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- Feb 6, 2006
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- KTM 990 Adventure
Not a real ride report.
Went to Atlantis on Sunday.
If you havenâ??t been, you should.
I think this is the one that got the sand into the key slot? Lets just say that half a tin of silicone spray and think I might have moved a bit of it around.
Looks are deceiving. This is very soft sand. This is also what harder sand looks like.
Worse is that with so much glare it is very easy to be having a ball and miss the drop offs. There is little contrast so flying around here is not healthy, unless you donâ??t mind the odd endo or two.
Also there is a lot of 4x4â??s and quads to be mindful of, not to mention quite a few sand boarders (but they are softer than a landcruiser). But is it a big place.
So long as you keep your speed up it is pretty easy riding. Having all the power also makes it easier.
Pressures were 1.4 in the rear and 1.6 up front. I had full tanks of fuel just to see if it affected the handling. Not much but it was getting very unpleasant after the 4th fall (of 7).
I found out an interesting thing about riding down a dune; No matter how soft the sand so long as there was a bit of power going to the back the front doesn't tuck or do funny stuff. It is counter intuitive. The natural response is to trail some rear brake down or slightly keep a bit of front brake on. Both of these techniques make it very difficult. Just crest the dune gear down and open up a bit. Very stable.
I have made a video that probably shows it all a bit better;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aWsTORVfKk
In case it doesn't come out clear. It was the steel toe cap that gets ripped off. If I hadn't been wearing MX boots I would have been a lot sorer.
And, yes I should have put my helmet back on...
Went to Atlantis on Sunday.
If you havenâ??t been, you should.
I think this is the one that got the sand into the key slot? Lets just say that half a tin of silicone spray and think I might have moved a bit of it around.
Looks are deceiving. This is very soft sand. This is also what harder sand looks like.
Worse is that with so much glare it is very easy to be having a ball and miss the drop offs. There is little contrast so flying around here is not healthy, unless you donâ??t mind the odd endo or two.
Also there is a lot of 4x4â??s and quads to be mindful of, not to mention quite a few sand boarders (but they are softer than a landcruiser). But is it a big place.
So long as you keep your speed up it is pretty easy riding. Having all the power also makes it easier.
Pressures were 1.4 in the rear and 1.6 up front. I had full tanks of fuel just to see if it affected the handling. Not much but it was getting very unpleasant after the 4th fall (of 7).
I found out an interesting thing about riding down a dune; No matter how soft the sand so long as there was a bit of power going to the back the front doesn't tuck or do funny stuff. It is counter intuitive. The natural response is to trail some rear brake down or slightly keep a bit of front brake on. Both of these techniques make it very difficult. Just crest the dune gear down and open up a bit. Very stable.
I have made a video that probably shows it all a bit better;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aWsTORVfKk
In case it doesn't come out clear. It was the steel toe cap that gets ripped off. If I hadn't been wearing MX boots I would have been a lot sorer.
And, yes I should have put my helmet back on...