Lots of questions, Laura!?
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Greenlaning/trail riding is not the same as trials
& trials is not the same as motocross.? Have a look for the TRF website
for an idea of trails/greenlaning.? Trials is more about getting around
sections and you lose points for having to put your foot down.? My Dad used
to marshall at trials events and we used to get "dragged" around with him;
although I enjoyed it I'm not so sure about my mum and brother. I want to try
trials and trails - they both appeal.? I told my Dad I wanted to try
trials, thinking he'd be pleased but he was quite worried.? He reckons its
a family trait that Clarkes don't bounce when they fall off, they just go
splat!? I'll just have to try not to fall off much, then :-)
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We're off to the BSA international rally in Belgium
next Friday.? Unfortunately, I haven't got my BSA sorted and Jon's
developed an alarming rattle from the engine the other day so neither of us will
be on BSAs -?just have to?hope we won't get kicked off the
site!
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I'm average height (5'5" ish) but shortish legs -
just long enough to reach the ground though.? The F650 isn't really low
like a cruiser.? I think I've seen a few favourable reviews of it by women
riders.
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Haze
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Trials? Is that motocross? exciting. I like the idea of riding in the
woods, think it's called greenlaning. Liked riding on the grass at the rally
next weekend. Are people here going to rallies at all. Think our next one is
the summer breezer near biggin hill in kent/london.
Was that F650s not
v high? or are you tall?
Laura
On 29/06/07, Hazel
Clarke <
hazel@hazelclarke.orangehome.co.uk> wrote:
That's a good plan.? I was meant to be
making my first attempts at trials riding in Stafford this weekend but the
venue is flooded :-(
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If I try?touring the world can I miss
out Stafford so as to give me some chance of succeeding :)
Dick
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AGAIN
It would be good for riding through those
floods!?You would have to tour the world if you got one, anyway, so
shouldn't let the weather here put you off :-)
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?They are too big to appeal to me but
I sat on one of the F650s a few years ago at the NEC, not expecting to
like it, and it was probably the most comfortable bike I've ever sat
on.? It was the model where you can store your helmet where the
tank "should" be, very quirky.? Would have been my next choice if I
hadn't got the W650, I think.
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