One of the requests was how to find lanes you can ride without having your bike crushed.
Join TRF is maybe the best option
Works for me and you meet some lads to show you how to enjoy riding off-road
One of the requests was how to find lanes you can ride without having your bike crushed.
Whilst I can’t help you with your confidence,
I can tell you that the bike you have is very capable,
If it’s still pretty much as it used to be then the chances of it getting damaged with a few light drops are minimal.
Here Is a FREE video from the BMW ORS to give you some tips & hints . I’ve not watched it all but I imagine they’ll show you the “riding with the front wheel locked” as mentioned at the start of the thread
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nM4y8J-5ZCA&feature=youtu.be
What you may notice is the first thing they teach you is how to pick the bike up. I would say thats because its pretty much impossible to learn to ride Offroad without falling off or dropping the bike.
I did a bit of green Laning about 10yrs agp withthe help of some of the lads on here . I had NEVER strayed from tarmac before so I was tense , rigid and worried about falling off. You don’t ever want to fall off on the road , as on the road it’s more commonly known as crashing and usually results in injury & a lot of expensive damage.
I fell off several times on my first day Offroad but it’s usually around walking pace (momentum is your friend) , you quickly realise it’s minimal damage to the bike and hopefully none yourself and you come to accept it , learn from it and actually enjoy it . Good luck and have fun!
Ian
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At the end of the two weeks of learning from Tim I was going much quicker and my confidence had grown....
I found picking up used fag butts from the street and asking for loose change a bit intimidating at first too, but got there in the end. Just sitting back and watching how to do it was a great help ....
Hi mate ,plenty lanes near Bridgnorth if you fancy trying them out. Relatively mild stuff. Cheers