Worsleys Road condition -Chch

**cooneyr** · 22nd September 2006, 16:06

Originally Posted by HenryDorsetCase

so its you guys who ruined it for us mountainbikers????

Originally Posted by Transalper

Na dude, that was the 4 wheel drives. Our little bikes dont make big ruts.

I dont know any of "those" 4wders

but yes definatly the 4wders. Thats why the fence is down on the Halwell Valley side - 4wds that can handle the rutts so go into the neighbouring paddock.

R

**cooneyr** · 22nd September 2006, 16:09

Originally Posted by Transalper

They changed sparkplug too.

To a colder one? Would it help?

Cheers
R

**Transalper** · 22nd September 2006, 16:19

Don't think they changed plug temps. The one they put in looks like the same as the spare you had (NGK CR9E). The one they took out was a DENSO ND U27ESR-N. Whatever the heck that is. It had a carboned up electrode end. Not really bad but maybe due for replacement. Now i have two spares.
I did read detonating is made worse with heat so maybe a colder plug would help, but then who knows what other problem might rear its head then.
I didn't get back to the hill today afterall and now J is due here soon.

**Transalper** · 22nd September 2006, 16:26

Originally Posted by cooneyr

...yes definatly the 4wders. Thats why the fence is down on the Halwell Valley side - 4wds that can handle the rutts so go into the neighbouring paddock.

I assume that's 4x4's that can't handle the ruts you meen.
Knocking the fence down and not putting it back up is kinda just rude. I noticed it was looking a bit sad just near where i turned around. I rode most the way up trying to stay on top between ruts. If anything i'd be making the road smoother, but then i never spun my wheel until i got stuck in the bog after falling into the 4x4's left wheel hole.

I saw 5 mountainbikers while up there yesterday too so some of you are still enjoying it.

**cooneyr** · 22nd September 2006, 16:59

Originally Posted by Transalper

The one they put in looks like the same as the spare you had (NGK CR9E). The one they took out was a DENSO ND U27ESR-N.

The Denso U27ESR-N is for a 98 to 01 DR250R. The X27EPR-U9 is for the DR250S 1993 - 95. So not actually sure what is suppose to go in a 96 DR250XC. Denso plug finder page http://www.denso.com.au/sparkplug/finder

The NGK CR9E is for the DR250R 1998-2001 and the DPR9EA-9 is for the DR250S 1993-95. Again not actually sure which on is correct. NGK plug finder page http://www.ngkspark.com.au/part_inde...hicle_type.htm

I just got the CR9E as it went with the U27ESR-N.

Hope this helps
R

**Transalper** · 22nd September 2006, 17:50

Interesting, but some would say i'm beyond help.

**Transalper** · 10th October 2006, 23:13

VIDEO...
It's 3minutes, 30seconds in DivX again. File is 8mb's in size.
The video starts with a bit of an off day then ends with a clean run the next day.
Sometimes i just can't stay in or out of those ruts.

**cooneyr** · 11th October 2006, 07:02

Originally Posted by Transalper

Sometimes i just can't stay in or out of those ruts.

Awsome Vid. Glad to see that I'm not the only one who struggles with ruts! You breezed it the second day. Will have to have an evening run when I get the full in a couple of weeks (hopefully).

Cheers
R

**Ruralman** · 11th October 2006, 08:35

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Great work on the video - how tempted were you to edit out the off????
Can you work the video OK while riding standing up?? - I think if I were riding that road I would have spent very little time with my butt on the seat. Its trips like this that keep me wondering about what sort of dirtbike to replace my KDX with. A road legal serious trailie or another pure off roader????

**SDU** · 11th October 2006, 09:48

Video T.A, Gee I guess you had to do your own stunts that day with out the rest of us practised crashers along.

I'd be in for a run up there some time too. I think the Serow would be ideal for that run, would J be keen.

**miSTa** · 11th October 2006, 20:47

Originally Posted by SDU

Video T.A, Gee I guess you had to do your own stunts that day with out the rest of us practised crashers along.

Hope you're speaking for yourself there SDU

**Transalper** · 11th October 2006, 20:48

Originally Posted by cooneyr

...Will have to have an evening run when I get the full in a couple of weeks (hopefully).

Cheers
R

Thursdays/Fridays/weekends count me in.

Originally Posted by Ruralman

- how tempted were you to edit out the off????
Can you work the video OK while riding standing up?? - I think if I were riding that road I would have spent very little time with my butt on the seat. Its trips like this that keep me wondering about what sort of dirtbike to replace my KDX with. A road legal serious trailie or another pure off roader????

Not too tempted as it's the minties moments that make the videos fun (even my own moments).
Helmet Camera so standing is actually better because that makes the picture smoother in trail situations.
I do much better times up that track on the CRF230 standing most the way, I tended to sit on the DR a little more.

Originally Posted by SDU

...I'd be in for a run up there some time too. I think the Serow would be ideal for that run, would J be keen.

I'm keen to go again with other riders along. Am starting to build J up to it. She might still be happier on the 125 on that hill for now.

**warewolf** · 11th October 2006, 21:21

Great stuff!

The helmet cam was giving me headspins there for a while; you were looking down at the front guard a bit more, I was looking at the picture ahead and that made the motion a bit out of whack.