Is it an age thing

[GregMember]

snowy09 wrote:

TB if I was to give you an inteligent conversation about the subject you would be too confused so Ill keep it simple.

For motorbike riding I use a CRF250x.

For adventure riding I use a Nissan Patrol.

OR Adventure riding= gay

Thanks Snowy for that simple worked

I simply read you have no idea or experience and took the homophobic path :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

I am good with that No harm no fowl here

TB

[Dwayne OMember]

Need I even comment on this topic ???????????????

Nope,
It has already been thrashed to death :laugh:

[Nick JacksonMember]

I have done a lot of both over the last few years and I would say single track riding is like a top shelf shot that goes straight to the head whereas adv riding is a quality beer that creeps up on you.

The result is the same , satisfaction and a silly grin at the end of the day

Nick

[Mick DMember]

I have done a reasonable bit of riding over the years, both on singles and ADV riding (Read Scrapheap and a few other shorter runs) and the most scary and adrenaline inducing moment I have ever had on a bike in my life was on the run between Bourke and Camaroo on this year’s Scrapheap ride. The concentration required exceeded any thing I have ever done in my life, I think. Whilst riding into the setting sun following in Leftie’s dust just waiting to be taken out by either a wayward specimen of fauna or an unseen rutt at speed, all but did my head in. :ohmy:

Yeah yeah, feel free to flame me if you feel so inclined. :pinch:

[glennMember]

That run was a blast wasn’t it mick, I was one of the first in to the station, so the setting sun wasn’t really a issue for me,butholding thr scrappa open on then roads leasing onto the station certainly kept me on the ball. I didn’t think the old girl could 130, and launching her off the cattle grids was fun I suppose, I still love the forest riding though.

Boony

[jamieMember]

You raise some interesting points James ill throw out my 2 cent opinion.

Nothing like some banter to liven things up, but at the end of the day as long as you can twist the throttle on whatever you ride it’s all good.

Cheers James

“Roost on”

[Mick DMember]

Also in saying that, I am lucky enough to have at my disposal a stable of bikes that cover a lot of different disciplines of the sport.

I enjoy riding them all, although the full on tar riding tends to bore me somewhat, even though I have the Oxley Highway on my door step and the use of a Buell or a Harley to run up there on.

The extended tar sections on an Adventure ride are different though, as 90% of the time you are covering new territory with new sights. Which I feel is the main reason one embarks on an Adventure ride in the first place.

As I head towards the big 50, the body is taking longer to get over a decent single ride, so I can appreciate the eventual gravitation towards ADV riding as we get older. Even today after riding some pretty steep country at Seaview yesterday on my son’s YZ250F and my XR650 with a group of blokes under 20, my quads are letting me know they are not happy!

[jim cadyMember]

micknmeld wrote:

Also in saying that, I am lucky enough to have at my disposal a stable of bikes that cover a lot of different disciplines of the sport.

I enjoy riding them all, although the full on tar riding tends to bore me somewhat, even though I have the Oxley Highway on my door step and the use of a Buell or a Harley to run up there on.

The extended tar sections on an Adventure ride are different though, as 90% of the time you are covering new territory with new sights. Which I feel is the main reason one embarks on an Adventure ride in the first place.

As I head towards the big 50, the body is taking longer to get over a decent single ride, so I can appreciate the eventual gravitation towards ADV riding as we get older. Even today after riding some pretty steep country at Seaview yesterday on my son’s YZ250F and my XR650 with a group of blokes under 20, my quads are letting me know they are not happy!

Having a stable of bikes Mick,at your disposal may be a key point for a few people,I know it is for me. :pinch:
Would love to be able to have a trailbike in the shed and expierence that side of it as well but unfortunately it is cost prohibitive .

As for following Lefty,I will have to devise a plan to hobble him as its his dust that I will be breathing on the up and coming Nav ride :ohmy:

[GregMember]

Why is it considered an age thing I wonder , 14 hrs through some tuff country like the Simpson or walkers crossing or the Vic high country is as tough as a Murphs ride and I don’t see people lining up for them :laugh: myself included

I think to compare is unfair, but to try all with an open mind is the real spice in life

TB

[SteveMember]

Don’t know what your talking about Mick,you left half an hour before,and a fully loaded ute n trailer beat the lot of you adventure riders there.

toes

[Nick JacksonMember]

Trailboss wrote:

Why is it considered an age thing I wonder , 14 hrs through some tuff country like the Simpson or walkers crossing or the Vic high country is as tough as a Murphs ride and I don’t see people lining up for them :laugh: myself included

I think to compare is unfair, but to try all with an open mind is the real spice in life

TB

I think it’s an age thing because although all ages can adv ride ,and many do well into their 60’s , single track riding becomes harder to do as you get older. Adv rides can be easier to tailor to suit an older rider whereas a trail ride to make it easier would end up on fire roads and if your doing that you might as well be heading for a destination – adventure riding.

Nick

[Dwayne OMember]

I prefer being able to ride to and from the destination most of the time.
More enjoyable to throw some gear into the bags, or backpack and make it about just you & the bike. No need for trailer, loading up, unloading, re loading, tying down and unloading again at home all to ride a short distance :S

I rode some good trails a couple of weekends ago with a friend and it was good to be able to ride the whole day, but still cover some technical trails in the middle of the ride, have a pub lunch and then back into some sandy stuff and tight singles before a dirt blast home over the Watagans.

Otherwise we would have only ridden about 60klms if we trailered the bike there instead of 200.

Whilst ADV is my preference and seeing new areas, pub stays and challenging the body & mind over long distance and racing the daylight hours, I still don`t mind some harder stuff here & there.

It`s then my ankle & stuffed knee that remind me that it`s not good for me all the time :whistle: :laugh:

[Adrian SnowdenMember]

Don’t believe it’s an age thing. We have never had a ride that the first bloke to front wasn’t our oldest Anyone who has ridden with us knows our super sweep Damus. He rides brilliantly on a bike most of us have no idea what it is nor can even Aaron ride it as well as Damus. He helps blokes 40 years younger than himself up hills all day and can party harder than most. I can only hope I’m riding like him in twenty years time. ( as long as its on a trail bike)

[Dwayne OMember]

:laugh:
Great example right there Snowy,,, same goes for Bigger Al I reckon,,,
He motors all day too :whistle:

[Nick JacksonMember]

EAGLE`02 wrote:

:laugh:
Great example right there Snowy,,, same goes for Bigger Al I reckon,,,
He motors all day too :whistle:

Damus is a one off legend and Bigger Al goes hard too , last weekend at Macksville Al was telling me about his adventure riding days back when comms , spot trackers and GPS weren’t around . Great stories to hear

Nick

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