Tussock Buster 2010

[B0000M]

so whos going?

[Jinxycat]

yup, me and three others, look for the big primer grey house bus, maybe we can all group somewere together.

[L Rider]

yip, sister in law, me & the kids are. Last year we had an army tent up & planned to meet up with some KBer's for a few quiets. We ended up in the hospital to the wee small hours so unsure in the end who meet up.

[BoristheBiter]

will be with the other half. too old to camp so staying in the motel.

[flyingcr250]

im going, ill be camping with a few other kb'ers

[oldskool]

Not this time. Easter is the week after and I am booked into the farm. Oops that was supposed to be a secret! :shutup:

[buffstar]

Whoo hoo we will be there......... not sure if we hard enuf to camp...... mite have to suss the motel also

[B0000M]

the camp is half the fun!!

[bbh13]

how much is the entry fee?

[4stroke]

na not for me, too many cows calving arround that date, looking foward to some more epic rides but,

[B0000M]

all details at www.offlimits.co.nz

[hamd0g]

im going... i wonder if it going to be as cold this year, last year all my gear had ice on it saturday morning... i know for sure, this time, my throttle cable wont fail me beofre the 2km mark, like last freaking year...

[SK1TZ]

Hey all,

I work for the company which has the NZDF supply contract, and I had this "great idea" for 2011 Tussock Buster, which had visions of Karcher tent, for blasting bikes down, and the Blackwoods Paykels tent, with tools and an Air Compressor etc for bike servicing....

when i floated it to my boss, he thought it would be great to sponsor it, and said we should do it this year, "Why wait?" he said....

looks like I just caused myself a heap of work in the next 4 weeks.

Look for the BlackWoods Paykels "Team Tent" anybody can rock up, pay a small gold coin donation and use some tools etc, with Wynns brake cleaner, degreaser, and chain lubes for demo, with all proceeds going to the Waiouru Kindergarten or something like that, and we will be giving away the Wynns products and toolkits at the end of lunch on sunday.

So, shall we put the KB clan near us then? Air dusters, Water blasters, air ratchets etc

lol, and I appear to have scored myself free travel and entry in the process.....

Bugger

Sam

[SK1TZ]

how much is the entry fee?

About a Hundy mate, and take an extra $50 and that will cover your food, camping, and Alcohol

the last time I had drinks on Army camp it was end of 2009 after awards ceremony.... premixers were $2 and beers were $1

not sure if that will be the case here tho

[SpikedPunch]

im going... i wonder if it going to be as cold this year, last year all my gear had ice on it saturday morning... i know for sure, this time, my throttle cable wont fail me beofre the 2km mark, like last freaking year...

Yes, bring spare gear (esp socks) or they'll be icicles by morning!
SK1TZ: Sounds awesome!
We should be along all things going well :)

[SK1TZ]

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/94134-TUSSOCK-BUSTER-28-29-March

last years thread, from before the event, untill the aftermath etc.

And a note to prospective louds cunts at night.

You WILL have your sounds stopped midway through your favourite "Craig David Remix" or whatever inconsiderate fuckwitholes listen to when everybody is chillin out quietly.

I will not stand for it, its a family based event, that lets in dicks by accident

cheers

sam

[flyingcr250]

i had quite a plesant time in the family section last year, except for freezing my ass off at night on an air bed that wouldnt stay up, take heed everyone who is going, make sure you have good warm bedding it does get very cold there at night. and yea frozen socks and riding gear sucks

[Keithf]

Maybe you could visit the motel that I am going to stay at at give everyone there the same message:-)



http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/94134-TUSSOCK-BUSTER-28-29-March

last years thread, from before the event, untill the aftermath etc.

And a note to prospective louds cunts at night.

You WILL have your sounds stopped midway through your favourite "Craig David Remix" or whatever inconsiderate fuckwitholes listen to when everybody is chillin out quietly.

I will not stand for it, its a family based event, that lets in dicks by accident

cheers

sam

[IIIRII]

We had every intention of going ,even had a house arranged , but its the weekend before easter, And we have a big easter arranged.
Pity there wasnt a few weeks in between

[SK1TZ]

well get this doozy, for some hazy reason, I thought that it was around 27th April, not March.

So when the boss gave me the thumbs up, i thought I was going to be rushed to get it done in 8, I found out Yesterday (Fri) that its on March 26th, so i have to put a proposal down and have a listed cost with a game plan etc so the boss can sign it off, in pretty much exactly 1 MONTH!!!.

Never done all that shit before, should make it interesting, luckily I had already gauged interest from the 3 main suppliers to get us some demo units, and they were all knee, so yup, there were some very sheepish calls on Friday arvo to ask some pretty big favours.

Should be all go tho, so yea.

lol, amatuers aye?

I will be bringing some extra camping shit too, mate's mum asked me if I wanted the old Canvas/Wire framed stretchers they were biffing out, grabbed them coz airbeds sucko, and it does get cold up thurr, even in summer

[SpikedPunch]

Aw, sucks to you guys who aren't coming this year! was cool having a big KB group camping last year. Fun reading through last years thread and remembering it all. Will be a coolio ride! Must remember to bring spare batteries for camera this year.

[krazzy 450]

im go n and three mates cant wait camping is 4 hard people ha ha be good to catch up with some kb ers

[Ktmboy]

im go n and three mates cant wait camping is 4 hard people ha ha be good to catch up with some kb ers

LOL. Have you been hanging out with Barty5. He writes like you do.

[barty5]

Careful you'll get the black flag waved at you.

[krazzy 450]

too late he has the black flag ha ha ha

[green machine]

Not this time. Easter is the week after and I am booked into the farm. Oops that was supposed to be a secret! :shutup:

See you there.........

[crfchick]

I can't wait for this! Are many of you guys and gals registering for the whole weekend and riding Friday arvo too? I cant decide!
We will be roughing it and camping :)

[L Rider]

I can't wait for this! Are many of you guys and gals registering for the whole weekend and riding Friday arvo too? I cant decide!
We will be roughing it and camping :)

I've registered for the whole wknd but doubt i'd make it down in time to ride on the Friday

[SK1TZ]

driving up first thing Friday morning, plan to get there around lunchtime, sort some shit out and figure out best location for the Karcher set up etc as I dont think having a muddy Bog at teh end of the rugby field is high on their wish list.

Got some quotes for Marquee's today for the weekend, Goddam they are pricey, its like the cost of 1 just for 1 hireage, a 3x3 is $285 and a 5x5 around $370, rippoff!!

I was kinda surprised that our company doesnt have 1 ourselves, but I think they Hire a big fucker for Field days etc.

My boss once again said today.."need it on Paper, or nothing is going to happen"...meh

I wonder if this PC has Excel...I know my Laptop doesnt :(

sam

[krad_nz]

Download openoffice. It contains a freeware version of excel pretty much.

[random rider]

I am looking forward to riding this year - our family better not spend ANY time in a hospital this time around!!!! My great sis in law has arranged the house, my sister is coming up to child mind part of it and I am wanting to do a bigger loop but don't know if I have the skills to do it - but still want to try. I wanted to head down early as on friday morning but end of month and have to many loans to settle up, so will be riding all day sat/sun and head back Monday. I am so looking forward to it!

[krad_nz]

The big loop isn't any harder than the other loops. Its just longer. Go for it!

[SpikedPunch]

You can come along with our crew to do the dam buster if you want company?:) Krad's right, it's not really harder, just longer. A few decent hills but I'd only had the RM for 3 rides last year when I did it, managed not to off myself, you'll be sweet!

[random rider]

Cool - I really want to do a longer loop. Let me know where you guys are at and will see about meeting up! Cheers

[L Rider]

Krad & S.P on the Saturday last year you done quite a few of the smaller loops aye & the dam one on the Sunday? What were the Saturday one's like. The Dam one is just too long for me - can't leave my kids that long. But there's plenty of different ones that'll be long enough for me i think.

[krad_nz]

Last year we did the long loop on the Sat and the shorter ones on the Sunday. Planning on doing the same this year.
Think we ended up doing 110km on the Sat. Came back from the long loop with the sun low on the horizon. Sun strike made navigation got a bit touch and go in places :)

RRider, SP will get in touch with you.

[L Rider]

Last year we did the long loop on the Sat and the shorter ones on the Sunday. Planning on doing the same this year.
Think we ended up doing 110km on the Sat. Came back from the long loop with the sun low on the horizon. Sun strike made navigation got a bit touch and go in places :)

RRider, SP will get in touch with you.

The shorter ones you did were they all alright - like not that hard or any major hills? Last year the plan was for John to come out on some with me & Rachel but that was ended within half hour of him riding. And this year he'll miss it completely

[flyingcr250]

the boss finally caved and gave me the friday and the monday off. so looks like ill be riding on the friday as well as the saturday and sunday :Punk:

[krad_nz]

I think a beginner may find some parts challenging, but do-able. From memory there were a couple of boggy bits and the odd hill climb. Definitely do-able.

Also there was a pretty straight forward loop with nothing major on it. I think John had his off on it though. :)

[L Rider]

Yeah we ended up doing that little basic loop. Well during the time we were around.

[SpikedPunch]

There was one we missed, can't remember what it was called, apparently the hill was quite bad, I think they ended up having people help out there. Marsden's post was one of the shorter loops we did and it was reeeally cool. Cut onto part of the main trail I think.

[L Rider]

Think i'll just hafta get out there & hope for the best haha. Surely someone will help if i get that stuck!

[B0000M]

There was one we missed, can't remember what it was called, apparently the hill was quite bad, I think they ended up having people help out there.

yeah there was a steep downhill followed by a steep uphill. bikes piled up in all directions. i found a way around the pile up, but it was probably more difficult and steeper than the original tricky track- the only bonus was it was a clear run as far as bikes were concerned.... just not as far as massive holes in the ground and tussock bushes were concerned

[L Rider]

yeah there was a steep downhill followed by a steep uphill. bikes piled up in all directions. i found a way around the pile up, but it was probably more difficult and steeper than the original tricky track- the only bonus was it was a clear run as far as bikes were concerned.... just not as far as massive holes in the ground and tussock bushes were concerned

Do you remember the name of it? Will mark it as one to avoid lol

[noobi]

The track with the hard hill that couldnt be avoided, as far as i know, was the Tussock Trail. The track wasa pretty boring really, and with that hill it was just a pain, plenty of kids on little bikes struggling to get up and getting in the way..

[B0000M]

yeah thats it, the tussock trail my mrs managed to crash 20+ times on that trail

[L Rider]

Cheers for that Dale - will avoid for sure.

[Jinxycat]

sniper alley was also quite tough, had a super long down hill that was basically a long rut down the side of a hill, a river crossing, and a huge hill climb, man i was poked by the end of that one, lol

[B0000M]

sniper alley was the most awesome section of trail ive ever ridden!! i wished it could go on forever.

[Midget200]

Think i'll just hafta get out there & hope for the best haha. Surely someone will help if i get that stuck!

Hey there L Rider! There's heaps of girls going down this year, some with not a lot of riding under their belt! Marsden Point is fantastic. Ther is a bit of a downhill to it, but you can put your feet down if you have to. It's not a long one and it's gorgeous. I'll be doing a few of those on Friday for sure. One of the girls riding with us has been riding for about a year and isn't that confident! Might have to catch up with you and introduce the 2 of you! I won't be going anywhere near Sniper's Alley. From what I hear it's pretty tricky, as others have said, a long downhill with a big drop off on the right-hand side. One of the guys broke his clutch and was in first gear all the way home. Took them about 3 hours!!

Lots of river crossings on the dam one, which threw me. I drowned my bike in the first one, but then again, I drowned it again at Desert! Apparently there's a 100k and a 90 as well. There was a place called, I think, the nursery, which was a big downhill, but you could divert around it on the road!

[Crisis management]

L Rider........I would have thought that with the exception of Sniper alley it was all rideable with a bit of common sense, just take your time, do a couple of the short ones first and stop and enjoy the scenery. If you can find the time do the Dam loop just for the scenery, there is nothing difficult on it.

Don't speed on the tank track....DAMHIK.

[oldskool]

Think i'll just hafta get out there & hope for the best haha. Surely someone will help if i get that stuck!

I packed a Tyre Pando with me on the Dam trail and used it within 20km. Admitedly my rear tyre had a questionable slow leak from the outset but I'd recommend you take one with you anyway. You don't wanna get stranded out there and have your day spoiled just because of a flatty. I noticed a few with flat tyres for some reason.

[L Rider]

Hey there L Rider! There's heaps of girls going down this year, some with not a lot of riding under their belt! Marsden Point is fantastic. Ther is a bit of a downhill to it, but you can put your feet down if you have to. It's not a long one and it's gorgeous. I'll be doing a few of those on Friday for sure. One of the girls riding with us has been riding for about a year and isn't that confident! Might have to catch up with you and introduce the 2 of you! I won't be going anywhere near Sniper's Alley. From what I hear it's pretty tricky, as others have said, a long downhill with a big drop off on the right-hand side. One of the guys broke his clutch and was in first gear all the way home. Took them about 3 hours!!

Lots of river crossings on the dam one, which threw me. I drowned my bike in the first one, but then again, I drowned it again at Desert! Apparently there's a 100k and a 90 as well. There was a place called, I think, the nursery, which was a big downhill, but you could divert around it on the road!


Hey Janet, def will hafta catch up. I've had my bike for quite a while but not many hours under the belt. I've got my 2 young kids with me too so can't do the Dam ride as don't wanna leave them that long!
Hills are what i've had the least experience on & often chicken out before attempting!

[L Rider]

L Rider........I would have thought that with the exception of Sniper alley it was all rideable with a bit of common sense, just take your time, do a couple of the short ones first and stop and enjoy the scenery. If you can find the time do the Dam loop just for the scenery, there is nothing difficult on it.

Don't speed on the tank track....DAMHIK.

common sense i do have lol, so think i'm jst gonna give these smaller ones a go - other than the couple mentioned which i don't like the sound of.

Hey Evan what is that stuff? I do have spare tyre tubes but they aint any good if i'm on a ride with a flattie.

[oldskool]

Hey Evan what is that stuff? I do have spare tyre tubes but they aint any good if i'm on a ride with a flattie.
Leaves a mess inside the tube but good in an emergency.

[L Rider]

Leaves a mess inside the tube but good in an emergency.

If it gets me home i don't care about the mess! Thanks for that, will add to my list

[random rider]

Hey Janet,
I might be on a new bike (birthday present to myself ) - not sure if right time to use it but hopefully will have a few hours on it before then but a little bigger so should be able to get further. I have common sense (most of the time) BUT I am worried if something happens as it is only me and Joan. It may sound silly but would love others to ride with as long as you understand that I may need a hand at times.

Does anyone know if they will upload on their website a copy of the trails for this year before the event to look at online first????

[SpikedPunch]

Ooh lookey, 2010 promo thing:
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[B0000M]

Hey Janet,
I might be on a new bike (birthday present to myself ) - not sure if right time to use it but hopefully will have a few hours on it before then but a little bigger so should be able to get further. I have common sense (most of the time) BUT I am worried if something happens as it is only me and Joan. It may sound silly but would love others to ride with as long as you understand that I may need a hand at times.

Does anyone know if they will upload on their website a copy of the trails for this year before the event to look at online first????

theres always plenty of people to help out should you have any trouble.... most people are helpful anyway.

[Midget200]

Hey Janet,
I might be on a new bike (birthday present to myself ) - not sure if right time to use it but hopefully will have a few hours on it before then but a little bigger so should be able to get further. I have common sense (most of the time) BUT I am worried if something happens as it is only me and Joan. It may sound silly but would love others to ride with as long as you understand that I may need a hand at times.

Does anyone know if they will upload on their website a copy of the trails for this year before the event to look at online first????

Wow how exciting, what are you getting? As BOOOOM said, there are plenty of people that will stop and help. I did the Waimaramama one on my own and people were fantastic stopping and helping!

[socialites]

Cool - I really want to do a longer loop. My cell is 021 858 268 so let me know where you guys are at and will see about meeting up! Cheers

Hi, we a larger group going down and among us are our wives and girlfreinds who are also riders with limited experience. You are welcome to hook up with us and ride together.

[Crisis management]

A word of caution guys & gals, it is a public forum I wouldn't be posting cell numbers or address' on the forum, use the private message system for that information......I suggest you edit or remove the posts with this info on it.

[SK1TZ]

I asked the dude from karcher, and we can probably confirm-

2 or 3 Petrol blasters for bike washing (stand back, and dont concentrate the blast anywhere, use sweeping motions, or you will lose those pretty graffix you just put on)

a Karcher Gazebo thingy

several Blackwoods and Karcher banners.

2 x 3kva generators (courtesy NZ Generator hire)

Socket sets and basic tool use

Giveaways include -

Karcher domestic water blaster (Karcher man trying to swing his boss tomorrow)
JBS 3/8 drive socket set
hats, calenders, tyre pressure gauges, kincrome pocket LED worklights, whatever we can dig out of head office, plus Wynns products

I am getting a heap of support for this, at company level, thing is, I may be manning it myself, solo, so theres a Pit tent going for any of you "Privateers" lol

I have to have proposals etc to the boss by Tuesday, and I have pretty much sorted most things, with aim to taking a trailer from Wellington 1st thing Friday Morning, so if anybody wants to jump in, will have room for a bike etc

Other wise, swing past, use some gear, free use of Brakel clean and lubricants etc and also High grade industrial sealants if any Bush mechanic work is needed

chur

sam

[B0000M]

sounds awesome. just remember, CR250 #107, thats the guy to give all the give-aways to !! :)

[SK1TZ]

CONFIRMED

3 x karcher petrol blasters for use, any donations get a raffle ticket
1 JBS socket set 3/8 dr
6 kincrome magnetic pocket LED worklights
Wynns triple packs of product for garages ($50 rrp)
Llots of other smaller shit too

Unfortunately we couldnt get a Blaster for giveaway....



;)


So the boss has had to find something else...Like a JBS 6 Drawer tool chest, ball bearing slides, gas opening lid etc, valued around $600


Not sure if the Air Compressors are going to make it (I have put a lot of pressure on for time, some simply cant do it)

But, Hitachi is lending us a trick 18v Cordless Impact ratchet, so that will be fun, 2 batteries can service a rally car for a meet!

Number #107, hmmmm we do need a bike or 2 to sit and look pretty

also, if anybody has an old stand or 2 that would be suitable for holding bikes, we need something for the water blasting area. PM me if poss

sam

[SK1TZ]

I might also be tempted to bring the $500 hack, and spend all my time working on it, for shits and giggles really:scooter:

This is just me putting in some effort to get there for free, and work on my bike, then giveaway some tools etc, and maybe have a ride, while camping out, and hanging with Offroad nuts:Punk:



Worked it pretty welll I thought, lol

[325rocket]

just shuffled a few things around so i can make this. its looks pretty awesome to a noob like me. if you see a guy pushing an old WR250, throw me a rope would ya!
if you guys get a little kiwibiker community going stick up a kiwibiker flag so we can find you all.

[B0000M]

CONFIRMED

3 x karcher petrol blasters for use, any donations get a raffle ticket
1 JBS socket set 3/8 dr
6 kincrome magnetic pocket LED worklights
Wynns triple packs of product for garages ($50 rrp)
Llots of other smaller shit too

Unfortunately we couldnt get a Blaster for giveaway....



;)


So the boss has had to find something else...Like a JBS 6 Drawer tool chest, ball bearing slides, gas opening lid etc, valued around $600


Not sure if the Air Compressors are going to make it (I have put a lot of pressure on for time, some simply cant do it)

But, Hitachi is lending us a trick 18v Cordless Impact ratchet, so that will be fun, 2 batteries can service a rally car for a meet!

Number #107, hmmmm we do need a bike or 2 to sit and look pretty

also, if anybody has an old stand or 2 that would be suitable for holding bikes, we need something for the water blasting area. PM me if poss

sam


i "may" be able to bring a trick looking 85 to display if that helps negotiate some prizes lol... but it depends if it will fit in the van with the other 2 big bikes and the seat

[SK1TZ]

I cannot be bought....

But yea sure, i can take a bribe, just like the next cop, I mean, Guy

lol

use of the gear can be bought with woody 8% 440ml cans too, while ya at it.


lol, jokes, its pretty much free reign really, the donation thing is just trying to get some cash for the Kindy or community centre, not sure how much we will actually generate. and it makes the prize draw a level playing field too, a 6 year old might walk away with a $200 socket set, or a chick could get the 6 drawer, and have her man do chores for eternity to put it in his shed, hah!

sam

[SK1TZ]

All signed off by teh boss, I ahve 5 days off now to move house, but everybody has given it the OK, and many think its a good idea so I am all amped, going to be a pretty full on next few weeks, moving house tomorrow, next week im in palmy for sales training (and we get flash new PC Tablets after) then a wedding that weekend, then Tussock Buster following weekend, and my sister comes up from CHCH with her kids the weekend of easter.No wonder I feel old

I may also have The Wynns man flying in on the saturday of TB to man the tent with me for the day, which means I may get some Loop time on the DR of D00m0r. Sweet


sam

[xen]

Good shit Sam
Will be heading to this oh yeaaa :Punk:

[SK1TZ]

this my last time on, we have moved house, see you all thurrr, you wont be able to miss the mobile workshop, bring ya bikes along and use some gear if ya need to, will have tape, zip ties, tools etc

Even got some peeps making us some trick stands for bikes, as I realised I dont have any, doh!

see ya theres!!

sambo

(Dirrty DR350 Project $500 at T/B) watch it transform, sorta.....

[SK1TZ]

well, it appears these new tablet PC things we just been issued can get KB...sweet as

lol, Im pissed, what you fellaz all up to?

Gotta love the work training trips, free meals, accom,, laptop, and time awy from wifey...sweet buzzzzz:shit::shifty:

[L Rider]

I'm currently running my bike on premix of 40:1. Because of the altitude at Tussock should i change the mix to 32:1?
Any help, suggestions much appreciated - just make it in basic terms so i can understand thanks

[Crisis management]

Because of the altitude at Tussock should i change the mix to 32:1?

I don't change a thing on the bike, same fuel, same fuel /oil ratio, same tyre pressures.....just ride it.

Just as an aside, you would never change the fuel /oil ratio for a change in altitude, you still need the same amount of oil gong through the bike regardless. If there is a significant change in altitude you may need to change your carburetor jets but I have never noticed any difference in performance going from Auckland elevations to the central plateau.

The important things for the Tussock buster are a reliable engine and good tyres / tubes to avoid being stuck somewhere miles for home.

[B0000M]

i actually noticed it last year at waiouru, if if was stuck behind someone for a reasonable period going slow my bike would foul up a bit, and i put that down the the real high altitude, but i run my bike richer than standard, id say if you run standard settings there it should be fine.

[Ktmboy]

I happened to do a pre Tussock Buster ride there in Dec 09 and we were advised to increase tyre pressure. I thought "why its only pumice based soil".
Wrong. The places we went had freaking gnarly rocks throughout and we were hitting them at speed.

I don't know if these tracks are included but it would be a good idea to pump tyres up to 15-16 psi. It just might save having the weekend ruined by a buggered tyre. You can always let them down if need be.

On a side note I have been offered the Helwan barracks for accomodation next year. These barracks are on the other side of SW1 just north of Waiouru past the 100km sign. They have barrack type rooms (Lockable) for about 150 personnel with matteresses and showers etc.
There is a discreet gate on the opposite of the road for direct access into base camp. The disadvantage is a ride thru the compound for meals and track entry. The advantages are that its heated (was -4 there last night) and you don't have to pitch a tent etc.

Just gauging interest at this stage. There maybe a small charge to cover room/toilet cleaning etc.

[L Rider]

Thats a great idea about the barracks. The bit of a ride to get to base camp would be far outweighed by the benefits of the barracks. This year we've got a Transit House due to John being in the forces & deployed at present.
Last year we camped which was good but alot more hassle this year when its just the chicks & young kids.

[SpikedPunch]

Barracks sound fun, like school camp :)!
Got an appt. with mr. Physio to get my leg strapped up next Thursday night. I've impressed him enuff with my leg press that he'll let me ride strapped + with a brace :woohoo:

[L Rider]

Barracks sound fun, like school camp :)!
Got an appt. with mr. Physio to get my leg strapped up next Thursday night. I've impressed him enuff with my leg press that he'll let me ride strapped + with a brace :woohoo:

Thats awesome he's gonna let you go :) When are you guys heading down?

[Pornstar]

:shifty:Hope that strap on dosent hinder your riding, as some can be quite large.

[SpikedPunch]

Lol, pornstar there living up to his name :innocent:
L rider, we're heading down on the Friday morning, hopefully get in a little riding on friday. Be keen to check out the army museum that day too, since we only got to see it in a hurry before we left last time as I had work the next day and we were all worn out.
Anyone notice how cold it was this morning? Anyone who hasn't camped there, make sure to bring warm stuff to sleep in cause it gets so so cold there, we are gonna FREEZE at night :shit:

[krad_nz]

I was thinking of sorting out a punchure repair kit or something similar.
Can anyone recommend a kit? Are there alternatives? I've heard of some sort of spray stuff etc?

What do you guys use?

[noobi]

I was thinking of sorting out a punchure repair kit or something similar.
Can anyone recommend a kit? Are there alternatives? I've heard of some sort of spray stuff etc?

What do you guys use?

Oldskool used a tyre pando at the first fuel stop of the Dam loop at last years tussock buster, maybe carry one of those, it wont do big valve tear tyre punctures, but I would think it would do smaller holes. It lasted all the way back to the carpark, ~70 k.

[krad_nz]

Oh yup. I wondered what it was called. Cheers cuz!

[L Rider]

I was thinking of sorting out a punchure repair kit or something similar.
Can anyone recommend a kit? Are there alternatives? I've heard of some sort of spray stuff etc?

What do you guys use?

I went up to cycletreads the other wknd about this. They only had 2 options at that time for tyres with tubes. One was Blue Goo or something which is more a preventative. You put it into your tubes then if you got a hole air causes this substance to react & goes into a lump sealing the hole.
Other option was this motul stuff which puts some air into the tyre as well - its a aerasol. I've got that that i'll carry with me.

[L Rider]

Lol, pornstar there living up to his name :innocent:
L rider, we're heading down on the Friday morning, hopefully get in a little riding on friday. Be keen to check out the army museum that day too, since we only got to see it in a hurry before we left last time as I had work the next day and we were all worn out.
Anyone notice how cold it was this morning? Anyone who hasn't camped there, make sure to bring warm stuff to sleep in cause it gets so so cold there, we are gonna FREEZE at night :shit:

SP - We're leaving Friday morning too - well me, Atlanta, my wee niece & John's other sister. Rachel & Brooky will leave in the arvo.
I thought this morning with how cold it was here that down there its gonna be bloody freezing.
Last year did you change the oil/fuel mix in your bike or did you just run it the same as you do here?

[Keithf]

Best pack the winter woolies as well then


that its heated (was -4 there last night) and you don't have to pitch a tent etc.

[krad_nz]

Glad I got those thermals that were on sale during the height of summer. Was thinking of this at the time :)

[krad_nz]

SP - We're leaving Friday morning too - well me, Atlanta, my wee niece & John's other sister. Rachel & Brooky will leave in the arvo.
I thought this morning with how cold it was here that down there its gonna be bloody freezing.
Last year did you change the oil/fuel mix in your bike or did you just run it the same as you do here?

She just ran the same mix as usual. So 32:1 for about 99% of the time, then the occasional 50:50 water fuel mix :) Oops!

[SpikedPunch]

She just ran the same mix as usual. So 32:1 for about 99% of the time, then the occasional 50:50 water fuel mix :) Oops!

Yup - I'd only had the bike like two or three rides so - HEY! Cheeky. My bike loves drinking water. It was just thirsty :-|

[Midget200]

Yup - I'd only had the bike like two or three rides so - HEY! Cheeky. My bike loves drinking water. It was just thirsty :-|

Wow did you drop your bike Spiked Punch? Glad I wasn't the only one! This year I know what to do, how to lift the bike up and drain the water out, put a new plug in. Also an issue of DRD had an article on water crossings! He said short people are disadvantaged big time, which was great to hear from John Nick! See you down there.

[westie]

Damn north shore home show same weekend :(
Have fun, and buffy keep an eye on justin this time.

[crfchick]

I heard it was the coldest day of the year so far yesterday!! We had a frost!
Definately packing the thermals...


Best pack the winter woolies as well then

[BoristheBiter]

Damn north shore home show same weekend :(
Have fun, and buffy keep an eye on justin this time.

A weekend of riding or a show about spending shit loads of money on your house?
How whipped are you?:laugh:

[Ride it till the red]

I was thinking of sorting out a punchure repair kit or something similar.
Can anyone recommend a kit? Are there alternatives? I've heard of some sort of spray stuff etc?

What do you guys use?

As L Rider said there's a goo you can put in the tube which seals small holes as they occur. I noticed a flat one day at the MX track on my CR, was going to call it a day but remembered I'd put the goo in my tube and tried pumping it up. Sure enough the goo sealed it and the bike still has the same tube to this day although i've changed tires numerous times. I've never been a fan of the pando's as they often make a mess and I haven't seen many success's with them. Pain to carry aswell......

As far as actual repairs go I just use a bicycle tire repair kit as found at the local servo..... make sure you let the glue dry before putting the patch on and push it on hard and let it set before inflating. Also don't inflate much until the tube is in the tire. You can get bigger patchs if considered necessary from any friendly car tire shop for a small fee.

On rides like this I normally just run my tires super hard, rather be safe from punctures in the middle of nowhere than have that extra little bit of traction.

[westie]

A weekend of riding or a show about spending shit loads of money on your house?
How whipped are you?:laugh:

Silly. I'm working it! You'd have to be well gay to miss the best ride of the year to attend a homowner show.
And by the way the missus isn't going so she can help at the show, now thats whipped!! lol

[BoristheBiter]

Silly. I'm working it! You'd have to be well gay to miss the best ride of the year to attend a homowner show.
And by the way the missus isn't going so she can help at the show, now thats whipped!! lol

OK but i had to ask the question.
But still work or ride?

[B0000M]

i dont know if anyone has actually thought about this- but a flat tyre on a mx bike isnt the end of the world, keeps riding it back to wherever you need to go. just go gently on rocky stuff and remember that the back end will snake wherever it feels like it!

you'll only fuck the tube, which is fucked at this stage anyway.... assuming you dont ride all weekend on it flat or give it death or hit rocks etc fast

[L Rider]

i dont know if anyone has actually thought about this- but a flat tyre on a mx bike isnt the end of the world, keeps riding it back to wherever you need to go. just go gently on rocky stuff and remember that the back end will snake wherever it feels like it!

you'll only fuck the tube, which is fucked at this stage anyway.... assuming you dont ride all weekend on it flat or give it death or hit rocks etc fast

Well thats the 2nd bike thing i've learnt today! Bikeshop didn't even point it out to me that you could still ride on it taking it easy even when i explained that i have spare tubes back at the car all the time. I don't know how to change it but i'm sure i'd find someone who can for me.

[Crisis management]

i dont know if anyone has actually thought about this- but a flat tyre on a mx bike isnt the end of the world,

Good point B00000M, I sort of assumed everyone knew that........

Considering I have run 2 PSI in a rear trying to maintain traction, how much damage can 0 PSI cause?

[SpikedPunch]

Everytime I see someone with a flattie on a trail ride they look really grumpy, I assumed it'd be a bit stink riding on one!

[B0000M]

Everytime I see someone with a flattie on a trail ride they look really grumpy, I assumed it'd be a bit stink riding on one!

oh dont get me wrong, it sucks riding on a flat, but its a whole lot more fun than either trying to fix it on the side of the trail with only half the right tools or pushing it, or trying to take the wheel off and transport it / you to the pits etc, last week i raced for about 30 minutes on a flat tyre before i got too pissed off with it and pitted to change it

[Midget200]

Well thats the 2nd bike thing i've learnt today! Bikeshop didn't even point it out to me that you could still ride on it taking it easy even when i explained that i have spare tubes back at the car all the time. I don't know how to change it but i'm sure i'd find someone who can for me.

I heard this year there's going to be heaps of marshalls around all the tracks. They'll have all the gear for changing tyres, helping with water crossings and that sort of thing, which will be good!

[L Rider]

I heard this year there's going to be heaps of marshalls around all the tracks. They'll have all the gear for changing tyres, helping with water crossings and that sort of thing, which will be good!

Sweet as, i'm hoping Murphys Law kicks in and because i take tools, spares etc with me I won't actually need any of it

[B0000M]

Sweet as, i'm hoping Murphys Law kicks in and because i take tools, spares etc with me I won't actually need any of it

excellent theory,

i wont bother, because i ride a honda :nya:

[B0000M]

Got this in the email today:
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Dear Rider

RE: Confirmation of registration for TUSSOCK BUSTER 10

Thank you for registering for TUSSOCK BUSTER 10 being held the weekend of 26-28 March 2010.
We really appreciate you and your friends supporting this event as Offlimits is a charitable (non commercial) organisation that is dedicated to raising money to support soldiers in their sporting endeavours plus to provide help to those who return from overseas deployment and need additional assistance.
TUSSOCK BUSTER 10 will be bigger and better than last year due to the following:
• You can ride for longer with tracks now opening on Friday at 1300 hr. Tracks on Saturday open after the special mass briefing at 0930 hours and on Sunday, they will open at 0830 hours.
• There are more tracks than before. We now have two kids tracks in operation. One is in the trees beside the camping area and the other is on flat ground just to the south of the camping area. There is also a 100km track in addition to last years 90 km track. We have also put in some by- passes on the gnarly sections plus have included some expert sections for the really keen.
• There are additional food stalls available and the Rugby club bar will once again be in operation. No need to bring food. You can buy it all there on site and the revenue goes to the local community.
• The photographer will be in full swing and will have photos available each night and he will be screening snap shots of the day in the Rugby club each night.

The Waiouru Military Training Area is unique in the North Island and as a result, there are a few things to remember:
• No tear offs and no littering at all
• Fire extinguishers are recommended for all bikes over 85 cc but they are not compulsory
• Some of the tracks are long, so take a back pack with you that contains ample tools, food, water and warm clothing. The weather can change suddenly at Waiouru.
• Do not touch any ordnance seen in the training area. It could be dangerous. Please listen carefully to the rules relating to this at the briefing
• Keep to the left on all gravel roads. There could be large military vehicles using these roads and they have poor visibility and cannot swerve to avoid you.

TUSSOCK BUSTER is a great family and group event designed for all to enjoy. Grab all the friends you know and head on down to Waiouru for what should be a fantastic weekend of riding.


Regards
OFF LIMITS


David Greenslade

[flyingcr250]

yep gettn the bike all ready at work today, looking forward to it, ill be leaving early friday morning so i can ride the friday too

[buffstar]

4 sleeps to go.......... he he he he he he he he CANT WAIT!!

[flyingcr250]

its gunna be wet too!!:devil2:

[krad_nz]

Na, forecast I've seen reckons it will be dry. Too far away to tell though really.

[K6K]

its gunna be wet too!!:devil2:

New S12 fitted

[flyingcr250]

Na, forecast I've seen reckons it will be dry. Too far away to tell though really.

lol yea the forecast on the metservice site changed dramatically over the last half hour ha ha ha

[SpikedPunch]

4 sleeps to go.......... he he he he he he he he CANT WAIT!!
I am ridonkulously excited!! :banana:

[B0000M]

its gunna be wet too!!:devil2:

i reallly hope it pisses down, help keep that dust away!

[B0000M]

its gunna be wet too!!:devil2:

i reallly hope it pisses down, help keep that dust away!

[flyingcr250]

i reallly hope it pisses down, help keep that dust away!

aslong as it doesnt piss down on the weekend, camping in the rain is no fun.

[B0000M]

aslong as it doesnt piss down on the weekend, camping in the rain is no fun.

if your not having fun you must not be drunk enough. or else your tents leak. i think i will use my big steel tent this year if its going to be cold like last year!

[krad_nz]

We had a leaky tent for Desert Storm earlier this year. Was very unpleasant. Hardly slept at all the first night. Bodged up a tarp on the 2nd night and all was sweet.

[kezzafish]

Let me know what the photographer's pics are like fellas... I'm no longer gonna go... don't wanna step on any toes

[B0000M]

Let me know what the photographer's pics are like fellas... I'm no longer gonna go... don't wanna step on any toes

just go, he got hardly any pictures last year for how many bikes were there

[flyingcr250]

just go, he got hardly any pictures last year for how many bikes were there

yea i say just go too,

[SpikedPunch]

just go, he got hardly any pictures last year for how many bikes were there

Yeah, true. I got snapped at camp sitting on my bike, and I think there was a pic of noobi too, but I don't think any of the other KBers we camped with got a look in. There are so many riders I doubt you'll be cutting into his takings significantly?

[Keithf]

I agree Kezza just go and ride...! I was looking forward to you buying me a beer

[oldskool]

I don't think clmintie is going anyway? He's the main picture taking man! If he ain't there the worlds your oyster

[Ktmboy]

As far as photographers go its open slarver.
Update on the weather. Pissing down all day with real wind. Apparently its hard enough trying to stay on a quad bike.
The weekend however is looking mint. Just watch those streams as they have slimey rocks that are unforgiving (claimed a Husky today and its still sitting out there on its lonesome) The slime will wear off as more bikes go over them. The second river crossing will be a good place for Kezza to ambush KBers with his browny box.

[B0000M]

As far as photographers go its open slarver.
Update on the weather. Pissing down all day with real wind. Apparently its hard enough trying to stay on a quad bike.
The weekend however is looking mint. Just watch those streams as they have slimey rocks that are unforgiving (claimed a Husky today and its still sitting out there on its lonesome) The slime will wear off as more bikes go over them. The second river crossing will be a good place for Kezza to ambush KBers with his browny box.

river crossings are always the place where amatuers become obvious!

[flyingcr250]

river crossings are always the place where amatuers become obvious!

there were alot of drowned bikes last year lol

[SpikedPunch]

I duct taped my helmet back together tonight. Krad is doing air filter stuff. Almost ready!

[random rider]

river crossings are always the place where amatuers become obvious!

LOL that would be me then! Done creek crossings but not river crossings so I would be the one pushing the bike through! I am so stoked to go again this year .... to excited!

[xen]

Sweet sounding g00d

Ye go kezza its one f'off area to hide in

[noobi]

Got my confirmation email this evening, I only decided to go yesterday. My mates that im going with waited a week for confirmation...

Is it over the top to take spare wheels???

[flyingcr250]

does anyone know if you can register on the friday?? i havnt pre-registered

[Meatbomb]

Same here was just going to roll up :)

[chop]

As far as photographers go its open slarver.
Update on the weather. Pissing down all day with real wind. Apparently its hard enough trying to stay on a quad bike.
The weekend however is looking mint. Just watch those streams as they have slimey rocks that are unforgiving (claimed a Husky today and its still sitting out there on its lonesome) The slime will wear off as more bikes go over them. The second river crossing will be a good place for Kezza to ambush KBers with his browny box.

oh dear, not a certain 310 ia it?

[B0000M]

Got my confirmation email this evening, I only decided to go yesterday. My mates that im going with waited a week for confirmation...

Is it over the top to take spare wheels???

we're taking spare wheels, definately not over the top - saves mucking around with tyre levers and tubes!

[L Rider]

does anyone know if you can register on the friday?? i havnt pre-registered

I think you can - don't quote me. Have you checked out the info on the offlimits site?

[SpikedPunch]

We just showed up last year, was fine - they even gave us a family discount even tho it was just the two of us :)

[L Rider]

We just showed up last year, was fine - they even gave us a family discount even tho it was just the two of us :)

That was nice of them. I know you can def register on the Sat & Sunday and possibly the Friday night for the wknd. Just not sure if you need to be pre registered to ride Friday arvo. I'm sure they wouldn't turn people away though.

[B0000M]

sign in on the day is fine. they're a friendly bunch

[tommorth]

grrr have fun ya bastards

[kezzafish]

Hah, yeah nah. the fella was pretty serious about not wanting to split his profits... understandable cos he probably makes fuck all out of it... just like me! would come and do it for the love of it but money's super tight... The epic events stuff is mine though so will see ya's at those... sorry

[Pornstar]

grrr have fun ya bastards
Ditto from me

[325rocket]

how cool was that!

[Keithf]

Pretty cool

[B0000M]

so... who did what???

saruday we went out and did

the one that heads towards sniper then hangs a left home and comes back to home via the army accomodation area
sniper alley
waitangi?? (the one that was called tussock trail last year)
then dam buster?? (the long one with the edinborough hill)

as you can see im shit with names!

after this we were fairly rooted and it was about an hour away from dark.... so on the piss it was.

sunday went out for a couple of short loops and then that was us off for the 6.5 hour drive home


anyone know the photographer's website?

[SpikedPunch]

Gisborne huh? You weren't mates with the poor guy whose bike fell off the rescue quad still attached to the trailer (towball fell off the quad) were you? Poor bastard...Glad my bike was off it by that point.
We did the 93k trail on Saturday, seemed harder than last year. I couldn't kick my bike well because my leg was all strapped up so had to ask for help a lot, which sucked. Was fun riding tho. Some of the hill climbs were pretty challenging on the 100. Pushed it for sure. Sunday my bike shat itself just after the first fuel stop on the way to sniper alley. So the boys went ahead while I spent a few hours being rescued, hanging out in the tussock, and going for a chopper ride (Was really, really cool getting an aerial view of the area - worth a fried clutch, maybe). Bike will be taking a trip to spectrum to get all sorted on Monday, then it's up for sale.
Anyway, I'm tired. Pix and vids tomorrow. Coughing up a lung from dust.

[cheese]

Burn that poozuki and get a new bike!

[B0000M]

nope, dont know that guy.... as far as i knew there was only the group of 7 of us from gisborne there..

as for the chopper... i was trying to think of a good reason to get a ride in that, but all our bikes and riding were too reliable to have any issues of great enough magnitude to not carry on.

[noobi]

I was there.
http://moneyweb.co.nz/Tussock_Buster.php this is where the photos will be
I did, Waitangi and totem on friday, sniper and dam buster on saturday, and tussock buster on sunday.
It must be said that this year was a great improvement on the track quality compared to last year.

[Keithf]

We did the waitangi, totem x2 and the Tussock Buster on Saturday and the totem twice on Sunday-quite liked the second half of that one.

And I have heaps of video that will take me a while to process

[B0000M]

nope, dont know that guy.... as far as i knew there was only the group of 7 of us from gisborne there..
.

as it turns out i do know that guy- one of my mates who was in the 'other' van load, they went out for a ride while we were packing up and leaving.... and yeah doesnt sound too nice... heaps of broken shit

[SpikedPunch]

A little panorama part way down one of the hills:
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The bog - Lucky I took a good line through there, so it only took one person to pull my bike out instead of four or five - it was a real sinkhole!:
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There are some pix on my facebook too, but not many.

[SpikedPunch]

A flying KTM! You can see my little yellow bike in the back of the mog, too:

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[325rocket]

What a bloody fantastic weekend.
We did Waitangi a couple of times on Saturday so i could get used to my bike. ive got a really bad habit of counter steering when I hit corners to fast. We then did Sniper Saturday afternoon. Sunday we hit Totem in the morning then again in the afternoon. About 5km in the second time my back tyre blew out so we had to limp home.
Four hours later back to Wellington.
Roll on next year.

[L Rider]

Bloody awesome wknd - great riding. Huge improvements with so many things from last year. Kids had an absolute ball & gained alot of confidence & speed over the wknd.

[krad_nz]

Had a great time!
Most enjoyable part would have been the nice open flowing part of the tussock loop after the big bog and forest section, with yet another bog :)
It was my first good ride since I did my fork oil too. The front end of the KDX is so much better with some 7.5wt fork oil in it.
Was good to catch up with n00bie and RITTRed. Tent threatened to leak again, even after we water proofed it. RITTRed lent us a tarp, cheers bro!

Didn't sleep well on Saturday night, stupid music playing until 1am or something. It wasn't good music either....

We spent a while helping people up that first big hill climb. I think we spent too much time there actually, as I was pretty stuffed after that and we were probably only about 1/4 of the way into the ride.

That big bog sucked me in good on our first loop. So good infact that I couldn't even get myself out of it, let alone the bike. In the process of extracting myself it sucked the sole off one of my boots. Time for a new set I guess. Set of trackers have lasted me over two years now, so I think I got good value out of them :)

On Sunday we did Sniper Alley without SpikedPunch. She had no clutch left so it was just Meatbomb and I.
It was pretty sweet, except for a boggy section that screwed me up good. It was rutted out pretty badly with each rut filled with water. KDX isn't exactly renowned for its great fork clearance, which proved to be a problem. :) Managed to get hung up pretty good while all the mx bikes squeezed through without trouble. Doh.
This happened again on the same loop, but this time it was on an up hill. There were two big ruts neither of which the KDX's forks would clear. Thankfully there was an alternative route.

Felt my riding improved a bit during the weekend, but I need to get better at riding bogs. I also discovered that a bike with less fork over hang would have made my life much easier.

[B0000M]

i found a sweet technique for the mud bog the dam buster / tussock / sniper alley shortly after fuel stop 1, the technique was ease into it at medium pace, hook 3rd, and fucken feed it to it! i tried gently, and tried full noise, but ease in, then feed it to it worked best lol

[325rocket]

i found a sweet technique for the mud bog the dam buster / tussock / sniper alley shortly after fuel stop 1, the technique was ease into it at medium pace, hook 3rd, and fucken feed it to it! i tried gently, and tried full noise, but ease in, then feed it to it worked best lol

i had a bit of time to watch how everyone was trying to get through the first bog on sniper alley while i was fishing my bike out. the best technique i saw was a couply of guys jumping the bugger. dont think id be to keen to try but was cool to watch.

[crfchick]

Love the clip of the flying KTM Spiked Punch! Why did it have to get choppered out, did it go over a huge bank?
Was a great weekend! Really great trails and well organised too! Cant wait for next year

[L Rider]

Love the clip of the flying KTM Spiked Punch! Why did it have to get choppered out, did it go over a huge bank?
Was a great weekend! Really great trails and well organised too! Cant wait for next year

I was talking on Sunday morning to one of the marshals & Sat night they got 5 by helicopter (had only gone to get 1 quad that was way down a bank but the other 4 it was just easier to get by chopper than get the unimog to them. so they collected then put on back of the mog.

[noobi]

The photos have posted as proof videos on youtube.
Heres the video for friday afternoon http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLldTu_2HmU

[jt119]

The photos have posted as proof videos on youtube.
Heres the video for friday afternoon http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLldTu_2HmU

thers heaps of stev and kelly in ther

[flyingcr250]

thers heaps of stev and kelly in ther

im just so pretty

[hamd0g]

i saw noobi, and arnold, then i saw a cpl of ME.... then the next pic was DOBBS... right up my date...out of control... 1 leg in the air.... is that what he means by hold the line?

[Keithf]

I found a bog

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[325rocket]

I found a bog


haha, looks like you went through where i did. looking at it again, that is a pretty stupid place to try and cross aye ha.



Does anyone else have any video footage from the weekend?

[Keithf]

I have a history of taking the wrong line through bogs.......

have some more video coming soon

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[LURK1N]

Gisborne huh? You weren't mates with the poor guy whose bike fell off the rescue quad still attached to the trailer (towball fell off the quad) were you? Poor bastard...Glad my bike was off it by that point...

Yea im that poor guy whos bike cartwheeled down the hill! Was one of the 7 from gizzy but BOOOOM had left before i got back so never heard about my epic adventure till a few days later. Glad you enjoyed your heli ride, would of been awesome. Was a long slow ride back for me in the uni mog. Hope you got your clutch sorted, im still trying to figure out where my bike is bent, and still finding broken bits. And on top of that i still have a blown head gasket to sort. Think it may be time to go back to a trusty 2stroke!!

I hope next year they have safety chains on the trailers!!!

[crf_rider]

You certainly didn't have the best weekend did you!!!!!! Can't seem to find any photos from 2010. Can anyone give me a website to check out.

[LURK1N]

Official photos on this website, has a link to photo slideshows on youtube www.moneyweb.co.nz

[SK1TZ]

KRAD - I hope it wasnt the Blackwoods paykels tent that was keeping you up?? I deliberately turned off the stereo at around 11pm - midnight, but the catering staff were on the piss untill 3am, then were kicked out of the clubrooms, then said they were going to drive to Taihape to a party..... decided we wouldnt go with...

thanks to all those who came and said hello at the Blackwoods tent, although I was the only person with a bike who didnt ride, the DR of doom looks a lot prettier now, just need to get a Recoil kit and fix those damn threads in the head....:shutup:

The bosses look to be pretty impressed with the set-up, and we will most likely be supporting the event again in the future, wether it be for promotional, or onsite, we are not sure.

I have a verbal OK from the organisers that we can get a water truck next time, having 1 tap to service 2 x waterblasters and 8 x portable showers just wasnt working!

anyways, glad you all had a great time!

sam

[SK1TZ]

Does anybody know the guy who broke his leg on Sunday Arvo? he was a young guy and he looked to be in a bit of pain.

and as we hadnt given away the prizes, I gave him the socket set, he perked up a bit for 5 seconds, but as the picture shows, he wasnt very happy.

[Pornstar]

Hey sk1tz, where were you last weekend dude?, was tryin ta get a ride with ya.

[SK1TZ]

what, a ride up to Tussock buster, or just a ride on the bikes? I was home at Easter, but had my sister visiting so we were in and out like.......

a pornstar! lol

my cell is 027 434 4848, can get me during the day on 560 4100 at work, ext 208

[Pornstar]

Me Kezzafish motor mayhem and Rocket Fuel went up fire breaks. was tryin ta get hold of ya. sweet as.

[krad_nz]

Hey, good on ya for giving that kid a socket set! Na, you guys were miles away from us :)

[L Rider]

Does anybody know the guy who broke his leg on Sunday Arvo? he was a young guy and he looked to be in a bit of pain.

and as we hadnt given away the prizes, I gave him the socket set, he perked up a bit for 5 seconds, but as the picture shows, he wasnt very happy.

Poor guy - good on you giving him the socket set. Last year when hubby was in the ambo there was a guy in there with a badly broken leg - high as a kite on morphine so was really happy. I'm sure later on reality would set in & he'd be pissed he missed some good riding (he broke his leg before lunch on the first day).

[Ktmboy]

Yes, it was a good weekend alright. Freakin long hours being a sweep rider tho. We generally headed out in the murk and got back to camp in the murk.

My daughter got the best job of all. After sign on had dried up she got invited for a Helo ride. After that she was asked to be Helicopter crewman for the weekend fitting chains onto downed bikes in the back of nowhere.

Today she brought some aviator glasses. Thinks she wants to be a pilot now. Ha ha.

Needless to say she's reasonably keen to go again next year.

[noobi]

Thought I should post this




Tussock Buster just keeps getting bigger and better

Congratulations to all those who attended TUSSOCK BUSTER10 held at Waiouru on the weekend 26-28 March 2010. The concept of having the tracks open on Friday afternoon proved very popular with 530 riders taking advantage of this great opportunity. Saturday saw 1234 riders attending and Sunday had a very respectable 1011 riders. Thank you for supporting this charitable event.

According to the MNZ steward who supervised the event (we operate under an MNZ permit), TUSSOCK BUSTER 10 is now the largest trail ride in New Zealand - not bad for only being in operation for two years. Of greater importance is that TUSSOCK BUSTER has one of the lowest or the actual lowest injury rate (as a percentage of riders) of any trail ride (MNZ statistics). Congratulations for the low injury rate needs to go to you- the responsible rider - for taking care on what are high speed tracks over long distances.

Improvements

We always want to improve on our events. Next year, we will have the bulldozer and grader over the tracks a little earlier so the tracks can compact before the event. We also intend to open up more tracks to the north of the Army camp so we do not ride the tracks which have now become somewhat bumpy. We will also have camouflague motocycle riding shirts available for sale and will be able to sell these before the event online. We are also looking at on-line payment for next year.

Fuel for the longer tracks is always a problem for us. With the number of riders and the long distances, it is not practical to have individual fuel containers pre-positioned in two locations each day. We decided to hire fuel tankers and had to pay the cost to hire them, get them to and from the event plus get them way out into the training event. Even these two tankers ran out of fuel so we had to fly additional fuel into the refuel dumps so riders were not left stranded.This obviously pushed up the price of fuel significantly.

The secret is to not totally fill up at these re-fuel dumps. Just purchase a litre or exactly how much you need to complete the large loops- thereby avoiding the purchase of excessive quantities of expensive fuel. We want to continue to offer the longer loops as this is one of the things that makes TUSSOCK BUSTER special. However, we are conscious of the cost of getting fuel into very remote areas.

If you have any suggestions for improvement, send them to Mike Ross

[BoristheBiter]

Should of had one fuel stop at the half way point.
they where too close to the start/finish points.

[B0000M]

really impressive numbers!! 1000+ riders is HUGE!! and theres bugger all congestion too which is amazing for so many bikes!

i hope we raised enough money for them!

i think i paid about $120 in entry fees.....

$120 x 1000 = $120,000

note, im not complaining, it reckon its a bloody awesome event, and ill be there again next year for sure!!

[B0000M]

more figures to wow at-

assume an average bike value of $5000 - theres plenty of new ones, plenty of old ones, and plenty in the middle 1234 bikes is $6,170,000 worth..... most of which sitting in the paddock overnight

makes you glad there were army guys patrolling EVERYWHERE all night

[BoristheBiter]

plus riding gear, plus cars trailers, camping gear.
that would have to be one of the best rides i have been on.
very well run.
can't wait till next year.

[B0000M]

Should of had one fuel stop at the half way point.
they where too close to the start/finish points.

the first refuel point was too close to the start- but it was as far as it could be and still serve the sniper alley trail.... however i dont think many people would have needed to fill up for the sniper alley, i know i didnt. and then the 2nd fill point i agree was too close to the finish, and could qute easily logisticly been placed a lot further back than it was because of the way the trail follows along the road side for so long.


things im sure they will get better at over time. after all - thar WAS only their 2nd attempt at a the tussock buster, and both times have been bloody well done

[BoristheBiter]

the first refuel point was too close to the start- but it was as far as it could be and still serve the sniper alley trail.... however i dont think many people would have needed to fill up for the sniper alley, i know i didnt. and then the 2nd fill point i agree was too close to the finish, and could qute easily logisticly been placed a lot further back than it was because of the way the trail follows along the road side for so long.


things im sure they will get better at over time. after all - thar WAS only their 2nd attempt at a the tussock buster, and both times have been bloody well done

How long was the sniper track? i thought it was only 40k's. if that can't be done on a tank it must be a small tank or it leaks.

[Ktmboy]

Sniper was 53k.
I for one was glad of the two fuel stops although one a bit more in the middle up on the top road would have been better. Its just another 10k away by road thats all.

[flyingcr250]

i did the dambuster track on one tank of gas, i did have to switch on to reserve about 6k's from home

[B0000M]

what size tank?

[flyingcr250]

what size tank?

im pretty sure mine is a 11.5l tank, could be wrong though

[Keithf]

9.5 I think-the same as mine. I filled up when we did the Tussock Buster loop and did a quick measure when I refilled back at the campsite. I reckon I would have got all the way around on a tank but I am glad that I didn't put that to the test. Dunno what sort of oil they put in their premix though-it was kind of smoky:-)

In terms of whether it was too easy I don't have any complaints -there were some harder sections but the I reckon the organisers of rides like this need to make the rides achievable and therefore enjoyable for riders of all skill sets.

I thought the organisers did a pretty good job-and you are never going to please everyone all the time.


im pretty sure mine is a 11.5l tank, could be wrong though

[flyingcr250]

9.5 I think-the same as mine. I filled up when we did the Tussock Buster loop and did a quick measure when I refilled back at the campsite. I reckon I would have got all the way around on a tank but I am glad that I didn't put that to the test. Dunno what sort of oil they put in their premix though-it was kind of smoky:-)

In terms of whether it was too easy I don't have any complaints -there were some harder sections but the I reckon the organisers of rides like this need to make the rides achievable and therefore enjoyable for riders of all skill sets.

I thought the organisers did a pretty good job-and you are never going to please everyone all the time.

mines definatly more than 9.5l, i can empty a hole 10l petrol container filled to the brim into my tank and it still isnt full

[Keithf]

Interesting - according to the KTM add in the Kiwi Rider for the new EXC 300s it is 9.5 litres mine is 9.5 according to the specs


mines definatly more than 9.5l, i can empty a hole 10l petrol container filled to the brim into my tank and it still isnt full

[noobi]

Dads 09 ktm manual lists AUS EXC models with a 11L tank.
And they have a 2L reserve

[K6K]

Interesting - according to the KTM add in the Kiwi Rider for the new EXC 300s it is 9.5 litres mine is 9.5 according to the specs

When you have to keep filling it again and again it def seems like it is bottomless anyway...Like FlyingCR I thought mine must be 11.5 (9.5l with 2l reserve) as I did the Dambuster track with FlyingCR and had to switch to reserve at the same time (on the same hill). The Dambuster distance was 91 km on the speedo.
I was pretty curious about how much fuel it actually took so after tussock with an empty tank I drained it to reserve then measured the reserve fuel - 1.5 l (actually 1.4 but there will always be some dregs stuck in the tank)
Filling it to the brim was 9.8l total. I think the fuelstop was at 75k or so and it wasn't long after that I went onto reserve. I think we must have been on fumes when we got back!

[Ride it till the red]

I did the Tussock Buster including the extra little bit on one tank.... Just.
Standard tank (7.5L I think) EDIT, it's actually only 7 litres, now I'm super impressed!)on an 07 RMZ450 with big bore kit. I was giving it a fair bit and the 4 speed meant she was fair revving down the fast sections.....
In saying that tho I didn't stop once, which means no wasted gas stopping, starting, idling etc but I was still rather impressed to make it.

[SK1TZ]

I am surprised you handle that bike as well as you do, you aint the biggest dude around, and that bike is just nasty sounding.

You will have to come around to the new place dude, I will get some sausages and bread.....

You can bring the chocolate cake.

really gotta get the DR engine to the engineers....another night wasted NOT in the shed....

[SK1TZ]

Thought I should post this

where was that from man??? I cant find any fresh info on the event on the offlimits site

[noobi]

where was that from man??? I cant find any fresh info on the event on the offlimits site

I got sent that in an email from Offlimits after the event had finished.

[SK1TZ]

I know I am kenn for an OFFLIMITS Camo riding top, anybody else?

rock that shit:Punk: