crosstrainingenduro.com tractionerag.com How to set up your dual sport or adventure bike! We are all different shapes and sizes. If you have average weight and height your bike might fit perfectly. Adventure bike setup includes clutch, bars, hand levers, tyres and suspension. But once you are too tall, too short, or too heavy, you may need to make adjustments for short rider setup and tall rider setup. We encourage you to do the free mods first then ride your dual sport bike for a while before spending money. Retailers know that adventure riders often have lots of cash to throw around. They will try to drain your wallet on stuff that often makes little to no difference. Learning to ride a dual sport bike better will always make the biggest difference! Instead of a lighter clutchs, or expensive adventure tyres. Lets start with adventure bike ergonomics. This is the relationship between your levers, handlebars, seat and footpegs. Handlebar positioning for adventure bikes. Draw a line from your forks to your handgrips. The more the bars are angled toward the rider, the more inline stability you will have at speed. When the handgrips are actually in line with the forks, the steering is quicker. This is a good default position for dirt bikes and/or for tall riders. But dual sport and adventure bikes normally have the bars angled back slightly. Handgrips for dual sport bikes. It's a good idea to put some wire around your handgrips to stop water getting in and suddenly they are rotating while you ride. Rear brake positioning for adventure bikes. The default position is to have your rear brake lever horizontal with the footpeg, or only slightly lower. Riders who sit most of the time often set the angle very low but it's difficult to use the lever properly when standing. Are you a short rider? You can shave some foam from your seat to make it lower. See our short rider setup video for lots of other tips. Are you a tall rider? You need to make this triangle bigger, especially if you stand on the footpegs once you are riding offroad. Tyre pressure for dual sport bikes. There is endless debate about this. Here is a very rough guideline for recommended air pressures for different bike weights. The low pressure is for off road riding. The higher pressure is for the street. This can vary a lot, see our detailed video about tyre pressures. One of the great things about cast wheels and tubeless tyres on many adventure bikes is you can fix punctures in a few minutes with a simple plug. You can prevent this on dual sport bikes by installing rim locks, a great idea if you will run low tyre pressures. Adventure bike protection. It's easy to spend two thousand dollars and make your bike much heavier. Luggage. A similar story here. It's easy to get carried away and think you need to have these ridiculously expensive setups. Lighting for dual sport bikes. See and be seen. There are plenty of budget options around today, it makes a lot of sense to upgrade. LED headlight bulbs are finally working well. Windscreens and fairings are a great idea. They reduce fatigue, keep some of the rain off you, and can greatly reduce wind noise that leads to permanent ear damage. See this video. If you are a gazillionaire, you can look into very expensive rally setups if you want to look like a Dakar pro rider. But there are plenty of very reasonably priced options. Adjustable screens are a good idea if you are very tall or short. The wrong sized screen can actually make wind noise much worse. Feeling creative? Try making your own. The $6 garbage bin mod is a favourite of mine. Suspension. This is an endlessly debated topic. Some riders insist you must spend a fortune getting every bike revalved and resprung precisely. We believe the suspension on most adventure bikes is pretty good nowadays for the average rider. Exhausts and power mods. One of the sillier mods tends to be getting louder exhausts. Adventure bike tyres. Everyday riders obsess about tyres way too much. Sure there are different types depending on your mix of road and offroad riding. But your riding skills will always make a much bigger difference. Why are there are endless online discussions about the best tyres for dual sport or adventure bikes? One day I will do a vid about dual sport tyre choice. But it will emphasise the need to put way more energy into skill development that endless debates about tyre choice. Your toolkit. Every bike comes with one. Gearing. Some riders claim small changes in gearing makes a huge difference. A lighter clutch. As your skills improve, you will use your clutch more if you ride in rough terrain. If your bike has a heavy clutch pull, there are mods to make it lighter.
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24 июл 2024
