Adventure Bike Rider Forum

MudFing wrote: ↑Mon Jun 11, 2018 5:24 pm It was a bit of a project a couple of years ago, runs a wr125 engine, details here:

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I thought I recognised it, that really is a super professional job and a great looking front end

Cool pic's.

Brenhden wrote: ↑Tue Jun 12, 2018 9:37 am

MudFing wrote: ↑Mon Jun 11, 2018 5:24 pm It was a bit of a project a couple of years ago, runs a wr125 engine, details here:

viewtopic.php?f=33&t=44042

I thought I recognised it, that really is a super professional job and a great looking front end

Cheers, Still pretty chuffed with how it turned out, my missus is only about 7 stone and it's the first bike she's had where the suspension actually works, we spent ages changing all the oils/spacers etc but well worth it in the end!

threepot wrote: ↑Tue Jun 12, 2018 7:32 am I was there recently!☺

Ha, I don't think that bit of forestry track even went anywhere did it? Just purpose made for ABR posing pictures! Did you ride the Strata Florida too? Comes out around 1 mile up the road!

XF650 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 12, 2018 8:59 am That trek is so cool! You've got one happy mutt too ha ha!

Love to take the ol' XT225 there for a few days, maybe with a tent, any map I can download?

Thanks for posting!

No formal map as such - we followed a lot of the tet route, it was a loop made up of basically - The Bastard/Mach loop climb - Over the hills down to Aberdovey, back over Cader Idris - down to Nant Y Moch - over the hills to Sweet Lamb (these trails are a bit hard to find, sort of old goat tracks throught the hills - a chainsaw would have been useful) - Through the Bwlch Nant yr Arian Forest - Down to Devils Bridge and onto the Strata Florida - Then across the reservoir to Rhayader and up to Llangurig following the old army road. Approx 450miles total I think...but very do-able on an xt225 ...We Live at the start of the Bastard trail so feel free to pop in and say hi if you want some route advice/ a brew!

Tink - The quad is a Yamaha Raptor 350.

Have you toured with the quad? What is it like on roads?


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markoh wrote: ↑Thu Jun 14, 2018 11:28 am Have you toured with the quad? What is it like on roads?


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No major road mileage. Its pretty poor on the road, 50mph tops and feels very tippy in corners unless you get your positioning right. Fun on trails though.

That said, i used to have a canam renegade 800 and that was great for touring, would carrry 200kg on the racks, 80mph, rear diff, 4wd, winch etc... Only issue was it woyldnt go through little gaps/singletrack.

Id love one of canams 1000cc outlander 6x6 quads... Maybe the ultimate adventure machine with a tent etc on the back... Will havd to keep playing the lottery! :p

ace that thanks for posting ....braaaptastick