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Stop ya redneck’n and start ya ride report’n ya hillbilly
Chris next ride you go on have a go on a DRZ if there is one there and see what you think. Although I haven’t ridden with him yet, I get the impression that he and I are similar riders and like he says, they go everywhere the other bikes do and jsut as fast with th right rider. You got an idea of my riding ability with the route ride and I go a little bit quicker on the DRZ (but not much).
The DRZ will do everything your XR does with the same low maintenance and the magic button. Don’t be afraid to go to bike shops and ask for a test ride or ask for a go on someone elses bike when on a group ride.
Work plans are up in the air again at the moment and it looks like I won’t be in Melbourne as I thought (plan subject to change at any given time). I fit turns out that I will be home for a while we can get together for a ride and you can try mine once I get the back wheel fixed.
In the end you have to be happy with the bike and in the mean time there is nothing wrong with the XR so you don’t need to rush into anything.
Disclaimer: I am thinking of upgrading to something different myselfNice one Mick, caught me out. (Insert blush icon here)
Dan I wasn’t offended by your language mate, it’s just the F#%@K’n spelling that p!@#es me of.
Murph the surf wrote:
Quote:Smurph on stage 3
Smurph again
Champo stage 3
Champo stage 3
Champo
OBT spirit
More spirit
Now see,I have been doing it wrong all this time, here was I thinking the idea is to ride your bikes when apparently your meant to push and pull them around. Man you guys like doing things the hard way. :laugh: :laugh:
:woohoo: :kiss:Ok here are some Pictures for the no shows that weren’t able to experience it for themselves
The Gathering
The Riding
The Camp
Camp Jeffro
The Scenery
Video to come
Well what can I say, that hasn’t or wont be said again and again, nothing really. Another top weekend with the Old Bulls. Congratulations to the organizers for a top effort, thanks go also to the sponsors Jacks Link, Muc-Off, Sutto’s, Mud “N Tar, Whipp’s, 4BP Racing, Tee ‘N’ Cee signs for the stickers and anyone else I may have omitted.
Congratulations to Crash as Old Bull of the year, well deserved, to Ollie who was the top poster and runner up to crash by 1 vote (should have asked for a recount mate
).The Bee Rooters (yes we of the little peckers
) had a great time on the trails, after some early navigation troubles which resulted in the Lost City remaining lost :blush: , we were on our way. Once we had the map reading sorted (and by we I mean MickP and Llewdaert) the trails flowed nicely.
Scott on the big Weestrom out front followed by (in no particular order) Chris (C-E-L), Strucky, MickP , Kat girl and myself lounging around with the big lazyboy seat on the Transalp at the tail. Not a lot of pictures from day 1 as I was sweeping all day and not too many from day 2 as I was busy having fun.Couple of highlights for me:
Getting up at 2.30am to get ready for the long drive down after going to bed around 11the night before.
Meeting up with some now familiar faces and meeting some new ones at the gathering.
The convoy of cars with bikes as we made our way from Blaxland to the start point.
Gearing up and setting of in the fog and rain hoping it wasn’t going to be a repeat of last years caves to cave wet run.
Thinking GavB is the smartest man in the world after adopting his chamois tied to the backpack straps trick which means you just grab it and give the goggles a quick wipe to clear the rain and fog from them without having to stop.
Seeing Scott tear it up on the big V-Strom
Seeing Katgirl nail a couple of snotty hills and come out cheering.
Riding the big V-Strom, so much power for so little wrist movement :ohmy: .
Jumping in the icy cold river and not being able to breath :ohmy: :S
The banter around the camp fire
Getting a bit lost on Sunday and having to take the Tar to Capertee
Ollies prickly pants
Seeing the V-strom power up the rocky and rutted hill on Sunday
The awesome prizes provided by the sponsors, Thanks again to themI went to bed at 7.30 and woke around 10.30 to the sounds of TB holding court with stories around the fire. I woke again about 11.30 to the same sounds, everyone was having a good time by the sounds of it and the next morning by the looks of it.
Day 2 saw Boulder and Jason join our band of merry men and lady, Jason I think should be called crack or stack, something along those lines. Anyone who road behind him knows where Crack comes from, and Stack cause he had ‘em but always bounced up and straight back into it.
The early part of the ride went brilliantly thanks to MickP taking the maps and the lead while Scoot played at the tail. Things went perfectly until just after Portland where we headed back into the bush at the rest area. Somehow the map directions matched the trails but the distances were out and eventually the directions didn’t match the trails we were on either. Somehow I ended up leading for a while which resulted in us coming to a large bog that I just got through and is where Scott near buried the V-Strom. A bit of a group effort as he already mentioned with Kat on the saddle and Scott, Myself and either Chris or Strucky pushing and pulling. By this time it was getting on a bit and we thought everyone would be waiting for us so decided to hit the tar to Capertee. Some of us had enough as well, particularly those of us with the long run home to Newcastle and so decided to call it quits.
So Boulder took Kat, Strucky and Chris into Lithgow for Lunch while Mick, Chris and myself high tailed it to Capertee to meet the others only to find the Support drivers and no riders.
Anyway we had some lunch then Scott loaded up and road home the back way, I loaded my gear of the vehicles and headed for Bell while Mick waited for the crew.A big thanks to the support driver in Tiny, Lotsa and Bubba. Great effort guys, true gentlemen.
Thanks guys and girls for an awesome weekend, I’d do it again in a heartbeat.
Pictures to comeCouple of big days, even for the B-Route crew. Can.t believe I didn’t win a prize, not that I’m upset. I’m not, I’m not upset ok!
Then again I didn’t put the effort in like Kram did, I mean really. the lengths some people will go to just to win a prize for best crash.
Bull of the year was…………..
Nah, I won’t say. I’ll leave it foran official anouncement.
Trailboss wrote:
Quote:Many thanks to James at Jack Links again James has come through and supplied us with more of their quailty Beef Jerky
There is some of the NEW sweet chili nuggets
TB
Love the Jacks Links.
I notice the bike shine made it’s way into the picture, you sure you don’t have shares in them. :laugh: :laugh:
