Sandpit this weekend? (6 Dec)

[flyingcr250]

looks like the rain is going to stick around all weekend, who's heading out to the sandpit on sunday?

[noobi]

if anywhere, probably there

[oldskool]

looks like the rain is going to stick around all weekend, who's heading out to the sandpit on sunday?

me. I'll see if I can download some Glen Miller

[camchain]

if anywhere, probably there
Might be there as well noobi, still have a bit more procrastinating to do yet.

[Reckless]

Might be there as well noobi, still have a bit more procrastinating to do yet.

Me too! love to go back to Wires with the boys this Sunday especially in the pissing rain like last time! LOL!! Took my poor old screwed knees a fortnight to get over it! But it certainly puts all other trails in perspective!!

Sandpit Nice thought! I'll probably end up working on the house! First ride back I might sneek out somewhere alone anyway LOL!!!

mmmm juries still out??

[Chia]

Sandpit will be mint with all this rain :niceone:

[EXCDirt]

.... So will the wires track!!!

[xen]

Me too! love to go back to Wires with the boys this Sunday especially in the pissing rain like last time! LOL!! Took my poor old screwed knees a fortnight to get over it! But it certainly puts all other trails in perspective!!

Yeah come on man can do gutbuster this time as well :)

For wires noobs don't leave it too late to try it before it drys out and gets too easy. We took a noob up there last week who hadn't even been doing some expert loops at trail rides and he was sweet as just found it physically hard going. The biggest challenging bits now apart from the rock garden are the deep ruts that only requires a lot more effort in the push/pulling dept.

[jt119]

Yeah come on man can do gutbuster this time as well :)

For wires noobs don't leave it too late to try it before it drys out and gets too easy. We took a noob up there last week who hadn't even been doing some expert loops at trail rides and he was sweet as just found it physically hard going. The biggest challenging bits now apart from the rock garden are the deep ruts that only requires a lot more effort in the push/pulling dept.id tell hamish your doing the gutbuster whenyou get to that hut he did well last week

[flyingcr250]

fuck going to wires after all this rain, i dont see what the big appeal is with that place.

[camchain]

I'll probably end up working on the house! mmm juries still out??
Verdict just in. Reckless guilty of too much working. Sentence: Take day off. Go riding. Sentences to be served concurrently :)

[cheese]

Yeah I'll try to come out in the morning.

[Ktmboy]

me. I'll see if I can download some Glen Miller

"When you wish upon a star":no: You'll keep son. LOL

[SpikedPunch]

I'm busy this Sunday with a xmas party thing so maybe we'll go on the Saturday, or maybe Krad will go without me on Sun :crybaby: Will be soooo good in the wet though!

[telliman]

i might break the ice on sunday!

[cheese]

Shit there is a large group going!

[flyingcr250]

Shit there is a large group going!

yep im def going, i welded my old pipe up hopefully it lasts more than 10 minutes this time before it cracks again lol

[camchain]

Saturday is looking like better weather, Showers morning then fine in the arvo. Sunday, showers turning to rain. 'Changeable' sounds like the operative word. Ride on at Mara on Tuesday too, interesting to see how trashed the place looks and if any dead bodies lying around.

(Noobi, I got the whole arse end off my bike, new heim joint, grease swingarm bearings etc etc.)

[noobi]

Noobi, I got the whole arse end off my bike, new heim joint, grease swingarm bearings etc etc.

dont worry, i still want to borrow your bike for a bit....:shifty:
i gotta do that some time

[noobi]

i reckon sunday will be better

http://www.metvuw.com/forecast/forecast.php?type=rain&region=nzni&noofdays=3

iv found metvuw forecast maps more accurate than metservice forecast maps

[flyingcr250]

i reckon sunday will be better

http://www.metvuw.com/forecast/forecast.php?type=rain&region=nzni&noofdays=3

iv found metvuw forecast maps more accurate than metservice forecast maps

i thought rain was good?

[camchain]

i reckon sunday will be better

http://www.metvuw.com/forecast/forecast.php?type=rain&region=nzni&noofdays=3

iv found metvuw forecast maps more accurate than metservice forecast maps
Cheers, I've just been using metservice but I'll be looking at this one as well now. Pretty colours. Likely Sunday for me and dudes I ride with, I'm scared of the rain though...

[telliman]

haha, i might flag riding this weekend, far to much rain me thinks!

[noobi]

i thought rain was good?

nah, gasgas' are made of sugar

[krad_nz]

We're riding tomorrow/saturday. Busy on Sunday.

Weather looks pretty good tomorrow. Who knows though. ;p

[flyingcr250]

did anyone head out today? how was it?

[camchain]

Bikes back together again noobi, will be there 9.30-10.00. (Silver sedan).

[noobi]

Bikes back together again noobi, will be there 9.30-10.00. (Silver sedan).

sweet. just come over and start playing with the clutch again.....:jerry:
maroon rodeo with a canopy

[camchain]

Righto, see you tomorrow.

[krad_nz]

Wasn't too bad today. Weather was pretty good to us.

Big puddles in places but generally pretty dry.

Had a reasonable off. Got distracted by some other riders and started to head in the direction I was looking. Ended up coming off and smacking a rib into something. Nothing serious, just a bit tender now. Was probably overdue for an off anyway :P

Weren't many people there.

[REDRIDER]

telliman, see you up there mate, should be good with all the rain yesterday.....

[SpikedPunch]

I had one off on the farm loop. 'Looped' it out, funnily enough. Why do I always land on my head? :wacko:
Anyway, was very good fun :) Drier than I thought it would be, but still puddles up to [my] knees. Snake bite was my pick of the day, hadn't done that one in a wee while. Prob go to Paparimu next weekend.

[flyingcr250]

geez it was abit of hard work today, it was quite dry and powdery in most places, it didnt really suit me but had a good time anyway. big group of KB'ers out there today:woohoo:

[Midget200]

I had one off on the farm loop. 'Looped' it out, funnily enough. Why do I always land on my head? :wacko:
Anyway, was very good fun :) Drier than I thought it would be, but still puddles up to [my] knees. Snake bite was my pick of the day, hadn't done that one in a wee while. Prob go to Paparimu next weekend.

Geez didn't see you out there Spiked Punch, darn it! You must have been riding hard! I test rode a KDX200, awesome, really good up the woops! Oh no another bike change! Have heard really great things about the 200, no one has a negative thing to say! Yeah they're a little bit heavy, but what the hell. Very much like a man, there's no perfect man, and there's definitely no perfect bike for a vertically challenged female!

Glad that you're out riding again, have missed you over the past couple of months.

[cheese]

Had a blast out there today. It was a bit dry, but all good!!

[camchain]

Was nice meeting some KBers today. Kept an eye out for you on the trails redrider but it's a pretty big place!
Noobi and I swapped bikes and had a bit of fun comparing. (BTW Mine is 265mm across the frame above pegs) Judging by following noobi through the convict, Chris Birch training is good stuff. Riding well mate, looked quick and clean!

[noobi]

Noobi and I swapped bikes and had a bit of fun comparing. (BTW Mine is 265mm across the frame above pegs) Judging by following noobi through the convict, Chris Birch training is good stuff. Riding well mate, looked quick and clean!

I tried to get a measure, best i could was 270-280mm between the frame at the pegs and about 220mm across the bottom of the seat area. Whats yours across the bottom of the seat?

Thanks mate, its good to be at a point where im not completely useless... :crazy:

[camchain]

Hard to measure noobi, roughly 170-ish across seat base where it meets tank. My worn seat cover had lower coefficient of friction.
But your seat measures a little higher on the 'rockwell scale' though (ask the old fella on that one Lol).

Heard a rumour you were there today Reckless?

[noobi]

Hard to measure noobi, roughly 170-ish across seat base where it meets tank. My worn seat cover had lower coefficient of friction.
But your seat measures a little higher on the 'rockwell scale' though (ask the old fella on that one Lol).


I guess that makes sense then, its not so much the bike are kato is fatter through the pegs more that its just tapers more severely towards the seat, meaning it was further away from the knee area....
The gg tapers around 50mm between pegs and seat, KTM tapers about 100mm. :apint:

[camchain]

I think that's a good conclusion. Would very quickly get used to differences like these though. Interesting to see we both had different ideas on what we felt were the major differences though. First thing I noticed was how much lighter yours felt in the tight stuff, it really surprised me. Just the ticket for an event like the Redbull City Scramble or Te Puke endurocross I'd say.

[oldskool]

After all the rain over the rest of the country it sure didn't seem like it rained much at Woodhill.

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[flyingcr250]

looking forward to some hard clay this weekend:woohoo:

[oldskool]

looking forward to some hard clay this weekend:woohoo:
Me too. Had a gutsful (and faceful - thanks Steven) of soft sand.

[clmintie]

but it's soooo soft to "rest" in..... Ardmore tomorrow for those who crave the "hard"....

[cheese]

Oh stink! I missed out on the group ride.. :(

Oh and thanks for the banana skin on my antenna.

[oldskool]

Oh stink! I missed out on the group ride.. :(

Oh and thanks for the banana skin on my antenna.

You missed out on a good one. It was awesome us all riding off into the dust.

[krad_nz]

Sweet vid.

Was a bit wetter on Sat, but even then it wasn't saturated.