Track days are finished
- Kwacky
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Track days are finished
Off roading is where it's at.
What a fantastic day.
Full report, photos and videos when I get back home.
What a fantastic day.
Full report, photos and videos when I get back home.
- duke63
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Re: Track days are finished
I've been thinking this a lot recently. Even tempted to think about buying a secondhand offroad bike.
- C00kiemonster
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Re: Track days are finished
I tell you what, we've had an ace day on off-roaders.. Knackered bruised and happy
Kwacky has the photos and videos to prove it, looking forward to reviewing and posting about it.
Kwacky has the photos and videos to prove it, looking forward to reviewing and posting about it.
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Re: Track days are finished
That's a relief, thought this was going to be a Focused Events or similar lose insurance cover or something thread.
Off roading rocks!
Off roading rocks!
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Re: Track days are finished
Absolutely! I did trail riding (as we call it here) solidly for about 6 yrs, had 4 different different bikes over that time. I'd love to have another one.
But if I had to choose between off-road and track days, I'd pick track days.
But if I had to choose between off-road and track days, I'd pick track days.
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Re: Track days are finished
Looking forward to having a little nosy through your pics and vids Kwacky
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Re: Track days are finished
I've considered that myself a couple of times. Seems like a more enjoyable way to bike when the weather's poor.duke63 wrote:I've been thinking this a lot recently. Even tempted to think about buying a secondhand offroad bike.
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Re: Track days are finished
I need to get home to upload them. I'm still in France and Cookie's on metered internet.
I'm home tonight.
I'm home tonight.
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Re: Track days are finished
Off roading is fun, must admit I am tempted to get an enduro, not a full on MX bike, but a road legal one for green lanes, enduro suff... all triggered by my recent blast around on that off road day...ha ha
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Re: Track days are finished
It was a lot of fun. It's made me reevaluate what bikes I want and whether to buy a new one or a couple of off-roaders
I need to understand offroad bikes more first. They take one hell of a pounding!
I need to understand offroad bikes more first. They take one hell of a pounding!
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Re: Track days are finished
You don't want them too light. We were told the light bikes squirm around too much.
Those 250s were spot on, in my very limited experience.
Those 250s were spot on, in my very limited experience.
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Re: Track days are finished
You don't want them to heavy either Kwacky cause you get knackered even quicker, but those YZ250F (I guessing that's what they are) are a class bike and plenty of go for a 250. The bigger brother YZ450F/WR450 are a bloody weapon, and would be my pick if I got another one. My last bike was a Husaberg XC400 (FE400 in Europe I think) total animal but it blew the top end within a few months and I sold the frame to buy a decent mountain bike.
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