Your ADV bike standing up on it's own

**Waihou Thumper** · 26th November 2009, 18:34

Originally Posted by andy mac

Mark thats impressive deccellaration. Did the rear end kick round 90 degrees when the front dived deep? And do KTM 950's have sand shovels in their tool kits?

It just buried its head like an Ostrich, an orange one....
The owner of the said Ostrich was last seen picking himself up from about 35 feet away....

I think he was in third......so, it was moving at a fair rate of knots...
We dug it out with our hands, left right, left right....shook it and I laughed, he didn't...Was hard not to, because I had done it just a few moments before, but he missed my epic tumble!
Shovels, yes, they need them.....I hear most tanks of that vintage had them somewhere on the tracks or the running boards...

Oh, that was REAL tanks....

**Eddieb** · 26th November 2009, 21:21

Found another one.

Makairo Track.

**Waihou Thumper** · 26th November 2009, 21:30

Originally Posted by Eddieb

Found another one.

Makairo Track.

Pity it isn't in our fraternity anymore......

So, it didn't make it across the bamboo and native flora?

**Woodman** · 26th November 2009, 21:37

What is it with your beemers Eddie?? They seem very well balanced.

Think this has been here before, but I like it.

**Eddieb** · 26th November 2009, 21:37

Originally Posted by NZKTM

Pity it isn't in our fraternity anymore......

So, it didn't make it across the bamboo and native flora?

That pic is another Bart special.

Yes it did, the tree trunks were slippery and it just couldn't get traction, the rear wheel was just spinning up.

**bart** · 26th November 2009, 21:40

Originally Posted by Woodman

Think this has been here before, but I like it.

How the hell did you expect to get through there. 10 points for trying.

**Eddieb** · 26th November 2009, 21:40

Originally Posted by Woodman

What is it with your beemers Eddie?? They seem very well balanced.

Think this has been here before, but I like it.

The black 800 would balance on it's centre stand with both wheels off the ground.

And 2 years ago I had never ridden any bike off road, so the 2 beemers have spent a lot of time on the wrong lines and in the wrong ruts these past 2 years while I figure it all out.

**bart** · 26th November 2009, 21:43

Originally Posted by Eddieb

That pic is another Bart special.

Yes it did, the tree trunks were slippery and it just couldn't get traction, the rear wheel was just spinning up.

Yeah, I was being real helpful by laughing and taking photos, instead of actualy helping.

Buy a beemer and you don't need a stand.

**Woodman** · 26th November 2009, 21:46

Originally Posted by bart

How the hell did you expect to get through there. 10 points for trying.

There really was no option, and i thought if i go fast enough that I will just skip across the surface.

**Waihou Thumper** · 26th November 2009, 22:09

Originally Posted by Woodman

There really was no option, and i thought if i go fast enough that I will just skip across the surface.

As Moses said!...

For a 45kg World figure skater.....
BUT...

for something that weighs...maybe 115kg or more, we leave to the gods!

All of them.......

**Waihou Thumper** · 26th November 2009, 22:12

Originally Posted by Woodman

What is it with your beemers Eddie?? They seem very well balanced.

Think this has been here before, but I like it.

from side to side and just rode out with a cake load on the rims?

**BMWST?** · 26th November 2009, 22:13

Originally Posted by Eddieb

The black 800 would balance on it's centre stand with both wheels off the ground.

And 2 years ago I had never ridden any bike off road, so the 2 beemers have spent a lot of time on the wrong lines and in the wrong ruts these past 2 years while I figure it all out.

most of your stuck pics seem to be the 800...is that cos you didnt have the PD till later?

**Waihou Thumper** · 26th November 2009, 22:16

Originally Posted by BMWST?

most of your stuck pics seem to be the 800...is that cos you didnt have the PD till later?

He got that stuck too, but the PD wasn't as Photogenic....

**Eddieb** · 27th November 2009, 06:14

Originally Posted by BMWST?

most of your stuck pics seem to be the 800...is that cos you didnt have the PD till later?

Correct. I'd had the 800 about 2 years before getting the PD,

**warewolf** · 27th November 2009, 08:51

Originally Posted by NZKTM

BUT...

for something that weighs...maybe 115kg or more, we leave to the gods!

All of them.......

Hey I've done it on the DR-Z250 and it's more than 115kg!! You need lots of speed, and a shallow entry angle. It helps to lock the front wheel on entry and keep the power on to use the rear wheel as a paddle. Mind you, it's a bit scary hitting a large puddle at 80+ km/h knowing there are 30cm deep wheel ruts hiding underneath. But get it right and you do just skim across the top for quite some distance... about 10m ish. Despite repeated attempts (each lap) I never managed to get all the way across this particular puddle, but made it all the way to the shallows on the other side so barely slowed down. More speed may give a longer glide, but I wasn't game to go above mid-90s.