It's raining so what to do, adv style

[junkmanjoe]

okies.. so ya had a good weekend any how...or

we did but all our water came from above.....

JMJ

[pete376403]

Oh yeah, magic 5 days. Thats the whole thing about adventure riding, you really don't know who the day is going to end - you can plan, and you can hope, but in the end it's probably going to be different to what you had in mind when you started that morning.

[marks]

Hey Joe - I'll bring my klr over and I'll race you around the trampoline
if I tried what you just did on your back lawn - it wouldnt be my dog chasing me around - it would be my wife with a bread knife

On our TOTSI (Top Of The South Island) ride coupla weeks ago. Went over Napoleon Hill, which brings you (by way of some really shitty downhill snot) to a very pretty stream which ends up going through three tunnels. Someone from that region will know the name. Anyway the KTM ended up on its side in the stream, with one of the mufflers under water. When it was picked up the water ran into the cylinder. Hydrauliced when trying to start, so plugs out (with all that entails) Ran the battery flat trying to start. Others in the party went for help, got assist from the farmer who lives at the end of that track. Absolutely top bloke, first he took his quad up there with jumper leads, then when that didn't work went back for his Hilux and took THAT up the stream, through the tunnels etc, bought the bike (and rider) back and stored the bike in the barn overnight. When I took Al back the next day from where we were staying in Reefton, the rear tube blew (again - the wheel was out three times in two days but thats another story) so we rode the last 10 km on a flat back tyre which was interesting, to say the least. So got to the farm and the farmer provided me with a bike stand and tube repair gear while Al got on with drying out the 950, including draining the milkshake/oil . Took a while and the beast only fired after shooting engine start ether down the carbs while jump starting it off the Hilux (had already run the farmers spare battery flat - big batteries too).

Farmer was absolutely great, no problems about using his tools, compressor, etc. He has a bunch of bikes in the shed for his kids junior motocross.

that greasy clay downhill is an ass clencher on a bigger bike isnt it - what the heck would you do if you got to the bottom and the river was too high?

Struan (XF650) also practised total immersion techniques on his DT230 just after the last tunnel. What an awesome ride

[dino3310]

Ha Ha just called in to work so i could watch your Video, ya big kid

[Taz]

if I tried what you just did on your back lawn - it wouldnt be my dog chasing me around - it would be my wife with a bread knife

Waiting for youtube link

[junkmanjoe]

i dont think i let the 9fidy lose on the lawn....

Well maybe.....

JMJ

[veny]

lol. that looked like fun.
Got the lawn, but the lad's still too young for motors.

Enjoyed reading your RR too.
Well done...

[junkmanjoe]

Cheers mate.....need to let off a bit of steam,and give the KB boys a laugh....just my nature.......

JMJ

[.chris]

Cheers mate.....need to let off a bit of steam,and give the KB boys a laugh....just my nature.......

JMJ

And we do appreciate it, and we recognise the sacrifice your lawn made for our entertainment.
Looked like suz was having the time of her life.

I feel the need to blow off some steam this week, but my bike is about 2000km away. I wish I had a pit bike I could tear up the lawn with (or even better tear up someone else's lawn).
Might have to pop around to the brother-in-laws and take his 1960's BSA out for a hoon, or maybe head out for some *cough* test rides *cough*