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  • Glad you got what you wanted in the end!

    Me too, although did go to the local Honda dealer and look around a CRF300L so feel better for considering this as an option. After having now ridden on the rough stuff, for a whole 30 mins, I see why aggressive tyres and less weight are your friends. Can't imagine navigating the local lanes on a GS/Africa Twin. My bike it relatively light, but being so tall it kind of works against you when you have to lift it up I imagine!

  • Look up on Youtube:

    Bret Tkacs
    Brake Magazine
    Fortnine

    Ryan F9 is more like RevZilla, you’ll enjoy the informative but general stuff that will be mostly what you know already. But F9 has a bunch of dirt-focused vids.

    Bret Tkacs and Llewelyn Pavey (Brake) are both Adv bike focused. However I find it great to know what to do by big-bike standards. Just cos it’s half the weight, doesn’t mean you should lift it wrong.

  • Looks like I'm subscribed to two of them already, so that's a good start. Shame Llewelyn's dad doesn't have his own channel but see Simon pops up now and again on Brake Magazine. I'll probably do an off road courses eventually, to be fair don't need any excuses to visit Wales. Thanks for mentioning Bret Tkacs, noted. I'm sure there will be lots of opportunities to lift it wrong, then hopefully right :)

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