Canterbury Trail Rides?

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FE has 3 live maps....which I use on the fly- depending on the conditions...Electric start...side stand....looks funny without a kickstart...anyway....I'll take the gopro next weekend...cant have you missing out!

Cheers for that. Looking forward to seeing your footage

[Ayrtonsenna]

So then……I did Pigeon Bay (Last weekend) - things were going well….until I tried the last enduro section- not realising I need a trails bike…I was immediately in trouble- what the hell….second gear…slipping the Shit out of it….large rocks everywhere - all I was thinking was jarvis jarvis…jarvis….dreaming…bang….thinking to myself wonder what the hell that was…grabbed a handful of front break…no one home…over I went.

Thinking I’d torn a break line , I was surprised to find the front disc bent…..jesus….no need to panic…mmmm…..so……right…..nothing I can do…back on the bike….mental note to self…..no front brake…yeah that was going to work….I kept on pulling the leaver…..with no one home….watching the front calliper moving around I new it wasn’t pretty.

Made it back to the pits had a good look at the disc- at that stage it had stared to eat the calliper……day over.

Apart from that - it was great!


who's up for Geraldine this weekend?

Ants

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So then……I did Pigeon Bay (Last weekend) - things were going well….until I tried the last enduro section- not realising I need a trails bike…I was immediately in trouble- what the hell….second gear…slipping the Shit out of it….large rocks everywhere - all I was thinking was jarvis jarvis…jarvis….dreaming…bang….thinking to myself wonder what the hell that was…grabbed a handful of front break…no one home…over I went.

Thinking I’d torn a break line , I was surprised to find the front disc bent…..jesus….no need to panic…mmmm…..so……right…..nothing I can do…back on the bike….mental note to self…..no front brake…yeah that was going to work….I kept on pulling the leaver…..with no one home….watching the front calliper moving around I new it wasn’t pretty.

Made it back to the pits had a good look at the disc- at that stage it had stared to eat the calliper……day over.

Apart from that - it was great!


who's up for Geraldine this weekend?

Ants

Bugger about your front disc, hope you get that sorted without costing a fortune. Glad you had a good day otherwise.
I was there on the Beta. It was a bit slippery at the start but improved as the day wore on.
I'll be doing Waipara gorge trail ride on the 3rd may

[Ayrtonsenna]

Dan at Motorhub sorted me out....talked me into an after market disc....$150 (Disc + Pads + Bolts) I tend to buy only original parts....but thought....at that price.....worth a go.....Original disc - alone $245

Who runs a disc guard on the front? was it just bad luck or.......I was thinking about buying:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Enduro-Engin...5f5295&vxp=mtr

Ants

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I don't run a guard on either bike, been lucky i guess. Although i try not to do all the enduro loops except when my oldest son is with me, he makes me do them. I'm slower than some and cautious, when i have an off it tends to be at slower speeds.
That guard sure looks nice. I wondered what it was made of. With all that venting i wonder if it would bend easier than your disc. But I'm sure they know what's needed. Good luck with that, I'll watch this space for updates.

[Trials Rider]

Dan at Motorhub sorted me out....talked me into an after market disc....$150 (Disc + Pads + Bolts) I tend to buy only original parts....but thought....at that price.....worth a go.....Original disc - alone $245

Who runs a disc guard on the front? was it just bad luck or.......I was thinking about buying:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Enduro-Engin...5f5295&vxp=mtr

Ants

FARK $245.00 just for the disc, ouch and they wonder why they don't sell genuine parts, have you weighed the disc, they are around 500 grams, that is $490.00 per kilo, Double FARK.

Given that the disc guards are plastic they wouldn't protect much anyway.

When I think how many times my bike has ridden off without me (bastard thing) and then crashed and I haven't bent a disc so I think it is just bad luck really.

[Ayrtonsenna]

Geraldine….great ride…..always a little apprehensive arriving at a track you’re not familiar with. I started asking questions while signing in….”It’s great….goes up there….down there….and back around there”…..right I said.

Back at the vehicle, guys next to me had done it before “Fairly open….lots of undulating fire brakes, few slippers uphills…a little rocky in places….some big ruts”. Excellent…thats what I needed to hear….

Loop was around 36km….and yes ….all of the above…the slippery uphills were a little challenging in places….I had the boots flailing about trying to get some kind of traction….not carrying enough momentum at the bottom of the hill was probably the cause… had a small off….due to the large ruts hiding in the long grass….at around 3 gear- I bent my bad knee which wasn’t appreciated…..came across a guy with broken shoulder….Westpac heli etc etc……so yes…..another day full of adventure.

Conscious of being two hours out of town, with a young daughter at home, I decide to do three laps…before packing up.

Previous posts:
Front disc was outstanding…..I was really surprised….lent on it fairly hard towards the end of the day….waiting for it to start squealing…considering it was brand-new…..rock solid.

To be honest I still haven’t made my mind up, regarding the disc guard….I like the look of the low profile unit, as apposed to fully enclosed….but as “Flashg” pointed out, it looks a little light weight…what protection it would possible give, given the same circumstances could be minimal.

Who’s keen for Waipara next weekend?


Ants

[Trials Rider]

Geraldine….great ride…..always a little apprehensive arriving at a track you’re not familiar with. I started asking questions while signing in….”It’s great….goes up there….down there….and back around there”…..right I said.

Back at the vehicle, guys next to me had done it before “Fairly open….lots of undulating fire brakes, few slippers uphills…a little rocky in places….some big ruts”. Excellent…thats what I needed to hear….

Loop was around 36km….and yes ….all of the above…the slippery uphills were a little challenging in places….I had the boots flailing about trying to get some kind of traction….not carrying enough momentum at the bottom of the hill was probably the cause… had a small off….due to the large ruts hiding in the long grass….at around 3 gear- I bent my bad knee which wasn’t appreciated…..came across a guy with broken shoulder….Westpac heli etc etc……so yes…..another day full of adventure.

Conscious of being two hours out of town, with a young daughter at home, I decide to do three laps…before packing up.

Previous posts:
Front disc was outstanding…..I was really surprised….lent on it fairly hard towards the end of the day….waiting for it to start squealing…considering it was brand-new…..rock solid.

To be honest I still haven’t made my mind up, regarding the disc guard….I like the look of the low profile unit, as apposed to fully enclosed….but as “Flashg” pointed out, it looks a little light weight…what protection it would possible give, given the same circumstances could be minimal.

Who’s keen for Waipara next weekend?


Ants

Shit I forgot about that, I think I will be going

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Same here Ayrtonsenna and Trials Rider, I'll be there with others. I haven't done this one before so looking forward to it.

[Stylo]

Same here Ayrtonsenna and Trials Rider, I'll be there with others. I haven't done this one before so looking forward to it.

I'd love to be there too Flash, problem is my KX5 is locked up in a container while the house repairs are underway. Could be another few weeks, or more. Been a while since I took it out. Too long

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I'd love to be there too Flash, problem is my KX5 is locked up in a container while the house repairs are underway. Could be another few weeks, or more. Been a while since I took it out. Too long

It's amazing how long many people have had to wait to have their homes repaired. We were very lucky with minor damage which was repaired in September 2011. I'm sure the easy ones were done first. We had good tradesmen who did a great job.
I hope you have good trades people as we did and you can get that bike out of the container ASAP.
Don't worry there's heaps more rides coming up

[Stylo]

It's amazing how long many people have had to wait to have their homes repaired. We were very lucky with minor damage which was repaired in September 2011. I'm sure the easy ones were done first. We had good tradesmen who did a great job.
I hope you have good trades people as we did and you can get that bike out of the container ASAP.
Don't worry there's heaps more rides coming up

Exactly, time waits for no man.

I still have the 'Busa to keep me entertained, saw you in Oxford a few months ago, your bike was muddier than mine :-)

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Exactly, time waits for no man.



I still have the 'Busa to keep me entertained, saw you in Oxford a few months ago, your bike was muddier than mine :-)

That you Mark ? Do you still have the CR 500 ?

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Still got the CR mate, parked next to my KX5 in the container.

New vocation too, driving a 65t straddle at the port,.

That is good news. Wow that job is a huge change from what you've done in the past. Well done mate.
Soon as the house is sorted you'll have to come on some of these rides

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Great ride on Sunday and good to catch up and ride with trials rider,

bugger about wreaking your tyre but Paul i think it cost me more, lap 2 i had a big off and my $650 suomy helmet sacrificed itself and saved my head. So helmet shopping for me on Saturday. I'm keen to get another the same as it's the most comfortable helmet I've ever owned and very light @ 1000 grams (carbon fibre)
Actually just thinking about it, i should have stayed home. I had 2 offs on lap one while riding the WR, bike and i survived that, then the Beta tried to kill me (didn't work) I'm so bruised all down one side. (Beta is also fine)
Hey Ant's just a note my disc's are all fine thank goodness.