Off road training?

[therealmcneill]

Hi

I finally got round to registering today having been reading the forum for a while now. I stay just outside Edinburgh and have only had my bike licence for a year and a bit. I have a 650 V-Strom (sorry) and have tried to be on it as much as I can. Here are a few of photos to prove I do ride it, honest.

I've done a search (but had no joy) so sorry if this has been mentioned elsewhere.

Is there anywhere in Scotland/N. England that offers off road training along the lines of the BMW courses? I've seen www.funinthemud.co.uk but haven't spoken to them yet and it's obviously leaning more towards the motocross side of things rather than general riding.

Cheers

Gav

 

[cunning fox]

Hey Gav, welcome to the site

i think the oonyacks have done the course in fife so will no doubt be along shortly. dont know of any others up this way.
Nice bike, hardly anyone on here has a GS now anyway .

 

[Deleted account rno]

Hi Gav, welcome to UKGSer and the SS.

Where was the pic taken with the snow capped background?

 

[Uinneag]

Howday

Fun in the mud is a motorcross school for beginners not much use for learning big bike off roading.
Great day out though

Nothing up here atall on the lesson side of it

Welcome to the site

 

[therealmcneill]

Hi Gav, welcome to UKGSer and the SS.

Where was the pic taken with the snow capped background?

Cheers.

That photo was on the road over the top of Ben Lawyers (Loch Tay). Had a nice run that day although it was a bit cold

 

[therealmcneill]

Howday

Fun in the mud is a motorcross school for beginners not much use for learning big bike off roading.
Great day out though

Nothing up here atall on the lesson side of it

Welcome to the site

Cheers, I think I'll give them a shout and try and get booked up

 

[Klanky]

Well, if anyone does hear of any courses in Scotland - I'd be very interested.

Welcome, friend! I'm pretty new here myself.

Third picture down: Looks suspiciously like Brough harbour in Caithness (near Dunnett Head)..am I right?

 

[cunning fox]

Where was the pic taken with the snow capped background?

Thats where wir gaun on setturday, thank feck ah've got tyre chains

 

[Fruitcake]

Cheers, I think I'll give them a shout and try and get booked up

Me 'n wully fancy goin to fun in the mud too - if you're booking and need to make up numbers give us a shout (although wully's away a fair bit - working apparently spends most of his time at work in here )

 

[Voyager]

Welcome to the site (we don't call it a Club ).

Come along to the 'Boxertools' meet in Glen Lyon on Saturday and meet some of the regulars

Bob.

 

[therealmcneill]

Well, if anyone does hear of any courses in Scotland - I'd be very interested.

Welcome, friend! I'm pretty new here myself.

Third picture down: Looks suspiciously like Brough harbour in Caithness (near Dunnett Head)..am I right?

Yep! Quality little spot, couldn't see it from the road unless you stood right at the edge

 

[therealmcneill]

Cheers to everyone. As long as the weather isn't horrendous I might pop up to Glen Lyon, would be good to get a decent length run.