Update
Finally managed to get six people together and to agree on a date, we all pitched up at the Husky Dealer in Cheriton, Hampshire around about 9 o'clock.
The only downside, from my perspective, as a result of moving the event from Farringdon to Cheriton was that they no longer included breakfast - this meant a slightly earlier start for me as I had to make 12 bacon rolls to avoid complaints later.
The dealer had plenty of gear available from helmets down to boots, with a group including one guy who'd not riden in the 15 year since passing his test up to one guys with 25 years trail riding experience some of us had some or all of our our gear and others had none, but within 15-20 minutes we got back down stairs fully kitted and ready to meet out guide for the day Gawin (sp)
We had a breif intro to the day followed by a breif intro to the bikes, explaining controls etc and then with no more questions we are off on a short 400 or 500 yard road section to our first green lane.
The day was split into two - 2-2.5 hours in the morning, a stop for lunch and beers (all paid for as part of the day) and then another 2-2.5 hours in the afternoon. It was excellent bikes where mostly '05 250s but we also had a 450 and an '07 250 and we had the chance to chop and change as much as we like during the day.
Gawin was a great guide and instructor, helping with various pointers throughout the day and leaving us enough space to work as much as we wanted out for ourselves.
We had a few spills during the day, but the worse I think was a nasty bit of brusing to a knee... as for me, the only time I came off embarasingly enough was trying to get back on the bike after the first break, damn those things are tall! As for the bikes they came off a little worse. With some of the higher speed spills some of the bikes lost panels and at least one had a twisted radiator, but all the bikes and kit was taken back by the dealer without comment or complaint. All in all it was a great day and excellent value for money.
While I'm pretty sure that a BM would manage some of the routes we took, I'm curtain that even if it wasnt dropped it would cost more than £166 to repair all the scratches and dings that it would have picked up taking the routes these husky's took.
If you are in or near the area I'd fully recommend these guys as its a great way to get a taster of trail riding and it really doesnt cost you any more than the £166 sign up fee (as long as there are six of you)
I thought this might make for a cheaper, shorter introduction. Plus these guys are throwing all the kit and breakfast and lunch in for sub £200, less if I book a group of 7.
Actually the guy from World of BMW made me smile when he explained that people don't really take 12GSA off the road 
Nobody sponsors the off road events section....and it wouldn't matter anyway 
