Originally Posted By: Cujet
I've done a little hillclimbing in the 1980's on my big bore 2 stroke bikes. It looks easy, right up until you try it. The idea that something slow can crawl up a hill with loose traction is incorrect. They just dig in and come to a stop.
HP is king.
On sandy climbs, the spinning tires create thrust by displacing the sand. The higher the HP, the higher the thrust, and the more likely the bike will make it to the top.
Looping out on a steep climb isn't my idea of fun either... With my little long track snowmobiles it is kind of fun as they don't have the grip/hp to loop out but you can balance them on the track only and just steer with shifting your weight around, but that same hill I'd never try on my ATV or dirtbike.
I've done a little hillclimbing in the 1980's on my big bore 2 stroke bikes. It looks easy, right up until you try it. The idea that something slow can crawl up a hill with loose traction is incorrect. They just dig in and come to a stop.
HP is king.
On sandy climbs, the spinning tires create thrust by displacing the sand. The higher the HP, the higher the thrust, and the more likely the bike will make it to the top.
Looping out on a steep climb isn't my idea of fun either... With my little long track snowmobiles it is kind of fun as they don't have the grip/hp to loop out but you can balance them on the track only and just steer with shifting your weight around, but that same hill I'd never try on my ATV or dirtbike.
