Mr Moto beach run this Sunday 8-3-09

[Reckless]

Just a beach run or is there some more challenging stuff included.
Dunno whether to go Practice at the Sandpit instead?
Although might be a good time to see what the 200 will do on one tank?

Whats it like! Haven't been before.

[scott411]

Sunday 8th March

Waikaretu Beach Run

One Loop Approx 85km, Lunch and Fuel Stop half way, (Trucks for Food and Fuel Provided, or Lunch can be brought at lunch stop)

Map

http://www.wises.co.nz/l/Waikato/Waikaretu/Waikaretu+Valley+Road/


NO KIDS LOOP AT THIS EVENT



track is on the harder side for our riders, with some good uphils and some internal loops if you want to do some more km's, the track is about 80km long, but with a set of sand dunes to play in, and a couple of smaller internal loops i would reccomend having a few litres of fuel for a lunch time top up, (and the fact i really dislike towing people with no fuel home to)

it is the old style lead trail ride that some people do not like, but it has its own charm and relaxed atmosphere, you can by your lunch at half way and there is always a good shit talking session to be had with fellow bikers.

last things is with this ride you can not turn up late, if you are not on your bike and out of the pits by 10.30 you miss the ride, no exceptions,

[Reckless]

Thanks mate was hoping you'd post! Looks like rain as well late in the week but dry for the ride so might set it up for a good day if there's any mud there at all!!

[scott411]

yeah the forecast looks pretty good, it has been really hard and dusty for the last couple of years, the rain we jsut had and whats due this week will make it rpetty good conditions if its fine on the day

[barty5]

Thanks mate was hoping you'd post! Looks like rain as well late in the week but dry for the ride so might set it up for a good day if there's any mud there at all!!

Yeh dont wuss out this ride is wicked done it for the last four years even when it was so bad (rain ) we had to do bout 5 ks on the road should be good group of us going meet at the arch bridge south side at tuakua 8:15 8:30

[jt119]

do you just bring your own oil if your going to buy gas never been on a tail ride but keen on this one

[scott411]

we do not sell gas, so bring your own gas, we supply the truck to get it to the lunch stop,

[Reckless]

Yeh dont wuss out this ride is wicked done it for the last four years even when it was so bad (rain ) we had to do bout 5 ks on the road should be good group of us going meet at the arch bridge south side at tuakua 8:15 8:30


Looks like I'm goin (although haven't told the missus yet) Probably my two riding buddies and my son. We'll met up with you an Rupe, cheese and anyone else that wanna come!
Why don't we meet at the traditional BP on the motorway Papakura? Could be up to 10 of us if yours and my crew link up! Be great!!

[barty5]

Looks like I'm goin (although haven't told the missus yet) Probably my two riding buddies and my son. We'll met up with you an Rupe, cheese and anyone else that wanna come!
Why don't we meet at the traditional BP on the motorway Papakura? Could be up to 10 of us if yours and my crew link up! Be great!!

they all come in from clarks beach which would be going backwards for them if they all come there would be bout 7 of them rups in dont know bout cheese think he has a wedding hing on again

[Reckless]

ok mate Tuakau it is. Looks like just me and my son as the others are going to do the Rodney club day I think.
Hopefully Cheese will check on here he was riding good last Sat at the Sandpit

[noobi]

How many people usually turn up fo this ride?

[Mr Motorcycles]

best we had was 450 last year, normally around 350-400, however we are averaging more riders than previous years,

[noobi]

are there many places where jams could occur?

[Taz]

are there many places where jams could occur?

Strawberry or Raspberry??

You bringing some toast?

[noobi]

Strawberry or Raspberry??

You bringing some toast?

Im more of a boysenberry kinda guy, but definately toast all round!!
does you guzzi go offroad?

[scott411]

it is a farm ride in some pretty steep country, so yes there will be some jams, the 1st 15 odd km's is preetty easy so they field will be spread out, will depend on how much rain we get as well,

[cheese]

Yeah I got a wedding to go to. Have to go too. I'm in the wedding party.

[Hemex]

Yeah I got a wedding to go to. Have to go too. I'm in the wedding party.

Every thread about a ride thats coming up has this statement atleast once.. hahaha

[cheese]

Bullshit!!!!!!

[Hemex]

Bullshit!!!!!!

My bad... its either... pre-wedding (stag parties), wedding (as above) or post wedding (your mate who was to move up from gissy)... :whistle:
Still need to give you heroes and a brake lever..:Offtopic:

[scott411]

i am organising a stag do for one of my mates the night before this ride, yet i will still make sign on (hopefully),

[barty5]

im going to a stag party the night before ill still be there. Getting married is over rated just go for the bike ride they wont miss yah ot just turn up late real late.
silly buggers getting married on a sunday friday is heaps better less guest turn up costs less and leaves you more to drink and you can still go for a ride on the sunday.

[Reckless]

Yeh I'm supposed to be at Puke pitting for my mate racing the Z1. But gonna pit for him sat them do the ride and head for puke again after!
A weekend full of BIKES. The Missus ain't impressed but hey :bleh: ??

[noobi]

probably doing this one now, a group of three of us. should be good, weather looks good
Should be a good way to test out how far i can get off of one full tank, if you've seen it the tank it monstrous.
I assume we go from the car park north to the port for lunch then back again, do we take the same track or a new one to come back

[barty5]

probably doing this one now, a group of three of us. should be good, weather looks good
Should be a good way to test out how far i can get off of one full tank, if you've seen it the tank it monstrous.
I assume we go from the car park north to the port for lunch then back again, do we take the same track or a new one to come back

no its kinda more like this but bout 80ks normally a fuel stop 1/2 way to lunch break fill there if you need then onward to sand dunes for a muck around if your keen then up to shed for lunch and fuel down on to the beach from there and back round to the start (sounds a lot shorter than its is) ps there lot of wicked hill climbs you can have a go at if you want along the way.

[scott411]

nice map, did you do that last year on a gps?, we have been thinking about doing them for all our rides,

edit, looking at it more, no you did not, but its not a bad effort,

[barty5]

nice map, did you do that last year on a gps?, we have been thinking about doing them for all our rides,

edit, looking at it more, no you did not, but its not a bad effort,

Yeh your right cut and paste in paint scrible and post

[Reckless]

Hey Scott if it pisses down like this all the way till Sunday like they say it might.
Is there any danger the ride will be cancelled due to us ripping up the farms to much or maybe the difficulty being to much for an average rider?

[barty5]

Hey Scott if it pisses down like this all the way till Sunday like they say it might.
Is there any danger the ride will be cancelled due to us ripping up the farms to much or maybe the difficulty being to much for an average rider?

it pissed down year before last (sure it was 07 maybe 08) and wasnt cancled
had a small diversion on the road to get round a major hill climb tho.

[scott411]

if we call off it will be done saturday afternoon, and i will post on here,

but it is ment to clear tomorrow and be fine on sunday

[barty5]

well according to weather maps still going to be fine mostly for the weekend so should be a good ride bit mud ans slop to keep the dust down.

[oldguy]

Im keen. did it in 07 on my daughters DRZ125, it was fun, it rained a bit, just enough to make it real slippery was hard work for the little bike with my fat ass
on it, in the sand dunes, the bike was struggling couldn't get any speed up.

link....http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=47898

[KTMDad]

:rolleyes:Well it was either looking at the Photo's of last years event or the beers Ive just had but somehow I've talked the cheese'n"kisses into the green light for going on this ride on sunday. Will be flying solo so keen to meet up with any KB'ers out there, Will be in Black Hilux with a green beer botttle on the side before the ride. or On the ktm on its side out on the track!! Cya there:headbang:

[barty5]

:rolleyes:Well it was either looking at the Photo's of last years event or the beers Ive just had but somehow I've talked the cheese'n"kisses into the green light for going on this ride on sunday. Will be flying solo so keen to meet up with any KB'ers out there, Will be in Black Hilux with a green beer botttle on the side before the ride. or On the ktm on its side out on the track!! Cya there:headbang:

theres quite a few of us meeting at the tuakua bridge bout 8-830 and heading out from there.

[noobi]

theres quite a few of us meeting at the tuakua bridge bout 8-830 and heading out from there.

we may see you there, you gonna meet on the fartherest side from tuakau? by the valve thingys

[Reckless]

we'll be there Barty 4 of us Me an my son and my mate that we rode the Gncc with on the Husaberg 450 and another riding mate on a Wr450.
Be closer to 8:30 though cya in Tuakau. Ill txt you in the morning ok.

[barty5]

we may see you there, you gonna meet on the fartherest side from tuakau? by the valve thingys

yeh theres a gravel car park off to the lef just ova the bridge. orange ss-v comodore

[noobi]

yeh theres a gravel car park off to the lef just ova the bridge. orange ss-v comodore

i know the place
red rodeo and the huge blue car trailer with three bikes on
ill come say hi if theres time to do so

[scott411]

still all go, will be a touch slippery in places, we are taking out one section that is very wet, see you all tomorrow,

[noobi]

you said that if your not out the gate by 10:30 then you cant ride, what time do you start letting people ride??

[scott411]

after breifing which will be around 10am,

[KTMDad]

i know the place
red rodeo and the huge blue car trailer with three bikes on
ill come say hi if theres time to do so



Is the Tuakau Bridge the on with the cream concrete rolling arch's?
I know where that is if thats the spot. Will be there if its the right place!! about 8.30. Would be handy cause Ive got no idea how to get to the ride.
Cheers
Darryl...

[noobi]

Is the Tuakau Bridge the on with the cream concrete rolling arch's?
I know where that is if thats the spot. Will be there if its the right place!! about 8.30. Would be handy cause Ive got no idea how to get to the ride.
Cheers
Darryl...

yea this one.
depends what way you want to go, says that its signposted from the mercer bridge but not tuakau, but if you go through tuakau you could just follow barty5s group
i think you just head for thundercross park, if youv been there, but instead of turning off by the cell phone tower go straight ahead on to waikaratu valley road, and there should be signs by then

[KTMDad]

yeah thats the one, will meet up there and follow the convoy..
Thanks
Darryl

[noobi]

well what can i say,
it is true that if you don't bring tools you will need them :doh:
bike fouled a plug from idle in the carpark and my mates bike wouldn't start and after many failed attempts to start including towing it, it kick started and spewed about a litre of oil out of the breather :doh::doh:
so off the three of them went leaving me there to sort my own shit out, waited awhile finally sorted out the fukin plug, i cleaned it with help from a late arrival, thanks mate your a legend, then set off down the road to the lunch stop, this is 12:30 now, bike runs fine after that, no dramas with plugs :second:

so lunch stop, see photos

second part of the loop, the beach part was really cool, stupid camera was having a tantrum and wouldn't start, missed all the photo ops on the coast, the actual beach riding was awesome, practice from woodhill payed off :clap:
then it was like a screaming run back home, mostly 4,5,6 gear stuff except one slightly wet hillclimb that everybody got jamed up for:blank: get back at 2:45

overall a highly enjoyable ride, although i only did half of it, my mates assure me that the first was equally as impressive, if at all slightly slippery
also found that half way round the second part i had a flat rear tyre:doh::doh::doh:

there was a lot of carnage imo, one broken bike two serious crashes, one of them was a mate, hope hes ok and thats only what i know of, so probably more

but definately do it next year, :niceone: to scott and mr cycles for the ride

[jt119]

looks like a great ride have to try getting along to some

[barty5]

yeh was god ride and yes if your wondering was one of the guys we where riding with that did the major t bone 08 450exc vs drz400 drz won bent rear sub frame, ktm cleaned out the front forks bent and steering head and frork ripped of the bike bike in two bits both walked away which was o good thing.
sorry as far as im aware there are no photos nless someone here took some???

[noobi]

yeh was god ride and yes if your wondering was one of the guys we where riding with that did the major t bone 08 450exc vs drz400 drz won bent rear sub frame, ktm cleaned out the front forks bent and steering head and frork ripped of the bike bike in two bits both walked away which was o good thing.
sorry as far as im aware there are no photos nless someone here took some???

whos fault was the t bone?

[scott411]

the KTM rider, and there is photo's some got taken as it got loaded onto the Teryx, the KTM snapped the steering stem,

was a lot of accidents today, not to sure why more, track was basically the same as years gone past, but had more injuries than any ride we have ever run,

[Rupe]

Anyone make it up the big hill climb just after the midway stop?

[noobi]

Anyone make it up the big hill climb just after the midway stop?

after the lunch stop? there was nothing particularly challenging after the stop, nothing that made you stop and think OMG how am i gonna get up this.
was it before or after the beach?

[green machine]

after the lunch stop? there was nothing particularly challenging after the stop, nothing that made you stop and think OMG how am i gonna get up this.
was it before or after the beach?
I agree with you there.....was an awesome ride

[Rupe]

after the lunch stop? there was nothing particularly challenging after the stop, nothing that made you stop and think OMG how am i gonna get up this.
was it before or after the beach?

It wasn't on the main trail, can't really remember where it was. But stopped to watch a few have a go and didn't see anyone do it from the bottom to the top. Trust me it was gnarly, looked nearly vert near the top.

[oldguy]

Hey Scott, big ups to you and all involved with this event, was an awesome day. even if my bike didn't leave the car park, F**Kin Suzuki's we'll go in to that another time, anywhoo thanks for the invite to ride along with you on that
Kawasaki Teryx, mate that thing is friggin awesome I'm most impressed with the way it handles pretty much go any where. Thanks again.
I did get to ride a few different bikes today, all be it, through the misfortune's of there riders
First was a Honda CRF450X, guy had a broken Collar bone I think, got to love the electric start:niceone: next was a KX85 small wheel think the young fella broke his wrist, so rode that around the bottom of the Sand dunes back to the lunch area, didn't want to wring the shit out off trying to carry my fat ass. after the lunch break off again, coming down the sand hill heading towards the beach come across another young guy with a I think another broken wist, rode his KTM85 out to the road, the last one was a YZ250 that bike was awesome, the guy that came off that bike sound like his off was serious.
Hope these guy are all home and feeling a little better.

Check the link in my sig. for Pics of the ride

[barty5]

after the lunch stop? there was nothing particularly challenging after the stop, nothing that made you stop and think OMG how am i gonna get up this.
was it before or after the beach?

it was the hill bout 5 min after the lunch break where you climb up the steep little clay road then follow the fence back before you drop down to the beach. That valley at the bottom straight up.

[westie]

Definately a great ride cos my body hurts real bad after it!
Thanks heaps mr motorcycles

[Reckless]

the KTM rider, and there is photo's some got taken as it got loaded onto the Teryx, the KTM snapped the steering stem
That was a silly accident that was down to the rider so no one could have predicted or prevented that one.


was a lot of accidents today, not to sure why more, track was basically the same as years gone past, but had more injuries than any ride we have ever run,

I had a really good tumble on a fast section along a long straight fence line, Was totally tapped out on what looked like a flat paddock and hit like a wallow area that an animal might lie in. But it was right on the line of the bikes and unmarked. Pulled like hell to get the front to clear but it caught the far edge and the bike went arse over kite and me over the bars. Crushed my thumb and bent all the bars and risers I rolled with it and managed to come out OK, got up, and went back to get the bike. Another occasion I went round a dead tree but a big branch was lying buried in the grass, hit it hard but stayed on okay but a other riders may have been on there arse if they followed my track through the grass to that gate.
I saw a rider went though a wooden fence (bad direction choice) and one lying prone on the ground who looked like he missed a gate and hit the post ( couldn't turn in time), my buddies saw a Husaburg drowned when he missed a culvert crossing and I went through a section where two concrete pipes where buried quite a narrowish pass but there was a culvert either side and the grass was same height all the way so easy to miss. Trouble is when the rides aren't very technical like this one the speeds get up very high.
Just a few ideas scott!!
I presented the above because think a few of the above incidents could have been helped by a little more hazard Identification and track direction marking. Some of them appeared to happen because at speed, people where getting a bit lost and therefore making bad decisions. I don't want to make your job of setting out these rides more arduous but when the ride isn't technical to keep the speeds down maybe you could look at the direction making and the hazard identification a little harder (the surprises that might catch you out in other words). Not anything major just a bit more of the plastic ribbon etc steering you in the right direction and maybe around dugout pits and hazards

Now let me make it very clear the above are not criticisms at all, it was a damn good ride!!!!

The ride overall was a bloody good one scott (except for riding the last 40k with a throbbing thumb) I would go on the next one in a heartbeat. Lovely country we have here!! Nothing to difficult although I did miss going the A loop with the first forty riders. I actually liked the last ride better with the descents and climbs was a bit more challenging but this was a great ride to the beach covering a lot of lovely country!
We meet at the Arched bridge and rode all day with Barty, Rupe, my son and my two normal riding buddies and Bartys mates. Couldn't think of a better way to spend a sunny Sunday!!

[noobi]

First was a Honda CRF450X, guy had a broken Collar bone I think, got to love the electric start:niceone:

yea that's my dads mate, did you see him? someone said the bone was out but i don't think it was that bad, apparently he hit some slippery stuff right before a gate and lost the front and hit the fence, but he was talking to my dad after it happened
what reckless is saying is completely true, if the people weren't going so fast they probably wouldn't have crashed, i think it hit the same tree in the grass

[IIIRII]

You're meant to be sick in bed or at school .....
Not posting on internet forums .....

How many riders where there ?

Oh ps, turn my router off ....:P

[scott411]

520 riders signed in, a record for this event.

i take on board some of the comments, when they are put constructivly they are always welcome, we have evolved the series since we took over it and i think it has got better, our numbers are still growing so we must be doing something right, Waikertu is run different from all the rest of the rides we do so we can go though the sand dunes and down the beach etc, we always look to improve the rides.

The sand dunes and beach scare me as people seem to go nuts and lose comman sense, air strips are not much better.

we took an extra person out to mark this time, and used more dazzle and markers than last year, (approx 30% more), we do not mark the track to race spec, as it is ment to be a trail ride, And even with 3 or 4 people you can miss holes in paddocks and stumps etc, as you tend to follow the lines that suit the quads you are on at the time. but then the guy leading on a bike can me 10 metres either side pretty easily and that is where you rode the 4 wheeler when marking, When you are leading the first lap you have normally only done one lap a couple of days before.

[barty5]

Id agree with what scott is saying part that i did miss the a loop before the dune section never mind done this ride for the last 4 years and never had any probs getting round or not being able to see were the track is going it all come back to riding with in or own skill level not the skill levels of others around you. just cause someone gose flyin past dost mean you have to stay on their rear wheel comon sence it a FUN RIDE NOT A RACE. (have a mate as your all aware from earlier post re:ktm that is learning that one from his old man guessing his ears will be bleeeding by now and not from the helmet being thrown at him)

[Reckless]

520 riders signed in, a record for this event.

i take on board some of the comments, when they are put constructivly they are always welcome, we have evolved the series since we took over it and i think it has got better.

And we'd be a very unhappy bunch if they got canned mate keep up the good work!!



we took an extra person out to mark this time, and used more dazzle and markers than last year, (approx 30% more), we do not mark the track to race spec, as it is ment to be a trail ride, And even with 3 or 4 people you can miss holes in paddocks and stumps etc, as you tend to follow the lines that suit the quads you are on at the time. but then the guy leading on a bike can be 10 metres either side pretty easily and that is where you rode the 4 wheeler when marking.

Point taken and accepted!
Although that hole was a surprise! I was sitting crouched down beach style caning it! By the time it appeared out of the grass I had enough time to stand and pull on the front, but not hard enough. Couldn't use power to lift the front either as I was already flat out, nothing left. Caught by my own speed I suppose. LOL!!
oh well it was a good flight till the landing! LOL!!
I also thought since I posted last that its also harder for you marking out one 80k loop than only a 35k that is ridden 4 times over. Must be a lot less time for marking stuff out. I suppose your caught between a rock and a hard place as a not so technical farm ride becomes a race track by some riders whether you like it or not. Why is speed so much fun?? LOL!

Keep them coming mate!

[charles23]

Shit i just love your two comments "I was sitting crouched down beach style caning it!" and "Was totally tapped out on what looked like a flat paddock and hit like a wallow area that an animal might lie in" and you suggest the course markings could be better..................hey its a trail ride, sounds like you were lucky not to have had to be flown out in a choppa :msn-wink:

[daddycool651]

Well Scott , Craig and everyone that helped organise this ride ..a big thumbs up :rockon:from me and the 10 other riders I was with, this isnt my (was my ) most favourite ride but you's have outdone yourselves ... it was crackalacking , together with just the right amount of rain .. SUPERB , apart from the forest section ( it got messy , back wheel going everywhere but where I wanted it to go) I couldnt fault it ; as for the incidents , the 450 husky that went swimming , was more of a "DOH" moment than an incident, the mate missed the 1/2 round log bridge , dropped his bike and picked it up backwards ;ie facing the rear of the bike clutch in right hand , throttle in left hand , gave the throttle a blip , let the clutch out ( why we dont know ) and the yellow and blue machine took off and became the yellow submarine , bike still idling he watched it sink till just one handgrip was left out of the water , needless to say I wont have to wear the pink fairy wings on the next ride they will be perched on "WATERBOY" riding a husqvarna, nice also to meet fellow KBers oldguy and ktm dad

[Reckless]

Shit i just love your two comments "I was sitting crouched down beach style caning it!" and "Was totally tapped out on what looked like a flat paddock and hit like a wallow area that an animal might lie in" and you suggest the course markings could be better:

I take full responsibility for my speed and the risks I took. I went to great pains to iterate that there was no criticism of the organisers in my suggestions (and that's all they are). But there was the odd surprise here and there. Hopefully my post didn't seem like a rant at Scott or blaming anyone else for the result of my own risk taking! Its just so much fun to go fast!!:devil2: Even for an old bastard!


sounds like you were lucky not to have had to be flown out in a choppa :msn-wink:
Yeh its not the crashing or the flying or the rolling on the ground that is the problem its the stopping suddenly when you hit something! LOL!!

"Luck" hope it holds! :niceone:
Choppa! I heard the Westpac flights are free!!:doctor:
Life! read my sig!:clap:

BTW I do get your meaning Charles23 and you do have a point LOL!!!

[IIIRII]

I must admit I had a few reservations about the ride, mainly due to weather.
I hate Thundercross park when its been raining and I thought the ride may have been similar, given that its basically the same type of ground.
I was pleasantly supprised with the surface, which really didnt pose any problems at all for us.
A bad start to the day, Dales gasgas fouling a plug just as we were about to leave, and then Phils wrf450 refusing to start(we were already late)
Cheers to Scott for towing Phil.
A big thumbs up to whoever it was that turned up late and assisted Dale in getting his bike going so he could meet up with us at the lunch stop and do the return run.
Re the trail marking,
I know its a fun ride, but even I was going failry quick on some of the very open parts, and I saw the "holes" beside the trail and thought "Holy shit you wouldnt want to fall in there"......
Really good ride with some very unusal scenery, we will definatly do that ride next year.

[husky]

Good onya my mate DaddyCool651 you weren't even there. What actually happened was I did a hardcore superman double backflip no hander on the previous corner and missed the log bridge. FYI, the yellow submarine is running again and will be back at the front of the pack (or at least in front of steve) and at least I was at work on Monday, aye James. Worst part of the afternoon was I got sunburnt waiting for a tow and you buggers drank all the beer before I got back! H2O No for life, watch for the wings...

[motorbyclist]

track is on the harder side for our riders, with some good uphils and some internal loops if you want to do some more km's, the track is about 80km long, but with a set of sand dunes to play in, and a couple of smaller internal loops


really? were they marked or were they closed after the first lead riders? i was a little bit gutted at the lack of gnarly stuff - i'm sure the ride was better last year - but to be fair i hung back with a learner friend for the first half as he was having starting issues. ditched him for the 2nd half though and it was a blast:2thumbsup

my mate did the same track as me on his WR and only clocked 65km


yeh was god ride and yes if your wondering was one of the guys we where riding with that did the major t bone 08 450exc vs drz400 drz won bent rear sub frame, ktm cleaned out the front forks bent and steering head and frork ripped of the bike bike in two bits both walked away which was o good thing.
sorry as far as im aware there are no photos nless someone here took some???

my mate got some of it in a trailer as it was leaving - i'll try to get a hold of them


Shit i just love your two comments "I was sitting crouched down beach style caning it!" and "Was totally tapped out on what looked like a flat paddock and hit like a wallow area that an animal might lie in" and you suggest the course markings could be better..................hey its a trail ride, sounds like you were lucky not to have had to be flown out in a choppa :msn-wink:

yeah, no prize for going fast in a straight line - i just kept half revs in top gear and stayed standing to get a better view whenever we hit the long straight stuff

though this year me and my mates stuffed up in the same place as last year and ended up lost in a paddock, we didn't get lost anywhere else and things were well marked. of course after last year i was weary of surprise bull holes.

and, now for my rant that makes me sound like a dickhead:
good ride guys - only real complaint is the same as last year; form queues people! nothing worse than finally passing that bloody quad/kid to have them and the last 50 bikes you just tore past go squeezing past at a river crossing/hill climb, where they then get stuck, and once they've "gotten out of the way" you've got to get round them again. after the river crossing i gave up being polite. sorry kids, but my bike runs like shit when it's cold, and overheats if it sits for more than 5 minutes. single file isn't hard and is the fairest way to do it.

I did see a few riders oblivious to the liquid being ejected from their bikes too - all while watching a 'race quad' bottomed out on a rock trying to get moving again. of course no-one bothered to help the guy out and get things moving again, but to be fair neither did i; i just squeezed past

(yes i do realise that we can't possibly prevent quads and kids but at the very least people could be considerate and NOT leave the lunch break until the big kids have gone out, and consider that little wheels are going to have big problems)

/rant

looking forward to the next one! (i plan to keep as close to the front as possible to see these options you talk about)

[IIIRII]

yea that's my dads mate, did you see him? someone said the bone was out but i don't think it was that bad, apparently he hit some slippery stuff right before a gate and lost the front and hit the fence, but he was talking to my dad after it happened


All that happened was,
The front washed out as he rode through a gate, not at any speed, he must have landed with all his weight on the shoulder and broke the collar bone.
Didnt hit any fences or anything else, just the ground.
Same thing we have all done hundreds of times and just got back up and riden on ....
Just bad luck on this occasion.
The bone is obviously broken but wasnt quite sticking out through the skin.
Apparently they just leave the bone like this nowadays ....
Ie they dont reset it .....

[scott411]

as for the length, we cut a bit of knarly stuff out to keep it easier after the rain on friday, so we lost a few km's that way, and also there was a section in the morning that only the first 100 or so bikes got lead though, taht would have cut another 5 off, still had some pretty big hold ups in the morning section, but with over 500km off, its always a tuff balance trying to keep it hard enough for every one to have fun, but easy enough for people to get around,

[green machine]

as for the length, we cut a bit of knarly stuff out to keep it easier after the rain on friday, so we lost a few km's that way, and also there was a section in the morning that only the first 100 or so bikes got lead though, taht would have cut another 5 off, still had some pretty big hold ups in the morning section, but with over 500km off, its always a tuff balance trying to keep it hard enough for every one to have fun, but easy enough for people to get around,

That's right Scott......for me it was one of the best rides i've done in my short riding career,my mates were in the bunch that went through the limestone and they said if i was there i would have really struggled and ruined the day for me(and them i spose as they would have to be helping me)everyone has different skills so i see your point about trying to please everyone.Which i can't understand because everyone should just be rapt to be out on your bike.Cheers to you,Craig and all involved in making it possible

[oldguy]

everyone has different skills so i see your point about trying to please everyone.Which i can't understand because everyone should just be rapt to be out on your bike.Cheers to you,Craig and all involved in making it possible
totally agree mate, with the different riding skills, its always going to be hard to find a compromise, Scott, Craig and all involved do a great job, a small rural community Benefits from all of this, and we get a chance to enjoy ourselves riding in some awesome country side which we would otherwise never get the chance to ride at all.

Nice to meet you green machine.

[daddycool651]

What actually happened was I did a hardcore superman double backflip no hander on the previous corner and missed the log bridge. just two questions and a conclusion there husky 1; was the no hander on landing or during the manouevre . 2; did you have time to pull a tearoff during the manouevre , conclusion ; that's why you missed the log bridge , you were freestyling ,its a trail ride dude , you're lucky you were'nt choppered out .... anyway good to hear that the yellow submarine is operational , ride hard ... fairy wings !!

[barty5]

just two questions and a conclusion there husky 1; was the no hander on landing or during the manouevre . 2; did you have time to pull a tearoff during the manouevre , conclusion ; that's why you missed the log bridge , you were freestyling ,its a trail ride dude , you're lucky you were'nt choppered out .... anyway good to hear that the yellow submarine is operational , ride hard ... fairy wings !!

sure he did changed his undies half way through the manouevre as well or was that afterwards.lol