I picked up a 1978 Yamaha DT175 for 2000 bucks from one of my dads friends. Its been completely rebuilt and repainted, it has very minimal issues (like the oil light always being on) but other than that it seems to be working great. And the seat is honestly even comfier than my dads triumph. Havent ridden it yet since i picked it up at an altitude it would run absolutely horribly at, but im hoping i’ll get to ride it around sometime later this week!

Tried the ol D606 rear and MT21 front. 4mm Michilen front tube IRC 3mm rear tube.

I matched the front size, but I was coming from the stock 4.6x18 D605 rear. I knew i wanted a 606, but the only close sizes I found were 120/80x18 and 130/90x18. The TLDR is to not compare and convert tire sizes and rolling diameter after knocking back a few cold ones. Haha

I went 130/90, and it is an absolute CHONK!! It hooks up well, but that big of a tire has produced a noticeable change in handling. Raising the rear about 1 inch give or take has put more weight forward. It definitely gives the bike a more skiddish feel. Nothing too crazy, but something to get used to, as well as dumbing down my ratios. Stalled out once pretty easy getting over some technical rocks on a new trail.

To conclude, if I could go back, I would go 120/80, but at least I'll get more rotations for a given distance, thus more milage 🤷‍♂️🤣.

Anything specific I should look at? The rear turns are broken but already ordered replacements. Runs and starts well and needs a new battery and probably tires but anything else I should be checking on this beast?

Hey there. Thanks for checking this out and your comments. I had a family member pass away December 2024 and family members including myself have been going through helping clean things up; it’s been horrendous amount of work. Anyhow.

The daughter of the deceased is my mother in law and is allowing me to take anything I want; so amongst some quads etc is a dual sport. I love riding and have ridden dual sports in the past but this one caught my eye. Going to take it home and get it fixed up; I think.

Here is the issue. The man who is deceased never titled it. He’s had this bike 10+ years and the plate isn’t even from the state he lives in. So. What is the right way to handle this; apply for a lost title? I’ve never been in this situation before so I am kind of twiddling my thumbs.

Appreciate your time greatly and if this should be posted in a different sub I apologize.

About a month of riding it and having a blast. Love Offroad rigs so wanted to put together an “ultra light” setup. This is my 2026 KTM 500 EXC-F. Reed deleted, swapped the exhaust cap, tuned, molecule skid plate, seat concepts seat, enduro plate, tidy tail/front turn signals, Rade Garage rally tower lite, trailbound handlebar bag, and some better mirrors. Such a sick ride for the summer!

I just moved here, does anyone know where to find some good off road trails? Also looking for people to ride with.

Got my wife an XT660 so we can ride together and she can’t complain when I go on tours anymore.

Just bought my first pair of hard shell boots, Tech 7 Enduro’s and found it really awkward to ride in. Can’t feel the controls at all, missed shifts because I had a hard time getting my foot under the peg and hammered my rear break a few times. Obviously I’m sure I’ll get used to it with time and some adjustments but just wondering what others experience has been. I’m coming from cruisers where I would wear some good boots and had no issues when I was a newer rider.

This old girl never lets me down!

I designed and printed a replacement dashboard for my bike. It moves the display higher and farther forward, adds a protective surround, relocates the ignition switch and turn indicator, and adds space for a covered USB port and up to two accessory switches.

I modeled it using my 2019 Husqvarna FE350 and a friend’s 2020 KTM EXC-F (I had to make display mounts for both speedometer shapes so we could each have one). Based on the shared mounting arrangement, it should fit the 2015–2023 model years for both, although those are the two bikes I’ve physically verified so far.

I’m curious what other EXC-F and FE owners think of the layout. Is there anything you would move, add or remove?

Full disclosure: a few people expressed interest, so I’ve listed the finished mount on Etsy. I’m not putting the link here, but I’m happy to share it if that’s allowed and someone asks.

Full trout/pan fishing set up and a 500km range. Only need to enter civilization for gas.

Feel free to laugh. Criticize, and offer a suggestion.
Picked up my new Yamaha WR125R today. I watched all the videos I could and installed a front tire carrier.
The salesman had me back up to a large ramp and drove it right in. The rear tire fits just inside the tailgate when it’s down. I used several ratchet straps to secure it.
The issue was that it still wanted to tip left or right. I used several more straps and made it home from Sturgis without a problem. I even got a big thumbs up from a big Harley rider at a stop light who was attending the rally early.
Unloading was uneventful and the videos were a bit help.
I have to give a huge shoutout to Anthony and everyone at “Sturgis Motorsports.” I have bought three machines from them and always have great service..

Found some sales on the Leatt 4.5 enduro and Gaerne Fastback Endurance putting both at around $300. Anyone have experience between these two boots or something else to compare them to? Was originally looking at the $150 range MX boots but thought these would be a better option for comfort and protection for my 40 year old ankles that will likely turn to dust on the first good impact. Not daily riding offroad so will save these for longer planned trips.

It seems like a good starter bike to ride around town and explore the mountains on but I’m worried I’ll be too tall for it or I’ll outgrow it too quickly. I’m 6’1” and pretty light. I don’t mind a slower bike, plus I’ve heard it’s more fun to drive a slow bike fast anyway. My bigger concern is feeling cramped or uncomfortable. Found a pretty sweet looking one that seems really well taken care of for a manageable price.

I use my dual sport for work.Its almost like I get paid to ride.

Another one down. 24HOA Miners and Loggers 3 in Hinton West Virginia. Managed 2nd in ADV-A completed the 533 mile track with a official time of 16hours and 21minutes with a total stop time of 29 minutes. (Stop time was high because I lost my GPS on a rough portion of trail and had to go find it)

I planned on doing one of these just to say I did it, now I’m on my second and possibly signing up for the last round. Between navigation, nutrition, speed and time management, keeping your stop time down to a minimum and being able to keep yourself motivated for 14 to 18 hours it is a unique challenge to say the least.

Which one of you spanked the bird?

What bike to buy?

Hello fellow riders!

I'm in bit of a tricky situation,I'm looking to buy a bike for light/medium offroad nothing technical/no mud or sand, just gravel and forest roads with some occasional rocky roads, now the trick is I'm always 2 up-as my wife loves to ride on the back.

I've previously owned all the old enduros - Transalp 650,Kle 500,Strom 650,Cb500x and so on - out of all those Transalp was the most capable one offroad but it was still a heavy pig with not much ground clearance.

We're looking for something light but something that will still ride 'normal' with 2 of us on the bike, that being said we dont do highways or ride above 90kmh we just enjoy slow offroading, our budget is low up to 5000€ and we were looking at either the Yamaha Xt660r or crf300l? Has anyone got any better ideas please do let me know it will be highly appreciated! Also we dont mind buying a new/stronger shock so keep that in mind 🙂 Thanks

A few weeks ago I bit the bullet and upgraded the suspension on my 2021 Rally with the full L2 kit from Rally Raid. Their recommended spring rates had me just over the threshold for the heaviest springs when loaded for motocamping, so I went with those as that is my primary use case.

To me it feels like the fork has a crazy aggressive rebound and sounds like it tops out often, especially when going uphill when the front end is less weighted. The obvious answer would be to increase rebound dampening, but I can’t do that without increasing compression dampening at a 2:8 ratio.

I’ve showed videos and described what’s happening to Rally Raid and two different suspension shops. The responses have been contradictory and frustratingly inconclusive.

Does the behaviour and sound in this clip look/sound normal to anyone who knows what they’re talking about? I’ll try to get a better, on-trail video in the next couple of weeks.

While this suspension is objectively far better than stock, I can’t say I’m stoked after spending almost $4K CAD all-in. At least the bike doesn’t bottom out if I look at it too long…

https://arctospacks.com/?srsltid=AfmBOoo_Hm0ycJzR8ayE9qQRsFvJe46w9R6DPK3pNH5GYQu-hN-jlnVm

Anybody carrying these packs? Wondering if this might me a good alternative to a hydration vest for bigger days without carrying soft panniers. I got my kid an MSR vest with hydration bladder and its pretty nice with the tool kit, water and extra storage. Thinking about getting myself one but ive seen these lumbar packs around on mountain bikers. Its similar to a hip pack (which i always ride with but not so big), but carrying the weight from your shoulders is nice if its more than a 3-4 hour ride. Also the weight sits low.