VOLUME 58 ISSUE 1 JANUARY 5, 2021 P91
is a 60/40-ish Street/off-road tire
with some serious mileage built
in. We have tested them exten-
sively and for most adventures,
they are great. They're not the
most aggressive tires, sure. But
they work surprisingly well in the
loose stuff and on mixed off-road
terrain. Plus, they last forever.
They are a great fit for the KTM
390 with their only negative being
they're heavy.
Therapy Session
I've ridden a lot with Mr. Cody. But
I've never ridden with him and been
connected by a communication
system. Whoa. Game changer! If
you want to talk smack with your
buddies while riding, I highly recom-
mend getting set up with Bluetooth
comms. We had one Sena set and
one Cardo set and figured out how
to get them to talk to each other.
Thank goodness. It will speed up
your ride, improve communication
tremendously and give you ample
opportunities to laugh.
A lot of people in 2020 had
Zoom parties—friends getting
together for video conferencing
to have a beer or just socialize.
Well, Mr. Cody and I had a few
days of virtual racing, teasing,
life-coaching and plan-scheming
on tiny adventure bikes complete
with unsure decision making and
storytelling.
The simple fact of exploring
new roads and trails while being
able to socialize and laugh with
friends combined with forgetting
about the world for a few days…
maybe that is therapy.
As mentioned before, our ride
took us through 500-plus miles of
mountain terrain and a few hun-
dred miles of highway/freeway.
Kennedy Meadows, Johnson-
dale, Sherman Pass, Ponderosa,
California Hot Springs, Pine
Flat, Portuguese Pass and other
communities/landmarks watched
us ride by, fed us and kept us en-
tertained. It also ripped us down
highway 190 towards the town of
Springville from Camp Nelson.
Burn scars, full of thick re-growth
brush and flowers, remind us
that fire is natural in the forest.
Unfortunately, we're entering new
territory with fuel loads and climate
conditions that make more fires
catastrophic, to say the least.
