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    New bloke (Thirsty)

    Just saying "Hello"
    Found this site via U Tube and really liked the terrain you guys ride, it must be good to have vast areas to ride, we are a bit restricted here in the UK. I live 30 miles SW of London and mainly ride Surrey and Hampshire Byways (ancient roads un-made)
    I will post some pics up, looking forward to seeing your pics and vids

    Thirsty
    I should of had breakfast.

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    Gidday thirsty

    Those ancient roads you are talking about, is that what they call greenlaning?? Looking forward to the pics.

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    Velkum! We are all sane, trustworthy and intelligent on here... As long as we take our medication, of course...

    NZ is a biker's paradise and you really can't ride any road without enjoying the ride immensely! We ride all year round without the need to "Winterise" or store our bikes away.

    We love seeing pics of other's bikes and rides so do post them up!
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    Welcome to the site, you dont happen to have the link of one of those vids do ya?

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    Yes unstuck the byways are also known as Green Lanes




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    Welcome to KB Thirsty. You and DrunkenMistake may have a lot in common

    I know your neck of the woods quite well and there is some great riding out your way too. I moved to NZ from Frimley and spent a lot of time too and from Fratton Park to be tortured watching Pompey getting beaten (not my team, but my business partners.)

    Riding in NZ is a s good as it gets. There's no traffic at all (reletively speaking). Pack your suitcase and head over.

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    Awesome looking tracks.

    Looks awfully wet and slippery,just the way i like emLooks like they are being used by 4x4s too. Do they get very busy?
    For a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him. Keep an open mind, just dont let your brains fall out.

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    I know your neck of the woods quite well and there is some great riding out your way too.




    Its a small world!

    I actualy live in Bisley (Queens Rd), one of my favorite short blasts is to Frimley and back across Tunnel Hill.
    I should of had breakfast.

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    Thumbs up

    Quote Originally Posted by unstuck View Post
    Looks awfully wet and slippery,just the way i like emLooks like they are being used by 4x4s too. Do they get very busy?


    Lots of 4x4s use the greenlanes hence the condition of some of them, but thats how we like it, the sloppy lane is nicknamed sh!tsville it is about 1 mile long and up hill all the way

    The council will step in soon and repair it leaving it smooth with a compacted scalping surface
    I should of had breakfast.

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    1 mile

    Quote Originally Posted by Thirsty View Post
    Lots of 4x4s use the greenlanes hence the condition of some of them, but thats how we like it, the sloppy lane is nicknamed sh!tsville it is about 1 mile long and up hill all the way

    The council will step in soon and repair it leaving it smooth with a compacted scalping surface
    What happens then? do you have to keep turning round and riding the same stretch, or does that 1 mile lead into another section? Damn we must be spoilt here, my favorite track takes about 4-5 hrs with a real mix of mud,creeks,rock,gravel road.
    For a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him. Keep an open mind, just dont let your brains fall out.

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    Quote Originally Posted by unstuck View Post
    What happens then? do you have to keep turning round and riding the same stretch, or does that 1 mile lead into another section? Damn we must be spoilt here, my favorite track takes about 4-5 hrs with a real mix of mud,creeks,rock,gravel road.


    To get a full days ride you have to take a map and link up the "lanes" with tarmac roads, no where as good as NZ. You soon learn that it is a good idea to get an invite from someone from a different area so they can lead the ride and you don't waste time fumbling with a map. In return you invite people to the area you know and lead a ride for them.

    It must be such a treat to ride for hours without doing tarmac.
    I should of had breakfast.

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    Hi

    Quote Originally Posted by Thirsty View Post
    Just saying "Hello"
    Found this site via U Tube and really liked the terrain you guys ride, it must be good to have vast areas to ride, we are a bit restricted here in the UK. I live 30 miles SW of London and mainly ride Surrey and Hampshire Byways (ancient roads un-made)
    I will post some pics up, looking forward to seeing your pics and vids

    Thirsty
    Hi Thirsty,

    I used to work in Bisley (and shoot at the range down there as well) still in contact with a couple of friends down that neck of the woods, one of whom is into his Goldwing, lived in Redhill meself before making the move to this great country!

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