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Category: Local Dirt Spins

Friday Trials

Posted 2nd Dec 20202nd Dec 2020 Tony1 CommentPosted in Beta Evo 250, Local Dirt Spins, Trials

A short spin up some local hills on Friday afternoon for a bit of trials training. Just two of us on the Beta Evo and a GasGas TXT. At the time I was a bit ‘will I – won’t I’ as I had just come […]

Gentle blow-off-the-cobwebs trailride

Posted 22nd Nov 202023rd Nov 2020 TonyLeave a commentPosted in Husky TE300, Local Dirt Spins

Hitting the trails on a gorgeous mild mid November Sunday!!! Still in lockdown so being subtle. CRF250 Rally and Husqvarna TE300.. this was just a trail ride now, not an enduro.   The Husky hasn’t been out in a while so I was glad of […]

Socially Distant Trails

Posted 5th Nov 202023rd Nov 2020 TonyLeave a commentPosted in Drone, KTM 500 EXC, Local Dirt Spins

The level 5 lockdown has been taking it’s toll, the clocks are well changed to winter time now and there’s a wicked chill in the air. It’s also been raining for 3 weeks solid .. . but the forecast is for 2 or 3 days […]

Trial & Error

Posted 5th Oct 202011th Jan 2021 TonyLeave a commentPosted in Beta Evo 250, Local Dirt Spins, Trials

Ok, so I picked this wee sweetie up about a month or two ago. She’s a used Beta Evo 250 2T… seems to be in good condition, i only adjusted the levers to my preference and changed the transmission oil and we’ve already started making […]

Ride, Rinse, Repeat

Posted 19th Sep 202023rd Nov 2020 TonyLeave a commentPosted in Local Dirt Spins, Road Trips

These wild camping trips are becoming a regular thing now with 4 trips under our belts .. and the fifth one only a few days away!!! The first trip was a real learning experience. My initial impression of the bike was that it felt wrong. […]

Super Sunday

Posted 19th Jul 202024th Jul 2020 TonyLeave a commentPosted in Husky TE300, Local Dirt Spins

It was a beautiful Sunday morning for 3 of us to hit the trails. Summer part II might not last so we’ll take what we can. CRF250 Rally – FE250 – TE300

Viral Trails

Posted 22nd May 202024th Jul 2020 TonyLeave a commentPosted in Husky TE300, KTM 500 EXC, Local Dirt Spins

Pondering mortality? The never ending social distancing? The efforts to protect ourselves and our families from the terrible sickness, and at the same time thinking the queue for Lidl is possibly worse than the sickness could ever be, and we’d nearly rather try our luck […]

Ringing in 2020 with a bang

Posted 8th Jan 202018th Jan 2020 TonyLeave a commentPosted in KTM 500 EXC, Local Dirt Spins

Christmas and New Years.. time for family and friends, some nights out, some blinking lights, and some broken bikes. In between all the festive events, a little time was found for some essential bike maintenance, and a couple of rides too. The end of year […]

The Goat

Posted 7th Dec 201918th Jan 2020 TonyLeave a commentPosted in Husky TE300, Local Dirt Spins

We hit the road early this morning to make full use of the limited daylight that was available. There was no need really though, as we were done by 1pm. Still, was handy to get home and have the bikes washed and put away while […]

Paddy Dakar 2019

Posted 30th Sep 201918th Jan 2020 TonyLeave a commentPosted in Beta xTrainer, Bike Trips, Local Dirt Spins

The 10th anniversary Paddy Dakar was held last weekend in Doon, Co Limerick. Route A was the highlight of the event for me, with some new single-track trails we hadn’t ridden before. There was a fair amount of rain too, which made for a few […]

Tipping Away

Posted 11th Aug 201924th Jan 2020 TonyLeave a commentPosted in Husky TE300, Local Dirt Spins

A couple of spins to Tipp over the weekend saw us explore some old, and some new trails, and make some new friends too. It’s great when you meet another group of riders that you kinda know to see from previous events, but don’t really […]

Single Track Training

Posted 27th Jul 201920th Jan 2020 TonyLeave a commentPosted in Beta xTrainer, Local Dirt Spins

A few of us decided to have an enduro training session, and yesterday was the arranged day for it. Five of us headed off from Ennis at around 2pm and, after stopping for coffee and chocolate eclairs, were on the bikes for around 4pm. 4 […]

Tipperary bound

Posted 21st Jul 201915th Jun 2020 TonyLeave a commentPosted in Husky TE300, Local Dirt Spins

It looked like there’d be 5 of us going for what I’d describe as an exploratory spin. Some good trails, some known terrain, but in an area we don’t often visit, so it was always going to double up as both a trail ride, and […]

Summer Trail Rides :o)

Posted 7th Jul 201920th Jan 2020 TonyLeave a commentPosted in Local Dirt Spins

We’ve organised a group trail ride every week for the past 4 weeks in a row now, and each time it’s been to a new destination. It’s normally a mix of forestry roads, trails, tracks and some gnarly single track too. Road miles are kept […]

xTrainer solo woods spin

Posted 17th Jun 201920th Jan 2020 TonyLeave a commentPosted in Beta xTrainer, Local Dirt Spins

What a glorious evening. There was no time really to arrange a spin, but it’s so amazing out there this evening, it’d nearly be wrong not to go. The baby GM1 + Leica 15mm combo were stuffed into a small backpack .. and the baby […]

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