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kx 500 fat paddle?????
bmulanax30:
go to youtube look up fat paddle it handles awesome really fast handleing there flying on the dunes hills corners theres 3 videos and he said it floats on top of the sand and not half way down like a pizza slicer i have been the the dunes 2 times with a paddle and with out on my 500 believe it or not i did way better with out the paddle tire but think about it quads float on the top of the sand thats why they go so fast bikes have such skinny tires they just sink and not to good to do in the sand but the proof is watch the videos on youtube and judge for your self watch it all it has different places they have tested it got me real interested and it looks mean too think the paddle is custom viper from skat track like 100 bucks plus im doing research about it right now need info about the hubs and sprocket set up and breaks and im looking into it forsure
sandblaster:
Hmmm.
I watched the videos and see nothing to change my mind.
Then again, I have been riding in the sand for almost 40 years. :wink:
As far as your bike sinking with a standard paddle I have to wonder about your experience riding in the sand.
It sounds like your bike was not set up correctly or, you weren't going quite fast enough.
I have rode hundreds if not thousands of times in the sand and I have no problem with my bike sinking.
Then again, I might be a purist :-o
Don't get me wrong, it might be fun to ride something like that just for kicks but it would take a lot to convert me to a true believer :-D
http://oem-cycle.com/AROUNDTHEWORLDONAKX500.aspx
SweetTea:
I'd have to agree, once you get going a standard paddle floats dang good. It would be interesting to ride and compare though.
sandblaster:
I wonder if you could stop for a break and not put your foot down? :-D
bmulanax30:
yeah i have rode all my life on bikes so im not new to it and we rode all day both times we went to the dunes just dident like the paddle tire i liked my dirt tire better call me crazy but it hooked better may have been the sand too and a fatter tire would be on top like in the videos and i wasent going slow lol faster the better but everyone has different ways and likes i used to have a bw 200 when i was a kid it went on sand like no ones business so thats why i was thinking of trying the fat paddle set up and if you could just leave the bike setting there after stopping would be killer and you wouldent have to bury your tire to hang out off the bike ... nice bike mine looks close to yours black and same tank but mines green
--- Quote from: sandblaster on September 26, 2010, 02:58:42 PM ---Hmmm.
I watched the videos and see nothing to change my mind.
Then again, I have been riding in the sand for almost 40 years. :wink:
As far as your bike sinking with a standard paddle I have to wonder about your experience riding in the sand.
It sounds like your bike was not set up correctly or, you weren't going quite fast enough.
I have rode hundreds if not thousands of times in the sand and I have no problem with my bike sinking.
Then again, I might be a purist :-o
Don't get me wrong, it might be fun to ride something like that just for kicks but it would take a lot to convert me to a true believer :-D
http://oem-cycle.com/AROUNDTHEWORLDONAKX500.aspx
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