I normaly ride these on Quads or in The Land Rover but just brought a Tuareg so have been trying some to get my bike skills back up. Glad you did the Six mile Bottom to Botisham one, was keen to see what that looked like, not been on it for 40 years.
What a great idea to post the GPX with the video 👍 99% sure there is a seasonal restriction on the long lane just north of Linton that prohibits traffic from the start of October until the end of April each year.
Great video. Thanks for the GPX. I noticed that a lot of the people you passed were not giving you friendly smiles. If you lost the Darth Vader helmet or just lifted the visor and said 'hello,' 'thanks. etc you would get more smiles. Less angst means fewer complaints etc.
Yeah I do do that generally, but sadly people just think they own the trail, their dogs are not under control but somehow it's my fault they are inconvenienced. For some reason most that day were unfriendly, that isn't generally the case tho in my experience.
Nice vid Mike, definitely looks like a good way for us newbies to build confidence and experience, but more than that , just a great day out… the force was strong resisting the pub … and I assume you’re over your sneezing fit now 🤣 …. how you finding the new pack? Bike looks trick as ever 👍
Bag was good, as ever you forget they are there, but defo an improvement on the old one. Get ya arse up then on ya new bike over the bank holiday and we'll go try out that pub!
I live in Bottisham and was a bit confused about the green lane that goes from there to Great Wilbraham. The definitive map had no entry signs on it, but the TRO seemed to apply to anything with more than 2 wheels. I guess then that it is ok to use? Great video.
Yes, you get a few lanes that are closed to vehicles with 4 wheels, and it makes sense as they do a lot more damage. It's one of the reasons I like being in the TRF, there are groups to ask questions in and share the love and you get the green road map, this is kept up to date with TROs etc. Thanks for the comment, appreciate it
It’s one I made, well I’ve made about 3 now. I just buy a bit of Perspex and cut/bend/shape myself. I think it’s worth it, makes enough of a difference on the road and keeps mud and roost off me and my phone
Which FMF muffler did you go with? I see you are using your stock header. I have been wanting to do the same set up. Did you have to modify a custom slip on adapter for your header?
Very nice route that and cheers for the GPX file. I quite agree about the tyres. Nothing wrong with even the stock 450 tyres in bone dry conditions but when things got soggy, the lanes soon turned hairy-to-impassable with the clay and chalk soils locally to me. They had to go! What range are you getting with the bigger fuel tank fitted?
i have always said that if you buy into this percentage tyre rubbish you just mess up your experiance at some point you need a lite bike and somthing like michelin Tracker even if you are just starting out I would say tyres are more important than the bike .
Thank you for making these videos. It does mean a lot to be able to have some GPX tracks to start with and the lanes look very good. I have a question about tyres ( I know they are very subjective but)... would you consider a 50/50 tyre to be good for this type of riding , I have heard very good things about the Dunlop Trailmax Raid I believe it is called ? any experience that you can share ? Thank you.
My friend Shaun was recently using for the first time the new Mitas Enduro XT+ Dakar and he loved them. What I liked about them was they looked like proper off-road tyres, proper knobs that are gonna hook up well in the dirt. The problem with something like the Raids is they don't have proper knobs, the tread or blocks are quite flat and large so they aren't going to penetrate into the dirt and give you grip. Yes the raids, or something like them such as Anakee Wilds, will work Ok when it's dry and fairly tame, but if it's loose or wet they just aren't going to work. So, I'd say if you're an experienced rider and you can be 100% confident it isn't gonna rain then the raids will be fine. For me the solution to this problem is having sets of tyres that suit what you wanna do - road trip put road tyres on, mixed bag of simple dry stuff put raids on, technical and wet/possibly wet put Xt+ Dakars on. Like most things tyres are always a compromise, and as a confident off-road rider I'd much prefer to compromise on roads capability in favour of giving me grip and confidence off-road
@@twowheeledadventuresuk2739 Appreciate you took the time to respond, it is always nice to get feedback from people who are doing the type of riding I am looking to do and not just paid influencers that are promoting a type of tyre. I understand completely that there will be a compromise for getting more off road grip. Would you know how bad they are in wet conditions on the road? I had some Dunlop's on WR250 before and in the mud they have been really good but on the road I was feeling very insecure , almost scary to ride... The current bike I am looking to mount these on is a KTM 1090 Adventure r which I am hoping to get to Wales and around Essex for some of the nice green lanes.
@@aleks_the_Great13 it is always the case that the better a tyre is off-road the worse it is on the road, especially in the wet. You can’t have everything in one tyre, you either want grip in mud or grip on wet roads, there is no tyre that is good at both. Personally I go for off-road grip and just slow down on wet roads and accept it
@@davidbathe4108 OS map app on my iPhone - Ive done a couple of vlogs, one where I talk about finding green lanes and one where I compare using an app to a Garmin, they might help if you need more info
A lot use OSMAnd, or you could use a Garmin XT Zumo but I prefer to use an old I phone (so I carry my normal phone as well) and the OS map app. The OS map app is about £30 a year but I use it most days for work or walking the dog or family holiday etc. There are lots of different apps tho
@twowheeledadventuresuk2739 thanks for the info. I would also be using a phone. I joined TRF and OS sounds a good call to. I suppose the file transfers need to be done via computer ?
@@Alan_Russe no you don't need a computer or tablet but it makes editing and creating routes a lot easier. If you create a route on a derive such as a computer when you save the route it is automatically saved onto your other devices such as the app, you obviously need data to do that. Or you can save a gpx file on your computer and export the gpx file and send it to a phone. There's more on this on my other vlogs on the channel on navigation
@@bobbylord9948 it’s more a dual sport than enduro (CRF450L) but they stopped selling them in the Uk around 2021 - I do a review of the bike if you’re interested
@@twowheeledadventuresuk2739 thanks for this! That would be great! I’m from a mx back ground so love the look of an enduro and would put it through its paces, yet I wanna be able to do a Euro trip, so I’m caught between a t7 and a 500/450 Ktm/honda
@@bobbylord9948 Ive done a review, it's on the channel - most of the enduro bikes like the EXCs, WRs etc are based on the mx bikes, just a bit softer, obviously pretty light and with bigger fuel tanks and a few other mods you can make them into a lightweight adventure bike. The issue is where you're gonna ride - if it's technical you'll want a lighter bike, if it's pretty easy going then a T7 or similar will do. I rode my T7 round some trails up the Peak District a couple of weekends ago, no luggage, just me and the bike, and it was pretty hard going, very tiring on a bigger bike. Just been racing this weekend and friends who live up that way said they never take their big bikes out up there because it's too technical. I fancied a challenge tho and I certainly got one. No way on earth I'd have done it with luggage on tho and a lot of what I rode was the TET - so which bike you get depends on where you wanna ride and the type of riding you're gonna do
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I love that you have a quiet exhaust ! Loud pipes destroy motorcycling.
The more loud pipes on the road, the quicker our enjoyment will be outlawed.
Have just picked up a 690r and live in Bury St Edmunds. Totally new to lane riding so this is gold! Many thanks indeed 👍
@@jthemighty690r got a vlog coming out soon on a route in south Suffolk 👍
@@twowheeledadventuresuk2739 Will keep an eye out for it, nice one.
That’s a nice observation… smiling at the youngsters on their bikes 👍🏻
Not far away from me, hoping to change my bike in the spring so will be looking for lanes like this! 8-)
Great Content and great work from you putting this lanes together.
Really enjoyed watching it 👏🏻.
Many thanks
Departing in five minutes to check this route out, thanks for sharing the gpx
Hope you enjoy it, should be nice and dry now
@@twowheeledadventuresuk2739 brilliant ride! Great breakfast at TTT also. A few deep dry ruts about half way which got the concentration levels up 😅
@@christianbrown7711 don't say i didn't warn you about the ruts! Glad you enjoyed it, and the breakfast!!!
Thanks for this route! Nice fun route to ride, completed today on an aprilia tuareg, would definitely recommend to others.
Awesome! Yeah it is a nice route, not too taxing and in a lovely part of the world!
I normaly ride these on Quads or in The Land Rover but just brought a Tuareg so have been trying some to get my bike skills back up. Glad you did the Six mile Bottom to Botisham one, was keen to see what that looked like, not been on it for 40 years.
What a great idea to post the GPX with the video 👍
99% sure there is a seasonal restriction on the long lane just north of Linton that prohibits traffic from the start of October until the end of April each year.
Yes but that doesn't include 2 wheeled vehicles.
@@twowheeledadventuresuk2739 My bad, I missed that. Damn that 1%.
Thanks for sharing the content - I'd love to ride up that way some time.
Another great route Mike, definitely be trying this one. We have some great lanes around our way
Yeah it’s a lovely route, and loads of options to extend it further 👍
Let me know how you get on as well please if you do it 👍✌️
Im a noob. Will put this one on my list. Thank you
Great video. Thanks for the GPX. I noticed that a lot of the people you passed were not giving you friendly smiles. If you lost the Darth Vader helmet or just lifted the visor and said 'hello,' 'thanks. etc you would get more smiles. Less angst means fewer complaints etc.
Yeah I do do that generally, but sadly people just think they own the trail, their dogs are not under control but somehow it's my fault they are inconvenienced. For some reason most that day were unfriendly, that isn't generally the case tho in my experience.
@@twowheeledadventuresuk2739 I hear you - that is a scary helmet though.
@@Bublnsqueak 🤷🏼♂️ it’s just a Klim Krios Pro with a Transitions Visor ✌️👌
Nice vid Mike, definitely looks like a good way for us newbies to build confidence and experience, but more than that , just a great day out… the force was strong resisting the pub … and I assume you’re over your sneezing fit now 🤣 …. how you finding the new pack? Bike looks trick as ever 👍
Bag was good, as ever you forget they are there, but defo an improvement on the old one. Get ya arse up then on ya new bike over the bank holiday and we'll go try out that pub!
I sneezed a lot that day, bloody miserable walkers!...
I live in Bottisham and was a bit confused about the green lane that goes from there to Great Wilbraham. The definitive map had no entry signs on it, but the TRO seemed to apply to anything with more than 2 wheels. I guess then that it is ok to use? Great video.
Yes, you get a few lanes that are closed to vehicles with 4 wheels, and it makes sense as they do a lot more damage. It's one of the reasons I like being in the TRF, there are groups to ask questions in and share the love and you get the green road map, this is kept up to date with TROs etc. Thanks for the comment, appreciate it
Hi mate. What screen is that you have over the mini fairing? And how did you fix it?
Thanks in advance
It’s one I made, well I’ve made about 3 now. I just buy a bit of Perspex and cut/bend/shape myself. I think it’s worth it, makes enough of a difference on the road and keeps mud and roost off me and my phone
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Which FMF muffler did you go with? I see you are using your stock header. I have been wanting to do the same set up. Did you have to modify a custom slip on adapter for your header?
It's the FMF Powercore 4 with the stock 450X header, didn't think the FMF header added much - more info on that on the review vid I did of the bike.
@@twowheeledadventuresuk2739 Great. Thanks for the info!
Very nice route that and cheers for the GPX file. I quite agree about the tyres. Nothing wrong with even the stock 450 tyres in bone dry conditions but when things got soggy, the lanes soon turned hairy-to-impassable with the clay and chalk soils locally to me. They had to go! What range are you getting with the bigger fuel tank fitted?
About 150 miles with steady riding
@@twowheeledadventuresuk2739 thanks 👍
i have always said that if you buy into this percentage tyre rubbish you just mess up your experiance at some point you need a lite bike and somthing like michelin Tracker even if you are just starting out I would say tyres are more important than the bike .
Great video! How do you find the map for green lane trails
Links in the description
Thank you for making these videos. It does mean a lot to be able to have some GPX tracks to start with and the lanes look very good. I have a question about tyres ( I know they are very subjective but)... would you consider a 50/50 tyre to be good for this type of riding , I have heard very good things about the Dunlop Trailmax Raid I believe it is called ? any experience that you can share ? Thank you.
My friend Shaun was recently using for the first time the new Mitas Enduro XT+ Dakar and he loved them. What I liked about them was they looked like proper off-road tyres, proper knobs that are gonna hook up well in the dirt. The problem with something like the Raids is they don't have proper knobs, the tread or blocks are quite flat and large so they aren't going to penetrate into the dirt and give you grip. Yes the raids, or something like them such as Anakee Wilds, will work Ok when it's dry and fairly tame, but if it's loose or wet they just aren't going to work. So, I'd say if you're an experienced rider and you can be 100% confident it isn't gonna rain then the raids will be fine. For me the solution to this problem is having sets of tyres that suit what you wanna do - road trip put road tyres on, mixed bag of simple dry stuff put raids on, technical and wet/possibly wet put Xt+ Dakars on. Like most things tyres are always a compromise, and as a confident off-road rider I'd much prefer to compromise on roads capability in favour of giving me grip and confidence off-road
@@twowheeledadventuresuk2739 Appreciate you took the time to respond, it is always nice to get feedback from people who are doing the type of riding I am looking to do and not just paid influencers that are promoting a type of tyre. I understand completely that there will be a compromise for getting more off road grip. Would you know how bad they are in wet conditions on the road? I had some Dunlop's on WR250 before and in the mud they have been really good but on the road I was feeling very insecure , almost scary to ride... The current bike I am looking to mount these on is a KTM 1090 Adventure r which I am hoping to get to Wales and around Essex for some of the nice green lanes.
@@aleks_the_Great13 it is always the case that the better a tyre is off-road the worse it is on the road, especially in the wet. You can’t have everything in one tyre, you either want grip in mud or grip on wet roads, there is no tyre that is good at both. Personally I go for off-road grip and just slow down on wet roads and accept it
Sorry to keep quizzing you Mike
What Phone app do you use ?
@@davidbathe4108 OS map app on my iPhone - Ive done a couple of vlogs, one where I talk about finding green lanes and one where I compare using an app to a Garmin, they might help if you need more info
Hi , what map app do I need to upload your gpx files. Thanks Alan
A lot use OSMAnd, or you could use a Garmin XT Zumo but I prefer to use an old I phone (so I carry my normal phone as well) and the OS map app. The OS map app is about £30 a year but I use it most days for work or walking the dog or family holiday etc. There are lots of different apps tho
@twowheeledadventuresuk2739 thanks for the info. I would also be using a phone. I joined TRF and OS sounds a good call to.
I suppose the file transfers need to be done via computer ?
@@Alan_Russe no you don't need a computer or tablet but it makes editing and creating routes a lot easier. If you create a route on a derive such as a computer when you save the route it is automatically saved onto your other devices such as the app, you obviously need data to do that. Or you can save a gpx file on your computer and export the gpx file and send it to a phone. There's more on this on my other vlogs on the channel on navigation
What is the day sack ? Kriega ? Curious 👀!
It looks like a Nelson Rigg Hurricane
It's a USWE Hajker 24
Hi mate is this a mx crf 450 made road legal or is it an out the box road legal enduro?
@@bobbylord9948 it’s more a dual sport than enduro (CRF450L) but they stopped selling them in the Uk around 2021 - I do a review of the bike if you’re interested
@@twowheeledadventuresuk2739 thanks for this! That would be great! I’m from a mx back ground so love the look of an enduro and would put it through its paces, yet I wanna be able to do a Euro trip, so I’m caught between a t7 and a 500/450 Ktm/honda
@@bobbylord9948 Ive done a review, it's on the channel - most of the enduro bikes like the EXCs, WRs etc are based on the mx bikes, just a bit softer, obviously pretty light and with bigger fuel tanks and a few other mods you can make them into a lightweight adventure bike. The issue is where you're gonna ride - if it's technical you'll want a lighter bike, if it's pretty easy going then a T7 or similar will do. I rode my T7 round some trails up the Peak District a couple of weekends ago, no luggage, just me and the bike, and it was pretty hard going, very tiring on a bigger bike. Just been racing this weekend and friends who live up that way said they never take their big bikes out up there because it's too technical. I fancied a challenge tho and I certainly got one. No way on earth I'd have done it with luggage on tho and a lot of what I rode was the TET - so which bike you get depends on where you wanna ride and the type of riding you're gonna do
how do i find the GPX file?
Link is in the description