The Oregon BDR Experience: Episode 6 (ORBDR Section 2)

[@gonzostrangelove6107]

Love the singing part! So many times while crawling through rough patches in my Jeep, I would start singing songs from _HMS Pinafore_ or Great Big Sea songs. Good stuff!

[@RubiKonAdventures]

Looove it! 😀 ~Grizz

[@brianbrowning6615]

Awesome video -- Looks totally do-able on the rig. Keep them coming

[@RubiKonAdventures]

Section 2 would be a challenge for me and my hack. You can probably bypass some of that if you examine your maps. Being anal about the cosmetic condition of my hack, I wouldn't want to thrash my fiberglass on that brush. It is dry and stiff (not pliable like mountain shrubbery). Also a good chance that I would "hi-center" as it is 2 track with deep tracks, sage brush in the middle and no room to the sides to ride out. Would love to see pics and vids of you doing it though. Would make for a great adventure tease (Maybe an LBS Pac-Mule would be the ticket. 😄). Cheers buddy ~Grizz

[@brianbrowning6615]

Been Eyeing one of Mike's Pac-Mules ice he announced them.Of course that would mean getting rid of one of my two rigs which ain't going to happen yet.. The Overland was made so I could explore this sort of stuff and already has a certain amount of patina from my last couple of adventures so plans are afoot :-) @@RubiKonAdventures

[@kennethvernonprivate]

Great update......All the best from Canada!

[@seisamigos397]

Really good cinematography Griz! Best representation of what to expect on Section 2 that I've seen. Thanks!

[@RubiKonAdventures]

Thanks for the kind words. The 40 miles just outside of Christmas valley heading south keep you on your toes. Was still a wonderful trip. Now that I know what to expect, I hope to explore further out there. Cheers ~Grizz

[@rickhall361]

Happy Trails

[@wingrider6116]

Great day of riding! My only complaint is I wish my knee replacements would let me do that. lol Be safe and enjoy!

[@RubiKonAdventures]

If you look closely at this video and the last one, you may notice I’m limping . Dr says I will need a knee replacement at some point 😢 I’ll go until I can’t. Thanks for riding along buddy. ~GrizLee

[@davidbones8947]

I ride a 1200GS ive watched all of the sec it seams 1 and 2 are the tuff ones rocks and sand! I dont like sand! Lol im 71 and will ride some sec this year when its warm 😎🤯

[@RubiKonAdventures]

Sec 1 & 2 can be a bit rough. Many riders coming north said Section 1 wasn't really worth the effort. I also would say parts of section 3 is sandy as well for a GS. A lot of "pumis sand" throughout starting at Detroit. However, those sections might be a bit better earlier in the year. We rode in Sept timber and everything was dry, dry, dry. A little moisture might help it stick together better. Glad to see you still at it. Gives my hope as I get on in years as well. I'll be out on more rides with my GS as this year. It's a great bike and I love it for the big tours. Especially north. Take care and be safe . ~GrizzLee

[@idratherberiding3456]

Great stuff guys!

[@jrdepew]

(haven’t) been there, done that! Yet😊

[@RubiKonAdventures]

Now that I know what to expect. I wanna go back and explore some more. There are alot of interesting places out that way. Hope you can make it out there. We had good cool weather. It got no hotter than 83 deg or so. Thanks for riding with us. ~ GrizzLee

[@gonzostrangelove6107]

Why do you say you wouldn't be out there on your GS?

[@RubiKonAdventures]

It was pretty sandy and rocky. I’ve ridden other BDRs on my GS and this one was the roughest so far. The BDR site ranks this as one of the harder BDRs. This particular day we rode a section about 40 miles over ancient lava flows that were then covered by glacial floods. So it has deep silt and large basalt rocks. The smaller the bike the better. I know that I would’ve gone down on my GS as both of us had many pucker moments on our T7s. The lighter T7 with the 21” front and 18” rear wheel is much more suited for this type of riding. Will be riding my GS to the Trans Tiaga this June though. It’s pure bliss for long distance touring. Thanks for riding along .~Grizz

[@MrRodwatson]

I ride alone 99% of the time....I totally understand the singing to ones' self 🤔😔😆. That said....my songs are 110% not KZbin approved...😉

[@RubiKonAdventures]

😂 That’s funny. I like to make up funny lyrics to songs while I ride. When my wife rode with me, we had communication headsets. She said if I sang, she’d tune me out . And she did. 😮. Thanks for sharing your insight to coping while riding alone. I’m with you. ~GrizzLee

[@bentbars9366]

Before I watch your video I have a bet with some friends how many times you will complain about section 2. Please don't let me down!

[@RubiKonAdventures]

Oh no. I hope I didn’t cost you money? Only a 40 mile section that was consistently rough. Wish I had filmed the guy we met at Lake Abert. He was wincing about the 40 miles we had just come through. Didn’t like section 1 at all. Coyote Hills was cool. Although my bad knee was really starting to bother me quite a bit. You may notice some limping. Cheers~ Grizz