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I'm thinking about getting an sv650 and putting dualsport tires on it. I'd rather just ride on the asphalt but I have to go 2.5 miles on dirt roads to get in and out of my place of habitation.
Anybody have any experience with this sort of arrangement? Thx. Eric |
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I reckon you want to speak to RandyO...
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don`t know if you will get duel sports in sv sizes, but cant see it making much difference as suspension etc not set up for this kind of thing.
what are you riding on if its mud youve got the wrong bike, if its stones you should be OK on std tyres. if youre on a naked, try standing up, it puts your centre of gravity lower, and you use your legs as additional suspension, have done it on my pointy but not set up well for it. much better on my XR ![]() ![]() |
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Two miles is maintained as firm sand/clay/limerock mix. The last half mile is tight sand underneath but a little loose on top in places. I'm not planning on trailriding per se, just need to get through the lite sand.
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You could also try the Roadwarriors section of www.advrider.com
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I run Pirelli MT60R-Corsa's in winter
![]() only problem, they are not really a good dry pavement tire (but they are prolly one of the best wet tires you can get I run them in winter, pavement is cold enuf, I can get 3500 miles or so, on summer pavement, you might be lucky if they last 1000 miles I would not recommend them for Florida riding Avon Extreme Wets are similar to the MT60R's your best bet would prolly be an Avon Distanzia or Pirelli Scorpion Sync |
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standing up on pegsputs more weight (and therefore c of g)lower on bike ,as opposed to sitting on bike where most of ure weight goes in the seat (which is usually higher than the foot pegs,think about it ,thats why whenever you see a desert racer or somebody like that their standing up ,try it ,next time ur out ,its esp noticable going over white lines in the wet and the bike 'twitches' ![]() |
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you fell for it......
The CofG of an object (in this case bike and rider) is the theoretical point where the mass (or weight) of the object behaves as if it were concentrated. It has no relationship to where complex obejects are joined, but rather is related to the distribution of the weight. The CofG of bike and rider will actually rise if the rider stands up. However, this feels more stable because the weight of the rider can move independantly of the bike, so keeping the CofG more central. I probably have not exlpained very well, so try Google or similar for technical explanations. Here's two I found http://www.lerc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/airplane/cg.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center_...ity#Definition |
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He's right you know.
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