Offroad ride at Sandpit this week.

**cave weta** · 7th April 2009, 11:53

Originally Posted by motorbyclist

haha, as students the bikes are probably out of your price range but the gear is reasonable considering it's the lot of it.

i was wondering earlier if it's possible for us to get a big bulk student discount and come down your way some time?

Read my Sig! 1/2 price rides for KBers till end of June - is that good enough?

and Im at woodhill tomorrow- will bring what Im told to bring..

**motorbyclist** · 7th April 2009, 12:06

Originally Posted by swee

i dunno whats the minimum ive got helmet and my road gloves,

might hitup cave weta but it says he's in waihi?

imho, helmet, gloves and goggles are minimum for woodhill. offroad gloves and boots are extremely recommended. cave weta has a good deal, as I only have (access to) the three pairs of boots all about the same size and one of those are mine

Originally Posted by Danae

Am I allowed to ride the XL125? Enough free space? 8D I could probably get pants or boots by friday if needed

my gear would probably fit you, and you might be better off on the 250 despite the "perky" nature of the motor - either way it will be excellent practice for when you get your road bike. scooter round to my place and we'll see what fits and teach you the basics.

the 1985 xl125 is 3/4 size and due to the suspension and lack of displacement it wallows alot in the sand, especially with a full sized rider (ie jafa might be light enough to do ok on it without any 'how to get the most from your underpowered and undersized dirt bike' experience.)

**motorbyclist** · 7th April 2009, 12:20

Originally Posted by cave weta

Read my Sig! 1/2 price rides for KBers till end of June - is that good enough?

*for waihi, not tomorrow*

The basic price of all tours is $250 per day/per person on your own bike or $360 per day/per person on one of our entry level hire bikes (or a little more for a high performance Enduro Bike).

guys - this is a fucking bargain. a tour on the trail bikes include the crf230 which are very good bikes, especially for newbies, and i'm dead keen to have a day on a crf450r or a ktm525

even better, i hear one of teh crf450r has two wheel drive

i mean, to take my own bike out for a day takes atleast an hour prepping and loading it, $25 of gas, $25-45 entry fee to parks/events, average $10 to replace broken levers/sprockets/pads/cable ties etc and average $10 on lubricants/fluids etc. then add petrol to get the bike there plus food for lunch!

but i should be saving for that pesky rebuild i need to do.....

**cave weta** · 7th April 2009, 12:25

Originally Posted by motorbyclist

guys - this is a fucking bargain. the $55 trail bikes include the crf230 which i can say now a very good bikes, especially for newbies, and i'm dead keen to have a day on a crf450r or a ktm525 for a $90 day

even better, i hear one of teh crf450r has two wheel drive

i mean, to take my own bike out for a day takes atleast an hour prepping and loading it, $25 of gas, $25-45 entry fee to parks/events, average $10 to replace broken levers/sprockets/pads/cable ties etc and average $10 on lubricants/fluids etc. then add petrol to get the bike there plus food for lunch!

and i should be saving for that pesky rebuild i need to do.....

Read it again!- mr university student ! does it say hire bikes are 1/2 price?
or does it say that tours are 1/2 price.

It does not say flick me $55 and cane the living shit out of my bike for a day then walk away......

but yes, I can put you on one of two CRF250x with the Christini AWD system. they are incredible
But you will pay $189 for 4 hours - go here http://www.overthetopadventures.co.n...heel-drive.htm

**motorbyclist** · 7th April 2009, 12:36

yeah i re-read it before you replied - wishful thinking

**swee** · 7th April 2009, 13:55

soooo, we going tomorow?

**motorbyclist** · 7th April 2009, 14:12

asfaik, yes.

**motorbyclist** · 7th April 2009, 18:24

right, so after 30 minutes of checking my plug etc etc i finally figured out why my bike won't start - i was pulling the hotstart not the choke

woot - my plug is still mint after two years

**zzzbang** · 7th April 2009, 18:27

Originally Posted by motorbyclist

right, so after 30 minutes of checking my plug etc etc i finally figured out why my bike won't start - i was pulling the hotstart not the choke

woot - my plug is still mint after two years

lol, nice. So, we are all go for tomorrow?

Also... what time do we meet at sandpit? need to get the logistics figured out. 9.30-10am ish?

**motorbyclist** · 7th April 2009, 20:28

right, so finally managed to get the remains of an outer race from the 250 front wheel and installed fresh air filters - both yamahards started first kick

yeah we should be there by 10am in either a white accord wagon or silver/purple mitsubishi ute... just look for the trailer full of blue bikes

**zzzbang** · 7th April 2009, 20:41

awesome, il be there in a white prado with a trailer.. white yamaha on the back (maybe two bikes).

**macros87** · 7th April 2009, 21:54

i had hoped this would be friday day sometime... couldnt make it tomorrow anyhow...

**Danae** · 7th April 2009, 22:09

Can't make it tomorrow. D: I have some random Bio revision lectures at like 10 or something, then karate at 3 and a friend's birthday at 5ish. DDD: Next time maybe. ):