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Boony wrote:

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Ok this hurts….but here we go. I will not be leading the westerners version of the nabiac ride, I will however be working on a ride from nundle to gingers creek instead, Nundle—nowendoc, over night stay,,nowendoc—-gingers creek,over night stay, and then back again. :ohmy:
it would take us 5 days to get to and from nabiac as we dont want to ride major roads if we can avoid it,and from gingers to nabiac and back to gingers is mostly main road type stuff, if some one want to take over the nundle nabiac run,feel free.

Boony

Come on Boony.. :woohoo:

Organize an Adventure ride mate and quit with the singles obsession!!!! I have been on quite a few Adventure rides in the past year and everyone included 4×4 trails, fire trails, dirt roads and yes TAR.. Not one ride excluded TAR..

Get over it mate…

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Glad to hear your OK Wayne..

I know you are very competent and experienced rider so I’m sure whatever it was it was serious enough to be off the radar for so long.. Hope all is well in the end..

Cheers Mate…..

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Just went through the License thing.. Nathan Reese changed the rules in March or May 2009..

Over 25 you first take the L course and at the end you get your L cert which you take to the rta and get your license upgraded. You must wait 3 months before you can take the Provisional course.. After 3 Months you do the P course and at the end you take the MOST test and if you pass you get your license cert which you take to the rta and upgrade your license again to motorcycle P1.. After one year as long as you have had no infringements you skip P2 and upgrade to a full license.. under 25 must do P2 for 2 years before getting full license..

DRZ400E is the best bike for an all rounder as has been suggested.. I have one and love it.. Setup for dirt and after 2 hours of changing setup it can be a full on adventure bike as well..

Cheers…

[ChrisMember]

Is the Sydney group leaving early hours Friday morning?

Monday return to Sydney or Sunday?

This will be epic based on the video I saw..

Cheers…

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WTF! :huh:

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Way cool!!! :laugh:

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Single Track Heaven it was..

What can be said that hasn’t already been said.. Just an amazing Old Bulls weekend in what had to have been one of the most challenging times I spent on a bike or…………….Off.. :ohmy:

A HUGE Thanks to STM for the effort put into organizing this weekend.. Nothing was missed and everything was perfect.. Riding, food, lodging, entertainment and of course the Old Bulls Spirit.. A fine example of a dedicated Old Bull..

A HUGE Thanks to Nickj for assisting STM and his effort put into organizing this weekend.. Nick has shown himself to be a kind individual who always raises his hand first whenever there is a call of arms even when he is not sure he can succeed.. Another fine example of a dedicated Old Bull..

Other thanks in no particular order.

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STM’s Dad – Support for various parts of the weekend..

Chicken – for helping me in dire need on Friday desperately trying to get over a dual log hop.

T-Driver – Super Sweep and sticking by me when the fatigue set in near the end of the morning loop.

Moose – Super Sweep and sticking by me and giving encouragement when I shit me pants looking down two step.

Booney – for the assistance on the stumbled hill climb near the bog hole area.

Bollocks – for the assistance on one of the many stuck log situations I had.

Aaron – for helping me over the rather large log and not trashing me bike getting it over, plus the impressive performance on bunny hopping your bike over it. Very cool…

Boulder – for the good conversation back at the camp over the 2 days..

All the boys who rode up Widow maker successful or not.. That was some impressive shit..

All the boys who helped un-stick my starter button.. Bloody mud and grit.

Everyone who stopped and asked if I was OK each time I was seen picking me DRZ off the ground on the morning loop.

ALL The Logs in the forest – for showing me that I suck bad at them and making me intimate with the Coffs Harbour dirt/mud!!!

Anyone else I managed to miss.. The Old Bulls Spirit Lives!!

My GPS Stats

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I drove a total of 13 and a 1/4 hours completing 1142k round trip

To Ride

Friday 40k and Saturday 117k Totaling 157k

My Weekend

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I knew the weekend was going to big but I had no idea how big.. I left home Friday morning at 4:30am and arrived around noon to be welcomed by the Darlington Beach staff.. I soon was stuck into setting camp up and anxiously awaited the Friday avo ride.. Before long Boulder showed up and setup as well.. Then STM and Nickj rolled up for a short chat before the avo ride brief..

The Friday avo ride was called a warm up ride.. It was warm all right.. :ohmy: I had issues with logs which was to be my down fall all weekend (pun intended).. 😆 I managed to stay upright except for a log crossing and towards the end of the ride I cross rutted and went down.. Cross rutting in the greasy areas was also to work against me come Saturday morning. It was a wild ride and had everything in it.. I felt I did pretty good and thought I should go OK for Saturdays big event. Nick and Scotty gave lots of encouragement on me performance which meant a lot.. Thanks fellas………

Friday night was a great time at the pub chatting, eating and catching up with some Old Old Bulls as well as putting faces to names of other Old Bulls I’ve yet to meet.. It was good to catch up and see all the Tamworth boys, Strucky and the other Wauhopians I met at the Poker run as well as the Central Coasters…

I called it early that night and felt rest was the path to follow for the big day to come..

Saturday morning was fairly smooth going and found my way along with Boulder to get ready for the riders brief and the fun to begin.. I started out with Nickj for the morning loop and in no time we were roaring through the forest.. The first 30 minutes I thought I rode pretty good keeping up with the pace.. After the kangaroo/RC-Honda incident the morning began to fall apart.. Logs logs and more logs.. I think I made it over only 1 of the logs we came across without incident.. Every other one I met the ground.. Cross rutting was to fill the gaps in between logs.. Every greasy area we hit that had more than one rut I think I lost it (except for water crossings.. No worries there..) I lost count after 5 or 6.. By the end of the morning ride fatigue was starting to set in, not so much from riding, but from picking me DRZ up.. :silly: :laugh:

The worst fall I had Mick happened to be right there with the camera waiting at the ready and I provided a great Kodak moment.. Only problem was the bike was on top of me and crushing my lower left leg.. I couldn’t move and called out for Mick.. Help help I think I yelled then as he approached I begged him to get bike off me as the pain got harsher.. I wouldn’t know just how sore it would be until waking up Monday morning.. :pinch: I was glad when it came time to hit the pub for food, drinks and some rest.. Can I make it through the rest of the day??? Hmmmmmmm…… :unsure:

After a good feed and some rest we got ready for the afternoon loop.. This time with STM in the lead.. All the talk around the lunch table from the other group seemed to indicate it was going to be a much harder loop than the morning.. I approached the afternoon with much more caution.. I actually managed to stay upright the whole loop except for the dual log hop at the very beginning of the loop..

Surprisingly I rode better.. I think I spent the morning trying to keep up with the other riders and trying to ride above my ability.. I know everyone always says it is not a race but I suppose I didn’t want to be left behind.. :blush:

The scariest moment for me was the down hill STM calls two step.. :unsure: :ohmy: It was the scariest thing I have ever done on two wheels.. I came close to not continuing as I was that scared.. With some encouragement from Moose and Strucky I went for it and shit my pants down the first step.. :pinch: It flattened out and I was glad it was over only to find a few meters up the trail another vertical drop, number two of the two step.. :S I will never forget Moose walking over to the edge and saying “No worries Krusty it isn’t nearly as bad as the first” Oh really? I don’t think I have room for any more crap in my pants.. Once again I just went for it and down I went, not down as in off the bike but down the hill.. I made it and looked back and could not believe it.. Scary Scary Scary… :ohmy:

There were some tense moments but I managed them better than the morning.. I really enjoyed all the flowy tracks and mini ups and downs (short hills).. The ride came to an end and we ended up at a picnic area for some home brew and snacks.. Some chatting and the likes and we were on our way back to camp.. The beach ride was cool and seeing all those bikes screaming onwards was a sight to see.. I was so looking forward to a HOT shower..

It took me some time to get going but once I had me shower I was feeling a bit better.. I was tired and sore.. In fact I had no idea how sore I was until Monday morning.. I woke up with every muscle in my body aching except for me pecker.. :laugh: :laugh:

The Saturday evening festivities was a fun and interesting time.. I stayed off the alcohol and mingled about.. After all the Old Bull business, auctions, rossi impersonations, thanks, charity talk and reminiscing of the day I soon disappeared into the darkness and crashed for the last time onto a soft mattress..

Sunday morning was a slow moving morning.. I was up around 6:30am and it took me the next 3 hours to eat and pack up.. I was on the road by 9:30am or so.. I was stiff and not looking forward to sitting in a car for the next 7 hours.. :S

A few highlights

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Mick pulling a kick ass wheel stand for a fairly long distance and even taking it around a corner.. Cool stuff mate!! :woohoo:

Watching Aaron climb the widow maker 3 times!! the Yammy just kept going chug chug chug..

Watching Bollocks have a go at the widow maker!! You have bigger balls than me!!!

STM trying to dance with his bike 1/2 way the widow maker..then have another go and do it like a pro!!

Observing just how well the corner man system works.. Superb job by everyone..

Bollocks do the Auctions as well as the sheep report.. :laugh:

Factory Phil and his Rossi impersonation.. I have never seen the real Rossi speak but man that dude was funny!!! Can’t wait to see the video!! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Ya know each time I attend an Old Bulls event I’m always amazed and each time it never really is apparent just how much goes into organizing one of these until you see it with your own eyes.. I had a great weekend and thankful to be a part of it all..

I look forward to the next one……………. :woohoo:

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micknmeld wrote:

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Krusty ate shit big time on this log

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

That photo doesn’t do the crash justice.. It was a good crash.. Except for the bike being pinned under me left leg crushing my calf

Get the bike off get the bike off.. :laugh:

Mmmmm Yum Yum Coffs dirt tastes lovely..

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Capt. Furious wrote:

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I am not looking forward to putting them on. Terrified I will screw it up. Going to take my time and follow an “How to” that I have here.

One of the benefits of using Tee-n-Cee is they will mount em too..

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jarrodl wrote:

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so just to add to my confusion if I trailer the bike to nundle, is the ride a dirt loop back to nundle over 2 days ? only got the CRF450X so not setup for adventure style riding. Trailer up and back might be the go for me :blush:

Sneezy

The ride destination is “Nabiac”.. There are 3 separate groups starting and ending at some point.. Adventure style for most so a proper size tank will be required for the Sydney riders.

Sydney is starting at Windsor -> Nabiac back to Windsor

I think Tamworth boys are starting at Nundle -> Nabiac back to Nundle

I think the Wauhopians are starting at Wauhope -> Nabiac back to Wauhope.

Hope that clears up the confusion..

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It only gets better mate..

My first OBT ride was the Sofala Birthday ride in May this year.. I also got the honor to ride with some great people in an attempt to make it to Cameron Corner while fighting a 100 year event :woohoo: :woohoo:

I also have learned more about enduro bikes and riding techniques than you can imagine.. Some people pay large sums of money for that..

Cheers to all who make it happen and keep it happening..

Cheers…
Chris………..

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Corey8 wrote:

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I’m getting as excited as a pedafile at a wiggles concert :woohoo:

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Getting?

I’m as excited as a TSA Agent who is about grope huge breasts for FREE :laugh: :woohoo: :laugh:

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Welcome OBT ship mate.. Great things will come your way now.. :laugh:

Port Mac eh.. you have a slew of Wauhopians near you.. Have a chat to the Mayor.. :laugh: Micknmeld

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Good stuff.. A few oh shit moments.. :laugh: :woohoo:

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micknmeld wrote:

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Krusty wrote:

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Mick do you have an email contact for Jack and Kylie? PM me if so..

Cheers…

I do have a means of contact Krusty but cannot access it at work.

Thanks Mick.. When you can please as I have info I think they will be interested in.. Sorry not for public consumption…

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