This topic contains 14 replies, has 0 voices, and was last updated by 
-
Up and into the bacon and eggs after too many Turkey’s and Southo’s on the Saturday night-Sunday morning:silly: :silly:
Riders were:- Al (K9) RMX 250
Jake (son of Al) WR 450
Andrew KTM 300
Dude Husky 510
Mal Sherco 5.1
Tim (Smurf) KTM 200
Murph KTM 525
The ride started off good with me leading and the Dude sweeping. Didn’t know what level the new boys rode but after getting up the hill near the Lakes Moto-X track, figured they would handle anything that this ride would throw at them.
Al had an issue with a broken chain halfway through some singles but Mal came to the rescue with a spare link and we were off again:)
After a couple more hill climbs we came to another single which had a testing hill. Tim, Mal, Dude and myself all made it but when Al had a go, it all turned to crap:ohmy: :ohmy: He made it halfway then lost traction and headed off line hitting a small black stump then coasting backwards before the inevidable. He bailed a bit late and hit the ground hard bouncing-sliding down the hill taking out every rock he could.
I ran down, shut off his bike and did what I could to help. It took some time for him to recover enough to get back on his bike and I showed him back out to the main road where he met us at the Gap servo for lunch. Jake had a few issues with the hill but after a fair bit of pushing from the Dude they arrived at the top. Andrew had no worriesB)
I picked up a roll of chicken wire which locked my back wheel and broke my rear guard:angry: Fixed with tape and off to the Gap to refuel and eat:)
The second half of the ride we did without Al and Andrew as they rode the road back to my place. All went smooth except for me choosing a wrong rut and getting stuck in the mud:silly: :silly: (Thanks fella’s for helping me out)
I hope everybody enjoyed Tim and my new single and all the rest of the ride:unsure:
Felt pretty damn fatigued on the way home as did most of the gang:blink: Except for Tim whom I just let go:angry:
We had done over 100kms and that was enough and apart from Al’s big off was a great way to finish a fantastic weekend.
Thanks to all who came along
Cheers:cheer:
Murph
Mal will probably post some picsYeah Mick
Sweeping is much easier and you actually get to help people:)
I rang Al (K9) this morning and he is still very sore. He has a cold now and dreads every time he has to sneeze.
Tried to talk him into going to the docs to get checked out (X-rays) but its hard to teach an old dog new tricks.:laugh:
I can’t help but feel a little bit responsible for his injuries though.:S
Cheers Mick:cheer:
Murph
AnonymousSounds like an action packed ride! At least Al got away from his accident without any major injuries.
Mick – It’s not possible for you to go too fast and you always look like a spastic on a bike
:laugh:Thats not very nice moto. but im not sure because when im on the bike and not on the ground:blink: im always in front of him
Hey murph. here’s the photos. still have the videos to upload. will get to that later tonight. I came home with a cold as well. good to hear Al is doing ok. he did hit hard.
Thanks again for the weekend and your hospitality. thinking seriously about a 300 two stroke now after riding tims 200 :woohoo:
Anonymous
AnonymousI know that hill, I think you can take it on the angle too. I think taking it at an angle is actually easier (despite seeming harder) as you get to maintain a more steady pace.
Those moments when you roll back down a hill and you know you are going to wipeout are horrible. Glad he’s okay
Anonymous
You must be logged in to reply to this topic.