 Scottie, to the dark side. You're sure to fall in love with the Behemoth but i'd just crank up a few miles (tour the Weald to, say, Hants?) and find a bit of soft waste ground to fall over on...will the bike be on road tyres or semi-knobblies? Are you also getting the loan of some warm clothing as it looks like it'll be pretty Baltic  . You'll likely need to enlighten the Significant Other or any future adventures may be somewhat foreshortened  . If the test is a success then i'd look to doing the BMW off-road course (as per the DVD's) or having the summer holiday doing a novice off-road tour with an operator in Morocco/Crete/Spain/wherever, or hiring a bike for a spot of tarmac-touring somewhere nice. Don't lose track that E+C's trips are self-financing and flash destinations really cost to the rest of us in the real world, Bugger. Keep the faith.
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