Off-road pics

stoney · Post by **stoney** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 6:04 pm

Hannah and I did an off-road course today. Its mainly aimed at learning techniques that help you deal with slippery conditions that can be applied to on-road situations too. As you'd expect it was a hoot and we both learnt a lot!

Deatils on the course here if anyone fancies it. Highly recommended AA++
www.i2imca.com

Here's some pics of Hannah having a bit of fun. (She'll kill me for posting these on here - so don't mention it in Wales or I'll pray for rain!)

ooopppsss

andrew s · Post by **andrew s** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 6:31 pm

Looks excellent fine, not sure your secret will last, think she is going to kill you, especially the falling off one.

Andrew

winger · Post by **winger** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 7:21 pm

See the first two pictures,spot on,last one's typical road rider,always ride an offroader with yer weight up front,except when going down hill,the major problem being if your other half ever races,you loose the fear of contact,first time i had another rider clatter into me,was like haveing 240 volts put through me,doing it to another rider,is very addictive!!! it's legalised GBH,you never regain that fear of avoiding contact which can be a problem rideing on the road,but from time to time can be very usefull with the odd smart arse road rider!!.

Join the ACU get a license,do a proper enduro,took me ten year of sailing over the bars,before i thought 'I've had enough of this' and went back to poncy road rideing.

Boxadog 2000 · Post by **Boxadog 2000** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 7:39 pm

Poncy road riding.

Oh yeah

Spot on Stoney you and Hannah big respect

winger · Post by **winger** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 7:50 pm

Thats a YEAH,there's only one way to learn offroading and thats the hard bloody way,as in the picture,have a go and find out

sandbar · Post by **sandbar** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 11:12 am

winger wrote: Join the ACU get a license,do a proper enduro,..............

winger wrote:...,there's only one way to learn offroading and thats the hard bloody way,as in the picture,have a go and find out

Absolutely right!
Mind you - in my enduro days the make to have was Maico - not a KTM. Plus you needed to be called Geraint Jones or Arthur Lampkin.

sandbar

Parky · Post by **Parky** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 9:27 pm

How many guys here used to do enduro riding? I used to do the north of england rounds and the fast eddy's too.Iwas only in it for fun but to ride on the same course as knighter and paul edmonson e.t.c certainly was a better view than stood in the sidelines.I stopped after seeing too many mates going to hospital in a meatwagon.Now i'm a poncey road rider too!
Parky..
One other tip if you go a bit faster it clears the mud off yer tyres and you don't fall off as much.Good on you for trying, it is addictive though I could go and buy a bike and start racing tommorrow again.(Body would soon protest)Theres nothing like racing in the forests on a little two stroke.

stoney · Post by **stoney** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 7:25 am

In fairness to Hannah, most of the those shots were taken in the morning when we were still learning all those 'techniques'. She did really well considering she'd never ridden off-road before and in the afternoon was getting on at a good pace and really enjoying it.

Everything you guys have mentioned above was taught plus loads of other stuff. The main point of the course is to re-train your instincts and skills so that you can deal with slippy conditions, rough terrain, steep hills etc better on the road.

For me it all comes down to confidence in the bike's stability, riding relaxed, being connected to the bike, body position, planning ahead and throttle control.