All you need is a .... c90! ('fao garyd')

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It's been rather a long time coming, but some time ago, after garyd put the CRF230 on rather a pedestal of "it's all you'll need" and I suggested on his terms a c90 is in fact all you need... I present to you a c90 at Enduroland!

Ok, since I'd got one, I'd been hoping to take it green laning sometime, but it's rare that I go and I'm going to be pretty busy for some time, so I thought this was a good enough example as it covers everything you'd find on a green lane and more (muddy, steep, rocky, jumps, fast etc)....

Starting off on the second circuit in the afternoon:
https://gees.zenfolio.com/img/s9/v15/p200517974-4.jpg

Tackling a rocky section 'feet up':
https://gees.zenfolio.com/img/s10/v16/p412132103-4.jpg

Airtime (a tiny bit)
https://gees.zenfolio.com/img/s8/v10/p520593531-4.jpg

I took it on both route they had running and it certainly 'coped' fine. It wasn't the fast bike out there and I'm not the fastest rider. Kept up well on the smoother twisty singletrack.
But there's the crux; it did 'ok', while even a crf230 I'd have probably found more enjoyable and proper enduro bike even more so - with decent suspension bumps are smoothed and you can stop quicker, which thus allows you a bit more safe speed too.
While it was ok and I had some fun on it, I had a lot more fun on my competition enduro bike still.


Note the only consession to dirt riding was the trials style 'postie tyres' with rimlocks, though I didn't go for low pressures. No other alterations were made to the bike from stock!

So, to conclude: almost anything can be used for off-roading and fun can still be had, but for real fun, choose the best dirt bike you can!

A few more pics here: https://gees.zenfolio.com/p1027780768 and perhaps a caption comp style pic:
https://gees.zenfolio.com/img/s9/v15/p199873916-4.jpg

[SamJL]

That is awesome

I remember seeing a C90 at an Enduro event a couple of years ago, in Warrington, I couldn't stop laughing, the guy was pretty quick as well!
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[m0l0t0v]

In that last pic, EVERYONE is basically looking at your bike

Win
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[garyd]

Way to go G and proves what i was implying all along ,im not the best rider but .......will go anywhere the Bertie Big Bollax go on there 6K investments,yep its about having fun and the more effort you put in the more you get out .Just look in the ads in back of TBM mag and see how many KTMs with only 20 hrs on are for sale ,too much too soon,they then sell up n pack in for good
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[pepperami]

That`s excellent Mr G .

Was it dark just before that last picture? cos you forgot to turn your lights of
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[Blue_SV650S]

Although I find this uber cool ... you telling me you left perfectly good trail bikes at home and chose to ride this on the C90?!!? - surely a waste of cash?!!?
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[Blue_SV650S]

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I think you should just get ya'self to enduroland, enduro kent or similar .

However, I do plan to road legalise mine if it's not too much hassle, welcome to have a go to try it out if I do.
If you don't like the tank range of your KTM, really won't like that of a trials bike!
I would like to get a 'long range tank' kit for mine - it gives you both an extra tank and a seat. Apparently trials ability isn't too badly affected either.

[Blue_SV650S]

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Was yours road registered, then?

The lanes are closer, but then you spend ages on boring road bits.

[Blue_SV650S]