Anyone have some tips for riding a street bike on dirt/gravel roads?
I've done it, but I always feel lucky when I get to the end.
Anyone have some tips for riding a street bike on dirt/gravel roads?
I've done it, but I always feel lucky when I get to the end.
Leg out
Engine brake
Rear brake if needed
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Like most things, take it with speed!
Steer with the rear wheel, (drifting, advanced technique).
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Drift? Holy smokes! Any 100-level suggestions for a dirt road newb?
Personally i use front brake mostly (for hard pack roads, not trails obv) with a lot of engine braking. Stay on top of the bike to keep as much weight over the wheels as you can.
Pin it out of the corner for cool points.
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Be as smooth as possible with the throttle, no hard accelerations or chopping the throttle. Use your rear brake a lot more then your front. Try to keep it as upright as possible and go easy in the turns. Remember, it's okay if your back end moves around.
Stand on the pegs if it gets rough, keep the bike under you rather than leaning off.
Though with the Multi, I gather you won't be doing any singletrack.
When life throws you curves, aim for the apex
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Weight the outside peg. (This is why people take their inside foot off and stick it out when riding dirt.)
Stick to low RPMs.
Be smooth on the throttle.
The hardest part of this is NOT target fixating on the road and gravel.
Perhaps ask for more info from the folks in the dirt forum
Thanks all! Good tips in here...
Dirt and emergency braking are the only times I even touch the back brake. Otherwise I'm not riding hard enough to need trail braking and I don't use the rear brake in most average riding situations.
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Bueller and his KTMs can ride any dirt path with tires smooth as a baby bottom with no problem. N_N can ride an elephant (KLR650) through a single track with quicksand and survive. I say - go light and slap on some MT21s or something like that.
Just be chill and relax. Do target fixate. The more you focus on the soft stuff the more you will screw yourself. Try to stay on the pack from the cars. Just keep yourself relaxed and let the bike do the work.
Oh and dint crash into mountains. We will make fun of you for life.
There is a reason they say, "when in doubt throttle out"
120 miles of this, in the rain, in the middle of BFN, by myself, on a rented bike, with a blown up knee....
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