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Mine would be the Tomtom 550, helped massively with my crap sense of direction and Denali high intensity day time running lights

I would agree with fastbob, I changed both tyres before going to Switzerland, I knew that both of them were sound then and would provide good grip and handling, plus trying to find the right tyre fitter when abroad can be a pain in itself.

I did see one of these for sale, my concern would be that in the enduro world its quite an old bike, Yamaha no longer make them and parts could be a challenge to get hold of. Yamaha is a good make, usually pretty reliable, I've ridden Yam's for a few years now with no problems.

I must admit I quite like the Husky 701, finding a decent 2nd hand one is difficult though, other than oil are there any other service specific issues for the 701? Are they pretty reliable?

I've only ever used a transit van to transport a bike, some padding and a couple of tie down points, I think you may struggle with a Kangoo .... Rent a Transit there not that expensive and save yourself the potential heartache of either not getting it in to the Kangoo or damaging the bike trying

I tend to cover my bike "minus the brakes"with ACF50 for the winter rides, one good coating lasts me the whole winter, its safe to spray all over your electrics and doesn't have any negative effects on rubber seals like some sprays. Come the summer I spend a morning cleaning it all of and the bike is as good as new! ACF50 seep's into all the nooks and crannies that you can't normally get to so I use it sparingly, its never let me down yet.

You've come of more times in one month than I have in a life time .... have a look at video attached, you may find some of the info useful, the two greatest skills I acquired for bad weather or crap surface riding were good forward observation and planning and bike empathy, listening to and feeling what your bike it telling you, good luck ">

I did think this with regards to servicing but wasn't sure, I'm still trying to decide what bike to go for, then there's the mine field of buying a second hand enduro "they get punished". Most tracks are short, the island is pretty unique for a small place though, we have over 45 designated tracks with the longest being about six miles long and I believe there is about 80 miles of green lanes, this is why its popular here.

Cheers, I did hear that but I also heard that there the most reliable?? I shortlisted my choice to KTM, Husqvarna and Yamaha, I'd like to find out a bit more about the husky?

I used to do a lot of green laning when I lived in Leicester, mostly out near Melton and also around Beadles Lakes Near East Goscote (when you were allowed to do it there) the challenge is part of the fun but you need the right bike, a CB250 with a nobbly isn't really the right bike and I admire you doing it with this sort of machine. Some of the difficult technical rides, rocky, wet, muddy, really adds a new aspect to your motorcycling skill, its challenging and as such is fun, it even, IMHO improves your on road riding ability. I actually, although I haven't done it for some time, found it to be more fun than riding through the towns and cities on my road bike, which in all fairness I find to be mind numbingly boring, we actually have a big off road community on the Island where I live now, I see enduro clubs out every weekend enjoying what the island has to offer and the vast array of tracks over here has honed the skills of champions such as David and Juan Knight. But as with everything, I say its each to their own, we all enjoy and hate different things, that's life! As for me I'm thinking of getting back into enduro riding, I'm going to North Wales to freshen up my skills with Ady Smith and am then going to enjoy a different facet to the the sport of motorcycling, a sport that I've been into since I was 14yrs of age. Something I always find interesting is peoples attitudes and perceptions to the sport, mainly from the walk where you want brigade (don't get me wrong, I'm an avid walker and have done it as far afield as Italy and the Alps) and on occasion, horse riders. Now I know that there are some idiots who give the sport a bad name, as with all sports, some sports bikes riders drag the image down as do some riders of the big cruisers who fancy the image of the hells angel type, but that said their mostly in the minority. But .... I have met more rude and obnoxious, uneducated walkers than I ever have enduro riders, for the most I find the enduro riders on the green lanes to be courteous and polite, however, I've seen walkers throw abuse at them and as recent posts will demonstrate, go to the extremes of vandalising signage and planting booby traps such as wooden planks with nails in, so I pose the question, who are the mindless idiots in this scenario? A lot of people seem to forget that a lot of the routes used off roaders are termed "greenway roads" emphasis on the word Road, it is actually an unmade public road, cars and bikes that use it are obliged to be road legal and follow the Highway Code just the same as any other road user, it is easy, at times, to stray of greenway roads, this is often due to lack of adequate signage (which has often been ripped down and vandalised by persons unknown), I therefore see the production of maps such as the one Dynax has posted, to be a good thing in helping maintain the status quo between those who wish to use motorised vehicles off road and those who wish to go out and walk. As a footnote I say we all only get one shot at life, get out there and enjoy it, live and let live and do what makes you happy

All I'm getting is this when I try to open it, pity, it sounds like it could be useful as well. try a different browser if you can Cheers, tried it on the iPad and it works fine

I'm looking at getting a 2nd hand 4 stroke 250 KTM enduro bike for riding the green lanes, now I need a bit of advice from any enduro riders regarding service intervals. I know the guys that race these machines are changing oil and filters all the time, I can appreciate that considering how they ride them, if all I'm doing is a bit of green laning, would service intervals be comparable to my road bike? Or do I need to do oil and filter changes more frequently on those machines? Haven't done green laning for a long time and things have changed a lot, the last bike I did it on was a 250 Suzuki ER250 and I don't recall doing anything extra special to that other than keeping it clean, greased and oiled. Cheers guys.

All I'm getting is this when I try to open it, pity, it sounds like it could be useful as well.

Little shits .... Apprentice scum bags .... Something shoved through their front forks as they rode past would have been amusing

I agree .... what I meant by nice was, it would be nice if you had the money to waste on one, I'd sooner shell out on a bike for the winter roads

Here you go .... Nice if you can afford one ....https://furorecars.co.uk

To many variables to answer this with anything that's going to be top drawer advice, like others have said, listen to the engine, what you hear will tell you when you need to change, don't let the bike labour and don't ride with the engine screaming its nuts off, find the right gear for the prevailing traffic conditions and whilst running the bike in don't hold it at the same speed constantly for long periods, above all, enjoy it and have fun.

I came across this site when I was trying to find out how to wire in my sat nav, some useful stuff that may be of interest. https://www.rideapart.com/articles/category/how-to/?p=2

RUKKA is 1st rate, I have the Nivala jacket and trousers, I've been out in some pretty heavy downpours and stayed totally dry and warm, I've had them some time now, still haven't retreated them and there as good as new, highly recommended, not cheap but you get what you pay for with motorcycle gear, I bought my stuff from SBS and got a really good deal, plus can't go wrong with a five year guarantee.

I wish I knew! Whoever does it is very sneaky, they never seem to get caught, when you start leaving wood with nails in it though that's just complete F--- wit mentality! I did hear that a few local bikers were considering planting one of those wireless cameras on a couple of the tracks to try and catch who was doing it, I personally think this is something the Police should consider doing.

They did one of these rides over here, really worthy cause, best of luck with your fund raising ">

Yep, Coventry hasn't changed much over the years then ....

Asked my neighbour this one, used to be a mechanic, not Vauxhall though, he said on some cars it can be a reminder to change your timing belt

Try this: https://www.wikihow.com/Use-Facebook I gave up on FB, it seemed to me that the most important thing to people on there was how many friends you could collect, seemed to be a big ego trip for some.

Happy Birthday mate