Welsh 2 Day Enduro: Twin Shock PHOTO FEST
CLASSIC METAL – READY TO RACE
The Welsh 2 Day Enduro is all about the latest bikes from the biggest manufacturers and the hottest riders, but beyond this the Twin Shock Class is just as keenly contested. Ride Expeditions took a trip round the Parc Ferme as the bikes were clocking in, to bring you images of the classic metal entered for 2017.
From the brutal power of the KTM 495 to the exquisite design of the delicately proportioned Gilera, these bikes represent the history of enduro. But rather than sit idle in collectors garages, these bikes still get thrashed on the going and pinned in the special tests. Just as they did when they were the new kid on the block.
If you rode any of these bikes back in the day or even still ride them – let us know in the comments section.
SIT BACK AND ENJOY!
LOVING THE BIG KTM, COMPLETE WITH FOX SHOCKS
A TAD RARER THAN THE HUSKY, THIS CAGIVA IS MIGHTY FINE
BACK IN THE DAY, THE KDX WAS A WEAPON OF CHOICE
A PURPOSEFUL LOOKING WR430 WITH THAT CROSS-OVER EXHAUST
A BIT OF RM ACTION – NEVER A MISTAKE
AN ALBINO IT – MUCH RARER THAN THE BLUE
BEAUTIFULLY ORIGINAL HUSKY 240
THIS HONDA GETS REGULAR USE FROM THE LOOK OF IT
A FUNCTIONAL, NO-FRILLS PE
NICELY PREPPED XR RIGHT THERE
ANOTHER PE – THIS TIME A 250 WITH A OF BLUE AND A FAIR FEW AFTERMARKET MODS
RARER THAN A BRITISH WORLD CUP WIN – THIS GILERA IS JUST GORGEOUS
GOT A NEW SWM – THIS IS WHERE THEY CAME FROM
FULLY OLD-SKOOL AND A SET OF THOSE FOX AIR SHOCKS
A LATER MAICO – WHEN THEY’D LOST THEIR WAY IN THE DESIGN DEPARTMENT
WOW – NOW THAT’S PRETTY DAMN ORANGE, WELL BEFORE KTM EVEN DISCOVERED THE COLOUR
IMMACULATELY PREPARED WR240 COMPLETE WITH OHLINS PB SHOCKS
ANOTHER WORKHORSE PE IN THE HOUSE
240 NOT ENOUGH FOR YOU – HOW ABOUT A 490? BEAST
CLASSIC MAICO – BANANA SWING ARM AND THOSE BIG FINS
ICONIC PURPLE AND CHROME DETAIL ON THIS HUSKY
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