I’m Mark Halliday, and will be working with Bill to offer beginners and intermediate level riders, a chance to experience Trail Riding around Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.
UPDATE - the first introductory ride for big adventure bikes coming up -
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I live just 5 miles from Bill in the Nottingham area and have been involved with many forms of Motorcycling all my life; from Road Racing RD350LC’s back in the early 80’s, to Formula 2 Sidecar Racing since the early 90’s. In 2000 I took up a new challenge, the Isle of Man TT Races. The fastest newcomer that year on a Sidecar, I have now been 5 times in all with a personal best of 12th in 2006 and a fastest lap of over 105mph in 2007.
I’ve nearly always had a Trail bike of sorts, for road use, ever since my early 20’s but I started to take it seriously about 7 years ago when I bought my Honda CRM 250 Mk 3, to begin Green-laning.
As a TRF member, I believe in preserving the Legal rights of way for everyone to enjoy; both walkers and vehicle users alike.
I’ve participated in;
- Trail Bike Rallies in Wales
- TRF organised point to point course marking for the horse and pony clubs
- Geraint Jones Training school
- 12 hour Dawn till Dusk enduro
- 4 hour T-Bec Enduro
- Pit crew for Weston Beach Race team
- Numerous Trail Biking days & Weekends in Derbyshire, Yorkshire Dales and The Lake District
- Thailand Trip 5 day Adventure
- Morocco Trip 7 day Adventure
I get real pleasure from leading a group, map reading and organising trips.
My real passion however is to encourage new people to get involved and experience this exciting and ever popular form of Motorcycling. Nothing gives me more pleasure than to see the amazement and joy on someone’s face when they discover the thrill of riding in the beautiful countryside with no traffic, on legal rights of way with no tarmac. They learn new skills, gain confidence and improve their motorcycling ability too.
I can offer guided trail riding in South Derbyshire between Ashbourne and Buxton where I have had a number of great days out on legal Green-lanes of varying difficulty to suit your needs and I would definitely be interested in putting a route together to help you improve your confidence, technique and experience.
My portfolio of knowledge will be expanding to include comprehensive guided Trail-Riding in;
- Leicestershire (The Viking way etc)
- North Derbyshire (North of Buxton)
- The Lake District
- Yorkshire Dales
Key features available are to include;
- Professional service
- Back up. Trailer for recovery etc
- Gate man, aids the flow of the group on trails & sorts recovery with minimum delay
- Small groups, max 5 customers, not to cause offence to any other lane users
- Lunch
- I am a Qualified and registered First Aider
- I am an Qualified Mechanical Engineer and experienced Motorcycle mechanic
- Advice on bike set up
- Coaching on Technique
- One to one tuition if required
- Trips tailored to your needs
- One day or weekend Trail riding tours
- Adventure trips. On and off road, ideal for road based bikes
- Big Trail bike tours, BMW GS, Triumph Tiger etc
- Fridays, Saturdays or Sundays
It doesn’t matter what you ride I will tailor the tour to suit you and your motorcycle. 50cc to 1150cc
I personally grade all the lanes in my portfolio after riding them myself from;
Grade 1 – Easy
Grade 2 – Trickier
Grade 3 – Challenging
Grade 4 – Difficult
Whether you’re a total beginner, rusty intermediate or more experienced rider wanting to know if you’re ready for that big adventure abroad, I can advise on the next step for you after a trip with me.
So dust down your motorcycle and get in touch, either E-mail Bill at Bike Tours UK or give me a ring direct on 0773 4056674 it’s that easy.
I look forward to hearing from you,
Mark
UPDATE - Mark has his own website now, click here http://www.offroadtours.co.uk/index.html
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