After a few months of prevarication, on my part, I accepted an invite from Jim, a trail riding buddy from many years ago, to go out on a local run with him and three mates. My first trail ride since July
It took me a little while to dig out my winter riding gear and fettle the WR250R but I was ready when Jim passed by to pick me up on the way to meet t'others.
Jim - Suzuki Djebel 250, Kevin - Honda CRF250L, Kelvin - Husky 450, Malc - WR250F. Jim's mates were "returners" who had only recently bought their dirt bikes and started trail riding again after a long time off.
We had a great run. We were out for nearly 4 hours, covered 42 miles and rode 39 different lanes. Plenty enough for my first trail ride in so many months
The mud on the lanes was sloppy from all the rain which meant good grip unlike when the mud starts to dry and gets slithery.
The weather was kind to us and we saw no rain.
I live near the Lympstone Marine camp and we passed a squad of recruits out on a yomp:
I was a bit slow on the camera in a lane where two of our small company surfed the turf. My photos only caught the aftermath with both bike and rider upright
The following photo was taken on a UCR (unmetalled public road) on Woodbury Common (one of very few on the Common) and proves we had sunshine
There was some ford action but the water was low and everyone stayed upright. Kevin makes his CRF250L look small!
No punctures or mechanical issue and everyone made it safely back to Jim's for home-made soup and bread followed by cake and several mugs of tea
The WRR performed faultlessly and I have left it dirty so as to encourage me to go out again soon!
Looks like you had a great day out Brian. Very inspiring. Particularly in light of recently having arranged a ride out with the Kent TRF (county next door to me) just before Christmas. I must remember to try and take a few photos.
