Ride from Newy to Bilpin and back. FRIDAY 13th Jan to Sun 15th

[AndrewMember]

Nice one Eags. Thanks. Sounds good. Will check which weekend i am free TB – you know what i’m like :unsure: …Is the bike going to get dirty? :laugh: :S

[Dwayne OMember]

No worries,
Let me know next week if you can make it & where to meet up with ya (Letter A sounds like a plan)
At the moment, if Deano can`t swing a shift at work ,,it will only be Me & Jeffro on the friday & sat till TB finds us for the run to Bilpin :laugh:

Cheers

[AndrewMember]

Sorry won’t be happening :angry: That is my ‘Mr mum’ weekend. Nevermind i will be keeping an eye out for some more local adv rides taking place in the near future.

[Dwayne OMember]

No dramas Ace,
There will be more chances during 2010

[GregMember]

Never graded an adventure ride Ace. Eags bit is all dirt roads easy. The run from Bilpin to the camp site is well umm harder you would get the Bemmer down there because gravity is always your co-pilot :laugh: :laugh:

Nah it’s easy enough

TB

[Dwayne OMember]

bump

Less than a week to go now

[Jeffrey SmithMember]

Well I was tossing up which bike to take for this, the DRZ or the Tenere. The Tenere is more comfortable but needed a new chain and doesn’t have full nobbies and DRZ is more fun but was misfiring a bit last time out and needs a new countershaft seal. I bought a new chain for the ten and a new seal for the DRZ today and set about fitting them. I cleaned them both first as neither had been washed since their last rides then fitted a new chain to the Ten which got rid of that horrible crunching sound (thank god, if it wasn’t the chain making the sound I would have been worried). While I was washing the DRZ I noticed the back tyre was getting close to a slick with only 3 or 4mm of centre knob left and being that I am a lazy bastard who can’t be bothered changing it, I am going with the Tenere.
I also discovered it has the cush drive like the newer ones (contrary to what I was told on here a while back) and which are also reasonable worn, so I cut some pieces out of an old tube to beef them up a bit. I will only ride Friday and Saturday though as I have a few things I need to get done this weekend.
What time are we heading out Eag’s? Not too early Friday as I have to drop my car in to the mechanics in the morning

[Jeffrey SmithMember]

Oops, just re-read the first post about leaving around 3.30pm which definately isn’t too early at all.

[GregMember]

Where were you told you Tenere didn’t have a Cush drive rubbers? I am sure all Teneres, NXs and those era ADV bikes have them. The TTs, XTs, XRs etc didn’t.
Can you take a picture of the rubbers and what they look like in the older Tenere please as I am interested in the old design

Cheers

TB

[GregMember]

Eags I need to know what time you need me to meet you at the end off Mt Lagoon rd Bilpin on Saturday. I also need to know do you want me to take you via the Kurrajong pub for supplies?

TB

[Jeffrey SmithMember]

Trailboss wrote:

Where were you told you Tenere didn’t have a Cush drive rubbers? I am sure all Teneres, NXs and those era ADV bikes have them. The TTs, XTs, XRs etc didn’t.
Can you take a picture of the rubbers and what they look like in the older Tenere please as I am interested in the old design

Cheers

TB

I think I brought it up in one of your threads about cush drive rubbers. HERE

Next time I have the wheel off I can take a picture but they look to be the same as in yours.

[GregMember]

Jeffro wrote:

I think I brought it up in one of your threads about cush drive rubbers.
Next time I have the wheel off I can take a picture but they look to be the same as in yours.

Yeah see that I said I thought they were different to the new ones, if they are the same wonder why they dont wear as much :blink:

TB

[Dwayne OMember]

Jeffro wrote:

Oops, just re-read the first post about leaving around 3.30pm which definately isn’t too early at all.

I knockoff at 3pm, home about 3.15, time to shower & fuel up and have a cool drink before departing, so maybe 4pm is a good rollout time from my joint

[Dwayne OMember]

Trailboss wrote:

Eags I need to know what time you need me to meet you at the end off Mt Lagoon rd Bilpin on Saturday. I also need to know do you want me to take you via the Kurrajong pub for supplies?

TB

Not real sure at this stage as I haven`t been that way before :whistle:
I suppose we will be in Wisemans around 9-930 to fuel & have a pie before riding that way from Webbs Creek Ferry…
You would have a better idea on the timespan ??? :dry:
As far as the pub,,, I am right for grog (just need a cool bottle of coke sometime in the arvo for sat night)
Is a counterlunch at the pub a good idea ? We have plenty of time I think :laugh:

Looks like only me & Jeffro riding anyway & he is probably returning home sat arvo (not camping) .
Deano is on call at work and his 690 is in bits awaiting Rallyraid tanks & bling
SO I may be camping and riding home solo on Sunday ,,,

Cheers

[Dwayne OMember]

Trailboss wrote:

EAGLE`02 wrote:

My plan will be to leave Newy after work on the fri, camp at Mogo Creek then ride out after refuelling from Wisemans on the sat for a run to Bilpin. Camp there at TB`s spot X

Secret spot all good Beags great camp but not really a secret :laugh: , but mate honestly St Alburns to Bilpin 3 hrs max on a KTM stuck in first gear :laugh: The way you want to go is also really the only way you can go to Bilpin as well from St Alburns. Although pack a cartoon and you can spend the afternoon sucking cans
Could add a bit to another camp?

TB

So looks like about 12.30 at the meet point then :whistle:
Heaps of time for a counterlunch, beer and still poke around on way to camp

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