Yamaha MX Experience - Anyone done one ?
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We done the KTM experience for a mates stag do, his now wife wasn’t too pleased when I told her what we were doing the week before the wedding!
There were about 12 of us, some road riders and some that had never ridden before, we all had an amazing day and came away completely knackered with plenty of laughs.
I came away and gave up track riding and took up enduro (not quite brave enough for MX) really enjoy riding off road now and it’s a damn sight cheaper than TD’s!
Be prepared for browsing eBay when you get home….
There were about 12 of us, some road riders and some that had never ridden before, we all had an amazing day and came away completely knackered with plenty of laughs.
I came away and gave up track riding and took up enduro (not quite brave enough for MX) really enjoy riding off road now and it’s a damn sight cheaper than TD’s!
Be prepared for browsing eBay when you get home….
I did one with a few off here some years ago (Fleegle, Mitzy, Fats25, Smack and some other names from the past!).
It's good fun and you will get knackered, but the bikes are governed to f..... on the throttle. Saying that you can still get some decent air time and get confident enough that if you mess up a jump you'll be very worried about the landing.
Worth it, but if you've done some off roading and had a KTM enduro or any decently powerful off roader, a governed 250 Yam was a little disappointing.
Other than that it's a blast just to ride an MX track if you've not before, which I hadn't. Good luck!
It's good fun and you will get knackered, but the bikes are governed to f..... on the throttle. Saying that you can still get some decent air time and get confident enough that if you mess up a jump you'll be very worried about the landing.
Worth it, but if you've done some off roading and had a KTM enduro or any decently powerful off roader, a governed 250 Yam was a little disappointing.
Other than that it's a blast just to ride an MX track if you've not before, which I hadn't. Good luck!
So to close the loop.
Firstly thanks for the general tips, all appreciated.
So all in all the Yamaha Experience team did a cracking job running a thoroughly enjoyable event, the track at Hobs Hole nr Walsall was quite good fun and we ran multiple layouts through the day as they extended the track to allow for more variety and bigger / different challenges.
The bikes were all well prepped, had 2 modes, stupid and really stupid with the throttle basically an on off switch.
Had a few tumbles with one particularly funny one that saw me lose control of the bike on an open throttle and actually use a berm as a ramp and fly through the air before landing in a hedge, both the bike and I needed lifting out, wasn't until I stood up I realised I did it at the corner right in front of the gazebo and viewing area !!!!
As predicted by others I was shattered after, have hardly been able to lift my arms over my head and my knees ache, but all in all not too bad.
I have discovered that I have no talent for this MX malarkey, so not much differnt to my other 2 wheeled endeavours really.
So although I wouldn't do it again I would 100% recommend the Yahama Experience, it really was a good day out, but my evident lack of talent and the inherent risks that being airborne bring, makes it a future no from me.
Firstly thanks for the general tips, all appreciated.
So all in all the Yamaha Experience team did a cracking job running a thoroughly enjoyable event, the track at Hobs Hole nr Walsall was quite good fun and we ran multiple layouts through the day as they extended the track to allow for more variety and bigger / different challenges.
The bikes were all well prepped, had 2 modes, stupid and really stupid with the throttle basically an on off switch.
Had a few tumbles with one particularly funny one that saw me lose control of the bike on an open throttle and actually use a berm as a ramp and fly through the air before landing in a hedge, both the bike and I needed lifting out, wasn't until I stood up I realised I did it at the corner right in front of the gazebo and viewing area !!!!
As predicted by others I was shattered after, have hardly been able to lift my arms over my head and my knees ache, but all in all not too bad.
I have discovered that I have no talent for this MX malarkey, so not much differnt to my other 2 wheeled endeavours really.
So although I wouldn't do it again I would 100% recommend the Yahama Experience, it really was a good day out, but my evident lack of talent and the inherent risks that being airborne bring, makes it a future no from me.
“The bikes were all well prepped, had 2 modes, stupid and really stupid with the throttle basically an on off switch.”
That’s a WR for you, I’d imagine you was on a 250?
A mate had a WR 450 and it was ridiculous, quite a common complaint is the mapping. I followed another mate on it for his first time and it’s quite possibly my funniest biking memory as he was all over the place on it!
That’s a WR for you, I’d imagine you was on a 250?
A mate had a WR 450 and it was ridiculous, quite a common complaint is the mapping. I followed another mate on it for his first time and it’s quite possibly my funniest biking memory as he was all over the place on it!
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