Shelvocke posted:

Any thoughts on mousse Vs tubliss Vs tubes?
Mainly for long weekend dual sport camping trips.

Shelvocke posted:

That helped, but also the clutch seemed a lot lighter and easier to feather on tricky bits. The power is a lot more tractorable at low revs; the Triumph wants to stall unless you rev the poo poo out of it.

Also there seems to be a lot more sensible dirt orientated engineering on the KTM, like the footpegs are easily replaceable as opposed to a convoluted expensive array that requires minor dismantling to get to. Anecdotally the gear lever on the Triumph is £150 to replace.
I also like the way you can adjust the suspension on the KTM front and back by twiddling a few dials on the outside.

Elviscat posted:

Is CA like 50% PNW posters at this point?

Elviscat posted:

Oh poo poo, did you have to move for some reason?

I had to move away for like a decade, never again.

meowmeowmeowmeow posted:

Why is getting handguards on such a lovely process?

My cycera guards just don't want to line up with the bar clamps and not interfere with either the top triple or the headlight assembly. I've got protaper bars, I assume the guards would work with a normal bend but no.

meowmeowmeowmeow posted:

Do you know of any sites where people post compatability? I have ProTaper KX High bars, would like to avoid wack-a-mole with clamps. The cycera CRM clamps do not fit, not sure if I should try the u-clamps or something like this next:
https://www.motosport.com/product/?...C000L-X001-Y002


Thoughts?

Verman posted:

As someone with a real dirtbike, I would love to hear your opinion on the RunRon. I've heard cool things about them. I've considered an electric bike of some sort for my yard to not upset neighbors. Thinking electric trials could be real fun.
Sucks about the Tao Tao, at least you got your money back. I can't even begin to fathom trying to buy a bike right now, especially on the used market. People are asking insane prices for their piles of poo poo, and many are getting it.

Elviscat posted:

That's weird, I love my Cycras after years of cheap guards.

Stuff like the screws being self tapping and suboptimal plastic molding are consequences of being manufactured in the US I think.

TotalLossBrain posted:

I found it via FB market place ad. When I get to the given address, I find a tiny motorcycle shop with lots of cool old and unique bikes inside. The owner was a very nice South African immigrant and his parents.
Nice fellow. Towards the end of the transaction he revealed that he "fled South Africa because it went to the dogs".
I wrapped up and left. In conclusion, Kennewick is a land of revolting contrasts.

Jim Silly-Balls posted:

Can you knock off the endless baiting of this subject?

Razzled posted:

anyway racists aside... any of you guys tried using onX? https://www.onxmaps.com/offroad-app

some of the 4runner folks ive talked to like it for wheeling, but i'd be interested to hear if it's works well for finding good double track

Elviscat posted:

It's fine, it works pretty good, they pester you constantly for the monthly subscription though.

TotalLossBrain posted:

I spent a few hours riding at McCubbin Gulch OHV area in the Mt Hood National Forest with my boys. 15 and 12, both of them reefed around on the little Yamaha RT100. Couple small crashes, nothing bad.

This place has some nice single track riding.

Shelvocke posted:

Just bought my first home and spent the last two days (new job starts next week) exploring the local lanes and holy macroni there's the best dirt biking I've ever done about 2 miles from the front door. There's multiple small valleys with old cattle tracks that nobody except a few farmers and the odd sheep ever see, it's an unspoiled heaven.

On top of that the XR is now behaving beautifully and is a real pleasure to ride. Life is good.

Shelvocke posted:

Razzled posted:

anyone have experience with https://slavensracing.com/shop/lucky-cartridge-system-wp-xplor-forks/

thinking about it for the fe501, guy near me is selling em for 750. bike's planned useage is as an actual dual sport, so a lot of driving to trails

Razzled posted:

that's true, i'll play with the adjusters and see what i can get out of it stock.

spent all day today installing rad braces and wrestling with the rear fender trying to see what i can do with it. i'm slightly perplexed that the fe501s has TWO rear brake lights, and the one that has the license plate light is not the one that fits on the minimalized version of the fender.

i thought these looked neat though so I ordered one: https://www.enduroplate.com/

will figure the rest of the lights out after I get that in, and this all because sicassracing is like 8 months late on their 2020 fender elim kit

TotalLossBrain posted:

I was out in the dunes again today, super nice weather. I ran the tires at 8 psi this time and that was a bit better. Tbh, it seems like I still need to learn shifting my weight for traction in sand. The more I ride out there, the better it gets.

Also it's pretty crazy how the parking/camping areas can be packed but you rarely run into anyone on the trails. It's a big area.

TotalLossBrain posted:

I'm spending the weekend riding bikes on the beach and Dunes at Sandlake (Oregon)
It's pretty neat. We all got paddle tires and smaller front sprockets, definitely all worth it

dema posted:

Five and half to six hour drive. Was originally going to mtb but discovered some last minute issues and the bike shops are way booked out.

Going to do some easy BS since I'm inexperienced and riding all alone. No friends so I have to take it easy. Planning on just cruising out to Chicken Corners and back.

dema posted:

Chicken Corners was super good. Some little technical parts and quite scenic.

Strife posted:

8-6-7-5-3-9-3-9-3-9-gently caress-N

ant mouth posted:

The browns camp staging area of the TSF will have the most access to the beginner friendly trails. That’s where a lot of my friends take their kids. It’s also the most crowded staging area since it is the first major staging area you hit from the city. That aside , it’s a great spot. The trails tend to get more technical the farther you head west down 26.

The hardest riding I have ever done is up in the Bluelake / dark divide area. Even the easy trails can have huge exposure. Go there if you’re ever feeling confident and need to be humbled.

But Not Tonight posted:

dang I want to check out browns camp. how necessary are knobbies? or can I just send it with some 90/10s that I have on my bike now? I'm not looking to conquer all of it right now, just dip a toe into dirt riding.