Mounting Cnut Hill - Sat 9/5

[upshift]

- those with little shriveled pea sized balls go via the coast entrance

Oh, so I can come after all

Softies option is tempting, I'm fairly interested in this, will confirm next week.

[junkmanjoe]

have been told that the coast side entrance my have its moments if ground is damp....COOL...
have also been told that the view from the lookout is stunning on a good day......COOL..

have also been ask if marks falls off, take heaps off pics...
....

right better get on the ph and get the key sorted.

JMJ

[bart]

have also been ask if marks falls off, take heaps off pics...
....

JMJ

OK, I'll bring both cameras.

doubles my chances of breaking one when I fall off though

[marks]

have been told that the coast side entrance my have its moments if ground is damp....COOL...
have also been told that the view from the lookout is stunning on a good day......COOL..

The ride in from the coast is a piece of piss - nothing like the first climb up Orongorongo

views are awesome

yup - looking east towards Orongorongo



a few more photos half way down this page

have also been ask if marks falls off, take heaps off pics.......

fookers

right better get on the ph and get the key sorted. JMJ

Damn straight

OK, I'll bring both cameras.

doubles my chances of breaking one when I fall off though

I'd be very surprised if any of us get to the top without arsing off once or twice.

we need a video camera

I couldnt get a smaller sprocket so I'm going to have to abuse my clutch (and most likely a whole lot of other bits)

[junkmanjoe]

video camera sorted.

[bart]

Finally find a use for that 13 tooth front sprocket I bought years ago. Chain's going to need 2 links to get the 48 on the back. Dodgy.....

[Paladin]

Finally find a use for that 13 tooth front sprocket I bought years ago. Chain's going to need 2 links to get the 48 on the back. Dodgy.....

I have faith in you my son........



Go Bart!!!!!!!

[bart]

OK, maybe I'm taking this thing a bit seriously.

Slapped a half rooted knobly on the back this afternoon. Drilled the rounded knobs for more traction (might be a wives tale, but I heard somewhere that you can get more life out of a knobly by drilling holes in the knobs). Was tempted to put a full offroad tyre on but the road miles will rip the tred off.

Now geared at 13/48 (standard is 14/48, but I usualy run 14/41 or 15/41).

Might go for a full knob front. I'll see what the weather looks like. The goal is to get up the hill anyway, who cares about coming back down.

If we don't have much luck, we can all have turns ripping up and down the hill on my thing.

[junkmanjoe]

i have my small tank on for a reason..... hmmmm
CHARGE

[bart]

i have my small tank on for a reason..... hmmmm
CHARGE

BIG tank may be betterer for going up. But in saying that, you still have to be able to steer. You shouldn't have too much problem. Those DR650's have the torque to climb anything.

[junkmanjoe]

im not haveing much luck with the key.... chaps not home.
will keep trying.

did ya see that dr vid on one off the threads mate.

[bart]

im not haveing much luck with the key.... chaps not home.
will keep trying.

did ya see that dr vid on one off the threads mate.

Yeah. And I've seen a guy who reallllllyyyyy knows how to ride, handle one. You'd be very surprised how capable those things actualy are.

[junkmanjoe]

well i guess we better find out as there is another track in the valley i would like to have a look up while we are down there....

[marks]

OK, maybe I'm taking this thing a bit seriously.

Today I put a half used 120/90 knobby on the back of the DT and might put a knobby on the front tomorrow. I think I might be able to get a 12T front sprocket (off an older yz125) to fit - so no I don't think you are taking it too seriously

I want to get up that fecking hill............... (I'll bring a tow rope)

im not haveing much luck with the key.... chaps not home. will keep trying.

you can bypass the gate but its not pretty.....

Joe - are you lowering your gearing?

So is it just me Bart and Joe?

[junkmanjoe]

i can only go to 14 front and 41 rear, cauz thats all i got.
so that will do.

oh boy.....