Let's see your GS offroad! - Page 4

PacWestGS · 08-26-2008, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by QUICKDRAW

Here's a video of a fairly steep hill on a 1200GS. Sorry I couldn't insert it into this post.

Linky

-Shawn

Nice

There is a video somewhere of this too, just not mine...

PacWestGS · 08-26-2008, 09:09 PM

A buddy of mine on the same trip as above...

pinecone · 08-26-2008, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Clayton Bigsby

Long weekend coming, TKC's in the mail, I need some inspiration!

You're gonna love those TKC80s! They do provide lots of traction in the dirt.

Sometimes, too much traction!

PacWestGS · 08-26-2008, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by flowupstream

So far, way too many of the bikes in these pics have been in places I would drive my Corolla.
Beautiful scenery, but road touring none the less.
Gonna be pretty hard to convince folks that a GS is NOT the same as a Vstrom!
I don't have anything constructive to add to this thread. I nearly always ride alone and don't photograph myself or bike. Most of my "off road" riding has been more like the roads in the last two pics which, as I said, I would drive my '03 Corolla on.

I'm a firm believer in the "Tread Lightly" program, I want to come back time and time again.

Most places where pictures get taken are places where the demands of riding are, well less demanding.

I always ride like I've got to ride this thing back home, it's not like my pickup is in the parking lot.

I don't want to buy your Corolla when you are done with it...

QUICKDRAW · 08-26-2008, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by PacWestGS

It wasn't bad - far as I could tell it didn't even bottom out.

I thought you looked a little "off-axis" on your way up.... If you pulled it off.... Good on ya

-Shawn

onesaintsfan · 08-26-2008, 11:37 PM

I am jealous. I wish I had the money to throw my bike around like that. Guess I have the wrong bike to be anal about. Tear it up, write a check, keep ridin. DAMN should of got a harley

atomicfuze · 08-26-2008, 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by onesaintsfan

I am jealous. I wish I had the money to throw my bike around like that. Guess I have the wrong bike to be anal about. Tear it up, write a check, keep ridin. DAMN should of got a harley

One's wealth doesn't always correspond to how they ride. I'm not a wealthy man but I sure do like to, as you say, "throw my bike around".

kktos · 08-27-2008, 12:52 AM

morocco, dry river bed. sandy as hell

morocco. in the sand ! my personnal nightmare

noticed the ktm ? it is the one u saw some pages before jumping

morocco, Col de Belcassem. stony, very.

Doh!!!!! Sand......

if u don't know what's u'r doing, shit happened.

Oh no ! Sand everywhere !!!!!

/thierry

mazinger · 08-27-2008, 01:15 AM

yes it does some off road.....

Madrid, Spain, Sierra Norte (North Range)

...rail road...(near Uyuni Salt Sea in Bolivia)

snowroad (Paso Los Conquistadores, between Argentina and Chile)

salt road- Uyuni (Bolivia) salt sea

Jama Pass (4500 m, around 14000 feet above sea level)

Mazinger

Gringacho · 08-27-2008, 04:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Clayton Bigsby

I want this thread to be something GSpot can be proud of. Don't crap it up with the KTM pictures. The big KTM's are nice, but this isn't the KTM forum!

Don't be so sensitive to orange there Clayton, were all proud of our GS's and most of the threads in GSpot (except for the 1000 Final Drive polls).....yet I was simply asking for some pictures of GS's in action and somebody to post something different like a GS doing a wheelie offroad or jumping something completely stupid.

michnus · 08-27-2008, 05:21 AM

KKtos, do you have a trip report of those Morocco and other rides pictures you posted?

crash a-ron · 08-27-2008, 07:38 AM

Little washed out

kktos · 08-27-2008, 08:53 AM

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Originally Posted by michnus

KKtos, do you have a trip report of those Morocco and other rides pictures you posted?

hum.... I know, I know.... still have to write it....
Pictures came from our 3 trips. 2 are written (check my signature). The last one needs to be... shame on me.
/thierry

YetiGS · 08-27-2008, 09:02 AM

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Originally Posted by flowupstream

So far, way too many of the bikes in these pics have been in places I would drive my Corolla. The above pic is a great off road pic. The next one below is a great off road pic. I've ridden my bike like that a few times, but it makes me nervous to do it alone.

But most passenger cars could be driven here

Or here

Beautiful scenery, but road touring none the less.

I assure you, there's no way in hell your Corolla (or any other passenger car) could've made it where we were. The pictures don't do the steepness justice nor can you really see how deep the ruts were. I stopped just below where NBeener was because the trail turned into a gully that was so narrow and deep I got hung up on my crash bars. NBeener and I had to pick up the ass-end of my bike to turn it around to get it out of there.

I admit that most of my off-road riding is on the GS is on gravel roads, but not in this case.

michnus · 08-27-2008, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by kktos

hum.... I know, I know.... still have to write it....
Pictures came from our 3 trips. 2 are written (check my signature). The last one needs to be... shame on me.
/thierry

Basted, it's cool looking trips you've done.

Where can I see more picuters of your trip?

08-26-2008, 09:09 PM	#47
PacWestGS Life Is The Adventure! Joined: Aug 2005 Location: A Worldly Traveller Oddometer: 9,904	A buddy of mine on the same trip as above... __________________ Russ The world is a dangerous place to live, not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it. (Albert Einstein)

08-26-2008, 11:37 PM	#51
onesaintsfan BigJohnHart Joined: Nov 2005 Location: McComb MS, where men are men and sheep are nervous Oddometer: 1,188	Big Money Grip I am jealous. I wish I had the money to throw my bike around like that. Guess I have the wrong bike to be anal about. Tear it up, write a check, keep ridin. DAMN should of got a harley __________________ John Hart McComb MS 2009 Triumph Speed Triple "the mistress" 2008 BMW R1200GSA-" the wife" 2005 Chaparral 210ssi " Native Sun II " " Damn a motorcycle, if somone would buy this thing I would take the bus home " onesaintsfan screwed with this post 02-22-2009 at 11:40 PM

08-27-2008, 12:52 AM	#53
kktos on a bright side of life Joined: Aug 2005 Location: in front of Mare Nostrum Oddometer: 2,335	morocco, dry river bed. sandy as hell morocco. in the sand ! my personnal nightmare noticed the ktm ? it is the one u saw some pages before jumping morocco, Col de Belcassem. stony, very. Doh!!!!! Sand...... if u don't know what's u'r doing, shit happened. Oh no ! Sand everywhere !!!!! /thierry __________________ Vita brevis, ars longa, occasio praeceps, experimentum periculosum, iudicium difficile 08 R1200GSA Red 21" woody's morocco 2006 \| morocco 2007 \| Traces of Kimangao: An HP2 in France, Spain and Italy \| Morocco 2008: a F800GS test ride \| where the destination is Anamur - Turkey via Greece... kktos screwed with this post 08-27-2008 at 01:00 AM

08-27-2008, 07:38 AM	#57
crash a-ron mmm...burnt steel Joined: Jan 2006 Location: northwet Oddometer: 300	Little washed out __________________ Aaron 2006 HP2 Enduro 2008 WR250R 1995 VMC sidecarcross rig Seattle, Washington

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08-27-2008, 01:15 AM	#54
mazinger Adventurer Joined: Jul 2004 Location: Madrid, SPAIN Oddometer: 81	yes it does some off road..... Madrid, Spain, Sierra Norte (North Range) ...rail road...(near Uyuni Salt Sea in Bolivia) snowroad (Paso Los Conquistadores, between Argentina and Chile) salt road- Uyuni (Bolivia) salt sea Jama Pass (4500 m, around 14000 feet above sea level) Mazinger

08-27-2008, 05:21 AM	#56
michnus Vagabond, yes I try! Joined: Apr 2005 Location: South Africa Oddometer: 969	KKtos, do you have a trip report of those Morocco and other rides pictures you posted?