A little sand

[211john]

http://www.youtube.com/v/m5iM2xiChmE

I don't know how to imbed this so it's just a link. Short video of me and my Tenere in a little sand. Not deep, maybe 2-3 inches. Pretty soft stuff though. The high spots on the road are hardpack, the low spots are sandy. I don't have a lot of sand experience but I found the Tenere pretty easy to handle. I was probably going about 20. When I tried to go a little faster things began to get a little squirrelly. It's not as easy as my DRZ400, but not bad either. If the sand was deeper I would definitely want a knobby of some sort.

I've been trying out various dirt roads and trails in the area and I think the Tenere will get me anywhere I want to take it. Surprisingly easy to ride on dirt.

 

[tomatocity]

Good video John. I am guessing street tire pressure. The Tenere looked at home in Nevada. Where were you?

 

[stevepsd]

That looks a awful like my area in Calif. What tires & pressures where you running? My EXP's behave like that (& alot worse) in soft sand.

 

[211john]

I was in Hungry Valley, just north of Reno. Tires were at the recommended street pressure, which I don't remember off the top of my head. It didn't even occur to me to air down. I usually do that for rocks and there aren't a whole lot where I was going. I'll try that next time.

 

[stevepsd]

So...were the tires the Tourance EXP's or the Bridgestone's?

 

[211john]

Tourance EXP

 

[3putt]

Street pressures recommended are: 33F 36R

 

[Tolong]

Street pressures recommended are: 33F 36R

What are the pressures recommended for soft sand and dirt?

 

[stevepsd]

What are the pressures recommended for soft sand and dirt?

Mid 20's, depending on what you are carrying and if it's not really rocky.

 

[tomatocity]

I recently hard 26 and 26 for off-road.

 

[Tolong]

Mid 20's, depending on what you are carrying and if it's not really rocky.

Im 109kgs and carrying a load of say 50kgs, 29/29 a good figure?

 

[markjenn]

Im 109kgs and carrying a load of say 50kgs, 29/29 a good figure?

Personally, I wouldn't run much lower than this, and if I did run lower, I'd air back up ASAP once out of the slop. A lot would depend on whether you were going to be back on pavement at speed later and whether you were willing to re-air back to higher pressures. Less than 30 psi will overheat the S10's tires at speed, especially with a load, and tire mileage will be abysmal. Lower is almost always better for dirt traction, but you have to start worrying about rim dings and spinning the rim at some point.

- Mark

 

[~TABASCO~]

Personally, I wouldn't run much lower than this, and if I did run lower, I'd air back up ASAP once out of the slop. A lot would depend on whether you were going to be back on pavement at speed later and whether you were willing to re-air back to higher pressures. Less than 30 psi will overheat the S10's tires at speed, especially with a load, and tire mileage will be abysmal. Lower is almost always better for dirt traction, but you have to start worrying about rim dings and spinning the rim at some point.

- Mark

X2

 

[bloodline]

I got a little puckered watching that. I hate sand on this bike.

 

[Tolong]

"and if it's not really rocky"

Where we're going theres no need for roads!! ::015::