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<blockquote data-quote="ajpagosa" data-source="post: 1075550" data-attributes="member: 30139"><p>I live on a gravel road and have to ride gravel anywhere from 1/2 to 1 mile each time I go anywhere, first and last thing, every ride. Also there are a lot of other gravel stretches I have to take from time to time to get places. One trick is to stand up on the pegs, let the bike move around under you. Tilt the bike into corners but keep weight on the outside peg. After a while this becomes second nature and you can sit on the bike (except over washboard) shift your butt over onto the outside edge of the seat while turning. I would not get dirt oriented tires for the FJR. The Metzler Tourance is the standard on R1200GS BMW bikes, sort of 25/75 dirt/pavement. DO not know if they make it in FJR sizes. TKC would be far too aggressive for an FJR. I had the Tourances and now TKC's on my other bike (R1150GS Adv) believe me you do not want TKC's on the feejer. Rears go away very quick and they do not behave well for sporty riding on pavement.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ajpagosa, post: 1075550, member: 30139"] I live on a gravel road and have to ride gravel anywhere from 1/2 to 1 mile each time I go anywhere, first and last thing, every ride. Also there are a lot of other gravel stretches I have to take from time to time to get places. One trick is to stand up on the pegs, let the bike move around under you. Tilt the bike into corners but keep weight on the outside peg. After a while this becomes second nature and you can sit on the bike (except over washboard) shift your butt over onto the outside edge of the seat while turning. I would not get dirt oriented tires for the FJR. The Metzler Tourance is the standard on R1200GS BMW bikes, sort of 25/75 dirt/pavement. DO not know if they make it in FJR sizes. TKC would be far too aggressive for an FJR. I had the Tourances and now TKC's on my other bike (R1150GS Adv) believe me you do not want TKC's on the feejer. Rears go away very quick and they do not behave well for sporty riding on pavement. [/QUOTE]
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