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Yes, Haze and I got married, but it's not that.

Living surrounded by mountains ans forests had given me the idea that something to get me off road might be good. Downside of living in the middle of nowhere is the difficulty finding anything. So when I was at the dealer I bought the Fazer from and saw something tall and blue with knobbly tyres - what could I do? So I'm now the proud (?) owner of a Yamaha TTR 250. I know naff all about dirt bikes but I know that two hours after buying it I was sat qt the top of a 4000 foot moutain, looking at a stunning view, so that'sb good enough for me.

Any useful advice from anyone familiar with the TTR or dirt bikes in general would be welcome. Cheers.

Congratulations well done Oh yeah congrats on the marriage as well The only advice I can give is don't fall off (the bike or the wife)

Simon said

Any useful advice from anyone familiar with the TTR or dirt bikes in general would be welcome. Cheers.

Hell' the last time I was on one I went over a jump and bounced over the edge of a cliff. The bike was fine but I was broke
So my advise would be look before you leap....it hurts
Great fun though, the off roading, not the falling off.

Pete.l

maximum respect for finding a good bird
dirt biking? great fun but as pete said, it can be painfull lol.
used to love my cota, then got a cr500 and totally lost my fear of death! decided it was too quick so swapped it for a cr125 and that was even quicker lol - i even thought of attaching a wing to it at one stage cos it spent so much time in the air!!
reluctantly had to quit cos i was getting too many injuries and time off work etc, plus round here there arent as many places to ride now.
sounds like you've got a beltin playground tho - enjoy it!

Dirt biking where you live has to be good, send us pictures of the scenery.

I started out on dirt bikes before getting roadbike [well I was 13 at the time], and I still love riding them......fast on the enduro bike at a MX track, slow on the trials bike, or just exploring the green lanes, its all good.

Learning to ride off road will help every road rider, feeling for grip, weighting the pegs, throttle control, front end slides, rear end slides........and thats just the 1st mile!!!!

Most crashes happen at lower speeds, but bodyarmour is still a good bet...........one of the "all in one" type vests are good but can look like you are an S&M fetish merchant with its fishnet mesh construction!!..........and knee pads and MX boots

Dont know much about the TTR, but I did read somewhere that theyre is a strong internet Forum, so you now have to go join that one as well.

This might be it : http://www.ttr250.com/

Good luck and send us the pictures


Enjoy.

Thanks all for your congrats (bike and Wedding).

All I can say about the TTR is that it's ann absolute hoot. Riding it on the road is so unimtimidating - makes you remember what we've lost in our quest for speed and flash. Right takes me back to my early days of biking - hopefully without the oil leaks and dodgy electrics though

Off road I've discovered all sorts of places I never knew were there - miles and miles of mountain tracks and great views. I think I've got one picture on flickr, keep forgetting to take a camera. I'll try and get some more up.

ps sorry for any typos, but French keyboards are a bit different...