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Dune climb.
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Are you using a paddle? I'm guessing by the rest of the terrain you aren't. I Have the Little Sahara dunes and St. Anthony Idaho dunes within 3hrs of me so I go quite often, but I haven't had the 300 out there yet. I'm curious how it will do.
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No paddle.
You are right. the rest of the terrain does not allow it. But with a paddle i'm sure i would have made it. Or if it was early morning or late afternoon. The sand was hot and dry. Very tough to get up when its like that. |
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Dunes are currently very loose, like riding up a huge heap of baby powder! I also failed on my attempt on my EC300, but I must confess, I'm not overly keen on wringing a bike's neck when the conditions aren't ideal, so until it rains properly I will give it a good one off 70% effort and leave it be..
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Not me.
I have declared war on that dune. I'm even pondering these tires: http://moto.michelin.co.uk/tyres/mic...arcross-sand-4 But i don't think you get them in an 18" |
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Well you wouldn't find my swaping tyres every time i decide to ride some sand. Too much effort.
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LOL - good couple attempts to crest that thing
I haven't ridden sand before; what's your air box look like after being out there...like a beach was imported? My buddy and I joke with each other that the dunes are where 2-strokes go to die. Looking forward to episode 2 |
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Liv2day, I don't think the dunes near me or the Oregon dunes for that matter are very dusty. I have trail rides that require a filter change after a few hours sometimes but I can go a weekend in the dunes without a problem. Although the GasGas air box might tell a different story once I finally get out there.
I have heard a lot of people say that sand dunes ruin bikes, but that hasn't been my experience with my bikes or the people I ride with. I just think there is more of a party culture out there and some of those people might be a little less likely to take care of there stuff. That's just my theory though. If I had no regard for the care and maintenance of of my bike I could easily destroy it in any terrain.
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If people cleaned their bikes after a sand trip, like they'd clean a boat after the salt water...I'd rather deal with sand. I used run my Bronco in the sand, and rarely had any issues. Where as others would go through U-joints, axle seals, etc. Extra grease before the sand, & thorough cleaning after equals good fun, and less headaches.
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The key to successfully riding this harsh environment continually is maintenance, as per any condition, a clean, properly oiled air filter with a nice run of LM grease around the sealing face is most important, I also do not like oiling the filter too long before a ride, but personally prefer doing this only the day before we ride. I also immediately toss out any oem air filter when getting a new bike and chuck in Twin Air ones. The other critical thing is to rinse off the bike, soap it down and wash & rinse again straight after a ride, this I strictly adhere to, and I do not use a high pressure washer for this so as to minimize seal and bearing contamination. Based on this maintenance we have enjoyed many years of trouble free fun on these dunes!
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