@greychapel Would you be prepared to pay £300 a year for a license ? The fee isn't popular with a lot of Spanish riders, and would probably kill the sport in the UK.
@b40rt seems you wasn't happy with your first reply that didn't get a response? So you want another go? I jumped the gun on the thread and private messaged those saying so! The fire has gone out and left the building fella.
I have used leather boots from many manufacturers, they all get soft and lose some protection, when saturated.
Sidi, being made of Lorica, don't seem to suffer from this. I initially found them a bit clumsy, but soon got used to them. Definitely the best protection I've experienced. (Incidentally, they are small, go up one size)
To compete in either of these, your biggest issue is going to be insurance. Both events would require re-patriation of some sort, usually from your governing body, IF that can be arranged ! Check this out first as your medical history will have a significant impact.
Plastic disc guards usually have a metal insert that stops the plastic being crushed and distorted and enables the head of the bolt that screws into the calliper to clamp tightly to the metal surface of the metal anti- crush insert.
And one of the two bolts holding the front brake caliper also holds the plastic disc shield in place. That's a biggish bolt (M10?) that's reacting brake torque so you really don't want that one working loose.
The original MAR was primarily developed for riding slippery stream beds as that is what many of the sections were then. With the lower grip of tyres at that time too little damping would cause the back end to kick sideways and slide off boulders. The stiff damping was right for the time and the tyres but certainly will feel much less bouncy than modern suspension.
Think your analysis is about 99% out !! (@pmk, incorrect)
290 2010 poor starting after being left for a week
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Try starting without choke, if it does its flooding.