Gaz
Registered user
Hello All,
I'll be leading an off-road run on the Saturday. It is the one that Robbie C was going to do but he is now riding to Croatia instead.
The run will be GS-friendly and they will get preference over other bikes.
I'd like it to be 10 bikes maximum.
It can be done by pogos but you will not find it challenging.
You will be riding on mud, grass, some ruts, a few small-ish rocks. There is room in one of the open areas to practice whatever you want e.g. uphills, downhills, slow speed stuff.
Ideally you want to be running TKCs or something at least as comparable if you are not on a GS.
Tourances will only be suitable if it has been dry for a few days beforehand.
I guarantee that Tourances are hopeless in mud, regardless of your experience level. So you use them at your own risk.
So, the ride is *not* for absolute novices. But, it also will be very straightforward for the more experienced rider.
It will help if you've at least been on a few tracks before and over a few bumps.
If you can control your bike when standing up and don't go to pieces when it starts to move around underneath you then you'll be fine
If the thought of dropping your bike terrifies you then don't go off-roading. It needs a different mentality to the polish-it-and-keep-it-shiny brigade.
A couple of experienced riders (IanB, JohnnyBoxer?) have expressed an interest and so there will always be plenty of people around to help you if you get into difficulty.
In true Timpo style, "The pace will be dictated by slowest rider, and as usual nobody gets left behind."
We will start at 10am on the Saturday morning. You won't need a huge amount of fuel, 70 miles will be enough. There is a Texaco garage at the junction of the A438 and the B4351 Hay road. You can probably see it form the entrance to Baskerville Hall.
Make sure you have some food and drink, we may be out for up to 5-6 hours. It's difficult to gauge because it all depends on how competent people are.
I may squeeze in some challenging tracks at the end of the day, depending on demand.
I'll be in the parking area in front of the hall in a yellow VW van, riding an XChallenge, wearing a blue enduro suit and some twat glasses, as seen below
Please post here if you are interested
I'll be leading an off-road run on the Saturday. It is the one that Robbie C was going to do but he is now riding to Croatia instead.
The run will be GS-friendly and they will get preference over other bikes.
I'd like it to be 10 bikes maximum.
It can be done by pogos but you will not find it challenging.
You will be riding on mud, grass, some ruts, a few small-ish rocks. There is room in one of the open areas to practice whatever you want e.g. uphills, downhills, slow speed stuff.
Ideally you want to be running TKCs or something at least as comparable if you are not on a GS.
Tourances will only be suitable if it has been dry for a few days beforehand.
I guarantee that Tourances are hopeless in mud, regardless of your experience level. So you use them at your own risk.
So, the ride is *not* for absolute novices. But, it also will be very straightforward for the more experienced rider.
It will help if you've at least been on a few tracks before and over a few bumps.
If you can control your bike when standing up and don't go to pieces when it starts to move around underneath you then you'll be fine
If the thought of dropping your bike terrifies you then don't go off-roading. It needs a different mentality to the polish-it-and-keep-it-shiny brigade.
A couple of experienced riders (IanB, JohnnyBoxer?) have expressed an interest and so there will always be plenty of people around to help you if you get into difficulty.
In true Timpo style, "The pace will be dictated by slowest rider, and as usual nobody gets left behind."
We will start at 10am on the Saturday morning. You won't need a huge amount of fuel, 70 miles will be enough. There is a Texaco garage at the junction of the A438 and the B4351 Hay road. You can probably see it form the entrance to Baskerville Hall.
Make sure you have some food and drink, we may be out for up to 5-6 hours. It's difficult to gauge because it all depends on how competent people are.
I may squeeze in some challenging tracks at the end of the day, depending on demand.
I'll be in the parking area in front of the hall in a yellow VW van, riding an XChallenge, wearing a blue enduro suit and some twat glasses, as seen below
Please post here if you are interested
done them a few times on my own on the 1200, and with Gary and Robbie. May be 2 up but should be no problem
