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Tough day :huh:

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Flying Fish wrote:

I might run something a little more aggressive on the front….but not sure what and if it will happen, just a thought at this time.

FF

After we discussed it today I have given it some thought Amy and I reckon a Dunlop 908 Rally Raid

Will work on the big bike, had one on tiger worked and wore well. Careful there are two Rally Raids you want the expensive one. I know where you can get them at a good price as well. Talk soon

TB

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update

From FB

Toby Price

Still waiting… Sitting still is hard, and things don’t feel better … Looks like a couple more days till I know answers….
Must of been half decent get off as I can’t remember the crash but it broke forks and bent a frame out of wack feel bad I wrecked a bike now

Hope it all works out he is scheduled for surgery tomorrow now

TB

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pete the wulf wrote:

ONLY TWO WEEKS TO GO :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

PTW

Hey Pete in two weeks time at 1pm you, Crash and I will be sitting in Hungerford pub having a counter lunch washing the dust down with stubbie and looking forward to the last 160kms for the day into Thargomindah

TB

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isambard wrote:

Trailboss wrote:

As far a GPS goes what sort of riding do you do? Where do you ride? And what do you ride? It all comes into making a decision around the purchase of a GPS.

TB

Currently on a DRZ400e. Will be there for at least 12 months before I get off my Ps and go shopping. Not really a preference for trails as still too new at this lark. Enjoyed bashing around the Barrington and Watagans but in both cases staying on/near the recognised trails. Aspirations of heading further, inland, once I get a bike with more than 200km range.

Have a Garmin eTrex in a cupboard somewhere, but thinking something with a larger/moving map would be better. Else I’ll sit up the night before drawing diagrams on a roll of paper, Dakar style.

With the DR having a battery you could run a Garmin Montana or a Garmin 660 both have big screens. Those two can be used car GPS style to navigate to a address as well.
If you like hand held GPS I can recommend the Garmin 62s. I have noticed that Ryda car radio have pretty good deals on them all at the moment

660

62s hand held

Montana

I can help you with software, mounts and stuff would have to be sorted

Hope that helps

TB

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Pezz wrote:

check your email

Chicken burger is on me, you free today???

OK will make it happen now, umm burger today no sorry mate flat out but will rain check that offer

TB

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Pezz wrote:

G’day Boony

It is coming together, he is waiting for TB to send down his GoPro footage to finalise the production

Pezz

And before you blame TB, TB is waiting for you or the other person that was sitting around eating chicken burgers and yelling instructions at him on the phone to send the %%#$$% address and I will send it. PULL YOUR FINGER OUT AND IT WILL HAPPEN :pinch:

Cant happen without an address PEZZ :whistle: :laugh:

TB

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isambard wrote:

Can I book a tentative spot?

As a complete rookie, keen to find out a bit more before disappearing into the bush.

For starters, any recommendations/links on which GPS to use? Guessing Google Maps on the iPhone is not going to cut it.

Steve

Hi Steve and welcome to the site. Sadly mate no the IPhone wont cut it.

As far a GPS goes what sort of riding do you do? Where do you ride? And what do you ride? It all comes into making a decision around the purchase of a GPS.

Happy to help and advise, have done a lot of this stuff and it would be good for other lurkers watching to see and read and may encourage them as well

TB

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micknmeld wrote:

Good one Lochie! Still waiting for the day Connor offers to do a tyre for me! Must be good to be rich! That tyre still has a ton of life in it!I headed off to Bourke and back with less tread than that!

Nah it’s a second hand tyre to run out before the Birdsville trip. You end up with some of mine for your NXs but that one was to good for a scrap bike. I have over 20 tyres here now that I reckon have some life left in them I will do another clean out soon and have some free to good home second handers. Found a place yesterday where I can get rid of them for $1 each :ohmy: cheaper than the tip at $15 each!

Connor :laugh: :laugh:

TB

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EAGLE`02 wrote:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LEFTY
Hope it`s a great day for you buddy,,, it`s not every day you get to turn “13” :laugh: :laugh:

sorry mate, couldn`t resist :whistle: Couldn`t believe it didn`t come up already actually ,,,
Well it is on your avatar pic

Cheers

It didnt come up Eags cause its his birthday :huh: Its not like its Petes birthday :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

TB

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Happy Birthday hope its a cracker,champ

TB

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Ollie wrote:

I remember about 20 years ago I had a Lazer helmet. We had a really wet weekend ride up at Buladelah I placed my helmet and boots near the fire to dry out next morning the helmet had deformed to a totally unusable blob. They were apparently 100% Nylon. The heat had also exposed a flaw in the Join line a decent hit would have opened it up like a water melon :S

ollie

Had a mate with a PE175 about the same time (20 years ago maybe longer) he had a pretty new Lazer helmet. It had never had a hit and fell of the handle bars onto the concrete and split in half almost. He pulled it apart by by hand, like your said Ollie a seem right up the middle and looked like it was glued together :blink:

TB

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LC4skin wrote:

I once saw a guy in a polka dot jersey :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick:

That rips that jersey its gold. But the question was “What is the worst gear you have ever had?” LC you arent cool enough to wear Polka dots LC :laugh: :laugh:

I bought 2 pair of Oneil pants in 2004 to wear to the Cape on an XR600R. They were brand new when I rode out of Cairns. Threw the first pair out at the Tip as they had fallen apart to the stage of unwearable :ohmy: The second pair fell apart on the 2nd last day and I wore jeans the last day :pinch:

TB

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Wigster wrote:

I see what you mean TB. That red clay looks slippery. In fact I know it is as I binned my Transalp on a track on a mates property out the back of Cumnock once.

So definitely new tyres for this one.

Don’t want to scuff up my new jacket.

Wigster

It wasnt real bad, a bit of throttle control (thats me eh Crash :laugh: ) and you would get through with half worn. My 606 rear was shagged and I didnt have any drama but new tyres would have been nice and I will have a set for the ride

TB

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Part 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KrO9Ib595U

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

TB

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