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**monkii** · #1 16 Jun 2007

I saw a picture of a 4x4 with the front tires completely buried in soft sand. What if this happens to a motorbike? What is the best technique to dig out of soft sand (or do you?) and get moving again? I also saw a picture, I think in Sahara Overland, where this happened to a bike. What does one do when their bike is half buried in soft sand, wheels or the bike on its side?

**Mombassa** · #2 16 Jun 2007

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Originally Posted by monkii

I saw a picture of a 4x4 with the front tires completely buried in soft sand. What if this happens to a motorbike? What is the best technique to dig out of soft sand (or do you?) and get moving again? I also saw a picture, I think in Sahara Overland, where this happened to a bike. What does one do when their bike is half buried in soft sand, wheels or the bike on its side?

You mean like this? You unload, sweat like you're never before, start the bike and push alongside it with all your strength, curse Allah ... and out of the sand she came.....

**ukKev** · #3 17 Jun 2007

dig the sand away from the sides of the wheel then lay the bike over on one side & let the sand fall under the wheel then lay it over on the other side & do the same keep doing until the bike is out this worked for me (thanks Loz for showing me this) there is also a thred on adventure riders site with a video showing a guy on a ktm dug in he rocks the bike backwards & forwards & give the bike a bite with the clutch just at the forward point of each rock this takes a small bite out of the sand each time until he is out.
Kev

**Tim Cullis** · #4 17 Jun 2007

As Kev says, lie in on its side and kick the sand back in the hole. I was caught in axle deep gooey mud where I used a similar technique but putting rocks in the hole, then walked it out under power.

Tim

**Lone Rider** · #5 18 Jun 2007

I've had to do this with the heavy 1150 a few times.
What you're doing is building a road, whether it be 6" or 6' in length.
Deep, loose sand can be exhausting, obviously.
You're better off to take more time than you'd really like to, making certain that she will pop out and be on firmer ground, than hoping for a 'quicky' fix.

**coolkarim** · #6 20 Jun 2007

these shots are of my bike in Sahara Overland deep in sand

the dakar riders have a technique

pull the front and gas the bike and twist sideways, then jump on.
but they are heroes...

Karim