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And closely following duffman out of the closest was……….
T(b)OLL EXPRESS
Thanks TB for the delivery…..here t’is in action. As the KTM boys would say….”if it supports a squillion tonne of XR tractor, it must be built strong!”
A good thing…..Thanks SUTTO’S for the great deal.
Crash
I thought it was up that hill!
G’day Jason, Welcome aboard. You’ve come to the right place. From Menai to all points west, south and north of you, someones always organising a ride…be it from a few hours to a few days. Just put your hand up and tag along, you’ll feel like one of the crew in no time! Of course, it won’t hurt that you ride one of the most reliable and durable bikes ever made!!!
CrashAhhhh Flock it!
Baaaa Baaaaaa
I’m just following the rest of the ’em!
All registered too!
It’s a great cause and it gives my wife & kids a reason not to talk to me when we go away for a holiday in a couple of weeks “just ignore the creepy looking has been/never was ex pornstar/ chopper look-a-like kids…..he might just go away…….or get arrested.
JUMP IN EVERYONE!!!!
Crash
Another top weekend for the OB’s!
Stayed home Friday night to do the Little Athletics thing with the 3 little money eaters. A good evening! Up at 4 and hit the road headed for Mal5.1s out near Wallerwang. Went down the wrong road, made a call, changed direction and found Mals. What a beautiful setup he and Donna have! Hooked up his trailer and off we went. Just before our meeting place, TB, DD and KD passed us with Scotty and Novice following close behind. We ate and headed for Orange. Master Rocket A Gigglehat joined us just before the parking paddock.
After we unloaded, it was discovered that either Rat, Moto, Ollie or Squirrel had sabotaged the rear wheel of one of our bikes…..so we replaced the damaged bearings and headed out. The Day consisted of Pine forest single & twin tracks, a beautiful lunch, a spectacular goat track to Hillend and a river crossing. It was extremely dusty and very hard to see. The tracks were great. I got to have a go of Rockets 530. It was great in the singles. It was like jumping on a little 250 (weight wise that is), it’s so light compared to the fiddy. You could really throw it around, it had good power and the brakes were great! Obviously with less cc’s it required more gear changes and doesn’t have the torque of the fiddy, but does it rev! thanks Rocket, nice machine.
Scotty and his drz were performing well, keeping the pressure on everyone. Novice had his hands full…but was having fun. A few tips were offered and implemented, just needs some more time on the bike and he’ll be enjoying it even more! Then there’s Kylie. How good is she! She was sending that 250 missile along all day long, smiling at every stop and having an absolute ball. Mal tried sinking his Sherco at one point when he found the biggest water filled 4×4 rut track we would see all weekend! He zigged when he should of zagged whilst plowing through Scottys’ dust cloud. I forgot he could hear me through the Bluetooth as I roared with laughter as I could see and hear him cursing! As for Ricky Bobby and Cal Jr…..who knows….they were blazing a path for the rest of us to follow, and kicking up more dust than a Sahara sand storm! They seemed to be having a cracker of a time out front dueling with each other etc.
We arrived at the Pub for the night stay. Unpacked, showered away the grit, dust and sweat and then settled in for the evening. We had a few ales, a few rumskis and a great dinner. We moved into the games room and had a few more. Mal kept telling me how ‘these rums taste like shit’ – But he kept on drinking them and kept on shouting them right back at me. After I lost just about every game we played for us, listened to the squillion dollars worth of country songs the local bar-room rose selected and everyone else seemed to disappear – Mal and I found an ‘old world’ machine in the corner. Galactia, Pac-man, Space Invaders etc. But, after a while, the bar dried up, the lights were getting turned off and the power was about to be turned off on the machine. I guess it was bed time!
The next day, after joining us last night, the Sutto’s boys were now in the group. The rain started not long into our ride. This was great in one way – no dust – but, it was now very cold. Mal from Sutto’s didn’t take long to start pulling off some of the best wheelies on his 625. At one point I was cheering in amazement and laughing my head off as Mal had now been on is back wheel for over a kilometre – when Mal5.1 asked me, through the Bluetooth, “What the hell are you on about?” – I said “look behind you!” – He did, and all he could see was the front wheel of the 625 still pointing to the sky……amazing!!!
I swapped bikes with Cal Jr (DanD). The little 450, like the 530, was a pretty light bike. I notice the light steering and flighty feel when you hit stuff on the track. You’ve certainly got to give them some curry to get the best out of them….but, when you do…look out, it got up and bogied! Thanks Dan, another nice machine.
We hit the pie shop for breaky and then went out to Mt Canobolas. By now, it had been raining most of the morning. The pine forest tracks were treacherous. Sooooooooo slippery. I had a couple of careless little drops. Even Ricky Bobby dropped it. Rocket was having a ball fish tailing out of corners with Mal and Scotty doing the same, it was great fun. Not to be outdone, I had the mother of all ‘tank slappers’ approaching a crest on some twin track, I watched ahead as TB started to flick sideways on top of the crest. Being in 3rd gear and getting along fairly well, I backed off……..uhh ooo, compression lock-up…..back goes left…comes back and I think I might be alright here (famous last words)…but backend now goes right and keeps going. It’s now 90 degrees to the direction I am traveling. I have now traveled about 15 metres……graceful dismount time! Before I could get my XR650 manual out and refer to the ‘How to dismount gracefully” section…..it spat me off and flicked me down the track…….take that rookie!……right in front of Mal, Scotty and Rocket. It was a cracker.
It was a beaut afternoon.
Mustn’t forget about the hillclimb king……..Mal5.1.
He paddled his way up a ripper of a slippery, root laden, snotty, rutted hill that nobody else could…..well done mate!Thanks for the great track and route choice TB.
Thanks to everyone else too. Good people and great company.Crash
I had a CRASH once (unfortunately it was in front of a gun photographer who captured it all, TB has called me crash ever since
CrashGreat news Moto!
Rumour has that there is another bike being delivered very very soon as well!
Sutto’s are going to be very busy this week! Seems like their investment in time and effort at Louee is paying off! Couldn’t happen to a nicer bunch of blokes.
I can’t wait to hear the girly screams eminating from beneath your helmet on those first few rides……what a weapon!…. the bike too!!
What are You, Menace and DR D going to name your new sub branch of OB?
Nice one
Crash
Dear Dan,
I hope the rest of the day and the next 364 are even more special than the last 12045!
I’m sure you and Kylie will make sure of it!Don’t forget to mark any overtaking points on your pre-run of the Orange ride this weekend……..so TB won’t hold you up too much on the following weekend when you have more witnesses!
(hijack)I notice Moto hasn’t replied to my enquiry the other day about getting Suttos to deliver his new 300 before the Orange ride!
Happy Birthday Dan
Crash
Hey Moto,
Will Sutto’s have the 3hunge delivered before the Orange ride? I reckon those pine forests would be a great place to break her in! Imagine the bragging rights you’d have – coming back from your new bikes’ first ride……with TBs’ 4 stroke scalp hanging from the new 2 strokes’ handle bars!
Plus……I think you’ve got a members card at the Hillend Pub now…….after your last visit!
Get on to Sutto’s and hurry them up!Crash
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Maybe the difference between Wonkas’ Off Road team and Leisks’ Motocross team is results compared to Cost!
I think the Off Road Team will still exist.How impressive was that!!!!!!
What a multi-skilled bunch!
I couldn’t believe how many Bulls were Bilingual! So many were speaking Swarhealee by nights end! Or were my ears listening at 78 while people were talking at 33? It did seem to be a nocturnal occurrence though! It only occurred late at night!Like everyone has already written, it was a terrific Christmas Party, although I don’t think I heard the word Christmas used once! I’m sure there were references to Jesus, God etc when bikes were dropped and tumbles were taken!
It’s great to get so many members together in one place at the same time. Such a diverse mix of people. All with the common thread wound around getting out on a bike and having a go.Highlights:
The continually expanding Circle of knowledge as everyone seated themselves upon arrival, then introduced/ reintroduced/ chatted/ laughed/ bullshitted etc etc.
The Rocks
Menaces excessive fuel consumption. I think he needs a smaller main jet or to lower his float level…….half on the pilot! 5bottles 5days.. legendary performance! And the tour ain’t over yet!
A well behaved Moto (thanks Tyne)
The Dust
Dans’ tremendous gift to TB – top effort mate!
The variety of tracks (enduro/ uphills/ downhills/ thumper/ mx/ sx/ grass etc – great mix.
The Rocks and Dust
Moose on a 125!……….what’s going on there?
The Rocks
Rat smashing his knee brace!
Champo and Tracy back ready to go on Sunday morning after a hell 36 hours!
The dust
Vmans’ dismount with reverse pike and back roll down hill! 8.5
Dans’race start with associated bike mod!
The Sunday SLEET
All the constantly smiling faces!
The Dust
The numerous thundering snoring styles of a night…….unbelievable
Just plain great to finally meet the Bulls I had only read on the site and to see some Bulls I hadn’t seen for a while.
Thanks to Kingchrome for the Toolbag.
Steel nuts award to Chicken for riding 300+k’s to say hello, time trial, wash, eat, sleep and then ride home another 300+k’s, but that’s Chicken. Buk buk.
I can’t speak highly enough of SUTTOS’!!! With all the dramas they’ve had with repeated break-ins to their brand new Store, they still brought out some brand new bikes for us to trial/ compare on a track that had just about every type of terrain or obstacle you’d want to test on. Thanks Suttos’
Thanks to Chris for all his “wiggly finger” stuff he does for the website and other bits and pieces.
Finally, a big thanks to the TB (Guru). I really appreciate everything you do for us Bulls.
Crash
PS. How many days ‘til Nundle 2010?
Well done Whanny, sounds like a good thing.
Wanting to know everything is OK from the start, maybe change oil and filter, have the valve clearances checked and always, always, always make sure the air filter is clean. The reason valve clearances change is directly related to grit in the air!
CrashIs it public service or a multi-national company?
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