Unfamiliar roads

[Jared]

Don't you hate it when this happens? :hmm:

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[Loafer]

Heh, not uncommon around here. Sucks, but just ride a little slower
and don't use the front brake.

[HwyRider]

I'd hate it more if started hearing deuling banjos. :lol:

[Dave]

Only on rainy days.

[GIBBY]

I do hate it when that happens, gravel and belt drive do not mix.

[Old Bear]

Gonna see it more often, as I hear that some states are actually tearing the blacktop off and going back to gravel for many roads. Not enough traffic to justify the expense. Keep those belt guards in proper working order!

[usranger74]

Yes I do. And, I turn around.

[dshelly]

Yes I do. And, I turn around.

Me too. Go back and try again.

[Silent Sam]

..When a Nation has decreasing commerce..to move on the roads...they go to gravel...then to dirt

[davidhollinger]

Welcome to the land that time forgot... I think I would make a U turn but then again those houses are probably all my relatives...

[HwyRider]

Looks like one of our beach areas but there's no beaches out there. I've driven through that stuff a few times and don't have a problem if it's packed down. When I hit the beach sand I just figure that I'm going to gently drop my bike.

[toogun]

And this usually happens when the bike is sparkling clean.

[plumber63]

And you don't know how far you will have to go till it turns back to pavement.
I have to go 3/4 mile of it just to leave the house before I hit the blacktop, so I don't mine riding some of it.

[Rasta]

Normally would turn around and like others have said, try again!

[bullman]

We have a lot of those roads just south of us in amish country. I just slow it down and hope that no one passes coming the other way.

And as someone else said, it is always when the bike is clean :cry:

[Jared]

Yep, I just turned around and found the last paved intersection. If I knew how long it was dirt then I'd probably ride through it, but not knowing makes me hesitant.

[schoeney]

..When a Nation has decreasing commerce..to move on the roads...they go to gravel...then to dirt

There is more stuff moving via truck (especially UPS andFEDEX) than ever in the U.S....you can thank internet shopping for that;)

[Top Cat]

Just pick one of the roads and go, where is you guys sense of adventure :shrug:

[dank]

Just pick one of the roads and go, where is you guys sense of adventure :shrug:

:tup::tup:

[kawboysix]

Just pick one of the roads and go, where is you guys sense of adventure :shrug:

My thoughts exactly. Reminds me of a couple of northern Michigan excursions over the river and through the woods.:lol: I lay'ed down a Ultra Classic at a stop sign though when the gravel turned to about 4 inches of sand. The front wheel dug in and pulled the bars right out of my hands. No stopping that one.:cheers:

[HwyRider]

At least it's in slow mo when you hit that kind of sand.

[The Black Knight]

Me too. Go back and try again.

:tup:

[ponch]

Yep, I just turned around and found the last paved intersection. If I knew how long it was dirt then I'd probably ride through it, but not knowing makes me hesitant.

You'd be fine. If Mark Clark can do 23 miles on the Apache Trail with his Nomad, you'd have it in the bag. :tup:

[kc_voyager]

I dont mind dirt roads and I dont mind paved roads BUT I hate dirt on paved roads!!!

[Loafer]

Just pick one of the roads and go, where is you guys sense of adventure :shrug:

They are too young to remember riding when there was no pavement.:lol:

[jlreeves]

I was following my SIL out to her favorite watering hole in swamp city Florida and she turned down this one lane sand road that looked like it was straight from a CCR song. 12 miles, but I kept going. When I pulled in all these people came out saying "you rode that thing out here? No one ever done that" as long as you keep the speed down, keep off the soft spots and don't make any sudden moves, you can ride these things on dirt/sand.

[HwyRider]

Can't ride it on our beach sand if it's deep enough. As soon as the tire hits the sand it sinks in and you're going down or nowhere.

[Top Cat]

I dont mind dirt roads and I dont mind paved roads BUT I hate dirt on paved roads!!!

:tup::D

[JPB]

I hate it too but finally figured out that it only happens after I've washed and waxed the bike so if going on a ride of unfamiliar road I don't wash the bike the night before and all is well. (Squeezed a lot in one sentence-huh?)

[canuckrider]

For those going to the Orofino rally, don't we have a mile or 2 of gravel road to travel to get to our lunch destination on one of the rides?

I hate taking an 800 lb cruiser down a gravel road but have done it on occasion and generally sweated bullets every foot of the way. And I'm old enough to remember when most roads were gravel and pavement was a luxury around our parts when growing up.

I do think every now and then a second bike like a V-Strom 650 ABS would be nice to have so a guy feels a lot more comfortable exploring those old gravel roads. I'm sure there's always something cool to see along the route.

[johnberryus]

Don't you hate it when this happens? :hmm:

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Jared,

When I lived in Colorado my club would go on what we liked to refer to as random rides. We would just pick a direction and go whenever we came across an intersection like that one we would turn around and look for another path.
We would spend the whole day just meandering. I love doing that. :tup:

[LikketySplit]

Had this exact dilemma yesterday! Turned around and went back. Having said that, if I had to get from a to b, I would just proceed with caution.