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Mennace, Choppa, Adrian, Adrians brother and myself all met at a Blores Hill Caravan Park just out of Heyfield. Choppa was running a bit late as he had just picked up his brand new Husberg. Very nice bike to with the bling wheels. Mennaces better half, the lovely Sammy, was to meet us at lunch time on the trail with sausages and other nibbles (more about that later) Just before we set off Adrians bike decided to have a lay down on its own but after being woken up and the flooding issues sorted off we went with Mennace leading the charge and Choppa deciding to ride sweep to run in the bike. The start was sandy S/T which then opened into a dry lake. This got a few sphincters puckering as the sand played havoc with handling.
Then it was onto the black stuff for a short blast into the hills. Choppas bike had obviously been run in by this stage because this is when he opened it up. All I saw was him disappearing into the distance. From here the fun really started. The trails were mainly 4WD tracks but it was hard enough for bikes so how the hell do they get cars in there. There was a bit of everything from steep climbs to steep decents, to open winding tracks, then throw in a heap of erosion culverts cut into the track. The ride was broken up with stops to have a look at the views and to suck some mountain air (while having a ciggie). At our first stop I’m positive I heard the words “it’s this way, I think” But directions were never in doubt.
After a while thing started to get cold and it was no wonder. There was snow and it got thicker the higher we went.
To get to lunch we had to decend a hill track that went for about 5 k’s, unbelievable. At the bottom there was Sammy as promised with the fire going ready for us. One problem though, she had forgotten the snags. But she redeemed herself with the sangas, meat platter and other nibbles provided. Great job Sammy and much appreciated.
With full bellies and a bit of stiffness setting in off we went again back up the hill we had just come down. By time I got to the top the arm pump was the worst I’ve ever had combined with finger cramp. Had to physically pry my right hand fingers off the grip.
Mennace then led us into some of the most amaizing areas. Down into gullys lined with ferns and a river crossings to high peaks with views for miles. It started getting dark so Mennace pointed us towards home. We stopped at a croos road to regroug but there was no Choppa. Being a new bike I suppose he had not worked out the fuel req/distance travelled formula. Anyway that was sorted and by this stage I was thankfull for a good headlight. About 500 metres from home Mennace decided he would save time and have a bath in a bog hole. One off the funniest thing ever seen. He found out the repair job he done on his helmet peak, after his last weekends off, needed to be re-repaired. We arrived back at the park after dark a bit tired but feeling bloody good. All up 160 k’s. I actually struggled to sleep that night thinking about what I had seen on the ride. A big thanks to Mennace for leading a great ride and to Sammy for lunch. A bloody great day had by all. :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer:Yeah I spoke with Menace on Saturday night and he said it was a cracker of a ride he was pumped and looks as though he did a good job, good job all round by the looks, looks and sounds like fun, cold fun :huh: , but fun
Cant wait till get down there soon
Nice trailer Menace :laugh:
Good Job Menace
TB
well dudes, JAK has said it all already in his fantastic report. so ill just add some pics and bits.
the blokes were… me on the 3dinger, choppa on the spanking new (literally straight out of the showroom, plastic on the seat still) berg570, JAK on his big black DRZ (complete with exxon valdez tank:laugh: )(quite sexy for a suzuki too i might add), Adrian on his 250exc-f, and his big brother Dave on his dirty honda 250f.
Adrians kato decided to wee itself before we had even left. i think it was scared to be out of the safety of Wombat state forest, which is its usual haunt!
Dirty Daves dirty honda mysteriously fell over, probably scared too!!, first stack of the day!!! before we left!we got underway about 11.30, thru some s/t and onto the lakebed…. was there deep sand??? i didnt notice as the kato laps that sh!t up:P
i recollect adrian saying he had a “tightening moment” in the sand..LOL..we got to the hills and i was a bit hesitant about abilities, as i didnt know these blokes, but by the time we got to the end of the first track my mind was eased by the big grins on everyones faces…sweet:)
Adrian in flightwe roosted through some known trails, zigzagging north, then on to some unknown ones. it was a trip to round a corner and see some snow. i didnt believe my eyes at first. but soon it was everywhere!!!
we stopped for a smoke and i thought a snowball fight was on order. everyone started scuttling. it was a crack up!!
Dave on the dirty honda!!we headed up to cheynes bridge track and meandered down the 5km hill (i reckon youre about right there JAK) finally pulling up to be greeted by the ever smiling sammy and our silly dog, Tonka. he is 12yo going on 2yo and loves running around when bikes are about…hes a goose!!
OBT Victorian chapter…..the fire was going and the bbq was hot….but there were no snags…..sammy is still apologising!! luckily she had made us all some sangas and platter and dip and we stood around drinking a fanta and yacking and smiling! happy days!
Jak decending to cheynes bridge…Daves honda didnt wanna play the starting game all day. typical!!! luckily he was pretty bloody good at roll starting it. it wasnt really a drama and it kept dave warm pushing it!!
at some stage, adrians bike decided to lay itself over with nobody near it too….must have been a poltergeist following us:laugh: :laugh:we headed back down south to “freds pool”. adrians leg decided to cramp in the middle of the creek… funny sh!t.
Dave at freds pool
Adrian cramping his own style!!next we hit the “stony river tracks”. they are the cream of the ride and unfortunately i had to cut some of them out due to time constraints. i think i “over mapped” the day…but it was my first time actually mapping a ride. ill know better next time and shorten the day by culling some roads. i will record distances on my map next time im up there to make for easier planning for future rides.
choppa
JAK
adrian
davechoppa, after running in the berg for all of 30 seconds was riding like his arse was on fire. i could almost hear him yippee-ing everytime he passed me:laugh: :laugh:
he is in love with his new bike!!… and i dont blame him. its wicked!everyone was riding well at a good pace. JAK told me he was “getting air” later in the day. top work mate. your a good bloke for someone that does “THAT” for a job!!:laugh: :laugh:
on the way home we were waiting for the rest of the fellas. we rode back up the road searching and found dave stopped. he had just hit reserve and was ok. he told us choppa had emptied the berg, JAK just looked at me and said..”exxon”. “to the rescue” i replied. it was a pissa. we got back to chop only to see he had hit up a local for some fuel and was back on the road….all they had was 2 stroke, hows that go for the warranty chopp?:laugh: :laugh:and as it has already been written, 500m from home i flopped the kato into a bog. it was silly:laugh: :laugh: . just washed the front out in an underwater rutt, at 5kph
somehow i managed to not get wet though??
im glad at this point that i didnt know these blokes too well, as they were all thinking..”why isnt someone roosting him!!”
i was a sitting duck:laugh: :laugh: i wouldnt have hesitated in roosting myself!!:laugh: :laugh:
thanks for being so contained boys. (note to self….next time im stuffed!!)notes for next time….
-leave earlier, so we can have a sit by the fire afterwoods and have a drink, before dark, one of the best parts of any ride i reckon!
-make choppa fill his bike at the lunch break!!
-remember snags….sammy!!
-try not to stack in the last 1km of the ride!
-get dave to join OBT! (work on him adrian;) )you all rode like champs. i think yous even suprised yourselves at your own abilities!!!
like i said, it doesnt matter how fast you get to the end of the track, as long as you get there!, and have fun doing it:)it was a great day. im stoked!!! 162.3km at an average of around 50kph……sh!t hot;)
thanks again for coming to my stomping ground. it was a pleasure roosting around with smiling people.
menace and sammy:)…….and tonka!
Boony wrote:
Quote:Don`t know how old pelican guts does it but thats an excellent ride report (again) menace well doneBoony
Well now ya know what`s expected of you after the Nundle weekend Boony
Better take ya tape recorder to keep up with the events,,,,Can`t have that Mexican Tarantula beating ya now can we ???
EAGLE`02 wrote:
Quote:Boony wrote:Quote:Don`t know how old pelican guts does it but thats an excellent ride report (again) menace well doneBoony
Well now ya know what`s expected of you after the Nundle weekend Boony
Better take ya tape recorder to keep up with the events,,,,Can`t have that Mexican Tarantula beating ya now can we ???
Mate/sweety I cant even drive that bleeding photobucket???
anyway if I done a report on the nundle ride people that couldnt make it may get upset ,,,…
mate, you couldnt even drive a greasy stick up a dead dogs booty…let alone photobucket ya wombat:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
im not worried about nundle boony. i have spoken to some fellow OBT superheroes and they have assured me they will sort you out…nyuk, nyuk:laugh: :laugh:
i cant wait for your ride report:P
and the shenanigans contained in it!!!
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