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well yesterday was my 1st day out on the lanes and all i can say it fantastic, wish i'd started years ago.
met tim and we started gentle through cathrington then on to meet dave and we started in clanfield then went up over butser hill and then crossed the 272 and he said cause your doing so well i know a challenge and we went up this track which was steep and full of chalk, the feeling at getting to the top was great then we went on to loomis cafe for a well earned coffee and break then a road ride back to pompey as me and the family were off out on the after noon.
just off to give the bike a good clean and cant wait for the next one

a few people thought my choice of bike was wrong, honda xr250 with e start but she was great and did everything i wanted her to do.

i was also worried about being cold i had a pair of long johns on with a pair of fox mx trousers and a pair of army water proof trousers on top.
on top i had a long sleeve top under my fox pressure suit and a enduro type jacket over that and didnt feel cold once.
the only real problem i had was with gear changing - i was wearing a pair of hein greicke mx boots and found it hard to get my foot under the gear change - will maybe move it round on the splines.
and i will maybe invest in a set of bar risers to make riding on the pegs more comfortable on my arms.

hope this is some help to any one starting out

Sounds like you have now got the bug!
Bar Raisers are deffo a great idea.

Nice one, sounds like you had a great day. Not surprised you didnt get cold with all that gear on . How was your new body armour?

XR 250 is a great bike, its what I use and is bullet proof, Glad you enjoyed it and got the bug

body armour was great, very comfy

yes but mines a 250l not an r, e start and suspension is meant to be softer, also frames different - rear pegs and tank is metal.

but it did everything it want it to do, and a good bike to learn how to ride on the lanes

Rac Man don't fall for the lie that you need the latest hot poop enduro weapon to go trail riding

I started out on a DT80 and had great fun. The XR250L might not win any enduros but then a trail ride isn't a race so who cares? As long as you make it to the end of the run with a smile on your face you've "won" and that's what matters

Cheers

Richard

I started on an xlr125. If it had the power of my current xr250 I would have had no reason to get rid of it, it was very comfy and fairly light, and I never dropped it . Thinking of one day trying an xlr250 myself - after all - a certain % of trail riding is on the road not the trail.

jamessd, bit of confusion m8 - mines not an xlr but an xr250l

heres a pic

Yeh I did realise, but they're so similar and I wanted to post pics of my bike lol