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dupsyam4 wrote:

Hats off to mal and dude for great footage.Its unreal to relive the moments allover again and again by watching this footage. Good stuff fellas..

I think i mite have something in mind that ive made to sell. Its pretty good…….I think so 😆 😆 .

Then i shall donate the money back to the site so we can relive moments like coffs and all the other rides that we all love and can get to…when were not working.

Just a thought ive had to give back to the site….
cheers…spud… PS. Hope you all think this is a good idea..Just to help in some way.

That’s a great idea Spud , your metal work is always top notch!! , post up in the ‘Help site running costs thread ‘ when your ready so everyone can get a chance to bid

Nick

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Also look at a new DR650 which at a run out sale your $7k could go close and looked after reasale will be good.

If you get a bike let us know and we’ll try and hook up on an Adv ride.

The DR could also get you round some singletrack too , granted not as fast as those on an enduro bikes but it could serve both purposes well.

Nick

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Welcome to OBT , you’ll have a ball here in Oz no matter how you travel and I think you’ll find ‘ bike ‘ will be the preferred method on this site
Melbourne is known for it’s changeable weather so be prepared for the lot !! Their is some great trail riding down their and if you get a chance to get up in the High country you will have a heap of fun on 2 wheels.

this country is huge so if your going traveling on the bike plan ahead for fuel , places to stay etc as it came catch you out if you don’t. We spend a lot of time planning adventure rides and don’t always assume that because it says fuel on the map there will be , it pays to ring ahead and check v

Have fun however you do you traveling and let us know what you decide !!

Nick

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Thanks for the intro and welcome to OBT their are a heap of us living on the mid / north coast that ride regulary either on the trails or some adventure riding.
Keep an eye on the ride gatherings section theirs always something going on !!

I have run a couple of north coast Adv rides this year that went around Grafton / Kempsey / Tenterfeild / border ranges etc. so we might be able to compare notes for future rides

Nick

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Bundyroy wrote:

white rocket wrote:

i love those tyres lc but they don t last that well but who cares in my opionion one of the best tyres i have used .have not tryed them on the 300 yet the 530 trashed tyres anyway

+1 and the 300 will trash them as well or at least mine does. I find they are the best gripping tyre I’ve used when new but once worn a bit the grip drops right off.

I unfortunately tried the mx71 thinking maybe the grip will be the same and they will last longer being the hard terrain tyre. No grip at all, especially if wet. It’s that bad I have a new mx71 in the shed and I will never put it on. Anybody’s for a carton of beer or even half a carton.

How about a hot VB twist top ?

I have a mate up here who tried the Hard tyre and said the same !

The grip of these tyres after some use must vary a lot with terrain I found last year in Coffs I did a ride with STM before the main ride and had a very well used tyre and it was fine in the very wet loam we were riding ?

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I just watched the ADB DVD of Finke 2010 and they are some tough hours on a bike with average speeds of between 120 and 136 km/h for the top runners!!

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I used nothing but Geomax until this year and I really rate them too , I used to get about 10 70-90km rides out of them and they would grip down to the very end !

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Thanks for the info on the Garmin Montana Dave , I’ll check them out for sure 1 gps to do the lot would be great !!

Are you going on The Haunted Stream trail to get to Dargo ?? We did it in April and it was a real High country Highlight , I counted 54 creek crossings in about 40 minutes of riding !!!!

Nick

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Hi Dave and welcome to Old Bulls, their seems to be a heap of options around the High Country for loaded bikes and now TB is looking into it I’m sure you’ll have some good suggestions coming your way soon !!

Thanks for the offer of help with GPSs too I’ve only been using one for 18 months and still don’t feel I completely know it. I have a Garmin CSX60 which I use with Shonky on Mac via Basecamp and a Go Cruise road GPS both mounted to my Tenere.

The Go Cruise has saved us a lot of times but as a cheap unit comes unreliability , I’m in the market for a new road GPS , any suggestions ?
The Zumo seems popular and I’ve tried the Strike ( 3 units all faulty !)
So any advice on a tough unit with decent software would be good

Post up some pics of your bike too , it’s always good to see how riders set up their Teneres

Enjoy the site

Nick

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Here’s the replacement Mike :woohoo:

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SOLD
:woohoo: :woohoo:

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Nice mod their Eags you gotta love those pool filter socks

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Great job and top quality pics lefty

I know where I’m going if I ever need engine work

Lefty your the man !!!

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One thing that didn’t happen to a KTM on the Coffs ride

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Nooooooooooooo !!!!!

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