Riding in Big Bend Ranch State Park

One of the first things you need to do when you get to the BBRSP is to read about the park and also what you can and cannot do.

As related to dual sport riding they give you some pages which explain the conditions of the roads and also give you some ideas of loops or out-and-back rides.

They classify roads from Class 1 to Class 4 as follows:

And here are some of the rides we could have taken.

In the end, we did the Road to Nowhere out-and-back, Los Alamos loop and Oso Loop and rode a number of other side roads.

Scot, Craig and I rode the KTMs and Graeme went on his GSA. We were very impressed on some of the stuff he was able to do and shows how impressive these bikes are when well ridden.

On the way to The Solitario

Los Alamos loop

Having lunch at Tres Pampelones

On the Road to Nowhere

The Other Side of Nowhere

Oso loop

 

 

How tough was the ride, you may ask. May be this back tire on Graeme's bike which was in quite good condition on the morning of the ride gives an idea. By the way this is an Heidenau K60 tire which is supposed to be the toughest there is.

Another way is to see how the inspection plate got bent back on both KTMs when bike bottomed out and back tire touched it and flipped plate right back.

It was AWESOME !

 

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