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domski1 · Senior Member

First trail ride on new bike

Cubber · Super Guru

Great neck of the woods for trailing in that area between Thirsk and Pickering. smile
Have you been northwest of Kirkbymoorside towards Bilsdale and Stokesly at all?
There are some cracking lanes in that area, with some lovely pubs and inns too. wink
When I lived in the northeast I took my Cub on lots of trail days with the South Durham VMCC lads.
Brings back rose tinted memories. aww

Proper tyres will give you more confidence on the rough stuff and your technique will improve the more you ride. biggrin

Martyn

TTRfan · Super Guru

The TTR looks too smart to go laning on wink

Depending on the sort of lanes you ride, an MT43 rear will suit rocky and slaty going whereas something like a MITAS CO2 will be better in mud and clay. The best all round front tyre, in my opinion, for laning is the Michelin Comp IV.

Your frame paint looks intact and it may be worth protecting it before you rub through it with your boots. A sump guard might also be a good investment before you dent or scrape the frame rails too badly.

Brian

domski1 · Senior Member

Yes I have been on a few trails out that way, there is one that runs from just above kirkbymoorside over to near stolksley, legal trails seem to be becoming few and far between really around here that's one reason why I went for the ttr because at least its quite good on the road too. Where can I get some frame protectors for the bike from? I see tottally ttr's sell the sump guards that look really up to the job but I will have to save up a bit to buy one!

TTRfan · Super Guru

TTR - frame guards

domski1 · Senior Member

First trail ride on new bike

Matt · Member

B&B Offroad in Australia sell some. I do imagine it is pricey to ship to england as well as current conversion rates. They do say for international orders to email first for postage costs.

http://www.bboffroad.com.au/ttr_250.htm

Lin · Senior Member

We have the B&B product on both our TTRs. Well made, light, strong and an excellent fit.

Dullthud · Veteran Member

Just seen this thread. Kirbymoorside, Thirsk, Stokesly, Bilsdale. Aaargh. I grew up in Snilesworth and have never been back up there on an off-road bike. We used to schlep around the fields ('Don't go on the roads.') on a Honda SS50, A Garelli, an Italjet and assorted Mutts for as long as the petrol lasted. I can't think why I'm such a dreadful off road rider now.

They look like beautiful trails. How do I go about finding what routes I could use to do a nostalgia tour without receiving the wrath of the 12 bore? That might actually be worth pedalling my TTR up from London. Maybe over a couple of days. Camping. This might turn into a plan.

Andy

domski1 · Senior Member

I may look into making my own frame protectors, a small sheet of stainless steel a steady hand and a sharp jig saw may do the job?

As for the trails round here there seems to be less places to ride, I used to ride a few trails around Pickering, Newton Dale and langdale but unfortunately most weren't proper green lanes so early mornings were always best.

I am thinking about joining the trf and see where they take me and then at least i will be staying on the right side of the law.

I do see quite a lot of trail riders around here so there must still be quite a lot of trails still used , I will have to do some investigating!

Dullthud · Veteran Member

Certainly join the TRF. Even if you don't go on all the rides the money might help keep a few more of the lanes open. Your lanes look like open easy lanes where the likelihood of poking an eye out or breaking a leg looks fairly minimal. Riding alone probably isn't too foolhardy and you could just pack some binoculars and and a sarnie.

Let us know how you get on.

Andy

Steve H · Veteran Member

Dullthud wrote:
Certainly join the TRF. Even if you don't go on all the rides the money might help keep a few more of the lanes open. Agreed, well worth doing Your lanes look like open easy lanes where the likelihood of poking an eye out or breaking a leg looks fairly minimal. Riding alone probably isn't too foolhardy and you could just pack some binoculars and and a sarnie. I stopped riding alone after falling off on a lane i'd ridden plenty of times & cracked a rib. It took me quite a while to get the bike off my leg & picked up. Then I had a rather painfull ride home. If i'd done more damage to myself, with no one to help, who knows how long i'd have been lying there

Let us know how you get on.

Andy

-- Edited by Steve H on Friday 19th of August 2011 12:04:38 AM

Steve H · Veteran Member

domski1 wrote:
Where can I get some frame protectors for the bike from?

Gaffer tape lasts quite a while until you can sort a permanent option

domski1 · Senior Member

Had a ride out today with my mate who has just bought a ttr, lots of big puddles around!

TTRfan · Super Guru

Good to see you out and about with your mate and his TTR wink