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I have just returned from a trail riding "safari" in the Dingle Peninsual of S Ireland. Had a great time and the 325 TTR performed outstandingly smile

Here is a small selection of pics taken during the week.

 

Adrian's TTR on its way down from a mountain with a beautiful backdrop of the heather and gorse carpeted mountain.

Adrian and TTR on mountain top.jpg

 

Descending a steep mountain path - not my favourite trail as I suffer from vertigo no 

Descending the Boe.jpg

 

Still on our way down with a closer view of a famine village

Famine village below.jpg

 

One of the many tricky ford crossings. Very easy to get it wrong on the smooth slippery stone slabs!

Ford crossing.jpg

 

Adrian's TTR found a wheel catching drainage ditch which nearly threw him over the handlebars.

Front wheel in deep.jpg

 

Riding through lanes with fuschia hedges on either side madea change from the usual Devon bramble-infested hedges

Fuschia hedge.jpg

 

Group photo

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Stuck in a mountain bog wondering if we would ever get our bikes out!

Mayhem in the bog.jpg

 

Scary mountain descent - wouldn't like to have got it wrong here - a very big drop to our left evileye

Scary section on the Boe.jpg

Another tricky ford crossing

Tricky rocks on the Boe.jpg



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Some more pics.

 

Tricky hairpin descent

Tricky hairpin descent.jpg

 

Hot TTR emerging from the rushes

TTR emerging from rushes.jpg

 

TTRs on top of an Irish mountain

TTRs on mountain top 1.jpg

 

Same again but different mountain!

Two TTRs on mountain top.jpg

 

Fantastic views of the coast from 826m up on this mountain top wink

View from top of Beenoskee.jpg



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Superb.

I trust that you all enjoyed your trip and returned safely.

Looks a veritable adventure, especially for the vertigo sufferer doh with all those hills and steep descents.

Martyn



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Well done,been to ireland many times on the road bike but bever trail riding.

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some amazingly beautiful pictures! thanks for sharing!

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Super trés beau !!!

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hows the wolfman tank bag? do you find it forces you too far back on the seat or is it ok? im interested in them.

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and are you still getting the weeping oil or did you fix that problem?

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davecambo wrote:

and are you still getting the weeping oil or did you fix that problem?

Still weeping but not a problem as very little oil is being lost. In the winter you don't even notice as the engine is usually plastered in mud biggrinbiggrin

I got the new barrel and piston on the bench but don't see the point in fitting it whilst the current engine is going so well!

Brian



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Looked like a top quality trip, and some scarey moments too.

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