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Work does get in the way still !!!
Now I’ve fully recovered from Ev and Maccas Bello bash, I knocked off work early and got the Tenere repacked and ready to leave for Sydney tomorrow.
The suspension is worryingly soft so I lost a lot of gear off the rear rack after these pics but it gives an idea ..
Really looking forward to this one !! :woohoo: :woohoo:
What a day, left home at 4.45am and just got home now (9.40pm), the riding was awesome and really put me to the test , thanks heaps to Ev who lead faultlessly all day and Macca who swept up the carange on the slickest clay I’ve ever seen. Again a great bunch of old bulls all with the same goal.
My highlights….
Having Gary530, DY4 and phelix all on their first obt ride. These are guys I enjoy riding with on our own backyards and it was great to see them on such a top obt outing.
Seeing STM bounce back in no time after a huge stack and blasting the last few singles together! :ohmy:
Meeting badbowie and sb , a big effort to attend
Tdriver being their and laughing at most of my offs!! :blush:
Struggeling with a greasy hill and watching bigger al let out about 5 pounds of air and blast up ( thanks al!!)
Following DY4 through the tightest section of twisting singles , feet up the whole way, looking more like a pro trials rider and picking the best lines ( which I followed :laugh: )
Going skyward on a big erosion mound while cramping in both legs then crashing and bringing Macca down too. I got going but Macca was left with a slick hill after all the bikes . But colorful language got him to the top :laugh: :laugh: ( sorry mate)
Seeing Ev after some very hard sections not think twice about heading back down massive hills to help whoever needed it , legend!!
I don’t think I’ve ever crashed that much in one ride!!
bigger al wrote:
Quote:Nickj wrote:Quote:I’ve had a dodgy ignition switch for a while now and it’s a fairly commen fault with key ignitions so today I bypassed and rewired it , done an oil change, full check of bolts etc and loaded mine and Gary530’s ktm we are leaving at 5 am and meeting STM at 6.30 then be in bello for 7.30.Really looking forward to this one now !!!
Nick had the same problem with my ignition you can pull the key barrel apart easy job works great now.
Thanks Al
I wanted to make sure today that the electrics were going to be reliable so I removed the key barrel totally. I’ll have a chat with you tomorrow on how to pull it down if that’s ok !Krusty wrote:
Quote:Nickj wrote:Quote:Bike looks the business Krusty, when I used my Drz for the Cameron ride I found that the soft panniers scratched the crap out of my side plastics , and with your new stickers you don’t want that!!I’m using the same panniers on my Tenere for this ride and my missus came up with a top idea of cutting up a lambs wool car seat cover and stitching it to the back of the pannier.
Top tip from mrs. J !!
Mine are rubber backed.. On camerons they didn’t scratch but left a black mark which came off.. I been thinking about draping something over the path the bags follow.. Sheep skin sounds good..
Mine have a rubberback too mate but once you get dust and dirt behind it’s like sandpaper!!
I’m going to try the sheepskin and hopefully save the side of the Tenere !
Hey Scott, I pinched your silcone spray secret to a beautiful dirt bike, the Drz looked great until I trailered it down my dirt road to get Garys bike.
Now it’s got a good layer of the RTA’s finest gravel stuck all over it !!
BellingenEv wrote:
Quote:What is “dust”?It’s what us other riders eat while following you leaders!!
