Is it an age thing

It’s not an ‘age thing’ cause as a wise OBTsprit award rider once told me, was that as we age,

the grade of the ride we go on gets less.

Adv riding is like eating hot firery food, its an aquired taste. I think we trail riders are just taking the pi&@ because we can 👿 thats the obt way isn’t it. But I do love scottys comment,,lawn bowls, that’s a cracka

Boony

Can’t wait for snowy to get involved in this one, he has an opinion on adv against real riding

I am sure it’s just banter (I know that is how I play the game) I have been lucky enough to do both nearly all of the on and off road aspects of our sport at the best it as to offer.
I have done track days with road bikes, raced state enduros, a4de, condo 750s, played motard, done short track and long track, trail ridden most all places in NSW I can think of and most I forget, I have ridden some of the best adv riding our country has to offer and loved every moment of it.
The adrenaline rush of putting a 250 kilo loaded bike through knee deep sand rut at 60kph or trying to get said bike up big red or trying to get it turned into a corner when going to fast is exactly the same as when I am having a real go in good singles. At times the rush is even higher because I think the consequences can be higher given the big heavy thing will smash you hard if you get it wrong. The mental pressure of doing this sort of riding if you are having a go for 12 hrs is different again.
The sense of satisfaction at the end each day is the same, although there are differences at what has been achieved. For me having ridden singles for years (25+) I wanted to see some of the country and found there were hardly any new areas to ride single style and old ones are either over riden getting logged out closed or torn to pieces by four wheel drives not to mention the constant threat of a head on. New was the key for me, sure you find a new 4 km trail but after a few runs its the same (Murphs would always be a challenge) and no matter how prime your local area is its still all the same in the end for me I am saying. The entire great dividing range along the east coast is pretty well the same if you have ridden it from south of Sydney to the border IMO
I spoke with Craig Hartley last year at the TK ride he is a bloke who has done it ALL on bikes and he said to me it doesn’t matter what he rides as long as he is riding he said he loved cutting around on his 1000cc road bike as much as his 530kTM as much as his 990 adv bike.
As far as the debate adv V singles, well until you have done both properly you will never really know what you are missing either way. I love doing both but for the time being my focus is on adv riding although for the poker run at seaveiw I am bringing the mother of all single trail style weapons to roost all the 250cc four stroke girls and scare myself!!
Also in the last month I have started thinking about I uncompleted challenges including getting a medal at a A4DE, ummm

No offense is meant in the above to anyone or their favorite riding style or areas

TB

Yes I agree about the taking the piss bit. MY opinion is The general perception amongst the trail oriented is that nothing “extreme” or what you would crazy would ever happen on an adventure ride. Having not ever been on a “adventure” I am in no position to say. But I have heard about big red and other triumphs of the adventure fraternity. What I believe should be done is to bring adventure riding to the great unwashed in a way that would have them believe it is actually cool. 👿 What I am about to propose is not entirely my idea as I have witnessed discussions of it around camp fires, pubs and at Coffs Harbour Maybe one adventure type motorcycle could find itself on a trail ride in about October and show everyone what could happen on an adventure ride if they felt so inclined. I stress the word “Incline”. :blink: 👿