justin73 Posted April 4, 2017 Report Share Posted April 4, 2017 Hi All, Just got my first GS (a 2012). Ready to knock the shine off of her, so looking forward to meeting up in the So. Cal area. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin73 Posted April 4, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2017 Thanks Baller! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Hall Posted April 5, 2017 Administrators My Rides (3) Report Share Posted April 5, 2017 Welcome Justin! Glad to see another local here. That's a classic bike too you got there. It would be a shame to see it get dirty. I hope we get to ride together soon. Keep your eye on the Southwest forum for upcoming rides. We have our High Sierra event Labor Day weekend but there will be lots of other stuff too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin73 Posted April 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2017 Thanks Eric. She's begging for a little dirt. Doing the Dual Sport/ADV Ride 4 Kids on Saturday for her initial mud bath (looks like rain in the forecast at Lake Arrowhead). I will keep my eyes open for rides here as well. Looking forward to being part of the group. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Hall Posted April 5, 2017 Administrators My Rides (3) Report Share Posted April 5, 2017 Do you have previous experience with riding off road? Do you have all the gear you need? If you have any questions, feel free to post up on that. I wrote something about gear here you may want to check out if you have any questions. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin73 Posted April 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2017 I am loving the welcome wagon! I have ridden every thing from 250 - GS 1200/Super Tenere off road on various terrains. I look forward to gaining more experience both here and in the great outdoors. I am pretty set on gear and the previous owner of the GS added some sweet farkles to make off roading a little more convenient and comfortable. I am however new to using the navigation system (BMW/Garmin I think), so at the right time and place will have lots of questions on that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Hall Posted April 5, 2017 Administrators My Rides (3) Report Share Posted April 5, 2017 That's great. Whatever you do... just get rid of those damn Heidenaus! Unless of course you're riding to Alaska and back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin73 Posted April 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2017 So far the tires have impressed me on road. Better than full knobs. I will try them off road on Saturday. Any suggestions for a good 50/50 tire? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Hall Posted April 5, 2017 Administrators My Rides (3) Report Share Posted April 5, 2017 Well actually those are great 50/50 tires. The Motoz Tractionator GPS is another for that bike. I'm trying to think of other 50/50's though... I like the street handling too but I lean towards traction for dirt. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Hall Posted April 5, 2017 Administrators My Rides (3) Report Share Posted April 5, 2017 @556baller you didn't drink that "Anakee Wild is a 50/50 tire" kool-aid, did you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Hall Posted April 5, 2017 Administrators My Rides (3) Report Share Posted April 5, 2017 Justin can get some Anakee Wild's but anyone can see they're a 60/40 tire. My guess is Michelin did their market research though and realized that most big bike riders buy in the 50/50 segment and might think 60/40's are too aggressive. That, and they tried to pull off a Jedi mind trick that because it "performed so well on the street" that it was really a 50/50 tire. They actually said "it's really so great off road AND on-road we'd call it a 60/60 tire but that's not really possible." (eyes rolling) Two years earlier they were calling them a 70/30 tire in development. They have them in 21" and I hear the 18" rear is coming this year. I'm willing to try a set to see for myself but they haven't gotten very good ratings here or at Revzilla. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin73 Posted April 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2017 The good news for me is i have at least 9000 to 10,000 miles until i will need a new set (according to reviews i read today about the Heidenaus). Hopefully that means i need new tires soon 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin73 Posted April 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2017 Guess what? I did a quick check on the tires...they are Mitas. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Hall Posted April 6, 2017 Administrators My Rides (3) Report Share Posted April 6, 2017 Oh right, the E07. I should have seen that. There's a great 50/50 tire! Best review I've seen for that is here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin73 Posted April 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2017 Wow...that was a great review. I will add my 2 cents to that chain after my ride on Saturday, which still looks like it might be a wet and muddy one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Hall Posted April 10, 2017 Administrators My Rides (3) Report Share Posted April 10, 2017 How was the ride? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin73 Posted April 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 It was more than an "Big Bike Friendly" ride should have been in my opinion. Lots of ruts, washouts, and rough terrain. If I was on a smaller bike it would have been a blast, but it was not a course for an intermediate big bike rider. Nonetheless, it was a good time. I had to turn around on one section (along with a few other big bikes) due to a steep rocky area that was not going to be worth the potential damage of not making it up. I look forward to a friendlier ride soon! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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