Jacob Ezzell Posted May 28, 2012 Posted May 28, 2012 I did a fantastic ride last week from Evergreen, CO up to Squaw pass and echo lake, and part of it was on dirt. My v-11 has dirt bars on it and handled really well, considering my street tires are nearly bald. Got me curious if anyone had blocky/knobby tires on their guzzi, making it into kind of an adventure guzzi like a BMW 1200GS
PDoz Posted May 28, 2012 Posted May 28, 2012 There's a guy in europe who fits knobbies with spikes for snow riding Last week I took a chunk out of my sump hitting a rock pretty much doing what you've just done. I think I'd be fitting a bashplate if I was considering dirt tyres. Many moons ago a mate and I did a local dirt ride, the "blue light", on a cx 650. We actually ripped the whole sump off and had to ride out without any oil in the motor....he fitted a bashplate for the next years trip.
mznyc Posted May 29, 2012 Posted May 29, 2012 You may have logged more miles in the dirt on that trip than most GS owners do in a lifetime! You green nut! That should be your handle Jacob,Pistachio MC.
Jacob Ezzell Posted May 29, 2012 Author Posted May 29, 2012 You may have logged more miles in the dirt on that trip than most GS owners do in a lifetime! To be fair, only about 5 miles was dirt, the rest of it was paved I wasn't on anything that wasn't graded, no 4wd roads or anything like that. If I tackled that I'd certainly want a bash guard and probably a bike that weighs 300lbs less I had an enduro bike once, got a concussion the first time that knocked me out cold for 10 minutes. I don't need the temptation, I'll stick to wide dirt roads.
Baldini Posted June 11, 2012 Posted June 11, 2012 It's nice getting out in the country - kept on until I lodged the sump on a berm... the weight hadn't really been a problem til then... too old, too stupid...
luhbo Posted June 11, 2012 Posted June 11, 2012 You'd be crying for the rest of your life in case you'd dented your pipes out there.
Baldini Posted June 13, 2012 Posted June 13, 2012 You'd be crying for the rest of your life in case you'd dented your pipes out there. Bah! Dented the cans parked up & pushing it about in the shed at home!
Skeeve Posted June 18, 2012 Posted June 18, 2012 I did a fantastic ride last week from Evergreen, CO up to Squaw pass and echo lake, and part of it was on dirt. My v-11 has dirt bars on it and handled really well, considering my street tires are nearly bald. Got me curious if anyone had blocky/knobby tires on their guzzi, making it into kind of an adventure guzzi like a BMW 1200GS AFAIK, all the cool cross-tour rubber [Anakin? Kankakee? Ankaree?] that has massive voids & nice short blocks so they're still about 80% street & 20% dirt at best only come in 19" & 21" front tire sizes. Tend to run to 18" rear wheel sizes too. That was probably 5 years ago when I last checked tho', when Buell was still making the Ulysses & they switched to a 17" front & had to go w/ a pure street tire, maybe things have changed for the better since then?
belfastguzzi Posted June 18, 2012 Posted June 18, 2012 You'd be crying for the rest of your life in case you'd dented your pipes out there. Bah! Dented the cans parked up & pushing it about in the shed at home! Boo hoo. My can got dented – and I was on a road. And my tank and fork leg got bashed/nicked - and it was in the Official MG Agents. Yeah – and more. Safest place for the bike is out in the wilderness.
Guzzirider Posted June 18, 2012 Posted June 18, 2012 I was at a very wet and muddy rally last weekend and there were several GS riders kitted out with all the Touratech gear, including a MCN journalist, who did not want to get their bikes muddy and take them onto the field Yes, my Quota got very muddy
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