Ahh 's great to be back on the bike.

[shanered6]

hi daveb ! i think you've made a good choice with the yam , ive had 2 the older 600 and the newer 660 both great for a bit of green laneing or dirt tracks

 

[CarlS]

The Dakar and the KLR650 are both too big and heavy for my purpose of purely dirt riding. I am looking for something in the 250 - 350 cc range - light and manageable. Here in Florida, I only need to be able to go from sea level to a couple of hundred feet. I would have to to the Rocky Mountains in Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho or Montana to find a 10,000 ft elevation. Florida has a lot of dry sand that we call sugar sand. It does not pack unless it is extremely wet. Even 4X4's get stuck in it unless they have huge tires. Therefore I need a light bike for those areas.

I have had my Tiber 800 XC in some pretty challenging place - way above my skill level. I t does fine in mud and in rocks; but the rider needs a lot more experience in both! A motocross bike it is not. But it does very well for off pavement riding. Here is a link to my first adventure ride.

https://www.triumphtalk.com/showthread.ph...ational-Forest

 

[DaveB]

I have had my Tiber 800 XC in some pretty challenging place - way above my skill level. I t does fine in mud and in rocks; but the rider needs a lot more experience in both! A motocross bike it is not. But it does very well for off pavement riding. Here is a link to my first adventure ride.

https://www.triumphtalk.com/showthread.ph...ational-Forest

This thread hijack is now complete !

Wow, that was quite a ride you did on the 800- very impressive!

 

[CarlS]

We are adept at hijacking around here!

Thank you, Dave. That was my first off road adventure since the late 1960's. This summer, I plan to ride the XC from Orlando, FL to Seattle Washington and back. This is a bucket list trip.