Top 5: Reasons Everyone Should Ride Off-Road
If you?ve ever taken your bike off-road or, even better, someone else?s, then you?ll appreciate how different it is to riding on tarmac. But that doesn?t mean it?s not as good; in fact, it?s fucking brilliant. If you?ve never done it, you really need to, and there is no time like the present. There are plenty of ways to have a dabble –  motocross, trials, enduro or just a bit of green-laning, all have their own list of merits, and there?s plenty of opportunities to dip your toe in the water. Honda, Yamaha, Triumph, KTM and BMW all have official off-road centres, where you can ride one of their bikes, and there are MX tracks and off-road parks scattered across the length and breadth of the British Isles, should you get the bug and fancy getting balls-deep in dirt. If you?re not convinced, here are five good reasons why everyone should get dirty.Â
5 – It?s safer than you think…
Anything can happen on a bike, we all know that, and sometimes it can have painful consequences. It?s usually when dickhead car drivers do something stupid, causing us to part company with our bikes, that it hurts the most. The great thing about riding a bike off-road is that you see virtually zero cars, lorries and busses so you can enjoy your bike without the fear of being wiped out. Don?t get me wrong; off-road riding isn?t without its hazards but in my experience (and I?ve had a lot of it), when you take ...
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