Hey Rob, how'd it go w/the dirt-y tire in the back and the street tire (I'm assuming) in the front? I ask because I wanna take my R65 a little further afield than usual ASAP but doesn't appear to be much in the way of dual sport tires for our 18" front wheels.R65 Rob wrote: I did have a second rear snowflake for a while, and I mounted a Sahara on it and would swap them out when I knew I was going exploring in southern Indiana.I would buy topographic quads and look for the dashed lines.... I refused to give up my low bars, though!
It has more to do with the rider's enthusiasm and skill (I relied on enthusiasmgodot wrote: Hey Rob, how'd it go w/the dirt-y tire in the back and the street tire (I'm assuming) in the front? I ask because I wanna take my R65 a little further afield than usual ASAP but doesn't appear to be much in the way of dual sport tires for our 18" front wheels.
) than tire tread. Especially for 2-track and mild single-track. 
Duh!, Afraid my brain wasn't firing right that night. Agree, how simple.R65 Rob wrote:You could just reply to your first post, rather than start a second thread.
You might want to look for ties that are classified as universal, i.e. designed for front/ rear fitment. Here is one examplegodot wrote:R65 Rob wrote:
Hey Rob, how'd it go w/the dirt-y tire in the back and the street tire (I'm assuming) in the front? I ask because I wanna take my R65 a little further afield than usual ASAP but doesn't appear to be much in the way of dual sport tires for our 18" front wheels.
Great picture , Charlie. You have it set up well for camping and exploring. If you looked at my first picture you might have seen the Kangaroo on the horizontal Craven pannier. I grew up in Oz, (Sydney) and was still flying those colours at that time. Now, it has been the Maple Leaf for the last 35 years or so.Airbear wrote:G'day Chris. Great choice of bikes, and wow, you have really been places. Africa in 1974 must have been quite an experience. I love the dirt roads around here (south east Australia). I have explored a couple of thousand kms so far and there are thousands more to do.
I was very pleasantly surprised with just how sure-footed and forgiving my old girl is, especially when fully laden. We have bravely headed down all sorts of perilous tracks looking for camping and fishing spots, and so far have never been stuck. So far everything is stock, but I think my next set of tyres might be a bit chunkier. I don't like sand much.
I like it a lot as I am still here.Airbear wrote:I spent my first 20 years in Sydney too, Chris. Lived at Ryde.
How do you like Canada? It's a place that appeals to me. Are Canadians worth owning?
Canada is like OZ, both very large countries with relatively small populations. In Canada's case 90% of the population is in the first 100 miles or so above the US border and for OZ it is probably 90% around the eastern perimeter. That leaves a lot of land to explore with not many people. Especially in B.C. it means you can travel miles of forestry service road and Hydro gravel roads, never see anyone and basically have the ability to camp anywhere.