Nelson Rideouts - Where next?

**Willdat?** · 19th July 2010, 08:54

Originally Posted by MyGSXF

Thanks heaps Will!!!!!!!

Not a problem, nice of you to call it a dual sport too Padmei

Well on Saturday I fitted the new stator to the DR250, it ran beaut, sounded great.

Sunday I did a relaibility run to make sure I was going to get my $ worth out of REG and WOF, made it to the MDF plant where it wouldn't start so I pushed it home. Smelling very fuelly, drained the carb last night and had another go at starting it but no joy...The saga continues!

**zeRax** · 19th July 2010, 09:46

damnit ! what the hell is going on with this bike @_@

**NordieBoy** · 19th July 2010, 11:08

I left the x-country at about 5:15pm and the prize giving was to start at about 6pm.

At 6:30pm they got a call that the rider that got lost in the forest had been found and was being taken out via the Ludd.

Someone got lost. With all the arrows, bunting and marks on the ground from the bikes

**warewolf** · 19th July 2010, 12:49

Originally Posted by NordieBoy

I left the x-country at about 5:15pm and the prize giving was to start at about 6pm.

At 6:30pm they got a call that the rider that got lost in the forest had been found and was being taken out via the Ludd.

Someone got lost. With all the arrows, bunting and marks on the ground from the bikes

You mean I wasn't last back in?

When I arrived someone asked the question, "so is that everybody?" but I didn't hear the answer.

Any reason given by the lost rider? Was he trying to find a route back on the roads to avoid a challenging section?

**Monstaman** · 19th July 2010, 13:11

Sounds like you fullas had fun.

We are back in Chch now, arrived safe and sound, Arthurs Pass etc was very icy so a few tender moments on the SMR.

Bike being serviced today with 1074 on the clock, back to Wonka tonight.

Great to meet the rest of you guys and catch up.

**NordieBoy** · 19th July 2010, 14:11

Originally Posted by warewolf

Any reason given by the lost rider? Was he trying to find a route back on the roads to avoid a challenging section?

No idea. They'd just found him at 6:30pm.

Shane would have been mildly annoyed

**warewolf** · 19th July 2010, 17:23

Originally Posted by NordieBoy

Shane would have been mildly annoyed

Geez yes. Bet the poor lost soul was not impressed either, in the dark etc.

**NordieBoy** · 19th July 2010, 22:33

Originally Posted by warewolf

Geez yes. Bet the poor lost soul was not impressed either, in the dark etc.

It was the guy just after the 2 concrete fords on the Suzi. He went walkies to see if he could get out and the sweep crew missed him.
He was the mate of the 950 guy.

They didn't get to the 6:00 prizegiving until 7:15

**warewolf** · 20th July 2010, 00:35

Originally Posted by NordieBoy

It was the guy just after the 2 concrete fords on the Suzi. He went walkies to see if he could get out and the sweep crew missed him.
He was the mate of the 950 guy.

Uh... I stopped to talk to him and catch my breath before tackling that next slippery section. He was all of 250m from the marshals. I nearly said to him that the marshals were left-left-left up the road back around the spur, but didn't know quite how far it was, nor want him to go AWOL - where he was he'd be found!!

**warewolf** · 20th July 2010, 20:25

Does anyone have a KMZ file of Hurricane Hill, please? I'm trying to build a map of the XC course. Some of the off piste routes are difficult to place by memory, with no hard references on the google earth imagery, but I think I have most of it sussed. Although the eastern-most snotty slick watercourse & clay section I'm not sure at all - could be either side of the airstrip hill, or even further east again!!

What a hoot!

**Padmei** · 20th July 2010, 20:32

Originally Posted by Willdat?

Not a problem, nice of you to call it a dual sport too Padmei

Well on Saturday I fitted the new stator to the DR250, it ran beaut, sounded great.

Sunday I did a relaibility run to make sure I was going to get my $ worth out of REG and WOF, made it to the MDF plant where it wouldn't start so I pushed it home. Smelling very fuelly, drained the carb last night and had another go at starting it but no joy...The saga continues!

Guess what... talked to a builder mate of mine whos has just bought an old DR250. Went perfectly on Saturday then won't go at all now... They (murray Thorn) think it may be the stator....

**JATZ** · 20th July 2010, 21:01

Originally Posted by Padmei

Guess what... talked to a builder mate of mine whos has just bought an old DR250. Went perfectly on Saturday then won't go at all now... They (murray Thorn) think it may be the stator....

Who's your buider mate ? and tell 'im to keep the hell out of murray thorns untill the stator for the big is back and the bikes up and running. We can't have Travis getting sidetracked by some pesky little 250

**NordieBoy** · 20th July 2010, 21:45

Originally Posted by JATZ

Who's your buider mate ? and tell 'im to keep the hell out of murray thorns untill the stator for the big is back and the bikes up and running. We can't have Travis getting sidetracked by some pesky little 250

Not big Travis?

**NordieBoy** · 20th July 2010, 21:46

Originally Posted by warewolf

Does anyone have a KMZ file of Hurricane Hill, please? I'm trying to build a map of the XC course. Some of the off piste routes are difficult to place by memory, with no hard references on the google earth imagery, but I think I have most of it sussed. Although the eastern-most snotty slick watercourse & clay section I'm not sure at all - could be either side of the airstrip hill, or even further east again!!

What a hoot!

Got the whole junior and senior tracks but still on the GPS at the moment.

Hurricane Hill is the backslash treeline.

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Scout Road (slippery, snotty + muddy river crossing to avoid the big hole) should be the NNW one here...

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And the short sharp shortcut after the concrete ford with the suzi parked up at the bottom is the NNE one here...

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