[Alan RootsMember]

Yes please , provided I am not already committed elsewhere when the date surfaces .

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Wigster wrote:

I am super keen to go this ride but cannot take a week off work. Could do up to Wauchope and pull out there.

Acceptable to the Ride ADV gods or nay?

Wigster

Dunno for sure Wigs , but TB asked me when I told him I could not do it , if I could do a couple of days , or a day , so you should be in luck , send him a PM about it .

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My 2c worth ; Me , I would not even consider using a 150 HP bike as a commuter in Sydney , Why ? Speed cameras , Highway Patrols , traffic congestion and twisting the wrist with a bit of clear road ahead , I’d hold a licence about 3 weeks before it was toast and I owed the gummbymint shit loads of money in fines .

I’d look for a GS 500 or some thing similar for about $ 3K and get a nice adv bike for the remainder of the intended budget , flog the GS mercilessly cause you can 😆 and they will take it and beg for more and have the nice adv bike for when I could use it as it is designed to do and not wear it out dodging numbty heads in cages doing their make up .

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wolfie wrote:

awesome write up and top piccys more please :woohoo:

What he said ^ Thanks

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Thanks for the MNC report Mick .

I , like Eagle , stayed at home , but I did because work :angry: negated my desire to ride with the lure of 👿 $$$$$$$ , gotta pay for the toys and rego’s somehow .

As TB said , better the gear lever be malleable and get bent , to then be bent back into shape , than be hardened and snap something and have to fetch a trailer to get home .

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Bulls Wool wrote:

Yeah, Troy put together some good words with his photos interesting point of view too being a sweep. what happened to the Photographer on the RIDEADV WR though??? :huh: I thought that was his job :dry:

He was from ADB Leo , probably come out in a couple of months .

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I have had a Shorai Lithium battery in my 950 SE for about 3 years , the thing I have found with lithium is .. you don’t charge them . Use the bike , turn it off , come back to it 3 months later and hit the button , bastard spins slowly , release the button and let rest 20 seconds with ignition on , hit the button again and usually the bike starts , if not repeat the process . They take some time to warm up when temps are below 10 or so degrees but do warm up when current is drawn via cranking the motor . Mine even survived a faulty regulator out in the Simpson Desert , with a little jump start from another 9×0 with a Shorai battery . If you buy anything cheap , well ….. trouble usually follows . My Shorai was about $250 . The std yuasa is about $125 .

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Happy Birthday Brendan , I am having a beer in your honour right now mate , Cheers .

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I have raced both Enduro on Motor bikes and on MTBs , as well as Cross Country and Down Hill MTB right up to National level .

I have built trails By hand with saw and rake , that were used for State rounds in MTB cross Country , but , I don’t like Earth moving machinery made trails .

We have a MTB park here in Newcastle that was rearranged by Glenn Jacobs with machines , it now is very low on fun factor for me because it is so sanatized and smoothed over . I know a lot of this is to remove the issue of erosion from the area as much as possible , but erosion is a natural occurance and adds to the surprise factor when riding these trails . Land management teams want to control everything right down to where each grain of dirt is at all times . Let nature provide the setting and let me ride it is all I ask :laugh: . I am lucky I have an area about 500m from my front door that is riddled with Natural terrain trails that I ride regularly on my MTB legally . If I had to only ride Glenrock ( The Glenn Jacobs designed ride park ) I would have hung up the MTB and gone to do some thing else . One mans passion is anothers poison . :whistle:

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Lookin’ good Pezz , mate , you’re an inspiring leader of the scrap reclaimers . .

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Welcome JMB , those 640 ADV’s are pearlers , I did 50,000 km on one over 2 1/2 years after buying it new in 07 , Upgraded to a 950 SE in early 09 and let the 640 go , wish I still had it now , 100 hp and 200 kg can be a liability at times .

I’ll be out in the Corner Country come late August with a couple of mates , we will sign the Old Bulls wall at the Corner Store , Your mates can’t sign it unless they join up .

See ya out in the dust some time .

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I was in Powersports Yamaha at Morriset this arvo , they have a grey Ten on the floor , got to admit it looks better in the flesh than in pics .

The new Huskies look absolutely horn too , I got a stiffie over the 501 FE .

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Happy Birthday Crash , Have a most excellent evening .

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Just a big thanks to TB and the running crew , thanks for making it all run sweetly and flow well .

No thanks to Huey for the weather , cold and wet is not my favourite riding situation :angry: .

Thanks to the Group of guys I rode with , we did it quick and without fuss , great fun to be with , Jeffro , Pete and Bill cheers guys .

I only had my phone camera and a handy cam with me and due to the weather only got the phone camera out at stops , so only 2 pics from me .

Thursday night in Jindy pub .

Saturday morning at Dinner Plain

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Just like watching any MX (with the sound muted)

Watching any bike riding is not for me , I like to ride , not watch .

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