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Well, what an epic weekend that was and I am sure there are plenty of stories to be told. Firstly thanks to TB and Salina for putting us all up on Friday night, the beers and camaraderie that night set the theme for the whole weekend. The anticipation and build up to any ride is one of the highlights in my opinion.
Here are some pics from TB’s on Friday night.
Moose and TB (on the rum and not feeling the cold)
Chicken, Kran and Strucky
Kram was having a good time. He is a social sort of fella
Strucky and Bubba or suburban cowboy support driver
An early night (no Dust to Glory DVD this time) saw us up and ready to head off to Blaxland Maccas to meet the rest of the crew before we headed off to the meeting point for the ride. As we crossed the mountains ominous clouds started to build up and before long the drizzle and fog set in. Not enough to dampen the spirits though and on arrival it was hand shakes all round as we caught up with old mates and made new ones at the same time.
Crash Boulder and Fish shoot the breeze
Jeffro and c-e-l meet for the first time in the fog
The carpark was a buzz of activity as everyone suited up and got ready
After the riders brief we all headed off in single file and as always a large group of riders is a sight to behold. A quick stop at the top of a cutting for a group shot and we were off along the power line trail which got the thumbs up from Moose.
A pic of Kram before his day went bad.
One of the rocky hills early in the piece set the scene for the weekend, with a bit of carnage.
It caught me out a beauty and I soon found myself way over the edge of the trail somewhat stuck. (I am sure someone will post the video of the entire affair) Thanks Crash and I think Hatto for helping me get back on track in a spectacular fashion)Me at the top of the said mongrel hill, the helmet is hiding the fact that I was just shy of having a heart attack at the time
I will let other people fill the gaps about the ride, including Kram’s demise as the weekend was one big blur.
Moose added a bit of excitement for me when he was crossing a causeway and decided to have a brain snap and gas Old Burple only to have her slip out from under him in spectacular fashion on the green slime and Moose hit the deck rather heavily. I did what every good mate would do when his mate has had a big off………I took a photo.
Right near the end of the Saturday ride,I think it may have been me that missed the corner man and subsequently lead all the remaining riders to Sofala Pub (lucky I had been there before and knew where the pub was in such a big town). Not wanting it to be a complete disaster getting lost, we had a schooner at the pub.
WE eventually found our way back to the camp ground where it was all happening, bikes being readied for the next day and people washing the dust down with a fizzy drink or two. It was then that I noticed this fine piece of engineering. Justo had broken his clutch lever and the boys came up with a novel fix for the problem. Tape a spark plug tool on it!!
Random pics I took
It was a pretty spot.
AS darkness descended so did the drunkedness and the good times.
Tiny and the boys got a ton of firewood and we had a ripper fire going, beware the log of Knowledge that stuck out from the fire, It claimed a few victims during the evening, non more than STM and TB though, who tripped on it every time they passed it.
Crash did his best to get a round of The Hokey Pokey going but had no takers so he went alone with it by the looks of this pic.
Everyone rugged up at the fire except for TB who spent the night in shorts and a T shirt, Bundy must be good stuff.
Tryhard was using direct injection of start you bastard as a means to keep warm.
Gavb wasn’t all that keen to give it a go
The Ring of Knowledge got rowdier as the night went on, non more rowdier than our illustrious TB who also found a random tool box to keep tripping over several times during the night.
The next morning the fog was thick and so where a few peoples heads I think after a big night on the drink. Someone was up spewing during the night and the culprit was never found as no one would admit it was them.
Breakfast was made and bikes readied for a big day ahead.
STM regretting those last 15 beers he consumed
The fog mixed with the dust was a bit thick at the start and it made visibility a bit sketchy. But made for a good pic, me and STM pose for a happy snap.
The fog mixed with dust made the dust stick like the proverbial poo
Chris72a got up close and personal with a big puddle and the Kato had a drink and wouldn’t play anymore. IT had to be dried out a bit before it would play again.
IT didn’t want to start on the button so it became a kick fest, Chris kicked and kicked and it wouldn’t fire. To add insult to injury Hatto offered to have a go and it fired 2nd kick. From the puddle it was all up hill from there, literally, and a nasty little hill it was too, with all those random nasty rocks scattered about just waiting to bring you undone. Chris72a had some strife there as he still hadn’t gained his breath from his kickarama 2 minutes before.
Ollie’s attempt was a bit ordinary too, dunno where he thought he was going in this shot.
My quick draw camera holster, is really handy when things go wrong for fellas, as Muckoff shows here after loosing the front end in a corner.
Here are some pics from one of my favourite parts of the ride
.The Steaming Swamp Of Doom, caught a few guys out, check out Chickens effort as he got himself stuck in a hole.
The big girl can throw the roost.
Some other pics from the swamp.
This could very well be the funniest thing I saw all weekend though, Muckoff soon became Muckon when he got a bit close to LC4skin and found out a big Kato can also throw a mean roost.
That is all the pics I got but something that burnt a pic into my mind for life was seeing TB coming down the road at an alarming speed, just before dark and back the big fiddy into the corner and as he did it the big fiddy blew a flame out of the pipe as he rounded the corner in true copy book style. That was sweet mate, awesome stuff.
I will add bits and pieces as this thread develops but that is it for starters.
Dunno about that XY, Kansai airport maybe big but I dont think it would make that much of a difference.
The thing that causes damage is the $17 one way trip on that bridge across to it and the $60 in tolls from Osaka to the bridge.
Trailboss wrote:
Quote:Mr Blue wrote:Quote:And me the YZ for an XR…..
If we decide to let you into the XR club
Although Mick slipped in so I guess anyone can now days 
TB
Piss off TB, I had a XR way before I met you or joined OBT.
Hatto wrote:
Quote:mal5.1 wrote:Quote:Hatto wrote:Quote:only 2 more sleeps :laugh: :laugh:Hatto
Are you sure you gunna sleep Hatto. :laugh:
Well I won’t get much tonight,(got a date with the misses)
:laugh: and prob not much at Tb tomorrow night, :laugh: so the answer would be NO
HattoYou are guaranteed not to get much sleep at TB’s,once Chicken and I start our snoring in unison caper. :laugh:
