V Strom riders advice wanted

[holodragon]

Not sure that this is a 'tech' question but I wondered if anyone who has taken their Strom on sand or gravel with could pass on how the bike handled & what tyres & pressures they used please? Any replies gratefully received

[DLbiten]

Sand and mud. Bike did not like it one bit. To help out drop the air down a good bit I do not know how much I droped it but it was much softer. Still the back end will wash out a bit more than I like.

I am told there are two ways to ride in this stuf vary slow and vary fast.

[TravellingStrom]

The bike is a pig in soft sand and mud, for me it is worse as I have short legs

I let the front tyre pressure down to 20psi whenever I have no choice and as I have crashed a few times due to riding fast, next time I will try the slow paddle

Cheers
TS

[Dirtpig]

It handles like a greased monkey on ice . I have ridden a fair amount on gravel and mud but sand is a bit scarce in my area of Canada

I found I run about 25 pounds in the front tire and 20-22 in the rear depending on what and where I am riding.

Best thing to do is remember to stand up and get the weight on the foot pegs. It is a top heavy bike and reacts that way when it gets loose. I found on the pegs, body weight nutral to forward and steer with the gas. Lots of fun on packed gravel logging roads and the wet slimy mud we have hear.

As for sand I have not ridden this bike on it much but I would be it would just plough down and sink like a stone.

Contact Mountain Man here on HU. He has ridden his DL1000 through Africa a few times and would have a better idea of how it handles in the sand

Cheers

Dirtpig

[sanpedro]

I live in the Kimberley in Australia and do a 40km pindan (dirt and fine sand) road 2-3 times a week two up with gear for work, with no previous time on an actual dirt bike. it's not a bike i would try to ride on the beach, but you can gt down some pretty sandy tracks on it. I ride with 17PSI in the front and 20 in the back for the commute, and keep an air compressor under the seat for when i get back to the tarmac

[Cody1771]

i havn't rode mine in sand but i agree with pretty much everyone here, they are a TANK in the mud, i've used ratchet straps twice now to get me out of some thick stuff, but i wouldn't trade my strom for anything!

[Brian_Sandra_Smith]

Ride with more air in the frt tire than back. Kevin's (Dirtpig's) rates seem about right.
We've ridden a fully loaded 1000 thru the Sahara in sand and I stayed on the pegs and it was fine. I've seen lighter bikes plow so there is some rider skill needed to be developed. The bike is top heavy until you get on the pegs.

Originally Posted by Dirtpig

It handles like a greased monkey on ice . I have ridden a fair amount on gravel and mud but sand is a bit scarce in my area of Canada

I found I run about 25 pounds in the front tire and 20-22 in the rear depending on what and where I am riding.

Best thing to do is remember to stand up and get the weight on the foot pegs. It is a top heavy bike and reacts that way when it gets loose. I found on the pegs, body weight nutral to forward and steer with the gas. Lots of fun on packed gravel logging roads and the wet slimy mud we have hear.

As for sand I have not ridden this bike on it much but I would be it would just plough down and sink like a stone.

Contact Mountain Man here on HU. He has ridden his DL1000 through Africa a few times and would have a better idea of how it handles in the sand

Cheers

Dirtpig