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kx 500 fat paddle?????

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bigbellybob:
with out making the front tire wider i don't see a big benefit. IMO the best set up would be motard wheels front and rear with the rear shaved and cupped.

BDI:
I would have to agree. I'm an avid two wheel rider in the sand and have been for years. My bike does not sink in the sand and I would have to say ridding in the sand with a knob sucks royal @#%*. I have ridden my 500 and 450 back to back in the sand more then a couple times to get a back to back knob vs paddle comparison. You can't cary the front tire off big jumps so you wind up doing 100' nose dives off stuff and I promise you don't have a snow balls chance in hell keeping up when we get out and rail the dunes in fifth.

maddoggy:
if you want your bike to "float" on sand just ask BDI about his old turbo paddle. you won't want to float after that. it's all about front tire stability and rear tire hook up! riding the top layer does not mean your running the best set-up it just means your hauling butt. if you can't get up on plane in the sand then you are running the wrong tire type or your riding too slow. gearing has to be right too. i think on my next dune trip, i will be trying a new idea i have of running a cut knobby on the front, cut down to three rows of knobs. one in the center and one on each outer edge. should be enough grip to not push and should help with steering control. in my experience a regular knobby on the front tends to try to wash out on turns in the sand and feels like it makes the bike wobbly.

BDI:
The king turbo paddle and the king three rib front tire is my favorite set up to date, they work and last very well. My bad experience was the Skat-Trak Intimidator, this tire never stopped wiggling at speed and became very unstable at speeds approaching 100 pmh. I even had the bike lean over to the right about 45 degrees to the ground in a fifth gear wheelie.How I rode out of that one is beyond me, it was very frightening and I don't scare to easy on a bike. the single rib in the middle makes the tire ride up and out of the sand at high speed and becomes very unstable. The tire was a one ride wonder for me.

bmulanax30:
the paddle  i had was 8    but it dident seem to do well may have been the paddle  and the sand is different everywhere too the river here is really loose but i still hook good with knobby  more like a white sand where we ride around the river  little sahara  was really loose and you sank down just putting your foot down in it it was yellow looking  ....... looks like a sick paddle tire  i agree about the front being smooth or ribbed it is washy riding in sand  that idea about the cut down knobby sounds cool let us know what it does  anyone on ideas for a front  that has good control  as far as turning  and whats with the straps on the dune king fat paddle set up  in the videos it looks like all  the bikes they are riding are really stable and good in the turns ?????????

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