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Michelle made mention of how well the CRF’s ran all day,they even ran while laying on their side which I saw on more than one occasion during the day.:S
Hopefully all going well I will have some more pics to post this arvo.
Boony wrote:
Quote:micknmeld wrote:Quote:Why is my tube repair rating so many mentions?? I thought I did ok for my first one in the bush, considering what I had to work with. A tube for a 85,two tiny air cylinders and a tiny .Yes but that tiny little masturbator pump save your bacon mick didnt it,, worth carrying I recon:blink:
Worth its weight in gold boony, it certainly saved the day,beat the crap out of those air cylinder thingies.
I had patches and all the gear actually but the tube had a huge hole in it,that could possibly have been patched if I was desperate.
I will be setting myself up for flats a little better though in the future.Why is my tube repair rating so many mentions?? I thought I did ok for my first one in the bush, considering what I had to work with. A tube for a 85,two tiny air cylinders and a tiny little masturbator pump.
Fossil is a lucky bloke to have what we rode on Saturday at his back door,1000’s of acres of relatively unmolested bush.
The crew for the ride was;
Fossil CRF250X
Michelle CRF250X
Kram140 Husky 310
Tripper XR600R
Mick XR650R
8am saw us at Fossil’s place at the same time as Kram140 with his new Husky 310 in tow, with a few quick intos we were kitted up and ready to rip, Fossil had mapped out 90km of trails he described as big XR heaven and I was keen to get out there on the new BRP.
We headed out of his back gate into the bush and with the perfect conditions with minimal dust the pace was on right from the offset.
In the first couple of KM Fossil pulled us up at the bottom of a hill and told us to wait while he went ahead, so he could video us getting up a rock step up on the hill. Nothing like having someone with a camera to put that added bit off pressure on when you get to a gnarly section!!
I took off first and as the step up came into view, a lantana stick went straight up my left nostril,which instantly had my eyes watering, just to add to the difficulty level of the step up, I do believe I actually hit the step up with my eyes closed as I was surprised that I actually made it. Everyone accounted well for themselves on the step up and we were soon on our way again.
Trippers XR chucked a bit of a tizzy fit and wouldn’t start for love or money soon after that, in the end we resorted to clutch starting it and it didn’t miss a beat all day after that.
At the 12km mark we had another hill climb that was strewn with besser block size and shaped rocks all strategically placed behind the erosion mounds, waiting for a trailbike rider to come along that was silly enough to jump the mound. I was that silly rider.
In midair I saw the rock and all the mid air weight changes weren’t going to change the trajectory of the XR and the back wheel hit the rock hard. Lucky for me I didn’t come off and with Tripper hot on my arse I was on the gas again only to find out how hard XR650’s are to ride with a dead flat back tyre.
Bugger!! My brand new (read 12km old) IRC knobbie had a hole in the sidewall that you could put your finger in and the tube had an even bigger hole in it that my patch kit wasn’t gunna fix. To my amazement Tripper pulls out a spare front tube he picked up in my shed from his Camelbak. Trouble was it was a spare front tube for Connors KX85, luckily it fitted nicely,probably better than a 21 inch tube. I dumped the air from two of those air cylinders in it and discovered that there still wasn’t enough air in the tyre, Fossil produced a little pump from his Camelbak and 3000 pumps later we had 15lb of air in the tyre and were on our way again.
We headed off and rode a great variety of trails,sweet little singles through rainforest,rocky hills and some more open stuff where you could let the XR have its head and really rip along. We stopped at a lovely little creek for a break and the ground was like 3 feet deep compost and Fossil was silly enough to walk behind the XR while I was still on it,so what did I do?? What every mate would do…I filled him in good. Sorry about that Fossil,I am sure you will get me back one day….LOL
All the creek crossings up there have basketball sized boulders strewn about and they make the crossings a real challenge as Kram140 found out when he dropped the Husky on its side in about 2 feet of water, quick thinking and a tiny bit of luck saw the Husky keep running without sucking a gut full of water, although Kram got his boots nice and full of freezing cold mountain stream water.
From there the ride went smoothly apart from a few minor dirt naps, with no injuries or bike damage. It was decided at about 1pm to head back for a beer and with Fossil leading the way a little bit of a race started to ensue between him and I and the pace was really on!! We were cracking along well and to my surprise Tripper came out of nowhere and overtook us both in a shower of rocks and sticks and he left us in his wake. His riding style on the CAT XR is a sight to behold when he is in full flight and he had me in stitches laughing as nothing was gunna catch him when there were beers on offer at the end. After 90.8km of great trails we pulled into Fossils gate again all smiles. A few beers, a few sausage sangers and a ton of laughs topped of a great day. Thanks Fossil we will have to do that again soon.
I certainly was “bags of fun”Your lawn could do with a bit of water…..:laugh:
here are a couple of pics from the day.
Kram crossing one of the basket ball creeks
Michelle’s creek crossing
Kram and Michelle waiting for the sausage sangers
I will add bits and pieces as they come to me.
It was a great day,Trippers description was on the ball. Although he did forget to mention the great company,thanks to to crew that rode, we certainly had some laughs.:laugh: :laugh:
I have a couple of pics that I will upload but I think the best pics are on Michelle’s camera and she will email them to me Monday.
For, my version of events you will have to wait for until tomorrow.A little girl asks her mum, ‘Mum, can I take the dog for a walk around
the block?’
Her mum replies ‘No, because she is on heat.’
‘What does that mean?’ asked the child.
‘Go and ask your father. I think he’s in the garage.’The little girl goes out to the garage and says, ‘Dad, can I take Lulu
for a walk around the block? I asked Mum, but she said the dog was on the
heat, and to come ask you.’
He took a rag, soaked it in petrol, and scrubbed the dog’s backside with
it to disguise the scent, and said ‘Ok, you can go now, but keep Lulu on
the leash and only go one time around the block.’The little girl left and returned a few minutes later with no dog on the
leash..
Surprised, Dad asked, ‘Where’s Lulu?’The little girl said, ‘She ran out of petrol about halfway round the
block, so another dog is pushing her home.’Just spoke to Moose on the phone and he is coughing and farting so he is a no go for tomorrow.
Just me and Tripper from this end.Any late starters,throw your hand up now. I have enough bangers to feed you.All welcome.
I have a couple of kilos of sausages and some bread for an after ride BBQ, so Fossil, you supply some sauce and a BBQ and we are set.
Tripper is set to come too. We did a oil change on the CAT XR and all is good.Boony the front guard stickers are heavy duty,I crashed the XR into some rocks and dusted up the front guard real good and the stickers held on great.
I do believe the are not only pressure washer safe but are kid with pressure washer safe.I’ll add my 2 bobs worth by saying Dave’s little Pro senior 50 absolutely rips and is still on the same set of rings and stator, which if you know pro seniors is saying something in itself.There could very well be something to be gained even if it is just longetivity.
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