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April 21, 2010 at 6:04 am #98355
What are your turn-ons and turn-offs and So-so’s of riding.
here’s a few of mine
I LOVE
*Flowing S/T and Twin trails.
*Creek crossings
*Erosion mounds 7 natural jumps
*Hill climbs
*Fast sweepers
*Low speed monos
*The sound and feel of a good 2T on song
*Short vertical climbs
*Short vertical drop-offs
*Grass tracks
*Moist loam
*Leading/riding at MY pace (I ride at a clip that is a bit slower than the really fast blokes, but a lot quicker than most seem to like)
*Hitting obstacles at speed knowing my skill can carry me over
*Smaller up to 40cm log hopping
*Mud holes not over pipe height without hidden ruts
ERR IT’S OK I GUESS
*Larger log hopping
*Mudholes-deepish
*Narrow bridges/twin log type crossings
*Wet sand
*Sweeping (I can drop back and zoom, then drop back and zoom)
*Really tight technical goat track S/T
*Ruts
*Kangaroos and wallabies on the trails
DO WE REALLY HAVE TO DO THIS
*Really stupidly big logs
*Shear drops to one side( I don’t do well at heights)
*Red Clay
*Yellow Clay
*White Clay
*Brown Clay
*Deep sand
*Actual river crossings
*Single log crossings over heights
*Following in the pack
*Stupid seat depth mudholes with hidden ruts
So what does it for you?
April 21, 2010 at 6:30 am #176652Mr Blue wrote:
Quote:What are your turn-ons and turn-offs and So-so’s of riding.………..
So what does it for you?
ECKS’ Picks for riding:
Tight single track (2nd + 3rd gear max) with hills, rocks and creeks, generally through forest
Long steep hillclimbs
Rocky hills
Follow-the-leader in dry creekbeds
Red frogs, Jelly snakes and space food sticks(!)
Magnesium tablets (to prevent cramping)Not fussed about:
Twin trail or fire trail
Fast open single track
Vertical climbs
Jumps
Motocross tracks
Endurocross tracks
Deep ruts and bogholesHate hate hate:
KANGAROOS
WALLABIES
4WD’s
Fast twin or fire trail
Supercross tracks
Tabletops
Doubles
Triples
Pit bike riders & redneck hoons on unrego’d MX bikes
Noisy bikesApril 21, 2010 at 7:17 am #176656likes river sand- single track fast and slow- nicly formed ruts- most moto cross tracks -wet sand and mud-pony express clubraces :woohoo:whoops dislikes rocks and roads and cars apearing out of the blue national parks taking my riding areas
April 21, 2010 at 11:41 am #176653love
open single trails
moist trails
riding in thick bush then opening out into a great view,vista – makes you stop and look.
having an enjoyable ride with others , havinga joke etc.
fast twisting singles especially if chasing others
loath
the off-camber-side of a mountain tight trails that murph seems to relish.
the boulder vertical climbs and “” “” ” “” “” ” “” . :laugh:
riding with blokes that think theres a trophy at the end and want to push you off track
rock gardens that go on for everApril 21, 2010 at 9:45 pm #176720Like.
The pre ride preparation and cameraderie before a big ride
Riding early saturday morning knowing you have the next day off to do the same.
Leafy rainforest trails amongst palm trees.
Riding in the fog in the Mountains
Post ride beers and stories.
Leading guys through awesome trails they have never ridden
Finding new trails, I have ridden past for ages.
Showing young upstarts what an XR650 can do
Popping a good wheelie on The BRP
Torquing the pig up a hill that the boys on their new bikes are battling with.
Living with in two minutes of the bush and the wicked trails we have here.
Dislike.
Lantana
Stupid big hills with basket ball sized boulders
Massive rutts
Ditches dug in the middle of no where
wild cattle in the bush
Dust
flame outs in creeks
unpacking and cleaning gear after a long trip home in the car.
crashing out
those split seconds just before you come off
having my headlight smashed by roost.
That is just a few things that come to mind.
April 21, 2010 at 11:02 pm #176755micknmeld wrote:
Quote:Like.Popping a good wheelie on The BRP
Showing your Age Michael it’s what we used to yell out to the roadbike riders on their CB750s and Z900s, “go on pop a wheelie………..Bloody pansy, Roadbikes must be so gutless eh”… :blush:
Oh to be young and slightly more silly again
April 21, 2010 at 11:33 pm #176756LOVES –
flowing, fast singles or twins
erosion jumps
the bush starting to blur at speed :woohoo:
nailing gnarly hills with the front skipping 6 inches off the ground… heavenly :laugh:
seeing fellow bulls improve over time, myself included
damp loamy ground
whoops in sand
pulling wheelies through puddles
powerslides, the faster the better
dicing with anyone, anywhere, as long as there is no dust
taking a shiny bike off the trailer in the morning and replacing it with a filthy bike in the arvo
having a crack at anything and perferably succeeding before im knackered
the dirty smiles of fellow riders at the end of the day
washing the dirt down with an ice cold beer and a laugh
the hook up of brand new tyres
chicks that ride bikes
the smell of 2 stroke fumes… ahhh, it smells like victory :laugh: :laugh:
pulling up to a country pub for lunch, with kids looking at you in awe (like i did as a kid when i saw a dirty biker) and getting the thumbs up from them
knowing that half the blokes in that pub wish they were out riding with you
slimy clay and mud in general
surviving butt puckering moments and the heart thump that goes with them
roosting and getting roosted…with mud, not rocks!
backing into corners
the smell of hot wet mud on my bike
seeing other riders do things you didnt think was possible…inspiring stuff
laying in bed after a wicked day on the bike, going through the ride in my head…and nearly jumping out of bed when i get to a part that i nearly stacked on :laugh: :laugh:
being out of my comfort zone
hopping logs, even if there is a chicken route
having an electric start
the cornerman system when it works
my lovely wife, who knows that riding comes before family do’s and makes excuses for me :kiss:
i could go on and on…
HATES –
4WDs that are only out to wreck the place.
dust, and the things you hit when riding in it
mechanical failure
afternoon fatigue and my lack of fitness
wankers on pit bikes
euthanising animals i have hit
overheating, whether its me or the bike :laugh:
mx tracks, i could jump off a cliff and have less chance of hurting myself :laugh:
any injury that keeps me off the bike
getting hit by roost in the few places that armour doesnt cover
seeing fellow riders seriously hurt
the cornerman system, when it doesnt work
downed trees that are too low to go under but too high to cross
fixing drowned bikes
and with that, KTM air boxes! stupid design flaw
running out of water in my camelbak halfway through a hot days riding
getting directionally challenged when low on fuel or light and people are relying on me
and most of all, being to poor to ride at the moment
April 22, 2010 at 1:10 am #176654love it all except for stackin and breakdowns
April 22, 2010 at 8:37 am #176770loves
riding with mates
all the rest doesnt matter when your riding with mates.
bring on the x-mas party
Boony
April 22, 2010 at 9:20 am #176809Boony wrote:
Quote:bring on the x-mas party
Boony
Yeah what weekends are you busy Boony so we can put it on then
TB
April 22, 2010 at 9:43 am #176810Boony wrote:
Quote:lovesriding with mates
all the rest doesnt matter when your riding with mates.
bring on the x-mas party
Boony
+ 1
That’s the way i see it too Boony.
April 22, 2010 at 9:53 am #176813Trailboss wrote:
Quote:Boony wrote:Quote:bring on the x-mas party
Boony
Yeah what weekends are you busy Boony so we can put it on then
TB
the 12th and the 18th are out for me, I`m washing my hair them weekends :cheer: :cheer: :cheer:
April 22, 2010 at 10:18 am #176820So TB and Mal prefer to confuse Boony rather than go riding????
Or in other terms Riding Boon is more fun?????
Now i’m confused
BTW TB check your PMs please.
April 22, 2010 at 10:22 am #176811Boony wrote:
Quote:lovesriding with mates
all the rest doesnt matter when your riding with mates.
bring on the x-mas party
Boony
you forgot..
hates –
anything that starts with K..
(kangaroos, KTMs, kissing goats, kashmir goats with kankles, king mackerels, kingswoods, kitty cats, kiev, kindness, kylie minogue, ketamine, kababs, kaftans, kryptonite, kayaks, kentucky fried chicken, being kicked in the kohunas, kinetic theory, the kitchen, knackers, knobs on hondas, David Koch, koi, krill, nth korea and kytoplasma)
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
April 22, 2010 at 10:31 am #176823menace wrote:
Quote:Boony wrote:Quote:lovesriding with mates
all the rest doesnt matter when your riding with mates.
bring on the x-mas party
Boony
you forgot..
hates –
anything that starts with K..
(kangaroos, KTMs, kissing goats, kashmir goats with kankles, king mackerels, kingswoods, kitty cats, kiev, kindness, kylie minogue, ketamine, kababs, kaftans, kryptonite, kayaks, kentucky fried chicken, being kicked in the kohunas, kinetic theory, the kitchen, knackers, knobs on hondas, David Koch, koi, krill, nth korea and kytoplasma)
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Kinky victorians :woohoo:
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