Off Roading

Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat?

No:

Mud, Oil, Gears and Sweat!

Off Road Motorcycling
A sport which is more fun than [censored on grounds of taste] and hardly costly at all.
Unless you count the cost of the 'bikes, the clothes, the spare 'bikes, the trailer, the jetwash, the fuel, the hire of tracks...

And it helps you get fit, if only the broken bones didn't stop you going to the gym and the tiredness didn't make you eat Mars Bars to recover...

So it's really just FUN, then?

Who are we?                               We are SLGLMTS
   South London Green Lane and Malicious Trespass Society
Click the link to find the secret rules of this ancient clique!

All motorcyclists ought to learn to ride off road. An hour on loose shale or mud teaches more machine control than a week on a road 'bike.   And it doesn't hurt when you fall off!        Much.
We occasionally hire off road tracks and allow road going 'bikers to crash our trail 'bikes - in pursuit of better road safety and peace, love and understanding.
                 Or because it is FUN.                             One of the two, anyway.

The track we usually use is Higham's Hill Farm. Do not try and muscle in on it. You have to be a proper organisation, with first aiders and public liability insewerants to hire a track.
That said: this is where it is, should you ever have need to join us there:

I currently ride (trans.: fall off) this beastie:

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A Suzuki DR350-SEX ... yes, the model designation is SEX; aren't the
Japanese quaint? Bet you can't eat a whole one, though!
That strangely memorable designation means that it has an electric start - a sine qua non for offroad 4-t engines over 250cc.
As anyone who has watched a man start a hot 425 will attest.
Originally very much road biased, the DR has been modified by unbolting stuff, fitting higher/ tougher bars and handshields, fitting a big (I mean big) petrol tank, drilling holes in things and fitting bigger jets in the carburettor and a exhaust which must be legal, as I've put a sticker on it that says it is.
Note the cheap but effective headlamp guard. A bit of Lexan and 10 minutes with a hot air gun.
The numberplate has moved to a higher and less vulnerable position and (while full size) is made of bendy rubber. So, yes, it is now a semi-serious dirt "tool".

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Here are a few pictures which "express the spirit" of what offroading means to us duffers:

People old enough to know better get carried away and ride (borrowed) scooters round moto-X tracks

Including this jump (and several others as bad or worse)

Such as this - trust the guy on the KMX he's a Doctor and has done a Moto-X training course...

Off roading also means that I go INSANE and go half shares on an ex-competition Trials 'bike which I lack the fitness and co-ordination to ride at all well - the "well" is under examination

Highly inappropriate dual purpose "Trail" 'bikes get leapt over jumps

People rush out and buy SILLY vehicles with all the practicality of a Conservative government

OK - it's a different Quad, on a damper day - but SOMEONE has to wash this (yes, I do mean the old bloke, not the Quad).

This is the splash that did the damage. This is me attempting to get as dirty as the old man on the Quad. And failing. Note the DR350 is already a few kilos lighter and more "purposeful".

I only managed to get this muddy. AND I had a camera egging me on.

And everyone ends up muddy and grinning like a loon

This shot was early in the morning. Hence the offensive cleanliness, which did not persist!

I _said_ off-roading was good for the physique. Look at these two dream boys. If you have dreams like this, the doctor can give you pills for it.

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These URLS may be of some use or interest to aspiring offroaders in the UK / London:

Offroad-Motorsport Homepage
Golding Barn raceway - track in Sussex
The Dualsport Riders Club UK
Duncan tells me this URL has loads of good tracks...

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	Who are we? We are SLGLMTS South London Green Lane and Malicious Trespass Society Click the link to find the secret rules of this ancient clique!
	All motorcyclists ought to learn to ride off road. An hour on loose shale or mud teaches more machine control than a week on a road 'bike. And it doesn't hurt when you fall off! Much. We occasionally hire off road tracks and allow road going 'bikers to crash our trail 'bikes - in pursuit of better road safety and peace, love and understanding. Or because it is FUN. One of the two, anyway.
	The track we usually use is Higham's Hill Farm. Do not try and muscle in on it. You have to be a proper organisation, with first aiders and public liability insewerants to hire a track. That said: this is where it is, should you ever have need to join us there:
	I currently ride (trans.: fall off) this beastie: Click the thumbnail picture to see the full .jpg Use your browser's "back" button to get back here. A Suzuki DR350-SEX ... yes, the model designation is SEX; aren't the Japanese quaint? Bet you can't eat a whole one, though! That strangely memorable designation means that it has an electric start - a sine qua non for offroad 4-t engines over 250cc. As anyone who has watched a man start a hot 425 will attest. Originally very much road biased, the DR has been modified by unbolting stuff, fitting higher/ tougher bars and handshields, fitting a big (I mean big) petrol tank, drilling holes in things and fitting bigger jets in the carburettor and a exhaust which must be legal, as I've put a sticker on it that says it is. Note the cheap but effective headlamp guard. A bit of Lexan and 10 minutes with a hot air gun. The numberplate has moved to a higher and less vulnerable position and (while full size) is made of bendy rubber. So, yes, it is now a semi-serious dirt "tool".
>	Here are a few pictures which "express the spirit" of what offroading means to us duffers: People old enough to know better get carried away and ride (borrowed) scooters round moto-X tracks Including this jump (and several others as bad or worse) Such as this - trust the guy on the KMX he's a Doctor and has done a Moto-X training course... Off roading also means that I go INSANE and go half shares on an ex-competition Trials 'bike which I lack the fitness and co-ordination to ride at all well - the "well" is under examination Highly inappropriate dual purpose "Trail" 'bikes get leapt over jumps People rush out and buy SILLY vehicles with all the practicality of a Conservative government OK - it's a different Quad, on a damper day - but SOMEONE has to wash this (yes, I do mean the old bloke, not the Quad). This is the splash that did the damage. This is me attempting to get as dirty as the old man on the Quad. And failing. Note the DR350 is already a few kilos lighter and more "purposeful". I only managed to get this muddy. AND I had a camera egging me on. And everyone ends up muddy and grinning like a loon This shot was early in the morning. Hence the offensive cleanliness, which did not persist! I _said_ off-roading was good for the physique. Look at these two dream boys. If you have dreams like this, the doctor can give you pills for it. Click the thumbnail picture to see the full .jpg Use your browser's "back" button to get back here.
	These URLS may be of some use or interest to aspiring offroaders in the UK / London: Offroad-Motorsport Homepage Golding Barn raceway - track in Sussex The Dualsport Riders Club UK Duncan tells me this URL has loads of good tracks...




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