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Originally Posted by
Skunkmoto
Nice pics, looks tough going lots of bikes lying down, how did the different bikes compare?
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In the main, the trails were not too difficult and if truth be told, the least experienced of all of us were me and the other lad on the two Teneres. He fell off a few times but that was down to 'operator error' shall we say.
One day we split into 2 groups by accident; one group of the better riders (2 x 690s, a 950 super enduro and a XR600) followed the unpaved road indicated on the Garmin but soon became involved in an epic as it turned from steep river bed, to goat track etc. It got dark quickly and they had to spend the night up on the mountain as it got too dark to carry on. In the morning, the remaining sections were so difficult they had to 'walk' the bikes down.
I was in the other group who also had an eventful day. We took a different route and having stopped for a piss while the others in my group carried on I had a conversation with a local walker who told me it was impossible to get the bikes all the way over the mountain.......too late to stop the others so I chased them as best I could but we had also gone beyond the point of turning around. We also ended up walking the bikes down and I got a bit dehydrated but at least we made it to the campsite for beers!
As for a comparison of the bikes it's difficult but IMHO I'd say the Tenere's were bar far the best over distance and clearly better suited to the road but the KTM's were so much better off road; light, agile and more power (and carrying more skilled riders, ahem!) Mind you, that old R reg XR600 went well!