well, I finally got to take my bike out for a ride. It was a quick trip with only 22 miles being put on. Just rode some of the local two tracks. Anyhow, i have the original tires on the bike still. I was really uncomfortable on the roads as most of it was semi loose sand. I ended up laying the bike down once. Nothing to bad. But I really struggled today on the sandy road. At one point I got out on a hard pack road and the bike felt great, but on the sand the front liked to wonder and the back tire seemed to fish tail alot. Just made me feel kinda nervous. Any suggestions on how to ride on sand etc.. How about tires..... I am new to riding, but I rode my yz 250 on the same roads and never felt that uncomfortable.

 

Only the two stroke can master the sand grasshopper

 

As a fairly novice to sand, don't take my advise for much. But a new front tire to replace the stock made a huge difference for me (put on a Pirelli MT17, which I don't think is made anymore, but is probably comparable to the MT21). The stock tire was really hard to ride in the sand, even only about 1/2 worn. Then, new fork springs to match my weight made some improvement. Just had the forks set up with gold valves, and that made a nice improvement also in front end handling. But out of all those, the tire made the biggest difference - running it around 12 to 13 psi.

 

More practice.

 

The trick to sand is going faster... sounds looney, but it works. Think of it like water skiing, when your going slow you are trying to plow through it, when you go fast you just stay on top of it... Honest. It works.

 

Tyres at 12 PSI and go faster, with you weight shifted a little more to the rear of the bike.

It's a start.

 

the biggest thing is keeping up speed and keeping your weight centered on the bike and when turning keeping it that way, but if you want something that will be great for spending a lot of time in sand 2 strokes are where its at

 

I'm sure the tires on your yz is much of why it does so well on the same roads. For offroad enjoyment, it's always full ***** for me. Make sure your suspension is in order and as others have said...you should practice. I also own a yz250, converted for enduro use, no comparison offroad to a stock klx.

 

You don't have a rim-lock on that bike so be careful how far you air the tires down. Getting it down under 15psi helps a lot with sand but also having the bike sprung right for your weight so you're sitting on it right helps too. I have luck with getting the weight off the front tire and letting it float while staying on the power

 

a 160 lb rider on a 2stroke kx125... you dont even feel the sand.. I used to climb a 45 Degree sand dune 400 feet up, turn around and coast down.. other enduro's couldnt even get half way up... it all has to do with raw horsepower to weight ratio.. nothing can stop a 2stroke once it gets into the upper rpm powerband. A tricked out 4stroke.. never rode one.. but i am willing to bet it could keep up.