The Only Class 4 Ride in the Inventory
A few groups usually seek out the class 3 (or 4) stuff.
While it may be true that a percentage actively seeks the class 3 routes, until the last MexTrek, nobody knew of any class 4 route.
Until now, one didn't exist.
The Unknown Ride was just that, unclassified and unknown. Now, it's definitely a class 4, in fact, the only class 4 route on MexTrek, TAR, or in Big Bend.
We actually "stumbled" into the Unknown Ride. Or, "survived" it is a better description. For the first large chunk of it, it actually seemed like a literal "walk in the park".
Anybody thinking they're going to prove their mojo by going to Galeana and doing this route, be forewarned. I'd only repeat this route with with something that can serve as back country overnight gear, like a bivi or at least a tarp, and make sure you have enough tools and mechanical experience to revive drowned (or worse) motorcycles. We had at least, I think, 3 dead motorcycles that needed CPR, and this doesn't include any tire issues. Ask Wayland or Milton what I'm talking about.
Of special note: there is one water crossing that actually cannot be crossed with a motorcycle under power. You have to shut off the bike, and 2 or 3 riders have to push the bike through a deep water pit, just about covering the seat on most bikes. Future attemps at crossing in this area may be more successful if a way across the river up or downstream is located.
Of all the routes on MexTrek, this route requires serious teamwork. There is a definite satisfaction in having made the ride. The mechanicals drove the timeline back to late in the day, and then it started to rain and the trails became muddy and slick, and at that time, there will still many water crossings to deal with. Most riders were low or out of water, food, and most had minimal if any survival gear and few if any had any first aid supplies. Ask Richard, Shadman, Wayland or any of the other riders who got home late that day, in the rain and dark and cold, to their warm and brightly lit hotel in Galeana.
The one larger group had to actually split into two groups, since the first "half" of the group were concentrating on getting Milton's motorcycle started, then the second group, which went on ahead, themselves were delayed by a KLR that drowned in the river. That group later followed the first group's tire tracks to find the little town of San Francisco. And finding that town required discussion with a local village resident.
At the abarrotes in San Francisco, most riders were stripping off their cold, wet shirts and putting on anything warm. Many riders didn't have spare gear, so we "borrowed" plastic sheeting from the owner, and left town with it flapping in the wind.
I just wanted to clarify Richard's comment about waking up and deciding to do a class 4 route at MexTrek. Now that this ride is "discovered", take advantage of this and other recon notes. This ride deserves its class 4 designation. You really need to let people know that this is your task so someone knows that you're out there. Make sure you have a minimum of survival gear, something like a tarp and something to start a fire with. You may be staying overnight and you may be walking out of there. Of course, the same principles apply to any backcountry motorcycle adventure.
Not trying to sound dramatic, but I think every rider that did this ride will agree, now that the Unknown is Known, and since it is the only class 4 offering out there, go ahead and now to make this your right of passage, but just know that it's a big leap from the MexTrek class 2 and 3 rides.
Form a team, inventory your gear and your skills, then have at it and enjoy this class 4 challenge, if you so elect.
And good luck, too.
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