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One Of My Favourite Green Lanes Has Been Ruined...

Hippo-Drones

Hippo-Drones

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Wolvens Lane in Surrey used to be amazing on a dualsport bike, but now it has been wrecked. The Moto Guzzi V85 TT took it all in it's stride though! :D

 
Thanks @Raven It is a well established lane, and now it has been graded a sportsbike could ride it no problems sadly. Even on my Beta 390 RR I tend to ride slower than most as we have to share these routes with horses and dogs and other people. A lot of the other lanes I play on, are a lot tighter than this, more like goat routes hahaha, lots of fun though, just have to make sure you can stop in the distance you can see! :-)
 
Nice countryside !

There were a few areas out of town where a friend and I used to take our “Dirty Bikes”
The 4 wheelers would make an absolute mess of them, The ruts would turn into axel deep ditches after a few rains into the season, those did get the grading they needed once a year maybe.

As long as they are not out there weekly grading and trimming stray branche etc.. it will be ok, it should return to Normal after some time...

Chin up !

PS: I see you did get the V85 - congrats and happy trails !
Did you trade in the V7 ?
Have you been out 2 up ?
 
Cheers @DeadEye I don't think there will be funds to keep doing work on it, so hopefully once it has had some use it will bet some of it's character back and become a little more fun again on the dirtybikes! :-)
Haha, chin is up... gotta look forward in the muck else you end up face down in it! :D .... and yes that is a metaphor as well as a riding tip! :D

Yup, very much loving it, especially in the McDonald's paint! :D I still have the V7, I traded in my Triumph Street Triple 765R for the V85, I decided there is no way I can sell the V7 now! :D
I've not and quite possibly won't as I hate taking passengers, although may do an experiment for the benefit of a video!
 
I had a Yamaha IT 125 - 2 stroke and a Honda XR200R - 4 stroke for the dirt and the XR650L as the Plated Dual sport.
*We* made an arrangement that I could get the V7 if i *made Room*.
The 2 little bikes went down the street to a family that enjoys noisy things.

I took the spare pegs Off the Honda - if there is dirt involved it gets the day.
The V7 is for Non Dirt days.

I was thinking of the V85 for longer range comfort and with capacity for the Ms.
"Positive Reviews" would bolster the excuses for the third bike... " I was thinking of You Dear " :think:

Don
 
Ahh I bet the XR650 is perfect for the dirt trails, but it does sound like you "need" a V85 as well, just so she can enjoy the travelling with you. I'll see if I can find a suitable pillion and do a favourable pillion review for you! :D
 
I too prefer to ride without a pillion. Fortunately my wife was scared by the power of my Norge the first time she rode on it and won't get on it again. I may have "accidentally" twisted my right hand too much.
I rode dirt bikes for over 40 years before I got a street bike and licence. I had a Suzuki TM125 and then a PE250 and finally a Yamaha YZ250, all 2-strokes.
 
I'd love a Beta Xtrainer 300cc 2T but with the distance I need to ride to get to the lanes I went 4T with a Beta 390RR, but it still isn't ideal as it needs servicing so regularly. I am tempted by the new Honda CRF300L but it is a lot of money for a low power bike and would probs need the ABS ripping off it completely for it to really be any use in the muck
 
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