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January 31, 2010 at 10:34 am #169980
Trailboss wrote:
Quote:No one rode out of their comfort level that I can testify forTB
I know, that is why I was “so slow” :laugh:
January 31, 2010 at 10:43 am #169981micknmeld wrote:
Quote:Trailboss wrote:Quote:No one rode out of their comfort level that I can testify forTB
I know, that is why I was “so slow” :laugh:
Yeah true
January 31, 2010 at 10:43 am #169991So I was half an hour early into Wauchope, gave the Mayor a ring and he dismissed himself early from work (as if he works) As he said around to his place, unloaded all the gear and had a couple of quick ones and into the pool.
Soon after they started coming into the shed like browns cowsWe yaked and yarned and talked plenty of shit. Nate turned up with his wheel in very sad condition. I soon found a few extra problems and had to cut most of the spokes out as they had seized. I saved enough inners and outers so he would have plenty of spares for the years to come.
I spent sometime getting the wheel perfect with my drunk offsider going “that’s ok it’s a f*#king dirt wheel” Anyway I sat and got it spot on. I was finding the going tough in the shed as it was so hot !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HehjEtsxixc
Mick cooked a gun feed and it was back in the pool and of to bed way too late would have been later but when I suggested we go back down the shed and get a couple Mick said nah (probably smart )
Next day it was up at 7am and dressed and waiting for Moose at 8am. We fuelled as we left town, the mayor had me worried after his run up the mountain the week before and Moose aka the Fonz I figured would be ok but the knobbies would hold him back, how wrong was I.
The Fonz (if that zipper let go someone was going to lose and eye )
The Mayor
Of we went, cruised out of town, chatting with Mick through the first little bendy section and get some warmth into the tyres, Moose was hanging down the back. We rode the boring section and as we approached the mountain Mick was giving me a run down when moose went sooting past myself and Mick. So I waited behind Mick for a while and then slipped past him and took of after Moose. My god he was leaning ol Burple on those semi knobbie things it was blowing my mind but with warmth in the soft road tyres I was past him and soon backing it into corners with Mick saying over the blue tooth another big black mark. I found I could lay it into most corners leaving into the corner I was having a ball. I stopped Moose and swapped bikes with Mick, I followed Mick for a little bit and then passed him and rounded Moose up after a while, I found the trailwing tyre on the rear of Micks bike would slide when pushed. We waited for Mick as he was finding the front end of my bike with the 17inch strange, it takes a little while to get used to certainly longer then he rode it and the found brake is unnerving as well.
I lead the guys to the sign we rode via all weekend
We arrived at Gingers Creeks where of course the Mayor was known and we had a smick bacon and egg roll. I decided to lean my plastic chair that had spent too many years in the sun and the leg snapped of down I went
The it rained, it pissed down. We set of when the shower stopped, Moose very quickly set a pace I went with him and slipped past but as Mick mentioned I arrived at a corner and got in a little hot, I had options it was never a drama and reckoned I could have turned it in but it had heaps of run of so I went straight on at walking speed turned around the post and went straight back on the road. The road dried and Moose and I left Mick behind he amazed me on those tyres and Burple as Mick said at his place if we hadn’t of got caught behind a caravan he wouldn’t have seen us for ages.
We all rode within blue tooth distance for the next bit and then Moose got back on my bike, I sat behind Mick saying to him this thing has no BRAKES!!! Anyway once I got the hang of it I sooted Mick into a 35kph corner that we could see around, he thought it was MooseMoose was waved past Mick went with him and I joked with Mick I would be riding Burple back to Wauchope but Moose stopped down the bottom and we cruised back.
We stopped at Mud n Tar and I got some oil and a filter said hi to Rod. Went and looked at Charlie’s death trap
We got back to Micks had a beer / rum etc a swim. I started jamming rums into Moose, I serviced me bike and converted it back to dirt spec and Mick changed the front mud guard for me. We swam some more and I tried talking the guys into stopping the drinks and going for a night dirt ride that night but no takers.
We destroyed some chickens for a late lunch, Moose got picked up and we had a feed of Thai for dinner. Conner and I played some MX ATV unleashed on the PS2 and the mayor went to bed.
Thanks to Lessa and Mick for letting me stay and Lessa for putting up with all that goes on. Moose for all the safe fun on the hill, no one crashed or ended up on the wrong side of the road or in any drama so that what we want. Moose you are a legend and I had a ball dicing with you, god help me if you had been on something with road tyres, brakes and power I couldn’t have got away at will then for sure.
Thanks guys
January 31, 2010 at 10:15 pm #169992AS much fun as it was, I cant wait to hit the trails again with the knobbies on.
February 1, 2010 at 10:33 pm #169953Trailboss wrote:
Quote:What a great ride / weekend will get my photos loaded tonight maybe and write a storyOn another note my shoulder pulled up stiff and sore this morning but I have worked out it maybe from lifting my bike and other things I did yesterday more so then riding the bike.
TB
I worked out why your shoulder pulled up a bit sore from the weekend mate.
It is probably from when you threw yourself on the floor of my shed to save your bike when it fell of the scissor lift stand!! :laugh:
February 2, 2010 at 5:14 am #169937Mick, Ill swap my missus for the Husky banner in ya shed. :woohoo:
February 2, 2010 at 5:18 am #170117Thirsty2454 wrote:
Quote:Mick, Ill swap my missus for the Husky banner in ya shed. :woohoo:Post a picture of her and I will think about it.
I will see what I can do for ya.
February 2, 2010 at 5:30 am #169938February 2, 2010 at 6:23 am #170119Yep she looks like the wauchope beauty queen go for it mick
February 2, 2010 at 6:31 am #169939:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :blink: :S
You sure the banner is worth it ???????
February 2, 2010 at 6:35 am #170126Tiny wrote:
Quote:Yep she looks like the wauchope beauty queen go for it mickIf she his from Wauchope Mick will know her, be related even perfect for Mick :laugh: :laugh:
TB
February 4, 2010 at 8:58 am #170127You really are Bender aren’t you Thirsty 👿
February 4, 2010 at 7:32 pm #169940Piss off Bear, or Ill tell everyone how you rode down the hill on sundee. :dry:
February 5, 2010 at 1:23 am #170120Thanks to Mick for having my bike loaded on my trailer yesterday so I could keep peddling home from Brisvagas I made two stops yesterday Wauchope fuel / bike trailer and Newy to drop something off
Thanks Mick for dragging my heavy trailer around and making things happen so I could get to my newy drop last night and home very late but home earlier with your help
Cheers
TB
February 5, 2010 at 2:15 am #170311No worries mate. Happy to help.
Besides that was one less thing to trip over in the shed.
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