Had a good day riding the 2018 Dl1000 on some loose Forest Service roads

Took the 2018 Dl1000 on a stretch of dirt and gravel through Tahoe National Forest. More challenge than I was really ready for with the weight of this bike. 

Just as I thought I was clear of some loose switchbacks, found a straightaway littered with loose fist to shoe sized cobbles, which kept kicking the front wheel to the side, bleeding off speed until I just flopped over at walking speed. Little bit of fuel escaped the tank cap, but no injuries. Skill gap and the road surface were in play, but mostly skills gap by my estimation. 

The same loose cobbly gravel that helped me to the ground made it a challenge to get the necessary footing to right the bike, and a leg injury from March was no help. My riding buddy on the Tiger 900 was able to get the Vstrom back fully upright and we had a good ride the rest of the afternoon.

Gotta continue rebuilding leg strength so I can pick up easier next time, and gonna fit some Dunlop Trailmax Missions in the next week or two. Also gotta replace my footpeg brackets with the steel Dl650 brackets. I further damaged the right cast aluminum dl1000 footpeg bracket already damaged when I got my Vstrom.

TLDR: had a good day riding, found some skill gaps to work on, and got home without injury. 

Had a good ride on some Forest Service roads