There are a few companies doing them and they are good fun. I’ve been on a few and, whilst I enjoy them, I can’t help comparing them to my routes where I had the freedom to make them as hard or as easy as I liked depending on the group.
The EXCF250 was pretty crap until they brought out the twin cam model (around 2006/7 IIRC). That one was the bike to have as it had the power and about 15kg less weight than it’s competitors.
I don’t think Dave Knight was riding in the two stroke days but I’m sure he’d have been able to handle them. Another great British motocross rider of the era was Graham Noyce. They were all faster on the 250s than the open class bikes though.
Last edited by Dave+63; 20th April 2019 at 08:52.
This is my new toy!
Can’t wait to pick her up.
I have ridden abroad and ended up having a big accident so wanted to start small this time.
This is my first motorbike.
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Hello Moto.
RIAC
Always fancied the PE400 when younger but couldn’t afford at the time, local Suzuki dealer at the time was Crooks Suzuki, had my fair share of trials bikes though and great fun had
My brother won VIP tickets to the British MX GP when Dave Thorpe, Eric Geboers etc were in their prime. It was when they first started taking the double jump in one.
Amazing day!
Last edited by lewie; 20th April 2019 at 11:24.
I can’t fault you guys from knowing your Brits pilots but Belgian pilots are worth a mention beyond The Kid (EG):there was people like Joel Robert, Roger de Coster, Stefan Everts, George Jobé, and a few more who would handle 500cc 2 strokes power for breakfast.
'Against stupidity, the gods themselves struggle in vain' - Schiller.
Yes Dave Thorpe on 2 stroke, that Honda was a beast and the 2 strokes of old certainly sorted the men from the boys in the powerband, had the 250 and 500 and both made a schoolboy of me :),
Very sad re Geboers, some excellent Belgian riders over the years
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Yes seen them in action myself, superhuman guys
Shame, couple of nice classics there and hope the "never say never" works out for you. Few of my mates still ride mx so will try a couple myself this year, its been 20 years + since last outing mx, so agree never say never although I think I'll pay a punishing price this time round :)
Quick review ... Calimoto seems excellent.
Much easier to use than CoPilot for finding destinations.
Choose a destination then choose if you want twisty roads, A roads or motorway preferences - and you can choose this option per segment.
Plan your route on your PC and it's automatically added to your phone when you login
So my trip to Super Sausage this morning for breakfast took me on a whole bunch of new twisty roads.
(Some were pretty poor condition B roads minds - hard to predict).
All for free - you get your local Map (all of UK) for free and pay for world maps or speed camera warnings.
Strong recommendation from me.
Bought in my teens - KX125 .. brother in law had KX250 quite a handful when it hit the power band
Last edited by I a n; 22nd April 2019 at 07:56.
Took the Moto Guzzi for a test ride today.
Really liked the handling and the general feel of the bike. Certainly a more relaxed ride compared with the R9T.
Build quality wasn’t in the BMW league though and it was disappointing that they’ve brought the bike to the market but dealers have no info at all about extras, which include aluminium panniers, Ohlins rear shock, Arrow can etc. I’d have probably bought one if they did have but all they could offer was the standard bike with the promise to add bits on at a later date but no fixed date for release or even a tentative price list!
Think I’ll hold on for a bit, but nice bike nonetheless.
Hope everyone has been enjoying the sunshine.
Just prepped the bike for a trip up to Silverstone tomorrow to watch the first round of BSB
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80 vs. 110 BHP.
The BMW has more torques lower down the range and you have to rev the MG a little harder to get the most out of it.
I suppose I was commenting on the different dynamics. I bumped into one of my old instructors dropping the MG off and he sagely commented that I should get an 1150 GS if I liked the oilhead so much.
Last edited by j0hnbarker; 20th April 2019 at 20:36.
Would not touch a Piaggio with a sh!tty stick.
Awful company.
Never, ever, again. Ever.
Ever.
Rude not to be in the saddle on a day like today.
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Took the Diavel out for a spin today.
Some of the major roads were a tad busy with bank holiday traffic but off the beaten track it was a super day for a ride.
While the Diavel was treated to a brief rest in some dappled shade I had a mug of tea and a great bacon sarnie
IMG_0015.jpg Found an old photo of mine, mid 80’s
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Last edited by E_2_Right-Force; 7th May 2019 at 17:48.
I would always choose R and G it’s better made stuff and you can phone them with questions.
My preference would be Evotech,better fitting instructions and quality on virtually all their products..but you pays your money and takes your choice.
I’m leaning towards Evotech as prefer aluminium over R&G’s SS, plus having looked at the Installation guides for both, their kit seems less invasive.
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Old school for me these days,
But back in 92 I think it was...
Last edited by Heuerfan; 23rd April 2019 at 18:50.
Love the urban tiger blade, interesting jacket to match
Picked up another RD350LC this morning,that’s the second one in a month😬it’s a sickness.