An arvo in the Newy Hills

[Dwayne OMember]

Well, being a tad busy this weekend, I couldn`t squeeze a full day ride in :unsure:
But Deano was keen to take the 690 out for a dirt squirt for the first time, so I made a few hrs free after lunch today :whistle:

The plan was to hang a left up on the Sugarloaf Range Rd and fang out to Freemans then up to the Gap & back via some different trails,,,,
Sort of worked out, kinda cause I got a tad confused on some corners and there were some hills we didn`t really want to tackle in the heat (Deano had his full jacket on too :S :blink: :unsure: :laugh: )
We made it out to the Gap fpr a cool drink & just missed a group of about 20 riders apparently (probably Murph, Smurph & Co on the Last Man Standing ride maybe) ?????

690`s at the Gap

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We then had some backtracking on trails that went nowhere but straight up or weaving into tight, tight singles ,, We did conquer a steep mother that went up with a couple of steep sections that were rutted feet out all the way up (but it topped out on a trail we had already been on) :laugh:

Only off for me for the day was embarrassingly in a knee deep slushpit along the side of the road near the Paintball area :blink: , don`t ask how it happened :angry: I just stalled in second and there was no bottom for my boot, just almost to the knee goop :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: Wish Deano had a camera :whistle:

Think we saw an Old Bull on a Beemer returning from an ADV trip maybe on the Range Rd, I stopped but he kept going over the ridge :whistle: :whistle: :whistle: MickP. was it you ??????

Anyway, it was a good afternoon, Deano got to have a fang on the new steed, got to play with the clickers a bit etc and found that the 690 will climb almost anything you point it at :woohoo:

Covered 101k for the 3.5 hr afternoon trip

[Adam RodgersMember]

Good to see you had some fun

I did come across Murph and the Last Man Standing crew, he was lying on the ground at the top of a single we were about to go down looking rather hot :unsure: maybe I should re-phrase that :whistle: he was looking rather tired :ohmy:

I’m sure he’ll fill us all in with details :laugh:

It surely was a great day in the Watties :woohoo:

Adam.

[Dwayne OMember]

:laugh:
Must have been hectic if Murph was having a lie down :whistle:
Yeah, I`m glad it didn`t get as hot as the weatherman predicted

Cheers

[murph the surfMember]

Hey Eags
Wasn’t us at the Gap.
Adam, your right. I was starting to feel a bit knocked around when you saw us.
As embarassing as it is I must confess I had a DNF beside my name at the end of the day.
Having riden most of the singles and gnarly hills before I have no excuse for me not finishing the ride. I probably fell victom to dehydration as I had some of the worst leg cramps I have ever had, bad enough to pull the pin at the last track. This was a big call knowing the amount of heckling I would have to endure. (“Murph does not finish Last Man Standing” :ohmy: :laugh: :laugh: )
On a positive note, Tim made it through the entire ride.
It was a good event and they were a great bunch to ride with.
Cheers
Murph

[Dwayne OMember]

:laugh:
Some rare footage of Murph off his bike right here (you will note young Smurph sitting at the hilltop too resting while the Old Man struggles up) :laugh: :laugh:

Good onya anyway boys, the temp was up a tad yesterday let alone riding those trails as well :whistle: :pinch:

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