Tassajara Rd,Carmel Valley

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Had the day off,decided a little dirt was in order.:thumbup
Rode out to the Monastery,even managed to take a couple pics.

 

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Pics too big so 1 at a time.Being lazy

 

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More

 

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Oliver observatory.

 

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And one of the funnest roads on a Sm!

 

[Loki1000R]

sweet lookin ride:thumbup

interrogative...what kind of tires are those?

 

[Sharky]

sweet lookin ride:thumbup

interrogative...what kind of tires are those?

Distanzias...reasonable dry 90/10 tire.
Ice skates in the rain, which, depending on the rider is fun or dangerous.
:laughing

 

[flying_hun]

Good stuff! :applause. Cachagua is a favorite. :ride

 

[Johndicezx9]

:thumbup

 

[Map8]

:thumbup:thumbup

 

[pats]

Nice! Wish I knew of some dirt roads closer to the SJ area that I could take the sumo on.

 

[Corb]

Distanzias...reasonable dry 90/10 tire.
Ice skates in the rain, which, depending on the rider is fun or dangerous.
:laughing

I don't know what tires he's running but they are not Distanzias.
Plus I found the Avons to be the best cold/wet weather tire I've had on my two DRZ's.
I've done plenty "True Grit" rides on them I can say that confidently. The supermoto version does great in the wet.
I don't like them because they are very heavy and that makes a noticeable difference in handling on a DRZ, but they are the best alternative for riding both dirt and street and lasting long [compared to the alternatives]

Btw this pictures make me miss Bay Area and my DRZ

 

[Corb]

Nice! Wish I knew of some dirt roads closer to the SJ area that I could take the sumo on.

One nice option
[click on the "view map" tab]
http://www.southbayriders.com/forums/threads/27563/

 

[Johndicezx9]

Not sure Pat's gonna answer the tire question til later, the Duke needs to be ridden today... :laughing

 

[cencalballer]

Distanzias...reasonable dry 90/10 tire.
Ice skates in the rain, which, depending on the rider is fun or dangerous.
:laughing

Thats a very polite way of putting it. IMO and I've tried a lot of thsoe types of tires they're garbage in the dry as well.

I did love the ice skates though. Ridiculous amount of fun with almost no speed involved.

 

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Distanzia front and Shinko 705 rear.

 

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Thats a very polite way of putting it. IMO and I've tried a lot of thsoe types of tires they're garbage in the dry as well.

I did love the ice skates though. Ridiculous amount of fun with almost no speed involved.

Never had a grip problem in the dry on pavement , have touched peg to ground with them. Now in the dirt probably barely better than a regular street tire.