TAT 2020

This post is an update of our preparations for another run of the TAT starting in May of 2020. It’s been many months since my last update in May 2019 plus we are only 4 months from our launch date (mid May 2020) so an update is well past due. Vehicle Status: Jeff’s Dual-Sport – His original plan was to use the KTM 350 EXC-F I had used on Leg’s 3 & 4 (Lake City, Co to Port Orford, OR). As a result, he had parted out his Yamaha WR250R to many riders across the world (including Australia) so it is no longer available. As I stated in my last post, Jeff finally admitted to me that he preferred the WR to the KTM for several reasons. The KTM is a great bike but it is very throttle sensitive and the powerband is almost instantaneous. This caused me some issues early on until I got used to it but it would still occasionally catch me by surprise. The WR is rock solid and much easier to control in difficult terrain plus it will carry a much heavier load on the rear rack than the K...