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slug aka wr450fs wrote:

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Good stuff TB for the comparison. I be interested to see how ChiefGili’s late model WR450F annihilates, I mean, compares with the field of bikes you have tested. It is honest, unbiased (by advertising) opinions on bikes like this report, that really makes this forum a great asset to it’s members and host of lurkers.

TB gets some karma for this, plus all the other stuff he does behind the scenes for this forum.

Nigel,it would take too long to set up for TB to test Gili’s Yamaha, Gili is 70kgs wringing wet, TB is well errr ummm errr Portly?:unsure: :laugh:

ollie

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WATAGANS MONDAY LONG WEEKEND RIDE REPORT

It seems Moto gave a pretty good insight into how the days events unfolded so I wont bore you all with the finer details.
7:15 We got a phone call from Gary whilst Gili and I were on the F3, hey Ollie its Gary, where the F$#@s the Tennis courts?! I have been up and down this rd twice and I cant see no F$#@en tennis Court! Is it near the church (F$#@ed if I know!, they are tennis courts!) we then arrange to meet him at the Cemetery on the corner of the main Rd. 5 minutes later another phone call, its Gary again, hey Ollie make sure you stick to the speed limit, there is a Bluey doin laps up Hue Hue Rd! cheers mate We had just passed a speed trap on Ourimbah straight,luckily the Courier only just manages the speed limit when she has got two bikes and gear in her.
We met gary at the Cemetery and had a chat, Then Moto and his buddy Matt went past on their Kato’s, We all exchanged pleasantries at the CHURCH which happened to have TENNIS COURTS out the back!! After finally getting myself kitted up (im always last!) we head down the Rd and into Maculata, We had a heap of rain overnight and as we were riding up the trail we were slowly engulfed in this mystical mist that was quite surreal, we rode down into the Valley with Gary leading, I made the transit through one of the deeper holes look harder than it really was, but we all get thru ok, after about ½ an hour we arrive at Watagans Forest Rd and decide on the best plan of attack, Moto wanted to do the single trail stuff straight up, I had my doubts about one or two sections as the rain would turn a couple of hills into real SOB’s . The track was pretty good and the pace was steady, our goggles were next to useless as they kept fogging up or getting wet from the tree braches that whipped across our face, it would have been a good day to bring the safety specs. I think Moto inspected worms a couple of times on this bit of trail but I didn’t really see it as I was sweep. We then break into a small clearing which is at the base of “Prick Hill” it has a well used turning area to allow for a decent runup and the base of the hill is littered with all different colors of plastics (mainly Red) The approach is quite short you can get into second Ok but wouldn’t even think about third it has about a 60 degree slope on it for about 20 mtrs then a rock step then about another 60 degree slope that is only about 5 metres it then veers around to the left to the viewing area!! This is a red clay base with the odd tree root and shaley rock thrown in for good measure add to this the nights previous drenching rain, yeah it was slick!! Gili had first shot at it he had to test the new retread that he got from me,the first section was easy but he got there, the next step up he got stuck on a tree root and after a bit of pushing and shoving and a generous amount of throttle he made it.
I was next, I snicked the 4fitty into second and rode the clutch to get to a good speed, unfortunately the Gumby Gods had blessed me overnight and I stopped at the rock ledge. after much pushing and slipping over I decided to go back down and have another go,I couldn’t turn the Yamaha around so I rode her down backwards impressed the boys no end. Moto was real determined to beat this hill and gave her max revs, unfortunately for him as he launched himself at the rock shelf his rear tyre got traction and he did this most impressive flip with a half pike thrown in for good measure!! Pretty to watch ha ha !!
Matt got his 450 Kato breathing fire and charged the hill and made a pretty fair effort, Mats legs arnt the longest around and he did a fair amount of slipping and sliding, Gili did his best to help and eventually he made it. Good effort Matt.
Next up was Gary, his first attempt was not that spectacular so he turned around and went back down
I had another go at this hill, this time when I got to the rock step I knocked it down to first this gave me the momentum and revs to just get over the rocky bits, and with some extra hands on the job we managed to get my fat Arse to the top.
Gary let rip on the little WR250 and made an impressive attempt with the boys positioned in all the right places he made it look easy, not bad for an old fella with a rear tyre that was near on bald!!
Well that was the first concern of mine gone we had all eventually conquered prick hill next up was the other hill on this same trail leading out of the Valley. I went around to the right which in the dry is usually the best but I started wheel spinning before I even got near it the soil is the real dark slick stuff, Gili had a go at the same way but didn’t go much further, I directed the other boys around to the left and up the deep ruts which they all managed Ok, Moto got near the top then somehow unknown to him he fell over in a slow speed getoff, Me having my Gumby boots on managed to get halfway up the rut and fimly stuck, the boys came and gave me a hand but I was totally rooted so gili rode her out of there for me (thanks mate)
After that lot of single trail we decided that wasn’t enough and had a go at some more!! It was deep into the valley that the WR stopped and didn’t want to go anymore, by this time I was getting really annoyed I should of brought the RMX along instead I let out a frustrating yell of FAAAAAAARRRRRRRRKKKK!!!! That could be heard in Cooranbong it was loud enough I believe Moto shat himself!! Ha Ha!! After a bit of investigative work I found a wire had shorted itself to the frame. I think the battery is now rooted as I had to kick her over for most of the day after that. WE then headed up the Null with some awesome twin trail and lots of erosion jumps, Gili was showing off and nearly came unstuck whilst doing a whip, I went over one of those slippery logs that was lying the wrong way and had a sphincter puckering moment, this was top gear and wound on! Unfortunately the trails ended abruptly and we had to double back to the main Rd, we went past Muirs lookout and did a couple of good laps around some real wet and slick roads it was awesome fun. Matt then took over the lead as we needed to get fuel and head to Cooranbong he took us down the wrong point rd which was actually one of his old mountain bike tracks we went over this rock step which was a near vertical drop!! Made for an exciting decent, gary was a bit concerned and took some convincing that there was a track down there. We eventually find our way down to civilization and fuel and feedup at the servo, oh and we see this really Hot looking Indian chick!! Moto had to do some running repairs on his troublesome chain guide again thank god for Cable ties eh Steve!
After a gut load of Mrs Macs we head back into the bush finding the best single tracks around, some places there was a drop down into the gullies of over 100 metres and only inches from the side of the single trail it even had the mountain goats to go with it as we come across a mob of them who wernt to fazed at our presence. It was about this time in the slow going that Matt took a wrong turn and ended up stuck on a shitty rock step, his Kato didn’t like this and boiled her tits off, we got her going again after a short time and worked our way through the most single trail I have ridden for a long time it was great stuff, everybody was starting to feel the effects of the days riding or could have been the pies , sausage rolls and chips LOL but we all started making silly mistakes and the pace had slowed down a bit, we did all the whoops that lead up to the pines, but turned left and headed for Whitemans where Gary took over the lead again, there is some awesome side tracks off Whitemans and everybody was having a blast, I went over this small log that was lying at an angle, something you wouldn’t normaly bat an eyelid over and crashed over the bars unfortunately nobody witnessed it as I was sweep. Going Down Whitemans there is one steep rocky section that goes for about 100 metres a few of the guys payed homage to the rock gods but nothing to dramatic as the pace was all gone it was now a case of survival to just get home. We worked our way back to Maculata which was just a kay or two down the rd from the ute and headed up the road when it started to sprinkle rain talk about good timing, as we approach the tennis courts Moto decides to pull a wheelstand where he unceremoniously throws it away in Crust Demon style Ha ha good effort Steve. We check the Speedo and we calculated we had done about 130 km of actual trail riding with the majority of that being slower single trail stuff, that was a pretty fair effort I thought and by the time I got home at Hornsby unpacked and showered I was ready for bed.
In Conclusion: This was a fantastic days riding, TB you should have been there! The first time we have ridden with Matt who is a great bloke and Gary who can peddle along pretty good and knows a lot of the Watagans. Gili who is a Victorian is loving the close proximity to the bush and the fact Im his boss and I try and get as much riding in as we can LOL. Moto, well Moto is Moto always entertaining and showing plenty of skill for someone who has only been doing trail riding for a short time, beats the hell out of being stuck on a oil rig in Namibia !! Lets all do it again some time

Phew !!

Ollie

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riderx wrote:

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if you use double lenses they don’t fog up you just have to pay the money or use safety glasses with rainx on them

Yep I know about them and have used them just forgot to pack em as it was clear when we left, after we got out of the initial shitty stuff the vision wasnt to bad as the sun was out,wet tree branches were a problem though, see following long winded report

cheers Ollie

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slug aka wr450fs wrote:

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Nice report. Sounded like fun.

Ollie, was it your blue or yellow bike that had electrical probs? If you took the WR, how was the rekluse clutch?

Slug

Nigel, took the blue beast without the rekluse didnt want it stuffing up on me again, I replaced the whole clutch pack with a newby from the states $91 delivered when I get a chance I will tear it down again and sought it out as it would have been an advantage to have it in the slop

ollie

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Dont worry TB JD also makes em for those Sluggo red things also :laugh:

ollie

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Nigel.that is a great price some one should snap this up real quick! They are now going for $149 at shops and with the aussie dollar taking a nose dive they arnt going to get any cheaper FACT!

Ollie

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Hello Baby

Forget these other wood ducks on this site, where do I start, I am the only man here welcome welcome welcome

May I add a recent picture of myself !!

Gawd the ferret is back…. Don’t take anything he says as gospel, that pic was taken after he watched some squirrel porn………

Ha HA Mick good one BTW the Squirel that frequents this forum was the one in front!!:laugh:

Welcome to the site Champo,hope to catch you out on the trail sometime

cheers Ollie

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Yeah Mick I know I wasnt bagging the BRP’s it was the 25 litre tank and Prick hill has to be seen to be appreciated, its not hard in the dry but when wet :ohmy: This particular hill has already broken three of my ribs before and the numerous amounts of broken plastics scattered about lay testament to its bequethed name :laugh: I have to mention Gary who is 48 and had a hard life :laugh: got up it second go on his 03 WR250F with a bit of help from the boys his back tyre was near bald,he claims 3500kms with a lot of tar riding bloody good effort;)

ollie

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Yeah Moto if I knew those guys were going to give “Prick Hill” a go I would have taken a fold out chair and a video camera for sure:laugh: that would have been most entertaining! :laugh:

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Trailboss wrote:

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Well guys where is it? The ride report that is?

Ollie did someone put OBT flyers under your wipers on the ute at the tennis courts?

TB

:laugh: Yeah mate as a matter fact they did I thought Geez the OBT are gaining in size!! I gave them to one of the fella’s that went with us (Gary) PS where we departed from there was a couple of fellas getting ready to ride their Brp’s they were DBW guys though ride report to come later when I get a chance.

ollie

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Trailboss wrote:

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I am a no show champ, last minute thing will await a report and leave you with some good company Dave,

TB

Hey TB what tha?! Ive been busting my ass off recruiting new OLd Bulls and telling them of this legendary guy who rides a BRP like a 125 and your pulling out:( mate!

No problems I have got about 4 guys in my group and Steve? /Dave? :blink: and Bana Hopefully we should be able to link up some cool single trail.
hey Tiny are you up for a ride? it not a Saturday! come on big fella I know you want to:laugh:

cheers Ollie

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chiefgili wrote:

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go the yellow ollie!
Good report moto, hope to get to ride tommorrow, just have to wrestle the new rear tyre on and im good to go!

Hey Gili try not to pinch the tube this time!!:laugh:

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I have just invited another guy as well,his name is Glen and his son maybe and he rides his WR250f pretty good definatley qualifies as an old bull and he knows the tracks up there pretty well also.

cheers Ollie

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chiefgili wrote:

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go the yellow ollie!

Ive Decided its Blue!! Gili eat your Weetbix you might have to help me get it throught he slop!! :laugh:

ollie

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Good report Moto,LMAO when Champo jumped the Gully and you two guys said F#$%k that! :laugh: :laugh: Hope to catch up with you guys tomorrow

ollie

PS still deciding Yellow or Blue (without Rekluse)

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