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Yeh about 19km of lanes within about a 7 mile radius. There's also a quarry and a few MX tracks near by. clapclap

christel wrote:Halodin

Got greenlaning around where you live?

HALODIN wrote:Yeh about 19km of lanes within about a 7 mile radius. There's also a quarry and a few MX tracks near by. clapclap

christel wrote:Halodin

Got greenlaning around where you live?

Lucky you

HALODIN wrote:The best present was the one I bought myself!

All I can say is TBEC, http://www.tbec.co.uk/ the first event is at Copt Hall so if it has been wet all of January probably best avoided. TBEC is an incredibly friendly club with very well organised events and caters for all abilities and classes. The 400 would put you into the E3 class which never seems to attract as many riders as E2 so you are guaranteed a top 10 place in class for the end of the season.

Races for 2016:

http://www.tbec.co.uk/?page_id=20

See you there

HALODIN wrote:Yeh about 19km of lanes within about a 7 mile radius. There's also a quarry and a few MX tracks near by. clapclap

christel wrote:Halodin

Got greenlaning around where you live?

Are you metrologically challenged or do you "swing both ways"?

Nice bike though.

Thanks for the info, but I'm not sure I'm up to it yet, I only passed my test a month ago. Myself and another FB-UK forum member went out green laning last weekend. We probably covered 20+ miles off road, a river crossing and the first lane was a baptism of fire, it was like the Somme! Managed my first wheelie, my first spill and the bike spent more time sideways then it should have, it was excellent fun. I'll keep this in mind for when I've got a bit more experience under my belt.

Have you been doing it long?

ovenpaa wrote:All I can say is TBEC, http://www.tbec.co.uk/ the first event is at Copt Hall so if it has been wet all of January probably best avoided. TBEC is an incredibly friendly club with very well organised events and caters for all abilities and classes. The 400 would put you into the E3 class which never seems to attract as many riders as E2 so you are guaranteed a top 10 place in class for the end of the season.

Races for 2016:

http://www.tbec.co.uk/?page_id=20

See you there

I knew someone would pull me up on that!

What can I say - I guess I'm ambimetrological.

TomH wrote:

HALODIN wrote:Yeh about 19km of lanes within about a 7 mile radius. There's also a quarry and a few MX tracks near by. clapclap

Are you metrologically challenged or do you "swing both ways"?

Nice bike though.

I stopped years ago having run MX, Enduro and SM 'bikes in a variety of flavours including Maico, Suzuki, BMW, KTM and Husaberg and everything from 250's to the mighty HP2 in true SM trim. These days I am at the track offering words of wisdom, ridicule and abuse to my son who races TBEC on a 250 Husaberg in the E2 class. His first year was 2014 only a few weeks after he got the 'bike and he probably had 3-4 hours green lane experience at that stage. First year was good with only some broken ribs at Ironstone and a cracked ankle bone. Oh and the last race of the year he came in with a very crooked 'bike and no visor start of the last lap.

Me - "WTF have you come in for?"
Him - "Binned it, instant headache, I think I have concussion"
Me - "You still have time for another lap"
Him - "OK"

I was later told off by the Viking for my lack of compassion however he was going well and the points were important.

This year he faired better apart from when his throttle stuck open and he hit a tree... Unfortunately he had a couple of DNF's so was not so well placed in the E2 this year. TBEC is well worth joining however you can do a race as an X-Day - (Non member) and arrange for a one day competition licence very easily, about all you need is a 'bike that is OK through scrutineering and an ACU approved helmet. Tear off's are not allowed at TBEC events so bring spare goggles or use a roller system.

You know you want to....

OK so you're a seasoned veteran! I do, but I'll only compete with 19 year olds when I know I can beat some of them. At the moment I like the idea of MX over enduro, I like getting air, but I fully appreciate gravity's less kind on the elderly! :)

ovenpaa wrote:You know you want to....

HALODIN wrote:OK so you're a seasoned veteran! I do, but I'll only compete with 19 year olds when I know I can beat some of them. At the moment I like the idea of MX over enduro, I like getting air, but I fully appreciate gravity's less kind on the elderly! :)

ovenpaa wrote:You know you want to....

I've got total respect for enduro riders. To do the speed they do, on the tracks they ride on with the added physical demands takes big ones. I've only ridden in Classic Motorcross (scrambles) and that was hard enough. Saw a couple of guest enduro riders ride in our events on loaned bikes a couple of times and they just cleared off. I guess a motorcross track is like a three laned motorway for an enduro rider, compared to an enduro course.

As Ovenpaa says, give it a go. The only downside to riding in modern motocross that I can see, is competing against kids; who think they will live forever, and can be lairy. Old bones and bodies don't bounce like they used to.

Theres always riding classics, and you can ride a british bike. Like a BSA....

It looks cool and there's a big log I spotted last weekend with my name written all over it, but I've got to master the basics and fit my bash guard first. MX is more my style having always BMX'd > Skateboarded > Snowboarded (no stranger to broken bones), I like getting air and if I had my way and my age doesn't get in the way, FMX is the way I'd lean. Having said that, I want to try it all and that includes trial riding as well. They say life on 2 wheels is better, I'm interested to find out if that's true, but it looks promising so far!

TomH wrote:I've got total respect for enduro riders. To do the speed they do, on the tracks they ride on with the added physical demands takes big ones. I've only ridden in Classic Motorcross (scrambles) and that was hard enough. Saw a couple of guest enduro riders ride in our events on loaned bikes a couple of times and they just cleared off. I guess a motorcross track is like a three laned motorway for an enduro rider, compared to an enduro course.

As Ovenpaa says, give it a go. The only downside to riding in modern motocross that I can see, is competing against kids; who think they will live forever, and can be lairy. Old bones and bodies don't bounce like they used to.

Theres always riding classics, and you can ride a british bike. Like a BSA....