The first experiences are always the best. I learnt to ride on a mates Honda 175 twin - I still remember those early learning memories as some of my best.It is likely cause I was 10 years old at the time but I have yet to ride anything that was as much fun.
My Honda 185 Twin Star was like that. Yep could flick that bike all over the place. Learned how to draft with that bike because wot it was hard to do 60mph even downhill. It was far from a dirt bike but I ran that poor thing down some nasty cow paths in the California Central Valley area. Then jump back on the freeway and draft my way back home to the coastal area. Very fun bike.Honda 175 twin
I guess first experience is a lot of it. It was also a lot more about the freedom - on the street I have to stay in my lane, speed limits, traffic lights, etc. On the enduro there was almost a creativity to riding, what line would you take? should I just do wheelies for a while? Maybe I'll go play in that puddle. All the orchards and feilds I used to ride in are built up subdivisions and the trails are regulated. Perhaps it is because I could never have it back that I want it back.The first experiences are always the best. I learnt to ride on a mates Honda 175 twin - I still remember those early learning memories as some of my best.
Never got into the enduro thing, but did have a Honda 250XL which was a great bike. I used to ride it up into the State forestry to visit some alternative lifestyle friends who had their own plot of land.I guess first experience is a lot of it. It was also a lot more about the freedom - on the street I have to stay in my lane, speed limits, traffic lights, etc. On the enduro there was almost a creativity to riding, what line would you take? should I just do wheelies for a while? Maybe I'll go play in that puddle. All the orchards and feilds I used to ride in are built up subdivisions and the trails are regulated. Perhaps it is because I could never have it back that I want it back.