• Hi everyone,

    As you all know, Coffee (Dean) passed away a couple of years ago. I am Dean's ex-wife's husband and happen to have spent my career in tech. Over the years, I occasionally helped Dean with various tech issues.

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Any tips for riding in sand

You could move to Floriduh like I did(from CentralPA)than you have no choice but to learn how. I used to also HATE going to S Jersey for races. Now I'd probably suck in the rocks,lol. One of our club "A" riders was asked how to go fast in this stuff, he just said "Pin it & follow your front wheel" Duh****************************************
 
I think I started figuring out the technique today but by the time I did, I was smoked from fighting the bike for so long.
 
After years of having no problem with sand, and teaching my son how to rail in it, I found myself all over the place this summer while exploring Browns Park in NW Colorado. I was a bit upset with myself and not being able to keep the bike, a TR650 Terra, pointed in the right direction. Well, the Terra is a bit heavy, and it was loaded with gear, but so was my riding partners. After thinking about it, I think I was breaking a cardinal rule; look up and down the trail, way out front, not down near the front wheel. I don't make that mistake often, but in this instance, I think I was. Keep your eyes up and the gas on!
 
Kyle Tarry said:
The key to beginner sand riding (I was there not long ago), in my opinion, is letting the bike move around and not fighting it. When I started riding sand I wore myself out trying to fight the bike, in sand you really have to let the bike move ride loose.

Some of the other suggestions are great too. You don't need to pin it, but staying on the gas helps, if you chop the throttle or hammer the brakes, you're probably going down.

The fun thing about sand is that there isn't a hard "edge" to traction like there is on pavement or hardpack. You can get real sloppy in sand and not go down because it's so forgiving, it doesn't feel like it but you have a ton of traction.
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I used to hate sand with a passion but I learned to ride it out of necessity. It really can be your friend or your enemy. In new Jersey there are all kinds of sand depending where you ride. In south Jersey the sugar sand is one of my favorites to ride in. I learned to stay in the gas and just roll with it and life is good. Fighting it will always make it harder to ride in it. On my KTM I use a steering damper to make it easier. With my Husky I have no need for one because of the style I learned on that bike. As the others have said, ride it and don't fight it and it can be fun.
 
Go to the dunes and rip it up. When you get back sand will not be an issue. It is like riding a snowmobile, "When in doubt throttle out!" There are bike that are better than others in the sand. My TXC 310 is more of a handful in the sand than it should be, but only when it is going slow.
 
Glad I found this post. I rode in deep sand for this first time yesterday. Holy cow was it FUN!
My 09TXC kicked butt in that stuff. Took everyone's advice in this thread and pinned it with weight back. Was able to do stuff other more experienced riders struggled with. Of course a brand new rear tire helped for sure. New Dunlop AT81 was awesome in the sand!

Rippin good time
 
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