Trail Riding Through The Surrey Hills

An afternoon spent riding custom scramblers through the Surrey Hills with the Bike Shed. Photographer Mykola Romanovsky was on hand to capture the action.

On all of the trips I’ve been on, I’ve never shied from heading off-road – that’s what my bike was built for. Saying that… riding solo, hundreds of miles from home with hundreds still to go, when I feel the back-tyre claw at a loose track - my first thought is to my ticket home. The idea of crawling back to on London with my motorcycle strapped to the back of a breakdown lorry does not appeal. Having learnt this lesson the hard way, when away I now take an easier line.

Thinking about it… the times I’ve strayed from the tarmac have always been on a long-distance trip, always with a bike to think of. For me, that’s what was so great about Bike Shed’s first Sunday Scramble. With a support truck ensuring passage home, it was a chance to push a bit harder and see what my W650 is capable of.

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PHOTOGRAPHS: MYKOLA ROMANOVSKY
WORDS: ASHLEY WATSON

Trail Riding Through The Surrey Hills

An afternoon spent riding custom scramblers through the Surrey Hills with the Bike Shed. Photographer Mykola Romanovsky was on hand to capture the action.

On all of the trips I’ve been on, I’ve never shied from heading off-road – that’s what my bike was built for. Saying that… riding solo, hundreds of miles from home with hundreds still to go, when I feel the back-tyre claw at a loose track - my first thought is to my ticket home. The idea of crawling back to on London with my motorcycle strapped to the back of a breakdown lorry does not appeal. Having learnt this lesson the hard way, when away I now take an easier line.

Thinking about it… the times I’ve strayed from the tarmac have always been on a long-distance trip, always with a bike to think of. For me, that’s what was so great about Bike Shed’s first Sunday Scramble. With a support truck ensuring passage home, it was a chance to push a bit harder and see what my W650 is capable of.

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PHOTOGRAPHS: MYKOLA ROMANOVSKY
WORDS: ASHLEY WATSON