Dakota Dual Sport Riders

General Discussions => General Discussion => Topic started by: Wacked on December 15, 2018, 05:39:58 PM

Title: Things in KNOW about Dual Sport Bikes
Post by: Wacked on December 15, 2018, 05:39:58 PM

Hard panniers SUCK because you hit your shins on them st least once a day!
Title: Re: Things in KNOW about Dual Sport Bikes
Post by: Wacked on December 15, 2018, 05:41:50 PM

High tire pressure will make you dirt nap....
Title: Re: Things in KNOW about Dual Sport Bikes
Post by: jacin theis on December 16, 2018, 07:46:26 AM
You'll never have the right bike to be part of the "in" crowd..... (KLR, Yamaha, Beta, Chiang Chang....) ::)
Title: Re: Things in KNOW about Dual Sport Bikes
Post by: grubbie on December 16, 2018, 05:59:52 PM
No matter which bike you decide to ride that day,.......you will find something to make you wish you had ridded the other one.
Title: Re: Things in KNOW about Dual Sport Bikes
Post by: greatbuffalo on December 16, 2018, 11:16:15 PM
What me work for me is does not necessarily work for someone else.
Title: Re: Things in KNOW about Dual Sport Bikes
Post by: greatbuffalo on December 16, 2018, 11:17:55 PM
Pack everything you own because the other ill prepared riders in your group aren't carrying anything.
Title: Re: Things in KNOW about Dual Sport Bikes
Post by: Kevin on December 17, 2018, 08:40:41 PM
Don't cut both tendons in your left index finger pitting an avocado before your very first fall rally ride!  :o
Title: Re: Things in KNOW about Dual Sport Bikes
Post by: Fletch on December 18, 2018, 08:16:43 AM
don't worry about what to pack if you ride with Dan, he's got it covered...

If you think that part that needs replacing will last one more ride, it won't.
Title: Re: Things in KNOW about Dual Sport Bikes
Post by: Lonesome Dave on December 18, 2018, 09:11:09 PM
Eighty percent of your tire flats happen in the last twenty percent of the tire.
Title: Re: Things in KNOW about Dual Sport Bikes
Post by: Wacked on December 21, 2018, 07:23:26 AM

Don't judge a rider's ability by the bike he/she brings to the ride
Title: Re: Things in KNOW about Dual Sport Bikes
Post by: Fletch on December 21, 2018, 08:00:34 AM
don't judge a riders ability by their age either!
Title: Re: Things in KNOW about Dual Sport Bikes
Post by: Bogus Jim on December 21, 2018, 01:58:30 PM
Optimum gear ratio and throttle setting for any trail can be found by increasing speed until you crash, then back off the throttle 1/8 turn. 
Title: Re: Things in KNOW about Dual Sport Bikes
Post by: Fletch on December 21, 2018, 02:05:06 PM
Quote from: Bogus Jim on December 21, 2018, 01:58:30 PM
Optimum gear ratio and throttle setting for any trail can be found by increasing speed until you crash, then back off the throttle 1/8 turn.

true
Title: Re: Things in KNOW about Dual Sport Bikes
Post by: greatbuffalo on December 22, 2018, 01:23:40 AM
Spoken by the late, great great Rally driver, Collin McRea. "Drive as fast as you can till you crash, then back off just a little."
Title: Re: Things in KNOW about Dual Sport Bikes
Post by: UKbri on February 02, 2019, 07:47:13 PM
Quote from: greatbuffalo on December 22, 2018, 01:23:40 AM
Spoken by the late, great great Rally driver, Collin McRea. "Drive as fast as you can till you crash, then back off just a little."
Colin McCrash as he was known


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Title: Re: Things in KNOW about Dual Sport Bikes
Post by: greatbuffalo on February 07, 2019, 12:24:33 PM
Still my favorite rally driver and his co driver, Nicky Grist was by far the bravest man in racing. 
Title: Re: Things in KNOW about Dual Sport Bikes
Post by: Wacked on July 22, 2019, 04:30:51 PM

It's always good to have a "no drama Jap bike" parked in the corner

for when both "Euro-Trash"  bikes have issues the same week  >:(



Not butt hurt; just throwing out a word of caution


Title: Re: Things in KNOW about Dual Sport Bikes
Post by: Hank on July 22, 2019, 07:43:25 PM
What happened to the princess?

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Title: Re: Things in KNOW about Dual Sport Bikes
Post by: Lonesome Dave on July 22, 2019, 08:07:35 PM
Wait, Wait,.............I thought she was going too fast on some single track, peed herself when she got scared.  It's not her fault.  :o




Title: Re: Things in KNOW about Dual Sport Bikes
Post by: Wacked on July 22, 2019, 08:10:06 PM
Small tear/fatigue in the coolant hose.  Not a big deal but down 1.5 week until new hoses ordered and installed.

She rode home in the truck
Title: Re: Things in KNOW about Dual Sport Bikes
Post by: Hank on July 23, 2019, 11:04:54 AM
I suppose when the coolant hoses are made from rejected pasta, stuff like that will happen.
Title: Re: Things in KNOW about Dual Sport Bikes
Post by: Fletch on July 23, 2019, 11:20:56 AM
you can only boil it for so long at it goes to mush. It was bound to happen.
Title: Re: Things in KNOW about Dual Sport Bikes
Post by: Bogus Jim on July 23, 2019, 11:57:21 AM
Quote from: Hank on July 23, 2019, 11:04:54 AM
I suppose when the coolant hoses are made from rejected pasta, stuff like that will happen.

True but if you have to spend a night in the forest, at least you can snack on your coolant hoses.
Title: Re: Things in KNOW about Dual Sport Bikes
Post by: Hank on July 23, 2019, 12:22:09 PM
Quote from: Bogus Jim on July 23, 2019, 11:57:21 AM
Quote from: Hank on July 23, 2019, 11:04:54 AM
I suppose when the coolant hoses are made from rejected pasta, stuff like that will happen.

True but if you have to spend a night in the forest, at least you can snack on your coolant hoses.

Ah, well that explains a number of things, including where the leak came from.