weaved its way through a mixture of loose , rocky soil and large , porous boulders . Having a full blown “ Brian Moment ”, I blipped the throttle in the fourth turn of the section , the front tire washed out on the loose soil and I headed straight toward one of the boulders . I hit it pretty much head-on , but with a slight bias to the right side . My trajectory , and great placement of rocky outcroppings , smashed my throttle ( due to the lack of bark busters ), causing it to stick and to displace my front brake lever . I attempted to loosen the throttle with some brute force , but those
attempts bore little movement . It was at that moment I knew I needed to slow down and address the problem . What ’ s wrong , how bad is it and how do I fix it ?
This is where the true nature of a long two-day enduro comes into play . This event isn ’ t only about going as fast as possible . It ’ s about maintaining a level of effort that doesn ’ t compromise the rider or the machine . Though my incident was a minor one , I stopped focusing for a millisecond , and my Sherco was heading straight toward a
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