Db1k 2012

**Transalper** · 28th January 2012, 12:47

Cheers.

Now for the broken bridge through the Little Omarama Saddle to Omarama for tea on Sunday.

**Woodman** · 28th January 2012, 15:36

Originally Posted by _Shrek_

+ 1

And you win the " Should have known better award"

**_Shrek_** · 28th January 2012, 18:00

Originally Posted by Woodman

And you win the " Should have known better award"

has no idea what ya on about

**XF650** · 28th January 2012, 20:28

The nice man from Alex Holiday Park found some laundry in our unit on Sun morn, so shot down town and gave them to some "dusty bummers" at the Caltex.
I'm not particularly worried about the well ridden gruns but would love to get my DB T shirt back.
Anyone got extra's?
Thanks.
XF.

**Howie** · 29th January 2012, 22:59

Originally Posted by Aslan

just had my damaged left wing assessed after my over the 'bars fall Friday PM in Blue Mountains Station - Orari Gorge - collar bone / clavical is busted - left arm in a sling for next 6 weeks

Hope it heals well Aslan.

I just got Home about 11/2 hours ago after spending a week touring around the south island clocking up just over 4000kms

My DB was a bit of a non event after destroying my radiator fan on the Friday pre ride. and giving my ankle a good whack at some stage.

My first attempt at a repair to the Fan in Fairlie on the sat Morn failed fairly quick, So didn't do anything near challenging on the sat, The repair I did Sat night has held together well.

So I guess i'll have to have another go at it next year, and thanks to Grant who came and kept me company at the fairlie motorcamp while I finished my first attempt at repairing the Fan.

**Transalper** · 30th January 2012, 10:22

Now the Dusty's over I'm just swapping tyres around again and looks like I'm up for new front wheel bearings. Everything else on the bike seems to have survived.

**Howie** · 31st January 2012, 20:44

Originally Posted by Aslan

just had my damaged left wing assessed after my over the 'bars fall Friday PM in Blue Mountains Station - Orari Gorge - collar bone / clavical is busted - left arm in a sling for next 6 weeks

- consider myself lucky under the circumstances _ cheers Aslan (again thanks to all who helped me)

Looks like I've joined you in the 6 weeks off the bike area. After xrays today of the Ankle I knocked on the pre ride it turns out I've broken a couple of bones. so now sporting a nice blue cast, srange thing was it didn't really swell up at all untill I spent a day out of the bike boots.

**Aslan** · 31st January 2012, 20:56

Originally Posted by Howie

Looks like I've joined you in the 6 weeks off the bike area. After xrays today of the Ankle I knocked on the pre ride it turns out I've broken a couple of bones. so now sporting a nice blue cast, srange thing was it didn't really swell up at all untill I spent a day out of the bike boots.

hi howie - forgive the lower case typing - other wing in sling - commiserations on your breaks - we'd best hook up to encourage one another during this enforced lay off - will be in touch

**Eddieb** · 31st January 2012, 20:57

Originally Posted by Howie

Looks like I've joined you in the 6 weeks off the bike area. After xrays today of the Ankle I knocked on the pre ride it turns out I've broken a couple of bones. so now sporting a nice blue cast, srange thing was it didn't really swell up at all untill I spent a day out of the bike boots.

Bugger. I hate to tell you but if it's anything like my broken ankle it will be more than 6 weeks. Healing the bone is one thing, getting the tendons etc moving after the cast comes off is the harder part of it. I've been out of the cast almost 5 weeks and still can't walk properly but the bone itself is completely healed.

**Box'a'bits** · 31st January 2012, 21:02

Originally Posted by Howie

Looks like I've joined you in the 6 weeks off the bike area. After xrays today of the Ankle I knocked on the pre ride it turns out I've broken a couple of bones. so now sporting a nice blue cast, srange thing was it didn't really swell up at all untill I spent a day out of the bike boots.

Too many Wellington Riders on the injury list. Can we all agree to stay injury free for a while now?

**Howie** · 31st January 2012, 21:22

Originally Posted by Aslan

hi howie - forgive the lower case typing - other wing in sling - commiserations on your breaks - we'd best hook up to encourage one another during this enforced lay off - will be in touch

No worries on the typing, Yep a catch up at some stage would be great.

Originally Posted by Eddieb

Bugger. I hate to tell you but if it's anything like my broken ankle it will be more than 6 weeks. Healing the bone is one thing, getting the tendons etc moving after the cast comes off is the harder part of it. I've been out of the cast almost 5 weeks and still can't walk properly but the bone itself is completely healed.

I don't think it is bad a break as yours Eddie, I have a walking cast on as it is not direct load bearing bones that are affected, more I've broken a couple of small fragments off hence it didn't fell that bad when confined in a bike boot.

Originally Posted by BMWRSNUT

Too many Wellington Riders on the injury list. Can we all agree to stay injury free for a while now?

tend to agree with you on that. Stay safe out there Guys.

**alane** · 1st February 2012, 20:35

Pretty amazing ride by SE950 --doing it ,with two challenge sections in 18hrs 55min.

(Averaged almost 54km/hr)--pretty amazing when you consider the rivers--the gates--the rocks--the corners-& the navigation.etc.
(Was that the fastest time ever)
Then Budda & K14 doing it in 23hrs & 20 min.(av 43km/hr.)Was,nt a bad effort.

Can some one who did the 24hr challenge put in a report--i.e. --trials & tribulations---fuel strategy--start time.--bike prep--etc--etc.??
and how many 24hr--rs started & how many finished inside the time???

**Buddha#81:Me** · 1st February 2012, 20:55

Originally Posted by alane

Then Budda & K14 doing it in 23hrs & 20 min.(av 43km/hr.)Was,nt a bad effort.

I would have like more smoke stops........but seriously K14 rode bloody well with a 100 odd km of offroad experience.

**mattsdakar** · 1st February 2012, 21:16

Originally Posted by alane

Pretty amazing ride by SE950 --doing it ,with two challenge sections in 18hrs 55min.

(Averaged almost 54km/hr)--pretty amazing when you consider the rivers--the gates--the rocks--the corners-& the navigation.etc.
(Was that the fastest time ever)
Then Budda & K14 doing it in 23hrs & 20 min.(av 43km/hr.)Was,nt a bad effort.

Can some one who did the 24hr challenge put in a report--i.e. --trials & tribulations---fuel strategy--start time.--bike prep--etc--etc.??
and how many 24hr--rs started & how many finished inside the time???

SE950 is Ian Ferris who is a very experienced off road rider who is bloody quick, I was considering riding the one dayer with him but was afraid I wouldn't have been able to keep up.
He was riding his fully kitted out KTM 450exc (including big tank) and has done the last 4-5 Dustys so knows the route, he also had a mate meet him at pre determined service points to fuel him and bike up.
I would be very very suprised if anyone would ever be able to match his time, however he was riding in drizzle and thick fog for first 2 hours (started at 03:30am) so could have been alot quicker earlier on if clear.