Just a funny picture of Roger on his face :-)

FastDoc · 03-28-2012, 10:16 PM

I can't help but photograph a guy while he's down. :P

We took The Beast and Hannibal to the desert today to ride the sand dunes. I was running my sand paddle which is like cheating 8) . Roger was on his knobbies trying to climb the same stuff I was cruising up. This one short but very steep sand dune gave him fits. It's really hard to get a bike out of this position. It was funny, but I don't think he thought so.

I poured the sand out of my boots when I got home.

By the way it's not like I didn't fall. Three times :roll: . No one was there with a camera though. :wink:

MICRider · 03-28-2012, 10:37 PM

Wow, that's steep! 8O The sand looks totally different than what we have here, your sand looks very fine, almost like a powder? The sand we have in these parts looks more like regular beach sand, fairly coarse... Lol, I avoid it if I can

Looks like Roger could use a sand paddle as well! Though, with all those ponies I think a paddle hooking up could be lethal!

FastDoc · 03-28-2012, 11:19 PM

It rained yesterday so the sand was a little dense. When fully dry it's soft fine regular beach type sand.

The YZ will pull power wheelies in third with the paddle, and the KX has much more power. 8O

SpudRider · 03-30-2012, 10:54 PM

I'm think Roger has a paddle tire in his future.

Spud

Weldangrind · 03-31-2012, 12:46 AM

That's what I was thinking.

If a guy only had one bike in your area, I can see the logic in having two rear wheels, and swapping between different tire types as needed.

FastDoc · 03-31-2012, 12:28 PM

That's what I'm doing. I found a decent rear wheel with disk and sprocket on eBay for $100 delivered and cleaned it up. I had a new paddle tire that came with the bike. Add a tube and Andy's generosity in mounting it for $115 I have a quick change setup. Less than 5 minutes. I keep the knobbie in the truck in case I want to change.

Roger's working on sourcing an extra wheel for Hannibal.

03-28-2012, 10:16 PM	#1
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	Just a funny picture of Roger on his face :-) I can't help but photograph a guy while he's down. :P We took The Beast and Hannibal to the desert today to ride the sand dunes. I was running my sand paddle which is like cheating 8) . Roger was on his knobbies trying to climb the same stuff I was cruising up. This one short but very steep sand dune gave him fits. It's really hard to get a bike out of this position. It was funny, but I don't think he thought so. I poured the sand out of my boots when I got home. By the way it's not like I didn't fall. Three times :roll: . No one was there with a camera though. :wink: __________________ Happy to serve.
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03-28-2012, 11:19 PM	#3
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	It rained yesterday so the sand was a little dense. When fully dry it's soft fine regular beach type sand. The YZ will pull power wheelies in third with the paddle, and the KX has much more power. 8O __________________ Happy to serve.
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03-30-2012, 10:54 PM	#4
SpudRider Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Idaho Posts: 25,054	I'm think Roger has a paddle tire in his future. Spud __________________ Spud "Never argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level, and beat you with experience." Mark Twain 2015 Zongshen ZS250GY-3 (RX3) 2006 Zongshen ZS200GY-2 (Sierra 200) 2005 Honda XR650L 2004 Honda CRF250X 1998 Kawasaki KDX220 Mods made to my Zongshen ZS200GY-2: http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=6894
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03-31-2012, 12:46 AM	#5
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	That's what I was thinking. If a guy only had one bike in your area, I can see the logic in having two rear wheels, and swapping between different tire types as needed. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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03-31-2012, 12:28 PM	#6
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	That's what I'm doing. I found a decent rear wheel with disk and sprocket on eBay for $100 delivered and cleaned it up. I had a new paddle tire that came with the bike. Add a tube and Andy's generosity in mounting it for $115 I have a quick change setup. Less than 5 minutes. I keep the knobbie in the truck in case I want to change. Roger's working on sourcing an extra wheel for Hannibal. __________________ Happy to serve.
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03-28-2012, 10:37 PM	#2
MICRider Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 3,274	Wow, that's steep! 8O The sand looks totally different than what we have here, your sand looks very fine, almost like a powder? The sand we have in these parts looks more like regular beach sand, fairly coarse... Lol, I avoid it if I can Looks like Roger could use a sand paddle as well! Though, with all those ponies I think a paddle hooking up could be lethal!
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