Had a go on a Crosser... and fell off

i've had some spectacular crashes off road!!

gotta love a crosser, a guy i used to ride with had a YZ125, proper snorting,mad as a hatter bike! riiiing!diiiing....ding.....

CR500s are just wrong but I knew a guy who used to ride them like a loony. When you kicked them over if they kicked back it was either the kickstart or your ankle that snapped. It certainly made me realise why bike boots were important.

Originally Posted by 2mths

I also had a go on the quad. That was interesting and porbably more fun, though also scary. Thumb throttles, what are they all about? It felt incredably unstable (didn't ever actually tip) and it was a bit of a byatch to turn.

I found the same thing on a quad I went on recently, and the same for my biker mate, we were both leaning in turns and hardly turning the handlebars, it felt like we were going to fall over. After an hour though, you kind of switch brain to a quad brain then you realise you can whack the steering round to go hard round corners and you won't fly off. Fun though, especially when fishtailing the back end round corners!

If you want fun and odd to steer, try an off road trike. They are interesting to say the least. If you want to turn, you have to lean the wrong way (towards the outside of the turn rather than the inside) so that the inside wheel loses traction. It takes a bit of getting used to, but it's great fun. They'll also wheelie almost anywhere.

Sounds like I need to have another go.

I've heard about leaning the wrong way - that seems really weird. Is it only the case for 3 wheelers?

I hada go at the NEC bike show 3 years ago. Loved it. so ill be doing the same again this year. THe falling off and sliding just made it even more fun.

was on a 400 honda something. did not pay attention just went for the biggest bike.

Originally Posted by 2mths

Sounds like I need to have another go.

I've heard about leaning the wrong way - that seems really weird. Is it only the case for 3 wheelers?

No, you should do the same on quads too (no diff in the rear axle), but because they have 2 front wheels, they do go round corners better without it. If you just turn the bars on a trike, you keep going in a straight line.

Sometimes when I've been riding our trike hard, i'm hanging off the seat one way and leaning the other (at the same time) just to get the weight balance right to turn it without flipping it over (they will turn over quite easily - that's why they are now illegal).