An over-active right wrist...
Faark, glad to hear it worked out on the safety side for you RD. How long from activation to the whirlybird being on site? Just goes to show that it can happen to any bugger. Might go hire me one for Zerax's and my Molesworth / Rainbow loop next Sunday...Originally Posted by Racing Dave
There are two kinds of adventurers: those who go truly hoping to find adventure and those who go secretly hoping they won't. We should come home from our adventures having faced their perils and uncertainties, endured their discomfort and beaten the odds, with a sly acknowledgment and revitalised solidarity of character.
"trolling"
no pic's didn't happen
Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down ones life for his friends. (John 15:13)
Hardcore Biker
Here I am waiting for the helicopter. You might notice that my right shoulder is a bit down and back from normal.no pic's didn't happen
Hardcore Biker
About an hour, which included 25 minutes flying from Dunedin.
Being the South Island, there's no cell phone coverage where you really need it. If Dave hadn't turned up, and I was relying on voice, it'd have been a long and uncomfortable walk.
A satellite phone would be another good choice, but it wouldn't be any quicker getting a response. What it would allow, though, is proper explanation of injuries, rather than waiting till the helicopter arrives to see if (for example) there are multiple casualties.
Ein wunderlicher alter Kauz
Sorry to hear about your spill Dave, and I hope you are soon up and racing again. No falls in our party, but as will no doubt be explained the Cooney brothers were a bit more "in the dark", shall we say, so they had a few moments. I had a VERY close call in Menzies Pass, with a long uncontrolled lock to lock slide towards a bank (being dark I have no idea how high it was). We did serious damage to Central Otago's rabbit population though!
If we had had time for pictures we might not have finished. We were either riding as fast as my bike would allow, eating or gassing up. So no pics sorry. I was thinking of Donald Crowhurst and the Teignmouth Electron (google it) as we went actually, and thinking that we should have taken a camera.no pic's didn't happen
Nobody knows what human life is, why we come, why we go,
so why then do I know, I will see you in far off places?
Stephen Patrick Morrissey
kickstart my heart !!!
Well well well,
First off thanks alot to Ryan and all the support and helpers,
very well put together, the route is magic, and mapped out equally as great.
Stunning views
Constant stream of suicide bunnies and some of them got their wish
dozed off twice and woke up off the road either side, needed to do something about being so tired!, sung a bit before a caffeine fix later
Nearly got a small wallabe inprint on front rim
also saw the biggest wallabe on the planet, i tells ya, was a giant
Fast smooth track full of traction
No offs but a few nearlys !
Skinnybirdman and i made a good team and we dusted it up
we did a touch over 400kms in cold horrible darkness, discovered my highbeam was non existant ( but dont ask me about lighting, as the bros! uh oh ! )- so just lighting that was all too easy to outrun and get scared over.
Felt good kms wise at this point i think, and were very happy to see sunlight and get some warmth back eventually.
we had concerns about weither we could finish or not for quite awhile, it seemed like it would be touch and go down to the wire.
little did we know we were doing well time wise, but didnt really know, at the 700km mark we set some really good pace on.
some people could do some serious speeds on the big bore bikes i bet.
we mucked up a fuel stop and alex ran out of fuel, oops! rode and got some fuel from a nearby good sport.
had a feed and set off assuming we should have it no worries, and except for another tired spell, we did, got there good as gold
and as a quirky oddball
i pulled into gladstone carpark and ran out of fuel just as i came to a stop, it must have ment to be :P
Cheers alex, we smashed it !
2008 DB1K 1dayer - 2006 XR250L
2009 DB1k 1dayer - 2005 KLX400R
2010 DB1k 1dayer - 2004 KDX125SR
2011 DB1k 1dayer - 2008 WR250R
Armature speller
Good on'yas
Wonder what next years challenge is going to be?
Scrapheap?
terra firma rider
LOL Falling asleep followed by giant wallabies - you know they only get to about 4 foot tall!......
dozed off twice and woke up off the road either side, needed to do something about being so tired!, sung a bit before a caffeine fix later
Nearly got a small wallabe inprint on front rim
also saw the biggest wallabe on the planet, i tells ya, was a giant.....
Cheers alex, we smashed it !
Seriously extremely well done to Zerax and Skinny. To the best of my knowledge they are the first and only riders to complete the SBC. One other thing I was working out last night. Zerax has completed every one day running of the DB1k except for the first which nobody compelted. I cannot think of anybody else who has done this so he is now the record holder for the most one day DB1k runs completed. Bloody good effort dude!
I think that was the problem this year LOLGood on'yas
Wonder what next years challenge is going to be?
Scrapheap?We are considering our options for next year - 50cc, sidecar, quad (if we could find a way to reg one). Of course there is always the buy a normal modern bike and finish it option but where is the fun in that.
I dont want to steal El's thunder so I'm not going to elaborate more than to say that we made it to Ranfurly (280kms) as the sun was comming up. We were about 2 hours behind were I'd like to have been but while it was light we did much better than I'd hoped for. Maybe, just maybe we would have got there or been a couple of hours over if we didn't have problems. So given Zerax's and Skinnys effort and our pace I think it is reasonably well proved that a 125 can do a 1000kms in under 24 hours if it is in good order.
Oh one more thing we discovered - my XLR125 could tow El's Yammy LT2/Ag monster with him on board quite well. We managed 70kph on the flats, significantly less up hill and up to 90kph down hill for 50km. That was an interesting exercise and I can conclude the footpeg to footpeg tow rope method works really well. That reminds me of another option we have already discussed - trailer with second person behind a SBC i.e. don't worry about the weight of the second bike and just town the second person from the beginning
Cheers R
"The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill the world with fools." - Herbert Spencer, English Philosopher (1820-1903)
Night rider
Well done guys. When you all started on friday I was still at work at Clyde, and there was no way I could do a 12 hour shift, ride to Fairlie and still do a 24 ride to follow. But at least I now have a bike for next years ride.
Time to ride
terra firma rider
Can I sugest you double check all the threads on the engine and helicoil any that are a bit dodgy
Cheers R
"The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill the world with fools." - Herbert Spencer, English Philosopher (1820-1903)
L-Plate Rider
Just got home.
My SBC ended up being a 2 dayer as I was too tired to join in at 8pm Friday with the others and I was quite un-organised due to it being a real last minute thing for me
Tauranga return: 3686km over six days on the '04 NXR125.
Day 1 took 14 hours with about 2 hours of stops
Day 2 took 8.5 hours with minimal stops.
Man that was fun!
The 125 was a lot more fun than I expected.
Forum whore
It was just as much fun watching you on your wee stead Tuckerbag
Well done Skinny Birdman and Zerax, mammoth effort
Registered User
Hey Tuckerbag - was it you that threw a chain in the Okuku River, Lees Valley yesterday?
L-Plate Rider
Yeah, chain came off mid river. Others on the spot helped me out and I was rollin again in no time with one broken rear spoke. I had adjusted the chain tension mid Serpentine after the chain came off there too. Obviously it is stretching fast.
Also did the Molesworth/Awatere on the way up.
Registered User
Those same guys couldn't believe your pace, especially when you caught up with them in Hamner.Yeah, chain came off mid river
Also did the Molesworth/Awatere on the way up.
Congratulations by the way - that's a massive journey in impressive time on your 125.
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