Off roading

[newsh]

Going green laneing this morning, first time in my life, off road, on two wheels I got the bike off ebay last week so this is my baptism, wanted to do this for years and now I'm nervous as hell

[DJones]

Going green laneing this morning, first time in my life, off road, on two wheels I got the bike off ebay last week so this is my baptism, wanted to do this for years and now I'm nervous as hell

Let us know how you get on....... or not!!

[terrybullwon]

John good luck and have a good time

I used to do alot in a landrover and it was great fun, it seems to be about how muddy you can get

[jogi730]

Good luck and have fuin John.
Report back to us on your day.
Cheers
Chris

[Jay]

I used to take out groups as a guide, I feel for you.... you WILL suffer tomorrow lol!

My first day I must have fallen off 150 times, didnt get hurt... well my ribs hurt from laughing so much

Just keep going, you'll stay on longer and have more fun as time goes on.

Tip; if it starts getting away from you accelorate that way you'll unload the front and will prob not crash when you thought you would... altho you'll just crash a hunder yards further up the track going much faster

Stand up and keep back on the bike on the flat but lean right forward over the bars up hill.

If you see a ditch, trench, log or get stuck in a rut... wack the throttle open

In water /streams/rivers...get in slow and then go flat out... plus have a man with a camera on the other side

Jay

[Acidburn]

Hmmm so sounds like basically if you get in trouble at all, just accelerate

[DarrenM]

You'll love it, me and a few mates all got little 125 Xsports on 12's at the mo, it got to serious with our bigger crossers but with these you can still get silly air and like Jay say's - you'll be aching from p*ssing yourself at your mates falling off..

[fzr phil]

what bike did you get?
i have fancied a ktm200exc for a long time.
Phil,
suppose i could fit some nobbly's to my zephyr 1100

[newsh]

O......M......G!!!!!
I am knackerd! I've never been muddier! I asked the guy about 2/3 way round, "is this really a beginners route?" He said yes, gave me a grin..
I didn't actually fall off that much, 4 or 5 times, always going slow and looking too hard at where my wheels were, my arms turned to jelly, couldn't stand up by the end, it absolutely pissed down, got mud on my glasses, went into a massive puddle, the width of the track and about 2 ft deep in the middle, accidentally came out the side half way through, stayed on that time rode without glasses from about half way. Some of the ruts, which were by far the worst bit, were about 2 foot deep and one foot wide, you just know you're going to fall, but if you look ahaed for some reason you dont, welll not always..
Another one, going up a steep V shaped track the bike just went down on its side, front mudguard caught on a rock and crunch.. pinged off into the undergrowth, went and found it but broken.. so now I'm riding with a great plume of mud and water pouring off the front wheel. Decided someone up there thought I wasn't muddy enough.. Should have seen the face of the bloke in the garage when I filled up on the way home, soggy unreadable fiver and 2 wet coins, "sorry mate , bit muddy "

Phil, its an 03 KTM 450 EXC, got it off the bay for about 2k, done about 1000 miles and 40hrs. Big pile of spare panel with it luckily

I'm so knackered...

Good advice there Jay, I'll use that next time

[newsh]

pic from ebay

[newsh]

Hmmm so sounds like basically if you get in trouble at all, just accelerate

Seems to work, most of the time.

[s2_bo]

Nice one John, sounds like you have taken your need for speed to anther level.

Did you get any photographic evidence of the day?
Or was it to wet to take a camera?

[newsh]

It was way wet Bo, and so muddy, I had the phone with me which has a decent camera but didn't even want to touch it, I had more mud and water inside my gloves than outside, wish I had some pics..

[s2 rich]

sounds like a good day a little bit off subject i apologise but does anyone do 4x4 off roading here me and a mate have just bought a 3.5 v8 range rover jacked up big wheels great fun.

[newsh]

Oi! this is a 2 wheels thread Bu99er off and start your own!




Just joking