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Originally Posted by stevegrobler
Hi Red,
Thanks for the response. I have done a lot of off-road riding in South Africa ( Yamaha TT, Honda XR 500 RE, etc.) and surrounds but none here to date - still need to buy a suitable bike ........ know of anything that might work? Had a look at an XR500RE but did not take it as I thought it will undoubtedly be too heavy/torqey for the sand!
I have a trailer (3 bike) so all I need is the bike.
No road bike yet, on the shopping list though as I am thinking of doing a trip sometime in 2010 from here to Europe if all goes well.
I am in for the Nov run!!
Let me know (on my private e-mail) when you guys are going to the desert, I might want to tag along with the Jeep, the trailer is available if need be.
Cheers 
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Steve, you'll need a lightweight 4 stroke 450 like a KTM EXC or a Honda CRF. The big trail bikes are hopeless in the dunes, too heavy and you'll get bogged down all the time in soft sand. Anything more than 130 Kg will exhaust you.
Some guys use 2 stroke 250 motocross bikes but you need a lot of practice on those as you need to ride them on the pipe all the time.
PM me your email. I'll put you in touch with the guy that is doing the friday desert runs.
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