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July 6, 2009 at 9:15 am #142369
AnonymousTrailboss wrote:
Quote:So how has everybody pulled up?TB
Bit sore this morning, very doey in the head (yes TB more so than normal:blink: ) other than that good. I still haven’t washed the bike:( , haven’t even moved it from where I parked it last night:blush: I was just too stuffed last night.
I am a definate for next years biggest weekend ever though, it was for me just such a good ride and with good company.
I am working on getting the pictures up-loaded, but our computer is just so slow:angry:
(oh wait a minute that explains it, it has a chickens wing sticker on the side of it)
July 6, 2009 at 9:21 am #142373I have washed mine, cleaned my air filters, still needs an oil change
Very sore in the front of my legs, stairs are my enemy at the minute :laugh: other then that I am ok, thinking about three days next year :ohmy: then again maybe not :laugh:
TB
July 6, 2009 at 9:23 am #142374Like Dan, my bike sits where I left it last night, the hands, arms and back muscles are a bit sore. Still can’t believe the distance we covered or they way we kept the pace up all the way. I even have a bruise on my arm from getting roosted by Dan on the tar, might have been one of his knobs coming off.
July 6, 2009 at 9:24 am #142370Trailboss wrote:
Quote:So how has everybody pulled up?TB
i was pretty hung over on saturday morning but i feel ok now
July 6, 2009 at 9:26 am #142379LC4skin wrote:
Quote:Trailboss wrote:Quote:So how has everybody pulled up?TB
i was pretty hung over on saturday morning but i feel ok now
Don`t worry about him boys he ride a ??? you know one of them orange thingys lol
July 6, 2009 at 9:34 am #142285“Good as Gold” TB. Up this morning and left for work at six and all day long i was thinking what a great weekend we all had and how good the trails were!! That track “A” was bloody awsome, you are going to have to work hard to beat that one.:woohoo:
Watching Dan race around on that 450 having a ball was magic and made me miss my old wr and got me thinking should i spend on suspension or upgrade!! see what youve done Dan:blink:July 6, 2009 at 9:34 am #142380July 6, 2009 at 9:41 am #142383July 6, 2009 at 9:46 am #142384boulder wrote:
Quote:Watching Dan race around on that 450 having a ball was magic and made me miss my old wr and got me thinking should i spend on suspension or upgrade!! see what youve done Dan:blink:You and me both Boulder
July 6, 2009 at 9:48 am #142375Hey if you listen to the videos, with the volume up you can catch Crash talking to me via the blue tooth
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0H5_A86Uhg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJpozi2Piqc
TB
July 6, 2009 at 10:00 am #142386Jeffro wrote:
Quote:boulder wrote:Quote:Watching Dan race around on that 450 having a ball was magic and made me miss my old wr and got me thinking should i spend on suspension or upgrade!! see what youve done Dan:blink:You and me both Boulder
I can feel a group buy coming on Jeffro
July 6, 2009 at 10:01 am #142385Some people just sit on the lounge eatin’ crap, whinging and complaining about their lives. Some say conservative stuff like “Don’t bite off more than you can chew” AND THEN there are some who bite off a whole freakin’ mouthful, grab another two hands full and then chew like hell!!!
We was chewin’ like hell all weekend!
What an experience! A terrific ride, the only thing missing was swamp and snow! TB will try and fix that for next time…….because I’m sure there’ll be a next time.
It’s all been said, but to travel from next to the F3 on the NSW central coast at Dora Creek to Sunny corner near Bathurst, then back to Lithgow in a day with only approx. 40 k’s of blacktop in it, in a word…MAMMOTH.
We had fire trails, rocks, hard solid ruts, twin trail, soft sand ruts, single trail, rocks, sharp puddles (ask TB), tar, sand, rocks, creeks, mud, snotty downhills, shitty uphills, rocks, 1st gear crawling, top gear (1*#km/ph) stuff…..something for everyone.
Towards the end of day one, whilst the boys were repairing their flat tyres on our way to Dark corner, TB and I had a chance to pause and reflect on what we had all achieved so far that day……we looked at each other…….and then those poignant words of Dirty Harry boomed through both our Bluetooth headsets “Mans’ gotta know his limitations” It was at that point we thought that if we were to push on as planned (Sofala, Hillend then Bathurst) we would be arriving well after dark as totally spent units. That would have made day 2 far too much. So, deciding “discretion being the better part of valour” TB suggested we muck around at Sunny corner for a bit and then find our way back to Lithgow for the night.
This decision ‘made’ the trip. It meant that the 2nd day was not as draining. With fewer kilometers to cover, we would then have time up our sleeve to explore different options for future rides and to allow for the inevitable fatigue.Day 2 was just as good, we found a great trail (wider than single narrower than twin) that ran for about 30k’s – brilliant.
After our 2nd last stop at the Halfway House, TB soon entered ‘the zone’ through Yengo on the way to ‘Laguna Wine Bar’. You know when the Road runner turns around to the Coyote, jumps in the air, says meep meep…….then swoosh, pow off he goes into the distance…that was TB. He deserved his quiet time to cut loose without any anchors.
I know it sounds like a THANK FEST, but it’s good manners and the right thing to do (sorry if you’ve already read the same thing 20 times)Bad luck.
Thanks Kylie and Salina – the ride wouldn’t have been as enjoyable without you two always being there. Always smiling, upbeat and ready to change plans when necessary. Nothin was a problem. Gold medal backup crew. Top shelf.
Thanks TB, organizer and shit stirrer extraordinaire – you da man.
Boulder, the man is building a legend without even trying. Thanks mate.
Jeffro (IT..cousin that is) Solid performer, plodder, courteous, helpful, just a top Bull to have in your crew. Thanks mate.
DanD….had more sh$% put on him than a Port-a-loo pump out truck…..and just kept smiling, joking and coming back for more. A great bloke. Obviously enjoying his new bike, although I think he doesn’t appear to have a lot of confidence in his front wheel…..because he always seems to have it off the ground..so there’s no weight on it…what’s going there Dan?
Thanks to Mal5.1 and Donna for making the effort to come and see us on Saturday night. Quality people.
That’s it! 430ish k’s one day, 350ish the next – with almost every type of terrain on this continent. No whingers, No heroes, Great company, Really testing yourself without going too far, 3 punctures, 1 pair lost sunnies/ hair band, Nature at its most beautiful, Hot shower heaven, Excellent meal and rumbos, Top nights rest, new tracks found. Bring on Nundle.
Thanks everyoneCrash
Man I love the fiddy
Next time when filming TB, I’ll try tieing a rope to his fiddy, it’ll be the only way I could stay with him.July 6, 2009 at 10:08 am #142387
Anonymousboulder wrote:
Quote:Jeffro wrote:Quote:boulder wrote:Quote:Watching Dan race around on that 450 having a ball was magic and made me miss my old wr and got me thinking should i spend on suspension or upgrade!! see what youve done Dan:blink:You and me both Boulder
I can feel a group buy coming on Jeffro
Do it fella’s best bike I have ever had. The most fun by a long shot.
July 6, 2009 at 10:13 am #142376Trailboss wrote:
Quote:thinking about three days next year :ohmy: then again maybe not :laugh:TB
If we spread it over 3 days it might not be as taxing :unsure: :huh:
July 6, 2009 at 10:16 am #142388
Anonymouscrash wrote:
Quote:DanD….had more sh$% put on him than a Port-a-loo pump out truck…..and just kept smiling, joking and coming back for more. A great bloke. Obviously enjoying his new bike, although I think he doesn’t appear to have a lot of confidence in his front wheel…..because he always seems to have it off the ground..so there’s no weight on it…what’s going there Dan?As a said before every ride needs a Millhouse it was my turn. Water off a ducks back, all in fun I know.
The reason for my back wheel antics – weeping fork seals and it is so much fun:)
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