Enduros is awesome. One of my m8's used to do this for years. Used to go along to watch every month a few years back in the Scottish Borders.

Tried it myself and loved every minute of it. Couldn't think of a better way of spending a Sunday; tearing through forest covered in mud .... excellent :)

Stefan

[Edited by ozzy - 11/1/2002 12:55:08 PM]

Got some photo's to put on here from a recent enduro i entered, anyone care to remind me how to post them.

http://upload.turbosport.co.uk

Take off pretty normal

http://upload.turbosport.co.uk/getpic2.asp?File=20021030131918100673.jpg

Still looking good but front end higher than preffered

http://upload.turbosport.co.uk/getpic2.asp?File=20021030131918893180.jpg

Get down, hurry up ground

http://upload.turbosport.co.uk/getpic2.asp?File=20021030131918548283.jpg

Ohh, heavy landing, thank god for big suspension

http://upload.turbosport.co.uk/getpic2.asp?File=20021030131918818859.jpg

:eek:

HI Lewegie,

I have a KLX300R enduro bike and would like to know if mirrors and indicators are a requirement for road use? I got stopped by the police and they issued me with a prohibition notice so i now have to get the bike re-mot'd.

I currently use my bike for green laning (well did untill i got the prohibition notice and Practice at Motocross tracks) but would love to get into enduro. Where were the pictures taken?

Cheers

Richard.

I have cut & paste the following that may be of use to you?

Road Registering a MX-er

You will need:

1. Proof of age (unless you want a Q plate). Classic services (0161 775 9567) can do a certificate based on the frame number, they charged about £30 or you can try approaching the importer direct (Honda UK, Kawasaki UK, KTM, etc.) some manufacturers, Kawasaki for instance, don't charge to provide a proof of age.

2. A MOT (quote frame number), daylight use only is easy, all you need is a horn (the Megahorn for pushbikes is about £8 from Halford's). This saves any hassle with lights & indicators. Also remember legal tyres & BS193 stamped or engraved on the silencer. A Speedo' is a legal requirement but not necessary for MOT (£6 @ Halford's).

If you need a lighting kit (to get your 'full' MOT) Pro Racing come highly recommended: Pro-Racing, 15 Gresley Close, Drayton Fields, Daventry, Northants. NN1 5RZ, England. Tel +44 (0)1327-301322.

3. Insurance, again based on the frame number.

Then you can:

4. Phone your local vehicle licencing & registration office, tell them what you intend doing & they will send you a form (v55/5). Fill this in, enclose the documents above & fees for tax & registration & within 7 days they will send you the new tax disc & reg. no.

It really is that easy!!

NOTE: It's unusual, but if they are in a bad mood (err, 99% of the time!) they may want to inspect the bike, if so it's just to check the frame number & to make sure you are not lying about it's age!! (I once had to take a new bike to get inspected and the guy was sticking his fingers up the exhaust to check for carbon.....they are very anal!

Thanks Danny for the INFO.

My bike does already have a horn, speedo headlight and stop/tail light, i've just ordered the road legal tyres and already have the registration. The only thing i think i could be missing is number plate light, rear reflector and chain guard. Are these a requirement?

Many thanks

Richard.

I know that track, monmouth me thinks :) your riding the wrong way round if that was taken at the last race :confused: :D

rode it bl00dy dusty, how did you do?

Richard, i think Danny has answered your questions very well, the only advice i could add would be that the horn must be continuous, ie battery operated. As for chain guards, refletors, number plate light etc, it all depends on how stringent the want to be, bikes should have them.
We often ride green lanes in our area and on the rare occasion that we have met the law they have left us alone cos even traffic arn't 100% sure on all the requirements for off road trail bikes.
I have seen motorcrosser's registered for the road with no lights at all, however that is just calling out for the law to stop you and check things over.
I would have a chat to your local MOT tester and ask what he want's to see on the bike to provide you with a certificate, then once produced that should be the end of it.
Mike - you are correct, Monmouth it is and yes, i am going the other way cos it was the one before the dusty event. Came 3rd cos there were bodies led all over the hill on the first lap and had to wait for a clear run, well thats my excuse for not winning.

Lewegie, think you needed a bit of back brake there mate! ;) well recovered tho, i'd have been eating turf :)

hello fish! no danger of you pulling anything like that, that big thumb will keep you on mother earth!!! ;):):D

only j/k, heres a picture to prove it:

http://www.btinternet.com/~andrewnicholls/69th_airborne.jpg

rich, my brothers finally done the vid...unbelivable! :D

Have dabbed the back brake in similar situations, but you have to be bloody quick, must have a practice session so it comes more naturally.

http://upload.turbosport.co.uk/getpic2.asp?File=200211484054317424.gif

When we are not riding enduro's we all go trail riding around Wiltshire, some fantastic lanes and with a great crowd there is so much fun to be had.

Lew,
some nice pics,the top ones look like it was a heavy landing!!
Too much gas as you approched the take off caused the front end to come high,not really high enough to stamp on the brake and pull the front down.Hold on and hope for the best!!Something to do with the gyroscopic action of the back wheel spinning too fast,this pulls the back down,usefull if you havnt given it enough and are about to nosedive into the face of another jump!!
I have always wanted to do enduro,but i have stuck to riding and racing motox:):)

Duncan:)

Hi Duncan, Used to do the back brake thing in motocross and it does work, especially on the table topps with big air time. That was when we were MXing every weekend but with enduro's every so often and trail riding you don't get to practice it very often so when it does happen it catches you out.
We gave up the motocross down here in the south cos the tracks became crap, flat fields instead of challenging hilly stuff.

Lew,
Its amazing what stamping on the back brake does when your 15feet in the air isnt it!!
Its got me out of some "situations"!!!:)

I think its the same all over the country,the noise of the motox bikes(esp the thumpers)gets tracks closed down.There are a few tracks near to me but we need more.
I think if motox got the publicity it deserves on the tv ,some fat cat might think "hey,i can make some money out of this,and all i need is a field"!
It didnt even get a mention in the papers when Mike Metzger performed 4(yes 4)seperate back flips at the sheffield area a few weeks ago.He was the first guy in the uk to perform a back flip and land it!!
It s all F1......YAWN YAWN!!!

Have fun on the bike and dont break any bones!!!!:)

Duncan