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Re: :WAS goodwood breakfast club NOW MBS STRIKES AGAIN


 

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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

----- Original Message -----
From: Laura
Sent: Friday, June 29, 2007 10:19 PM
Subject: Re: [W650riders] :WAS goodwood breakfast club NOW MBS STRIKES AGAIN

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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----- Original Message -----
From: Dick Tym
Sent: Friday, June 29, 2007 12:59 PM
Subject: Re: [W650riders] :WAS goodwood breakfast club NOW MBS STRIKES AGAIN

If I try?touring the world can I miss out Stafford so as to give me some chance of succeeding :)
Dick
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, June 29, 2007 11:50 AM
Subject: Re: [W650riders] :WAS goodwood breakfast club NOW MBS STRIKES 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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