Salisbury Plain - Sunday 13th November

[Chad]

i get the feeling its one of the things you have to jump straight in . i intend to watch and learn and have a good time . ive got metzeler tourance tyres i dont know how they're going to cope . i cant wait to give it a go

[Roy]

will keep watching...and see if i can get a pass, would like to make this, if just to see how poor Tourances are off road! oh and to see you lot again.



Jason babys are small...and you have a large topbox......


Roy

[DaveS]

Suitable for novices.

When you say that, just how novice do you mean and what's the minimum requirement. I've got T66s on mine and while I'd love to have ago off road every now and then, getting a set of knobblies and changing them over each time seems like a lot of hassle.
With that in mind, am I better off saving myself the embarrassment of coming and waiting for the photos?
Whealie

Nobody will pressure you to do anything that you don't want to do.
Pretty much with every obstacle there's an option to go around it safely so you only have to do as much as you want to.
The regulars can teach you the basic skills, such as standing up on the pegs to lower your centre of gravity, you'll get loads of support. And if the worst did come to the worst and you fell off its very likely that it would be a very low speed and in mud or grass so it would do little if no damage.
So come along and see how you get on.

[jvaughan]

Jason babys are small...and you have a large topbox......


Roy

Thats what I keep telling the wife !!! A Bike is Family Transport!!! but no ....

[Chad]

ive been looking at the pictures of the last trip and seeing all the kit you guys have got. its making me realise how woefully under prepared i am
looks like a trip to the army surplus for some stopgap gear
can anybody recomend boots ,jackets,troosers mind you though im must be related to a yeti can anybody recomend yeti sized gear

[Maverick]

Chad I don't know what kit you do have but for offroad I think the most important thing is boots as it is very easy to hurt your ankles and legs in an off. It is not to say that you will have an off but rather prepared than not. Then you will probably get wet so two choices, either good breathable kit or a good cheap rain suit will work equally as well. I got on pretty good for 2,5 years with a decathlon £10 rain suit.

Gloves obviously and a helmet. You really don't need all the moto-x stuff just for a oneday offroad session so try and save your pennies. Besides by November it is pretty chilly so moto-x helmets is pretty useless anyway.

For tyre choices semi offroad is good but again if it's your first time take it easy and just get use to the gravel for starters. None of us are dakar racers so we all take it easy and enjoy the day - no pressure.

[Whealie]

Sounds to me like I'm up for this - call it an experiment.
What are the meet details - time and place?
Presumably leave the topbox at home (apart from because they are ugly)?
Looking forward to it.
Whealie

[Maverick]

What are the meet details - time and place?
Whealie

To keep it easy we'll meet again at the Countess services, Amesbury, just by the junction of the A303 and the A345 at 10:00am

I usually leave around Dartford at 8:00 to have a leisurely drive and arrive at the services just before 10:00. This normally includes a quick fuel top up and ass break

[Whealie]

I usually leave around Dartford at 8:00 to have a leisurely drive and arrive at the services just before 10:00.

Is that a hack round the M25?
I may start a little earlier then and come down through Bromley to Westerham and do the A25, A24 to join the M25. It's a great road and at 8am on a Sunday should be a sweet ride.
Whealie

[Maverick]

Is that a hack round the M25?

That's the one mate, normally Saturday evenings is a late one for me so the quickest easiest route to Salisbury floats my boat. I end up doing around 320 miles for the day of which 60-80 miles is offroad at Salisbury and you end up well knackered by the end of the day.