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Fridays ride started out on Kakoda, aptly named as it it has got really overgrown, lots of grabby vines , little traction. The trail was a 7km challenge and took 4 ever . :unsure: :unsure: :unsure:
Next we offed into one of Snowys favourites, loosely called one of many valley of dooms. Luckily we took the easy direction , down hill, but believe it or not it was more overgrown than Kokoda. :ohmy: :ohmy: :ohmy: Even the bullet pruff DRZ boiled ( promise of more surprises to come. One high point was Boonys Kato expiring . I went back uphill to rescue our stranded sweep.
Normal questions:-
Polly “whats wrong “
Boony “it wont go no power”
Polly ‘Where is the fuses”
Boony ” F Nose”
Polly ” Before I get the NRMA for u , have you checked the choke ?? “
Boony ” Yeah Polly go get Damos …. please”

After finding Damos a bit down the steamy jungle, I managed to get him to help the luckless Boony.
Result Boony finally found where his Kato’s fuses were kept. with Damos assist.

Other blokes have their “fuses” hidden in other places ???? ( in Joke 👿 👿 )

After all of us finally extricating our tired bodies / MCs out of the doom land we got onto some nice open singles and cooled down back to the beer camp..

Saturday a new day , more starters Bols ( now mounted on a red 450) , Nags ( making a guest appearance after a 4 year layoff ) Buzz & Aaron .
We all had a great blast from the camp out to the highway then started back into the singles. Unfortunately it was in the singles where I lost the plot and had a big falling out with the yellow bike.
It all happened so quick , one minute just cruisin without a care, next second lying under yer bike pondering is my body going to work??
After getting my breath back and realising my riding was done for the weekend it was a slow ride back to base camp.

I must thank ALL of the guys for being so supportive and helpful during my little orf.

So there my ride report stops, but the fun continued ….
I have some pics , I will load them in a few days – my net con is severely restricted – overdrawn account.

Polly

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TB

Pls put me on the list

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Mal

Im with Aido , great photos.

The enduro track looks really rough, makes our singles look great.
Sad to see no yellow bikes in the selection..

[PeterMember]

Well done guys..10/10

I even watched the dark side part of the video, and thought it was kinda kitch.

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As promised some pics of the ranga ride.

Early start.
Temp at the top about 14 degrees C :sick: :sick: :sick:

New starter one Bill

New starter two Boony :woohoo: 👿 :S

Boony showing some pace thru the singles, or was it just the dark that blurred the pic
About here the choke is on. 😆 😆

Nundle rides are not hard, even bikes like this are OK, handful but OK

Predator , under new management

This is just about where Boony’s top mechanic Damos finds the dshi has left the choke on .. Wow it will go noe without that impediment, :cheer: :cheer:

Just after TAC tried an unsuccessful roost on Boony.
Step 1 find a mud puddle
Step 2 line up Boony
Step 3 Gas the Kato

& the oops the Kato gets traction and takes off like a scalde cat and plants itself into a tree.
The bark off the tree was caused be the launched Kato

Step 4 retreat home feeling kinda sheepish. :silly: :silly: :silly:

Then orf to a nice up & down on parachute & then coffee/lunch at the Berry Patch

Don’t Know what snowy was doing here to his mate B but it dont look good 😆 😆 😆

Then the trip home via Fridge Hill

Nigel

Damos

Buzz showing pace on the Yamahahahah

Lastly the ranga..

A good days ride except for the 2 mishaps.
Still we all survived to ride another day

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All

This is continued in the thread as below:-

“Re: maiden voyage of the ranga”

http://www.obtrailriders.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&func=view&catid=2&id=118258&Itemid=75

Only Boony could stuff this up. He is now a well trained fully indetured Kato rider…… 👿 👿 👿 👿

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Well the Sunday 15th Jan 2012 came & went.

Boony fell off once ( Or was it a track inspection?) & had an embarrassing moment.

Hey Damos why won’t the plick of a fing idle. :S :S :S

Simple ya dumb shite the choke was on. :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

I think Boony still has the woody from yesterday. (Cloud 9 on a KTM).

The rest of us plebs just enjoyed the ride

Some pictures and maybe a ride report to follow ( I learnt that from TB ).

[PeterMember]

PTW

I will be in Mateland (on route to Coffs) on Wednesday , Thursday If that is any help 2 u.

Pls PM if necessary

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Aaron

Oh Gay fast rider
Have a “cracker” of a day

Polly

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I always enjoy riding Nundle with the Tamwegians.
The riding over the three days was great 10/10 guys. :woohoo: :woohoo:
Boony,Snowy & Tamwegians , I know you all put a heap of time into making the event memorable for everyone. WELL DONE
Thanks to all for their donations to the Hanging Rock Rural Fire Brigade. :woohoo: :woohoo:

Some pics of Saturdays Ride
The obligitory brief

The Berry Patch for lunch and fuel, the berry desert fab :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: 😆 😆
And a special treat , a chance meeting with the local constubulary on their mighty DRZ’s

Happy Riders :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Around “The ring of nowlege” after a good priming at the PEEL

Nice T shirt

Murph getting a lesson in Hewbrew :silly: :silly: :silly: :silly:

On to Sundays ride, some sweet singles through the pines, Snowy luvs these.
Then off to Parachute Hill , a lovely 600m drop in about 4 minutes.

Total distance covered over the 3 day ride fest , 280 klicks
Great Event – look forward to next year

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A few pictures of our weekend test ride to wet your appetites until the Xmas ride bash.
Friday.
We camped over towards the Ponderosa, 7 riders. a 70 k ride.

Headed toward Nundle to check out a rumour of an off road way out of Nundle
Snowy checking out his maps :silly: :silly: :silly:

Boony on his best behavior 😆 😆 😆

Damus having a power nap in the sun

Ready to blast orf

Through the creek & up the steps

Down the mother of Jesus hill – a steepish rutted downhill :ohmy: :ohmy: :ohmy:
Not as hard as it looks :huh: :huh: :huh:

What goes down must come up – Boony helping what a nice chap :kiss: :kiss: :kiss:

Saturday 9 riders 100ks
Another pearler of a day for a ride.
With a Kato 350 to evaluate :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

Some of the Nundle hills :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Unfortunately even new katos are not immune to flats – or was it just pep??

Our posing moit

Yep that tube is beyond wepair

Saturday Night saw the crew being pretty worn out from the great riding experienced. The beers round the campfire sorta interrupted by a very large thunder storm.
Bonus from the storm was water on the trails to keep the dust down.

Sunday 14 riders 130ks
Morning tea at the Berry Patch YUM YUM

Some practice at getting over logs :unsure:

Snowy in action, Is that terror in his eyes at the anchor in flight , even Pep seems to be saying whoa up 😆 😆 😆

Another creek crossing

This looks like Boony chucking rocks in the creek, probably to help some poor rider get a bit more traction .. NOT :angry: :angry: :angry:

Nearly home

SUMMARY
I had the best 3 day ride. It seemed that the gods had made the weather & trails perfect for us.
From the steep Parachute Hill, Mother of Jesus , the singles thru the plantation pines.
Wow just great.

Thanks to the orgynizers Snowy & Boony.. :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:
To all OBT’s, head to the Xmas ride , you won’t be disappointed.

My only query is why is Boony so sensitive about lamb all of a sudden ??

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Well maybe now its time for me to become an adventure rider :dry: :dry: :dry: :dry: :dry:

I some how don’t think SO

Welcome Stuie and enjoy the site, the friends & the riding

[PeterMember]

Party Time

After Saturdays Ride we all needed a debrief, yeah yeah , then on with Menace and being 40..

Question 1: Why do camp fires smoke always chase ME?

Question 2: Are the following photos taken at a Klu Klux Clan gathering, or just some misguided aussie pea heads, you make up ure mind.. :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :kiss: :kiss: 👿 👿 👿 👿 👿

Bob & Aaron chatting about explosives, or fast bikes (DRZ’s)

Hats of to these guys, great party organisers :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

Stuie, up and coming KATO pilot, and relative of very old & feeble DRZ rider :blink: :blink: :woohoo: :woohoo:

Shit Buzz , dont go to sleep when menace is talking to u :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Boony looking his most inteligent , extoling the virtues of DRZ’s & being over 40 :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

And then outa the blue, an idea – lets light this party up WOW looks like Cooma replay :silly: :silly: :silly: :silly:

At last sanity ? prevails and the KKK hats are disposed off

Now to get really spaced out :dry: :dry: :dry: 😆 😆 😆 😆

Lovely Couple – TA for an extremely memorable weekend – 10 out 10

So to bed for all the old farts, some kicked on and were not so healthy on Sinday.

Sinday action

Buzz repairing a Saturday incident :ohmy: :ohmy: :ohmy: :ohmy:

Aaron being a sturgoen changing the air thingamy on the new 250

What the F is this about,, Mini TB – some sort of legend ??? 😆 😆 😆 😆 😆

Yep we tourists did get out for a ride on Sunday , all had a ball, hate to be a local with a hangggg oooover

Thats all folks.

Just summing up – I had a great weekend – thanks for turning 40 Menace, and giving us an excuse to party – ride etc.. etc etc :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

Polly

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Friday Arvo ride

Aaron race tuning the CRF250 :unsure: :unsure: :unsure:

Some riding shots

Tamwegians plus :ohmy: :ohmy: :dry: :dry: :sick: :sick:

Scenic Lake shot

Saturday Ride :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer:

The remote chopper dazzles with tricks :silly: 😆 :silly: 😆 :silly:

Briefing from the ride lead :S :whistle: :whistle: :whistle:

Some mad downhills

Creek crossing Boony,Snowy & Bill ( sorry bout the quality of rider & pic)

Snowys DRZ requiring a tad of maintenance – loose power lead

Nice graphics

This is the trail that turned into a creek, near where the 4x$s were trying to destroy themselves

Last riders thru

Onto lunch at the Rawson Pub

Refuel for the run home

A breather taken

Menaces Bling ( check the spokse)

There is no way to describe the beauty of this country :silly: :silly: :silly: :silly:

Now its orf to the party ……………………….

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They say half the fun is getting there..

The Tamwegians pick up the coasty for the sojurn to head further south..

Some have refreshments to make the miles fly by :dry: :dry:

The inevitable result :huh: :huh:

Later team up with the South Coasters at COOMA for a sleep over and shenanigans 👿 👿
Matt , Nathan & Bob had been for a blat in the Cooma area and Bob had unfortunately busted a crutch cable on the WR. Delivery by TAMWEG.

Bob installs and tests cable after a little drink. Note the fine bike stand

How to unload from the stand. Lower back wheel onto ground , engage gear and release cwutch :ohmy: :ohmy:

Note big hole in ground

Add more fizz – sleeptime

Friday dawns in Cooma

Bobs excavation :ohmy: :ohmy:

And the damage done to an unsuspecting car parked behind the fence :blush: :blush: :blush:

Aarons new bike gets decorated

Artwork adorning team south coast transport 👿 👿

On the road again south of Cooma

Do they welcome dirt Bikes ??

Its a great country, must be some good riding in them thar forests

Boonys bike cops graffiti attack in Victoria :huh: :huh: :huh:

Anti grafiti squad swings into action.. :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

Next stop Hayfield , Vic
More adventures to unfold later…

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