Sofala Obt 2nd Birthday Ride Report

Couple of big days, even for the B-Route crew. Can.t believe I didn’t win a prize, not that I’m upset. I’m not, I’m not upset ok!

Then again I didn’t put the effort in like Kram did, I mean really. the lengths some people will go to just to win a prize for best crash.

Bull of the year was…………..

Nah, I won’t say. I’ll leave it foran official anouncement.

B Route Ride Report and More

I will kick off with talk but no photos

Firstly with thanks to TB and his trusty helpers, What a ride and what a great weekend thankyou all so much. Next thankyou to the sponsors I was honoured to win the largest bike award and I will be writing more about the Pivot pegs later. The beef jerky was excellent and much appreciated -particularly good with the just got to into camp from a long ride -first drinks. I was blown away by the effort that has gone into old bulls trailriders and the success of the forum. The level of sponsorship is a recognition of that success well done old bulls
Day 1
The ride for B route was excellent the first day started with drizzle and cold but the B brigade charged on regardless [ -Except when your truly failed map reading 101]. A group effort and plenty of circles soon had us blasting along down the blackfellows hand trail. Plenty of smiles coming from from the group, from what I could see. Bit of a stop at some crazy stone formations and back to the blasting along. Over the bitumen and up the bicentennial trail on to moffits trail then through to Capertee for lunch. Turned out to be plenty of good views to be had if anyone could get me to stop or even slow down a bit. But hell we were early for lunch weren’t we…. and spot on 12 noon!!
After lunch the ride was more cruising, at least fifty gates to open and close then onto the camp for the nights activities. I dogged it real early, old age and wisdom is my story and I am sticking to it!!

Day 2
Mick took the lead and I took the sweep. We picked up a couple of extras from the A route and they fitted straight in. The ride got better and better The track got rougher and rougher just how I like it, there were rocks, ruts, sand, and water. Loamy trails and bony trails, I was having a ball. Next minute….. oops……we were- lost- no matter just keep on riding. I had an especially nasty encounter with some kind of bottomless boghole. Turns out the blast in without looking technique failed me miserably.
Some willing helpers -Katgirl at the controls- plenty pushing and heaving and we soon had the monster skating and roaring out[Thanks for that !!!]
The lost riding turned out pretty good really, we rode some good trails and ended up at the servo near Wallerawang PowerStation. Fuelled up and decision time. B Routers were routed..or rooted… Anyway a quick decision to split the group and send the smaller and slower bikes via lithgow back to the zigzag carpark, and the road burners went onto rendezvous Capertee. I had already decided if the opportunity to exit [stage left] from Capertee via Kandos Bylong and home arose I was going to take it and head home. I had a great ride home and arrived at 5.15pm. I am tired but really happy for the ride.
Thanks to all again and especially the B routers I enjoyed your company and look forward the the next B rootin…

:blink: Sorry to hear about the Hippy,,, I mean KRAM :unsure:

Get well soon mate

tryhard wrote:

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Just got home from this weekends ride.
What a pearler……Great trails, great bunch of people.
I really must thank TB & all those involved,(sweep riders,photographers,leadriders) to organise such a large ride
& have it flow so smoothlly is a credit to all.
Also a thank you to all the sponsers. I can tell you I have’t eaten so much Jack Links Beef Jerky b4, bloody good stuff.

Have to say it but if you wernt there you really missed out. Anyway I,m tried so off to bed for me I,m sure the details will be filled in by some else.

:blink: GET STUFFED JOE :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

lernt two things on this ride why grappa is called start you barsted wicked stuff and how to kick start my bike just took a bit over 2 years .Saterday morning was exellent but than shit happened and the fire trails come out .Sunday was more fire trails with a few singles and couple of hill climbs .

Fantastic Weekend, (very quick summary)

Saturday started off awesome, Poor bloody KRam (all the best mate I have photos!) still was awesome that was really the only incident saturday, around the campfire never seen TB that P****D.

Sunday, fast pace managed to get the kato to 128km how irresponsible I know but wanted to wind her out. Nice rocky trails, I don’t mind the rocks I see it as a challenge and wanted to give the dampner a good go, wound it up when in the rocks and it just floated over most of it. Me and My Katy had a swim in a rather large puddle, took a while to get her going again, thanks Hatto and Hoges and .. for the help, Mick for the photos. Fish with a dislocated finger.. Chicken had an off, justo got a flat, longest flat change I’ve ever seen, not 1 tube but 2. More good pace duelling with MeDogrocket on the hills, and having a great run through the singles with tryhard. Near the end waiting for sweeps, muc off comes along no gotchya, wheres gotcha, right behing me he says.. Rode back a couple of Kays, missed him the first time then coming back found him with his bike lodged on a log changing a flat, got that sorted off again getting dark, good pace back to cars.. All in all a top weekend my butt really really hurts. Thanks TB & Mal for the organisation and a special thankyou to the support crew some of whom gave up riding to do the support.

More to come and photos tonight, although I may get a couple of sneakies up before then.

Cheers
Chris.

Yes Chris I had a refreshing Bundy or 2 on saturday night . Detailed ride report tonight, Crash has my camera so no photos from me, but I do have some helmet cam footage he took to post up

TB