Does anyone ride motocross?
Discussion
hi all.
I currentley ride downhill mountainbikes and having returned from a summer at whistler mountain bike park in BC, canada, and not being willing to face the substandard facilities we have to endure in the uk i'm thinking about buying a motocross bike.
I live at the very east of leeds going on towards selby and i'm under the impression where i live is quite good for motocross with (as far as i know) quite a lot of decent tracks local to me. Does anyone know where i can find information regarding tracks etc?
Also, what are the average setup costs compared to something like downhill mountain biking (close to 5k for all the good kit)?. I have no problems with using second had kit etc and i'm a beginner, but i am 6 foot 3, pushing 18/19stone, which i guess wont be as much a problem as it is with bikes. But makes me think that a 125 wont be the way for me... Is there any forums/websites you'd reccomend for gathering info and where second hand bikes can be bought?
Thanks
Nick
I currentley ride downhill mountainbikes and having returned from a summer at whistler mountain bike park in BC, canada, and not being willing to face the substandard facilities we have to endure in the uk i'm thinking about buying a motocross bike.
I live at the very east of leeds going on towards selby and i'm under the impression where i live is quite good for motocross with (as far as i know) quite a lot of decent tracks local to me. Does anyone know where i can find information regarding tracks etc?
Also, what are the average setup costs compared to something like downhill mountain biking (close to 5k for all the good kit)?. I have no problems with using second had kit etc and i'm a beginner, but i am 6 foot 3, pushing 18/19stone, which i guess wont be as much a problem as it is with bikes. But makes me think that a 125 wont be the way for me... Is there any forums/websites you'd reccomend for gathering info and where second hand bikes can be bought?
Thanks
Nick
I used to ride at Clubman level. Great fun, but bloody hard work.
Haven't ridden competitvley for a number of years, although recently I did, for a laugh, the Yamaha Motocross School course (Google it, they do it in the north and south) which 'almost' whetted my appitite to start up again
Best off to buy a second hand bike (£1500?) and possibly 2nd hand gear (although, being a 'larger' lad like myself, second hand XXLs are hard to come by so you may need to buy the clothing new).
As for who to ride with, bikes to buy etc, I used to buy Trials & Motorcross http://www.tmxnews.co.uk/ religiously and is a great place to start for info (there are others...Dirt Bike Rider or somesuch, but they are IIRC monthly mags, where TMN is weekly and has weekly listings)
If I hadn't sold my bike a few years back, I could be tempted
Haven't ridden competitvley for a number of years, although recently I did, for a laugh, the Yamaha Motocross School course (Google it, they do it in the north and south) which 'almost' whetted my appitite to start up again
Best off to buy a second hand bike (£1500?) and possibly 2nd hand gear (although, being a 'larger' lad like myself, second hand XXLs are hard to come by so you may need to buy the clothing new).
As for who to ride with, bikes to buy etc, I used to buy Trials & Motorcross http://www.tmxnews.co.uk/ religiously and is a great place to start for info (there are others...Dirt Bike Rider or somesuch, but they are IIRC monthly mags, where TMN is weekly and has weekly listings)
If I hadn't sold my bike a few years back, I could be tempted
Nearest Big Practice area would be Armthorpe near Doncaster. I see there are a few just off the A1 near Sherburn and next to the A1 near Milford but I don't know If you can practice there. There are also a number of Race tracks close but I'm not up on them being mainly involved in Trials.
bigfatnick said:
hi all.
I currentley ride downhill mountainbikes and having returned from a summer at whistler mountain bike park in BC, canada, and not being willing to face the substandard facilities we have to endure in the uk i'm thinking about buying a motocross bike.
I live at the very east of leeds going on towards selby and i'm under the impression where i live is quite good for motocross with (as far as i know) quite a lot of decent tracks local to me. Does anyone know where i can find information regarding tracks etc?
Also, what are the average setup costs compared to something like downhill mountain biking (close to 5k for all the good kit)?. I have no problems with using second had kit etc and i'm a beginner, but i am 6 foot 3, pushing 18/19stone, which i guess wont be as much a problem as it is with bikes. But makes me think that a 125 wont be the way for me... Is there any forums/websites you'd reccomend for gathering info and where second hand bikes can be bought?
Thanks
Nick
info on tracks : http://www.mxtrax.co.uk/dirtbike-tracks/forum/view...I currentley ride downhill mountainbikes and having returned from a summer at whistler mountain bike park in BC, canada, and not being willing to face the substandard facilities we have to endure in the uk i'm thinking about buying a motocross bike.
I live at the very east of leeds going on towards selby and i'm under the impression where i live is quite good for motocross with (as far as i know) quite a lot of decent tracks local to me. Does anyone know where i can find information regarding tracks etc?
Also, what are the average setup costs compared to something like downhill mountain biking (close to 5k for all the good kit)?. I have no problems with using second had kit etc and i'm a beginner, but i am 6 foot 3, pushing 18/19stone, which i guess wont be as much a problem as it is with bikes. But makes me think that a 125 wont be the way for me... Is there any forums/websites you'd reccomend for gathering info and where second hand bikes can be bought?
Thanks
Nick
You'll need to get a new rear spring as an absolute minimum to have any chance of getting on it when coming out of corners. I'd go for a 125 2 stroke or a 250 4 stroke as a beginner. Leave the 450s for the big boys, as even if you are big and able to muscle the bike around for a bit, it will fight you and wear you out rapidly.
If you think you're fit, try and do 10 laps of a typical course at a decent pace!!!
Not Ideal said:
How was Whistler for downhill..??
Im a complete beginner and did a couple of days in Verbier last month and loved it. Great rush.!
great mate, brilliant, fantastic! you should go! You see familys riding the mountain on the easy trails (and sometimes getting in everyones way thinking they should go down A-Line because theyre there) up to the pro's you see literally every day! Its awesome, but dont expect to want to ride your bike when you get home!Im a complete beginner and did a couple of days in Verbier last month and loved it. Great rush.!
Thats why i'm in this prediciment.
Lets hope they build a lift at innerliethen! Fort william is just too far for anyone and the lift is only open a few hours a day with only 2 tracks! We need bike parks in the uk!!!
Not Ideal said:
cool dude - glad you enjoyed it!
Great sport and you can buy some good gear for it..!!
Whistler town busy in the summer..??
erm, we got there at the start of june and it was pretty dead and cold to be honest, it started to pick up (weatherwise and peoplewise) about 2 weeks later, but then we went for a roatrip round california and when we got back at the start of july it was cock on, nice and busy, weather like spain (odd considering its exactly as north as yeovil, damn gulfstream infected island!!!), and the weather was awesome until the week after crankworx (20th august ish) then it started to get cold and wet! As soon as crankworx was over, it went pretty dead.Great sport and you can buy some good gear for it..!!
Whistler town busy in the summer..??
I'd reccomend going in july to be honest, unless you fancy crankworx (which is awesome, by the way), however the weather was pretty iffy by then.
cheers mate
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