cr 125 in the sand??

Can you guys explain the whole paddle thing?  


2 strokin till I die. Which I hope aint soon.

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

1994 CR80

i meant 6 actually, i ran 8 on a crf250  

6 or 8 or 10 is jus the amount of paddles on the tire.. less paddles in the sand less power needed to turn em  

I posted this before and I still stand by it.

Bill's guide to riding the dunes.

1. Pin It!
2. Look way ahead not at whats directly in front of your fender.  If you look down you will want to correct for the imperfections in the sand.  Thats a recipe for washing out or swapping.  And you will be travelling at high speeds so whats far ahead will be coming up quickly.
3. Keep it Pinned!
4. Sqeeze with your knees.  Keep a loose grip on the bars and let the bike do it's little wiggle through the sand.  If you start to swap out; keep the gas on and drag the rear brake.  If you are already swapping bad enough to where you can't get to the rear brake, say your Hail Mary's.
5. When in doubt.  Pin It!  Really a lot of situations would be solved with more gas than trying to stop in the sand.
6. Water.  When you start to feel thirsty you are already 15% dehydrated.  Keep drinking every chance you get.
7. Do the lean.  When turning keep it Pinned, stay on the back of the bike, and lean.  If you need to turn sharper move your weight up closer to the front of the bike.  Don't let off the gas!  The front will sink and knife into the sand.  
8. Slow down at the top!  If you have not seen whats on the other side of that dune today, and you don't have a spotter telling you there is no one comming up the other side, don't jump.  Winds are constantly changing the shape of dunes.  What was a smooth transision one day could be a 30' drop off in a week.  Drop offs and collisions are the two biggest killers at the dunes.
9. Never ride behind a sand rail (alien dune buggies).  500-800HP and giant paddle tires will bury you in sand in under a second.
10. When going up the dune stop giving it gas the second your forward momentum stops.  Otherwise your just burying your bike deeper, and making it harder to dig out.  

Bill H.
Temperance, Mi
2000 CR250R
1991 YZ125