Desert Storm 2011

[4stroke]

yeah mate, that was me with the socks. Me and my mate were the twerps wearing our goggles watching the enduro X too... damn dust lol. This little up river exploration sounds cool... where was my invite?

I dunno charmed... and dunno what rides i'm doing. Can guarantee i'll be in karapoti multiple times and brooklyn mx track too. I live down the road from there now

ahha fuk your chair was holding my beer while i videod the high jump and endurocross, yeah the river was mean, i didnt organise it i just taged along with ktmboy

[thecharmed01]

I dunno charmed... and dunno what rides i'm doing. Can guarantee i'll be in karapoti multiple times and brooklyn mx track too. I live down the road from there now

hahaha Lloyd just told me you guys were hanging out... FUNNY!

Where are you living Kezza? I'm on Ohiro Road....
Glen Oroua, Pohangina Valley, Ohariu Valley (w00t local ride finally) and Mt Biggs are the next Trail rides we're doing.
I'm dead keen to hit up Long Gully though, cause since my back tyres all but wrecked now anyways, may as well kill her good and proper!
I ride up from home though, don't bother to drive.

[random rider]

Paid my $20 to the suspension setup guy who turned out to be a real nice guy. Turned out the pre-load on my YZ125 was all stuffed up. Needless to say he fixed it up and it completely transformed the bike. I could turn corners now :P

Sunday was excellent, probably due to the new bike setup Best $20 I've spent on the sport.

Moto Suspention Research MotoSR - they are at all the events and even at Tussock. I got mine done on a previous ride and had no idea how bad everything was on my bike - was totally wrong for me.


I broke my masterlink on my chain 10km into the 63km loop and was the first recovery of the day, which is not an award I was after. New chain on and off I went.
Dust was full on and had to almost stop a few times so that I could see where the track went.

Sunday was better with more of the riders being nicer in passing me and just in general. Didn't get as many that were out "for the win" as per the DRD editors note.

Anyway will be keen to do again and planning the next weekender for us which will be Tussock.

We do need a better way to meet up - maybe a tent....?

[K6K]

Had such a blast.

Ended up riding down that river which was close to the Erzberg section. Hit it up with skinner, kp, cp & caleb. Was so much fun! Pipe is a little dented though..

Also scaled up some gnarly mountain/hill which was getting 'pretty' close to Ruapehu. Was awesome, spectacular views. Kinda off trail, will definitely do more of that next year. Might take some extra gas though haha.

that hill riding made the weekend for me, and playing in the Erzberg section. The rest of the riding was absolutely ruined by the dust. Took some damage though...need a rear brake guard for the big rocks and got some nasty scratches on my rims, swingarm and other alloy bits. How much fuel did you have when you got back Vin? I hit reserve at 40kms on the way back...to many diversions lol.

[kezzafish]

Hill riding...? where...? must know for next year

[kezzafish]

ahha fuk your chair was holding my beer while i videod the high jump and endurocross, yeah the river was mean, i didnt organise it i just taged along with ktmboy

Oh no shit, that was you? for fucks sake that's uncanny

[K6K]

Hill riding...? where...? must know for next year

On the west loop just after the erzberg section...

[motor_mayhem]

A screen shot from the view from helmet cam - East loop - Sunday morn

[4stroke]

high jump vid is up, some of the editing is a bit savage, i was getting pissed with my pc at 11 last night

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wg5QqVNai1k

[budget biker]

good weekend. liked erzberg & other optional loops most. looked at going for an explore but decided against as had teenagers with me. trying to set an example.
aria next 2dayer. and heard a rumor next ds will be in winter .if so im in