Dry river and little stones

rkleen · 06-27-2012, 05:15 PM

A 5 hours trip, and ALL of the road was like this: dry river bend...

Been there... don't do it again.
:)

nefj40 · 06-27-2012, 06:16 PM

9.5 on the dismount.

Idle · 06-29-2012, 01:08 PM

Just a WAG...

Highway tire pressure is making the front dart and dig. With lower tire pressure, the tire will float and conform to the irregularities. Might help keep the rubber side down and give you more speed and stability.

Thanks for posting the video, looks like a great place to ride.

eatpasta · 06-29-2012, 02:55 PM

gee it looks like a day off road on a GS!

The first few times your friends might help you but after 5 or 6 dismounts, they'll just leave you behind then complain when you ramble up 20 minutes later.

I love my GS too!

mine just crashes on its own - I set it up for a pic and I walk away. When I turn around its already over

rkleen · 07-02-2012, 07:10 AM

Yes, I really forgot to adjust air pressure.
It was fitted for highway...

helion42 · 07-04-2012, 09:45 AM

2:42 Feet to the sky! there's a good one.

Gravel is some interesting stuff, I got a huge driveway of the stuff to play around in eeeeevery day, but a river bed with irregular-sized smooth rocks seems like more fun!

...do you think there's a reason it was all left-side?

rkleen · 07-09-2012, 10:03 AM

Don't know... maybe because I was driving on the right side of the path...
Or.. is just my lucky side!
:)

LilGreenBooger · 07-10-2012, 03:38 PM

can you tell us something about the area? where...where did all the water go? it looks like an incredible place [to not ride a 1200cc bmw]

rkleen · 07-11-2012, 01:54 PM

It was near Monterrey, MX, in the state of Nuevo Leon.

It is thru the mountains of the Sierra Madre, wich they made a canyon that always fills with heavy rains.
In fact, there can be so much water that in several times it flooded a big part of the city.
That is why they build a dam in the canyon, that it remains dry the most part of the time, but when it rains... it pours!

https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=L...,3.207,0.533,0

View Rompepicos in a larger map

mudmullet · 07-11-2012, 06:25 PM

Aaah, Monterrey. I haven't been there in probably ten years, but it was always a fun place to go for the weekend. I wish I had been able to experience it on a motorcycle!

bajarider · 07-11-2012, 07:02 PM

That video remaind me similar crashes in the GS .

Heavy bike in loose trail= suelo

Saludos
Bajarider

Harvey Krumpet · 07-11-2012, 07:09 PM

Braver man than me Ghunga Din. I've only ridden those conditions on a DR 400. the Buller Gorge here in NZ, you have to cross the river at every bend, up & over the gravel/rock washes. I was shattered after half an hour, dread to think how hard it would be on a real bike.

Rhino-1 · 07-13-2012, 03:31 PM

Dumb question, but were you up on the pegs or sitting? It's harder to ride through that stuff whilst seated... And I know its easy to armchair quarter back this, so please note that no offense was meant or intended...

rkleen · 07-18-2012, 05:41 PM

No dumb question is ever ask... I was driving standing on foot pegs.

Go Irish75 · 07-19-2012, 06:39 AM

So nice,you dumped her twice.

been there my friend. Nice video of it though. Thanks for sharing.

06-27-2012, 05:15 PM	#1
rkleen ^OP Adventurer Joined: Dec 2009 Location: Monterrey, MX Oddometer: 78	Dry river and little stones A 5 hours trip, and ALL of the road was like this: dry river bend... Been there... don't do it again. :) __________________ www.2wheelsclub.com

06-27-2012, 06:16 PM	#2
nefj40 Adventurer Joined: Jun 2011 Location: Korn Kountry Oddometer: 72	9.5 on the dismount. __________________ '78 mustard 40, cable locked and rusting '05 Dakar

07-02-2012, 07:10 AM	#5
rkleen ^OP Adventurer Joined: Dec 2009 Location: Monterrey, MX Oddometer: 78	Yes, I really forgot to adjust air pressure. It was fitted for highway... __________________ www.2wheelsclub.com

07-09-2012, 10:03 AM	#7
rkleen ^OP Adventurer Joined: Dec 2009 Location: Monterrey, MX Oddometer: 78	Don't know... maybe because I was driving on the right side of the path... Or.. is just my lucky side! :) __________________ www.2wheelsclub.com

07-11-2012, 01:54 PM	#9
rkleen ^OP Adventurer Joined: Dec 2009 Location: Monterrey, MX Oddometer: 78	It was near Monterrey, MX, in the state of Nuevo Leon. It is thru the mountains of the Sierra Madre, wich they made a canyon that always fills with heavy rains. In fact, there can be so much water that in several times it flooded a big part of the city. That is why they build a dam in the canyon, that it remains dry the most part of the time, but when it rains... it pours! https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=L...,3.207,0.533,0 View Rompepicos in a larger map __________________ www.2wheelsclub.com

06-29-2012, 01:08 PM	#3
Idle Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Jun 2011 Location: Northern California Oddometer: 426	Just a WAG... Highway tire pressure is making the front dart and dig. With lower tire pressure, the tire will float and conform to the irregularities. Might help keep the rubber side down and give you more speed and stability. Thanks for posting the video, looks like a great place to ride.

07-04-2012, 09:45 AM	#6
helion42 Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Jan 2011 Location: Salt Lake City, Zion Curtain, UT Oddometer: 225	2:42 Feet to the sky! there's a good one. Gravel is some interesting stuff, I got a huge driveway of the stuff to play around in eeeeevery day, but a river bed with irregular-sized smooth rocks seems like more fun! ...do you think there's a reason it was all left-side?

07-11-2012, 06:25 PM	#10
mudmullet Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Jun 2011 Location: South Texas Oddometer: 160	Aaah, Monterrey. I haven't been there in probably ten years, but it was always a fun place to go for the weekend. I wish I had been able to experience it on a motorcycle!

07-11-2012, 07:02 PM	#11
bajarider Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Oct 2004 Location: Mexicali, Baja Cfa., Mexico, Calexico,CA. US Oddometer: 384	That video remaind me similar crashes in the GS . Heavy bike in loose trail= suelo Saludos Bajarider __________________ Se habla español, and a little english. When the U.S. and Canada enter rehab, we can kiss drug cartels goodbye.

07-11-2012, 07:09 PM	#12
Harvey Krumpet Studly Adventurer Joined: Dec 2011 Location: The Shaky Isles Oddometer: 715	Braver man than me Ghunga Din. I've only ridden those conditions on a DR 400. the Buller Gorge here in NZ, you have to cross the river at every bend, up & over the gravel/rock washes. I was shattered after half an hour, dread to think how hard it would be on a real bike.

07-13-2012, 03:31 PM	#13
Rhino-1 Studly Adventurer Joined: Aug 2009 Location: Los Angeles, CA Oddometer: 863	Dumb question, but were you up on the pegs or sitting? It's harder to ride through that stuff whilst seated... And I know its easy to armchair quarter back this, so please note that no offense was meant or intended... __________________ "I had this baby hand made in Tuscany, from titanium blessed by the pope. It weighs less than a fart, and costs more than a divorce...." '03 Moto Guzzi V11 Sport, '04 Aprilia Mille Factory, '75 Honda CB125S

07-18-2012, 05:41 PM	#14
rkleen ^OP Adventurer Joined: Dec 2009 Location: Monterrey, MX Oddometer: 78	No dumb question is ever ask... I was driving standing on foot pegs. __________________ www.2wheelsclub.com

07-19-2012, 06:39 AM	#15
Go Irish75 Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Jan 2012 Location: Milwaukee, WI Oddometer: 199	So nice,you dumped her twice. been there my friend. Nice video of it though. Thanks for sharing. __________________ Just because I have kids, does NOT mean I like YOUR kids! 2013 KTM 350 EXC-F

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