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January 10, 2010 at 10:19 am #167789
Murph the surf wrote:
Quote:Hey tf2
Your right mate, that must of been the only spot that had anything that looked like a wave, goodonyacouldnt believe it myself Coastalwatch said 1-3 ft swell on coast and after i drove to 5 other breaks found nothing. was heading home and thought i would do some site seeing as i had nothing better to do then found some real fun waves. true to summer but i went back today thinkng it was a magic spot for that swell and it was a lake :angry:
January 10, 2010 at 2:22 pm #167798A dudes View
An excellent adventure was had by all. :cheer:
All the crew were good riders with a constant steady pace.
The guys were riding past obstacles as though it
was just 2nd nature and wasn’t worth a second thought .Highlights
* A small wallaby hopped in front of Austblue and somehow they didn’t collide. :ohmy:
*Austblues superman descending Razorback. :ohmy:
* Moto’s attempt ascending Razorback :blink:
* Murphs ability to link single trails together.
Had a great day
Had Fun. :cheer:
January 10, 2010 at 8:43 pm #167790
AnonymousMurph you certainly put on a ride for the hardcore. Yesterday was a shocker with the heat.
Excellent reports and pics.
AB you seem to be cursed with your bikes mate
, hope you get it sorted soon and the curse can be lifted.
When it cools down a bit I will put my name down for a Murphsburg. Dont know if I am hardcore enough though :huh:
January 10, 2010 at 9:14 pm #167845You’ll be fine Dan you ride better than me :woohoo: I’m really a surfer not a bike rider :unsure:
Your right about the heat though, I was cramping up a fair bit on the way home. The ride was about 110kms but felt like more in that heat.
Hope to organise a couple more on the weekend of the 6th of Feb when Mal5.1 is coming up
Cheers
MurphJanuary 10, 2010 at 9:19 pm #167851
AnonymousMurph the surf wrote:
Quote:You’ll be fine Dan you ride better than me :woohoo: I’m really a surfer not a bike rider :unsure:
Your right about the heat though, I was cramping up a fair bit on the way home. The ride was about 110kms but felt like more in that heat.
Hope to organise a couple more on the weekend of the 6th of Feb when Mal5.1 is coming up
Cheers
MurphHmmm I might just have the WR finished by then Murph.
You must be quite the surfer then Murph cause you can certainly peddle a bike
January 10, 2010 at 9:42 pm #167853Dan, what mods are going on with the WR mate??
MurphJanuary 10, 2010 at 11:01 pm #167858
AnonymousThanks Murph for a another great ride and leading the way for the day. Also thanks to dude for sweeping, a stirling job mate.
Austblue – I can’t believe your luck with bikes, I hope you get it sorted mate. You seemed to crash in front of me every time which was quite amusing
My knee is okay, still a bit sore but nothing to worry about. It was a tough ride and the changes I had made to my bike weren’t working in my favor but you don’t know these things unless you try.
I took the wrong way down razorback and ended up in a spot where I had to take the bitch line down, I can see I’m not going to live that down. I did have a crack at going up which was tricky as you can’t really get a good run up to it due to the surface just before the rock face. I thought for a split second I had made it, only to find myself on arse with a hurt knee seconds later….and we weren’t even half way through the ride
Later on I had another good stack ona rocky downhill when I tried to change lines and my finger slipped off the brake in the worst place possible. The result was another knock to my knee a big doof in my expansion chamber and as I found out later, the loss of my watch.
I was getting quite tired at this point and hanging on to my angry bike was becoming a massive struggle.
We all made it back for a chat at Murph’s at the end though so it’s all good
January 10, 2010 at 11:11 pm #167859
AnonymousMurph the surf wrote:
Quote:Dan, what mods are going on with the WR mate??
MurphNo real mods other than fixing the airbox (the way Yamaha should of done it) new hot start cable and clutch cable, plus I am waiting on some new spokes (I broke another three :angry: ). I just have been very slow putting it back together. No major problems with it though
The fork seals need to be done – but once again I have been slack with pulling them apart and replacing them. I have new seals sitting in the shed for about three months now :blush:
January 10, 2010 at 11:56 pm #167868Hey Dude,I spat my coffee all over the screen when I saw that Video and the commentary, bit of Huffing and puffing going on there as well eh :laugh: Looks like it was a great ride, Trent it wont take long for you to master the smoker,keep trying mate and build up your confidence.Moto what hill did you lose your watch on
good stuff boys
Ollie
January 11, 2010 at 2:37 am #167870I have to take some of the wrap for Dude struggling in that vid. I accidentally led him astray and getting back on track was a little tricky especially in the heat. From memory we popped over a small log and then I came across another but thought the trail led to the right and Dude followed me. He did a bang up job of keeping that big bugger of a bike under control all day in that heat.
January 11, 2010 at 7:01 am #167742Here’s my super man effort! Watching back I think maybe I’ve come off the clutch a little with too much revs and it’s lifted the front into a drop washing it out and out to the right sending me over the left hand side of the bars but its just so frustrating to watch!
edit: the descent starts at 4:00 or so, the lead up is me bludging along trying to conserve energy knowing what I was coming up onto.
Enjoy! :silly:
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nD3JWy3mwQY[/video]January 11, 2010 at 8:55 am #167743Spewin Austblue ive got a cracked switch block too and not cheap,good vid the ridge looks steep as.That steps getting the wood on ya mate,only one thing to do is go back and do it over and over.
January 11, 2010 at 8:58 am #167959Yeah need to get my shit together first but I will keep doing it till I breeze it. Last ride I had a spill before this one and did a superman off the right edge of the ridge!
January 11, 2010 at 9:02 am #167960another vid
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILfeStii4qw[/video]January 11, 2010 at 9:09 am #167744Yeah i read that one too,it looked steep in the side on pics.Good luck with it,then you can give me some advice when i get there one day.
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