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Originally Posted by Homers GSA
That’s the exact point I am making.
My daughter can pick my GSA up on the front lawn.
No hope in hell on its side stuck in the mud in Mongolia or the Liverpool Plains.
And nor could I, or you, or Arnie, or Connor McGregor.
CRF etc - yes.
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Straying off topic here, but think this is a very interesting point. I have a frustration with certain motorbike companies using their marketing power to give the impression that the risks of having a heavier bike (relative to your individual strength) are no less in the middle of nowhere on your own, than they are on your front lawn (as you say).
From what I've seen, when combined with the increased accessibility of GPX routes in more remote locations, there seem to be more people taking risks with bigger bikes without thinking through the full risks properly, based on what they can and can't do. The TET Facebook group is classic case in point.
I'm all for solo riding - I do 95% of mine that way - but I worry, based on the lessons I've learnt myself along the way, that it's only a matter of time before someone gets into serious trouble.
And, no, before someone says - I do not and have never owned a bike smaller than a 600cc ;-).
Ed
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