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See you dont visit for a little while and the fun starts with out you!!!

Im riding something a little different this time, not sensible, just different

Well its that time of the year again, Time to launch Scrapheap Adventure Ride 2013

Not ready for registrations as yet but here are the details and a place to talk about your bike builds, and groups.

Please Note: Our WEB page is getting a rebuild and as such hasnt been updated.

Adventure Moto and Trailboss are leading another 2 day ride to the event from Orange or Bathurst.

Enjoy!!!

Pezz

Pezz

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Hi Scrappers!

This is the shirt that all you riders have signed. We have got it framed and it will be hung in the Down Syndrome NSW office as a reminder of all you amazing Scrappers that contribute to the event and the organisation.

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Trailboss wrote:

Ripped the front end of it :ohmy:

Pass on my best wishes for a speedy recovery please Pezz

TB

Will do and have done TB

Joe, rider is in Adelaide and drove over on Friday after getting out of Hospital on Wednesday.

Luke has a fractured Hip Socket, underwent 2 operations to screw it back together. He went home on Friday and is administering his meds but doing okay. I visited him in Liverpool Hospital on Thursday and he was in good spirits.

The sidecar, after hitting the Armco slid into a culvert and snapped the Leading Links and flipped upside down.

Joe is going to rebuild it for next Scrapheap, might have to find a new monkey, but

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Just received an SMS from Joe aka Buckscreek.

Yesterday afternoon he crashed the Scare Chair into the armco at 90KPH as he was coming onto the southern end of M7 at Liverpool. He isnt sure what happened.

He was knocked around a bit – Helmet has a BIG split in it! But he is hoping to go home from Liverpool Hospital Tomorrow?? His daughetrs boyfriend Luke was in the chair at the time and has a broken hip, which is being fixed, and no other injuries.

All will be OK in time. A real shame as we were having so much fun. Will retreive the wreck and build it again for Scrapheap 2013.

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Just received an SMS from Joe aka Buckscreek. :ohmy:

Yesterday afternoon he crashed the Scare Chair into the armco at 90KPH as he was coming onto the southern end of M7 at Liverpool. He isnt sure what happened.

He was knocked around a bit – Helmet has a BIG split in it! But he is hoping to go home from Liverpool Hospital Tomorrow?? His duaghetrs boyfriend Luke was in the chair at the time and has a broken hip, which is being fixed, and no other injuries.

All will be OK in time. A real shame as we were having so much fun. Will retreive the wreck and build it again for Scrapheap 2013.

It was great to see Joe at the event this year as he has been to all 3, Get well soon Buddy!!!!

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boulder wrote:

Well its been a mad house around here what with a wedding and family from overseas bunking at my place!! :unsure:
So at 5am this morning a quick oil change and new head bearings were the order of the day, thank God for the press!!
Havent had time to give the old girl a wash as I have to make a couple of Airport runs today.
Am really looking forward to this ride and a catch up with some OB’s and scrapheapers.
Carre Stonemasonry bought a nice new Pilot Air compressor this week and I can say that they are a good piece of kit and good value too!

And they are Made in Australia!!!!!

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Rider Update

Tamworth Bitza’s

Great Article in the Northern Leader

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Well it has been a busy week, and as Thrusday’s departure approaches there are few things to tidy up.

I tried to start it yesterday and no joy, sounded like no fuel and being a bit gummy with old fuel I decided to pull the carbies out for a clean. Its getting easier everytime.

Grace was quick to point out a clamp that needed tightening. My new Apprentice

I took it out for a longer ride today and it starts and runs well. I have gone for 75 to 85 main jets as 80’s didnt come in the jet kit I was put onto. Its up to 460cc from 398cc.

With the mixture out 1-3/4 turns it was killing the flame, I have back it off too 1 turn out and it still gets a bit fluffy once it warms up. Will try 3/4 turn tomorrow.

With the lowered pegs it is just about perfect for me and I finally rigged up a hand rear brake, that works. very handy as the disc is a bit ordinary.

There has been a bit of overflow from No2 & 3 carbies but a tap with a screwdriver seems to get the seats to settle.

It is such a great bike to ride, light and neutral and cant wait for the 5 day Scrapheap Adventure Ride over Easter

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Team Inverell
Joe Bliss’s Suzuki GSX250 1981 model with some bits from Yamaha,some bits from Honda

Col’s comment is. ‘It look like a Triumph Scrambler’ :silly:

See you next week Fella’s

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Kanahooka High School made the local paper! well done team!!!

I was on the Pilot Air Compressors stand at the Burson Auto Parts Trade show. we had a great night and they had their girls walking around shaking everyone down for donations!! Will count it tomorrow but seems they did well!! Thanks Bursons!!!

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You two are crazy :woohoo:

PEZZ can you email this out to anyone else who might be interested in our ride down South? Thanks mate…

Anyway, we successfully pre ran the ride down to Tumbarumba this weekend. OK we did it in a 4WD but that is because we had the Triton decked out like a space shuttle with Four GPS working overtime to record all data.

DAY 1: (Thursday 5th April ) Our ride will leave DURAL (269 New Line Rd, DURAL opposite the Golf Driving range and 400m down the road from Macca’s if you are hungry) at 8am sharp. This is because we have a 420km ride to Gunning. We will head North up Old Windsor Rd, the cut out to cross the Hawkesbury over the Sackville ferry. Then we will follow the Colo River and on up to Bilpin where you can refuel.

Bilpin to the Hartley Valley up to Hampton and then across to Oberon for a QUICK lunch and fuel. We will then slab it for thirty or so kms to Black Springs before finding some very nice gravel to Tuena and Binda before wending on to Gunning. You can also fuel up at Binda. The first day’s ride is a grade 1 ride and doable in a 2wd car.

DAY 2: (Friday 6th April) Our ride also starts at Gunning at 8am. PLEASE SEE THAT YOU ARE REFUELED THE NIGHT BEFORE OR EARLY AM… The ride takes us cross country to Wee Jasper (There is no fuel or food at Wee Jasper) and then we will continue on the dirt to Tumut. There is a mix of tar and unpaved roads. At Tumut we could stop for lunch or if all is well and we are running early I suggest we head down to Talbingo for lunch and fuel. From Talbingo we head up into the Bago State Forest. It might be considered a Grade 2 at this point as although the roads are reasonable it gets a little steep in places. If it is wet we might look at our options here for anyone who is worried about riding dirt in the rain.

Day Two is an easy distance of less than 300kms. We come out on Elliott Way just a few kilometers from our destination.

DAY 3: (Saturday 7th April Loop Ride)… This is a moderate to easy Loop ride with section one heading South to Tooma, being less than 100kms to lunch in Tumbarumba. The afternoon Loop is a fantastic ride up through the Bago State Forest back to MacPhersons Alpine Retreat for the evenings festivities.

If you need accommodation at Dural let me know. You will need fuel for approximately 200kms but we can carry fuel in one of the trucks. There will be at least two support 4 x 4 vehicles with trailers and the OLD BULLS TRAILRIDERS are leading the ride and sweeping the ride.

Cheers

Steve
steve@adventuremoto.com.au

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Pilot Air Comporessors had a stand at the Hare & Forbes 3 day sale and so we decided to add my XR460/4 to the display. Got a bit of interest too!!!

Here is the guilty party who covered the seat in a walnut brown with a quilted speckled red top

It sure is a bit out there!!! But a big thank you Shane and Trimtastic in Toowoomba

Close up to show somw detail

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Rider Update

David Adams from the south Coast and his little XT Ready for the run. Well Done Dave!!!

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Its World Down Syndrome Day today 21 – 3

This reflects the 3rd, 21st Chromosone which is what defines Down Sydnrome

Let us in – I want to learn
Down Syndrome International presents the global video event “Let us in – I want to learn!” In partnership with 68 countries for World Down Syndrome Day 2012.

Please watch this video and help us create a single global voice for advocating for the rights, inclusion and well being of people with Down syndrome on 21 March.
The contributions are arranged alphabetically by country (Albania to Zimbabwe), so we see our own Grace Gilsenan quite early!

A nice demonstration that people with Down syndrome are born into all cultures, all ethnic groups, all nations – we are part of a world-wide community.

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Rider Update

Here is a 750,000k one owner GT750 thats certainly seen some action!!!!

Warren says:
Here’s a few photos. The Oodnadatta track one was taken in 1986 when the bike was only 4 yrs old. We rode across the middle of Australia on that trip, via Giles weather Stn and the Gunbarrel, various other pictures taken over the years. The trip to Bedouri I was with 2 guys on trail bikes, it was a good dirt road until it rained, then I had to take my mudguard off, both the trail bikes were stuck in the mud for 2 days, but the GT750 got through, and I waited for them at Boulia.

Note the tyres below

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