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Merv and myself planned to get away today in the nice country air of the Watagan mountains, talk about campervans and drink lattes.

Wishing Well camping area

The distant sound of bikes grew louder until a bloke we knew and other riders who happened to be following him descended into our camp. Being the hospitable people we are, we fed and watered the group with a couple of slabs of Sara Lee cake, soft drink and lattes.

Who said enduro riders are too tough to drink lattes

The group thanked us and continued on their ride.

Merv and I took a short drive before stopping for lunch and decided to cook 50 sausages because we were really hungry.

The Pines

Just then, the same group of blokes turned up again. Our hospitality reined a second time and we even broke open some coleslaw and pasta salad.

I believe this bloke was there too. Even naming track after him

Good to catch up with faces I haven’t seen for a long while and the new ones.

Cheers
lotsa

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MrSquiggle wrote:

After a fantastic weekend Merlyn had an off on the KTM about 20 minutes out of St Albans that saw him airlifted to Royal North Shore hospital with spinal injuries. He has come through the surgury well and has movement back in his arms and legs. He has pins and plates from his C3 to T5 and is a very lucky boy to say the least.

Special thanks to hopper on the WR who stuck around and helped out with the ambos and bike recovery.

Terrible news MrSquiggle and I hope Merlyn makes a good recovery

I think you guys were first on scene with my little incident and you did a great job there

Best recovery Merlyn

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Good to hear your back on track Nick

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Zoro wrote:

Does anyone know where I could possibly try on this helmet in/ around the Gold Coast area?

I’ll be down that way in the next couple of weeks and was really looking forward to trying on an -4 on as no one up here stocks them. Would most likely be a $1000 helmet by the time the local dealers up here got their hands on them.

Zoro, your local dealer should be able to get it in for you, let you try it on, sell it for the RRP or let you walk out of the shop without buying.

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Ace wrote:

lotsa wrote:

ACE, I’ve noticed some distortion in my visor as well but can’t pin it down

So…..have we been sold lemons or do we just need to deal with it? I am going to make some enquiries because it seems odd that I notice it so much but Jeffro doesn’t????. First crack or slightly raised is when I notice it the most??

Anyone one else have the same issue?

When the visor is on the first crack or slightly raised you are starting to look through the most curved part of the visor and the distortion will be worse. If I can I just wear safety glasses and the visor open if its not cold

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pete the wulf wrote:

Hey Lotsa, pm me a link to your photo bucket account and the pic and will fix it up for you if you want.

PTW

Thanks Pete, got it. Don’t know what I was doing last night.

So what I meant to say ACE was my XD4 has distortion in the visor and everywhere else. It was a pretty heavy helmet contact and my head come out of it without any damage. Some may argue that point

I had the XD3 before this one and wrote that off with the crash last October. Both helmets have a comfortable fit and can’t fault them for user friendly on the trails. The XD3 had a bit of a whistle but I use ear plugs and ride faster so it wasn’t as noticeable.

The XD4 has a different shaped peak than the XD3 and there is a slight whistle at certain speeds if you listen for it but big improvement.

ACE try on a Shoei and compare the visor distortion. Remember you’re not looking through goggles or a road helmet where the visor bend is less. I find distortion on all ADV helmets, some to a lesser degree.

Cheers
lotsa

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lotsa wrote:

Ace wrote:

lotsa wrote:

ACE, I’ve noticed some distortion in my visor as well but can’t pin it down

So…..have we been sold lemons or do we just need to deal with it? I am going to make some enquiries because it seems odd that I notice it so much but Jeffro doesn’t????. First crack or slightly raised is when I notice it the most??

Anyone one else have the same issue?

Whoooooow there ACE……or however you spell whooow.

The above post was tongue in cheek and supposed to have my destroyed XD4 photo. The photo wouldn’t load so I gave up and asked a mod to remove the post.

I’ve attached another photo above. They are a good helmet. Saved my melon.

Forget it.

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Ace wrote:

lotsa wrote:

ACE, I’ve noticed some distortion in my visor as well but can’t pin it down

So…..have we been sold lemons or do we just need to deal with it? I am going to make some enquiries because it seems odd that I notice it so much but Jeffro doesn’t????. First crack or slightly raised is when I notice it the most??

Anyone one else have the same issue?

Whoooooow there ACE……or however you spell whooow.

The above post was tongue in cheek and supposed to have my destroyed XD4 photo. The photo wouldn’t load so I gave up and asked a mod to remove the post.

I’ve attached another photo above. They are a good helmet. Saved my melon.

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ACE, I’ve noticed some distortion in my visor as well but can’t pin it down

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ACE, I’ve noticed some distortion in my visor as well but can’t pin it down

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ACE, I’ve noticed some distortion in my visor as well but can’t pin it down

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yz80h-thebeginning wrote:

a good sheep is a dead sheep :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: hope you are healing well mate, good luck with the sale would buy it if I did not already have one!

Thanks mate

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Looks mint Mick

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fuchsy wrote:

hey my dr 650 is smoking a lot on cold starts every one telling me its valve seals and not to worrie till it uses a lot of oil has anyone had the same problem?

I have had the same problem intermittently with two DRs. Same advice as above fuchsy

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tryhard wrote:

Ollie wrote:

TCX PRO 2

Good boots very comfy with inner booty and have held up good for the last 3years I’ve had em

Ollie

Make that 2 for the TCX PRO 2
First pair still going after 16000 + km adventure riding & at least 6000 + km in single track, mud & beach sand
Tryhard

You have the Pro 2.1Tryhard which has addressed a couple of issues I’ve had with previous models, nothing major. I have three pairs starting when they were called Oxtar TCX which endured years of abuse of single trail.

I’ve found they have a generous width for my wide foot which some others don’t offer. The booty and hinged ankle makes them ccomfortable almost immediately. So much so that you could get your bike stuck in the bush and walk 17Ks through pissing rain and swollen creeks and not even get a blister or sore feet. Don’t ask

Had Gaerne before that, good boot.

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