May - Charity Trail Ride - Rodney District

**IronicCapers** · 22nd May 2006, 18:15

I was going to go but my mate had no cash wen we went to sit our Basic Handling test in da morning an i had to pay for him, an that meant my whole ride was over cause i only jus had enuf for the ride out at Kaukapakapa.

Very annoyed caus he always loses his money or wallet an hes richer than me! Missed out on an account of accounts receivable.

Wheres that strangling emotican

**Buddy L** · 22nd May 2006, 19:48

That was a fast ride!!!! meet up with cheese and flex, at the petrol station and made our way up.
What a mess me and my mate made at the wash world after the ride!!!!!!
we did clean it up after the photos.
the track got faster as the day went on.
Had a few close calls as my bike flew in to the bush a couple of times dragging me in as well.

But what day, cant beat riding a bike no matter what the state of the track is in!
See you at the next ride

**Buddy L** · 22nd May 2006, 19:51

some more of the dirt

**DirtMad** · 22nd May 2006, 20:06

nice pics man, esp. the wash world

**cheese** · 22nd May 2006, 20:06

your bike looks clean compaired to mine....

**Buddy L** · 22nd May 2006, 20:40

It cost me over $15 at wash world, to get ride of all that mud!
but at lest the muds not at my flat!!!
the state of the washing machine wasn't any better

ill post up some more pics of other rides when i go on them.
i don't want to take the camera around the laps with me,with the amount of times i fall off

Cheese watch as i fell down the bank it to a thistle bush! picking out prickles for the rest of the ride.
all part of the fun

**grantman** · 22nd May 2006, 20:47

The wife was spewing about all the mud on the driveway

My gear has been thru the wash but still got some mud stains.....but they are only to get dirty again soon.

here is my only pic I took as was to busy having fun.
Great day!

Just had a look at the epic events site (trail blazer)
looks like some good trial rides down there.

http://www.epicevents.co.nz/

**cheese** · 22nd May 2006, 22:00

Yeah I got mud all over the driveway from my last trip to onehunga MX track, so I washed it on the grass this time. It took a tad longer using no soap, but it came up pretty well.

**Ryaz** · 23rd May 2006, 06:03

hey 2smoke, I think I saw you it was you and your mate right?? Think you were parked next 2 the toilets LOL

**tysonzane** · 23rd May 2006, 18:10

Wow what a day! Lots of sweet slippery mud

. The first Expert Loop section was AWESOME!!! Towards the end we just ended up playing around down the bottom in the really muddy parts and trying to scale the hill at the steepest part right from the bottom (managed it once, but on an attempt the bike fell on me with the exhaust burning a hole through my practicly brand new $280 pants

and a bit of my skin ). I learnt heaps in the really muddy parts and provided you've got good tyres at the right pressure, faster is better!!

On my second loop as i was approaching the intersection for the second Expert loop turn off, as piece of wire got caught around my front brake and then wrapped itself around the wheel. Causing me to stop very quickly leaving me wondering what on earth i did wrong. After that the front end just didnt feel right and was wondering around the ruts as well as the bars been slightly off centre, but im sorting all that out tonight. The day after my fall was quite wierd as the bike wasnt normal, but still had heaps of fun.

I thought that the merging of bikes from the novice to expert loops should have been marked alot more and taped off to help people merge into the flow better because on the expert loop that quickly went down and came back up in the second half was quite dodgy with guys hurtling over the brow very quickly and riders from the expert loop roaring up that great hill climb just as quick. It could have been quite nasty but thankfully it wasnt

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I also didnt like the parking arrangement with people parking on the side of the driveway and even some parking along the road side. Thank you to the generous KTM rider who helped me get my van out (damn pathetic non LSD lol).

Over all a pretty damn good ride which started out with all the fun of a wet ride but with out the rain :thumbsup: , and the track getting faster and drier during the day

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Next ride for me is the Taumranui one this weekend. I also think there is one in Rotorua. The Taumranui ones are always pretty challenging especially if its raining!!

**Buddy L** · 23rd May 2006, 22:02

ITs true, its all true, right next to the toliets, i didn't hang around to smell it and report back, i was out on the trails as much as posible.
on the second expert loop,( to the left and up a clay track up the hill ), their was a guy on a ktm going the wrong way coming down the hill!! if i was flying, or out of control as usual, it could have been messy!!
Their is a ride just south west of Dargaville on the sunday of the long weekend im going as i have family in Dargaville.
Check out www.silverbullet.co.nz for the details its a new ride s first time running

**Ryaz** · 24th May 2006, 06:24

Originally Posted by 2smoke

ITs true, its all true, right next to the toliets, i didn't hang around to smell it and report back, i was out on the trails as much as posible.
on the second expert loop,( to the left and up a clay track up the hill ), their was a guy on a ktm going the wrong way coming down the hill!! if i was flying, or out of control as usual, it could have been messy!!
Their is a ride just south west of Dargaville on the sunday of the long weekend im going as i have family in Dargaville.
Check out www.silverbullet.co.nz for the details its a new ride s first time running

Yep I definately saw you then, and you saw us. I was holding my mates CR125 when he went into the toilet (this was at the end of the day, you were packing up i think??).

Heck it was muddy alrite!! were you talking about this ride? http://www.silverbullet.co.nz/event.php?id=4591

**Buddy L** · 24th May 2006, 19:16

your mate had the cr125 with the cut rear gard, me and my mate were mocking it, talking about the amout of mud that would go all over his back.

yer thats the one "Te Kopuru" school trail ride i will add another thead about this one, if anyone comes up on the saturday we can go for a blast out to the beach and play around for the day

, then ride again on the sunday at the trail ride.

**grantman** · 24th May 2006, 20:42

Oh yeah
I saw the guy with the Cr125 with the broken rear gard!

I was inpressed how he could ride along with it rubbing on the back wheel and then reach back without looking and pull it back into line.

I cant go riding for a little while .....Got to do some family stuff

**Ryaz** · 25th May 2006, 06:16

Originally Posted by 2smoke

your mate had the cr125 with the cut rear gard, me and my mate were mocking it, talking about the amout of mud that would go all over his back.

yer thats the one "Te Kopuru" school trail ride i will add another thead about this one, if anyone comes up on the saturday we can go for a blast out to the beach and play around for the day

, then ride again on the sunday at the trail ride.

Haha yeh that was him! He didn't cut it himself, it used to be used as a Freestyle MX stunt bike in Aussie and they cut it over there...pretty stupid if ya ask me. I'm keen for that trail ride but I don't think I have anyone to take me lol I'll work on dad.