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I have a 13' ST, we recently moved out into the sticks, 1/4 of our road is hard packed sand but the remaining 3/4 is loose sugar sand; some spots are deeper than others. Twice so far I have had the rear slide out to my left or right, luckily for me my dirt bike riding from way back when kicked in and I just put a quick foot down, saved it and all was good.
I know these heavy bikes aren't really made for loose sand, that's more lighter bike/dirt bike territory but I do live on this road now and want to mitigate any other close calls.
Are different tires my best bet? I am definitely going to be getting a frame guard because I can only imagine what these plastics cost.
Thanks for your time.
I have a 13' ST, we recently moved out into the sticks, 1/4 of our road is hard packed sand but the remaining 3/4 is loose sugar sand; some spots are deeper than others. Twice so far I have had the rear slide out to my left or right, luckily for me my dirt bike riding from way back when kicked in and I just put a quick foot down, saved it and all was good.
I know these heavy bikes aren't really made for loose sand, that's more lighter bike/dirt bike territory but I do live on this road now and want to mitigate any other close calls.
Are different tires my best bet? I am definitely going to be getting a frame guard because I can only imagine what these plastics cost.
Thanks for your time.