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Need opinions and advice about riding in sand dunes
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[QUOTE="Matt Fisher, post: 1227514, member: 30255"] -Because Pismo is next to the ocean, the sand has a high salt content. Do [U]not[/U] take your bike home and just let it sit, always wash it right away. -When you grease your bearings, make sure they are packed full, this makes it harder for the sand to work it's way into them. -If you run a paddle tire, you won't be forced to keep it pinned all the time, just don't try to putt along at 5 mph in 1st gear. Once you've developed just a bit of mph, the bike will ride on top of the sand, instead of plowing through it. Power on is still a better way ride in the sand though. -If you run a paddle tire, remove the plastic shock guard, otherwise the tire will do it for you. I've seen "duners" make a new guard from an inner tube and place it between the airbox and shock. -Pull up the bump stop on the shock and clean under there too. -Drop the forks all the way down in the triple clamps for better stability. -Spraying the bike down with WD40 helps keep it from rusting, but helps to attract more sand- pick your poison. -Plan on completely tearing down the bike on occasion to find sand in areas you didn't know existed (you'll find sand in the damndest areas on your body too). -Go slow when near the beach- tickets suck. -When you crash and turn your 10' long flag pole into a 4' long flag pole, just zip-tie it to your chest protector (the back side, silly). -If you're going there to ride just forget the big weekends. If you're going there in search of "companionship", enjoy the big weekends. :cool: ***Do not start jumping stuff without a spotter on top of the jump- you can very easily join the many folks that have died at Pismo from a bike/quad/buggy/truck crash.*** [/QUOTE]
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