Watagans 25th ride report

[Peter DanielMember]

Thanks TB, was a great loop! Especially enjoyed the Koala Trail

Champo nice pics, i kept wondering how you had time to get your camera out until i saw TB let you off in front. :laugh:

Moto, sorry to hold you so many times kicking my bike, something to fix

Great to meet you all, hopefully i can get a pass for the chrismas party.

Those big XR’s hoof along thats for sure :blink:

[DeanMember]

great fun ride,TB,Beats the hell out of struggling up Whitemans or Hitchcocks hands down.I cant wait for your ride report, I will add my own version later on.Great bunch of like minded blokes who all set a pretty good pace and it was good to see that I wasnt the only one on a 90’s 2 dinger:laugh: Im glad I wasnt on the WR450!

cheers Ollie

[GregMember]

Ollie wrote:

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great fun ride,TB,Beats the hell out of struggling up Whitemans or Hitchcocks hands down.I cant wait for your ride report, I will add my own version later on.Great bunch of like minded blokes who all set a pretty good pace and it was good to see that I wasnt the only one on a 90’s 2 dinger:laugh: Im glad I wasnt on the WR450!

cheers Ollie

Ollie you are so right my man on all accounts

WTF is the go with two flats, fail to prepare, prepare to fail maybe lol

Cheers for sweeping Ollie

TB

[DeanMember]

Trailboss wrote:

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Ollie wrote:

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great fun ride,TB,Beats the hell out of struggling up Whitemans or Hitchcocks hands down.I cant wait for your ride report, I will add my own version later on.Great bunch of like minded blokes who all set a pretty good pace and it was good to see that I wasnt the only one on a 90’s 2 dinger:laugh: Im glad I wasnt on the WR450!

cheers Ollie

Ollie you are so right my man on all accounts

WTF is the go with two flats, fail to prepare, prepare to fail maybe lol

Cheers for sweeping Ollie

TB

yeh I know,im just getting in some practice for the tyre changing comp at the christmas Party:laugh: Noooootttt!

The last time I rode the RMX I got a flat,so the tube that was in it was my spare,The spare that I was carrying was a medium duty Michelin,that was described on ebay as a heavy duty:angry: alas it wasnt,dont worry the next one will be an ultra heavy duty with that anti flat shit in it:laugh:

cheers ollie

[Anonymous]

Nice phots Champo. I’ll give you Karma for them tomorrow. Haven’t seen the vids yet, mobile internet running too slow. Any more pics keep em coming guys

[Mick DMember]

Great shots Champo, the narative was classic!!!

[Paul SouthwellMember]

Looks like everybody is worn out very quit on here today;)

[ChrisMember]

A couple more vids.

This is at the top of Boulder hill, after the narly bits.

[video type=youtube][/video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrW-4a7VCs8

and stuck in the mud

[video type=youtube][/video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4L1mxirlPYk

Cheers
Chris

[GregMember]

Wheres the rest of the photos Chris I know you have them, put them up on the site come on

TB

[ChrisMember]

Go Back a page or 2 they are there?????

[GregMember]

You took more than 9 pictures, come on what about the group shots, the one of my bike nose first in the bog, I really want the group shot, come on get it together Chris

[WayneMember]

What a great day!
How good was it to get twenty-something bikes around the 100km’s + of single line without any losses or any casualties!
We all met up as planned and couldn’t you all just hear TB’s dinger twitching away, like a set of Boysen Reeds in a 2 smoke having its neck rung, with the pressure he was under to deliver a successful first big group ride for Old Bull!
You done good Guru. Top Effort.
The site obviously attracts the right sort of fella. Easy going, considerate, good humoured, loves the bush, willing to help out and work as a team.
A good mix, a few who can REALLY pedal, a few easing back into riding and a few who just plod away like me.
WARNING: remember those of you who can REALLY pedal……….the last fella that went for a ride with us that could kick TB’s arse………..hasn’t been on a ride since!!!!!……..So, the young fella on the YZ (sorry I can’t remember your name)….just let TB think he has you covered next time – but we all know you could smoke his arse if you got serious…(and by the way, how cool is your ol’ man!)
What about Tracy(Tracey) when she lined up that triple log obstacle without any hesitation and cleared it as if it was a single twig! Great stuff. I was also behind Champo when he went over it the first time in the morning, and he just blipped over it like it was nothing as well. (Champo is one of those “who can REALLY pedal” I mentioned before)
Hey Tiny, it’s amazing what a difference tyres with knobs on them & well set up suspension makes!
Hey Chris, it’s amazing what a difference sub 16 psi tyre pressure makes!
Thanks everyone, great to meet you all, top day.
Hope the “big girls” (6fiddys) didn’t hold you up too much.
Crash

[GregMember]

Good job crash, hey Jamie has been seen since he handed my arse to be on a plate and it’s a little different now days I just ride my pace; (there are some quick ones eh?)

Cool write up champ, and yes I was a nervous as a long tail cat in a room full of rocking chairs

Nothing wrong with how the BRP’s do even in those conditions that dont suit

TB

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the day, I had fun. Nobody got hurt and there was some quality riders there. That kept a good pace going.

[WayneMember]

Did you say “Medium sized fella” thanks mate- you know I’m married..you sweet talker!
No need for the Gym Chris….it has cruise control, radar and sonar. Well, not really…….but I gotta tell you, going through that tight stuff is like winding up the elastic band on one of those model areoplane propellors…you just know that sooner or later, things are going to open up and then you just let go of the elastic band and hang on for merry hell!!!!!
Repeat after me “Nothing as sweet as……….”

Chris, just between you and me (my two cents worth)…no need for a new blue wagon next year (save yourself 12 grand)…..a light weight 300 in that sort of terrain ridden to its potential is all that is required. I reckon all most riders need is time on the bike. It will improve a riders balance, together with learning to brake later and earlier throttling and better line choice. TB, Champo, Moto, YZ boy & Gary on a big wheeled CRF150 would be quicker than 99% of 450/650 riders!
Time in the saddle brother!
Crash

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