Anyone into green laning?

Originally Posted by bikerskez

AC10

The conviction code for failing to stop after an accident, lets hope that doesn't turn from coincidence into irony for you

Originally Posted by bikerskez

I desided to go with the Michilen AC10's, went out for a couple hours yesterday and what a difference a tyre with grip makes, they seem ok on the road and give very good grip in the mud and loose gravel, the only place i found they let go a little is when it got a little rockier, nothing to bad just a bit more effort requierd.

What pressures were you running?

The good book say's 14 psi front and back,

I really want to try something like this. I just want to ride a bike 'off-road' really, starting easy then building to trickier stuff, but i dont want to have to get into racing/competing.

Ive been looking at DR350's on ebay, would this be a good idea to start on? It will be riden on normal roads as well, maybe a winter-hack type idea, but ill be keeping the SV for proper stuff.

Originally Posted by Orpheus

I really want to try something like this. I just want to ride a bike 'off-road' really, starting easy then building to trickier stuff, but i dont want to have to get into racing/competing.

Ive been looking at DR350's on ebay, would this be a good idea to start on? It will be riden on normal roads as well, maybe a winter-hack type idea, but ill be keeping the SV for proper stuff.

Wont go far wrong with one of them tbh.

I use mine in the winter as well, I went out on mine on Sunday, the roads were shockingly dirty and greasy, I would've hated to get my sprint that dirty.

[tigersaw]

Get one. No need to clean them, servicing is a hoot, and the more scars the better they look.

Thats another reason i want one, to start servicing and tinkering with, knowing that im not potentially ruining an expensive bike.

Originally Posted by tigersaw

Get one. No need to clean them, servicing is a hoot, and the more scars the better they look.

I do keep mine reasonably clean tbh, i dont worry about battle scars though, pick up a few scratches from branches etc here and there.
I normally just hose it down when i get home and it looks clean again.

I got my DR350ses last year and have started getting into green laning, i'd say the bike is pretty good, it's not to heavy so can be picked up fairly easy (more often than i'd like), I finally built up the courage to cross Lopwell dam (Devon) for the first time, it amazes me how far they will go underwater and how steep the hills they will climb. Instead of looking out the window and thinking fiddlesticks it's raining, it's now AWSOME, more mud.

[Stu]

Originally Posted by Stig

I'm assuming due the need to travel on public roads between the off road sections, to do this you would need a road legal bike? Are there any places that you could trailer the bike too, ride round and then trailer back again? Or are there not enough big enough areas to do this?

OK seems I was wrong about how expensive it is to use a NON road legal bike

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