Mr Moto Ride Wairamarama-28th Feb

[Reckless]

ok my son can't get Sat off work so I'm going to do the Mr Moto Ride Sunday!!
(over my preference which was to have my first go at scrambles?)

Scott
will there be a 5k Learners loop like some of the other rides??
(trying to convince my daughter to come)

So who else is doing the Mr moto ride!!

Meet at the Bp Service centre Papakura at 8:15am its an hour from there so get there 9:15. Even that won't give us enough time to gear up before the traffic jambs start at the tricky spots! LOL!!
Be there or be square!!

Look out for us I'll put the KB flag up!!

PS weather prediction looks good for the weekend!

[scott411]

you beat me by 5 mins with posting this

we will have a medium loop, not sure if it will be quite 5 km but it will be at least 3 paddocks, and something that is a bit more than just a flat paddock

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[Reckless]

Ha ha Scott we can now read your mind via Kiwibiker LOL!!!

OK that should be great not sure if my girl can get a shift swap but that might motovate her to try a bit harder!

Sammy you coming??

[Jinxycat]

ok my son can't get Sat off work so I'm going to do the Mr Moto Ride Sunday!!
(over my preference which was to have my first go at scrambles?)

Scott
will there be a 5k Learners loop like some of the other rides??
(trying to convince my daughter to come)

So who else is doing the Mr moto ride!!

Meet at the Bp Service centre at 8:15am its an hour from there so get there 9:15. Even that won't give us enough time to gear up before the traffic jambs start at the tricky spots! LOL!!
Be there or be square!!

Look out for us I'll put the KB flag up!!

when you say the BP, is that papakura or bombay????

[Reckless]

Bp Service Centre Papakura!

We can add the BP Bombay as stop 2 if the More southern guys want to meet and not take the back roads directly there.
Actually probably better to make it that Caltex on the other side at Bombay so we can just turn left and go straight back on the motorway ( plenty of land there to stop without getting hung up in all those intersections)

So its Bp Papakura 8:15am unless we get requests to pick more up on the way!

[oldskool]

I'll be there. I have some unfinished roosting to do.

[Jinxycat]

yup, sign me up, will we have to wait for oldskool?

[oldskool]

This time I'll try a chest cam, to capture the riders I overtake, and the helmut cam pointing behind to capture riders 'trying hard' to overtake me. Should be fun when I edit them together

[Reckless]

I'll be there. I have some unfinished roosting to do.

Ha Re-jetted out Ardmore yesterday she's got a lot more go now! The Roosts just got bigger!!!
Just have to watch out I've done the main jet right or bring some new plugs out and do a plug chop run or two? If anything she's still a bit rich but Ardmore was far to short a track to do much with anything but the airscrew, pillot and needle settings. Work in progress at the mo!!


yup, sign me up, will we have to wait for oldskool?

Na bugger that we didn't get enough loops in last time we leave at 8:15 sharp!!! (Unless I'm late LOL!!)
I need as much rest as I can get between loops!

[Jinxycat]

agreed, two loops it just a tease, lol.

[oldskool]

Na bugger that we didn't get enough loops in last time we leave at 8:15 sharp!!!
I need as much rest as I can get between loops!

Hey hang on a minute, the way I remember it Rick, it was you we were waiting on!!

[Reckless]

Hey hang on a minute, the way I remember it Rick, it was you we were waiting on!!

OUCH!! you got me on that one!!! LOL!!

Looks like two of my other riding mates are coming so the teams is building!

Who else is in!!

[noobi]

Me and dad most probably, maybe Phil as well.

Scott, are there gonna be any expert sections? I dont remember any the previous 2 years

[scott411]

no real expert sections in this one, but there are some bits that are testing

cheers

Scott

[D dub]

no real expert sections in this one, but there are some bits that are testing

cheers

Scott

Will there be easy options around any " testing" bits? This will be my sons 8th birthday and his first real farm trail ride so I don't wont to discourage him to much!

[flyingcr250]

ill be there, gotta test out my new steering damper..

[Reckless]

Will there be easy options around any " testing" bits? This will be my sons 8th birthday and his first real farm trail ride so I don't wont to discourage him to much!

I hope Scott can work in a few to stop the traffic jambs. But if he's not quite up to the main trail then maybe he should stick to Scotts intermediate track over the three paddocks. My daughter and a lot of others here only ride these and its just enough. My take would be, only take him on the main loop if he's so board he begs you, there's plenty of fun, skill, speed and pain to be had in the intermediate loop.
Just my 2c.

BTW look us up we may have some riders his skill level for him to hang with!

[scott411]

well said reckless, i think at 8 years old unless he is amazing riding leave him on teh smaller loop, maybe try glen murray next summer as that is prob the most easy track we do, and with another 8 months riding under his belt he will be ready for it, find some people with kids the same age and you will be able to share the dutys of looking after them all day with the group,

[daddycool651]

yes , im in ... plus 5 , we meet at the Tuakau Pub carpark at 0800 hrs , " coz we're locals " ... ps (yeah we hate , gutless police bashing f#ckhead youths also ) , had to put my 2 cents in , I feel a bit better now , anyway ... WAIRAMARAMA rock on Sunday !!

[IIIRII]

This time I'll try a chest cam, to capture the riders I overtake,

So it'll be a really short movie ?

[oldskool]

So it'll be a really short movie ?

oooh yeah... I'll be pickin on the midgets alright!!!

[green machine]

Yep i'm in...............

[green machine]

yes , im in ... plus 5 , we meet at the Tuakau Pub carpark at 0800 hrs , " coz we're locals " ... ps (yeah we hate , gutless police bashing f#ckhead youths also ) , had to put my 2 cents in , I feel a bit better now , anyway ... WAIRAMARAMA rock on Sunday !!

I hope i'll be safe at your place on Saturday Night..........

[noobi]

ill be there, gotta test out my new steering damper..

i gotta test out ma new bike...

[flyingcr250]

i gotta test out ma new bike...

:shit::shit::shit:new bike?:shit::shit::shit:

[L Rider]

i gotta test out ma new bike...

What did you get Dale? Have you sold your old one?

[noobi]

na ah, cant get off topic now... youll have to wait till sunday

[Midget200]

I hope i'll be safe at your place on Saturday Night..........

I hope you'll be safe on Saturday night Green Machine, it's always good to 'be safe'. Where on earth is the Tuakau Pub?

[Jinxycat]

This time I'll try a chest cam, to capture the riders I overtake, and the helmut cam pointing behind to capture riders 'trying hard' to overtake me. Should be fun when I edit them together

is that cos you will have your "secret wepon!" LOL :2guns:

[oldskool]

is that cos you will have your "secret wepon!" LOL :2guns:

nah I'll have that well and truly tucked away.

[Jinxycat]

nah I'll have that well and truly tucked away.

shhhhhh, its a secret, remember:mellow:

[oldskool]

shhhhhh, its a secret, remember:mellow:
well it's not a gasgas 200 if that's what your thinkin!

[Jinxycat]

are we still talking sexual inuendo or bikes, i lost track

[oldguy]

Where on earth is the Tuakau Pub? I think its in Tuakau:rofl:

[Taz]

Where on earth is the Tuakau Pub?

Yes it's in Tuakau......... Tuakau aint real bid dude.

[Jinxycat]

Yes it's in Tuakau......... Tuakau aint real bid dude.

like at auction?

[oldskool]

like at auction?

look for the 2 cows in the paddock.

Hey jinxa, I might be traveling with pongy so might be a bit later haha

my DIY chest mount HD SD vid cam (with circular polariser) is almost ready for the ride.

[Jinxycat]

did the wine glass and tape come in the box?:yes:

[oldskool]

did the wine glass and tape come in the box?:yes:

haha the gaff tape is an intrinsic part of the bodge up, and the wine glass well it needed a refill for more inspiration! But I'll be so wired up and opticafied that I'll have a valid excuse when all you's rooster me out of pure sexual spite!

[Jinxycat]

But I'll be so wired up and opticafied that I'll have a valid excuse when all you's rooster me out of pure sexual spite!

wow thats pretty deep, you on the wine again?:drinkup:

[RJM]

Right managed to find a couple of riding buddies so will be there on my CRF250R flanked by a couple of CRF250X's. Looking forward to hitting the trail and getting some more experience.

[scott411]

was a good ride today, 573 riders, unfortantly a few injuries and another helicopter with film crew on it, thanks for all those who turned up,

[little.whittle]

was a good ride today, 573 riders, unfortantly a few injuries and another helicopter with film crew on it, thanks for all those who turned up,
Yeh my dad will be on tv ... =/ Broken sholder and socket and the ball of he shoulder

[tnarg]

Awesome ride. My first weekend off in months and my first time away from sand in ages. Took a bit to get used to hard ground again but got it pretty quick and had heaps of fun.

[RJM]

It was a great ride with a nice mix of terrain. A little unnerving seeing a guy down a bank not far into my first lap, but as always the marshalls and medics were there quick smart.

Biggest suprise of the afternoon was being breath tested just near the Tuakau bridge - looked like they had a few people pulled over.

[flyingcr250]

It was a great ride with a nice mix of terrain. A little unnerving seeing a guy down a bank not far into my first lap, but as always the marshalls and medics were there quick smart.

Biggest suprise of the afternoon was being breath tested just near the Tuakau bridge - looked like they had a few people pulled over.

yea they were just setting up as i went past. i didnt really enjoy this ride, for some reason i just didnt get into it, might have been all the HUGE dropoffs making me nervous, . i saw alot of people go over banks, not my favorite ride
.

[green machine]

After doing the first loop with a shocking hangover i thought....nah this ride isn't for me,i took a cement pill and did a second loop and loved it.....the second loop always seems to be better,you know the trail more and after hundreds of bikes have been through it seems to be flattend out a bit more,so well done to Scott and all involved

[noobi]

lol little whittle, my dad will also be on tv, as will I...

Dad(IIIRII) broke both his tibia and fibula in his right leg towards the ankle when someone T-boned him off a steep hill...

Also, to some complete c&%t who nearly ran him over as he lay there, your a complete c^%t. you were riding one of the demo suzukis between 12 and 1 oclock and had blue gear. And the fact that you nearly hit us wasnt bad enough, you went mental and started abusing us because you nearly hit us...


But big props to the MR guys, and especially to Nellie (sp, sorry) who was there quickly and had some anasthetic and knew exactly what to do, and stayed and helped untill dad was in the chopper, your a legend !!!

[green machine]

lol little whittle, my dad will also be on tv, as will I...

Dad(IIIRII) broke both his tibia and fibia (sp) in his right leg towards the ankle when someone T-boned him off a steep hill...

Also, to some complete c&%t who nearly ran him over as he lay there, your a complete c^%t. you were riding one of the demo suzukis between 12 and 1 oclock and had blue gear. And the fact that you nearly hit us wasnt bad enough, you went mental and started abusing us because you nearly hit us...


But big props to the MR guys, and especially to Nellie (sp, sorry) who was there quickly and had some anasthetic and knew exactly what to do, and stayed and helped untill dad was in the chopper, your a legend !!!

Ouch......that sounds painfull.as for the f**kwit on the demo bike,he is just one of many that are at every trail ride doing what they do best......being f**kwits,so Dad will be out for a while,you may have to keep his bike in good running order

[SpikedPunch]

lol little whittle, my dad will also be on tv, as will I...

Dad(IIIRII) broke both his tibia and fibula in his right leg towards the ankle when someone T-boned him off a steep hill...

Also, to some complete c&%t who nearly ran him over as he lay there, your a complete c^%t. you were riding one of the demo suzukis between 12 and 1 oclock and had blue gear. And the fact that you nearly hit us wasnt bad enough, you went mental and started abusing us because you nearly hit us...


But big props to the MR guys, and especially to Nellie (sp, sorry) who was there quickly and had some anasthetic and knew exactly what to do, and stayed and helped untill dad was in the chopper, your a legend !!!
Wow, what a complete fuckin douchenozzle! Mob justice needed in this case I'd say, some people really need to learn respect for others :2guns: Sorry about your old man, noobs, hope he heals up quick, we wondered why we didn't see you guys there today.
I wasn't riding due to being a crip, but have to say, this ride has one of the neatest looking kids loops I've seen, really visible and a good size. And an excellent view of the riders heading back over the other side of the carpark over the hill! Big downhill and a straight with a little natural jump made for fun watching, cool watching a trail ride from so far up, felt like watching helicopter footage. Real shame about the injuries, I was just saying to meatbomb not ten minutes before the helicopter showed up how good it was there hadn't needed to be a chopper that day.

[krad_nz]

Had a pretty good ride. Bumped into climintie and sophie on each loop. Did a loop with my brother and one by myself.
Getting stuck behind a quad was pretty stink. I just pulled off and waited for a bit to let the dust settle and get some distance between us. He ended up pulling off due to some break down or something which was good for the two wheelers. :P

Real dusty and hard for the most part but with a couple of slippery sections coming out of stream crossings just to keep you on your toes.

Definitely lots of carnage around the place. Saw more than one person getting rescued after taking a ride down a steep bank. On the long steep decent on my 2nd loop someone had lost it and was being seen to. Its always interesting observing human nature when it comes to tricky obstacles. People who clear them all accumulate on the other side and watch the show unfold. :)

I think it was one of those rides where it was best to ride at 80%. One mistake and your going to hospital in some places. I had two guys over take me going at a decent pace, but within 100m I had caught up with them again as they recovered from nearly going off the track. Hard not to get caught up in going as fast as you can though.

Hope your dad is comfortable n00bi. Did the person that t-boned him stop and help etc? What part of the track did it happen?

[oldguy]

yea they were just setting up as i went past. i didnt really enjoy this ride, for some reason i just didnt get into it, might have been all the HUGE dropoffs making me nervous, . i saw alot of people go over banks, not my favorite ride
.

I have to agree with you their, that is steep country no room for error.
Sorry to hear about you dad noobi came that hill as oldskool was walking back up to you guys I stopped at the gate,
saw there was a group of yous so carred on, didn't know who was injured at the time.
As greenie said the second loop I find is always the better ride, as the first i use just to learn where all the tricky parts are.

[oldskool]

I'd have to agree with flyingcr and oldguy, I will not have fond memories of this ride. Going down a steep descent I heard a little kid bawling his eyes out as he attempted to ride/slip down. I wouldn't have considered it a family ride and am glad I didn't bring my little ones with me. I shudder to think what it would have been like wet, especially on some of those rocky ridges with big drops both side.

Get well soon Glenn. I hope you aren't in too much pain and heal fast. It's a numbers game this sport we're in, and the funny thing is your injury has made me rethink my involvement in it. Sometimes I wonder if I would continue riding after an injury but didn't think I would question it after a mate gets injured.

Well my DIY chest cam housing failed. What I didn't allow for was the polarising filter somehow buggered with the fisheye and the result was a blurry discoloured video. And then the fisheye fell off and the image cleared up but all you get to see is throttle control and some of Glenn having a sleep on the side of the hill, but I won't post that. The reverse helmut cam worked well so I will post some of that angle of the ride tonight when I get home from work.

I rode a mates YZ250F all day and I hafta say I am spoilt riding the KTM 350. Whereas the plush KTM would have soaked up all the bumps, have perfect linear power control over bumps and holes, big stopping power with no brake grabbing, the YZF was the complete opposite. It felt like I was on a pogo stick, over bumps I'd wonder which way I would bounce and land. The brakes locked lot's and 1st gear is so tall, going through tight turns, even with a lot of fanning of the clutch it sometimes would bite too quick and boof it would stall. What I did like about the YZF was it was 20kg lighter and isn't as tall as the KTM. I had a complete workout. Something I'd forgotten about since riding my old KX.

Yeah I was breathtested twice at the booze bus. Thanks FlyingCR for giving me the heads up. I drank copious amounts of water before running the gauntlet. Oh and I passed!

[L Rider]

Sounds like i was lucky the kids had racing & i couldn't do this one - i would have failed badly!

Dale - hope your dad is comfortable & heals fast. Sounds like there sure were some dickheads riding there.

So Evan, what ya gonna get in a bike? Still going for a YZF 250? Choices choices.

[oldskool]

Sounds like i was lucky the kids had racing & i couldn't do this one - i would have failed badly!

So Evan, what ya gonna get in a bike? Still going for a YZF 250? Choices choices.

Hava look at the video I'll post later before you count it out. A bit of carnage and idiots yeah but still another riding experience you can notch under your belt.

I don't know what bike anymore. I'm pretty much happy with the KTM handling and power the big bore gives it, the magic button is great too, just the weight is so taxing!

Wouldn't it be funny if I really enjoyed a 200 2T enduro!

[RJM]

I agree with some of the above comments. I've very much a novice rider, only way to improve my riding... I was taking it very easily through the 'goat' tracks at the start of the ride, especially after passing the first accident. As I know I'm a novice I pull over as soon as I can but there was one quad who went flying past me on one corner that was just ridiculous.

The other incident I found was idiotic was another accident on the second loop. I came up to a guy standing on the side of track waving his arms so obviously slowed to a crawl and some idiot went blasting past me and through the accident site. It's a trail ride not a race, some guys just need to learn a little courtesy.

In saying that though a number of people I let past give a quick wave which is appreciated.

Over all I think the ride was a good mix of terrain. I certainly wouldn't have liked it if it was wet. The hardest part of the ride for me was the steep downhill in the white powdery stuff.

Looking forward to the Waikaretu Beach run, hopefully this ride is within my abilities!

[SpikedPunch]

Wouldn't it be funny if I really enjoyed a 200 2T enduro!

Buy one and then give it to me :)

[Reckless]

Well I had a bloody good day!
3 loops as fast as I dared 94k, ok for an old fella and came back in one piece! Criked my ankle when I put my foot out when I shouldn't have but not to bad. After the first run did a final main jet change and the bike felt bloody awesome in the engine and the suspension. Good power to hover the front up over all the ruts etc and Dangers suspension was floating me beautifully over everything else!!

Bloody dust though Jeepers you had to have a lot of faith in the guy in front as you couldn't see the trail at all when following!

Good ride thanks Scott!!

BTW scott is caught between the frying pan and fire here! Make it very non technical like this one and you get more speed induced injuries. Make it a bit more technical and you get huge traffic jambs! Its really a no win situation for him??

[lizzywutang]

I loved this ride... only did one loop as I am sooo unfit and also had no hydration pack (silly move on such a hot day!) - didn't think I would even be able to hold on til home on that last hill up to the carpark, but the one loop I did get in I thoroughly enjoyed. The stream crossings were awesome, just enough of a challenge without being too scary for a not-so-expert rider like me ;-) Thanks Scott.....

[clmintie]

Absolutely loved this ride (always do) Sophie and I TRAIL rode it, lots of stops to take pics/admire the view and let the dust settle...

Most impressed with the medics at these rides, their training and skills are right up there and I wonder if the "Darwin" riders realise how much they're helping with that training :whistle:

Scott, on a related note... Could there be a donation box for the medics at sign on, I for one would happily put a few $ in......

[Meatbomb]

Was a good ride..deff not my fav tho..helped some dude out with a broken bike at one of the last big up hills so did my good deed for the day :) l

who owns the orange 3 wheeler? looked nuts just keeping it uprite ?

and the dude in the trials bike wearing a singlet for body armour(skins over rated) KEEEEENNN :).. very good rider tho.
was a bit dodgey coming across people injured with in 5 mins of the start of the loop..

[Midget200]

Was a good ride..deff not my fav tho..helped some dude out with a broken bike at one of the last big up hills so did my good deed for the day :) l

who owns the orange 3 wheeler? looked nuts just keeping it uprite ?

and the dude in the trials bike wearing a singlet for body armour(skins over rated) KEEEEENNN :).. very good rider tho.
was a bit dodgey coming across people injured with in 5 mins of the start of the loop..

Yeah I saw the trials guy too, with the singlet on! He reminded me of the guy at the City Scrambles!

Don't know who it was, but some really cool guy helped me in a ditch. I looked up and there were about 10 people waiting to come down! He got my bike out and started it!

Some guys are so awesome at these rides, whoever you are. Came off on another corner and 2 guys stopped immediately and got my bike from down the bank! You guys rock! Wouldn't say it was a favourite, but it was a challenge and I'll probably be back next year! The downhill was really cool, last year couldn't do it! Yeha getting better!

[RJM]

I actually stopped for a break along the way and watched the trials guy playing on some rocks. Absolutely incredible bike control!

[flyingcr250]

Yeah I was breathtested twice at the booze bus. Thanks FlyingCR for giving me the heads up. I drank copious amounts of water before running the gauntlet. Oh and I passed!

i almost got snaped TXT'n you while i was driving, lol,

[scott411]

the Trials rider was my ex parts man MAtt (he left on friday) the first part of the ride with the steep drop offs is his old mans farm, all the brothers can ride pretty good,

the medics are supplied form the Pukekohe Motorcycle Club who have there own ones now, they are paid by the organisers but i am sure they will accept any donations, Rosie (Nellies Mum) runs the operation and will gladly put money into more equipment if it comes in, we have at least an advanceded paramedic on site at all rides now, some of the medics come from as far as New Plymouth and Whangarei to help us out so it is pretty cool,

as for the idiots, (and the one on my demo bike) we find them, and give them one chance to sort there shit out, unfortuantly i can not watch them all the time but will sort out when i can, report them to me or one of my guys and i will sort out as best i can

[SpikedPunch]

I rode a mates YZ250F all day

Ah ha! I saw you when we were leaving, said to krad 'Hey I thought I saw oldschool but his bike wasn't orange..', well there ya go :)

[Reckless]

Ah ha! I saw you when we were leaving, said to krad 'Hey I thought I saw oldschool but his bike wasn't orange..', well there ya go :)

We where all piting together up the end by the little red shed thingy! you sould have come said HI!!

Btw: Saw Midget out there on the trail and gave her a wave and a yell as I passed But didn't know if she knew it was me though?? LOL!!!

[flyingcr250]

We where all piting together up the end by the little red shed thingy! you sould have come said HI!!

Btw: Saw Midget out there on the trail and gave her a wave and a yell as I passed But didn't know if she knew it was me though?? LOL!!!

i saw a short person on a lowered KDX, i gave them a yell as i went past too lol

[SpikedPunch]

We where all piting together up the end by the little red shed thingy! you sould have come said HI!!

Btw: Saw Midget out there on the trail and gave her a wave and a yell as I passed But didn't know if she knew it was me though?? LOL!!!

Would have if I'd seen you guys :) I only spotted OS as we were leaving, and thought it wasn't him.

[Reckless]

Would have if I'd seen you guys :) I only spotted OS as we were leaving, and thought it wasn't him.

I think I had the KB flag up on the ute? There was me my three riding mates, Jinxycat, Oldschool, Nobbi and others! Oldguy and FlyingCr250 came for a visit. Not hard to miss people with 500plus riders there! LOL!!! We all missed Cimintie and we usually catch up with him at some stage LOL!!.

[Nellie]

Hey.

How is your dad doing? he had a pretty sweet break.
yeah that guy who almost hit us was a bit of a crazy rider.... i think we all got our words in tho.... haha

hope your dad had a sweet hellicopter ride and wasnt in to much pain.

[Nellie]

Hey.

How is your dad doing? he had a pretty sweet break.
yeah that guy who almost hit us was a bit of a crazy rider.... i think we all got our words in tho.... haha

hope your dad had a sweet hellicopter ride and wasnt in to much pain.


cya

Nellie

[noobi]

Hey.

How is your dad doing? he had a pretty sweet break.
yeah that guy who almost hit us was a bit of a crazy rider.... i think we all got our words in tho.... haha

hope your dad had a sweet hellicopter ride and wasnt in to much pain.


cya

Nellie

Dad is doing ok, had the surgery to screw his leg back together today, was pretty groggy when we went to see him tonight.
He said the helicopter was fine, but the ambo ride from the heli pad to the hospital was terrible, the drivers were crazy.
The xray is pretty impressive, ill post it up on here sometime.
Thanks again for your time and help on sunday Neliie

[Reckless]

Send our regards to your Dad noobi.
It could have been anyone of us passing that stuck guy to have him barge us off the trail just as we went t go passed!!

[Midget200]

i saw a short person on a lowered KDX, i gave them a yell as i went past too lol

Oh wow, I can't believe I still look short on my big bike!!! I was concentrating so much I didn't know it was you guys! I did hear a couple of guys say something as they went past. They also didn't roost me, so it must have been you and Reckless! The KDX is super cool, other than looking like a trials bike! Yeha, finally the perfect bike, I sorta knew it woulid be easier than finding the perfect man!!!

[IIIRII]

Thanks to all those who helped me out Special big hug to nellie and les

Legs back to its original shape but very swollen.

I dont really remember exactly how I came off, but I do know it wasnt from being an idiot, I do remember seeing someone in front of me having touble and slowing right down to get past, I think going arounf the lhs would have been the smart move ....
Anyway, Im 100% sure it was a genuine accident and dont hold any grudges etc:
When they pin your leg, the pin goes from the underside of the knee to the ankle ....!!!
I thought it was like only 100mm long ...
Ill post the xrays after we scan them ....
Again cheers to the rescue people and aploogies for needing to be rescued (it really fucked up my day too)

[Jinxycat]

welcome back brother, hope your recovery is speedy, all the best.:soon:

[Jinxycat]

Oh wow, I can't believe I still look short on my big bike!!! I was concentrating so much I didn't know it was you guys! I did hear a couple of guys say something as they went past. They also didn't roost me, so it must have been you and Reckless! The KDX is super cool, other than looking like a trials bike! Yeha, finally the perfect bike, I sorta knew it woulid be easier than finding the perfect man!!!

you do know the perfect man is a myth don't you?

[clmintie]

you do know the perfect man is a Smith don't you?

[Crisis management]

you do know the perfect man is a Smith don't you?

Using my name in vain here?

[clmintie]

And mine..................................

[IIIRII]

For those interested

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v20/IIIRII/leg.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v20/IIIRII/leg2jpg.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v20/IIIRII/leg3jpg.jpg
This is why it hurt....

[clmintie]

OK, you're winning in the X-ray stakes.... Man that must have hurt... How long before Nellie (the trail ride angel) got some pain meds into you? Heal fast mate.......

[krad_nz]

Damn, looks super painful!
Did your bike land on your leg and do the damage?

[RJM]

Well I'm no doctor but I do believe that is a broken leg! Where abouts on the trail did this happen? Was it one not far into the ride on the right hand side of the trail?

All the best with the recovery!

[Reckless]

OUCH !! Bet that freckin hurt!! hope they gave you something to smoke !! LOL!!!

Me an Noobi went back to check on your bike, we found it and started it about the 15K mark.
We where going to double up and go get it but back at base I think it was all sorted so we Left it to noobi to organinse!

Heal quick, your right thats a bloody long rod in there! Do they stick it right up the bone marrow??

Shit I think I'll ride a bit slower! if thats possible LOL!!!

[SpikedPunch]

Oh man, extreme! What the heck is a hori ray?

[oldskool]

For those interested

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v20/IIIRII/leg.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v20/IIIRII/leg2jpg.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v20/IIIRII/leg3jpg.jpg
This is why it hurt....

Fark that. Ouch, better not show the kids this one.


Where abouts on the trail did this happen?

The location is on the video I posted. Glenns orange bike is parked up against the fence on the left and Glenn is to the right down the hill. You'll see Noobie pull up and park against a log.

[L Rider]

Fukn hell - thats one horrible break painful looking break!!

[flyingcr250]

i tried to find my old xrays of the pins and screws in my hip, but i couldnt find them....

[IIIRII]

How long before Nellie (the trail ride angel) got some pain meds into you?
Not 100% sure maybe an hour.
Roughly 3 hours from when I did it to when they put me in the chopper.
Nellie, please carry more inhailer stuff ...:)
Yeah Im not a doctor either but I knew it was broken before I came to a stop down the bank....
The really loud "SNAP" followed by . my foot isnt connected to my leg, was a bit of a giveaway ...

[peadub]

i'm the guy who shared the chopper with Glen Not quite as sore as him luckily I've smashed my shoulder on a strainer post
Thanks to Scott who picked me up off the ground initially and the excellent first aid crew I'm sorry i cant remember all the names but i was pretty doped up by time the chopper arrived The staff in our ward 11 at Middlemore were great as well

[tnarg]

So you got Methoxyflurane then. Nice, works well. cant be near it myself...allergic. I m a volunteer for st john and was impressed to see that Puke have there own set up. Hope you heal well.