Watagans 12th Feb ride report

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Good report there TB. Eags will be pissed tho! :laugh: :laugh:

BTW the bike was always going to be good. It is ORANGE!

Lefty

Well what a way to get back on the Horse that kicked you off! 
TB talked up the technical and rutted singles of the Watagans, which made me more and more nervous that my first ride back on the Kato would be a doozie! And he did not disappoint! If n e one remembers Coffs, my riding of rutts was average at very best, and today was abit different but not for the good reasons! I thank everyone for your help and patience!
Couldn’t sleep at 3.30 so I got up, half hour early, we were early all morning, until as everyone gear up and got on the bikes, I realize I left my gloves and go pro in the car, and I just put my keys in my camelbak, I said to TB it’s going to be a long day! I sorted my crap out and we rode off!
It wasn’t long until we hit the singles and I must say my confidence in and me and the bike working as one was nil! I struggled for about two hours with it and eventually came good!
The first single wound it’s way round to a rutty, slippery, hill, which was a test for anyone and hence the reason everyone but Seb rode around! I got stuck between two ruts but all good with perseverance!
We rode some great tracks, popping on and off the main road, they had every thing, ruts, roots, bog holes, rocky uphills, rocky downhills, as the King would say, it was Primo!!!
I spent sometime getting soil samples! Important work, had to b done!
I don’t remember thing in detail, but I’ll fill in the highlights!
I came round the corner to find TB and the Kato in trouble! The front wheel I could not see, the rear was higher than handle bars, nice bog hole that one! 
Hitting a puddle in third and the Kato slowed a he’ll of a lot quicker than me, and almost snapping my thumbs off (dunno how)!
The wicked track Ollie took us on, which was Knarly and a half, destroyed by hardcore 4WD in spots, but unreal twin track, and wide singles, and a wicked step, down in to creek crossing! We watched all the guys conquer the step and crack, the worst which was my attempt, best was Chicken and his trials like efforts on the Xr630! Great to watch! Watching 4WDs attempt, the step up and casing out! Funny stuff!
It was a great day riding, good to get back to some wicked singles! Great bunch of blokes, Thanks again to TB for another great ride! All the boys, for helping me out! 

Top stuff.

Dejay! 

First ride back on the gasgas since the sweep ride at Hastings and I am knackered. :blush: Glad to see the cars, as I was already on reserve, I will do a ride report tomorrow. Thanks for the day out again Boys.

Ollie

G’day TB. Nice looking bike there mate. I was thinking of you blokes as I went past on my way to Sydney yesterday. Look like it was a good ride and the trails. :laugh:

I thought that ya may of got a 250 with all the talk about em at moment :ohmy: . Good to see ya got something with a bit of power. Ya can never have to much power I reckon. :cheer:

Well this is my second attempt at a ride report today, did the first one on my iphone and had a iphuckup moment and lost it, any this was my first ride out on my xr after the rebuild and my firts ride in months to say christmas was good was an understatement(fatter than I realised) :woohoo:
I had put a new rear on and a good 2nd hand front with a mouse (with no injuries ) I knew it was geared a bit tall for the Watagans but thought I would just clutchit a bit more, well I checked the GPS when I got to the fellas and top speed was 128kph on the run through the Watagans, :blink: abit tall was an way outer wack.
The tracks were as expected very rutted and over riden(raped )
It wasn’t long before my clutch was cookin an so was I, I had cramps where I didn’t know I had muscles
Thanks for everyones patience I woosed out about 1 oclock nakerded but very happy with the bike
Another great Old BULLS day out i shall be getting back into it to get my fittness back
Thanks again TB for leading and Ollie for sweeping