Dusty Butt 2015: 14-15 February

**pomgolian** · 16th February 2015, 19:18

Originally Posted by rigley

Just arrived back from the Dusty, not the best I DB1K I have done, GPS coordinates sucked for the Garmin, following ghost trails all day Sat, not the only one though. Sunday morning sucked even more, went across the track from Clyde to Cromwell and went down a FWD rut, clipped my boot on the side, and hey presto one broken ankle.

Trip down was great to Fairlie, oh well, 6 weeks in a cask will fly by I'm sure

Know the feeling i cracked a bone in my ankle on the DB a couple of years ago by that churchy thing in the middle nowhere, everyone else headed for home but i carried onto Milford then up the west coast then home, spent six weeks in a one of those velcro boots when i got home.

**rigley** · 16th February 2015, 19:41

Originally Posted by Woodman

Bugger, sorry to hear mate. Same ankle as last time?

Yep, I have a accident prone ankle, hospital tomorrow, hopefully no op!

**rigley** · 16th February 2015, 19:46

Originally Posted by pomgolian

Know the feeling i cracked a bone in my ankle on the DB a couple of years ago by that churchy thing in the middle nowhere, everyone else headed for home but i carried onto Milford then up the west coast then home, spent six weeks in a one of those velcro boots when i got home.

Yep, done the same thing 4 years ago, hit some ice up the Maitai, heading for the Maungatapu, best part of a year before the swelling would go down.

**rigley** · 16th February 2015, 19:48

Originally Posted by Waihou Thumper

You might get a tad pissed and die from alcohol poisoning from the fumes though!

The only way to go!

**rigley** · 16th February 2015, 19:50

Originally Posted by Night Falcon

Fractures are a pain but 6weeks is a doddle, least there's the cricket to watch.

All the tickets were sold for the Ireland - West Indies today, that would have been a match to watch!

**rigley** · 16th February 2015, 20:07

Originally Posted by Transalper

Bugger about the ankle, bet yours isn't the only injury though.
Which Garmin and how much GPS experience have you had? and keep ya toes in, lift your feet when the ruts are deep !

I was standing on the pegs at the time, and yes having penguin feet never helps!
To answer your question about the Garmin, I had a crash course of about two hours, (borrowed Umopom's the night before we set off for the Dusty). I was warned by Gordon from Epic Events that they were having problems with the old Garmins taking the route coordinates for some reason he could not explain?

**flashg** · 16th February 2015, 20:15

Originally Posted by rigley

Just arrived back from the Dusty, not the best I DB1K I have done, GPS coordinates sucked for the Garmin, following ghost trails all day Sat, not the only one though. Sunday morning sucked even more, went across the track from Clyde to Cromwell and went down a FWD rut, clipped my boot on the side, and hey presto one broken ankle.

Trip down was great to Fairlie, oh well, 6 weeks in a cask will fly by I'm sure

It sure sucks you breaking your ankle, but it was great catching up at the pub last night, i got home @ 10.30 that's about 700 km's in one day on a standard WR seat

**rigley** · 16th February 2015, 20:17

Originally Posted by flashg

It sure sucks you breaking your ankle, but it was great catching up at the pub last night, i got home @ 10.30 that's about 700 km's in one day on a standard WR seat

How is your Monkey Butt feeling?

**Transalper** · 16th February 2015, 20:41

Originally Posted by rigley

...and yes having penguin feet never helps! ...

I've been lucky a couple of times in only kicking edges lightly, bit of pain but not enough to strain or break anything, my toes like to face out a bit by default too.

Originally Posted by rigley

...I was warned by Gordon from Epic Events that they were having problems with the old Garmins taking the route coordinates for some reason he could not explain?

The older GPS's simply can not handle the files in the format and size they are supplying, they truncate at 500 points for a track file or 250 for a direct route file. Zumos have their own issues filtering stuff and cutting off points potentially making it hard to find some gates or turning points. Their supplied file contained several tracks quite a bit over 500 points long which is good for detail on the newer GPS's but too many points for the older ones.

I did a file conversion and fairly major tweak to make things work on the older garmin units for a friend, pity it was not more highly stressed that the older gps's would be problematic in the sign up process. I wondered how Epic were going to handle that this year, the track files were certainly better done but still not suitable for the older gps's.

**flashg** · 16th February 2015, 21:01

On the friday night we stayed at the top ten holiday camp. The guy running the camp said no bikes in front of room's but we all did it, he had his push bikes and broken umbrella in front of his which was next to us. Then he talked all night to some woman in his room at midnight i banged on his window and asked him to be quiet, he said you be quiet, i called him a fucken inconsiderate asshole. He continued to talk for some time then fell asleep snoring his fucken head off. We couldn't sleep so started our epic adventure early 3.30 am. It was drizzling and dusty and dark (wet visors & dust) makes it hard going and slow it was 7am when we got to omarama, nothing open (getting hungry). Next we do omarama saddle challenge. Oturehua next stop for fuel. Time for bed (still feeling a bit jaded ) more tomorrow night

**Bluft** · 16th February 2015, 21:37

Originally Posted by flashg

On the friday night we stayed at the top ten holiday camp. The guy running the camp said no bikes in front of room's but we all did it, he had his push bikes and broken umbrella in front of his which was next to us. Then he talked all night to some woman in his room at midnight i banged on his window and asked him to be quiet, he said you be quiet, i called him a fucken inconsiderate asshole. He continued to talk for some time then fell asleep snoring his fucken head off. We couldn't sleep so started our epic adventure early 3.30 am. It was drizzling and dusty and dark (wet visors & dust) makes it hard going and slow it was 7am when we got to omarama, nothing open (getting hungry). Next we do omarama saddle challenge. Oturehua next stop for fuel. Time for bed (still feeling a bit jaded ) more tomorrow night

We were in tents and herd some yelling about midnight there. We left about 2.45-3am also. That drizzly rain dust was a barstard. Some people are bloody inconsiderate. Hope you enjoyed yourself

**pete376403** · 17th February 2015, 08:23

As a Dusty Butt virgin I'd like all the people who stopped to assist when gravity overcame my (limited) riding talents and put me and the bike - the green KLR with considerable panel damage - in places it shouldn't have been. Without your help I'd probably still be out there.

Two days of alternating between "shit this is great" and "WTF were you thinking..."

However we (Miss Piggy and I) made it back to Fairlie in daylight, skipping the Awakino challenge was probably the best idea I had all day.

Would I do it again? Not on the KLR, a 250 would be a better choice.

Once again, thanks for the assists.

**Aslan** · 17th February 2015, 10:33

Originally Posted by pete376403

As a Dusty Butt virgin I'd like all the people who stopped to assist when gravity overcame my (limited) riding talents and put me and the bike - the green KLR with considerable panel damage - in places it shouldn't have been. Without your help I'd probably still be out there.

Two days of alternating between "shit this is great" and "WTF were you thinking..."

However we (Miss Piggy and I) made it back to Fairlie in daylight, skipping the Awakino challenge was probably the best idea I had all day.

Would I do it again? Not on the KLR, a 250 would be a better choice.

Once again, thanks for the assists.

Pete - I've been part of a large group ride with you - round the Coast from the Wainuiomata Road end to the Wairarapa and i realise that like myself you're a 'senior' - possibly at least a decade younger than me - in my 60's and closer to 70 than 60.

Having done the DB from 2009 to 2012 when I last did it (broke my collar bone in Blue Mountain Station on the way to the DB); as we age the DB and other events become more challenging.

I was pleased to complete the Pukemanu without an off last year. Now each ride I count as a 'bonus'

Cheers Oaters

Ps like you I've contemplated a 250, deciding in the end to stick with the old faithful DR650

**Woodman** · 17th February 2015, 11:33

Originally Posted by pete376403

As a Dusty Butt virgin I'd like all the people who stopped to assist when gravity overcame my (limited) riding talents and put me and the bike - the green KLR with considerable panel damage - in places it shouldn't have been. Without your help I'd probably still be out there.

Two days of alternating between "shit this is great" and "WTF were you thinking..."

However we (Miss Piggy and I) made it back to Fairlie in daylight, skipping the Awakino challenge was probably the best idea I had all day.

Would I do it again? Not on the KLR, a 250 would be a better choice.

Once again, thanks for the assists.

Goodonya. KLRs are a great weapon for the DB, but picking them up too many times can be tiresome.