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I’m still amazed at what you can get through on a proper dirt bike. There is just no comparison to anything else - they suck up hits that you can’t believe, blast through thick mud and deep sand. Basic radness.
Rebuilt the forks on the RM this weekend. Bit of a nightmare they were part disassembled with bits everywhere and I couldn’t find a good exploded diagram. Filthy inside too - they’re heavily pitted but fortunately it’s almost all above the line of travel. Hope they work - they bounce at least! Shitty chrome in the 70s clearly.
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on a proper dirt bike
After more trawling online it seems people stretch their service intervals if they're only using enduro bikes as dual sports. This makes me think a WR450f for example could work for local green lanes... it'd be lighter and much faster than any DR-Z. Obviously not great for motorways but imagine changing the gearing would help to bring the redline down. Probably still not good for hand or arse vibrations though.
jambon
Thanks for the tip off, will try and give this a watch if I get some spare time. Went cycling today to my nearest BOAT after all this talk of dual sports and enduros. Can't imagine how anyone could ride it on a motorbike, my wheels stopped turning after getting so much mud under the mudguards, probably doesn't look that bad in the photo.