[Alan RootsMember]

I am packed and ready to load the Ute in the Morning , champing at the bit I am , I even want to save all my energy for riding my bike , my wife has other ideas though , o well , I suppose doing my marital duty is not too much of a price to pay for 4 days away and 3 of them riding my bike .

[Alan RootsMember]

plindz wrote:

Hey Al

Not too late to change the WR over to this

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Good luck – wish i was there (not!!!!)

Linz

G’day Linz , I don’t think the snow will be that deep more of a novelty than a concern , I have ridden along tar roads near Jenolan Caves through snow banks , but the road was not snow covered , would be cool to get a pic of my white WR with an all white background though :silly: .

[Alan RootsMember]

TrailBoss wrote:

Tell me about camping at Ensay

TB

Give us a Pauline Hanson .

aka . Please explain ?

Ensay should not be too bad , it is not that great an altitude . Wikipedia says its only 400 m above sea level , should be OK there temperature wise . It’s lower than Jindabyne where we are starting .

[Alan RootsMember]

Weather from BOM website

Friday 2 May Mt Hotham

Summary
Min -2
Max 2
Snow at times.

Alpine North Eastern area
Cloudy. Isolated showers developing, increasing to areas of rain during the afternoon. Showers and rain falling as snow above 1000 metres. The chance of thunderstorms in the south. Winds north to northwesterly 15 to 25 km/h becoming southerly 15 to 20 km/h during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 1 and 6 with daytime temperatures reaching between 8 and 15.

Saturday 3 May Mt Hotham

Summary
Min -1
Max 1
Snow shower or two.

[Alan RootsMember]

The Coffs Harbour general area has a lot of pluses going for it and some mining operators do fly in fly out out of there , it’s an hour or so South of Iluka and has all the riding you could wish for , not far away , my brother has a property about 45 mins North of Coffs in the Coastal ranges East of Grafton , great country and riding through there . Nickj lives not far from your Olds , he should be along soonish to tell you how good the North Coast is . I really like the coastal area just South of Coffs myself , Sawtell & Repton – Mylestom area is great …… and off the mainstream radar so to speak . Bellinger river is beautiful and looks pristine . We stayed in the van park in Repton and even my wife was talking about checking out real estate to consider the area for my not too far off retirement .

[Alan RootsMember]

My step son lives and works in Falls Creek , the wife rang him tonight and told him we were riding down there this coming weekend , he said the local weather prediction is for 30 – 40 cm of snow fall this week , should be an interesting ride . Bring ya thermals people .

[Alan RootsMember]

Jeffro and I did a couple of hundred K’s today , through some of the wet and slippery trails in the Watagan Mtns , his bike is a pearler I reckon , well once he fix’s the bash plate it will be :whistle: , All good for the High country next weekend .

[Alan RootsMember]

I’ve just got home from the shops , New D 742 Front tyre , new Winter Enduro gloves ….. Waterproof and insulated , new fleece vest and longjohns in Merino wool .

All set once I do a final bike check .

[Alan RootsMember]

Jeffro wrote:

Anyone had experience with Rally Raid D908 tyres?

I hate the rears , shittiest tyre in sand you will ever use on any rim narrower than a 950 Adv rim .

Fronts are OK when fresh , once they loose their sharp edges they are below average for grip and they also scallop pretty seriously .

[Alan RootsMember]

Happy birfdy King Stucky , I am enjoying your Kings birthday public Holiday , hope you are too . :cheer:

[Alan RootsMember]

We call that area Cedar Creek , a lot of those trails are what remains of the Six day trails when the fourday then the ISDE was held in the Cessnock area thirty odd years ago . That part where the Cement bit goes between the 2 large boulders is called Bum crack :laugh: . I have not ridden through there in 3 or four years due to one of the adjoining properties being bought by a gun toting redneck who chases off dirt bikes at gun point :angry: .

Great to see you people getting out there and having fun .

[Alan RootsMember]

Happy birfdy Pete , I hope you are happily pissed , or part there of , at this moment .

[Alan RootsMember]

One door closes , another one soon opens , take any opportunity offered Eags , something that does not necessarily look like your future will appear and you will be surprised with the outcome if you accept the opportunity .

This I see looking into my crystal balls :laugh: .

Viewing the situation as a positive is the first step to a brighter future mate .

[Alan RootsMember]

Cool , rear tanks on for justin Case !

[Alan RootsMember]

TrailBoss wrote:

Oldfatbeerman wrote:

Hey TB , do we have a solid max klm distance for the special between refuels , I am tossing up my options for fuel needs , thinking of leaving the rear tanks off and using my lightweight Adv setup . Max k’s from that setup is about 300 though . Will that be enough ?

Will tell you on April 14 that is the day after the final prerun

TB

1 hr 45 mins left of April 14 TB , hurry the feck up , I am champin at the bit to get into the shed and finish the prep for this one :woohoo:

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