After owning 40+ road bikes i decided to buy this

[ian505050]

I was finding it more and more difficult to find new places to go and explore on a Saturday/Sunday afternoon as i had covered most of the roads within 2 hours of my house at least a dozen times so i decided to buy a bike that does not need roads.

I decided to buy a dirt bike knowing very little about them so i went for a 4 stroke (reliability in mind).

I wanted something with good build quality so i went for a Yamaha. I also wanted something light weight and manageable for a noob to offroading so i decided a 250cc was the best way to go.

I ended up with this.

https://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii302/ian505050/ian505050%202/IMAG0981.jpg

Its a Yamaha WR250 that i have spent the last month getting up and running and road legal. The bike had never been used on the road by the previous owner so i had to do a little research to pass the MOT. I found that a daylight MOT was the easiest,cheapest and fastest way to get the bike on the road, so went down that route.

To get the bike through the Daylight MOT it needed a number plate, reflector, horn, tyres marked 'MST' Multi Surface Tyre, headlight and rear lights taping up, any swithch gear for the lights had to be taped up too and obviously it had to be road worthy.

Once i MOT'd the bike i taxed it for £36 and insured it for £86. Bargain!

I was now like a kid at Christmas and could not wait to go green laning. I picked up my brothers gopro and mounted it to my helmet and off i went.

A little clip from an early ride that went wrong

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPFWRJbABdE&list=UUbQ9gAFoMks7rdcewrozo5Q&index=3&feature=plcp.

I realized at this point that riding an offroad bike was a bit different to road bikes so i decided it to take it a bit easier for a while so that i did not die within the first week as i had spend a good few month working on the bike and to die on the first day riding it would have been a real waste.

I decided to take a few snaps each time i crashed or stopped on purpose.

Here is a snap from 1 stop i made

https://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii302/ian505050/ian505050%202/crash3_zps47a91b8e.jpg

I decided to try and get some shots going up this hill

https://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii302/ian505050/ian505050%202/hillphoto_zps0ffa3559.jpg

I then ended up on a footpath somehow and had to go across this little wooden bridge

https://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii302/ian505050/ian505050%202/bridge_zpse4f9ba01.jpg

The water was really deep either side

https://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii302/ian505050/ian505050%202/bridge2_zps2f3bbf5e.jpg

I then found that farmers love guys on dirt bikes putting on a show for the there sheep and cows

https://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii302/ian505050/ian505050%202/farmerjoe_zpsc4bb6379.jpg

I then found a Ford and tried to flood my engine but it survived

https://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii302/ian505050/ian505050%202/ford_zps76a7692d.jpg

https://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii302/ian505050/ian505050%202/intoodeep_zps0191ba7a.jpg

I then found some ace little tracks that were along side a lake, any loss in concentration and you go for a swim

https://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii302/ian505050/ian505050%202/lake_zpsbe0996f8.jpg

I the thought i would look a the noticeboard and see what was going on in the local community before i destroy all their beautiful landscape.

https://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii302/ian505050/ian505050%202/parish_zps113b525c.jpg

This is how you test the water depth, i saw it on long way round.

https://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii302/ian505050/ian505050%202/testingdepth_zps23b91a13.jpg

This is just before i crashed into a tree

https://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii302/ian505050/ian505050%202/tree_zpsda3b2911.jpg

This is how i recorded the footage. I think i need a different helmet for off roading TBF

https://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii302/ian505050/ian505050%202/IMAG0950.jpg

I mounted a sat nav wired to a lighter socket on the bike as it only has a small tank and i could not afford to get lost.

https://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii302/ian505050/ian505050%202/IMAG1008-1.jpg

I then thought this would make a good photo

https://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii302/ian505050/ian505050%202/IMAG1693.jpg

Then i got home to Bradford and found this

https://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii302/ian505050/ian505050%202/IMAG1683.jpg

Not quite sure how legal my plate mounting method is

https://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii302/ian505050/ian505050%202/IMAG1702.jpg

The bike really did handle some rough roads

https://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii302/ian505050/ian505050%202/IMAG0999-1.jpg

And even handled going up a few rivers

https://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii302/ian505050/ian505050%202/IMAG1000.jpg

and this Forrest

https://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii302/ian505050/ian505050%202/IMAG0985.jpg

But this Ford was just too big

https://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii302/ian505050/ian505050%202/IMAG1005-1.jpg

https://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii302/ian505050/ian505050%202/IMAG1002.jpg

I have now covered about 700 miles and the bike now needs, valve clearance check, new rear tyre ( off road tyres dont last long on tarmac), Oil change, filter change, probably a new chain and sprocket some time soon, air filter clean or replace and probably a lot more if i do everything the service manual says.

Been trying to embed some youtube footage for 20 mins...... How do you do it? Been trying with the one below

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9hoLYPdz98&list=UUbQ9gAFoMks7rdcewrozo5Q&index=1&feature=plcp

[mysterious_rider]

very cool thanks for sharing!

[ian505050]

i was hoping it might have been of slight interest for someone as i often spend time barbling on to myself.

[ruck bodgers2]

great stuff man . looks like you had a lot of fun . makes me want something for the off road myself .

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[yaigi]

Cool little story

I'm curious, is anywhere free game to do this? I'm guessing you get pissed off people when you ruin their lovely countryside quietness? Is it all legal and stuff?
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[ian505050]

I am not quite sure on what is legal and what is not legal. As long as i dont mow down some some walkers i think i should be ok.

I found that quite a few walkers opened gates and waved at the camera.

[mysterious_rider]

Just be courteous to people and you should be fine. And keep the noise down!

I'd love to do something like that, but lack of places to go combined with those types of bike being chav magnets keeps me away. Too bad really.

[Eddie Hitler]

Very cool

[Redoko]

BCF needs more posts like this.

Thanks for the write up.
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[bikertomm]

Proper cool mate!

I do believe you just mounted a wall

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[Kawksam]

where abouts is it that you went green laning, don't live far you must be pretty close,

and nice Yamaha

[binge]

Jealous! Miss my YZF so so much.

Gonna shove the R1 up for a PX for another I think...

https://sphotos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/167564_10150092475150606_2107337_n.jpg

[ian505050]

I live in Bradford so the Yorkshire dales is only an hour away. Th green laning in the photos was Grassington, Harrogate, and Stump Cross Caverns.

I know the bike is a chav magnet. I cant leave the bike anywhere other than locked and chained down in my garage.

It has a push button start and does not require any sort of key, so going to the shops is out of the question. I have to keep an eye out for chavs when paying for petrol, i tend to put a disc lock on it and keep in in view when i am not physically sat on the bike.

[ian505050]

[Snorty]

[janner_10]

Looks brilliant fun
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[thx1138]

Cool!

I normally fall off, but this time I got to laugh at my friend who slid off his Yamaha.

https://sphotos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/396087_10151000657701207_512227382_n.jpg

[Benson_JV]

Looks ace! I'd love to do something like this.
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[Davenaylor]

great write up, question though from picture 1. Where the hell in the quaint Yorkshire dales has a compound with poisonous snakes in it?

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[pinkyfloyd]

[devojunior]

hi mate i was just reading your post and thought i wish we had somewhere like this, then on your last pic you put up thta fucked building and said you were from bradford.

im from leeds and work in bradford and im sure that building site is near rodley going up towards horsforth, is this right.

where were all these pics taken.

[devojunior]

ignore my post missed the post above, lets get a west yourkshire boys outing sorted theres quit a few on here.

[Alpha-9]

Awesome, would like to have a go at greenlaning myself some day, looks a hoot

How do you find places to do it?
Well I suppose it's yorkshire where everywhere is like that
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