No way in hell - extreme enduro

[Big Dave]

Some of you mad buggers might be interested in this.

http://www.kiwirider.co.nz/nwih.html

more details as they come to hand.

[White trash]

Sounds soft.

Jesus! Just looked and I'm almost a "vet"? WTF?

[Big Dave]

Sounds soft.

Jesus! Just looked and I'm almost a "vet"? WTF?

You need to see a Vet.

At some stage I'll be under the tree bridge with a camera, but that sounds like a troll.

[cave weta]

Sounds soft.

Jesus! Just looked and I'm almost a "vet"? WTF?

One more year and Ill be MegaVet!


looks sweet Dave!- Ill be in- are quads allowed?:dodge:

[vazza]

LOL Sounds extreme! Id be down if I wasnt broken!

[scott411]

im lets see, nice hot day at the end of summer, some nasty trails, mmmmmmmm

at least there is not 10,000 odd people to laugh at me like the city scramble

[tri boy]

Extreme topography in that part of the world.
Damn, two good events on that w/end. Killacycle at Meremere, and now this.
Decisions, decisions:scratch:

[cave weta]

im lets see, nice hot day at the end of summer, some nasty trails, mmmmmmmm

at least there is not 10,000 odd people to laugh at me like the city scramble

That was ME they were laughing at Scott!- you did well!

[White trash]

im lets see, nice hot day at the end of summer, some nasty trails, mmmmmmmm

at least there is not 10,000 odd people to laugh at me like the city scramble
Laughing?! Mate I was cheering my head off for ya!!!!!!

[EXCDirt]

When they say hard, how hard is this?
Is it long and hard or just short and impossible?
Distance? One day I assume?

Anybody keen to team up for it?

[honda_power]

Finally. Always wished there was an event like this. Im in.

[xen]

Yeah reckon I'll be there, its a one day race

[4stroke]

mint, ill have to sort some shit out and do some practice riding along logs, hopefully i can get that weekend off.

[Rupe]

I'm in. looks like you can buddy up, anyone keen for that?

[flyingcr250]

could be keen, be good to taste a proper hard enduro even if i dont finish ha ha ha

[jt119]

could be keen, be good to taste a proper hard enduro even if i dont finish ha ha hayoull finish just mite not be the same day you start like me

[K6K]

I'm hoping to do it but the first round of the enduro nationals/TTR is the day before at the same place. the last special is an "extreme section" so I'll see how I am at the end of the day. It would be a bloody hard weekend doing both days but it is Auckland Anniversary Stat holiday on the Monday so there is some recovery time!

[dafydd roberts]

Against my better judgement I have to give this a crack :baby:

Anyone doing this event will be able to obtain any Hyde product at a discounted rate from their local Hyde stockist.

[flyingcr250]

Against my better judgement I have to give this a crack :baby:

Anyone doing this event will be able to obtain any Hyde product at a discounted rate from their local Hyde stockist.

oohh yea if i do this ill have to bust out the big skid plate and pipe guard

[CRF119]

I hope its a massive log! With wire mesh so there is some grip when it gets wet. Used to have that on a mountain bike track we did.

[oldguy]

be there to watch, wont be the same without my camera thou.

[vazza]

I'll be there taking photos id say :D

[theblacksmith]

Ive rode on this property a few times now. Plenty of looong steeep hillclimbs, wet bush hillclimbs and a rocky river bed. Have no idea where on the farm where they re holding this event but it should be a goodie. I remember that the owners son is a hell of a rider, we watched him climb the hill visible from the pits.No on else managed it.

[little.whittle]

Ive rode on this property a few times now. Plenty of looong steeep hillclimbs, wet bush hillclimbs and a rocky river bed. Have no idea where on the farm where they re holding this event but it should be a goodie. I remember that the owners son is a hell of a rider, we watched him climb the hill visible from the pits.No on else managed it.


Oooh i saw that haha was awesome to watch

[camchain]

I'll be there taking photos id say :D
Ha hee. Poor ol vazza, 'No way in hell' indeed. Never mind mate, you'll be back into it!

[vazza]

Haha nah its all good mate. It's all part of it. Will be getting surgury soon so I'll have a brand new knee! :D! And a brand spankin new bike which ive got plenty of time to save for haha ;P

[Big Dave]

Page updated

http://www.kiwirider.co.nz/nwih.html

[cheese]

I think I pushed a wrong button before I'm not sure where my post went.

Anyway, would you compare this doing wires in reverse? or harder than that? I look at the likes of the Ezburg with the 2m high drop offs that you have to jump and that shit would scare the shit out of me. I'm kind of keen on this, but worried that my skills would fall far short and my fitness even more so. It would be one of those rides my goal would be to finish!! LOL

Pity its so short notice too. Its not a lot of time to prepare!

[B0000M]

looks fun, but too short notice for me

[flyingcr250]

I think I pushed a wrong button before I'm not sure where my post went.

Anyway, would you compare this doing wires in reverse? or harder than that? I look at the likes of the Ezburg with the 2m high drop offs that you have to jump and that shit would scare the shit out of me. I'm kind of keen on this, but worried that my skills would fall far short and my fitness even more so. It would be one of those rides my goal would be to finish!! LOL

Pity its so short notice too. Its not a lot of time to prepare!

yea im the same, a bit more info would be good, im pretty keen on doing it probably with a team mate.:crazy:

[Big Dave]

All I have so far - Ring Sean

[cave weta]

Well its now 6 days that I have waited for information after emailing them twice............

and somewhere, a little boy waits.......

[Rupe]

Well its now 6 days that I have waited for information after emailing them twice............

and somewhere, a little boy waits.......

I got an email back the next day, but it pretty much says what is now extra on the advert thing

[takitimu]

I think I pushed a wrong button before I'm not sure where my post went.

Anyway, would you compare this doing wires in reverse? or harder than that? I look at the likes of the Ezburg with the 2m high drop offs that you have to jump and that shit would scare the shit out of me. I'm kind of keen on this, but worried that my skills would fall far short and my fitness even more so. It would be one of those rides my goal would be to finish!! LOL

Pity its so short notice too. Its not a lot of time to prepare!

Well I watched the Extreme special test after last years enduro & it was pretty rough, think 4 metre near vertical drop into creek with 1.5 metre vertical bank on exit. There were bikes 2 metres up in trees ( John R., way spectacular ), alot of problems with the exit. It looked tough, real tough.

I'm not real sure I want to see what Sean Clarke would call tough, thankfully I won't have a choice I'll be away with work. If I was here I'd do the enduro on Saturday & go watch the extreme stuff ( awesome enduro as an aside ).

[cheese]

Meow........ I'm out.

[cave weta]

Well I watched the Extreme special test after last years enduro & it was pretty rough, think 4 metre near vertical drop into creek with 1.5 metre vertical bank on exit. There were bikes 2 metres up in trees ( John R., way spectacular ), alot of problems with the exit. It looked tough, real tough.

I'm not real sure I want to see what Sean Clarke would call tough, thankfully I won't have a choice I'll be away with work. If I was here I'd do the enduro on Saturday & go watch the extreme stuff ( awesome enduro as an aside ).

Mmmm.... I earn my living with my body and bike, I think Ill just cheer the boys on from a hillside with a few cold beers.

[xen]

Ha ha yea sounds too extreme for me too, might go down and watch

[takitimu]

If you head down, do the enduro Sunday, I'm actually really gutted to miss it, some really nice riding in there.

Didn't mean to put people off the extreme enduro, I would have had a go at going down the bank, just not sure I'd have made the exit.

[flyingcr250]

uuuummm aaaahhhh i just remembered i gotta do a thing on that day...............:eek5:

[takitimu]

Mmmm.... I earn my living with my body and bike, I think Ill just cheer the boys on from a hillside with a few cold beers.

Totally cool fun watching I have to say & Sean puts on one helluva an enduro with at least one special test wrapped around the pits so you can go watch.

There was a big area for camping last year to, all I can say is wish I was going :).

[Rupe]

If you head down, do the enduro Sunday, I'm actually really gutted to miss it, some really nice riding in there.

Didn't mean to put people off the extreme enduro, I would have had a go at going down the bank, just not sure I'd have made the exit.

Extreme enduos are ment to be hard, with only a few finishing. I guess thats why they do the buddy system for people who want to give it a go, at least then you have someone to help if you get really stuck. I'm still keen if someone wants to try (come on barty!!) and I can fit it in.

On a side note, all those boys that spent the winter ridding the coro ranges, and telling me Mr motocycle rides aren't changling enough for them. I expect to see you down there on the start line, not hidding behind weak excusses!!!

[jt119]

Extreme enduos are ment to be hard, with only a few finishing. I guess thats why they do the buddy system for people who want to give it a go, at least then you have someone to help if you get really stuck. I'm still keen if someone wants to try (come on barty!!)
On a side note, all those boys that spent the winter ridding the coro ranges, and telling me Mr motocycle rides aren't changling enough for them. I expect to see you down there on the start line, not hidding behind weak excusses!!! that looks better rupe

[cheese]

Extreme enduos are ment to be hard, with only a few finishing. I guess thats why they do the buddy system for people who want to give it a go, at least then you have someone to help if you get really stuck. I'm still keen if someone wants to try (come on barty!!) and I can fit it in.

On a side note, all those boys that spent the winter ridding the coro ranges, and telling me Mr motocycle rides aren't changling enough for them. I expect to see you down there on the start line, not hidding behind weak excusses!!!

I know its meant to be hard, but that might be just a bit out of my depth....

[xen]

Extreme enduos are ment to be hard, with only a few finishing. I guess thats why they do the buddy system for people who want to give it a go, at least then you have someone to help if you get really stuck. I'm still keen if someone wants to try (come on barty!!) and I can fit it in.

On a side note, all those boys that spent the winter ridding the coro ranges, and telling me Mr motocycle rides aren't changling enough for them. I expect to see you down there on the start line, not hidding behind weak excusses!!!

Yea true about only few might finish, but all the stuff I've been riding in coro is challenging but not 'fuck your bike and yourself if you fail' hard. Namely 4m drop's I haven't had much practice at all with speed + air, getting up the other side not so bad, I know how to ghost alright :laugh:

[Rupe]

Yea true about only few might finish, but all the stuff I've been riding in coro is challenging but not 'fuck your bike and yourself if you fail' hard. Namely 4m drop's I haven't had much practice at all with speed + air, getting up the other side not so bad, I know how to ghost alright :laugh:

4m NEAR vert he said, and it might not even be in the course. Come on you ride a KTM don't they do it for you!!!
It says it gets harder as it goes on, so if you come accross something too much for you thats where you end the race, it's only a bit of fun. They might never do an extreme race here again.

[xen]

4m NEAR vert he said, and it might not even be in the course. Come on you ride a KTM don't they do it for you!!!
It says it gets harder as it goes on, so if you come accross something too much for you thats where you end the race, it's only a bit of fun. They might never do an extreme race here again.

Haha you make a good case, yea I can blame the bike if I can't do it all.. tentatively in

[Rupe]

Haha you make a good case, yea I can blame the bike if I can't do it all.. tentatively in

Just think if you like this kind of thing and want more events like this in NZ, people have to show this by turning up and doing them

[cheese]

Dam you Rupe, you keep tempting me. I know what you mean, it would be cool to just enter to say "I did that". Its like when we did the wires in reverse, at the time I was thinking "this is mental" but at the end I was glad I did it.

Dilemma...

[flyingcr250]

executive decision time.....................

[tommorth]

i'm in i'll start thinking off excuses for failing now but stuff like this doesn't happen often haven't riden for nearly two months ate to much ham at christmas ............... getting fat and lazy lol

I'm going for a run tommorrow

think the team ideas a good one

jt your gonna need a big bottle of water for your bike

[cheese]

Everyone else is doing it so I will too. Gosh what have i got myself in for..... I better kick back into my gym program. Interval training till I puke here I come!

[cheese]

Hey all you guys that aren't entering better come pit crew!

[clmintie]

Hey all you guys that aren't entering better come pit crew!

Haha............ CAMERA TIME......... ;)

[jt119]

i'm in i'll start thinking off excuses for failing now but stuff like this doesn't happen often haven't riden for nearly two months ate to much ham at christmas ............... getting fat and lazy lol

I'm going for a run tommorrow

think the team ideas a good one

jt your gonna need a big bottle of water for your bike
and a shit load of luck

[dafydd roberts]

i'm in i'll start thinking off excuses for failing now but stuff like this doesn't happen often haven't riden for nearly two months ate to much ham at christmas ............... getting fat and lazy lol

I'm going for a run tommorrow

think the team ideas a good one

jt your gonna need a big bottle of water for your bike

LOL its not just me that thinks this then, He has made a homemade thing holds about a gallon still boils out, cant wait to see it in the race. It will be spot the steam coming.

[EXCDirt]

Just try and suss the course out in the morning or the night before.
We can all take a litre bottle of water each and drop them at 1km intervals for JT! Haha! (Not that I'll be in front of him)
Just have to keep moving or hope there's clean puddles and river crossings.
I just started my training on my Bmx tonight. Jumping into a foam pit must count as some form of training?

[xen]

We can all take a litre bottle of water each and drop them at 1km intervals for JT! Haha! (Not that I'll be in front of him)

lol good idea

[tommorth]

water bottles everywhere is a great plan lots of drinks everywhere went for a surf yestrday im sure that was good exersize

[vazza]

Drink ALOT of water during the week.. That enduro is going to be evil.. You're gonna need to be very hydrated.

[cheese]

Should also be carb loading a few days before hand too.

[jt119]

LOL its not just me that thinks this then, He has made a homemade thing holds about a gallon still boils out, cant wait to see it in the race. It will be spot the steam coming.i hope that learners bike of yours shits the awd and then rips all the teeth off the rear sprokit C...

[jt119]

lol good idea and your my riding buddy in this mad race

[cheese]

Should we make up some team shirts again?

[cheese]

Hey John, have you tried some water wetter yet?

[jt119]

Hey John, have you tried some water wetter yet?

ya its got some stuff in it now called mo cool seems to run abit cooler with it in it

[cheese]

Well my partner is out so I've got no team. So I'm out too I guess. Never mind, next one!

[xen]

Well my partner is out so I've got no team. So I'm out too I guess. Never mind, next one!


lol giving up abit quick think theres others needing partners

[flyingcr250]

Well my partner is out so I've got no team. So I'm out too I guess. Never mind, next one!

i could be talked into being your partner cheese. for the race i mean........

[cheese]

LOL team Steve!

[flyingcr250]

LOL team Steve!

ha ha ha i never thought of that...

[cheese]

Talk to you about it tomorrow.

[tommorth]

so its this sunday whos in are you tough enough?

[cheese]

What time does it start?

[xen]

Ye doesn't say anywhere wtf

[flyingcr250]

na im out, im gunna do the one on saturday

[Rupe]

so its this sunday whos in are you tough enough?

was out, but think i'm in again now. Could do with the prize money so might head down.

[xen]

was out, but think i'm in again now. Could do with the prize money so might head down.

You better after hypin it :P
Jt is too scared now

[honda_power]

I will be riding... Looking forward to riding enduro again... Its been a while.
What time is it and how long between gas stops? Sorry if these have been answered im using a phone and cant be assed reading 5 pages

[cheese]

Yeah I was keen on the race, but it sign on at 8:30, and race at 10. For me to get there, I’d have to leave home at 6am..... So be up at 5.... its a 3 hour drive each way, so race a crazy race then drive home knackered....

[Rupe]

Yeah I was keen on the race, but it sign on at 8:30, and race at 10. For me to get there, I’d have to leave home at 6am..... So be up at 5.... its a 3 hour drive each way, so race a crazy race then drive home knackered....

ok, looks like I'm out again

[Rupe]

what happened, did anyone get out alive?

[dafydd roberts]

Was a brutal event some of my bike is destroyed at one point I was sliding down hills with the bike sliding next to me, was absolutely insane but that’s what it was supposed to be, we got as far as we could the skies opened up and the track was halfway down the bank and that was our race over. The only down side was after 2 hours of hell and insane terrain we got to the road, were you had a choice to turn to go back to car park or carry on up the most mental hill ever, most bikes turned to the car park but we pushed on, the only way down was down a vertical bank and it was vertical, anyway spectators had gathered and we decided to lower the bikes down on strops just to get down to the bottom in one piece the reaction of the crowd was not the best and if you haven’t got the balls to ride and have no idea what we had gone through to get the bikes that far in one piece you should shut the hell up. They had gathered there just to see the bikes/riders end up head first in the river I’m all for watching the chaos but when it doesn’t happen to turn to abuse is just wrong.

But a big up to the organizers can’t wait for the next one.

[cheese]

Maramarua was fun today, sounded like you went through hell!! I would have done the same think Dafydd, those who gave you shit, well there weren't riding now were they. All very well you point the finger.

[xen]

Ye that was nuts even tho I only got to do a small portion of it.. weren't long into it and marshalls caught up to us after some hill climbs and reckoned we wouldn't be able to do the tougher hills so diverted us to the middle of the loop with a big grassy terraced fuck off hill. Had a go getting up, you had to zigzag it, only got half way, man I have a new appreciation for the skills of the guns, they were making it look easy.
Organisers did a good job definitely extreme and the rain made it crazy, wonder if chrisktm can tell us how it compares to the ones overseas.. piece of piss? lol
Yea daf thats off mayb they should have tried to ride some
Bit dissapointed to not try the groveling stuff but maybe a good thing by the sounds of it lol... i need more practice

[takitimu]

Was a brutal event some of my bike is destroyed at one point I was sliding down hills with the bike sliding next to me, was absolutely insane but that’s what it was supposed to be, we got as far as we could the skies opened up and the track was halfway down the bank and that was our race over.

Major :niceone::niceone::niceone: Dafydd, sounds really rough so damn well done for getting as far as you did.

That sucks about the crowd, though those that can do, those that can't watch & to make two hours is impressive, I kinda had a suspicion after watching last years extreme test that it might be a bit rugged.

[theblacksmith]

Was a brutal event some of my bike is destroyed at one point I was sliding down hills with the bike sliding next to me, was absolutely insane but that’s what it was supposed to be, we got as far as we could the skies opened up and the track was halfway down the bank and that was our race over. The only down side was after 2 hours of hell and insane terrain we got to the road, were you had a choice to turn to go back to car park or carry on up the most mental hill ever, most bikes turned to the car park but we pushed on, the only way down was down a vertical bank and it was vertical, anyway spectators had gathered and we decided to lower the bikes down on strops just to get down to the bottom in one piece the reaction of the crowd was not the best and if you haven’t got the balls to ride and have no idea what we had gone through to get the bikes that far in one piece you should shut the hell up. They had gathered there just to see the bikes/riders end up head first in the river I’m all for watching the chaos but when it doesn’t happen to turn to abuse is just wrong.

But a big up to the organizers can’t wait for the next one.

Good on you for having the nuts to give it a go Daf's and anyone else here that did as well. Congrats to Mr Birch and Damon Neild.
And to the people who were talking shit - on yer bikes if ya think you can do better!!!! Or stay home and watch Coronation Street lol

[tommorth]

awsome event great stuff daf to get so far the point of those drops wasnt to ride down we were all told to lower or throw our bikes off when we got to them . The skys truly opend up later in the day great effort for all who entered. I was way over my head mnot enough skill not fit enough etc etc .Pulled something in my groin near the start so was actually fairly glad to be diverted ,definitly looking forward to haveing anothe rgo next year with a bit more preperation .

I think less that 15 people mad ethe first section in the 2hours , no one was even ready when Birch finished he had to go do the last section again so they could wave the flag and take a pic. which was pretty cool so got to see the master jumping out of the creek twice

few good pics on overthetops facebook page thanks stu didn't even know you were there great one of k6k lying in the creek and xen about to shower me and a marshal in mud
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=10752887&id=254441400012#/photo.php?pid=10752887&id=254441400012&fbid=437928245012

[cave weta]

What a day! I arrived after the start But was told 55 starters at the end of the day I think 8 made it to the finish!
It rained all night and then rained all day!- it was hard enough just being a spectator! Big ups to Daff and Tommorth! I didnt see either of you all day- Me and Birch dried out Ollie Sharps bike after he dropped it just befor e the 1/2 way. but still too slow to meet the cuttoff!

What an event! photos here: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/album.php?aid=377686&id=254441400012&ref=mf

[tri boy]

Respect.
Only in my dreams would I try riding a course like that. (going from weta's pics)

[IIIRII]

Noobie / Phil & Me all went down for our first ever national enduro on Saturday.
We were unsure how hard it would be and on the way to the event we spotted some arrows which appeared to be on a near verticle hill and we all looked at each other and went WTF ??
Then it occured to us this was most likely for the Sunday event ...

Anyway ....
We didnt really have a clue what to do but the organisers were awesome and gave us an idiots guide to what to do and how to do it.
The 3 of us started on the same minute but hadnt really warmed up by the first special stage which did make it harder than it really was.
About 4 k into the 105k enduro, we were going down a pretty steep hill , when Noobies rh bar hooked into my lh bar, All I remember was thinking , this has the potential to be a fuck up,,,,,
Both of us over the handlebars tumbling down the hill, I was lucky enough to break the fall of the KTM hitting the ground by putting my body between it and the ground....(andf I think Noodbie as he was unscathed)
All I can say is it ihad so much potential for a "westpack rescue helicopter" moment...
Noobie kept going and I was fortunatly only winded and bruised.
The marshalls were pretty much there straight away, I said I was ok but needed to rest for a few minutes, went into shock blabla .....they seemed to think someone on a suzuki clipped Noobie and pushed him into me..So cheers for that, could have passed another 100ms down the track and never risked killing anyone ...
Took some harden the fuck up pills and carried on...


Anyway, I did the first two stages but my elbows were both so sore I really couldnt ride, the rh one looked like it had been plugged into the compressed air.
I must have landed on my ass somewhere during this as I have bruised my tailbone too, so everytime I tried to site down or everytime the seat wacked me I nearly bust into tears....
Pulled the pin when we arrived at the pits...

Anyway, Noobie plodded on and completed the event , so Big thumbs up ...
Really well run event with (From what I rode ) AWESOME terrain....
Really liked all the water crossings and the steep stuff.....(Might not of if it was wet)

So points for the Noobie, but not me :(
4 weeks to recover till round 2

[Rupe]

sounds real hard, good on those who did it. Gutted it didn't work out for me to get down ,not that I'd of done any good just wanted to experience it.
Next year.

[EXCDirt]

Well done to the guys that had a go!
If Daf says it's hard.... That means real hard!!! I shudder to think really.

Would've loved to come and had a go at it. Are they planning to do more?
I guess we could just organise a ride in Coro with Daf and crew?
8 finishers! That's madness in itself.

[dafydd roberts]

This is my gear lever after just 15km had to do the rest stuck in 2nd gear including the hell hill.:blink:

[B0000M]

that looks like you could still change gear by hand!

[cheese]

that looks like you could still change gear by hand!

Not really ideal though is it!

[takitimu]

This is my gear lever after just 15km had to do the rest stuck in 2nd gear including the hell hill.:blink:

That is brutal, I shudder to think what impact caused that !!.

[Reckless]

Good on ya Daf and the others for giving it a go! Looks bloody hard.
Mind you if Chris Birch finished it and did a bit of the final stage again not impossible (well for him) LOL!!
I'd also be keen to hear how it rated by world standards. Someone that knows him, might have to txt him to comment I haven't seen him on here for a while!

[bbh13]

Saw chris yesterday said he was off to Italy for Hells gate...

[Reckless]

Saw chris yesterday said he was off to Italy for Hells gate...

Did he say how he rated the one Daf and the boys just did??

[K6K]

Article on the NWIH on BikesportNZ.com (http://www.bikesportnz.com)

http://www.bikesportnz.com/?p=2364#more-2364

[honda_power]

Was a great event... Will need to prepare a little more for next year. Some really nutty terrain.

Ended up breaking my finger on a tree, hand swelled up like crazy, bloody mish to get out not being able to use break or throttle properly. Always use barkbusters.

Also like to send a big 'fuck you' to some guy on a ktm who smashed me and my bike off a cliff and rode off, costing me at least 20-30 min and a lot of energy

[B0000M]

Also like to send a big 'fuck you' to some guy on a ktm who smashed me and my bike off a cliff and rode off, costing me at least 20-30 min and a lot of energy

was it a 500+ cc ktm??

its typicallly those that have peolple like that on them... im building a stereotype



there are the odd exception- i will list them below that i know of
cave weta

end of list

[tommorth]

ouch hope that heals up soon might be a good idea to bring a ramp next time to aye :)

[chrisktm]

Did he say how he rated the one Daf and the boys just did??

It was about as hard as half of one day at Red Bull Romaniacs. The big difference is that the ground was so soft it cut out very quickly making it a lot harder for guys at the back. It was a brilliant event and good on everyone who gave it a shot!

Im in Italy now for Hells Gate and its 1 degree above freezing, snow everywhere and its going to be a proper hard race. Credit card just maxed out three days into a three week trip!!! Gulp.

[vazza]

For those of you who dont know, Birchy came 4th in Hells Gate. Well done! I heard it was supposed to be very trials orientated..

[Krudler]

Does anyone have any photos of the No way in Hell?

I rode in it, and the exact same thing happened to my bike as dafydd's - gear lever bent to the foot peg. Would have happened around the 15km mark also. At the top of the long rutted hill.

[cave weta]

Does anyone have any photos of the No way in Hell?

I rode in it, and the exact same thing happened to my bike as dafydd's - gear lever bent to the foot peg. Would have happened around the 15km mark also. At the top of the long rutted hill.
Read back a few posts and you will see the link to my photos of the day- If you are not there - give me your bike number cos I only posted the ones who I knew.

[Krudler]

Can you see if you have any photos of 43, 44 or 45. Thats my brothers and I. I also had 725 on side number plates. They are all red CRFs
Thanks

We didnt really make it very far. Next time Ill know to take extra anti boil. By the time I got the top of the first major hill my bike was cooking. Had to fill it with powerade.

[takitimu]

Can you see if you have any photos of 43, 44 or 45. Thats my brothers and I. I also had 725 on side number plates. They are all red CRFs
Thanks

We didnt really make it very far. Next time Ill know to take extra anti boil. By the time I got the top of the first major hill my bike was cooking. Had to fill it with powerade.

I've seen a few CRF's cook when it get's a bit tight, a bit like the KTM's with the thermostat still in.

Dunno if you can get it in NZ, but Spectro make a decent coolant ( Scott Summers recommended it in his husky writeup ), he was running a higher pressure cap as well ( 1.8 ).

[honda_power]

yz250 #41? thanks

[cave weta]

Okey didely dokey!-
Ive been through my shots- I have photos of 77 80 75 82 83 69 18 8 15 73 25 7 54 12 10 51 1 and also veg playing up on his side car...
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My upload ability is crap because Im on a wireless connection. but just ask me which ones you want to see and I will add them to my face book gallery. - you can suck them out of there and do what you wish with them.

[K6K]

Okey didely dokey!-
Ive been through my shots- I have photos of 77 80 75 82 83 69 18 8 15 73 25 7 54 12 10 51 1 and also veg playing up on his side car....

Do you have any more of 83 other than the ones in your facebook album?

[xen]

82 Please Stu :)

[honda_power]

ouch hope that heals up soon might be a good idea to bring a ramp next time to aye :)

yeap, a ramp, barkbusters, camelback and have some breakfast before riding would be a good idea.

[dafydd roberts]

yeap, a ramp, barkbusters, camelback and have some breakfast before riding would be a good idea.

:eek5::eek5:

[flyingcr250]

yeap, a ramp, barkbusters, camelback and have some breakfast before riding would be a good idea.

ha ha ha thats a shocker