of your choice!!
Anyways, I am downloading a video clip of Maryhill Loops road. We did a clinic and had the entire road to ourselves from 930 in the morning to 1pm. My top speed was 87.4 according to the GPS, I wouldnt know as my eyes were locked on the next line!!!!!!!!! Watch the clip once I insert the link, share your thoughts and decide if a Dual Sport 650 2 up is a better choice for tight twisties
About the Rally, gents/ladies, try to squeeze this one in, eating breakfast with the likes of David Hough, Nick Ienatsch, Tamera Rich, and many others is awesome. Sharing the roads and trails with them is even better. It was quite windy on Wednesday and Thursday, borderline hot on Friday, and hot enough to find some higher elevation (after Maryhill Loops of course) on Saturday. Friday we had a DS funrun, which cost me big time, on the way to checkpoint 3 I had a chance to really smoke up the trail, somehow my new Garmin Montana 650T left me. I spent quite some time Yesterday Afternoon doing 2-5 mph looking over the edge of the road. Bummer.....
All in all I'd do it again, well, I will be there next year. I sure would like some fellow low lifes to spend the road with as I just aint quite on the par of so many who were there. Bring street of dirt, there are lenty of roads that rate on the epic scale of 8-10 with plenty of bends and a few bumps along the way.