Exeter Trial

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Just back from a storm-tossed event.

With an early sectioned cancelled, we were surprised by about 20 very soggy motorcyclists arriving at Fingle before the course-opening car and the ambulance!

Everyone seemed in good spirits given the conditions.

Huge range of bikes including 2 x Moto Morini 500 Sahara V-twins, 2 x KTM 950s, a Dakar BMW R80GS, a hard-tail Norton, several Triumph Tiger Cubs, a Triumph T5R Adventurer, a Honda Inova, and the more conventional trail and enduro bikes.

Entry of both cars and bikes somewhat depleted by the weather.

I hope everyone got home safely...I'll put some pics up shortly...sadly not many motorbike pics. I didn't want to be using flash for obvious reasons.
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Remember when this was considered a big trail bike...it looks half the size of a modern GS
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You can do the MCC trials on a standard lightweight roadbike, but you'll probably bend an indicator!
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Fingle Bridge from the UPSTREAM side...with the water flow causing a reverse shockwave
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A happy band of soggy riders
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Great set of clips from Slippery Sam, one of the later sections.

And if you think you could do better, these riders had done maybe 20 hours through a dark, wet and windy night to get this far

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Those outfits looked like the most fun 👍
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Godspeed wrote: Tue Jan 10, 2023 6:52 pm Those outfits looked like the most fun 👍
agree
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Yes........20 odd hours in a mid 80's non breathable plastic RUKKA suit is gonna leave your underpants soaking even if the riding doesn't :D
(except maybe that Kwaka ? barely braking a sweat going up !)
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Godspeed wrote: Tue Jan 10, 2023 6:52 pm Those outfits looked like the most fun 👍
Going to enter the next one?

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