Waimak Norf Side Adv/Trail Ride

**cooneyr** · 15th June 2007, 08:45

Hi All,

I've been cleared for my re-introduction to the DR starting at the end of June and have a day leave pass. I'm up for some shorter/little rides till I see how the neck goes.

Meet up under the Wiamak main road bridge at 10am then to Oxford for coffee and cake via the gorge bridge and back down the Eyre or Waimak depending on time etc. Gravel roads or tracks along the Waimak so any dirt worthy bike welcome.

Got to get the shiny new duds dirty somehow

Cheers R

edited - Forgot the date being the 1 July.

**far queue** · 15th June 2007, 10:15

What day are you thinking of? I can do 30/06 - 01/07

**cooneyr** · 15th June 2007, 10:34

Neck might be healing but the brain obviously inst. Was thinking of the 1 July.

Cheers R

**SDU** · 15th June 2007, 12:11

Thats great you have been given the all clear,

I hope it all goes good & your neck can take the punishment.
Have a good ride.

**cooneyr** · 15th June 2007, 12:13

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.... I hope it all goes good & your neck can take the punishment......

We shall see, fingers crossed. Might be a DR650 for sale otherwise

(though there will be sufficient testing first).

Cheers R

**laRIKin** · 15th June 2007, 15:41

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We shall see, fingers crossed. Might be a DR650 for sale otherwise

(though there will be sufficient testing first).

Cheers R

Bugger I hope it all goes well for you.

**Transalper** · 16th June 2007, 09:26

Assuming i'm here I'll be in.

**timg** · 16th June 2007, 09:42

I'll be a starter if the day is half decent

Good to see you are well on the mend.
Cheers, Tim

**cooneyr** · 16th June 2007, 11:08

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Bugger I hope it all goes well for you.

I take it from this that you are not going to join us. Does that mean the puppies still need lots of attention of the 640 is still in pieces. Maybe we should have a session at yours to put it back together. You supply the beer and tools LOL

Will make a call on the weather on the Saturday arvo/night and post here.

Catch you round,
Cheers R

**laRIKin** · 16th June 2007, 12:11

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I take it from this that you are not going to join us. Does that mean the puppies still need lots of attention of the 640 is still in pieces. Maybe we should have a session at yours to put it back together. You supply the beer and tools LOL

Cheers R

No mate I did not say I would not be there?
I just meant I hope it all goes well on the health front.

But I have been very busy lately and have not looked at the bike.
I could ride it just by putting the tank and seat on, slapping rego and a WOF.
But I have given it a real good clean, the frame and every thing ready to give it's yearly work over.
So do not want to get it all dirty to have to give a real good clean again.

Like I have said I just have been to busy with other things at the moment.
And will try and make it.

And soon we will have to do a few dog shows

, so that is more weekends taken up.

So I have today to do a few thing around the house a road ride tomorrow.
And next weekend SDU is working so I should work on the bike then.
If I can leave the two Wolffes out side, as leaving them in side would be a disaster in the making.

**nigelp** · 22nd June 2007, 19:41

I am up for it, will the mighty XF650 be ok shod in Trailwings? Was thinking about chucking an E07 on for winter so have time to get it sorted before then.

**cooneyr** · 22nd June 2007, 21:37

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I am up for it, will the mighty XF650 be ok shod in Trailwings? Was thinking about chucking an E07 on for winter so have time to get it sorted before then.

The XF will be fine on those tyres as long as you dont expect to travel at enduro bike speeds. There is lots of gravel with the odd dirty puddle or two. If it all gets a bit much you can always head to and along the gravel roads running parallel about 100m away from the tracks. Mr Sensible did a similar ride on his 1150gs with similar or more roady tyres to trailwings. The E07 wont be much if any advantage over the trailwings on gravel or slippery surfaces that we will be travelling on.

Cheers R