[Justin McknnonMember]

Bob,

I grew up in the central west racing bikes and the main ones we were tied up (from the late 80s to late 90s but clubs still going strong) in was Panorama mcc (Bathurst) they used to do mx, grass track (open natural terrain mx) and a great poker run for kid (12k enduro loop every lap you get a card.. best hand wins)
We also joined Canobolas mcc (west of orange) but being from oberon it was a bit of trek, back then they only had a 12 gate start which meant more age groups safer starts, I dunno if this has changed though..
Depending on where you are (clarence) Lower mountains is a great club has a nice sand track and a good venue..
A favorite when I was a young bloke was the Bullinda Bike Busters (Dunedoo) they used to run there races over a long weekend so youd get there friday night, race all weekend drive home monday night, it was a great venue and a lot of us kids would get into a fair bit of mischief whilst camping swimming , waiting for the next race but a good time..
Woodstock is mostly flat track but it is nice kidney shaped circuit and seems to be a good atmosphere about the club.. I did one of there club days a few weeks before the 2006 aussie titles at Blayney and everyone at the club seemed really good, the PWs even attacked the full circuit which a lot of the little kids loved..
All the mx clubs have seperate shorter tracks for the PW50 riders, and no matter which one you choose I’m sure your kids will have a ball..

[Justin McknnonMember]

I choose to ride with a GPS myself and will do so unless I’m asked not too, I dont really see the point in using the spot tracker as I couldnt be bothered riding along following a dotted line on a screen. I find for me if I’m on a ride with other blokes I may mark a way point be it a good hill, a nice creek crossing or the exit of a good single track section for later but thats it…
I think given you are travelling on private property it is a good idea to not have people coming back later to kill it..

[Justin McknnonMember]

Loving the photos! I’m dirty I couldn’t make it to help sweep by the looks of things with this bit of rain weve had it should make for an awesome event!

[Justin McknnonMember]

Put me down

[Justin McknnonMember]

Just an update submitted 18 minutes ago on this facebook page –

http://www.causes.com/causes/542915?m=6e53b72b&recruiter_id=24897953&t=1306923158

I am writing on behalf of Kyogle Dirt bike Club (KDBC) to inform you that there is a well funded anti motorcycle group attempting to have all motorcycles banned from properties less than 40 hectares (100 acres) and impose severe restrictions on recreational riders on private property which is greater than 100 acres (40hectares).

The previous NSW state government passed legislation to allow people to complain if they find noise offensive (Section 69 LGEPA). The person does not even have to be a resident of the shire to be able to complain. Under this new legislation council must act to remove the source. This is done by placing a stop order on the property and the owner. If the stop order is violated then fines of up to $100,000 can apply per day of use.

Just so you are aware, take for example a stock Yamaha WR 450 registered in NSW by the RTA. This bike is road legal and can go on any registered road in the state and meet all requirements of the law. However under this new legislation if anyone complains to council, this same bike cannot be ridden on private property and remember is doesn’t have to be a neighbour to complain. Kyogle council has adopted a draft policy (see attached URL page 67 onward) and it will be out for public comment at the end of this month.

http://www.kyogle.nsw.gov.au/content/…

http://www.northernstar.com.au/story/…

This has led to a group of people driving around our shire taking photos and videos and presenting evidence to council forcing them to act. There have been 20 complaints out of a total of 9868 people (0.2%of 1%) in our shire. This anti bike group is well funded and most of the group are not gainfully employed, allowing access to council 5 days a week. They are a splinter group of the Anti World Rally Championship that was successful in having the rally moved from Kyogle Shire.

Kyogle council has assisted our club in organising Development applications to run races through motorcycling NSW.

However, our members feel the councils attitude towards recreational riders is abhorrent. We are a very small club with less than 30 members all with full time employment. We don’t have the resources or the skills to fight this well organised and well funded group, who have access to the media, both newspapers and television.

We need your help!!!!

This group is trying to make our shire the example for all others in the state to follow and they have already emailed and contacted many other anti bike groups on the north coast to start lobbying their local councils and use this legislation against all motorbike riders. We unfortunately are the test case and once the draft is adopted we are all finished.

Your local government area will be next.

You and your club needs to lobby your local politician to have this legislation changed, (or at least a decibel rating for “offensive” applied), and once the draft from our council is available for public comment we need to all make submissions.

Please do take this matter seriously, we already have stop orders on 12 and 10 year old children riding Yamaha TTR’s, a 125 and a 90. (A lawn mower is louder). This is how extreme this group is and they have stated that this is just the beginning.

Primary production practices are exempt, but recreational riding on farms IS NOT!

Any suggestions or help will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks for your time,

Chris Simpson

Club Secretary on behalf of Kyogle Dirt Bike Club

might be old news seems odd a local motorcycle club would get behind a movement like this strongly.. just sayin..

[Justin McknnonMember]

Trev,
I ran a set of Anakees on my V strom for a solid 25000 ks, they were well and truly stuffed at the end however I did a lot of highway road ks (I think 90% tar 10% dirt) and rode across the bridle track, and several other off road adventures in that time, I loved em they hang on well and seem to resist punctures reasonably well.. You’ll do it easy on them IMHO

[Justin McknnonMember]

1 – Carry a little sachet of mcdonalds pepper – perfect for radiator repairs on the go

2 – Paw Paw cream (the stuff in the little red tube) prevents monkey butt, and blisters if applied before a ride

3 – A tube of quicksteel is ideal for repairs on the go, it can be used for broken cases, radiators and even joining broken levers back together

4 – Fill your camelback with water and 1/2 cup of sugar between rides, it prevents your camelback tasting like arse if you have a month between rides

[Justin McknnonMember]

well done… Any chance of the Tamworthians attacking Nundle in the next few weekends so I can see her in action?

[Justin McknnonMember]

your not by any chance the same nathan who rides a 300 berg, and does a bit of trials out watsons creek way…

[Justin McknnonMember]

Just confirming I’ll definitely be there on Friday but the minister for war and finance has me booked for Saturday so there’s a spot available on Saturday if anyone’s keen

[Justin McknnonMember]

Friday definite for me but will let you know about saturday..

[Justin McknnonMember]

Mick,

Is it just bago? Can we still ride cowarra, burrawan or queens lake?

[Justin McknnonMember]

have a good day tomorrow Mick unfortunately the minister for war and finance has booked me in for domestic duties at the last minute so I’ll won’t be able to sweep…
Wish the boys good luck for me though!

[Justin McknnonMember]

Trailboss,

I own an etrex legend HCx if your keen for a ride soon I can lend it to you to test..

regards

[Justin McknnonMember]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kDFGCXxdKk

my personal favorite

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