My Dad and I and three friends leave next Sat for a week in Silverton, CO and a week in Moab. Finished getting my bike ready today; mich desert race front, Seat Concepts, oil change, ShockSox, fork bleeders, and small Expedition tank bag. Have also cloned my bike for my buddy. .
No - does not look like a Hyde - some other plastic copy or maybe even a black alu one? You will never mangle a Hyde bashplate - toughest out there, no question. The advantage is they slide over obstacles rather than hook-up and are really indestructible. Do not knock them till you have tried one - believe me it will be the last one you need buy.
... and it doesn´t rattle or fall off. And it weighs only a fraction of any metal alternative. But if you do insist on using a heavy metal bashplate, please realise that your making an already lardy, overweight bike even heavier.
Are the Hyde really that good? I ride some really nasty rock trails and I'm afraid it will not do the job. I do want one!!
They do slide more than grab on rocks, and they will save the side covers in a slide. At $100 it's not a huge investment. You can see how it hugs the frame and engine a lot better than any angular plate, and it doesn't buzz and bounce engine noise back at you either.
Wave or flash your lights if you see two other 630's out in the San Juans or Moab and don't forget to stop if we are not moving due to being out of fuel.. Wishing we had those large tanks. My friend and I are also leaving next Saturday also for the same destinations with our dirt tires. I also installed a new Mich desert front for the trip. I was rigging up a makeshift aux fuel supply today. It isn't much and partially rests on the pax foot peg but should extend my range to 150 miles when driven sanely.
It looks like you put some time into making that tank. How will it hold up if you drop the bike on that side? Would it not be better on the tail rack?
yes it would be better on the tailrack but I'm trying to minimize the stack height on the rack. I've got a tool pack (Kriega 5), tent, sleeping bag, pad and food for 1 day overnight going there. Compromises for sure. Dropping the bike on that side might cause some problems however the pax foot peg will be the first point of impact. My plan is to have Berg make up some side racks this winter that are intended for a 630 single exhaust instead of the dual system. Although a fall on either side of significance could cause damage also.
Cool, PM me and I'll give you my number and where we're staying. Here's our tentative schedule. You should be ok on fuel, I did the same trip last year with my stock tank. White Rim Trail was only time I cut it close (make sure you top up at the 313/191 intersection). We'll be 2-630s, 690, 990, and a KLX250.
I have Hyde and it works fine so far in about 20 000 km I have done. You can see in the Lesotho video I have posted two pages back in this thread what kind of terrain I take it through - that could give you an idea if it would work for you. And it was used on hard enduro races like Roof of Africa or Erzberg - admitedly on lighter bikes but in much more hardcore terrain.
Just on the frame rail at the rear.You can see the bit on the back of the bash plate that picks up on the frame in the pic.
I was told by the company that makes these that they only fit 630 and the new terra 650. However, the 610 and 630 have the same frame and case, so it should fit?? Anyone try this in the 610?
I was on my TE630 in Silverton during RMAR http://advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=820184&page=80 at Red Mt. campground at end of July, including 3 days of self-support camping in the San Juan Mts. during SJ500 http://advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=851307 . 630 did great, including Hyde Racing skidplate. Have had the Hyde Racing Skidplate on lowered TE310, and it took incredible hits and drags over rocks. Got one on my KTM400exc, too. Don't have many pics of 630 in CO, but, Wow! those passes and scenery were incredible, especially for someone from NJ. Got all 4 bikes in van and 3 days from NJ to Silverton; at the Red Mt. Campground in town; woke up to this view each day:
Trail riding in the Sequoia Forest over the holiday. At one point I went down with the bike on top of me, oil and gas pouring out. Wished I had a pic of that! Found some awesome trails.
We stayed at Red Mtn last Sept, nice place. This time we rented a condo in town, cheaper w/ five guys than camping last year. We're leaving Sat morning and doing 28-29hrs non-stop. We also want to spend at least one night in the backcountry, can I ask where you guys camped? .
We didn't camp in the backcountry. The organizers had us camp in towns so that folks could get food or, if they didn't want to tent it, they could get a cabin. I believe quite a bit of our route in the San Juans was along the BackRoad Discovery Route for that area. We passed some really nice, remote camp sites. Check out: http://www.backcountrydiscoveryroutes.com/COBDR
I've spent a few nights remote camping in the San Juans around Silverton and Ouray. Be aware that you can get yourself into trouble (altitude sickness or worse yet HAPE) when camping at 10,000 to 12,000+, especially as a flatlander. Five or so years ago I had to break camp up at Clear Lake at 2 AM to get my friend to lower elevation due to extreme headache and dizziness. We had to actually leave the area and I drove down to Durango that night for lower elevation. After that experience I tend to stay at or below 9,000 or so camping unless I've had a good 4 or 5 days to acclimate from my home town elevation of 900 feet and that still doesn't guarantee anything. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altitude_sickness http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_altitude_pulmonary_edema
