Ended in disaster. Hit a rock, bike flipped onto me breaking 3 ribs, tibia and clavicle. Off roading is not for me. Good course though. Amazing what abs can do on grassMoto Junkies ADV course in Wales. Never ridden off road before so I thought I better learn what the bike is capable of.
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Wow, sorry to hear, the S10 is a beast to off road and not a great choice as a starter bike off road.Ended in disaster. Hit a rock, bike flipped onto me breaking 3 ribs, tibia and clavicle. Off roading is not for me. Good course though. Amazing what abs can do on grass
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Absolutely. I did check with them that the S10 and novice rider were suited to the course and they said it was ok. Most of the other riders were on T7 but some of them were uncomfortable with what they were being asked to do. It was the Rocky Mountain pass that did me inWow, sorry to hear, the S10 is a beast to off road and not a great choice as a starter bike off road.
Did this happen during your course?
I'm not a great fan of these off road courses basically because many of them run you through conditions more related to more experienced riders. Or expect you progress in hours that generally takes years to learn.
A basic entry level course should not exceed much more then forestry roads where you learn and get the feel of gravel under your wheels, doing anymore then that is ridiculous with a new rider on his 600lb ADV bike. Thats my opinion and I do a lot of off road and dump my bike lots and seldom ever get hurt.
Hope you the best and heal up quickly.
One of the instructors was riding a GS which I guess is comparable in weight. He obviously was used to riding that bike on that trail and had no problems. My unplanned dismount happened about 30 mins into a 125 mile route, approximately 70miles of which is off road apparently. It would have happened at some point, probably when I was exhausted.Get well soon Matt. Don't lose your off tarmac aspirations. Once you heal, get a wee light bike with the right tyres and go find some forestry roads and have a blast.
Agree Lund, almost seems negligent for the course providers to let inexperienced riders take a 265kg bike 'off road'.
Being tired is a big factor you are always working when riding a heavy bike. Well done to you though Sir for trying it out you must have learned alot.One of the instructors was riding a GS which I guess is comparable in weight. He obviously was used to riding that bike on that trail and had no problems. My unplanned dismount happened about 30 mins into a 125 mile route, approximately 70miles of which is off road apparently. It would have happened at some point, probably when I was exhausted.
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Oh bugger, must admit I wouldn’t risk my bike on a course like that. But have now done two offroad days on smaller 300cc offroad bikes, and I’m tempted to do their PanAmerica day at some point.Ended in disaster. Hit a rock, bike flipped onto me breaking 3 ribs, tibia and clavicle. Off roading is not for me. Good course though. Amazing what abs can do on grass
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