East Midlands Off Road Ride - 2nd September

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We have scheduled our next off road ride out for Saturday 2nd September.

Meeting point to be confirmed but likely to be same locations as the next Saturday Breakfast meet. I will update this post with the names of those intending to come along and the starting locations when confirmed.

We will aim to leave after we have had our breakfast and Tetley has kindly offered to lead the run.

Attendees:

F8GS
Paul S
Blacknblue (maybe)
Vulpine 2 (maybe)
King Rat (maybe)
Tetley
PM Vern
RichC (Oasis)
EastMidsBiker
Tufty


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Can you put me down as a possible please…. another one on a 701bit of a way for me to get there though . Bike in van job.
 
Is everyone on thumpers ? If so I'll pass. If there are 1 or 2 on ADV bikes I'll pop along. (trying a beta x-trainer in Wales later in the month).
 
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Is everyone on thumpers ? If so I'll pass. If there are 1 or 2 on ADV bikes I'll pop along. (trying a beta x-trainer in Wales later in the month).
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I would say the majority will be on singles ranging from 300 - 700 but people have joined us on Tigers, Scramblers, Ducati’s in the past and kept up. There is always the option of missing out the lanes that maybe a little too technical….


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How technical is this going to be? I am not an off road rider having done a couple of days in my life... the X Country should cope, but if it is dry I would like to come on the R80GS, not if it is going to be like Timolgra's Welsh lanes! In fact I wouldn't tackle those on anything but foot!
 
The route is rideable on a larger adv bikes. Last time we had a 1200 scrambler and eastmidlandsbiker on his triumph. I will be riding my airhead scrambler. In any event there are ride arounds. If you are in any doubt I would recommend that you have the route on your nav unit, so that you can see the way around the offending trail.
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The route is rideable on a larger adv bikes. Last time we had a 1200 scrambler and eastmidlandsbiker on his triumph. I will be riding my airhead scrambler. In any event there are ride arounds. If you are in any doubt I would recommend that you have the route on your nav unit, so that you can see the way around the offending trail.
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Thanks Colin.

As discussed on the phone I have had an enquiry from someone who wants to join the off road ride and considering bringing a pillion.

I will share the route file with him.

Happy to hear opinion on carrying pillion on this ride?
 
Tbolt said:
Thanks Colin.

As discussed on the phone I have had an enquiry from someone who wants to join the off road ride and considering bringing a pillion.

I will share the route file with him.

Happy to hear opinion on carrying pillion on this ride?
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If its a similar route to last year I wouldnt want to take a pillion. The following might give a flavour (a couple of short extracts from an Innovv camera).
  • A bit slippy ->
  • This wasnt my best decision to cross this field with a low front mudguard ->
  • I was quite tired at this point.. my one slip ->
  • At least my ADV bike had a slight advantage as a recovery vehicle ->
Last year was great fun, but I should have avoided the ploughed field.

BTW, Im in.

EMB.
 
If it is muddy like last year I will be on the X Country! The 80GS is too clean to get caked in mud that bakes on.
 
Apols., I can't make this now, will aim to make the Oct date.
 
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