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G’day Budge,
There are a few Menai area members, myself & Marty450 to name a few.
Do some local early Sunday mornings from time to time when the itch has to be scratched.
Send you a message next time.
CrashNickj wrote:you need to have a big off at the end though mate , I’ve found it works for me !!!
I think I’ve got one of the drop I had coming down Mount Rutfest just before that tree that blocked the track – the one Rob found the track around!
Here’s my first…………
February 29, 2012 at 12:35 am in reply to: Singles, beers, BBQ, Grass Tracking, Cinema, Hobbits #217332Cont’d again,
I rode the 530 and thought it was excellent. Power, handling, stopping – the full package.
After the grasstrack, it was back for a cool down swim & ale.
Saturday nights’ feast was very impessive. wedges/fish/calamari etc perfect. Then it was something new. TB had brought along a projector so we could see some footage and pictures of the day. Then it was a DVD to finish off.
In morning, Spud & Rob cooked the bacon and eggs. Better than the cooks’ from the morning before! Well done boys
Moose was there again to lead us through some more perfect terrain. The group was a bit smaller and moved along really well once again. It was another day riding in paradise. STM was now part of the crew and was having a ball.
There is certainly some beautiful country out there. And those trails are GOLD.Summing up, as usual it was a happy easy going crew whom were all eager and willing to help out without even being asked and were keen to have a go and keep each other on our toes.
Once again, thanks to TB for initiating to tour
mick n mel d for there hospitality
Moose for his Leading and Grassstrack
And thanks to Chicken, Nick, Dejay, Rob, Lefty, Spud & STM for your company.I’ve got some video, It may take me a little time to put it up, but I’ll get there.
Crash
February 28, 2012 at 11:59 pm in reply to: Singles, beers, BBQ, Grass Tracking, Cinema, Hobbits #217324Cont’d
This was the first proper ride on my CRF. It’s geared for the tighter stuff as you’d expect for a 250. So, it took a while to get use to the totally different power delivery and handling characteristics. With much less weight than the XR, you do it so much easier through corners and decending the downhills. There just isn’t the inertia trying to push you straight on all the time. And as a result, you do it physically & mentally easier. I had a great mornings’ ride and was loving the “little motorised mountain bike”
The surprise of the weekend was “MOOSES GRASSTRACK” The track he slashed into his paddock in about 15 minutes flat, was a cracker. It had everything. double apex corners, hard biting corners, a bend over a slight hump that unweighted the bike, a long straight with a kink 2/3’s down and more – Excellent.
Everyone gave it their best. There were no big spills or accidents. A couple of low speed lay downs, that’s all.
TB on the 530 couldn’t be passed. Nothing kept up with it down the straight. The CRF would be kissing the 530s’ back wheel as we entered the straight………..then it was bye bye TB, he was gone. I could gain a little when pulling up into turn one and then could slowly haul him in but couldn’t go around him. Then the straight would come again…….off he’d go – he was too quick for me.
The long straight was horsepower heaven. It was interesting to see, The KTM400, XR630, KTM450 & WR450 would all put a gap on the CRF250. Even the YZF250 would slowly pull away, not as much as the bigger bikes. I imagine a CRF250R would pull away too, being a rocketship motocross bike like the YZF.The suspension on the CRF was feeling sweet. It seemed to track well as the power was delivered. Soaked up the hits well all day. I moved the top fork adjustment 1 turn to soften it a little.
This was a magic day…………I reckon I’d drive there just for the grass track!!!!!!!!!!!!I’ll be barrrrrck
February 28, 2012 at 10:54 pm in reply to: Singles, beers, BBQ, Grass Tracking, Cinema, Hobbits #217316Firstly, a BIG BIG thankyou to TB for removing the suspension from my bike, taking it to TEKNIKS, picking it up and then refitting it. And then fitting my new underbar Damper and bars. Much appreciated. You da man!
Secondly, a BIG BIG thankyou to Mick n Mel D for allowing us to invade their peaceful oasis and look after us like silkworms.
After we arrived, unloaded and said our g’days – it was straight into the final bike preps for some. Mine, Chicken, Dejay etc. We gave each other a hand and had regulation stops for pizza, beer & piss taking.
On Saturday, Moose took us on some great trails. It was the usual mix of leafy wide single, rocky uphills, flowing twin, tight tree lined single, boggy rutfest, steep tricky downhills etc. It was pretty humid in some of those deep valleys. There was bugger all dust, a tiny bit on some of the transports, that’s all. The group flowed really well. No sooner did you get posted on a corner – the sweep was on you within 60 seconds or so at the most. A lot of fun was had by all. Some great passing and bar banging going on which was great fun. TB was loving the 530 – plenty of mombo at the flick of his wrist, it seemed to be handling the various terrain really well. Rob was punching the DRZ along nicely, he also seemed to be having a ball, getting pretty loose from time to time (like the rest of us!)
The giggling assassin (aka SPUD) was on fire on the WR. Chickens’ XR was throwing sh#t everywhere as usual. We all kept each other on our toes – back off too much & someone would be around in the blink of an eye.I’d better post this before I lose it, back in a minute.
Crash
I gotta disagree with everyone LC!
I reckon your looking younger !
………………..I mean, big Katie must have put 10/20 years on you before……….now you’ve had the Husaberg (the time machine) for a year or so, your doing it so much easier ! Does you skin feel softer? Do you feel like making downward facing hand/finger gestures? eyesight getting better, Sudden impulse to fit a sub woofer to the guard quarters of your shiny train carriage?
You da man!
Happy Birthday Unit
Crash
XxxxxAre you giving it a go SB?
Great work Ollie,
some people wouldn’t have wanted to get involved!It’s doers, people like you that make a difference. That is probably a turning point in that familys’ life! How close to disaster was that?
Well done!
Crash
ps. Maybe they’ve changed her name to Ollietta!What are you doing Nick?
You realise it will now be a CRF250 XR!
So, do the motocross cams come with a ‘Lowered Wokka Wokka Fooly Sic Hiace van with 20inch rims, a backwards cap and a restriction of only doing 2 laps before stopping for a sit down at the van and a ciggy?
Crash
Can I squeeze in too Ollie?
Crash
Fortyfour wrote:Hey Crash,
Nice Vid, What are the 2 bikes in this vid? both going well.
Also I think the vids look better when the camera is pointing up the track so you see more sky view than the ground, not as blurry, the chest strap seem to get it spot on.44…Newbie…[/quote]
Both crf250x
Nato wrote:Looks a lot clearer than mine on 420p i wonder why mine are coming out not as good as yours? What editor and what camera settings?No editing, Nothing special Nato, I just imported it straight from the camera to the pictures file on my Windows7.
However, the camera was set on the 1080 option. Also, I think it is important that you spend a little more $ on the SD card. They say minimum class 4, but my video was done on a class 10. I think the writing & transfer rate is quicker. Maybe either of these things is the difference.
CrashDitto Nato.
For Christmas I also got one of those little cameras with a chesty mount and decided to give it a whirl.
I combined learning about how to drive the camera with learning about my old/new little crf.
Down south I went for New Years and a few laps of a buds property. His 16 yo son has put in a terrific little track he has made his own.
So, he put the camera on & chased me around to see how it looks.
Result……..nothing spectacular, but OK for a first hit out.
Crash
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