The Tiger 1200s and the 900s on 80/20 or 70/30 tyres can really take a lot. I was also very impressed by the Scrambler 400 X.
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Triumph Training Academy- Day 2 – Forest Trail
To know how I ended up joining the training academy on my Tiger Sport 660 and about day 1, click here.
Was hoping there would be some rainfall at night and the bikes would get cleaned up, but that was not to be! We woke up to a misty morning in Pondicherry:
Wonder if he talks to the motorcycle? The way he handles that 1200 does make you wonder
Ouseph having a very animated discussion with us while waiting for the others to assemble for the morning trail ride:
Ready to roll finally:
Ouseph leading the group to the trail grounds:
Wasn’t too long a ride before we started getting proper challenges:
This turn was a bit tricky due to all the soft slush and the turn needed. Was a good workout for the tyres and also a good refresher of the techniques taught the previous day:
The Tiger 1200s and the 900s on 80/20 or 70/30 tyres can really take a lot. I was also very impressed by the Scrambler 400x – the light weight also seems to help the baby Scrambler riders to overcome many challenges.
Soon the confidence starts building and the speeds increase – roads like this where I would have been very careful earlier start appearing like some of the better sections where I can catch up to the others in front:
Good mix of riding conditions – slush was soon followed by sand, though the rains did help our case here:
Quick chat and feedback session with Ouseph while waiting for the others to catch up and regroup:
Soon we are into the trees, where the turns were getting tighter and tighter:
And the canopy cover made it difficult to saddle at many places:
Keeping the head low through these sections was the only way.
Canopy cover almost done, the trail starts opening up into a narrow pathway:
Opening up nicely into this pathway we could blast through:
Soon we turn back, but the return was more difficult because the tyres had loosened up the surface quite a bit- so guys like me on road tyres had to be even more careful with lines and techniques:
Trying to cover up the gap again:
Only to be slowed down by more slush loosened up from our tyres:
Back to the canopy cover:
Hiding behind the windshield, but I was also worried my Prospec will get knocked off by some tree branches. Lol!
Waiting for everyone to re-assemble at the clearing and also for a group photo:
The pic, courtesy the official photographer Teny:
Was at this point when Ouseph came up and said – “This is the dirtiest that I’ve ever seen a Tiger Sport 660!“. Clicked one picture for that moment
Trails done, the group rides back to the stay:
One quick feedback session with the master before we split for breakfast and get ready to depart:
The full group of participants with Ouseph:
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