Dual Sport bug....

[koko64]

It seems the road biased tyres have gone from 70/30 to 90/10 and to suit bigger heavier bikes like the larger Beemers, Yam, etc that are more tourers than dual purpose. Probably suit the flump pretty well with my wussy dirt riding ability. Sorry Unge, I'm a white belt.

[ungeheuer]

My choice of knobby tyres does have a lot to do with my dirt riding ability.

I need all the help I can get 

And on the bitumen I back myself to cope with tyres which are less than ideal for that purpose.

[the_Journeyman]

This is what hard cornering does to DOT knobbies.  Probably doesn't help that these were mounted up in the fall of '78.  This is from terrorizing my neighborhood one summer day.



JM

[koko64]

Crusty!
You sure get your monies worth from your tyres.

I rode a mates XR250 on the street with knobbies, just about shat myself. 

[Speeddog]

Crusty!
You sure get your monies worth from your tyres.

I rode a mates XR250 on the street with knobbies, just about shat myself. 

The TKC-80's have wide and low knobs, so they don't fold over like standard dirt knobbies.
As long as you keep in mind that there's less rubber on the road than a street tire, they're fine on pavement.
They just don't last very long.

Years ago I had an XT600.
Normal front was a 3.00x21, and both me and my KLR650 mounted riding buddy wanted to get a bit more traction with the same tube-pinch resistance.
So we bought a pair of Kenda 3.25-21 dual-sport tires.
Tall and skinny knobs.
My first freeway ramp at a modest lean angle at 40 mph the knobs folded. 
Rode it carefully back home, demounted the tire and threw it in the trash.

[koko64]

That mushy, vague feeling is one thing, but a folding tyre is another.

When my mate and I swapped bikes for a bit while out on a ride I was riding my modified Superlight. That XR250 was the first dirt bike I had ridden in years and didn't know what hit me. My mate said he was ruined forever. It was his first ride on a road bike and the SL had high comps, FCR39s, open airbox and dialled cams. He said he popped his cherry with a Victoria's Secret model in road bike terms. I fell on hard times and he bought it immediately. He still has it.
I can see myself on Anakee III or Dunlop 607s. Maybe I can get some runout Anakee IIs.

[Speeddog]

Does it have any decent tires on it now, or do you have to buy something before riding it?

[koko64]

It has more dirt biased dual purpose tyres which will be ok, but I cant ride for a month anyway. The tyres are probably very old as are the belts, so I have some work to do. I've got plenty of time to work on it one handed with mates helping out. I need the projects or I'll go nuts. I'm gonna' miss the best part of the riding season this year down here.

The flump and the Gixxer should keep me occupied between medical stuff

[GK]

Pics bro pics!
GK

[koko64]

He's vanning it over this week. He is a very busy IT guy and wants to prep the bike. PM sent. I am off the bike for months and I need a test pilot for the Gixxer when it's rebuilt bro . What could possibly go wrong...

[koko64]

For those of you wanting an idea if the strange intake set up of these early 650/750 Elefants, check out page 10 of this thread to see ducatiz's 650. See where the airbox starts at one end of the hollow frame and breathes through the frame backbone and has exits for the tubes which fit the carbs. It's like the frame is a plenum or intake tract extension adding to airbox volume. Pretty nifty. Probably just a packaging solution, but its interesting.
It will be hard not to do back to back road tests against pods at least to see which gives better power characteristics at street legal speeds.

[ungeheuer]

This week.

Is done.

 

[koko64]

Annoying delay.
Maybe this weekend.
After this weekend, if ever.

[koko64]

Comp in AMCN mag here has 2 x DR 650s as the prize, other prizes are 2 x full sets of trail gear.

I should enter and win the riding gear so I can ride around town looking like a wanker (the dirt is so dirty).

[ungeheuer]

A bit muddy out there it was...

Video doesnt do justice to just how steep the descent is nor how squirmingly muddy.  Fortunately it also doesnt show just how often both my feet are paddling the ground too  ....

dingo creek road