DAY 4. DEMNAT-CATHEDRAL ROCK. 200 KMS
The fourth day was presented as a repeat of the same stage as Amarok and I covered in April 2009 and the abundance of snow on that date recorrido.Teóricamente overcomplicate the atmospheric bonanza October 2010 we should provide optimal conditions and terrain presented no major problems.
However, the day began with a jolt: the chain of Superenduro howling incessantly uttering a sound very metal shock concern, and we were forced to stop shortly after leaving Demnat. The fault was clear: the night before Oscar realized he had lost a screw that hold the subframe and had remedied the issue with the first screw found in a hardware store, but the screw was too long and the chain, stretch and jump, clashed with the screw. With a number of spacer washers so the incident was solved, and soon we were already insistent and climbing a slippery red dirt track towards the Tizi n'Amarskine. Once crowned this port and leaving on our right the vast and deep valley of Assif Zawyat we reached the ford of Immi n'Ouaqqa, which unexpectedly We found a large tunnel:
had to go back and find a comfortable down to the river and later procure a climb to the other side.
The first was simple. Dodging boulders of various calibres,
and circulating a little on the creek
soon reached the height of the ford,
and a few yards away we found the ring road, somewhat steep, especially for a twin, but with help, ended:
With the invaluable help of local assistance and before the expectant eyes of a few kids, the 640 also rose:
Amarok's turn:
And finally me. This is called up on wings, and either:
unexpected Our partners told us that a few meters, find a new hole, and it was. Beautiful layers, right?
Again, we threw a cable out of the impasse:
Some bike almost escapes us,
and some other made us get serious,
but in the end, all up:
Overcome the tunnels, move quietly to a utility which is located Tarbat n'Tirzal,
a town where looking briefly gallivant the descent into the valley.
was then in a riot agree with another enduro, Poli, coming in the opposite direction with his WR250. He told us that her partner had had a breakdown nekop and that he was alone, but still ahead anyway. We also warned of the serious difficulties to be encountered next day between Cathedral Rock and Anergui, especially if a 950 was part of the gang. After wish him luck in his solitary adventure, and something thoughtful concern because of news about the route, we continued our journey through valleys with numerous villages:
after starting just before the climb to Tizi n Tirghist, Oscar stopped the machine alarmed by the continuous leakage of gas in your super tank:
At first glance the repair was made the day before had not completely closed the leak, but a new and unexpected factor would help to solve the problem: every time you uncover the deposit, the accumulated gases escaping with great pressure, indicating that the vent cap was clogged and that those same gases escaping the weakest point of the tank: the fuel probe. A simple exchange packing was definitely enough to forget about it.
continue the climb, passing through areas few months before we got a lot of work. In the background, Jbel Azourki, 3600 m:
continue the climb, passing through areas few months before we got a lot of work. In the background, Jbel Azourki, 3600 m:
Finally, we reach the Tizi n'Tirghist, 2600 meters, where we try to imagine the depth of snow in April last year:
more pisteo followed by between bald hills in the past were white
and then a decrease prolongadísmo with some breaks where some foreign exchange opinions about motorcycles:
already in the vicinity of Assif Ahansal for many miles we drove through winding tracks,
up to Cathedral Rock,
where we would spend the night at the nearby hostel. At dusk, some of us swam in the Assif Ahansal to take away the dust of the road and we came to the nearest village to refuel once more, with gasoline drum. "