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Post by desertrat on Sept 6, 2015 9:11:13 GMT -5
Iron Horse- Born To Lose!
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Post by mark321 on Sept 6, 2015 14:55:03 GMT -5
Nice one Regina- you are getting closer to getting a Harley I also got another bike today- an APJ trail bike for the winter to go green laning- which if you don't know is to use all the old rural routes over fields,through riverbeds and over rocky stony ground and hence get covered in mud and probably fall off a few times
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Post by regina on Sept 7, 2015 5:01:03 GMT -5
Sounds like you're in for a lot of fun Mark, are you going to book in to a special enduro practice area or is it just old gravel pits and farmland? We've got a 2000 acres woodland course nearby, nothing extreme though except for lots of twists and a few bogs and ditches. As for my part I'm more of the cruising type (and admittedly a bit of a pussy when it comes to serious offroad action) but your reply really made me wanna borrow the dirtbike off one of the bf's buddies and give it a try. On second thought maybe that's just what I should do now while on leave, screw the scratches and bruises. Anyway, enjoy your new bike (and post a pic if you've got one, I'm curious).
And Desertrat, I sincerely hope you're allowed to ride your bike freely and unrestricted wherever you choose while staying in SaudiArabia, as I ain't got the faintest idea about rules and regulations for the infidels down there, sorry.
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Post by mark321 on Sept 7, 2015 11:42:10 GMT -5
Its just old local byways etc and wherever I can find.The bikes road legal so I can go anywhere locally really. I went on an off road day a month or so ago and got the bug (despite it raining all day and being proper soaked ). I had never done it before but it was great fun and I can imagine out in the middle of nowhere on a crisp winter morning. The course you have nearby sounds just what I need over here. You will have to give it a try.The instructor I had said anything up to a 250cc is plenty good enough for off roading plus its nice and light. Anyway enjoy your new bike
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Post by desertrat on Sept 7, 2015 12:42:40 GMT -5
Sounds like you're in for a lot of fun Mark, are you going to book in to a special enduro practice area or is it just old gravel pits and farmland? We've got a 2000 acres woodland course nearby, nothing extreme though except for lots of twists and a few bogs and ditches. As for my part I'm more of the cruising type (and admittedly a bit of a pussy when it comes to serious offroad action) but your reply really made me wanna borrow the dirtbike off one of the bf's buddies and give it a try. On second thought maybe that's just what I should do now while on leave, screw the scratches and bruises. Anyway, enjoy your new bike (and post a pic if you've got one, I'm curious). And Desertrat, I sincerely hope you're allowed to ride your bike freely and unrestricted wherever you choose while staying in SaudiArabia, as I ain't got the faintest idea about rules and regulations for the infidels down there, sorry. Hi Regina. You can ride a bike here anywhere and strangely no one will hassle you if you're stupid enough not to wear a helmet. However ? and you just knew there'd be a however here... The roads are DANGEROUS here like you wouldn't believe. It's best to ride as a club here, not by yourself for safety and security reasons. Mind you it's cheaper on fuel here than most places. To fill up a 7-seater SUV costs 25 Saudi riyals.... That's 6 euros or strangely at current exchange rates $6.66. !!! I shit you not. There's a Harley dealer in Riyadh where you can buy a chopper for one month's salary. If you go off-road here you'll probably die. There are quad bikes for hire nearby which are marginally safer. The company pays for healthcare which is better than back home. Probably just as well.
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Post by desertrat on Sept 7, 2015 12:46:29 GMT -5
Oh just one ore thing. Women can't drive here. Did I forget to mention that?!
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Post by regina on Sept 8, 2015 3:56:11 GMT -5
I'm not even remotely surprised, hope your wife can cope living in a country like that.
Other than that, thanks for the everyday-life bit of info - I was almost envying you for being able to ride the sand dunes under a nightsky full of sparkling stars .... goes to show you never know, haha. Nevertheless, hope you'll enjoy your sparetime.
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Post by desertrat on Sept 8, 2015 7:48:27 GMT -5
I'm not even remotely surprised, hope your wife can cope living in a country like that. Other than that, thanks for the everyday-life bit of info - I was almost envying you for being able to ride the sand dunes under a nightsky full of sparkling stars .... goes to show you never know, haha. Nevertheless, hope you'll enjoy your sparetime. She doesn't ... She's back home in England. She visited here briefly but her staying long term is not really realistic. If you tried to ride the sand dunes at night here, you would be going home in a box... That's if they could find you! Like anyplace in the world, it has its ups and downs to be fair. On the outskirts of Riyadh, there is limited light pollution so when the dust is not up, the stars twinkle alright.
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