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  Monoshock! (Blackwater Revisited)
  January 23, 2009 by amphibiman
  I noticed that one of the searches hitting my page was for "blackwater" and "davis," and it made me go back and take a look at my original post. The original post has a mention of the YouTube video for the quads portion of the Blackwater 100, and you have to go over to my Vodpod to find it.
  Well, since then, WordPress made it easier to embed videos (or maybe I just figured it out), so I thought I'd update the post and embed the vid. However, going back to YouTube, I see that the original poster of the video has added the Day Two video of the Route 93 crossing for the two-wheelers. So I'll embed that for ya.
  One thing I noticed–which doesn't bear mentioning except to true dirtheads of a certain age, is that most of the bikes I see there do have the mono-shock rear suspension, by this time. I remember when that was a big deal and people were still debating the efficacy and safety of the design. I think at the time my family visited the race, that was still a very big question, and indeed most bike were still of the two-shock rear suspension.
  My brother's Yamaha XT 200 has two, if I remember correctly. This last year, my Uncle Dan took the bones of that one down to his place in Georgia and is restoring it. I bet it's a real peach, now! 😀
  Posted in Expeditions, Moto | Tagged blackwater 100, davis, monoshock, motorcycle, yamaha xt | Leave a Comment