R1200GS in sand..

[mago]

I'm looking for pictures and/or experience driving the R12GS in sand.. I've taken mine to the desert, but am having difficulty riding it (obviously cause its too heavy), but would like to know the limits/capabilities of this monster in this kind of terrain..

Thanks.

 

[North]

Hi

What tires do you have on your bike?


North

 

[ktmmark]

Looks ok to me

 

[mago]

Hi

What tires do you have on your bike?


North

Conti TKC 80

 

[mago]

This is amazing.. I didnt know it could do this... It's the rider, not the bike!

 

[mago]

Do you have more pics of this? Or a URL maybe?

 

[North]

Conti TKC 80

Well, I am no expert, but those look like nice tires.

Those pictures of guys doing cool dirt riding stunts on 1200's, don't tell you how many bikes they had to wrecked to get the shot.

That bike in the picture is all tricked out.





North

 

[Wizard]

Well, I am no expert

That bike in the picture is all tricked out.

Yeah Mago, make sure you have all the necessary aftermarket stickers before going anywhere near any sand, as you'll need the extra inches off the bikes height and additional stability that they provide.

 

[mago]

Well, I am no expert, but those look like nice tires.

Those pictures of guys doing cool dirt riding stunts on 1200's, don't tell you how many bikes they had to wrecked to get the shot.

That bike in the picture is all tricked out.
North

I agree, but still one wishes..

 

[mago]

Yeah Mago, make sure you have all the necessary aftermarket stickers before going anywhere near any sand, as you'll need the extra inches off the bikes height and additional stability that they provide.

 

[Mouse]

I accidentally ended up on a beach in Scotland while I was on holiday, I can tell you it was a complete arse to get out again, then again I had road tyres and no trick stickers

Also there was a sign on the beach saying "Warning radioactive particles have been found on this beach"

 

[North]

Yeah Mago, make sure you have all the necessary aftermarket stickers before going anywhere near any sand, as you'll need the extra inches off the bikes height and additional stability that they provide.

I didn't know that they could give you height, but I have read that they do increase Horse Power.

Here's link to a Sticker increasing Horse Power site.


North

http://www.stickers/makeyou/gofast.com

 

[Tim Cullis]

The general advice is to lower the pressure in the tyres; this lengthens the tyre's contact with the sand, much as a catapillar tread on a tank. Suggested pressures are 1.5 bar (22 psi) for hard piste and as low as half of that for soft sand.

Tim

 

[Pukmeister]

Riding in sand is a mare on any bike, the bike wants to steer itself and slap about. Getting control of it is all about maintaining momentum, keeping your weight as far back as possible for rear wheel traction, standing on the pegs to lower your centre of gravity for stability, and bracing your arms strongly but not 'locked-out' to try and keep a straight line. Don't lock out your elbows for two reasons: Firstly it will make you stiffer and less responsive as a rider when the bike needs steering, and secondly when the inevitable does happen and you put the bike down, you won't react as quickly to let go and jump clear.

Only one way to master ridng in sand, practice, practice, practice....

Have a good breakfast too, you'll need all your strength for picking that bike up.

 

[ktmmark]

It's from from the wunderlich website
I did sand racing @ mablethorpe on a suzuki dr 650 & it takes a bit of time to master you have to keep the power on like trying to ride on water

 

[Mouse]

Is it really a good idea to lower the tyre pressures below about 20psi, with tubeless tyres? If the tyre comes off the rim, you're done for