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Well we are only a week away from the start of the Rally and Amy and I had this weekend to do the final preparations. Firstly Friday night was at the Watson Bay Hotel to participate in the briefing. We got to meet other guy’s who will also be starting at Wiseman’s Ferry. Both our GPS’s were checked and confirmed the configuration necessary to NOT get lost!! and we received some helpful tips
John Hudson uploading the route and giving directions on the Garmin
Amy loving her Garmin
Amy stayed over at my place Friday night and we were up till 11pm doing what girls do best “yapping and yapping” until my eyelids couldn’t stay open.
Next day we headed to Adventure Moto to do our last bit of work on the bikes.
Kat’s things to do list included:
New chain and sprockets (15/40)
New rear tyre, brake pads (no need to replace wheel bearings as they got changed over about 500km ago)
New front tyre, brake pads and wheel bearings
Oil change
Mount the 2 way radio
Install new batteryAmy will update this thread to list the work that was done on her bike
The day was spent with other fellow riders Steve and Andrew.
We were greatly supported by our pit crew TB, Mick (smick400) and Steve Adventure Moto who provided the facilities and popped in with some tubes and weights to balance tyres. KTM Steve was responsible for ensuring our tummy’s were full with bacon/egg rolls and coffee in order to get us through the day…. BIG THANK YOU :kiss: :kiss: :kiss:
Amy working on the front tyre
Andrew working on his rim.
TB helping Amy with the front wheel bearing
Mick working on the brake pads
Kat getting in some tyre changing practice. Note: 3 blokes using a tyre changing machine and me doing it old school on the ground.. :whistle:
Kat getting some help from Mick… need some more weight on me to brake the bead.
The workshop thanks to Steve
Doing the rear sprocket change
Left this job to Mick – girls and angle grinders don’t mix well. Cut the new chain to size
KTM Steve working on the his bike – also known as ‘FLOG DOG’
TB under a bike (this is his favorite position!! :laugh:
Amy putting the front tyre back on the bike
Amy getting some instructions from TB how to drill holes into the front mud guard to lock in the tyre changing tool kit TB was lubing his throat at the same time :whistle:
When it came time to packing up all my tools …. I was missing a few…….mmmm…. where did they go. TB got so busted ….. thanks Amy for looking after my tools….. that’s what girls do for each other
This is the team at the end of a successful day – from left to right (TB, Mick, Kat, Andrew, Amy and KTM Steve).
This is a photo taken at the end of the day.
Note: poor TB had trouble listening to our girly talk … his ears were burning…..anyway TB what is said in the shed stays in the shed. 😆 😆
Awsome update and photo’s,
seriously you girls are going to make ewan macgregor and that other bloke look like amatuersP.s
I pressume Mick was using has safety sqwint while using the angle grinder… :unsure::woohoo:
Only a week to go ,,, Livin` the Dream ,,,
Best of Luck to both of you
Hope to see you on the finish line (or soon after)
Top looking day in the shed their
Can’t wait to follow the spot trackers :woohoo:
Nick
Well done on all the prep guys
Can’t wait to follow your progress through the rally.
Ride safe
Kram
Only a week maybe we should start a countdown for you guys
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