Wilsons Sandbox

Ride, ride and ride. Get used to sliding around a lot and braking with not good traction. Call it Brain ABS. You might even get a smaller real dirt bike to practice with. I have been to BC and you should have plenty of good fire roads to practice on. Sand and mud you just have to practice with and keep your weight toward the rear, standing on the foot pegs and don't chop the throttle especially in sand and gravel which makes the front wheel heavy KLR just want to plow and fall over. It is kind of un-nerving to stay on the throttle with such a heavy dirt type bike but you will have better results. I have been top Punta Arenas Chili and Torres del Paine Chili. Well worth the trip. I want to go back to Ushuaia Argentina. Criswell

On May 23, 2009, at 10:01 AM, Gordon P wrote: > > > > G'day all,I'm looking for some DVD titles or books for good info about > trail/off-road riding. Unfortunately I live where there aren't any > training groups available. I took my '07 (3500 kms) up forest service > roads the last couple of days and yesterday dumped it in loose snow up > in the high ground (only scratches to handguard). I've ridden > 100,000's > of kms on pavement since 1966 on big baggers but this is my first kick > at a dual-sport bike. I plan to ride it to Alaska and back next May/ > June > and then continue to Ushuaia, Argentina after a brief respite back in > southern BC (retirement is GOOD!!!). I speak Spanish and have > ridden for > months at a time in Mexico. I've already got lots of research material > on travelling world-wide on a bike but tips on the mechanics of riding > rough terrain, snow, sand, etc. is what I'm looking for. There are > plenty of backroads here in BC that I'll practice on with the new > info. > > TIA,Gord > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Gordon, "On Any Sunday" "Long Way Round" "Long Way Down" "Dust to Glory" ... and watch how the really fast guys are STANDING on their footpegs. Practise that and you'll see how you control the bike with 'body English' thru your knees. (Adjust your foot and hand controls so they fit while you're standing.) Also work on being able to start from a dead stop and get UP on the 'pegs as quickly as you can. Comes in mighty handy if you need to re-start on a hill. Have fun! Cheers, Ed

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Gordon P" wrote: > > > G'day all,I'm looking for some DVD titles or books for good info about > trail/off-road riding. Unfortunately I live where there aren't any > training groups available. I took my '07 (3500 kms) up forest service > roads the last couple of days and yesterday dumped it in loose snow up > in the high ground (only scratches to handguard). I've ridden 100,000's > of kms on pavement since 1966 on big baggers but this is my first kick > at a dual-sport bike. I plan to ride it to Alaska and back next May/June > and then continue to Ushuaia, Argentina after a brief respite back in > southern BC (retirement is GOOD!!!). I speak Spanish and have ridden for > months at a time in Mexico. I've already got lots of research material > on travelling world-wide on a bike but tips on the mechanics of riding > rough terrain, snow, sand, etc. is what I'm looking for. There are > plenty of backroads here in BC that I'll practice on with the new info. > > TIA,Gord >

Check out the DVDs at this link: http://dualsportriding.com/index.php?id=681 I have the first one and it is very well done with an emphasis on dual sport rather than motocross racing which is what most books/dvds seem geared to . Kevin

On Sat, May 23, 2009 at 10:01 AM, Gordon P wrote: > > > > G'day all,I'm looking for some DVD titles or books for good info about > trail/off-road riding. Unfortunately I live where there aren't any > training groups available. I took my '07 (3500 kms) up forest service > roads the last couple of days and yesterday dumped it in loose snow up > in the high ground (only scratches to handguard). I've ridden 100,000's > of kms on pavement since 1966 on big baggers but this is my first kick > at a dual-sport bike. I plan to ride it to Alaska and back next May/June > and then continue to Ushuaia, Argentina after a brief respite back in > southern BC (retirement is GOOD!!!). I speak Spanish and have ridden for > months at a time in Mexico. I've already got lots of research material > on travelling world-wide on a bike but tips on the mechanics of riding > rough terrain, snow, sand, etc. is what I'm looking for. There are > plenty of backroads here in BC that I'll practice on with the new info. > > TIA,Gord > > > -- Kevin Powers White Bear Lake, MN [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

On Sat, 23 May 2009 15:01:02 -0000 "Gordon P" writes:

> > G'day all,I'm looking for some DVD titles or books for good info > about > trail/off-road riding.

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> TIA,Gord

<><><><><><><><><> <><><><><><><><><> Gord, Below is a review I did of a DVD that is worth consideration. It is called Dual Sport Riding Techniques. I also got the Advanced Riding Techniques DVD last winter I think and it wasn't as helpful. Best, Jeff --------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Jeff Saline Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2007 12:03:56 -0600 Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Dual Sport Riding Techniques DVD review (kind of) Listers, Last Wednesday ringledave asked about riding in gravel. Kevin responded with a link to a DVD made by a guy on ADVRider saying it was worth the $$$. Then Michael Nelson said he got that DVD and it was very helpful. I decided I wanted to continue to add to my motorcycling stuff collection so I checked out the website www.dualsportriding.com and info about the DVD. Kind of pricey and the shipping is real pricey as far as I'm concerned. But I ordered a copy anyway. It was worth the money! The DVD arrived yesterday in the mail. Took a week from my ordering it to my receiving it. It comes in a nice container that is shrink wrapped like the DVDs a person might buy in the store. And it's just as much of a pain getting the shrink wrap off. I was impressed from the start. Now just the basics on this DVD since if you want to learn more you should check it out for yourself. The photography is excellent. This isn't a DVD made by a guy with a camera he bought that morning. It's well edited and the writing is well thought out and follows a logical and easy to follow sequence. The 9 techniques that are taught are well explained with multiple examples showing some good and also not so good techniques. I learned something in each segment and will probably learn quite a bit more when I check this out again. And I'm looking forward to practicing each technique. I was impressed with the professionalism of the narrator and the riders. No hot dogging that would in my opinion be unsafe or intentionally tear up the environment. Safety gear was worn by all and safety was well stressed. There were some very good hints talked about and demonstrated like how to change direction on a hill and getting out of sand. The how to change a tire "extra" was pretty interesting. I've changed a lot of tires and will have to try one thing they showed. Want to know what it was? Buy the DVD. : ) The areas used for each technique were well suited allowing for excellent visual demonstrations. And the demonstrations were top notch and the discussion of each technique seemed complete and accurate. This is in my opinion a very good learning tool for inexperienced riders and experienced riders alike. If you are a "hot dogger", racer or motorcross rider you might not find it very helpful. But for the person looking for an hour of motorcycling in the living room with the potential of improving personal performance and understanding of dual sport riding I think this is a fine DVD. For a beginner looking to figure out how to ride off pavement this will be a very good learning tool. For the experienced rider this will reinforce good techniques already in place and help identify weaker areas that can use some improvement. As always, no affiliation with the DVD other than I now own a copy. Best, Jeff Saline ABC # 4412 South Dakota Airmarshal Airheads Beemer Club www.airheads.org The Beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota 75 R90/6, 03 KLR650, 79 R100RT . ____________________________________________________________ Find great prices on all makes and models of defibrillators. Click now! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/BLSrjpTOTfeA27dCxMTSvaDTUIS3ECXjlgkJpjSrBFbLdrK5beSNSi3GH5W/

This ride was also a lesson to not reuse your crush washer on your oil drain plug too many times. The drain plug could let go at a most inopportune time. -Bryan

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "revmaaatin" wrote: > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "cactus_reese" wrote: > > > > I haven't posted in a while. Here is a link to a ride report of a significant adventure just completed in Az. It was a good lesson in determination. > > http://www.cactusreese.smugmug.com/gallery/8298776_JK4aw#543448472_novJZ > > -Bryan > > > > Bryan, > Very nice spread of pictures--and quite a repair. > Amazing what will get you by. > revmaaatin. >