some of us guys from Tn. are planning on little saraha 4th of july week.my question is,how many paddles do i need for my bike?ive got a DS650 with pipe,cdi,k&n w/o lid,jet kit and lectron carb will be on in a couple weeks with a little intake porting.i dont know how many ponies ive got so if anyone has an idea please let me now.im going with a 20-10-10 hauler(straight blade)but i would like to know what you guys are running in the sand.so,8,9,or 10 paddles? also running 15 tooth sprocket.i just dont want to buy more paddles than the bomb can handle,because i know you can be over paddled.PLEASE HELP.thanks.

 

Chop,I am running with Haulers 20-10-10(8)blade,and it rides great.I have much of what you have on your DS,and I have plenty of hook up with these paddles,and can roost sand with the best of them.

 

thanks.i cant wait to hit the dunes,ive never been.does anyone think i could handle 9 or 10? i want as much traction as possable but not more than what the bike can handle.

 

chop... go with the 22-11-10 10 paddle hauler..these paddles are perfect for the ds!!

 

I've been running 9 paddlles ever since it was stock.

 

I run 10/10/20 10 paddle Edge and they work great but to tell you the truth my Sand-skateII worked very well also, Any quality paddle-tire will keep the front-end in the air if you want it to.

P.S. your RAZRS will work well also if you don't want to spend the cash for sand tires you'll only use Once or twice a year.

Biggerisbetter.

 

Chop,
The haulers and DS work great with 9 paddle blades. Not too much but just enough to hook up. Great tire. I agree with Vegas been running them from day one with know complaints.
Greg

 

Chop, I run the ten paddle and my buddies run a nine paddle,The type of sand makes a big difference.Mine in wet sand sometime I have to shift down before the nine paddle guys do.We adjust the tire pressure from 3lb to 6lb and it seems to make up the difference of one paddle. If I run 6lb and they run 3lb we hook up the same. Good luck. Your going to have fun first time on the sand.

 

Seriously,[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-shocked.gif[/img] You run 6lbs in your tires!! I never get more that 3lbs before I notice the lose of traction. I usually run at 2.5 lbs.
I'm also running a Polaris 400 so I'm under powered. I run 20-10-10 8 paddle. Pretty happy with them.
but seriously you get better traction with less pressure[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif[/img].
For some reason that seem to be opposite of what logic should dictate. huh oh well

 

I have to agree with sand45 cuz I seen it for myself... With similar mods and the main difference being the tires and gearing, he absolutly smokes me on the hill. Also(sorry sand but I have to say it) he out weighs me by... well quite a bit. I've also heard from others that the 22s with 9 or 10 paddles are the way to go. You've already gone down on the front sprocket so the 22s will be a big advantage. Just dont get the sand trekkers 20x10x9 8 paddle unless you plan to dice the dunes, thats all their good for.