Seven of us
Rene Larrave on BMW R1200GSA
Andy Scott on BMW R1200GSA
Julio Hardstein on BMW R1250GSA
Charles (Chuck) Green on BMW R1200GS
Clint T on BMW G650GS Sertão
Graeme Peart on BMW R1250GSA
Armando Almeida on BMW R1200GSA
left at about 8:30 am from the Exxon on Victoria Parkway and US75.
Made our way north-east towards Oklahoma and crossed the Red River south of Hugo, OK and we stopped for gas and drinks at Antlers, OK.
The road really started to get winding with ups and downs and we were having lots of fun on our two-wheeled machines.
Unfortunately on a quite difficult blind left-hander, Clint T could not make the curve and his Sertão with his on board went off the road and only got stopped by a fence.
Clint got up and although he was shaken and had pain on his right shoulder and right leg for a while thought about getting back on the bike. The bikes left side was pretty damaged. The left bag was still attached to the bike but it was ripped open, the clutch was totally broken and we could not pull it in. Chuck started it and the bike worked fine.
With Clint now lying down on the ground, we were all wondering what to do when a lady appears on an ATV. Their farm was just across the road and it seemed their fence was the one that stopped the bike and Clint.
She was very nice and gave us different options on what to. In the end we decided we would leave the bike and Clint in their farm, call Clint's wife who then came to get him by car.
After we were sure Clint was in great hands, we got back on our bikes and made our way East as we still had the famous Kaimichi (or K) Trail to do.
We entered the K-Trail just south of Big Cedar, OK and we did the East side of the Trail. The West side is generally regarded as the most difficult section and although not impossible for our big dual-sport bikes, it was not easy going. Just enough challenge to bring out the humbleness on us.
The first part of the trail was the most difficult mainly due to lots of rocks of different sizes and elevations which asked us to be very much alert and be very diligent in picking up the right route through them. The last part of the trail was quite simple and we were able to pick up speed and test the Enduro-Pro mode as we went around the tighter corners.
I would very much like to go back and do the west section as some point.
We eventually made it to our Camping Ground and were surprised to learn that they had availability for Thursday evening but were full on Saturday night.
Our camping site was very nice as we were able to be all close to each other and we went about getting our tents up, having showers etc etc.
For the evening we all had our dried food and even had a fire going around which we went about telling our many stories.
The weather had held off and it was a great evening of camaraderie.
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