Suzuki Berm Buster

[mattwood]

Just wondering if anyone went last year? It sounds like an easy ride.. just what im looking for :baby: Is it worth the long hike??

Any info would be sweet, just wanna know if I should bother trying to convince the olds :argue:

[noobi]

i went to the trail blazer in the same area in some forestry development and the berm buster is run by the same bunch of guys
and it was an awesome ride probaly the best thing is that it doesnt bog up really at all cuz the grounds is all white pumice and its so high above sea level
the ride itself was really well organised and for us 15 and unders :shutup: its $20 which imo is really cheap. the trails are really well marked and they make an effort to make them safe, no hidden things to run over and give a nasty surprise. i reallllllly want to go but thats a hell of a hike

[Pierce]

haven't done any of their rides but heard nothing but great things about them. The guy I bought my CRF off actually owns part of the land that they ride through.

Have heard they are quite busy though. Just going by what I've been todl though mate.

[noobi]

pierce is right there are lots of people but on three different loops you hardly ever see anyone

[takitimu]

I did one day last year & it's not to busy, nice ride.

A few up here trying to drum up interest, but with the price of petrol I doubt I'll venture past Auckland for anything other than Enduro's or maybe CC in the next 12 months.

[4stroke]

im heading down with my workmate for both days, looking foward to it, might head into toupo for a few quiet ones on sat night if anyone wants to join us.

[theblacksmith]

Ive been on Desert Storm and the Trail Blazer - both rides have awesome traction (rain or shine) so I presume the Berm Buster will be as well.Bit of everything - fast bush and tight bush sections - gravel roads etc. Well worth the trip in my opinion.

[mattwood]

awsum, sounds worth it then!!

I'm looking foward to no mud! haha hate the stuff!!

Just a question, when its pouring down, do u guys bother with goggles?? Mine just fog up and get covered and i cant see a thing, but i suppose thats better then sand and little pumice stones in ur eyes :Oops:

[Danger]

Just get yourself some safety glasses for these conditions. Your eyesight is too valuable to be unprotected.

[Pierce]

awsum, sounds worth it then!!

I'm looking foward to no mud! haha hate the stuff!!

Just a question, when its pouring down, do u guys bother with goggles?? Mine just fog up and get covered and i cant see a thing, but i suppose thats better then sand and little pumice stones in ur eyes :Oops:

I think i'd be more worried about a stick on a tree stabbing me in the eye! Defo wear some protection bud

[cheese]

Yeah everyone ditched their goggles at the T100. All I wanted was some saftey glasses! Got some mud flicked in my eye and god dam it was painful!

[mattwood]

I think i'd be more worried about a stick on a tree stabbing me in the eye! Defo wear some protection bud

oh yeha true didnt think about that! :pinch:

how do u keep ur goggles from fogging up? mine r fine in the dry but in the wet they r useless. I did abit of scuba diving and we just either spat or put some tooth paste onto the goggle lenses and it stopped them from fogging up, i might give that ago with my motorbike goggles.

yeah, a few months back my old goggles broke at kimmys when i bailed the step up, and i did a few laps of the enduro without goggles, the dust was painful enough, couldnt imagine mud!!! haha

[Danger]

The best way to prevent goggles fogging up is to keep moving. Once you stop and the airflow slows in damp conditions, your sweat has wet the foam and they fog up and it can be very hard for them to clear.
There are some anti fog gels you can use, some goggles are better than others at resisting fogging, but often in real damp conditions if I'm likely to be stopped for some reason like waiting for people etc I will just use safety glasses. I always carry them in my helmet box just in case. If these get muddy they are easy to clean with your camelback or even a puddle or a piss and a shake and your ready to go.
Goggles are good in the dust when fogging is less of an issue, in wet conditions safety glasses can be the best bet, just duck your head when following someone through a puddle or when being roosted which goes for keeping your goggles clean anyway. Your face is a bit less protected from whipping branches etc when using safety glasses than with goggles but your goggles provide little protection hanging around your neck because you can't see through them.

[rossrc]

One of the tricks we were taught at an enduro school was to pull out the foam at the top of your goggles to increase the air flow... did occasionally get a bug or some crap floating around inside.
Re anti-fog solution. Supposedly some of these are basically just washing up liquid with alcohol, so you could try making your own.
One of the old hands in Scotland swore by using the mesh from a collander instead of a lens - he looked like an insect, :) but he said you soon got used to looking past the mesh and could just brush off any dirt that got lodged

[4stroke]

air flow ie, if its bad and not using tearoffs i remove the posts from the lens on my scott googles, that lets plenty of air in, the mud doestn usually gett in to bad, but yeah tends to work.

[4stroke]

if anyones down for the weekend, give me a buzz, meet up for a beer or 2.
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[mattwood]

I'm probably due for a new pair of goggles soon anyway, hav to shop around for good anti fog ones, mine are about 3 years old now and scratched to buggery :angry:

Might have ago at taking out some of the foam at the top though,

As for the berm buster ride, not even going now.. parents reckon they want to sleep in on sunday instead of goin to taupo and enjoying the freezing temp down there..?? go figure..

[cr125nz]

hey mat will have let u no how it was maybe better luck for the next 1 mate

[4stroke]

damm it was cold and wet, but a haep of fun, we headed off early today as i took a small tree out with my head and it looked like it was gona piss down to. but a bloody good ride, if i added corectly we've done 380 kms of riding over the 2 days so that wasnt bad, feel poked now tho, think ive found a few muscles that havent been used.

[Gravel911]

Yep great ride

We just rode on the Sat, that was some fun in the slush and rain.
Never owed a Endruo Jacket before but went and brought a Fox Jacket last week and would have to say it was excellent. Perfect, not to hot and never got cold riding in the rain.

Had a bit of a problem with the bike, got about 10k's into the first 50k loop and the rear brakes started to lock on. Got stopped by some other guys and found the rear brake disc glowing read hot....brake line burst soon after I stopped from the heat. The next few k's were interesting with only a front brake. After over shooting a couple of corners and a few excursions through the trees got the hang of riding in a lower gear and using the engine braking into the corners.

Did 3 of the 50k loops and 2 of the shorter loops. Even in the conditions it was a fantastic ride.

[4stroke]

yeah a good jacket makes the difference, ive got a spyke enduro jacket, got removable inner liner and removable sleevs.
there were a few guys on sat with just mx jerseys and they wernt happy aye lol. we only did 2 laps today, i had a major off and cracked my helmet on a tree damit so decided topack it up before it got worse lol.

[WRT]

I was there just for the Sunday, a mate brought an old XR200 over from Napier for me to ride as I didn't have my CR with me. Took a bit of getting used to, not much suspension, not much acceleration, and even less braking. Great fun though, had a real blast. Got drenched, but never cold, manhandling an XR round those trails made sure of that. The CR is gonna feel like luxury when I hop on it next.

Still, I was mighty impressed with the XR, it never skipped a beat and it never got stuck in the bogs - even blasted by modern MX bikes and quads that looked like they were buried up to their handlebars.

Go the mighty Honda!

Will be making a point of going to the next Berm Buster, even if I was knackered by the time I got back to Auckland last night.

[Danger]

Just got back, had a crook gut on Saturday and only did a 50km loop and broke a front spoke. Did sweep riding on Sunday and every break down was a four $troke that I attended too. And so many people have no idea how to start a four stroke properly once it stalls or falls over!:argh:
Was going to ride the Taupo MX track to day but Big Daddy Rat stuffed his knee and could hardly walk let alone ride.:Oops:

[4stroke]

Just got back, had a crook gut on Saturday and only did a 50km loop and broke a front spoke. Did sweep riding on Sunday and every break down was a four $troke that I attended too. And so many people have no idea how to start a four stroke properly once it stalls or falls over!:argh:
Was going to ride the Taupo MX track to day but Big Daddy Rat stuffed his knee and could hardly walk let alone ride.:Oops:

thers alot of people who ride 4 bangers who dont have a clue how to start them aye, shocking, i had quite a few big bails and never had a proplem starting it again, even after it had been upside down for 5 mions or more.

[theblacksmith]

We had a blast at berm buster - really enjoyed it.Got drenched like everyone else.Only did the sunday.