[Eric SmithMember]

Boony wrote:

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does that sandy red dirt grip up after rain ????

Yup, beautiful riding when moist… the dirt that is! :laugh:

[Eric SmithMember]

white rocket wrote:

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i have been practising lately eric and need a heep more i think .put a old tyre on for the harveys.still reckon bridgstones are the easyest to change-kendas the hardest.used one of those mitas stoneking tyres on the xr400 lasted for ages and guess what gripped good in the stones

Dunno Al, I thought the ED12 Bridgy was a shocker, but you are right, the Kenda’s are usually a biartch to change, especially the harder ones like the Carlsbad.

I always reckon if you time me on a tyre change you’d better have hour hands on the stopwatch! :laugh:

[Eric SmithMember]

Trailboss wrote:

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Set of those yoko wheels Boony and the shop could fit the tyres for you when you buy them for no extra cost (or they should if you buy them from them) and you could swap wheels over in 5 mins and relax and drink your beers

TB

Yeah, but don’t we all need the practice at tyre changes TB? Doesn’t take long to get rusty at it if you don’t do it very often…

[Eric SmithMember]

I am of the opinion that a good dirt tyre will not last on the road. Likewise a good road tyre will not last on the dirt – or if it does it will not grip. When I was riding my DR250 regularly on the road I had two sets of tyres, one 80/20 road tyres and one knobbies. Swapped them as I needed.

No other takers on the surveyor then? Boony? You definately in mate?

[Eric SmithMember]

I’m with rocket, send the rain this way! Maybe it will settle down these folks wanting surveys done all the time! Man, talk about crazy, I’m in my 26th hour of work since yesterday morning! Bring it on! :laugh:

Anyone a surveyor and want a job? Or know one? :laugh:

I’m serious by the way!

[Eric SmithMember]

Those utes were a good old banger Al, they are prone to gearbox problems so if towing don’t use 5th gear. They are solid and people underrate them because they don’t have a Toymota badge on them. Check it out as best you can, if the engine and gearbox are solid and the tray is good, then make him an offer. $6000 for a LPG/petrol 4WD is not bad buying I reckon!

[Eric SmithMember]

I’d like to say I’ll be there Chris, but as usual I can’t be certain. I’m a definite maybe. Oh, by the way, that question you asked me about the red light? What you described is correct. (That’s gonna get them talking!)

[Eric SmithMember]

Dang girl, you were right, Motul 5100 is GREAT lube! Now, how ’bout a cigarette?

[Eric SmithMember]

Mr Blue wrote:

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Ecks, it’s always going to be a game of odds, you can ride on the edge for years and get away with it, then just be cruising along and WHAMMO I try to ride well ahead of myself and limit the whammo bt, but it still happens and as TB said S/T is the one that gets me.

Give your mate a bit of curry, make a joke of it, otherwise you’ll end up walking away from it for too long, which I did after that tenacious bitch fear leapt onto my shoulder.

He’ll be right it’s only a few broken ribs and a collarbone, he will have a decent bike story to tell the grandkids, as will you.

Bruce

You are right Blue, as usual, but ol’ mate fear has been riding my shoulder for years after a series of scary ones. Three kangaroos over the years have shaken me to the core. Yes, single can have its risks but at lower speeds I’m more comfortable. Catombal, Clarence, all the tight single where it is 2nd and 3rd gear. Fall off and 90% of the time there is no harm. At 80km/h you’re going to get hurt and if you don’t you’re lucky!

When Stu gets back on the bike I’m sure he will be fine, he is one of those blokes that don’t get “down” after setbacks and can blank things out of their mind – like kangaroos. Stu will never remember telling me as we drove that he had to purposely blank out the risks from kangaroos when riding at the Harveys. Now he will have another risk to blank out!

I actually think that a large percentage of stacks happen once you turn off the aggression and start to relax – lose focus.

[Eric SmithMember]

Hey all, just spoke to Stu and he is OK, with a broken collarbone and cracked ribs as suspected. They had to do a CAT scan because when he got to the emergency room he was slurring his speech and had one pupil dilated. All clear though thank goodness. I am the first one who was there who has called so I was able to fill him in on what happened (again!).

Mick and Pete had a go on the Sherco. I wasn’t game in case I liked it too much! The bloody thing has some poke though, pulls away from my bike! 6 gears helps there too!

[Eric SmithMember]

On balance it was a great day out. Mick, Stu and Al were riding (in my opinion) too fast for the trails they were on – in fact at times we were all guilty of it. However, the Harveys is getting more and more opened up, wider tracks, more traffic, closing the “good” bits. This accident turned my stomach, but there is more to it than just that. I’ve been where Stu was – overconfident, came off and hurt myself. The Harveys sucks you in to that and I for one am not inclined to go back for that reason. Even thought I try to ride 10-20% slower than my top speed, there’s always something!

[Eric SmithMember]

mototrans wrote:

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Hey ECKS – i’m gunna need better directions …

I’ll be heading in from a Parkes direction… so through Peak Hill to Tomingley,

are we heading in West of Tomingley ? or East of Tomingley on the road through to Obley?

Cheers

Scott

Sorry Scott, missed this one! You want to go east from Tomingley then down the road towards Obley (Tomingley Rd or Gundong Road) then look for the sign at the entrance to the National Park on the right, probably 25km or so down there.

Just about set to go, just have to oil up an air filter and whack it in, unload the survey gear from the ute and wheel the bike on board and I’ll be set! After a 70 hour work week including most of today, I’m either going to be good for nothing tomorrow or on fire! Still trying to work out which is more likely and I suspect it will take a beer or two to work it out! :laugh:

[Eric SmithMember]

Nice work AB, I hope it all works out costing nothing more than the oil and time you have put into it mate!

Got to love the ferals eh! And people wonder why dirt bikers have a bad reputation! Crazy…

[Eric SmithMember]

That’s it, I’ve had enough, still have to be up at 6:30 to get to Orange for band rehersal tomorrow. Work work work work work work work work work…

Cheers all!

[Eric SmithMember]

Ah, Dan’s bought a new toy!

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