To give you an idea how much this trail has deteriorated (or improved...depending on your point of view), in the late 1960's I would take my VW Beetle up the entire thing. 🤣😂 I was always amazed at how much sand and water there was near the top. The last time I was through there was a few years ago on an F800GS. One of the other guys, on an R1200GS from NY, had a set of spoke wheels installed along with a set of very aggressive tires. The mechanic used the rear wheel bolts from the cast wheels to install the spoke wheels. Not good, as the bolts for the spoke wheels were longer than for the cast wheels. He rode off of his rear wheel in a muddy ditch neat the top. We found a couple of the bolts that had worked their way out along the trail and had to scrounge another from one of the other GSs. They continued on toward Crabtree Falls and went down Shoe Creek on the back of the falls. This was before that road was closed. Quite a ride!
Ever watch Itchy Boots channel? This reminds me of that only she doesn't take f'ed up trails as bad as this one very often. I would have been worried about getting a flat someplace.
To give you an idea how much this trail has deteriorated (or improved...depending on your point of view), in the late 1960's I would take my VW Beetle up the entire thing. 🤣😂 I was always amazed at how much sand and water there was near the top. The last time I was through there was a few years ago on an F800GS. One of the other guys, on an R1200GS from NY, had a set of spoke wheels installed along with a set of very aggressive tires. The mechanic used the rear wheel bolts from the cast wheels to install the spoke wheels. Not good, as the bolts for the spoke wheels were longer than for the cast wheels. He rode off of his rear wheel in a muddy ditch neat the top. We found a couple of the bolts that had worked their way out along the trail and had to scrounge another from one of the other GSs. They continued on toward Crabtree Falls and went down Shoe Creek on the back of the falls. This was before that road was closed. Quite a ride!
lol, that it awesome, what a story. I bet that was still insanely fun with the beetle, I see Herbie going up that mtn in my head.
Ever watch Itchy Boots channel? This reminds me of that only she doesn't take f'ed up trails as bad as this one very often. I would have been worried about getting a flat someplace.