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[QUOTE="EnduroDude, post: 574860, member: 38777"] Hey there, Thought I would take a moment and reflect the day.... I rode on #8- dang those dudes are fast! Water crossings were a matter of survival rather than how quick you could get through. Many that tried to ride through the deeper ones fell and drowned their bikes. I lost count of how many I did, but remember 2 of them required walking while slipping the clutch- water was everywhere! On one of the deeper crossings I remember looking back and seeing a rider fall and his bike disappear, not even a handle bar was visible, when I crossed it was up to the top of the air box and the engine was blurbaling. Rides were all over the banks trying to get the water out of their bikes to re-start. In a struggle to keep warm I burnt a check by ridding ahead- darn :-( haven't burnt one in years. I wore my gortex winter pants & jacket, winter gloves and gattors over my boots and still was soaked in the first 5 miles, after that I just froze. Up high there was snow and hail- the hail was a little painful to the cheeks at speed. High wind was difficult in one section that was a 5th gear area. Interesting though is that traction was never a problem, fresh tires help. At the first gas- 1/3rd way out I thought about calling it quits but didn't- should of but didn't. I pressed on till the race was called off at check 6?? I think it was 6. So I qualified as a finisher!!! I thought awesome I finished- I am outa here! At that check there was a small fire going, I couldn't feel my hands any more and should have taken time to get warmed up but it was snowing and the rest of my body that I could still feel was in pain from the cold. I wanted to get back to camp fast. The road back was long and cold, I kept thinking that the road was good cuz I will get back sooner. As I descended in elevation the snow began to melt from my goggles and body, it was getting warmer I thought but I was still in pain. By the time I got back to camp I had been out there for close to 4 hours. I was greeted by the wife and kids, they thought wow you look wet! Then as I tried to get out of my soaked gear they realized just how cold I was- my entire body was bright red, my shoulders were turning blue and I had no feeling in my hands to operate boot buckles and such. They took over and stripped me down, I was dried off, in a warm camp trailer with hot tea in no time. Took about 20 minutes to stop shivering. We planned to stay another night but the weather was just too bad so pulled up camp and waited for the gas trailer to return. The gas trailer took a long time to get back due to weather and I believe trying to help other riders out. By the time we left it was 4:PM and there were still 26 riders stranded out there- the club was on top of it and working to get them in. Now that I can actually "feel" the keyboard keys I am glad I went. [/QUOTE]
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