GS Dirtbike??? Some pic in the good old Ozzy bush

[Clancy]

Just some pic of my 900km weekend ride.

The track leading to the property we were staying at on the far south coast of NSW, Australia had about 12km of winding hills of dirt track.
The gs held up admirably. There had been major flooding in the area a week before. Some of the pot holes could have swallowed the front wheel.
All in all, Great fun and i think the gs loved it, maybe the sport demons didn't though!

[rohde88]

Nice little adventure. I'm digging the shorty exhaust, but what does that giant "L" mean?

[Clancy]

Nice little adventure. I'm digging the shorty exhaust, but what does that giant "L" mean?

Its part of the Australian learner and provisional rider/driver system. Here we have to display the giant L to tell other drivers/rider we are a learner. After having this for 3 months and being limited to 80kms/h we can sit a test then we have to display a giant P (provisional) plate for a year and be restricted to 90km/h. Only then come an unrestricted license.

[GSnoober]

Nice little adventure. I'm digging the shorty exhaust, but what does that giant "L" mean?

In some countries, new riders are restricted to smaller engines, with less horsepower. The "L" informs anyone who sees it that the rider holds "Learner" status. Countries that follow the English system (driving on the "wrong" (Left) side of the road,  for example), frequently use those placards, including Scotland, Ireland, Wales, The IoM, and Japan, not to exclude the English. They are accustomed to seeing "L" plates; we tend to think they're bizarre...

Hope that answers your question; those "L" plates are ridiculously oversized, so I think getting them removed should be cause for celebration...

[gregvhen]

Whats the penalty for riding without that plate.  I mean if you dont do anything stupid then you shouldnt get pulled over, and if you dont get pulled over you should be good to ride without the goofey looking L and P on your bike.

[Lifeforce99]

In the UK they're normally real flimsy plastic. I got pulled a couple of times for a missing rear L plate and blagged that it had broken off and was heading home to replace it 

I think if you're caught several times you can get points or lose your license?

Awesome pics Clancy! I've ridden my GS offroad briefly a couple of times and found it handles quite well

Maybe it could be a project for someone? a GS500..X  perhaps seeing if the front forks from a TS400 would fit 

[badguy]

Nice   It's always good to see people who aren't afraid to take a street bike onto dirt roads.  That's beautiful country out there.

[romulux]

What kind of rack is that?

[kml.krk]

so how did GS handle in off-road situations?