Dustybutt 2014?

[pouakai]

wrong fella, there were three 1200's a 990 & 950 that I know of but I did not take the 1150Gs through the challenge sect in 2013 as I did them the two previous years on the 1150, & a lot of : was used

but there is always some one to help push or fix a broken bike if they can

Yeah there were a few, I spent some time riding with is it Sid? on a yellow Safari GS - man he can peddle that thing!
But hats of to ALL the big bike riders who went through there - solid effort !
P

[mattsdakar]

Yeah there were a few, I spent some time riding with is it Sid? on a yellow Safari GS - man he can peddle that thing!
But hats of to ALL the big bike riders who went through there - solid effort !
P

That would be Shrek and I wouldn't recommend the Awakino to newbies or anyone riding a bike that is a bit to big (and precious)for them, lots of steep and shaley (if thats a word) climbs and decents, chances are your bike may get a wee lie down at some stage, was thru there last week heading south to north and track/shingle scree's were in similar condition to last years DB

[pampa]

That would be Shrek and I wouldn't recommend the Awakino to newbies or anyone riding a bike that is a bit to big (and precious)for them, lots of steep and shaley (if thats a word) climbs and decents, chances are your bike may get a wee lie down at some stage, was thru there last week heading south to north and track/shingle scree's were in similar condition to last years DB

do you have any pics?

[cynna]

heres one of Ryans pics from a prerun a couple of years ago. last year i skipped it as i wanted to complete the rest of the day - the year before it wore me out and i missed out on carricktown etc. Got a heavier bike this year and not very fit so it would probably kill me if i tried

edit - it may be advgds pic as i just noticed his logo on the pic

[Woodman]

heres one of Ryans pics from a prerun a couple of years ago. last year i skipped it as i wanted to complete the rest of the day - the year before it wore me out and i missed out on carricktown etc. Got a heavier bike this year and not very fit so it would probably kill me if i tried

edit - it may be advgds pic as i just noticed his logo on the pic

Couldn't imagine the tenere being any heavier than my KLR.

So far 3 times without incident, but the bashplate gets assholes and it is very physically draining.

[pouakai]

There are some pictures here:
http://youtu.be/YbCHjdfsG0Q
P

[cynna]

Couldn't imagine the tenere being any heavier than my KLR.

So far 3 times without incident, but the bashplate gets assholes and it is very physically draining.

sssssh dont ruin my excuse for being a pussy......

[pampa]

heres one of Ryans pics from a prerun a couple of years ago. last year i skipped it as i wanted to complete the rest of the day - the year before it wore me out and i missed out on carricktown etc. Got a heavier bike this year and not very fit so it would probably kill me if i tried

edit - it may be advgds pic as i just noticed his logo on the pic

There are some pictures here:
http://youtu.be/YbCHjdfsG0Q
P

nice terrain , thanks for the details

Also have booked Fairlie and Alexandra for Fri-Sat-Sun

[_Shrek_]

There are some pictures here:
http://youtu.be/YbCHjdfsG0Q
P

well done pouakai

[pouakai]

That would be Shrek...

Nah, it wasn't Shrek, you can see his GS at 11:19 in the video I just posted...

[_Shrek_]

Nah, it wasn't Shrek, you can see his GS at 11:19 in the video I just posted...

that was the Friday fun run from CHCH to Fairlie

looking forward to 2014 pic's.... you know those O shit moments

[pampa]

I have extra fuel piped to main tank, now have 12.8L

[Transalper]

That one's going to stand out in the crowd.

[Crisis management]

I'm becoming mildly concerned, so far the preparations for my R80 (1983 RT) have involved changing the road tyres for something knobblier (ie; tyres that have tread), wiring in the GPS, finding a couple of bits of rope to hold the panniers on and adjusting the valves. I do have an old road work sign that will become the bash plate, I just need to find some industrial strength zip ties to hold it on with.

Maybe I should lash out and add some additional fuel range, I do have a 20 litre fuel can that could go in a milk crate on the pillion seat, might look a bit tacky tho.

[_Shrek_]

I'm becoming mildly concerned, so far the preparations for my R80 (1983 RT) have involved changing the road tyres for something knobblier (ie; tyres that have tread), wiring in the GPS, finding a couple of bits of rope to hold the panniers on and adjusting the valves. I do have an old road work sign that will become the bash plate, I just need to find some industrial strength zip ties to hold it on with.

Maybe I should lash out and add some additional fuel range, I do have a 20 litre fuel can that could go in a milk crate on the pillion seat, might look a bit tacky tho.

don't for get the 100mph tap.... it will help hold the grate on