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Aplologies for the short notice disbelief

The Devon TRF Group run trail riding events. They are very much like a trail ride with lots of tea drinking and bumping of gums. This is absolutely not a competitive event.  Regarding the difficulty you will find nothing that you would not find on an average ride out, you can stop and look on any part of the track and opt out if you don't fancy it, just like you would on a green lane.

Sorry that this event is TRF members only but we are trying to keep numbers down as this is our first event at this location. If all goes well then the next event here later in the year.

I know three or four forum members will be going along so I will take my camera and try and get some TTR action wink

If you do decide to come along, please bring your TRF membership card to present at sign on.

Brian

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OS X (Eastings) 318096
OS Y (Northings) 110033
Nearest Post Code EX15 3QA
Lat (WGS84) N50:53:02 (50.883959)
Long (WGS84) W3:09:56 (-3.165680)
LR ST180100
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It was a great day - blue skies and sunshine!

I only took 4 pics so might as well include them all.

There were 2 tracks laid out.

The most popular was the MX track with non-intimidating jumps that could just be ridden over with both wheels on the floor or you could give it some throttle and get some air if you felt confident.

There was also a very long track set out in the woods with both easy and hard sections clearly signed. I rode the easy section first with my brother Trev and we worked up quite a sweat. We were dressed properly for the open ground at the top but were well over-dressed for the woods and worked up quite a sweat!

I met up with a mate, Steve, who had a "moment" on his TTR trying a "hard" section which involved a drop off into a stream. He got it a bit Pete Tong and cartwheeled the TTR and lost his headlight and number plate  and holder. He didn't look too unhappy about it though!

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A couple of pics of my 325 (which is looking a bit well used!) and my bro's OE.

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Another mate, Mark, managed to lose a side panel in the woods and, surprisingly, it wasn't found!

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There was another OE at the event ridden by Bob, now in his 72nd year, but I didn't get a pic. He was doing lap after lap of the MX track and was clearly enjoying himself!

I decided that I would try the hard sections in the woods but, after getting onto the track a ways, decided better of it after realising that my riding was a bit erratic and better not to risk breaking the bike disbelief

All in all a great day and thanks to the Devon TRF for laying it on, providing excellent track marking and marshalling plus a burger and tea van biggrinbiggrinbiggrin

Arms aching now so am taking it easy for the rest of the day and am leaving the TTR to be power washed tomorrow!

Brian

 



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RE: Short notice - Devon TRF Event at Smeatharpe - Sunday 31st March - sorry but TRF members only - this time!
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Thanks for the pictures Brian.
I think washing the bike "the day after the ride" is either a sign of a hard ride out or an age thing, in my case the later.
I always used to wash my bike as soon as getting home but now it often the day after as I am usually to knackerd to do it the same day!

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Sounds, and looks, to have been an excellently satisfying day, Brian; for participants AND organisers.

A beautiful day chosen for it too - no rain to dampen or spoil the wooded section, no what a bonus. wink

How do they do it? A few lambs/goats sacrificed I'll bet. hmm

Cleaning - I thought you had staff to do that (Trish?) - it's certainly not an age thing, you're still young. smilebiggrinwink

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I think its an age thing - Trev power washed his TTR before he put it away - I am totally knackered - but I did one more lap of the woods than Trev wink



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That was amongst the stickiest mud I've power washed for some time, very similar the Welsh mud that we used to pick up in their bogs.
Got family over tomorrow, so it needed to be washed today, plus I was filthy myself, so best time to get it done
Quick blast up the road to dry it off, lube the chain, WD40 on all metal surfaces and in the shed she goes

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Just psyching myself up to wash the TTR evileye

Just found out the next event at Smeatharp is 18 August - put it in your diary!

Full list of Devon TRF Group events here

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