Jolly Roosta Trail Ride, Woodhill 26th April

[Ktmboy]

OK guys and girls, On Sunday the 26th April is the annual Jolly Roosta (Jolly Poacher last year) trail ride half way to South Head.
This is a cool ride. Everything you get at other rides (do they have farm and forestry?) through out the central north island but at under half the price.:woohoo: And its under 1 hours drive from 90% of Auckland.

We've got a whole heap of new terrain that has been pruned and marked over the last couple of weeks. Non of this "lets re arrow the old tracks" stuff here. You pay for a ride and we'll ensure you get fresh tracks everytime!!
I ran out of fuel on the quad on the weekend after 70km so will be selecting the best course of about 50-60km. Whats more there is minimum gravel road (maybe a couple of hundred metres) on the single track red course.

Sign on is from 8.00am:gob: and the tracks close at 3.00pm. So in essence you can get the last loop in from 3.00pm and finish at 5.00pm.

Jeez, thats 9 hours riding time for 35 bucks. Beats paying the same price for 4 x 15mins motos. Value for money in anybodys book.

[krasher]

I'm in! They even have a kiddies track so I can bring some of my nub friends along.

[xen]

Sounds real good man, keen for this. Half price tho? Trail rides are $30-40 usually

[Ktmboy]

Sounds real good man, keen for this. Half price tho? Trail rides are $30-40 usually

Desert Storm?Tussock buster.....50-60 km loops? $80 per day.

[oldguy]

Bugger, same day as the Mr motorcycles, maize MX now im screwed as to which one to do. Fells Farm is on that day as well.

[Ktmboy]

Bugger, same day as the Mr motorcycles, maize MX now im screwed as to which one to do. Fells Farm is on that day as well.

Yeah, I know,we've had this on www.silver-bullet.co.nz for a few months now. It was always going to be the last weekend of April.

I have the son that wants to ride at Kens as well. Thems the breaks. Blessed for riding choices ain't we?

[Rupe]

One of the best rides I did last year, mint tracks, so I'm keen.

Have you put many hillclimbs and good gnarly stuff to play on?

[tommorth]

I'm keen as wanted to do the maize paddok races too but as theres another one in a month or so and only on jolly roosta thats where I'll be

whats the go with the roost comp?

[Ktmboy]

One of the best rides I did last year, mint tracks, so I'm keen.

Have you put many hillclimbs and good gnarly stuff to play on?

A smorgasboard!!
Most people will be OK on the single tracks. The yellow tracks are very user/quad friendly so access is no probelm. If you don't like the track, easy get off after a km or two and jump on another one. The reds always will have a go round option.

Yeah, I'm excited about this ride. There are some great sections. Unfortunately, the big climbs from last year have been felled but we have a very special place for you to play in. I'll take a pic later in the week. Be prepared.

[4stroke]

any special needs areas for me????

[Ktmboy]

I'm keen as wanted to do the maize paddok races too but as theres another one in a month or so and only on jolly roosta thats where I'll be

whats the go with the roost comp?

Well, this will be who provides the masses with the best entertainment.
It may turn into the Hill climb comp on the day depending on the weather.

If its fine then we'll have the Hill climb. Its rather large.

If raining (remember Woodhill gets better with rain) then its the best entertainment on a couple of laps on the figure of 8.

[Ktmboy]

any special needs areas for me????

Ahhh..no road sections I'm afraid.

[4stroke]

Ahhh..no road sections I'm afraid.

damm well hopefully i should be able to make it down just going to have to work harder during the week.

[Rupe]

[QUOTE=Ktmboy;2027034]

If its fine then we'll have the Hill climb. Its rather large.
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sounding better all the time. Should be better than ridding the bloody sandpit, I'm sure that place is run by retards:innocent:

[Ktmboy]

[QUOTE=Ktmboy;2027034]

If its fine then we'll have the Hill climb. Its rather large.
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sounding better all the time. Should be better than ridding the bloody sandpit, I'm sure that place is run by retards:innocent:

Yes, we have a few members.LOL, No make that alot.

[Rupe]

[QUOTE=rupecopp;2027062]

Yes, we have a few members.LOL, No make that alot.

lol, bit off topic but whats going on with the endurocross bit, sounds like it would be fun.


Anyway, I'll be at your roosta ride, and have been looking forward to it for a while. cheers

[SpikedPunch]

Me and the Krad will be there, looking forward to it :woohoo:

[REDRIDER]

Dude Ill be there JP last year was an awesome ride..4sure

[Ktmboy]

Well I found this place on the ride. Firstly you ride on this sand based stream just around the corner from sign on and looky look.

The stream comes out of the base of the hill.

A couple of tea tree to clear out of the road first though.

Bit extreme? nah.:2thumbsup

[barty5]

Well I found this place on the ride. Firstly you ride on this sand based stream just around the corner from sign on and looky look.

The stream comes out of the base of the hill.

A couple of tea tree to clear out of the road first though.

Bit extreme? nah.:2thumbsup

i can see that bringing on some tears. Will there be fresh coolant supplies at the top.:2thumbsup

[cheese]

LOL

Yeah I'm going to try to make this one. I'll have to dust off the CR. Poor thing hasn't been used in months!!

[tnarg]

The funny thing is that photos never really show how steep hills are but that looks steep, that means its probably really steep. :crazy:

[Rupe]

Well I found this place on the ride. Firstly you ride on this sand based stream just around the corner from sign on and looky look.

The stream comes out of the base of the hill.

A couple of tea tree to clear out of the road first though.

Bit extreme? nah.:2thumbsup

shit that looks like good fun to go up, maybe not to come down. We should see how many kb'ers can make it up.

Looks like it's going to be a real good ride. By the way, tell that homo in the stubbies to stop grinning like an idiot, and move those branches.

[kezzafish]

shit that looks like good fun to go up, maybe not to come down. We should see how many kb'ers can make it up.

Looks like it's going to be a real good ride. By the way, tell that homo in the stubbies to stop grinning like an idiot, and move those branches.

ha ha haaaaa. Funny as fuck, genius even. You're on fire tonight

[vazza]

Verrry keen, will seu there!

[barty5]

shit that looks like good fun to go up, maybe not to come down. We should see how many kb'ers can make it up.

Looks like it's going to be a real good ride. By the way, tell that homo in the stubbies to stop grinning like an idiot, and move those branches.

Are you tryin to say with your training your goig to get up that hill in one go now??

[Rupe]

Are you tryin to say with your training your goig to get up that hill in one go now??

no, aiming to stall half way up, you?

[Ktmboy]

shit that looks like good fun to go up, maybe not to come down. We should see how many kb'ers can make it up.

Looks like it's going to be a real good ride. By the way, tell that homo in the stubbies to stop grinning like an idiot, and move those branches.

You are on fire...stubbies indeed. Check out the chicken legs LOL!!

This hill is real steep. The owner reckons we should park the ambo at the bottom.

I guarantee no one would make it up. In fact if you could make it down you would be a legend.

It looks like it flattens out, not, it gets steeper.

[Keithf]

I have informed the missus that she needs to spend a lot of time at this spot with the video camera.

Any shots of me making an ass of myself will of course be edited out..
:beer:


Well I found this place on the ride. Firstly you ride on this sand based stream just around the corner from sign on and looky look.

The stream comes out of the base of the hill.

A couple of tea tree to clear out of the road first though.

Bit extreme? nah.:2thumbsup

[flyingcr250]

Well I found this place on the ride. Firstly you ride on this sand based stream just around the corner from sign on and looky look.

The stream comes out of the base of the hill.

A couple of tea tree to clear out of the road first though.

Bit extreme? nah.:2thumbsup

as long as i get to go up it before noobi does:girlfight: ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
he knows..............lol

[noobi]

as long as i get to go up it before noobi does:girlfight: ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
he knows..............lol

:girlfight::girlfight:
ill be right there at the top laughing at you when you fall off, then ill throw something :calm:
apparently there are VERY few 125s that have ever gotten up that hill ae, only pros like Karl power and luke uhrle etc...

[jt119]

if thats sand thats a scarey looking hill send the ginepig up first =flyingcr

[chop]

holy crap ktmboy!!!!!!!! what the hell are those things growing out the leg holes of the rag like thing you have draped around your waist??? and who the hell would knowingly take a picture of them????????!!!!!

[flyingcr250]

if thats sand thats a scarey looking hill send the ginepig up first =flyingcr

yea why not, you can have my seconds:lol:

[jt119]

yea why not, you can have my seconds:lol:lol or get you fucking it up on cam

[tommorth]

this is going to be fun should be some great footage from this hill

[4stroke]

You are on fire...stubbies indeed. Check out the chicken legs LOL!!.

:Oi: real men where stubbies lol
i looks to easy tony ill give it a burst.

[Ktmboy]

:Oi: real men where stubbies lol
i looks to easy tony ill give it a burst.

There will be carnage!!!

We're going to do some more track work tomorrow. Chop (the legendary tracker) will be able to confirm as to the size of this monster.

[Rupe]

There will be carnage!!!

We're going to do some more track work tomorrow. Chop (the legendary tracker) will be able to confirm as to the size of this monster.

Come on then chop whats it like????

The weather looks like it will rain quiet a bit this week, so it should be mint out there.

[cheese]

Looking forward to this. not been out in soooo long. So I'm going to head up and be there at 8. How long does it take to get there from the Parakai roundabout?

[Ktmboy]

Looking forward to this. not been out in soooo long. So I'm going to head up and be there at 8. How long does it take to get there from the Parakai roundabout?

15-20mins.

Don't wake us up tho eh..could be a hard night on the large camping in the shire.:drinknsin

Had bit of a shake down today just to see what the feeling was. The Midget got around the red tracks ok:ride:, so that makes its rider friendly.

Hmm, Interesting track.

[flyingcr250]

15-20mins.

Don't wake us up tho eh..could be a hard night on the large camping in the shire.:drinknsin

Had bit of a shake down today just to see what the feeling was. The Midget got around the red tracks ok:ride:, so that makes its rider friendly.

Hmm, Interesting track.

what sort of terrain is it?? sand? clay?

[Ktmboy]

what sort of terrain is it?? sand? clay?

Well basically the whole of Woodhill forestry, all 28 miles of it, is one big sand dune, so, yes its sand based. But its also raining at present and will do for the next 5 days so, fingers crossed its fine on Sunday.

Doesn't matter though as more rain the better.

[flyingcr250]

think i might give this one a miss, its a bit of a hike for me to get there, might be a good rainy weekend to pull the bike down for a clean and a grease, and check the motominder to see how many hours ive put on it over the last 3 months....cringe:eek5:....

[chop]

Awesome tracks!!!! Man we had some fun yesterday and yes the hill is a monster rupe... There is varity for all and with a bit of rain its going to be perfect!

[Midget200]

Yeah the red track are cool, this ride is a must! Yeah the big uphill, I think it's doable! NOT BY ME, but KTM Boy, Choppa, and others! Will be fun to watch and take pictures! Tracks go on and on and on and no road sections - yeha!! Great parking, none of this parking on the side of the road stuff, green grass! Oh yeah, toilets, there's a flushing toilet and about 6 others! All important stuff to us girls!!!

[Midget200]

Yeah KTM Boy, Midget got round the red tracks 'okay'. So maybe you guys got a bit of a rest before I finally got there! But I did get there in the end! Those toi toi bushes seemed to jump in my path all the time!!! :angry2: I then found the scenic route home :gob: You guys sure had patience!!!! Thanks for that.

[chop]

You did well midget! Everyone starts somewhere and wasnt that long ago we were at the stage you are!..

[REDRIDER]

You did well midget! Everyone starts somewhere and wasnt that long ago we were at the stage you are!..

Like chop was saying yesterday, dont worry about anybody else, I dare say a little more aggressive on the throttle may help, arrhh but what do I know..

[chop]

Yep that is the best thing to remember ride your own ride,dont worry about anyone else.. you like that kdx redrider??? you were going good on that towards the end

[REDRIDER]

Yep that is the best thing to remember ride your own ride,dont worry about anyone else.. you like that kdx redrider??? you were going good on that towards the end

yeah dude its a sweet bike maybe a bit tame but certainly does the trick ay. In saying that its a much better bike than I am rider..haha

[Boosted]

i even enjoyed myself so should have a blast on sunday, hey ktmboy, will they open the mx track on sunday?

[Ktmboy]

i even enjoyed myself so should have a blast on sunday, hey ktmboy, will they open the mx track on sunday?

I could sense your eyes straying, and, well what MX jock would look at it and think...mean?

But no, not this weekend.

[Ktmboy]

Family passes are $80.00.

[SpikedPunch]

Looks like those rain dances have been paying off... :banana:
(apologies to anyone riding clay/dirt/not-sand this weekend)

[chop]

dont apoligies!!! they just need to get themselves up to the sand for the day!!!

[cheese]

Its so funny. The Sandpit is at its best in the wet, but it scares so many people away on a wet day.

[flyingcr250]

Its so funny. The Sandpit is at its best in the wet, but it scares so many people away on a wet day.

looks like i might be there after all, should be good in the wet

[krad_nz]

So where exactly is that steep hill? On a red I'm guessing?

[Ktmboy]

So where exactly is that steep hill? On a red I'm guessing?

Nein. You guessed wrong. Next contestant please.

Believe it or not, its on the farm loop. Just behind the ladies toilet. In fact the lady in occupation could leave the door open and view the proceedings whilst seated on the throne.;)

[oldskool]

Nein. You guessed wrong. Next contestant please.

Believe it or not, its on the farm loop. Just behind the ladies toilet. In fact the lady in occupation could leave the door open and view the proceedings whilst seated on the throne.;)

wouldn't want to get it wrong and come tumbling down only to land with my head in the loo

[cheese]

And the ladies loo!! imagine all the front bums running away!!

[krad_nz]

Muahah!:eek:

[xen]

hahaha

Man that hill looks mean, i'm sure i could try riding down it one way or another ;)

[oldskool]

And the ladies loo!! imagine all the front bums running away!!
you are soooo crass, trust you to bring it up! :shit: :innocent:

[cheese]

Hey I've got no time to test the Camera out and I've just had my return trip to China confirmed in 2 weeks time so you want me to drop that DVR to you this week so you can use it this weekend?

[oldskool]

Hey I've got no time to test the Camera out and I've just had my return trip to China confirmed in 2 weeks time so you want me to drop that DVR to you this week so you can use it this weekend?
Yep sweet as. I'll have to figure out a way to mount it to the helmut so earlier the better! Hey we didn't end up looking at the LCD monitors, could you bring them around again please. If you email me your bank details, with the confirmed price, I'll transfer money across to yah! Way easier that way than having to go down to the money machine.

[flyingcr250]

Well I found this place on the ride. Firstly you ride on this sand based stream just around the corner from sign on and looky look.

The stream comes out of the base of the hill.

A couple of tea tree to clear out of the road first though.

Bit extreme? nah.:2thumbsup

whats the worst that could happen???:bleh:

[A&R]

Well I found this place on the ride. Firstly you ride on this sand based stream just around the corner from sign on and looky look.

The stream comes out of the base of the hill.

A couple of tea tree to clear out of the road first though.

Bit extreme? nah.:2thumbsup

I'll get the bucket sand tyre on, legthen the swingarm and ride a tuned 500r then!!!

[Reckless]

I'll get the bucket sand tyre on, legthen the swingarm and ride a tuned 500r then!!!

You goin up mate I'm on my own this weekend?? If I go?

[A&R]

You goin up mate I'm on my own this weekend?? If I go?

That or the maize scramble. The oldest girls will have gone back to uni by then so I don't know what to do. If i'm on my own perhaps I can hitch a ride up in your ute. Won't know till Saturday probably. last minute as usual.

[Reckless]

That or the maize scramble. The oldest girls will have gone back to uni by then so I don't know what to do. If i'm on my own perhaps I can hitch a ride up in your ute. Won't know till Saturday probably. last minute as usual.

Yeh same here kids home but finishing projects due for varsity so all staying home. Normal riding buddies are fishing so we can txt each other about Sunday. Been riding heaps as well so wife is onto me about jobs to be done around here! But I'd like to go!

[tommorth]

jobs around home will still be there next week lol I've got plenty I'll do them one day I rekon

[oldskool]

Is it worth bringing along the kids or is it strictly an adults bash with a kids track thrown in?

[Ktmboy]

Is it worth bringing along the kids or is it strictly an adults bash with a kids track thrown in?

Its a trail ride. Meaning that we cater for all. I did the yellow loop on the quad and you can quite easliy drive a 4x4 around whilst in 2wd. The yellow worked out at about 45k with home options at 8k and 18k marks.

The farm track is 6k and there is a grass peewee track. Heres a link to a few hi lites from last year.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Uf1qOc5pO0

[flyingcr250]

Its a trail ride. Meaning that we cater for all. I did the yellow loop on the quad and you can quite easliy drive a 4x4 around whilst in 2wd. The yellow worked out at about 45k with home options at 8k and 18k marks.

The farm track is 6k and there is a grass peewee track. Heres a link to a few hi lites from last year.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Uf1qOc5pO0

looks pretty sweet im dead keen now!:2guns:

[Rupe]

I was talking to the guy organising this ride and he has agreed to let kiwibikers in half price. All you need to do is pm your details to ktmboy so he can check you off at sign on.

What a good guy aye?

[Ktmboy]

I was talking to the guy organising this ride and he has agreed to let kiwibikers in half price. All you need to do is pm your details to ktmboy so he can check you off at sign on.

What a good guy aye?

You are a very funny man Rupe. It could be true this rumour, but you have to ride in your tea stained Y fronts.

Midget/ Chop knows a name for you then.

Off topic..Did I tell you the story about a bloke I know who won a race on a KDX200 straight out of the box, well it goes.......

[Rupe]

It could be true this rumour, but you have to ride in your tea stained Y fronts.

thats not tea mate.

was worth a try tho

[oldskool]

Its a trail ride. Meaning that we cater for all. I did the yellow loop on the quad and you can quite easliy drive a 4x4 around whilst in 2wd. The yellow worked out at about 45k with home options at 8k and 18k marks.

The farm track is 6k and there is a grass peewee track. Heres a link to a few hi lites from last year.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Uf1qOc5pO0
Hey that looked alright. I showed Tawny and she is looking forward to riding her XR100 there. Cool!

[4stroke]

you having a drinking session sat night tony?

[Ktmboy]

you having a drinking session sat night tony?

Does a chicken have lips? Is the Pope catholic? Does it rain at Whenuapai?

[barty5]

Does a chicken have lips? Is the Pope catholic? Does it rain at Whenuapai?

shit guess that a no then.

[Ktmboy]

shit guess that a no then.

I'm fairly sure it rains at Whenuapai. Oh, Ok then lets give that a yes.:laugh:

[barty5]

I'm fairly sure it rains at Whenuapai. Oh, Ok then lets give that a yes.:laugh:

It was the other two that got me.

[oldskool]

It was the other two that got me.
you got me at lips

[barty5]

You are a very funny man Rupe. It could be true this rumour, but you have to ride in your tea stained Y fronts.

Midget/ Chop knows a name for you then.

Off topic..Did I tell you the story about a bloke I know who won a race on a KDX200 straight out of the box, well it goes.......


Just ask him you dose the vacuming at home.

[Ktmboy]

Just ask him you dose the vacuming at home.

Sorry to be one that corrects your grammar Barty.. But, its Hoovering<_<

[cheese]

Bloody south islanders!!

[noobi]

Ktmboy, how much of the 55k loop will be woodchopper level technical? or will that stuff be A/red sections?

[4stroke]

all i hope lol

[Ktmboy]

Ktmboy, how much of the 55k loop will be woodchopper level technical? or will that stuff be A/red sections?

Non really. Red on this ride really just signifies single track. There are a couple of little bits to test the better riders but they have a yellow bypass.
Yellow is fast open. I mean top gear fast.
But hey, give them all a go, as its good to test ourselves.

You'll be fine.

[chris125]

Quite new to riding, got a cr125 been to woodhill a few times. Would this be a good ride for me to come on

[4stroke]

yeah man itll be pretty cruisey aye, its a family orintated ride prety much, aye tony

[Ktmboy]

yeah man itll be pretty cruisey aye, its a family orintated ride prety much, aye tony

Absolutely.

[chop]

Almost here!!! wonder if knobbyclark is going

[flyingcr250]

whos still going even with the rain????:2guns::Punk::eek:

cause i got no idea how to get there. lol

[oldskool]

whos still going even with the rain????:2guns::Punk::eek:

cause i got no idea how to get there. lol
Looks like it will only be me from my clan as Tawny is without a bike. I have no idea how to get there as well!

[xen]

Yeah of course man, it'll be better! haha i better go check a map

[tommorth]

flyer says wilsons road south head just follow the signs from the parakai roundabout will be there around 10 woo!woo!woo!woo!

[flyingcr250]

flyer says wilsons road south head just follow the signs from the parakai roundabout will be there around 10 woo!woo!woo!woo!

weres parakai?? lol

[xen]

google (http://maps.google.co.nz/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&q=&vps=4&jsv=155c&sll=-36.579971,174.344616&sspn=0.098562,0.224018&ie=UTF8&geocode=Ff950f0dvotjCg&split=0)

[noobi]

Directions: Wilsons Rd, off South Head Rd. Parakai. 15 minutes from Parakai round about

my attempt at a map, yes my writing is terrible, but you try writing with a mouse on paint :banana:

[flyingcr250]

google (http://maps.google.co.nz/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&q=&vps=4&jsv=155c&sll=-36.579971,174.344616&sspn=0.098562,0.224018&ie=UTF8&geocode=Ff950f0dvotjCg&split=0)

oh sweet so the parakai roundabout is actually in parakai and not somewere dumb like next to the sky tower.?

never mind i found wilson road ill be right lol (dickhead)

im going to have to leave early as, it sez it takes just lover 3 hours to get there.

[barty5]

weres parakai?? lol

bout mins further up the road from the turn off to the sandpit.

[xen]

;P See ya there :woohoo:

[D dub]

;P See ya there :woohoo:
Hows your new bike Xen?

[D dub]

Almost here!!! wonder if knobbyclark is going

No, he has a prior engagement!

[4stroke]

5 of us heading down at this stage, might b just me as the rest recon they gona get pissed up sat night in whangerei then drive down sun morning,( their drinking seeions usually finsh around 5am tho)

[cheese]

it should be mint out there with this rain!

[Keithf]

and I have a much better camera this year........

If anyone wants to get in my way so they can be imortalised on Youtube or wants a few minutes of footage of them riding come and say hello.

The old boy that i generally ride with has not been keeping up to date with his maintenance so I might be looking for someone to ride with this Sunday. Someone as old fat and slow as me.

I have a nice easy to find red Toyota van.........



Its a trail ride. Meaning that we cater for all. I did the yellow loop on the quad and you can quite easliy drive a 4x4 around whilst in 2wd. The yellow worked out at about 45k with home options at 8k and 18k marks.

The farm track is 6k and there is a grass peewee track. Heres a link to a few hi lites from last year.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Uf1qOc5pO0

[oldskool]

and I have a much better camera this year........

If anyone wants to get in my way so they can be imortalised on Youtube or wants a few minutes of footage of them riding come and say hello.

The old boy that i generally ride with has not been keeping up to date with his maintenance so I might be looking for someone to ride with this Sunday. Someone as old fat and slow as me.

I have a nice easy to find red Toyota van.........
I'll look out for you, I'm slow.

[noobi]

I'll look out for you, I'm slow.

cant we all ride in one big slow group?
on the camera no one will pass us cuz we would take up all the track, make us look fast :banana:

[vazza]

Will try to be there by 8 haha..

[flyingcr250]

Will try to be there by 8 haha..

yea if i leave at 5 i should be there at 8 too :zzzz:

[chop]

Hows your new bike Xen?

is that micks old bike??? if it is that thing goes good! got a vid on you tube from two man at woody wood last year

[chop]

No, he has a prior engagement!

hmm yea heard that...

[chris125]

looks like fun, going to be there hopefully the weather holds off :p

[flyingcr250]

looks like fun, going to be there hopefully the weather holds off :p

why cant i find my F***N rain coat, its never here when i want it....:mad::angry2:

[noobi]

why cant i find my F***N rain coat, its never here when i want it....:mad::angry2:

dont you have a van thing?

[flyingcr250]

dont you have a van thing?

bit hard wearing a van when your riding.

[noobi]

bit hard wearing a van when your riding.

lol lol lol
i thought you rode in between the rain?

[flyingcr250]

lol lol lol
i thought you rode in between the rain?

thats right, i dont get wet, the rain gets steved :2guns:

[noobi]

thats right, i dont get wet, the rain gets steved :2guns:

just steve all the rain and you dont have a problem :jerry::stupid:

[vazza]

Whats the weather looking like for tomorrow?

[noobi]

Whats the weather looking like for tomorrow?

weather people keep changing there minds about it
http://www.metservice.com/public/maps/rain-forecast-3-day.html

[Boosted]

dont worry about the weather people its in the forest!!!! :)

[flyingcr250]

Whats the weather looking like for tomorrow?


just take your shower cap, soap and flannel.

[4stroke]

yeah harden the fk up rather a bit of cool rain than the 30 degree sun. i just wish there was more mud arround lol

[jt119]

rubish bag three holes done

[vazza]

Caring what the weather does, im going regardless lol. Just curious :)

[Boosted]

hope someone might bring a spare tube as my front tyre is pretty flat, gonna pump it up b4 i come 2mola so hopefully that fixes it, but if anyone has a spare, plz bring it along!!! thanx :)

[flyingcr250]

hope someone might bring a spare tube as my front tyre is pretty flat, gonna pump it up b4 i come 2mola so hopefully that fixes it, but if anyone has a spare, plz bring it along!!! thanx :)

didnt you have a flat last time you were out at woodhill?? lol

just finished getting my bike ready, had the whole ass end off for a clean and grease

[Boosted]

yeh had a flat tyre lasttime 2 hahaha but just incase would b primo if someone got a tube... im sure its just flat tho but won't know till 2mola morning :) and thats good, i had to do the front wheel bearings last night...

[barty5]

yeh had a flat tyre lasttime 2 hahaha but just incase would b primo if someone got a tube... im sure its just flat tho but won't know till 2mola morning :) and thats good, i had to do the front wheel bearings last night...

i have a spare not a thick wall but it holds air.

[oldskool]

What time you leaving Barty? Convoying with anyone? Hemi...cheese going?

[xen]

Hows your new bike Xen?


Real good, big improvement. Still getting used to the difference, major one is the power when it comes on pipe :eek: . The gearing seems very tall coming from a 6speed, hard to get out of 2nd as i'll be going too fast :laugh:. Torque is awesome can lug sweet and getting up hills much easier. Seems about same weight as kdx, maybe notice the bigger size in the tight bits. Suspension good, much smoother but gotta change the springs sometime.
Seems good to workon, like the no tools airfilter access, sparkplug pretty hiden tho

[xen]

I'll have a patch kit if needed boosted

[cheese]

Adam, check if your valve thingy is tight.

yeah I'm planing to leave at 7am(ish) cell is 021 233 5980

[cheese]

Will be in a Blue CRV with a old as hell trailer.

[noobi]

Will be in a Blue CRV with a old as hell trailer.

sounds like oldskools set up to me

[barty5]

What time you leaving Barty? Convoying with anyone? Hemi...cheese going?

pickin rupe up bout 7am and his mate just round the corner pending which way you want to go cant meet at the BP on the northern M/way to dairy flat say round 730 should get us there round 8am. Or make sure you leave enough room for my trailer and the tent/ Marque.

Any who havnt seen it wont miss it it has huge KB Dirt Divsion banners on it.

[cheese]

If you go to BP, then you got to backtrack. I was going to go the other way. you'd be better to cut over via riverhead from ruperts.

I don't think that it will be packed at the ride cause most people think it will be crap in the wet.

[cheese]

sounds like oldskools set up to me

he has a RVR, I've got a CRV. Mine is a honda, Evans is a misti

[chop]

was up there today doing some finishing touches! farm loop is primo and forrest loops rock. The sand will be near on perfect it pissed down for two hours while me and ktmboy checked the red loop and put up bunting so sand will be brilliant and loamy! Dont let rain put you off woodhill is at its best in when its wet! Maybe a KB loop all together? see how it goes! Chur

[flyingcr250]

was up there today doing some finishing touches! farm loop is primo and forrest loops rock. The sand will be near on perfect it pissed down for two hours while me and ktmboy checked the red loop and put up bunting so sand will be brilliant and loamy! Dont let rain put you off woodhill is at its best in when its wet! Maybe a KB loop all together? see how it goes! Chur

a kb loop aye. just put arrows pointing in the right direction for noobi's sake:girlfight::banana: ha ha ha

[noobi]

I don't think that it will be packed at the ride cause most people think it will be crap in the wet.

hopefully thats the case, we're gonna get there like an hour late :doh:


he has a RVR, I've got a CRV. Mine is a honda, Evans is a misti

sorry, there both blue, bothe have 3 letter names, and you both have old trailers, give me a break lollollollol


a kb loop aye. just put arrows pointing in the right direction for noobi's sake:girlfight::banana: ha ha ha

i hate you :nono:
make sure your alarms set mate...., and that your tank has only petrol and oil in it.....

[flyingcr250]

hopefully thats the case, we're gonna get there like an hour late :doh:



sorry, there both blue, bothe have 3 letter names, and you both have old trailers, give me a break lollollollol



i hate you :nono:
make sure your alarms set mate...., and that your tank has only petrol and oil in it.....

ha ha ha was only joking:innocent:. all excited bout tommorrow cant wait to get out for a blast.:2guns:

[noobi]

ha ha ha was only joking:innocent:. all excited bout tommorrow cant wait to get out for a blast.:2guns:

al good, i know ae, been ages since the last ride

:rockon:

[oldskool]

he has a RVR, I've got a CRV. Mine is a honda, Evans is a misti
Mines a '68 rimu trailer, still with the original plates, makes it 41 yrs old, bit like Barty's vintage.

[barty5]

Mines a '68 rimu trailer, still with the original plates, makes it 41 yrs old, bit like Barty's vintage.

nah my trailers only 2 years old and im sure as hell not that old.

[barty5]

If you go to BP, then you got to backtrack. I was going to go the other way. you'd be better to cut over via riverhead from ruperts.

I don't think that it will be packed at the ride cause most people think it will be crap in the wet.

nah its close on 10ks shorter to via dairy flat

[vazza]

KB lap is onnn! :D

[L Rider]

this ride sounds so good - bugger we are missing this one

[krasher]

Gutted to be missing this! Have fun - keep safe! And bring back photos and mud and tell us how it was.

[BM-GS]

A cracking ride for me & Mr 6 around the farm trail.

Thanks to the farmers for putting up with all of us and letting the Sandpit folk make trails all around. Very nice trails they were, too.

More thanks to the photographer's mate who pushed Mr 6 up the sandy hill on his first lap. He nailed it the next time around.

Next year we'll see if we can't get more of the family going around, but Mr 3 fancied going swimming with mum instead...

Hope to see those pics soon!

[flyingcr250]

A cracking ride for me & Mr 6 around the farm trail.

Thanks to the farmers for putting up with all of us and letting the Sandpit folk make trails all around. Very nice trails they were, too.

More thanks to the photographer's mate who pushed Mr 6 up the sandy hill on his first lap. He nailed it the next time around.

Next year we'll see if we can't get more of the family going around, but Mr 3 fancied going swimming with mum instead...

Hope to see those pics soon!

yea man that farm loop was a real hoot, did 4 loops of the main track, and one of the red tracks.. was a pretty good day in my books.....:headbang:

[vazza]

Had a sick day today maan

Big ups to tony and the crew for making it all happen.. Really had an awesome time _b

I noticed alot of people coming off pretty bad.. Hope they're ok.

Good to meet coule of the KBers, boosted etc :D!

Did alot of the red trails waaay out.. far out they were sick.. Some of the best woodhill riding ive ever done _b.. Was abit scary on my own though LOL!

[flyingcr250]

i suppose i should say thank you to tony for an awesome ride and for towing me out of the bush when my throttle cable came out of my carby.:blank:

yea the red track was awesome, there were a couple of peaks which almost caught me out, but nothing realy too difficuly.

[vazza]

Mate there was HEAPS of red tracks! Some of them pretty hard eh, pretty tight mini hillclimbs etc.. So much fun! Will be definatly going to the next event :D!!

[cheese]

Grreat ride. had to wait ages cause of peopel getting stuck on the hill on the way out! LOL I'm so stuffed now.......

Oh and found that on my last 5km home my front tyre was flat!! Whoops!

[chop]

Was great fun!!! kxf was faultless.... again!!!!

[Midget200]

Awesome ride, weather great, puddle on the farm loop turned into a great big muddle lake by the end of the day! Thanks Tony and the Sandpit, and Louise of course for making it one to remember!

[Midget200]

Oops not muddle lake! It turned into a muddy lake! I can't type!!!

[xen]

Was a good ride, liked those reds, mini hill climbs were good challenge. So knacked now from all the whoops, they really give you a beating at the end of the day.

Good to meet some more KBers. Cheers to Ktmboy & the crew.

[Boosted]

yeh thanks tony and family... glad i got my hoodie back 2 :) haha
good to meet you to vazza was a good first run with ya...

was such a cool day :)

[Ktmboy]

Damn, missed this event. Just didn't get to ride.

Lucky I was just lottering and stumbled on FlyingCR250 having probs.

I wish the other breakdowns were that easy. 3 wally's ran out of gas and you guessed it, they were right at the furtherest point.
You'd think they would fill up at the start wouldn't ya.

3 of the staff had big offs despite the briefing to ensure they all stay in one piece.

One of them on my bike which now needs (oddly enough) a new throttle cable, head light etc .

One of our riders is in a pretty bad way after a head on with a tree. Broken ribs, punctured lung, broken wrist, whip lash, a absolutely munted collar bone and a suspect spleen.

We all hope he gets well soon as well as the other two whom both have wrist injuries.. Big ups to St John.
If fact we hope the other couple of injured people recover quickly as well.

[flyingcr250]

Damn, missed this event. Just didn't get to ride.

Lucky I was just lottering and stumbled on FlyingCR250 having probs.

I wish the other breakdowns were that easy. 3 wally's ran out of gas and you guessed it, they were right at the furtherest point.
You'd think they would fill up at the start wouldn't ya.

3 of the staff had big offs despite the briefing to ensure they all stay in one piece.

One of them on my bike which now needs (oddly enough) a new throttle cable, head light etc .

One of our riders is in a pretty bad way after a head on with a tree. Broken ribs, punctured lung, broken wrist, whip lash, a absolutely munted collar bone and a suspect spleen.

We all hope he gets well soon as well as the other two whom both have wrist injuries.. Big ups to St John.
If fact we hope the other couple of injured people recover quickly as well.

out of the 6 bikes that passed me you were the only one that stopped to see if i was ok, but got it fixed and the rest of the day went off without a hitch.

[tommorth]

ouch hope hes alright
the reds at the far end after the clear fell were great was great bounceing off the mini hills amongst the trees especialy the cool runnings section lots of big drops was a bit strange at the end though track just disapeared and ended up on a road.
Short farm loop was a blast to great for a bit of a race
Didn't enjoy the endless whoops , but had a great time big thanks to the crew.

Did anyone have a serious attempt at the hill climb ?

[SpikedPunch]

Boy, that was a fun ride. Possbily one of my favourite ever! Was sort of like regular sandpit mixed with desert storm. fav bits were some of the faster forest bits and the reds. One-timed all the log crossings, was stoked. Getting much better at handling the new bike, and the tank and newly shaved seat worked great, being able to use my feet a couple times probably saved me from some spills. Also, big ups to people that helped me out when I got stuck ...:innocent:
Once again, that was just so fun! :ride: I haven't been this justifiably tired from a one day ride in a while. Brillo job Tony and the crew! :Punk: Sux about the injuries though, get well soon fullas.

[noobi]

wow, lots of whoops
it was a good ride, only got lost in the same place on the farm loop twice :sweatdrop
did about 100k or so, only went deep into the forest once did a 41k'ers for a warm up
ther other two i was with didnt much like the deep sand parts cuz there riding tractors :bash:
but apart from that, good job to all the sandpit crew

is that what the enduro next weekend will be like?

alright be honest who got stuck trying to get there car back up the hill :wari:, barty did your commodore get up alright? we saw three commodores get stuck 3/4 of the way up lol

[jt119]

errr.id.did

[noobi]

errr.id.did

mate lol, maybe they shouldv had a sign "four wheel drives and stubborn bastards only" :crazy:

[oldskool]

Well I just got back from North Shore A&E, JinxyCat broke his leg in five places hitting a tree. They operate tomorrow and will most probably put a rod in to hold the bones together. It was unfortunate, he was running in his brand spanking new bike and it has only about 15 minutes on it. He wants to thank Greg from Spectrum for fanning his face with his glove until the medics came. There were also 2 ladies who were a great help, he'd like to thank them too, whoever they were?
(I think I saw Midget250X talking to one of them)

[flyingcr250]

Well I just got back from North Shore A&E, JinxyCat broke his leg in five places hitting a tree. They operate tomorrow and will most probably put a rod in to hold the bones together. It was unfortunate, he was running in his brand spanking new bike and it has only about 15 minutes on it. He wants to thank Greg from Spectrum for fanning his face with his glove until the medics came. There were also 2 ladies who were a great help, he'd like to thank them too, whoever they were?
(I think I saw Midget250X talking to one of them)

was that down by those plastic sheet tent things just at the start of the clearing on the farm loop??

[noobi]

was that down by those plastic sheet tent things just at the start of the clearing on the farm loop??

oldskools offline, yea it was that one, evan said that he tried to go inbetween the trees and there were logs in the long grass and well you saw the result

[oldskool]

was that down by those plastic sheet tent things just at the start of the clearing on the farm loop??
pass the mudhole up and over the hill and down just before you get to the flats. After about 3 offs (or more) they dragged some dead branches across the path to stop people hitting the hidden roots, deep in the long grass, at speed.

[flyingcr250]

pass the mudhole up and over the hill and down just before you get to the flats. After about 3 offs (or more) they dragged some dead branches across the path to stop people hitting the hidden roots, deep in the long grass, at speed.

yea i saw him on the ground splints and all, that was on my first loop.

5 places you say, mate he'll be out for atleast 6 months, maybe he might be able to ride again

[oldskool]

yea i saw him on the ground splints and all, that was on my first loop.

5 places you say, mate he'll be out for atleast 6 months, maybe he might be able to ride again
First try on the 170 degree GoProWide and am impressed with the results. You can see so much of the track. It's uploading to Youtube atm...taking bloody ages!!! slow connection. You'll see the area in question on the video.

yeah saw the X-rays, not pretty. Shattered.

[krad_nz]

Damn, sounds like there was a bit of carnage alright. Did all the main loop, a couple of reds and the farm loop. Was pretty sweet that farm loop, had a bit of everything.

We got stuck in the people mover going back up the drive way on the way out. Tractor saved the day. :scooter:

Bumped into a few kiwi bikers :wari::wari::wari:

All in all it was pretty enjoyable. Nice work ktm boy and team etc.

[barty5]

Well I just got back from North Shore A&E, JinxyCat broke his leg in five places hitting a tree. They operate tomorrow and will most probably put a rod in to hold the bones together. It was unfortunate, he was running in his brand spanking new bike and it has only about 15 minutes on it. He wants to thank Greg from Spectrum for fanning his face with his glove until the medics came. There were also 2 ladies who were a great help, he'd like to thank them too, whoever they were?
(I think I saw Midget250X talking to one of them)

wondered where you got not good news to hear.

[barty5]

wow, lots of whoops
it was a good ride, only got lost in the same place on the farm loop twice :sweatdrop
did about 100k or so, only went deep into the forest once did a 41k'ers for a warm up
ther other two i was with didnt much like the deep sand parts cuz there riding tractors :bash:
but apart from that, good job to all the sandpit crew

is that what the enduro next weekend will be like?

alright be honest who got stuck trying to get there car back up the hill :wari:, barty did your commodore get up alright? we saw three commodores get stuck 3/4 of the way up lol

not with the tailer hooked up the sand was well deep. bit of a mission backing down had trailer towed up by 4wd and we made it up n the grass wasnt keen takin trailer up there in case we didnt make comin down backwards on slippery shit get messy.

[4stroke]

Well I just got back from North Shore A&E, JinxyCat broke his leg in five places hitting a tree. They operate tomorrow and will most probably put a rod in to hold the bones together. It was unfortunate, he was running in his brand spanking new bike and it has only about 15 minutes on it. He wants to thank Greg from Spectrum for fanning his face with his glove until the medics came. There were also 2 ladies who were a great help, he'd like to thank them too, whoever they were?
(I think I saw Midget250X talking to one of them)

well ive just got home from the north shore hospital, its 1230am lol
my mate dislocated his shoulder, took them 5 hours to sort out what they were gona do, we had a good yarn to that dude with the broken leg, it sounded like a nothing crash too, wicked xrays tho thats a serrious snapage.
fells mx had a few carnages too, i chick wasted a shoulder and a guy ejected mid air and smashed his ankle to peices dam his leg was huge and another guy from fells broke a arm, i think it was just one of those fkd days where everything went wrong, we past 3 accedents on the way home wtf? fkd up weekend i think, good to see all familiar faces again.

[Keithf]

Once again a great ride

cheers



Damn, missed this event. Just didn't get to ride.

Lucky I was just lottering and stumbled on FlyingCR250 having probs.

I wish the other breakdowns were that easy. 3 wally's ran out of gas and you guessed it, they were right at the furtherest point.
You'd think they would fill up at the start wouldn't ya.

3 of the staff had big offs despite the briefing to ensure they all stay in one piece.

One of them on my bike which now needs (oddly enough) a new throttle cable, head light etc .

One of our riders is in a pretty bad way after a head on with a tree. Broken ribs, punctured lung, broken wrist, whip lash, a absolutely munted collar bone and a suspect spleen.

We all hope he gets well soon as well as the other two whom both have wrist injuries.. Big ups to St John.
If fact we hope the other couple of injured people recover quickly as well.

[Midget200]

Hey there Oldskool!

They were Buffy and Gina that stopped and helped Jinxy Cat. When he's out of the hospital get him to drop me a line and I'll give him their mobiles or something. I'll let Greg from Spectrum know today. Jinxy Cat sure looked in some pain. Hope he's feeling better today!

[Midget200]

Sorry that post was meant for Barty5 to pass on the names of the girls that helped out!

[oldskool]

Hey there Oldskool!

They were Buffy and Gina that stopped and helped Jinxy Cat. When he's out of the hospital get him to drop me a line and I'll give him their mobiles or something. I'll let Greg from Spectrum know today. Jinxy Cat sure looked in some pain. Hope he's feeling better today!
That'll be sweet, he goes into op .am today. He was high as a kite last night but still was as witty as ever. Are Buffy and Gina KB'ers? Jinxy only signed up last week so a really new member!

[noobi]

not with the tailer hooked up the sand was well deep. bit of a mission backing down had trailer towed up by 4wd and we made it up n the grass wasnt keen takin trailer up there in case we didnt make comin down backwards on slippery shit get messy.

we sat at the top and watched people trying to get up for a while after we packed up, a few different techniques used :Oops:
you guys were probably one of the last to go, only ever saw your group there once. so did you do 3 full laps or 4? :woohoo:

[cheese]

Man I'm feeling it today! My back is sore and stiff!

That was a great ride. I actually went through that bit where everyone broke collar bones. I must have just missed the bit that was catching people!! lucky! I had a few near big spills at the start too. just before the downhill to the muddle (love that term) there was some tree root that just a bout tossed me over the bars twice!!

The forest loop was wicked. The reds were way better than the yellows. The yellows got whooped out really bad and the reds were much more fun.

Really good ride though. Lots of different tracks and good wide tracks so you didn't get stuck behind people.

Good to catch up with a few KBers.

Oddly enough, my bike did have stale fuel! LOL After the first tank I filled it up again with fresh stuff and the front wheel wouldn't stay on the ground!!! haha!!

[Rupe]

mint ride, big thanks to Tony and all involved.

The whoops had me ruined by the end as they got huge in some places. Loved the reds though, they bermed up and got better through the day, knew they'd be good after riding some of the new ones at the sandpit. Had a very close call on that root between the trees on the farm loop, somehow manged to stay on but twisted my knee.

you forgot to clear a path for the hillclimb, had to hesitate and drop down to third before nailing it.

[Jinxycat]

JinxyCat doin ok, no op today, they still tryin to figure out how to put Humpty back together again, he is smilin and already askin when they will take to rod out (they need to put it in first). He will be back come hell or high water, still has to finish runnin his bike in :). Will keep you all updated, A Huge thanks to all who helped Jinxy out, Buffy, Greg and Gina, you rock, the crew were all fantastic and the ambo's were great. Jinxy can expect at least 3 months of layin about before seein any more bike action.

Dea

[camchain]

You could see the poor bugger (Jinxycat? in the manuka trees near the start) was in a lot of pain. Hope he feels better quick. Morphine is great stuff, but it will still be a while before that bike gets run in.

Thanks for all the work KTMboy and posse.
I've been trying to figure out how those nifty steep little sand mounds form up, they don't seem like natural dunes. Anyone know the deal with those things?

[Midget200]

Yeah Jinxycat sure did look in some pain! He's keen. When he's better we'll all have to meet up at Woodhill to help him ride his bike in and keep him away from the tree stumps! Thanks Dea for the update! Is the bike looking better than he did?

[oldskool]

Well heres my first try with this toy. Second time round the Farm Trail following Poggy, well.. trying to! Couple of dudes overtook us so he cuts them up. See Krad and Spike on the trail so give 'em the thumbs up.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2Jv3HXWRf4

[jt119]

juss makes me wont to go riding watching that nice vid oldskool

[chris125]

Will watch it when i get home, was fun!

[oldskool]

juss makes me wont to go riding watching that nice vid oldskool
Thanks JT, I'm quite impressed with the wide angle, just puts yah in there more. Now I just have to get as quick as you to keep up with the gang! I rode that YZ250F and really liked it, so much more control than the KX, you can go faster have more fun and work less harder. I loved popping wheelies and doing little jumps at will on it. Best of all you didn't have to be in the right gear all the time.

[kezzafish]

yeah... coll stuff old school, looks like some primo, go hard terrain

[cheese]

Cool vid oldschool. that fish eye gets a nice wide view. Makes things look a bit funny though. That downhill looks not as steep with it.

[jt119]

ya im doing my head in now weather to drop the cr for a new crf rode one last weekend and liked the forstroke seemed to have just as much power and corner better

[oldskool]

Cool vid oldschool. that fish eye gets a nice wide view. Makes things look a bit funny though. That downhill looks not as steep with it.
The original looks better. Yeah makes faces look like talking eggs ay. Plenty good enough for what I have in mind, and if I go further with it then yep would have to upgrade into something higher spec'd with much higher shutter spd and more frames per second.



ya im doing my head in now weather to drop the cr for a new crf rode one last weekend and liked the forstroke seemed to have just as much power and corner better Yeah, I've always had a soft spot for 4's, getting the KX was a cheap option to see if I would get back into the sport. I wouldn't need to get fit if I got a 250 4T, and I think I would enjoy it even more. I reckon they corner better too, heaps of traction which the 2 stroke loses.

[SpikedPunch]

Cool vid! One of the better quality helmet cams fer shere. I don't think I even saw you there! too busy huffing and puffing after bike decided it didn't want to start for what felt like forever after going through the puddle crossing and waiting for the others. Kick, kick, kick....kickkickkickkickKICK.

[oldskool]

Cool vid! One of the better quality helmet cams fer shere. I don't think I even saw you there! too busy huffing and puffing after bike decided it didn't want to start for what felt like forever after going through the puddle crossing and waiting for the others. Kick, kick, kick....kickkickkickkickKICK.
Actually when I helped you on one of those gnarly hills and started it up for yah I did notice the lever was angled down a bit so your foot just kinda slips off it before you can give it a good kick. Maybe it's something you need to look at?

[SpikedPunch]

Actually when I helped you on one of those gnarly hills and started it up for yah I did notice the lever was angled down a bit so your foot just kinda slips off it before you can give it a good kick. Maybe it's something you need to look at?
I haven't noticed it's bent or anything, but it wouldn't surprise me, the rear brake lever is all yanged out. It's a horrible little lever regardless. I've heard of people bodging on 125 ones cause the stock ones are a bit crap.

[laserracer]

awesome vid oldschool..looked like a great day apart from the injuries ...anyway ,,how did team kawasaki miss picking you out as a team rider anyhow ????;)maybe you need a ride on the 426..cmon i dare ya

[Midget200]

Pain in the butt that you got behind the quad on that sandhill! Awesome video, you remember all the twists and turns. I remember one of the first uphills looking a lot bigger though!

[oldskool]

awesome vid oldschool..looked like a great day apart from the injuries ...anyway ,,how did team kawasaki miss picking you out as a team rider anyhow ????;)maybe you need a ride on the 426..cmon i dare ya
lol you're too kind! Love to give the 426 a squirt sometime. I had plans to look at a KX60 for Tawny in Hamilton Sat week but looks like this may not happen as the owners plans may have changed.


Pain in the butt that you got behind the quad on that sandhill! Awesome video, you remember all the twists and turns. I remember one of the first uphills looking a lot bigger though!
Yeah jeez those quads are annoying! Wish they kept to the left. And I wanted to hit that 'muddle' hard too.

[Midget200]

Yeah thanks for that! I hit it hard a couple of times I'd have to say, bloody muddle!

[Midget200]

Hey KTM Boy, will we be able to view footage of the video that was being taken on the farm loop?

[Jinxycat]

For Midget250X

Bike faired alot better than he did, only broke a spoke, punctured tyre and ? bent rim possibly forks out of allignment too, will give him something to do when he gets out.

He is in theatre now, just found out they doin all external scaffolding which means no rod, and he can ride quicker :)

Riding lessons oops I mean a catch up at woodhill will be just the ticket, no stumps involved.

Dea

[tommorth]

great vid makes me wish i was there again quite like being able to see the visor bits of bike gives a bit of perspective

[Midget200]

So Dea, do you ride? That's good about the bike! Good that there's not as much time off! Poor you!!! You'll have to put up with the 'man moan'. It will be worse than the 'man flu' probably! I don't envy you!

[Jinxycat]

So Dea, do you ride? That's good about the bike! Good that there's not as much time off! Poor you!!! You'll have to put up with the 'man moan'. It will be worse than the 'man flu' probably! I don't envy you!
Yea getting back into riding, had a major op myself 6 weeks ago, so now thinkin about gettin a lowering kit and running the WR in myself, he would be soooo pleased not. Cases of the Man Flu are bad enough I am suspecting this will be terminal :) As long as he has access ti his man cave I think he will be fine.

[Rupe]

I rode that YZ250F and really liked it, so much more control than the KX, you can go faster have more fun and work less harder.


Thats pretty much what I found when I first rode one, and I was surprised after all the 2stroke boys had told me the near opposite!

Nice vid by the way, enjoyed watching that.

[oldskool]

great vid makes me wish i was there again quite like being able to see the visor bits of bike gives a bit of perspective
cheers, yeah I didn't realise it at the time but the visor has grafiks that point like an arrow, kinda gives a nice touch to the video I reckon.


Thats pretty much what I found when I first rode one, and I was surprised after all the 2stroke boys had told me the near opposite!

Nice vid by the way, enjoyed watching that.
cheers for that Rupe, once I get the battery life thing sussed I'll be using it heaps!
And about the 4T thing, have you ridden Hemis KXF? I wonder if yours rides any different?

[buffstar]

JinxyCat doin ok, no op today, they still tryin to figure out how to put Humpty back together again, he is smilin and already askin when they will take to rod out (they need to put it in first). He will be back come hell or high water, still has to finish runnin his bike in :). Will keep you all updated, A Huge thanks to all who helped Jinxy out, Buffy, Greg and Gina, you rock, the crew were all fantastic and the ambo's were great. Jinxy can expect at least 3 months of layin about before seein any more bike action.

Dea

Hey there, the Midget told me I was semi famous after hanging out with Jinxycat for a while after he bailed, no thanks required - thats just what ya do, gotta all look out for each other out there, glad to hear no rod required and the dude will be back on his bike asap - the woodhilll hookup sounds like a great idea (any excuse to ride aye)

[Midget200]

You're a leg end Buffstar! Oops, legend!!! Yeah Dea leave Jinx at home, lower his bike and we'll meet you at Woodhill next Wednesday!!!

[camchain]

KTMboy, any consent issues from unhappy locals, eg angry woman from last year? How many riders on the day?

[Jinxycat]

Thank you soo much for helpin Jinxy out.

Jinxycat had his op last night, he has ended up with a plate after all too much damage to do scaffolding in the end, knee a bit squished too.:Oops:

Gonna get the WRF sorted next week and be back up at woodhill hopefully weekend after next. Jinxycat will be on the trailer givin out autographs and probably orders.:zzzz:

[Ktmboy]

Well, I sort of haven't really been able to be back on here for the last couple of days as its been rather busy. We decided to level the complete farm track and re grass it all for the farmers as previous users have just used it, paid a small amount of koha and left.

Generally a fairly good day with close to 450 riders all up. No Council, neighbour issues this time round (we ain't going away) so its all good. Apart from the one dick that decided to remove the signs at the end of the road. Next year we'll put a freakin guard on it with a shot gun.

We've also learn't a few lessons (as you do) as we are fairly new to running these events. We've purchased a bully(no, not one to harrass the locals) but a D3 type with a 4 in 1 bucket.
Most of Woodhill is young (under 15yrs) and at 10-12 years old they thin to waste the trees. Meaning they take out every 2nd tree and just fell it and leave it on the ground.
This is a new method as before they used to take these trees away for posts and strainers. This means we now have to chain saw thru them to put a new track in. A very time consumming exercise. So next year we will put the dozer through and try to make new yellows (especially the access tracks) to cope with rider numbers. For those of you that didn't do the reds they were great.

The bully will also be used at the Kawasaki Sandpit to make and maintain the MX track, new MX track and to clear the clear fell in certain areas.

Glad that Jinxycat and our 3 staff are alive, albiet a tad sore. But, hey thats riding.

The good news is that we can continue to use the farm for a few more events.Wouldn't a two man starting and ending from there be cool.
At least you'd get to see some racing as a spectator.....hmmm thinkin...

Thanks to all that helped on the day, in the emergency room, the kitchen, sign on, around the tracks etc etc. You know who you are:yes:

[JoshCragg]

Hi guys,

I have a few photos to load up!
(that was me being annoying with the camera on the side of the track)
Unfortunately I have no idea how to load them up here practically.

I have loaded them to my facebook here. (hope it works)
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=102730&id=511352441&saved#/album.php?aid=102730&id=511352441
If you can’t get this perhaps you can recommend another way for me to post them for every one?

If any one wants full size photos for printing just email me josh_cragg@hotmail.com

[chris125]

Hi guys,

I have a few photos to load up!
(that was me being annoying with the camera on the side of the track)
Unfortunately I have no idea how to load them up here practically.

I have loaded them to my facebook here. (hope it works)
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=102730&id=511352441&saved#/album.php?aid=102730&id=511352441
If you can’t get this perhaps you can recommend another way for me to post them for every one?

If any one wants full size photos for printing just email me josh_cragg@hotmail.com

http://iforce.co.nz/

You can upload the pictures there and then it will create a link

example : http://iforce.co.nz/i/ikurfic2.jpg

[cheese]

Was that you on the XR650?

[ginag]

JinxyCat doin ok, no op today, they still tryin to figure out how to put Humpty back together again, he is smilin and already askin when they will take to rod out (they need to put it in first). He will be back come hell or high water, still has to finish runnin his bike in :). Will keep you all updated, A Huge thanks to all who helped Jinxy out, Buffy, Greg and Gina, you rock, the crew were all fantastic and the ambo's were great. Jinxy can expect at least 3 months of layin about before seein any more bike action.

Dea

Hi Dea / Jinxycat hope hes doin fine. Not a prob re. the help on the bale, what goes around comes around I say. When I did my knee in it was 2 blokes hanging out in the forest with me for hours on end waiting for the ambo.

Have to say, it may have been a pretty "nothing" crash, but the way that leg wrapped around the tree and sling shot that boot off... I was feeling queezy for hours. Perhaps for your next ride, a pair of braces wouldnt go amiss... :-) At least your pants are in one piece - the ambo lady and I had a bit of a "disagreement" about that one as I had a swiss army knife... But noooo she had obviously had a few riders complain about the treatment of the gear in the past (including me)! :doh:

How you doing anyway? My husband broke his femur and had to get a rod put in, no where near as bad I know but those legs take awhile and yep Dea your right, its like a man flu only 100 times worse! But you'll be riding in no time and running that beast in. Again thanks to Buffy and the others for stopping and helping. Needed a lot of people just to slow some idiot riders hell bent on flying through the trees past an accident with me yelling blue murder at them ha ha. Yes it was me, you know who you are....

Re the ride, the forest loop was the best I reckon, but then again I hate whoops with a vegence so the yellow was hell for me. I really enjoyed the day, after my adrenaline calmed down that is. So thanks to the organisers.

Went riding with Buffy, Justin and a few others incl. my husband to Woodhill Moto Park on Sunday, was a blast! Recommend to anyone. Well groomed and lots of good tracks. A+++ Trade-Me Rating.

[Jinxycat]

Ok girls (Gina, Buffy and Midget 250X) time to organise that ride.

Bike is ready and Jinxy up to sittin on a trailer (thats all he gets to do) When we gonna do it??? Its time to start runnin that bike in.

Dea

[Midget200]

Hey there Dea!

Well next weekend on the Saturday there are a few KBer's going out, look on the thread Welly something or other, There's the city scramble with Chris Burch on the Sunday, so people are coming from Wellington. CRFChick and her partner are coming up! Should be a bit of fun, and a few KBers from Auckland are coming too. Keep an eye on that post! Would be great to meet up with you guys. Will talk to Buffy as well! How is Jinxy Cat! I think we need a new post called that very name with an update!

[ginag]

Hiya chicky babe. Nice photo! :-) We are racing Monday too I think at Fell's (pretty sure its Monday...) Craig and I are, I think the Parakai Moto Family is too! Wanna give it a go? Heaps of fun, nice jumps (if you want to jump that is, its easy enough to roll over them too...) and its a long enough wide enough track for beginners not to get tangled up. Watch the down-hill though, tis a slippery bugga when wet!

[Midget200]

Hiya chicky babe. Nice photo! :-) We are racing Monday too I think at Fell's (pretty sure its Monday...) Craig and I are, I think the Parakai Moto Family is too! Wanna give it a go? Heaps of fun, nice jumps (if you want to jump that is, its easy enough to roll over them too...) and its a long enough wide enough track for beginners not to get tangled up. Watch the down-hill though, tis a slippery bugga when wet!

Hey there you! Yeah I'll be out there watching and cheering you guys on. It's Monday definitely. I think Tracy might give it a whirl. Buffstar is keen! Should be fun. Might take my bike out just in case I change my mind. Do you think you might make Woodhill on Saturday. Buffstar going to Bombing Range!

[Midget200]

Hey there you! Yeah I'll be out there watching and cheering you guys on. It's Monday definitely. I think Tracy might give it a whirl. Buffstar is keen! Should be fun. Might take my bike out just in case I change my mind. Do you think you might make Woodhill on Saturday. Buffstar going to Bombing Range!

Is there a novice women's class, or are all the novices in one big group?