The GS is back! (Maple Springs, 1300GS)

[@motorcyclestig8539]

I took my cbr1000rr to the top of saddleback lol i had a handlebar set up and tkc80 tires. It was alot harder than when i took my bmw hp2 Enduro up there lol.

[@PandaintheDirt]

Sadly it looks like it's going to be closed for a while due to the airport fire.

[@JG-dm3ny]

What tires are you running on these trails. I have friends that ran the Dunlop TMM's and they said they were scary in some of the rougher areas.

[@PandaintheDirt]

This is on the Motoz Tractionator Adventures. However prior to this, I had the Trailmax Missions on this bike and have ridden this trail several times with those tires - at least the bottom half. I can't quite remember if I rode the upper part up to the peak before or after. But, I've also ridden this since then on e.g. the 1250 with the Trailmax Mission. And on the Africa Twin and KTM 790 - both with less aggressive tires than than the tractionator adventure. I think that unless you're riding much harder and aggressively than me at least, the Trailmax Missions are completely fine on this trail. I'm not saying you wouldn't notice having less traction, but I never felt there was any issue/problem/concern with the missions on this trail. My main motivation for upgrading was to have a bit of an easier time in sand. I do notice the difference on trails like this, but I would have no reservation about the trailmax missions here.

[@PandaintheDirt]

In kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqTIe4qDa6umg9k I talk more about the difference I felt between the Trailmax Missions and the Tractionator Adventures (though it's mostly road focused because that's where the biggest difference was - exactly because these trails I was riding at the time aren't gnarly enough or these tires to make a huge difference).