Sunny Corner – prescription report

[alanMember]

top cover shot twobanger good price in usa hay so who one the test the beer or the bourben

[Greg O’ConnorMember]

Here is a pic with everyones names, CLarkyKTM isn’t there he was the photographer

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[jamieMember]

White Rocket,i jacked up the price a bit becuase our dollar went down today :laugh:
I think beer was a clear winner by the number of empties :laugh:

Good pic Gocman mine didn’t turn out to well at the lookout…….

[Tass XenofontosMember]

Thanks every one for a great weekend special thanks to Clarky for posting the ride and Galey for great navigation skills and to all the sweepers. Great riding conditions on Saturday and it was my first time at Sunny Corner I did not expect so many hills it was awesome.

Saturday night was funny it was like doing a rain dance, one minute we were all standing by the fire having a few drinks the next minute we were under shelter then it would stop raining and we would all be around the fire again this went on and on all night.

Sunday was very slippery and wet this was a test to stay upright and hill climb difficult for some including me, Galey took my bike up on one hill and he actually made my bike look good, I think if you can ride in rain and hail and yes it did hail you can ride in any condition.

I used my new contour hd camera on Saturday and after the first few hours of riding I notice there was dust in the inside of the lens protector it is a design fault, I am trying to work out how to insert vids I will work it out soon.

[video]http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byFhfQKe6vk[/video]
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFjmag4-vdY[/video]
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PrSb4ZecvM[/video]

[Adrian GaleMember]

Nice to have you along Maniac. Checkout some of the tech threads on video uploading. You gave that hill your best and only line selection brought you unstuck. I have been up that hill a few times wet and dry.

Gocman and Twobanger you boys have some hidden talents. Loved both those artworks. This just shows the passion that riding dirt bikes which a bunch of OB mates gives people. Awesomeness. Twobanger ,reckon you can photoshop the vest out? :blush:

[Dwayne OMember]

That is tops !!!
Can see a few more of these mag covers making an appearance after future rides :laugh:

[jamieMember]

cover shot to return after i sort this edit link issue :unsure:

[Greg O’ConnorMember]

Twobanger love the Mag cover.

[Tass XenofontosMember]

GOCMAN wrote:

Twobanger love the Mag cover.

yeah it looks great especially the bike it looks familiar

[jamieMember]

axel wrote:

There’s way too many shots of me picking my bike up off the ground dammit.

Can remove for a small donation mate,thats the bueaty of having the only camera on a ride,if Mal was there he would have nabbed me too.

[Martin TwineMember]

Geez Galey, you are doing well mate getting up that hill on Maniacs bike, i know the feeling getting Sebs bike up there as well,feels very different to your own.
It wasnt that steep that hill,but greasy and rutted it certainly was,you are the magazine star now,great work boys on the artwork.

Maniac good work with the videos,just shows how good the riding was.

Bob, sorry about the rock mate,nothing intentional , had a new rear tyre on and it certainly does chuck some roost as there are a million rocks up there flying.

Gocman good that you are standing more,as it makes life so much easier over the rough terrain and saves your ass at the end of the day.

Pauly,good work champ on the BBQ,the rissoles went down a treat.

Pumped for the next ride.Bring it on

[AlexMember]

So officially from me – thanks all for the great ride on the weekend. Big cheers to Galey for leading us through some great tracks and singles and for the BBQ and incidentals. Well done to those that put up the canopy to keep us out of the rain. Clarky bloody champion you are for posting this up and lending me your countershaft sprocket for Sunday (it’s in the mail).

– Nice and dry Saturday, excellent day to bed in and test my new Teknik suspension.
– Had 4 hours sleep after installing said suspension the night before.
– Great to meet some new people I haven’t ridden with yet. Everyone was at a really good level for the ride so we moved along quite well. Well done all.
– Jack looked like he didn’t appreciate the quick warm up ST hill . Was all good after we stuck to some fire trails he was happy again – until he found a little too much front brake on a rocky downhill….
– MadManiac worked hard that weekend. I recon he learnt alot too. Well setup bike and did awesome to get through the tough stuff.
– Greg cheated with a Rekluse. Not so tight chain next time! Great meeting you.
– I hopefully kept Marty amused whilst sweeping with some antics. I don’t normally ride on the mainjet like that. The Katos had a bit of an “Alpha Bike” drag race and I think yours won… no substitute for cubes.
– Thanks for sharing the fuel money Rocket. If you weren’t talking to me I would have nodded off to sleep driving.
– Seb was great to catch you on another ride. At the rate of riding you do you will be leading future rides soon enough lol!
– Great photos 2banger. You handle that ‘ol husky well. Keep up the 2stroke fight buddy!

Pauly the life saver managed to drag my chainless KTM through some pretty hairy terrain on Sat afternoon on his awesome Honda “The power of dreams”. I had some moments I can tell you: fallen trees, deep ditches, squeezing between trees and high speed road back to camp. It’s not easy to tow an extra 200kg around the bush thanks for your help with that.

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I don’t know why it happened, it just happened (chain snap). Sunny Corner always has it’s way of stuffing up my day somehow.

And finally again thanks to the OBT crew for helping with my chain issues. TB for donating the Honda “The power of dreams” chain+chainbreak and going out of his way to see his crew stay on the trails. Thanks mate. Deejay thanks for the help with fitting the stuff up to the Kato – that’s KTM comradeship for you.

Thanks again sponsers: OBT, Honda “The power of dreams”, TB, Clarky and Pauly.

[Robert ClarkMember]

Axel, just received the sprockets mate. Thank you so much for the new front. You really didn’t have to. It is very much appreciated.

Clarky

[Adrian GaleMember]

Saturday, part 1

I rolled into camp late to the sights of bikes, cars and kids everywhere! I thought man we have got some numbers here. Turns out most were not our gang. I even introduced myself to two ladies sitting around ‘our’ camp fire. Pauly and Seb rocked in late Friday night and found a fire that was miles away from other campers and assumed it was ours. Awkward! They made another one away from the rowdy bikies later that evening.

I had the 300, bbq and Stump of Knowledge in the trailer and before long everyone came over to help unload it all. I didn’t think I was that late lads! The Stump of Knowledge was rolled into the fire ready to fill us with knowledgeable learning’s later that evening.

Intros done, Maniac vid #0001, and all geared up we had 11 eager beavers ready to rumble……Marty400, Clarkyktm, Axel, White Rocket, Seb, Pauloco, Twobanger, Gocman, Jack and myself. Mad Maniac was making his virgin OBT ride and was made welcome, even being rear ended by another virgin on Sunday’s ride up a step up hill climb!

With Marty400 sweeping we headed off into some A4DE single, Maniac vid #0003, only to pop out and discover 2 Jnrs coming towards us. We turned off to another direction and went to the hill climb that we did first up on the Sunday morning of the B’day ride home to Capertee. See Maniacs vid # 0005. I will call this hill Lefty’s Hill as I remember him falling off his bike whilst waiting for some bikes to go past. I remember at the time thinking that he was supposed to be a gun rider, so benefit of the doubt mate. I had it easy as I was first through even forging new tracks around downed trees. I stopped at one such log crossing that had some lads picking up bikes. Axel? Jack another virgin was all at sea on his 450 and told me he was turning back for camp! He explained that he hadn’t ridden these types of trails before. I helped him over Axels log and he then had a breather with the boys. Once back on my steed I set sail for the summit without issue. Man I love that climb. Sorry. I then walked back down to help out where needed. Most of the lads had it sorted. Jack had another breather and whinge/pity session then proceeded to the summit only to fall short. Marty came along who wasn’t able to give me a lift to the summit for some reason or another, lack of skill I say. When I finished staggering to the top, I jumped on Jacks bike and managed to not flip it and get it up. Good on him for having a good go.

Tour boss Clarky suggested we do some easier trails to warm up but I think most were warm enough. We headed down the loamy track that mirrors the fire trail heading to Mt Horrible. Not much single in this area but we had fun. We encountered the Dads from the other camp but a wave was all that they returned and continued on their way. Well that was the way we were heading! I cautioned our group and charged on. They took the easy loop and we..well we took the OBT way! Meeting their backmarkers at the bottom they quickly moved on up the hill to regroup around the next corner. Hearing a gaggle of snarling bikes coming their way they moved to one side to let us past, everyone except Jack who stopped to make some new mates. Marty sorted him out. The rutted 5 part climb awaited us and not thinking there would be any dramas I carried on. I only issue I heard of was Gocman getting near the top then pivoting on his back wheel and going down for another run. A showman he is.

The rest of the trail to Mt Horrible passed without any dramas, even the rocky downhill to the creek crossing barely caused a stir. Once at the lookout, Maniac vid #00010, and trail snacks underway I asked for silence while I soaked up the serenity with arms outstretched. It didn’t last long before the laughter started. Marty400 grabbed the opportunity to adjust his tappets while we were having morning tea. I mustered up the uncouth lads and went back the same way to Eskdale rd.

A bit more fire trail to a nice hill climb we went up and back down then continued on. Some of the lads surely thought we were lost. Another little used hill climb was next which Rocket charged straight up only to fall short of the top. Clarky and Seb were next with both having trouble besting Rockets mark. Pauly was chomping at the bit to get into it and went straight to the top. This is a technical hill with no run up and not easily conquered so all credit to him. Not to be outdone I threw myself at it but only got to Clarky’s effort before the show ended. I realised that I had selected the wrong ignition map for the climb.

Some ST from the A4DE was our next obstacle with Rocket on my tail I gave him the lead. We encountered a stack of downed trees, not that Rocket cared as he made a path around the mess closely followed by Axel. We came to a regroup spot and had a nervously large gap in the middle of the group. Jack had come undone on a greasy downhill and was thrown over the bars onto his back. He was in a bit of pain but happy to head back to camp via the ST.
More ST followed by what could be described as one of my weirdest offs. Due to more downed timber or the wrong ignition map again, my rear wheel was heaved into the air and sideways at full lock only to have another branch stop the wheel landing on the ground then spin me round 180 facing almost the whole group. Nothing was said until I picked Katie up then Rocket let out a big laugh. Time to put some distance between these louts. Heading for camp we gave the bikes a splash at TISCOS Tunnel.

The BBQ was fired up and all manner of beef cuts were cooked and consumed. Bob joined us at this stage and stories shared.

TBC

[Robert ClarkMember]

Galey’s quote: “I realised that I had selected the wrong ignition map for the climb.” Fuggen classic

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