Dakar and vstrom... can u advise?
hi guys... i was wondering if you could share some of your wisdom to help me get a better idea on this...
in june i will ride Tangier 2 Dakar along the atlantic route on a DL650. we'll be ridin 2 up, and full luggage. Most of the way will be tarmac, but i am concerned about a stretch of gravel on the wester sahara/mauritania border (for those who dont know the rooute, it is 6kms of rocky and sandy bits through a minefield in noman's land, so i definitely wont enjoy getting bogged down there) and another 80kms to make the diama crossing between mauritania and senegal. those are the inievitable bits that i simply have to ride through. on top of those i wouldnt mind riding some tracks but only hard packed surfaces. therefore i am trying to choose the most appropriate tires to carry out the job. ideally i would need a dirt-capable tire which doesnt disintegrate on asphalt, but since i have very little experience of off-road riding, i dont quite know where to turn to. can any of you guys help? thx in advance!!
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