Old Girls Buttaba run

[RachMember]

Thanks for organising/hosting the ride OG and Murph

Had a great day out, sure is a nice back yard you have there Murph.

Well done to those who conquered AMAZON …. I will wait till Murph get the tshirts done (plus the first tiny rock on the way put me well and truly in my place :sick: )

I think your cured my fear of logs yesterday with your log track Murph (glad no one mentioned that was what it was called before we headed down there) ……

1st log ….. mmm ok ill have a crack
2nd log …. :ohmy:
3rd log….. really are your frickin serious ?!?!
4th log … pfft just another log (thanks Stu for the pushing me and my bike over :blush: )

Nice work on the vids Jeffro
Thanks to all the sweeps and the cornerman system worked a treat yesterday!

THANKS AGAIN OG AND MURPH!!!!

[aprilMember]

awww jeffro :kiss:

Thanks for cutting out the offs I had through those sections :whistle: :whistle: .

I was so tired by then watching the vid i can see where I should have been standing up etc but trust me just keeping the bike upright at that stage was all I could do.

I wish I could go faster through those singles.

Just in the process of putting up some OG cam.

[aprilMember]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hfwkDj8glU&feature=youtu.be
ok here are the guys coming out of the log track section.

Oh and Murph Troy had a blast and says thanks heaps.

[Jeffrey SmithMember]

oldgirl wrote:

awww jeffro :kiss:

Thanks for cutting out the offs I had through those sections :whistle: :whistle: .

I was so tired by then watching the vid i can see where I should have been standing up etc but trust me just keeping the bike upright at that stage was all I could do.

I wish I could go faster through those singles.

Just in the process of putting up some OG cam.

I was saving the offs for a highlight reel

The main problems for you were too much rear brake at times which meant the rear wheel slid with the camber or slope of the trail causing you to slip sideways. I rarely touch the back brake on downhills, I just let the engine compression look after the back and I concentrate on the front brake.

The other was not enough momentum for getting over obstacles. Uphill or downhill, momentum is your friend (except when you need to stop in a hurry).

All in all though I think you did very well for someone with your limited experience.

How is the hand?

[Brett WilliamsMember]

Thanks Old Girl and Murph for organising the ride. Awesome ride. Great bunch of blokes and girls. Photos and videos great -I’m glad there is none of me with my handlebars on the ground, which happened a few times! And you say that the part of Amazon that we turned around at is the easy bit??? Hate to think what was around the corner that we couldn’t see! Thanks to the sweeps – Adam, Jeffro and Stu.
A good day Cheers budge

[aprilMember]

You know they say learning a new skill keeps your brain young and helps fight off Alzheimer’s (apparently). I’m starting to realize that ‘they’ were not talking about taking up dirt bike riding to keep the old grey matter in top shape.
It sure does something for your body though. Thus far I’ve suffered, 2 broken bones, one concussion (still getting over that- hitting head again yesterday hasn’t helped opps) and NUMEROUS bruises. Thankfully my medical tag says, ‘was ditsy and forgetful BEFORE the head injury’ so I haven’t too much to lose.
I’ll try and string together a report before I have another nap. Lol
My day started just after 6am for the drive up to Murphs. Unfortunately, as soon as we pulled up Troy’s wheel hit the hard edge of the gutter and punctured so he had that to look forward changing a tyre after the long ride. Plus I had to look forward to being in the bad books with his wife bc I know somehow it will be my fault…what are friends for. Lol
Murph laid out the rules for us, and I have to say everything went really well. There weren’t any major bike issues and the corner man system went like a charm. It was a great bunch of people which made it a thoroughly enjoyable day. Splitting the group up when it got hard worked really well too. My only issue is that some poor bugger had to follow me all day. Frankly there is nothing worse than being a total spaz and knowing that someone is riding slower than they normally would because of you….or maybe that’s just me.
Anyway we went through the test track first. Dude you will be surprised to know that I only dropped it twice through that section. A HUGE improvement on last time. The tracks around that place are just awesome. I wish I was able to just go back and forward though that test track all day to improve my skills and speed.
I seriously can’t remember in what order the challenges came up. I do remember the looks on everyone’s faces as they came out of ‘the log track’ (shock mainly). I was bloody glad Murph steered me around that one. I believe the first thing Murph said when he came out was ‘Well that sorted them out’, followed by that slightly evil laugh of his.
There was plenty of wide open trails that everyone could really pin it on, and I do mean pin it, and what amazing scenery! We stopped for a bit in the quarry for the boys to have a play. Was great watching them fly over some of those jumps.
We were taken to the bottom of amazon ……… yeah on a good day I’d get climbing shoes and ropes then maybe have a crack! I didn’t even bother to ride up to the first stage. I left the bike down the bottom and scrambled up to a good vantage point. I’d love to climb up the rest one day but there is no way I’m going anywhere NEAR it on a bike.
I think that’s when the more challenging hills came up (brains a bit foggy today). I seem to remember lots of people up the top staring down at me, then getting stuck at some point and having the bike ridden the rest of the way. Bugger….
We stopped at 2:30 for lunch then rode till 5pm. So 6 hours in total. Yeah the last 1hr or so was NOT pretty for poor Jeffro on the sweep duties. I did stack it big time at one point (I really really really don’t do well on down hill). After that off I was pretty sure I’d broken a bone in my hand so I ended up getting my mate to sweep for the last half an hour or so because I know him well enough that I didn’t care if I ended up in tears. Lol plus I know he would kick my butt and tell me to get back on the bike.
I’m sure there was more stuff but it was all such a blur.
I can’t thank murph enough for leading and everyone else for sweeping (being patient with me) and just making it a great day.
But Roy,
I’ve decided that your rides for me are like child birth, hours of tortuous, character building pain, followed by a gush of relief that its over, next a couple of days of exhaustion, but after a week I forget all the pain and the tears and just have the achievement that I actually did it and I can’t wait to do it all over again.

[aprilMember]

[aprilMember]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAPA3BRHJko&feature=youtu.be
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-WlnjQO15Y&feature=youtu.be
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzrfcDF-NYw&feature=youtu.be
:blush: :silly: :dry:

[Dan BatemanMember]

I’m so jealous..

looks and sounds like you guys (and gals) had a great time thanks for posting and giving the injured something to read while at home.
plus the incentive to get better! :cheer:

cheers wazzup

[DarrenMember]

Old Girl where you singing at one stage there? I know there where portions of talking to yourself, swearing etc, but I’m sure there was singing too

[aprilMember]

Ah yes that would be my ‘I hate down hill song’ :laugh: :laugh: Takes my mind off being scared :whistle:

Riding with me is NEVER EVER dull.

razzle wrote:

Old Girl where you singing at one stage there? I know there where portions of talking to yourself, swearing etc, but I’m sure there was singing too

[aprilMember]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtgIFKDVFwE&feature=youtu.be

sorry about the vid quality it was my first run with the action cam

[Scott SouthwellMember]

Old Girl if nothing else your vids are entertaining, :laugh: . The footage looks quite good except for the crap getting on the lens. What camera did you end up getting?

[Damien BonoraMember]

Hey oldgirl, tip for the camera, tie a chux around the handle bar or stuff it down behind the speedo and when you stop you have it there to wipe the camera lens
you can use for your goggles too
Looks like you had a great day, wish I could have been there
maybe next time :woohoo: :woohoo:

[jamieMember]

Great vids old girl i like how you go through the whole range of emotions in your clips :angry: :laugh: :ohmy: , singing to swearing its all there. I don’t say anything when i’m riding i think my helmet cam footage is boring now.

I thought i evan saw a boat :laugh: Keep up the riding your going good by the looks of your clips,didn’t see any stacks…..

Also good one Murph for taking everyone of different grades out for a run top effort.

cheers

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