[QUOTE=fridayflash;1130610606] ...ok, not a 500 but i took my son for his first road/gravel/adv ride on saturday on a borowed off a mate xr250A yeahhhh!!!! was a 160km round trip from taradale up to the mangatutu hot springs. he enjoyed the ride and only put the xr over a bank onceno damage done as the big clumps of grass made for a soft landing! gotta say it was dead cool having my teenage son out on an old twinshocker..although he reckons the brakes are a bit grim!
low seat height made it an ideal learner adv machine, although the lad has a decent amount of trailriding experience albeit on smaller xr100 and xr200's
im kinda hoping he'll be keen for more riding, but time will tell...he's xbox generation afterall.
Awesome pic Ed & what experience for your son to ride such a cooooooool classic. Looks like you both had fun. Lol re the brakes. I'm just grateful my DR200 has at least one disc to bring me to a quick stop. Even 30 years on, the rear drum brake ain't much better !!!
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