National Enduro Waimiha - Spark arrestor?

[K6K]

The silver bullet event listing for the Waimiha enduro lists "important must haves" for riders:

IMPORTANT MUST HAVES ON EVERY BIKE!
Spark Arrestor
Fire Extinguisher
DO NOT USE... tear-offs. Anyone found using tear-offs will be disqualified.
Also, unless some rain between now and then... it might have to be postponed... watch this space.

Does anybody know if riders are going to be excluded if they don't have spark arrestors?

If it is compulsory has anybody fitted a spark arrestor to a KTM 300? KTM has a hard part listed for a 300....Do you need to re-jet with spark arrestors?

[IIIRII]

Wouldnt the factory rear can on your bike be considered a spark arrestor ?

[vazza]

That's what I'm thinking?

Unless you've put an FMF Shorty on it or something, shouldn't be a problem?

[D3ALN]

A lot of guys just use fly mesh cable tied over end of exhaust when spark arrestors are needed

[rogerh]

Fly mesh don't last long. Maybe a lap or two. Spend a couple of bucks, and buy a stainless steel sieve from the warehouse or similar. Keep it in the tool kit. Works great.

[K6K]

Wouldnt the factory rear can on your bike be considered a spark arrestor ?

The factory can doesn't have a spark arrestor, the KTM oem spark arrestor for 2T is $15 or so USD. I think I will get some mesh as suggested below and put in the tool kit just in case. I don't really want to use one, I have read on a couple of forums that it will richen the fuel mixture and splooge up pretty quickly on a 2T.

[rossrc]

Nothing to do with spark arrestors... but anyone else feel that a weeks notice for the 1st round of a national series is like... mental??

[K6K]

Nothing to do with spark arrestors... but anyone else feel that a weeks notice for the 1st round of a national series is like... mental??

It has been on Silver bullet for ages...just recently updated.

[rossrc]

Ah, my bad. Thought it was like last year when Akitio was only announced a week ahead

[noobi]

Anyone know where the enduro even is?
Waimiha comes up on google maps, and I assume its in the Pureora forest which is close by? however I prefer to know where im supposed to be going before driving nearly to taupo and trying to find arrows :innocent:

[vazza]

Email from Greg.

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This coming weekend is the first round of the Yamaha NZ Enduro Champs on Saturday 11th Dec at Matata

Sunday is the 3rd round of the DRD/HONDA GNCC series on Sunday 11Dec also at Matata

So: SATURDAY ENDURO - SUNDAY GNCC

WAIMIHA South of TeKuiti is the venue follow the GNCC signs and Honda arrows from the Te Kuiti/Benedale road to the start at the Waimiha Sports Ground. Camping is free. Licensed bar, some food (night only) available and even a great weekend of riding put on by MNZ Enduro Commissioner Gary Powell and Power Adventures and Greg Power.

Sign on starts at 8am both days so don't be late.

The DRD GNCC has three races on Sunday with the Youth/Rookie ladies at 9 am, the Clubman/Senior Ladies and Rookie guys at 11:30 while the Expert/Pro and Elite race is at 2:30 pm


Make a weekend of it and come down for the fun and excitement of the weekend.

www.poweradventures.co.nz for more information or 0274454429

[Shorty_925]

From silver bullet:

http://www.silver-bullet.co.nz/event.php?id=7866

IMPORTANT MUST HAVES ON EVERY BIKE!
Spark Arrestor
Fire Extinguisher
DO NOT USE... tear-offs. Anyone found using tear-offs will be disqualified.
Also, unless some rain between now and then... it might have to be postponed... watch this space.

[IIIRII]

WTF
Is it a competition to post the original post over and over again or something ?

[vazza]

My post was confirming that it was actually on :P

[Shorty_925]

hahah shows how much attenion I pay to what others put up here! :facepalm:

I know of another event that was 100% on two weekends ago only to be canned on the day due to dust so would bet the house on it though being a national event im sure its slightly different.

[vazza]

Do we still need spark arrestors? Nothing mentioned in the latest silverbullet update.. Just enforcing fire extinguishers

[peadub]

How did it go guys? I heard Birchy got knocked out

[vazza]

Was an epic race apart from one of the TESTS getting completely blocked up. Was near impossible to go up this hill without the help of someone else.

I was minute 29 so by the time I came through it was like a warzone.

Took me 15 minutes to get up the hill, so I ended up getting penalised for not making it to the stage on time. They ended up cancelling the test but I kept my penalties. So frustrating.. Would have come about 8th/9th overall for int but the penalties put me to 25th.

http://www.silverbullet.co.nz/CLUB/ENDURO/2011/National/Rnd1/Rnd1_Intermediate_Grade.pdf

The other tests were fantastic.. So much fun!

How'd everyone elses race go?