Wires Ride Sunday 28 June

[flyingcr250]

lol lol wait till you see the gay over flow botle ive made im only doing the wires m8 im not upto the gutbuster happy to head back and wait

dont forget to turn the fuel on

[xen]

Na im not responsible for anyone all you crazies want to go.

And Xen said he is the trip leader

Haha BS, I'll be at the back falling down all the time, and anyway you're the one who always clears a section where we get stuck good

[dafydd roberts]

Haha BS, I'll be at the back falling down all the time, and anyway you're the one who always clears a section where we get stuck good

Ye try not to fall down the bank into the river this time,

[jt119]

Ye try not to fall down the bank into the river this time,

got lots of vid of you

[xen]

Ye try not to fall down the bank into the river this time,

exactly my point lol! You gotta help us all out mang

[K6K]

You're scaring me now, so you just needed lights to get out? I thought some of the bikes were fuked?

We hadn't done the gutbuster before, I was clearing most sections fine but I had to go back and help the other guys a lot. The slow going overheated a 450 constantly which caused a few delays while we waited for it to cool down. I flipped the bike over on a downhill which despite my barkbusters broke my front brake lever. I thought I was screwed right there cause you really need front brakes on that downhill. Thankfully we had a spare lever. All of these little things added up to about making us about 30 minutes short of light. As it got dark we had to slow down more as it got pretty dangerous. I had to go through a section first, the guy with the light was behind me and I couldn't really see the trail. I thought it went left but it went right so I went down a bank. At that point we called it and decided to walk out. It turned out that the rest of the track was pretty easy from there (about 3km). When we came back in the morning it was about 20 minutes ride. With hindsight, the ride was not too difficult and with a working headlight it would not have been a problem.

[jt119]

We hadn't done the gutbuster before, I was clearing most sections fine but I had to go back and help the other guys a lot. The slow going overheated a 450 constantly which caused a few delays while we waited for it to cool down. I flipped the bike over on a downhill which despite my barkbusters broke my front brake lever. I thought I was screwed right there cause you really need front brakes on that downhill. Thankfully we had a spare lever. All of these little things added up to about making us about 30 minutes short of light. As it got dark we had to slow down more as it got pretty dangerous. I had to go through a section first, the guy with the light was behind me and I couldn't really see the trail. I thought it went left but it went right so I went down a bank. At that point we called it and decided to walk out. It turned out that the rest of the track was pretty easy from there (about 3km). When we came back in the morning it was about 20 minutes ride. With hindsight, the ride was not too difficult and with a working headlight it would not have been a problem.

we cut it close with the light i found some of the rocky up hills hard off the bike pushing it over some parts

[K6K]

we cut it close with the light i found some of the rocky up hills hard off the bike pushing it over some parts

I think I know the one you mean, I was pushing up there too for a bit. Those sections are going to be much the same difficulty tomorrow anyway, they stayed wet and slippery when it was a dry day too. I think in that section I was trying to stay out of the rut on the right hand side as the bank was right there cutting down on the room. I had one of the other guys go up in the rut and he found it and easier line.

[xen]

well i'll bring my torch and some duct tape lol, my bike came with a headlight but no wiring

[telliman]

good luck boys, sort of wish i could be there, like in a fly on the wall kind of way, sounds like a nice bonding session!

hey theres an idea for the dirt division!

[honda_power]

Well, im back... dont know where the rest of the crew are. Awesome ride, give it a go guys, sure its hard but its not impossable like people are making out.

Everyone turned up around 9, 2 groups, Chris and his mates, and the rest of us.
First section was easy. Few deepish holes, nothing that bad.
Came to a huge hole with a easy track cut around the side, i ploughed straight into the hole, up to the shrouds in this quick-sand kinda shit, barely made it out. Made the seat bloody slippery, was almost impossable to stay on the bike under hard acceleration.

The next few K was just mudholes and slippery rock tracks. Good fun.

Chris and his buddys passed us when we were pulling each other out of a shithole. I got a bit of a lead on the group for the next 5 or so k's,thought i could hear a bike a bit behind me, so i kept on going without stopping. Turned out that bike was one of chris's mates in front of me, I caught him on that crazy rock hill. Waited at the top of that for what seemed like ages, got too cold so I kept on riding. Also broke my brake lever, so I didnt do the hard track with all the warning signs.

What happened to everyone, i dont know, i guess we will find out tonight

If your gonna do it, do it in the wet. Was great. As long as you use your brain you can avoid almost all deep holes

[Danger]

You missed the best part and the whole point of riding there in my opinion but least you made it out in one piece and it would have been a mission without front brakes. Most could ride the bit you did but you will have to return for the really fun stuff.

[Gravel911]

I have ridden in both the summer and winter up there and the slippery rocks are still slippery in the summer. That place never really dries out.

Yep you are right Danger.......the real fun bit is the Gut Buster.
I remember the first time I rode around it you would look back at what you had just ridden and think man bikes can go some amazing places

Have been thinking about those guys riding the Gut Buster with the weather like it is today. The river crossing will be very interesting to say the least.
The reports and photos will tell a tale I bet.

[Danger]

I can envision a night spent on the riverbank. Well lets hope not, perhaps there is an alternative way along the side of the river if not for bikes but at least to walk out. Hope someone has a GPS.

[honda_power]

You missed the best part and the whole point of riding there in my opinion but least you made it out in one piece and it would have been a mission without front brakes. Most could ride the bit you did but you will have to return for the really fun stuff.

yeah on the sign it says once you go down you cant get back, so i thought wasnt a good idea to attack it with no front brakes - i use them more than most people... my first 2 bikes never had back brakes, i guess its sort af a habit.

Was still real fun, the clay wasnt bad but the rock downhills were very slippery.
First time riding the yz on any sort of trail. What a great bike.

Def gonna start doing more real riding. Even without the gutbuster I enjoyed myself much more than jumping the same ramp all day.

Might be able to go again next w.e [i want to anyway], depends when I want to start my new job