learning to ride off road

[Andrus]

This brought back old fond memories from 1959 and 60 when I was trying to learn my way around a Scrambles Track with the mentor of an old AMA Flat tracker and A Louisiana State Motorcycle cop. I was advised to learn a bit of the art of Judo. Which teaches you to go with the fall and lessen the impact. Going down like a sack of potatoes is not good for your body. Since, even today, I ride 99% solo and on lonely back roads, I ride with that knowledge that if I go down and get hurt, I might become part of the food chain before anyone finds me. Be it on my 1250S Bandit or my KLR650. Andy in Jennings.

[Tony]

I've just acquired a Yammie YBR125G out in the Philippines: more of an 80s-tech road bike (air-cooled, twin rear shocks) with some dual sport trappings like 50/50 tires and high fender than anything else. The big plus is its weight and (lack of) height, easy to pick up and move around on the trail if it gets stuck. Not hugely lighter than my TE610E ( To: Ron Criswell Cc: Jeff Khoury ; bryanonfire ; DSN KLR650 DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, February 5, 2012 2:04 PM Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Re: Learning to ride off road I learned to ride off-road on a Suzuki-80. Then I progressed to a Yamaha 175. No problem lifting those. KLR 650? I need a crane. Robert Wichert P.Eng. LEED AP +1 916 966 9060 FAX +1 916 966 9068 ===============================================

On 2/4/2012 6:04 AM, Ron Criswell wrote: > > The most importante part is learning not to crash so you don't have to > pick it up. Always have a buddy around if you do. > > Criswell > > Sent from my iPad > > On Feb 2, 2012, at 10:54 PM, Jeff Khoury > wrote: > > > I disagree. I thing the most important skill is crashing gently. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "bryanonfire" > > > > To: "DSN KLR650" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > > > > Sent: Thursday, February 2, 2012 4:37:42 PM > > Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Re: Learning to ride off road > > > > Based on my experience learning to ride off road, I'd say the most > important skill is knowing how to pick the bike up. > > > > Bryan > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]