Land Of Enchantment Tour - NMBDR

[lobo10s]

I have finally had some time to write up the report from my New Mexico ride in May. This was my first attempt at a BDR and a long dual-sport ride. The ride report is long with many pictures. You can read it here: https://motoadrenalinetours.blog/2022/07/05/land-of-enchantment-tour/

Here are a few pictures from the journey.

 

[kickstand~prophet]

Love me some NM. Will check out the full report tomorrow.

 

[Tigerkf]

So this is an advertisement???

 

[bwdmax]

NM is great as you cross through the vastly different terrain. Thanks for sharing your ride.

 

[lobo10s]

So this is an advertisement???

No, This was a trip that we took. It was a tour event but the ride report is just about the ride. Sorry you have the idea it was an ad. You can see all about our rides here: https://www.twtex.com/forums/threads/moto-adrenaline-tours-motorcycle-off-road-tours.129442/

Thank you and have a great day

 

[gixxerjasen]

Were you able to ride the whole thing or did you have to adapt around some of the closures of certain areas I've seen they had going on?

 

[lobo10s]

Were you able to ride the whole thing or did you have to adapt around some of the closures of certain areas I've seen they had going on?

We skipped some of section #3 and section 5 we did the rest for the most part. It was a fun trip and challenging for me.

 

[philipbarrett]

Looks great - thanks for sharing.

One comment...the tire choice on that KTM I think you underestimate your skills.

 

[lobo10s]

Looks great - thanks for sharing.

One comment...the tire choice on that KTM I think you underestimate your skills.

Yeah - You are not the first person to point out the tires. I should have gone more aggressive. My LOT (Lack of talent) still played a large part. That DS stuff is hard. haha - I do track days all of the time, I guess I should take an off-road course. However, I will be avoiding deep sand from now on, no matter my skill level. Just not fun.

 

[philipbarrett]

However, I will be avoiding deep sand from now on, no matter my skill level. Just not fun.

There's some tricks both riding & equipment. A steering damper & airing tires down (as low as you can go, I have the Tubliss) makes a huge difference. You want to keep as much weight off the front wheel as possible to avoid burying it into the sand so use the clutch to modulate speed & avoid the front brake. Standing & shifting the weight rearwards will help & as with all things motorcycling, positive target fixation will get you through.

I'm not sure it's ever "fun" but pretty soon it's perfectly do-able.

 

[Cagiva 549]

I put a pair of Goldentyre with a fatty on front of my Beta , it laughs at sand and says playtime now . The Dunlop *** that came on it was pure garbage as has been every Dunlop that ever came on any bike I’ve owned . English Dunlop trials tires were good in the early 70 s but nothing since

 

[Tigerkf]

I'm glad I went to Dragoo's off-road school instead of listening to people on the internet who tell you to get all the weight off the front tire in sand!

 

[philipbarrett]

I'm glad I went to Dragoo's off-road school instead of listening to people on the internet who tell you to get all the weight off the front tire in sand!

Bill's class is where I learned that, we had lots of fun on the beach at Red River. I was on an XR400 so had it easier than the ADV guys.

 

[Tigerkf]

He told us that your weight should be neutral on the bike not leaning back and removing the weight from the front wheel like some people say. Here's a video that explains it. I think the misunderstanding is that you can shift back temporarily to get the front tire up on top and then regain your neutral position.

 

[philipbarrett]

We got an impromptu master class from Lawrence Hacking in Baja!

I think the misunderstanding is that you can shift back temporarily to get the front tire up on top and then regain your neutral position.

Probably, there's a point where it feels about right.