Gravel riding?

[Motu]

Do you ride your smaller bikes differently from your big bikes?

Small gutless bikes are a lot of fun on gravel,and I ride them much different than a bigger bike. You just ride the tits off them - charging into corners way too fast,getting on the gas real early,just over riding with all they've got to give. An XR200 on gravel is one hell of a fun bike.

Small powerful bikes like a 2 stroke are another story. They fly over the surface and don't get down and bite like a heavier bike...I've always thought of the effect as surfing on gravel.

[Oscar]

Small gutless bikes are a lot of fun on gravel,and I ride them much different than a bigger bike. You just ride the tits off them - charging into corners way too fast,getting on the gas real early,just over riding with all they've got to give. An XR200 on gravel is one hell of a fun bike.

Small powerful bikes like a 2 stroke are another story. They fly over the surface and don't get down and bite like a heavier bike...I've always thought of the effect as surfing on gravel.

Surfing on gravel - I like that.

My 625 was my favorite on gravel. I can't say I stood up much, just crawled all over it, trying to keep it pointed in kinda the right direction - up on the tank and on the brakes into the corner, weight the outside peg at the exit, inside leg out MX style weee.... (actually, I came to the conclusion that the whole sliding on the exit thing was just slowing you down at anything less than ten-tenths).

And you're right about two smokers, I had an enduroised YZ250 that was a weapon in gravel. It chucked rocks almost as far as my 950

[george formby]

Small gutless bikes are a lot of fun on gravel,and I ride them much different than a bigger bike. You just ride the tits off them - charging into corners way too fast,getting on the gas real early,just over riding with all they've got to give. An XR200 on gravel is one hell of a fun bike.

Small powerful bikes like a 2 stroke are another story. They fly over the surface and don't get down and bite like a heavier bike...I've always thought of the effect as surfing on gravel.

I concur, i'm getting to grips with a KDX 250 & have spent a bit of time getting it to run properly on a gravel road. Everything is on the throttle, hilarious but you have to keep your wits about you, it only seems to use one wheel at a time.

[Crasherfromwayback]

And you're right about two smokers, I had an enduroised YZ250 that was a weapon in gravel. It chucked rocks almost as far as my 950

You wanna see a 500 two stroke or a 450 four stroke roost gravel then...

[george formby]

You wanna see a 500 two stroke or a 450 four stroke roost gravel then...

Lolz! I remember watching the British Enduro champion on a CR 500 years ago, training in one of our favourite forests. basically. I don't think he had been introduced to gravity. Mentally quick.

[Crasherfromwayback]

Lolz! I remember watching the British Enduro champion on a CR 500 years ago, training in one of our favourite forests. basically. I don't think he had been introduced to gravity. Mentally quick.

Aye. I've done plenty of Hare Scrambles on KX500's...and when you're following another 500 on fast gravel roads it fucking hurts. They seem to pick up and throw boulders instead of rocks. I actually think the 450 four strokes are even worse.

[george formby]

Aye. I've done plenty of Hare Scrambles on KX500's...and when you're following another 500 on fast gravel roads it fucking hurts. They seem to pick up and throw boulders instead of rocks. I actually think the 450 four strokes are even worse.

Yeah, the gravel in the forest is the size of golf balls. Trees are for hiding behind.

[Oscar]

You wanna see a 500 two stroke or a 450 four stroke roost gravel then...

Nah, I had a 950 Super Enduro for three months...

[Oscar]

Yeah, the gravel in the forest is the size of golf balls. Trees are for hiding behind.

"Forestry Fine Chip"
Still makes me smile..you needed to stand up at speed on that surface.

[Crasherfromwayback]

Nah, I had a 950 Super Enduro for three months...

Yeah...I'd not want to be following that.

[pete-blen]

You wanna see a 500 two stroke or a 450 four stroke roost gravel then...

yer need compaire the 450 4 stroke with a 250 2 stroke..
2 strokes... they were the days..
I had a IT465 with a YZ465 top end... A YZ with a wide ratio box..
I chickened out at 155kph..IT just not designed for those speeds..

[george formby]

yer need compaire the 450 4 stroke with a 250 2 stroke..
2 strokes... they were the days..
I had a IT465 with a YZ465 top end... A YZ with a wide ratio box..
I chickened out at 155kph..IT just not designed for those speeds..

Standing or sitting? lol

I'm reliving my 2 stroke days after 20 something years & laughing my head off.

[Crasherfromwayback]

yer need compaire the 450 4 stroke with a 250 2 stroke..
2 strokes... they were the days..
I had a IT465 with a YZ465 top end... A YZ with a wide ratio box..
I chickened out at 155kph..IT just not designed for those speeds..

Standing or sitting? lol

I'm reliving my 2 stroke days after 20 something years & laughing my head off.

KX500 with a 16t front and a 36t rear sprocket = quick at the beach.

[Oscar]

yer need compaire the 450 4 stroke with a 250 2 stroke..
2 strokes... they were the days..
I had a IT465 with a YZ465 top end... A YZ with a wide ratio box..
I chickened out at 155kph..IT just not designed for those speeds..

I got a GPS reading of 167kph on the gravel on the Molesworth on my 950Adv.
I was seated at the time....

[Crasherfromwayback]

I got a GPS reading of 167kph on the gravel on the Molesworth on my 950Adv.
I was seated at the time....

Probably because your arse cheeks had a firm grip on the seat Oscar! I know mine would've.