Desert Storm

[thecharmed01]

Late sat we took a few and there was a lovely blonde lady my riding buddy helped through the river! Was a bit tentitive, waited a bit, then had a go, then fell in

Dunno about pics yet we took most of on his camera and some Vid. After washing down all the gear last night we haven't had a meet to put our two set of pics together. What bike and gear I'll have a look for you!!

Bike has all black plastics with pink/black/white graphics with a white numberboard. It's actually a Honda CRF150F but doesn't look like one so much...Bike has the number 08 and Rogue on the sides.
I am very very blonde with a longish bob... all my gear was pink & black - pink goggles, pink fox helmet, pink & black fox pants/top/gloves.

I stopped before I went through as someone went before me and I waited a minute hoping the murky water would clear a little..... then I thought stuff it I'll be here all day if I wait and some bugger will fly past me and murk it all up again anyway, so went on in and whaddya know SPLASH. hahaha
I didn't know it, but while I was crossing my boyfriend had come up behind me and earned his hero badge as when he saw me go under he dropped his bike and leapt in after me....
Honestly, I don't actually remember much except my hand going down, cold water around my face and not being able to breathe, then being on my feet on the side of the river. I can't tell you if anyone else helped me. I just don't have any recollection of getting out of the water, until I spoke to the cameraman! It's so weird, like a little blank spot!
I don't even really remember my boyfriend helping me.


When I got out, I did say to the person with the camera that I hoped they got pics and he said he got pics and a video haha
Hope it was you as I'm dying to see them!!! Must have been hilarious!

[pete.ktm]

Hope it was you as I'm dying to see them!!!

if you find them, don't forget to share them

i've only drowned my bike once, thank god.

so it was basically the same tracks as the jan 2011 desert storm? thats the last one i did.

did they have the 'erzberg' rocky section? that was fun.

[thecharmed01]

if you find them, don't forget to share them

i've only drowned my bike once, thank god.

so it was basically the same tracks as the jan 2011 desert storm? thats the last one i did.

did they have the 'erzberg' rocky section? that was fun.

haha I so will, you will have seen the successful crossing on my FB yeah?

Yup still had Erzberg. I think it's been the same tracks for every DS I've done and that's 4 or so now I think. Some people were saying it was getting boring, but I dunno. I enjoyed it.
Must be time they did something new though I guess....

[pete.ktm]

haha I so will, you will have seen the successful crossing on my FB yeah?

nah, i don't use fb, what do i search on to find you?

[thecharmed01]

These are the two Tony posted on FB of me crossing the river so far.

Waiting to see if he got any more

[pete.ktm]

rivers and smallish bikes close to the ground, always good for a larf

although not quite as bad as this 2001 desert storm crossing...

[BoristheBiter]

What I wanted to know was why was everyone going to the right of the big rock.
If you went straight ahead (left of the rock) it was only about a foot deep as to the right was a hole, that has been said, that just got deeper.

[vr4king]

What I wanted to know was why was everyone going to the right of the big rock.
If you went straight ahead (left of the rock) it was only about a foot deep as to the right was a hole, that has been said, that just got deeper.

Your right on that one, I went left and had ZERO issues

[thecharmed01]

What I wanted to know was why was everyone going to the right of the big rock.
If you went straight ahead (left of the rock) it was only about a foot deep as to the right was a hole, that has been said, that just got deeper.

Where I went the time I successfully crossed was the only way I could go as I wasn't confidant enough to try any other way. At the time I could see an easy, no big rock path so I took it! Worked too.

Second time, I was in that deep hole LOL

[mc4aregreat]

Heaps of video on NZ You Tube. search "Desert Storm 2012 trailrde"

[Reckless]

When I got out, I did say to the person with the camera that I hoped they got pics and he said he got pics and a video haha
Hope it was you as I'm dying to see them!!! Must have been hilarious!

Finally got round to having a catch up and I found a short vid of your swim

Pm me your email and I'll send it to you no pics unfortunately

[thecharmed01]

Finally got round to having a catch up and I found a short vid of your swim

Pm me your email and I'll send it to you no pics unfortunately

Yuss! Thank you muchly, you have PM!