Mt Biggs trail ride on ADV biggs

[gav24]

Just throwing it out there,
This sunday, Mt Biggs, Sandon Rd, school fundraiser, near Fielding.
I'll be there on the DR650 with reasonably Knobbly T63's (I guess knobbly tyres would be useful for this one)
2 50km loops, 1 morning, 1 afternoon.
More details on silverbullet.co.nz
Should be good fun.
Post up here if you are heading up (or down) on an ADV bike (trailers are for wimps!)
:scooter::scooter::scooter:

[gav24]

Just me then...:bye:
looks like :sunny: so could be fun on a big bike, remember adventure biking is taking innappropriate bikes to unlikely places...:blink:

[junkmanjoe]

have fun by your self...............:woohoo:

[gav24]

Dont think I'll be completely by myself....
Just the only guy who rode there on the bike he went round on:scooter::scooter:
Last trail I did was on a CRF250x so we'll see the difference on a DR650...
:corn::corn:
could be
:woohoo:
or
:facepalm:
Sure to be an adventure though!

[bart]

How'd you get on? My bro was there on his CRF250R. Said it was a good day.:scooter:

[gav24]

Yeah great ride,
no time to stop for photos though.
Real good, my kind of adv ride. Just enough challenges (I rode the A parts and not too hard)
Mostly rolling grassy paddocks, with some really good gullies to ride up, down and across, a cool few kms up the gravel on the rangitikea river. Awesome views and a HUGE lunch.
Some "weird" parts though - along the grass verges at the side of roads, then on the actual road, skirted a graveyard, and across some driveways.:blink:
All stuff that is hard to find on a single adv ride...
60kms in the morning and 40 in the pm.
Was buggered by the end of the day -ride up to sanson, trail ride, then back to pram - slept well!
I will be keen to do a few more of these - have to stick with T63 or similar knobblies
as the wet grass was a bit slippery in places:facepalm: Yep I had an "off" 80kph and lost the front (my fault - racing 2 guys on YZF450's:shit:)
Damage?
1 indicator, bruised hand and written off pride!:crybaby:
Been meaning to get rid of the std rear indicators anyway...:violin:
Got some great looks from other riders when I passed them on the fully road legal DR650:gob: Braaaaaaaap!
DR650's are officially the only bike you need to own - now who's for a motocross race?

[mazz1972]

I will be keen to do a few more of these

And for your encore?

[gav24]

Maybe the trail ride near Otaki on the 16th April (if thats the sunday? Maybe 17th?) I have a VMX race on the saturday in Wanganui so seeing as its the last round I may be a bit:sick:the morning after...

Sadly the DR was built after 1985 else I may be tempted to race it at the VMX...

Think manawatu orion has some beach races coming up soon...:innocent:

[NordieBoy]

Sadly the DR was built after 1985 else I may be tempted to race it at the VMX...

Think manawatu orion has some beach races coming up soon...:innocent:

Some SP stickers should fool them.

DR's beach race well :D

[gav24]

DR's beach race well :D

...and klr's, and ktm adventures!
I know, how jealous was i watching that thread from the F F F Freeezing UK over xmas and new year?:bye:
That Nelson / rabbit island beach race looked like great fun - on my list for next year...
In the meantime, manawatu orions beach races should be good:woohoo:

[bart]

In the meantime, manawatu orions beach races should be good:woohoo:

When's that? :corn:

[gav24]

First is May 14th at Waiterere beach, also running a gravel hillclimb on the 15th....

Bugger all apart from that on the manawatu orion website, and nothing on silver bullet.:shutup:

Be interesting to see what is cost all up for entry, day licenses, club membership etc? Sometimes, they waive parts of it for one off events...?

Any club members reading this may know more?

[junkmanjoe]

sorry mate none the wiser here......................:drinkup:

[bart]

This beach racing thing has got me interested. I think I'd suck at it, but shit it would be funny.

[NordieBoy]

This beach racing thing has got me interested. I think I'd suck at it, but shit it would be funny.

Nailed in 4th in the chopped up soft stuff and you think you're going to come a serious cropper. But you realize when people fall off, it's in the lower speed corners with the front washing out.

Still freaks me out thinking about it.
Hmmm...
Drag racing at Easter...
:scooter:

[gav24]

This beach racing thing has got me interested. I think I'd suck at it, but shit it would be funny.

Thought you'd be a cert for the gravel hillclimb!
You grew up on those roads, faster than most even with a bald back tyre too...:shit:

Beach racing does sound cool though aye!:scooter:
Could this be the forming of the ADV beach racing team...

...stay tuned:corn::corn::woohoo:

Does anyone know if you can change a thread title? Or I may start a new one with a better title than the one I mistyped at work...:facepalm:

[NordieBoy]

Beach racing does sound cool though aye!:scooter:
Could this be the forming of the ADV beach racing team...


It'd be the Northern Sub-Branch of the ADV Beach Racing Team...

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[gav24]

Yeah! Pic 2.
Now that what I'm talkin' about!:woohoo:

- except being may and at waiterere beach I suspect it may not be so sunny!

Erm... Why are you 'F'?
all the others got a number...
F for .....?
Suggestions please... Fast!

[gav24]

It'd be the Northern Sub-Branch of the ADV Beach Racing Team...

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Or maybe an offshoot rebel team called 'The real ADV beach racing team':blink::facepalm:

[NordieBoy]

Yeah! Pic 2.
Now that what I'm talkin' about!:woohoo:

- except being may and at waiterere beach I suspect it may not be so sunny!

Erm... Why are you 'F'?
all the others got a number...
F for .....?
Suggestions please... Fast!

I normally race with number "X" but that was already taken so they suggested "F" as that's the first letter of my name.
It's actually fNordieBoy but the F is silent. And invisible.
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Then someone who is a bit gender confused...
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Did this...
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[NordieBoy]

Or maybe an offshoot rebel team called 'The real ADV beach racing team':blink::facepalm:

We were Team NADS.
Secret handshake and must be over this tall to enter.

But we let Warewolf in anyway 'cause he bought the tarp.
He almost disgraced us by being fast but fell off on camera a few times to our relief.

What with falling off, running out of fuel and being late for starts, I think we exceeded our expectations significantly :woohoo::facepalm:

[Padmei]

Beach racing...yeah I've done a bit of that...:cool:








I also got a standing ovation from my fellow racers when I crossed the line during the last XC

[gav24]

What with falling off, running out of fuel and being late for starts, I think we exceeded our expectations significantly :woohoo::facepalm:

Should be good at beachracing then - I've done a bit of that too...:facepalm:

looks like a great day was had by all!
I'm just waiting for MOMMC to get back to me with the final details - I dont think they know yet! - Then I'll start a new thread with a proper title and get the Northern NADS together for an attack on the grey sky and brown sea of Waitarere beach on a winters day...:scooter::scooter:

NADS stands for...?

[NordieBoy]

NADS stands for...?

Nelson Adventure Dual Sporters.

We can also remove the hair from your legs for free...

[Padmei]

Should be good at beachracing then - I've done a bit of that too...:facepalm:

looks like a great day was had by all!
I'm just waiting for MOMMC to get back to me with the final details - I dont think they know yet! - Then I'll start a new thread with a proper title and get the Northern NADS together for an attack on the grey sky and brown sea of Waitarere beach on a winters day...:scooter::scooter:

NADS stands for...?

Funny thing is I think I'd shit myself more on the KLX than on the KLR. At least the KLR had a bit of mass to stop the head shake - The KLX I reckon would be a scary bike to get up really :facepalm:fast.

I amy even enter with the GS next year to give you guys a head start (like the first straight)

[NordieBoy]

Funny thing is I think I'd shit myself more on the KLX than on the KLR. At least the KLR had a bit of mass to stop the head shake - The KLX I reckon would be a scary bike to get up really :facepalm:fast.

I amy even enter with the GS next year to give you guys a head start (like the first straight)

The XR was more stable than the DR.

[Night Falcon]

we got some nice beaches up the this way....an theres no farters either:shutup:

[Box'a'bits]

Funny thing is I think I'd shit myself more on the KLX than on the KLR. At least the KLR had a bit of mass to stop the head shake - The KLX I reckon would be a scary bike to get up really :facepalm:fast.

I amy even enter with the GS next year to give you guys a head start (like the first straight)
The GS on soft sand may be more excitment than you are able to handle...:innocent: Make sure you tuck your trou into your boots. Containment you understand.

[NordieBoy]

The GS on soft sand may be more excitment than you are able to handle...:innocent: Make sure you tuck your trou into your boots. Containment you understand.

Can't be worse than a K100, CR580 or YZ350.

[gav24]

Still waiting for Manawatu Orion to get back to me...
I have been told that my email has been forwarded to "someone who can help" That was 2 days ago...
As soon as I get more info I'll let you know.
Will ask around at the last rd of VMX on sat, someone there might know...

Thought that if you were the N.A.D.S., we could be the:-
Kapiti and
NOrth
Beachracing
Squad.

So that spells, K.No.B.S - yep, looks fine to me:yes:

:facepalm: