When an adventure ride turned trail

**NordieBoy** · 12th August 2007, 12:26

Bit more mud involved than yesterdays trip

**cooneyr** · 13th August 2007, 13:21

Originally Posted by Transalper

Final cut 9 minute video of the rest of the trip that goes with the crf dunking...

Nice one TA. Thats a good nice concise version of the day.

Originally Posted by windboy

excellent footage transalper, who was shooting it?

sounds like you were on the DR for this ride?

Na the cheat didn't bring his big bike that day. Though he could scoot round us lot and capture the thrills and spills easier. Somebody needs to take a camera and get some incriminating evidence of him for once!!! (one day I'll sort out my vid cam for on the bike).

Cheers R

**young1** · 13th August 2007, 13:40

Originally Posted by Transalper

We all have our bad habits and own way of doing things that will take a lot to break.

You want bad habits you want to see me, I used to tell my son to do as I told him and not as his Dad did!

**warewolf** · 13th August 2007, 14:48

Originally Posted by young1

to stand up which gets the centre of gravity down

Aaaaarrggghh!!! I *hate* people saying this. It is very obviously false. Standing up - in other words raising your mass - has to raise your centre of gravity - at least in normal conditions on this planet.

Yes, standing up is a good thing. It gives you control of the bike. Part of the reason it does so is that it transfers contact pressure from your bum to your feet. You steer/balance with your feet and the bike can move independently from your arse, and vice-versa.

Lower your contact/control point with the bike - yes.
Lower your centre of gravity - absolutely not.

**warewolf** · 13th August 2007, 14:54

Originally Posted by cooneyr

Somebody needs to take a camera and get some incriminating evidence of him for once!!!

In fairness we've vicariously experienced many a fall by Carl, we just haven't seen the big picture.

**young1** · 13th August 2007, 15:00

Originally Posted by warewolf

Aaaaarrggghh!!! I *hate* people saying this. It is very obviously false. Standing up - in other words raising your mass - has to raise your centre of gravity - at least in normal conditions on this planet.

Yes, standing up is a good thing. It gives you control of the bike. Part of the reason it does so is that it transfers contact pressure from your bum to your feet. You steer/balance with your feet and the bike can move independently from your arse, and vice-versa.

Lower your contact/control point with the bike - yes.
Lower your centre of gravity - absolutely not.

Wow I knew I would get into trouble by mentioning that, well maybe I do deserve a good whipping...

By standing on the pegs isnt the centre of gravity of the bike lowered?

**cooneyr** · 13th August 2007, 15:03

Originally Posted by young1

Wow I knew I would get into trouble by mentioning that, well maybe I do deserve a good whipping...

By standing on the pegs isnt the centre of gravity of the bike lowered?

Well not actually as the bikes COG never really changes height unless the suspension compresses abit. The overall bike rider COG defiantly gets higher.

Cheers R

**young1** · 13th August 2007, 15:05

Hit me, hit me, call me names!!

Originally Posted by cooneyr

Well not actually as the bikes COG never really changes height unless the suspension compresses abit. The overall bike rider COG defiantly gets higher.

Cheers R

**PRYDEE** · 13th August 2007, 15:08

Awesome footage.Looks like a good ride.

**cooneyr** · 13th August 2007, 15:08

Originally Posted by young1

Hit me, hit me, call me names!!

Nah - just lend me your 990 and I'll show you all about it.

Cheers R

**warewolf** · 13th August 2007, 16:52

Originally Posted by young1

well maybe I do deserve a good whipping...

I'm sure there are establishments that cater to such desires...

Originally Posted by cooneyr

Originally Posted by young1

By standing on the pegs isnt the centre of gravity of the bike lowered?

Well not actually as the bikes COG never really changes height unless the suspension compresses abit. The overall bike rider COG defiantly gets higher.

Wot he said, which was wot I said.

Originally Posted by young1

Hit me, hit me, call me names!!

I'm sure there are establishments that cater to such desires...

Originally Posted by cooneyr

Nah - just lend me your 990 and I'll show you all about it.

I'll help, must be some fords to cross, bring your spark-plug spanners.

**young1** · 13th August 2007, 16:59

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I'll help, must be some fords to cross, bring your spark-plug spanners.

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I haven't even seen where the plugs are yet, only found the battery a couple of weeks ago. It would be UGLY to dry the KTM if I dropped it in deep water.

I think on my DR the tank has to come off to get to the plug.

**cooneyr** · 13th August 2007, 17:07

Originally Posted by young1

I haven't even seen where the plugs are yet, only found the battery a couple of weeks ago. It would be UGLY to dry the KTM if I dropped it in deep water.

I think on my DR the tank has to come off to get to the plug.

From what I heard from those on the adv ride to the brass monkey you need to take more than the fuel tank off to get at the plugs and you must have a specialist plug spanner which they didnt. Luck there was lots of people to help!

Check out this post for pics of the carnage.

Cheers
R

**young1** · 13th August 2007, 18:07

Originally Posted by cooneyr

From what I heard from those on the adv ride to the brass monkey you need to take more than the fuel tank off to get at the plugs and you must have a specialist plug spanner which they didnt. Luck there was lots of people to help!

Check out this post for pics of the carnage.

Cheers
R

That does not look like fun, last bike I had to dry out was sons KX85, that was so easy! I am not a mechanic by any stretch!