Category Archives: TTR250

Another "incident"

Posted on September 13, 2009 by chris

Out with the TRF again and the TTR was performing brilliantly – so well in fact that my riding was definitely entering the exuberant category. Unfortunately, I chose the moment to be particularly exuberant as I skidded round a bend … Continue reading →

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Ride with Kent TRF

Posted on August 22, 2009 by chris

I went out for my first ride with the Kent TRF guys today. I took the TTR250 and had a great ride that covered 140 miles. The work that Perry Leask did on the bike proved its worth. The front … Continue reading →

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Suspension work

Posted on August 1, 2009 by chris

The TTR has been with Perry Leask at HM Racing for the last couple of days. Earlier rides had shown the front end to be a nightmare – bouncing all over the place so much so that I wondered if … Continue reading →

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And the week started so well!

Posted on April 18, 2009 by admin

With the new bike in my garage, I submitted it to a very close inspection – something that seemed both unnecessary and difficult to do with the Goldwing and the F800GS. In the case of the Goldwing, everything is hidden … Continue reading →

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New bike!

Posted on April 13, 2009 by admin

Yes, I got another! The new one is a Yamaha TTR250R bought off the bay expressly for greenlaning. So far I have only ridden it home from the seller’s house but I plan to go off-road to Salisbury plain next … Continue reading →