Your first enduro ,eem, like hell. Scene from the Daniel Boone one-day.
A new riding challenge
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Once you've got some trail- riding
experience and a bike that wants to
take you where you 've never been
before, you soon start look ing for new
and challenging places to go and new
tests of your increasing skill and
confidence. And if finding hassle -free
riding areas is a problem and the idea
of competition appeals to you , someday soon you'll decide to try an enduro.
But how do you get started? Unless
you've got friends in the sport, are a
member of a trail -rid ing club or know
an enduro-oriented motorcycle dealer ,
you may hav e a rough time learning
how to go about it. In fact you'll feel
like you're riding at night without ' a
headlight - you won 't know what to
expect.
That's the way it was a few years ago
when my son George and I showed up
one foggy morning for the Deford 100,
his first enduro. I was there to gas him
up during the run and to give him
moral support along the way. We 'd
had a hard time finding this enduro in
the first place, and when he signed up
a little after 7 a.m . we were still in the
dark - What's the sheet with allthe
numbers on it? How do you kn ow
when to start? Where's the sta rting
lin e? Why d o yo u ne ed a dri ver 's
licens e if an enduro is run on trails?
These are some of the questions every
beginner asks.
Entry requirements
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