Dirt bike recommendations?

[nzspokes]

Rimmers stops just after the sandpit and it becomes Inland road.

I guess this is the ride that CM was talking about.
http://www.endlessdirtbiking.co.nz/m...rail-ride.html

Will it be Learner/Old fart/bounce off trees friendly?

[BoristheBiter]

Will it be Learner/Old fart/bounce off trees friendly?

I bloody hope so.

[unstuck]

Rimmers stops just after the sandpit and it becomes Inland road.

I guess this is the ride that CM was talking about.
http://www.endlessdirtbiking.co.nz/m...rail-ride.html

Well whaddaya know, I always thought rimmer road went all the way to coast rd, and from there either keep going up coast rd towards south head, or duck out onto the beach. Must be getting befuddled in me old age, and to think we used to go out there nearly every weekend.

[Crisis management]

Will it be Learner/Old fart/bounce off trees friendly?

Why do you think I'm going?









I still reckon it's almost south head, it's certainly closer to the Kaipara than Hillsborough is......

[Ktmboy]

Will it be Learner/Old fart/bounce off trees friendly?

Yeah pretty much.

But by the same token these are not tracks that a complete beginner should be riding and the same for most rides including WMMC rides in Woodhill, although we have a neat junior track that beginners can gain confidence on and then go "I can ride these".

As I've said previous proper lessons are the way to go. You can waste a lot of money and time by not doing it right first time.

Details on the ride this Sunday are on www.endlessdirtbiking.co.nz

Generally the tracks are like the yellow to blue at The sandpit. Where it is harder (haha, oh yes "read swamp, bog and generally harder sections") we have yellow arrow options that you can drive a SUV around.

This track is the bizz with unused coast sections, passing through previous dope growing plots from a few years ago (ask me and I'll smoke you thru them. to coin a phrase) its a good ride. I'm buzzing.

[bosslady]

I'll be in aus for a little bit, Ktmboy Are lessons available during the working week? I'll have to wait until I get back.

Anyway went to cyclespot Honda tonight and got a pressure suit and knee guards

[Crisis management]

Where it is harder (haha, oh yes "read swamp, bog and generally harder sections")

Good man, I'm looking forward to this, can you please arrange decent weather?

[Transalper]

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My knee guards are very basic old AXO guards (similar to these) and I find them to be quite functional. You need to pull a little bit of your pants up out of the boots to the top of the knee cup so there's a loose bit above the guard when you have a straight leg, then when you sit the guard won't be pulled by your pants being tight over the knee. (I wear the knee guard under my riding pants, some people don't)....

I know this is a bit done now but I just stumbled upon this little video and thought of this thread.
It's from a professional rider showing the same thing I tried to say also with similar guards to what I use....
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ap7Vsk4MOig

[bosslady]

Rain rain go Away, I have a dirt bike lesson today!

[unstuck]

Rain rain go Away, I have a dirt bike lesson today!

Good day to learn power slides then.

[bosslady]

Good day to learn power slides then.

Don't say that!

[leathel]

you should be OK, blue sky here now after plenty of rain...

[bosslady]

you should be OK, blue sky here now after plenty of rain...

Here's hoping. Not very nice here on the shore, Lesson is at woodhill.

[leathel]

looks OK at mid day, that colour is generally overcast with the odd light shower

[bosslady]

Well I'd better get going. Put the bike on the trailer myself, also hooked the trailer up myself too I hope neither fall off. Additionally I don't much know how to drive a trailer, or worse, ride a dirt bike. Disaster!