I know what has air..... the open road 65mph lid up vented gear nothing better......dont ask me what happens when you stop though.Does that van have air con.
ABR 2026
- Thread starter Glenboy
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Just had an email from abr saying about check in open from 7.30am i thought it was 9am looks like im getting up even earlier Friday morning. I've still not put a list of what main things i want to see an do, i best just start with go and have a beer all else will fall into place haha
I just watched a 2025 clip of the Bridgestone trail on you tube, now has anyone done this loop before and is there anything of a dramatic nature? i have a r1100gs so no lightweight but i love her with continental trail attack 3 tyres, but more importantly i have never done any real off roading of any sorts, track riding and road riding many years so well versed in handling a motorcycle but i also know this is a different discipline of riding one i have little proficiency in. So my question is does anyone have any words of warning about that trail given my statement above, anything i should do to my bike prior to going on it (if i do) and just anything else more experienced riders in this type of riding want to share. Most appreciated look forward to getting to ABR in a day and a bit.
I’ve printed off the schedule and highlighted the half dozen or so things I don’t want to miss.
Enjoy. It’s going to be a cracker
Honestly you will be fine.
I did my first ABR on my at the time two month old CB500X, literally as it came out of the showroom and had no issues at all.
Any tricky looking bits have the option to bypass
Your biggest thing to be aware of are those who treat it like an Enduro race. You’ll see some proper twatish riding. Just be out of their way.
There were a few broken bones last year and a lot of fcuked bikes (my cousin is there with one of the dealers doing demo rides, he had a hell of a time keeping the fleet up and running).
Air Ambulance attended the trail last year
Err on side of caution
Cheers y2bkade, good to know and jonny ill be taking it steady ill do the beginner loop first just to get a feel for the ground and used to it, should i lower tyre pressures or is that more something if your blasting about ill just be pootleing and keeping out the way. Yeah there are always those who get to over excited and feck it up for others 
Cheers y2bkade, good to know and jonny ill be taking it steady ill do the beginner loop first just to get a feel for the ground and used to it, should i lower tyre pressures or is that more something if your blasting about ill just be pootleing and keeping out the way. Yeah there are always those who get to over excited and feck it up for others
IMHO I’d leave the tyres alone as it’s so dry.
You could ride it on full road tyres on a sportsbike at the moment.
Im going to try make a rudimentry shade from my ground sheet, i expect to be in an out of the big tented areas throughout the day, im glad im not going tomorrow as its absolutlu cooking it said a bit of a breeze on friday but hell english weather could be thunderstorms last minute haha
Queues on the roads to get in
Queues once you get in, in an empty field
Queues once you get in, in an empty field
Bloody hell and thats on reduced numbers Thursday im landing at 7.30 am tomorrow so hopfully a little bit cooler setting up cheers for the update jonny
I know a bloke who's got a great tarp you could have borrowed.Having seen that the areas around and under trees have been roped off for campers I’ve Just picked up a cheap pop up gazebo to go over my tent, I’m going to need shade lol.
Just don't ask him how to put it up......
Yep 7k Thursday ticket holders
Can you get in at that time ?Bloody hell and thats on reduced numbers Thursday im landing at 7.30 am tomorrow so hopfully a little bit cooler setting up cheers for the update jonny
I got that email come though saying gate checkin from 7.30am and which entrance to use, maybe its as they know how busy it will get
I have returned!!! From my first Abr, im shattered but what a fantastic time with a great bunch of like minded people. Very impressed with the whole event, food was amazing someone said it was crap i was struggling on what to have there was so much choice. Managed to get a few test rides in, randomly the bike i really liked was the little royal enfield himalayan 450 its proper fun and im used to big engine bikes. Great selection of music, magic tea pot was a hive of low tech fun and enjoymet. The heat!!! Jesus the heat i shouldnt moan as wey would have been worse wet but yeah it was a challenge in gear. To all who went hope you had as good a time, next year ill try and go.in a group but still had plenty a good time with all the people i met and talked to while there. See you next year
I have returned!!! From my first Abr, im shattered but what a fantastic time with a great bunch of like minded people. Very impressed with the whole event, food was amazing someone said it was crap i was struggling on what to have there was so much choice. Managed to get a few test rides in, randomly the bike i really liked was the little royal enfield himalayan 450 its proper fun and im used to big engine bikes. Great selection of music, magic tea pot was a hive of low tech fun and enjoymet. The heat!!! Jesus the heat i shouldnt moan as wey would have been worse wet but yeah it was a challenge in gear. To all who went hope you had as good a time, next year ill try and go.in a group but still had plenty a good time with all the people i met and talked to while there. See you next year
Would have been cool to have met up but the lack of usable mobile signal once there was frustration for that reason alone. There were a few friends of mine who were there and only bumped into one of them as we were both leaving (he spotted me and did a u turn to say hi). The magic teapot is fantastic isn’t it.
I’ll spam a few more pics up once I’ve got through my emails.
I’ve posted a load on my instagram if anyone is interested
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BTW early bird discount tickets for next year go on sale today. IIRC they hold the price from previous year for early bird.
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