South Head trail ride, 16 November

**tnarg** · 17th November 2008, 08:39

Thought the ride was awesome, it had enough challenges to keep ya on ya toes but still kept a good flow.
That first little hill at the beggining with the roots was fun and fun to watch the different way people tried to get up it.
Big ups to ktmboy and his crew for putting together this ride.

**cheese** · 17th November 2008, 08:47

Originally Posted by krad_nz

I don't know why but I didn't enjoy it. Did the all the loops etc.

Ride starting off with a fouled plug probably didn't help.

Think you got some issue there mate with fouling plugs. You had the same problem at woodhill that time. What color is the plug? Black and oiled up to hell?

**xen** · 17th November 2008, 12:08

Was a sweet ride, and good to meet some of ya. I got fogged up googles and wandered into the red hill climbs by mistake, shit they were hard ended up going diagonally on my own path. Managed the 4k & 3 25k laps but the last one wiped me out hard, bit sore today haha.

**2_SL0** · 17th November 2008, 15:27

Oh my aching body.

Things of Note:

I am Unfit.

I rode the KTM like a noob

I am a man of many excuses

I was going to slow to fall off.

I could hear this voice in my head saying "Stand up you fool, elbows up"

BUT I had another voice, the louder voice saying "NO IM TO TIRED"

and finally once again,

Oh my aching body.

When do we do it again.

**krad_nz** · 17th November 2008, 16:28

Originally Posted by cheese

Think you got some issue there mate with fouling plugs. You had the same problem at woodhill that time. What color is the plug? Black and oiled up to hell?

Mate, the plug is black and oiled up to all hell alright. I justed posted in the 'Chucking oil out the back' thread. Danger is on to it though and has pointed me in the right direction. I'm all ears though!

I'll have a good look at it this weekend. Bikes not at my home currently and I really want to get it going correctly but alas it will have to wait.

Looking through one the threads Danger suggested I look at sounds like you've been through this before

**tommorth** · 17th November 2008, 16:49

had a awsome day great trails that down stumpy downhill was one of my favorite bits ,had a bit of a meeting with a tree on my last circut body armour really does work need to learn how not to twist the throttle when I got for the brakes

made a balls up with my helmet cam had the dam thing pointing off to the side so have 45mins of the trees

nice to meet a few more of you ,and a big thanks to all who organised the ride

**Ktmboy** · 17th November 2008, 17:00

Yeah thanks Guys for your support. It was great to meet up with most of you.

Its really hard to get things balanced and like anything different folks have different likes and dislikes. Me I hate wide open stuff and DB (strange mix).

Hey Buddy L. I heard you behind me on the way out and then stopped to get some pics in the hill climb area. I saw you head into the big hill on the other side but by the time I got over you had pulled the plug. Did hear the barp barp barp and then silence a few times though.
Big ups for getting up there.

Here are a couple of pics from various sections. There is one of this lady (and I mean middle aged

) and she attempted one of the hill climbs. She bailed off her KTM and then threw it up the hill. But she wouldn't give up and finally nailed it.

IMO its always good to have something to challenge us as riders and in the end we are better off for it. For example a couple complained about the first small sandy up hill. Well everybody got up it at the end of the day and if you struggled then I bet you felt great for achieving it. Well done.

Enough rambling. Any of you guys in here?

**SpikedPunch** · 17th November 2008, 17:07

Speaking of sandy uphills, does anybody have any tips for those? I always manage to die and sink halfway up them

Thank goodness for the grabstrap...And krad helping me out

But I want to do it on my own!

**2_SL0** · 17th November 2008, 17:13

Thats a damn shame Tom, So that means my first 10 mins of riding my new bike, in the sand, up a hill were not caught on camera. In that case I was amazing. No really I was.

**krad_nz** · 17th November 2008, 17:27

Originally Posted by SpikedPunch

Speaking of sandy uphills, does anybody have any tips for those? I always manage to die and sink halfway up them

Thank goodness for the grabstrap...And krad helping me out

But I want to do it on my own!

- get a good run up, try to build up speed before you reach the hill.
- give it more revs and if you feel the motor starting to bog down feather the clutch to keep it on song.

I think a 125DRZ will always struggle on sandy up hills though?

Mint pics KTMBoy.

**Ktmboy** · 17th November 2008, 17:29

Originally Posted by SpikedPunch

Speaking of sandy uphills, does anybody have any tips for those? I always manage to die and sink halfway up them

Thank goodness for the grabstrap...And krad helping me out

But I want to do it on my own!

Momentum is probably the main key. Keep it going. Another thing is to sit to the rear (or move your body weight back if you stand)
This puts more weight onto the back wheel and gives more traction.

A few were bouncing up and down on their bikes but this really doesn't do anything.

**oldskool** · 17th November 2008, 17:50

I wish I could have made it

Looks and sounds like it was a good day and the type of terrain my XR would have loved. When's the next one?

**Boosted** · 17th November 2008, 17:54

Yeh Thanks KTMBoy

was an awesome ride, had heaps of fun out there, the reds were some fun haha fun enuf to never ride them again lol... im more of a motox track kinda person not keen on the tight stuff, but all in all, great fitness, beautiful day to get out on the bike and a yum bbq, looking forward to another one anyway