DB1k 08 - aka Dusty Butt 08

**cooneyr** · 8th January 2008, 13:34

Zukin, not sure if you are interested or not but - what about an article on the DB1k for Kiwibiker? Get a few more of the photos from others and stick something together. Your two post report would be bloody good start, just write it for others who were not involved i.e. change the perspective? English is not my strongest subject so best defer this task to somebody more eloquent.

Cheers R

**warewolf** · 8th January 2008, 14:27

Yeah, good stuff Zukin!

Originally Posted by cooneyr

Zukin, not sure if you are interested or not but - what about an article on the DB1k for Kiwibiker?

Kiwi Rider, you mean? I reckon this would be good for Trail Bike Adventure magazine, too - poem and all!

**cooneyr** · 8th January 2008, 14:35

Originally Posted by warewolf

Yeah, good stuff Zukin!

Kiwi Rider, you mean? I reckon this would be good for Trail Bike Adventure magazine, too - poem and all!

Opps - yep thats what I meant. TBAM is a good idea as well.

While it is fresh in every bodys mind if you have any corrections to the roll chart can you please let me know ASAP. I might as well make a few corrections now and have this chart sorted as a resource for the future.

Track logs (even if they are 2d) would be much appreciated as well. I can use them to improve the roll charts as well.

Cheers R

**Zukin** · 8th January 2008, 14:40

Originally Posted by cooneyr

Zukin, not sure if you are interested or not but - what about an article on the DB1k for Kiwibiker? Get a few more of the photos from others and stick something together. Your two post report would be bloody good start, just write it for others who were not involved i.e. change the perspective? English is not my strongest subject so best defer this task to somebody more eloquent.

Cheers R

Yes good idea
When others post their reports and pics up I can stitch it together, and then request the high res images that will be needed for publication.

We will have to consider using real names as well, so anyone that doesnt want to have their name used let me know now or forever hold your peace

**JATZ** · 8th January 2008, 17:25

Great write up Zukin, I dont feel so bad now knowing all of you gave the porika a miss, took Ally and I about 2 1/2 hrs to get up it last time I did it, had to push the bike up the worst bit(road tyres are now in the back of the shed)
Once again Congrats.

**GurlRacer** · 8th January 2008, 18:34

Originally Posted by Zukin

After it was all finished, I realised just how big this accomplishment was!
It is a story that we can tell our grandchildren one day

Yeah right!

Nice report Dad, and thanks for sending it to me

Didn't know you could write poems either!

**Zukin** · 9th January 2008, 08:01

Hi all

When you post your pics and/or trip reports can you link them or post them in here so I dont miss any

Cheers Scott

**Jantar** · 9th January 2008, 14:59

Damn, Zukin. I've just tried reading your write up, but on my slow dialup connection everything just locks up with too many embedded images. Would it be possible to put a thread with your report without the images? so us one in the outback can read it?

**warewolf** · 10th January 2008, 10:23

Originally Posted by Jantar

Would it be possible to put a thread with your report without the images? so us one in the outback can read it?

Put the button on your toolbar that toggles image download and/or turn off auto-download of images. If you want to see them, right-click and choose download.

**Balrog** · 11th January 2008, 19:28

Hi All,
Here's some of the pics I managed to take.

- BBQ at Colins
- Riders Briefing
- Riders Listening
- Blenhiem Refuel ( bike and bod )
- Arriving top of Mt Altimarloch
- ZeRax and Zukin

**Balrog** · 11th January 2008, 19:31

- Ryans team arrives
- View From the Top
- Molesworth Ranger hutt. Its starting to warm up now.
- Discussing gate opening tatics
- ZeRax and Zukin refueling at hamner
- ZeRax leaves St Arnaud

**Balrog** · 11th January 2008, 19:35

- Whoo Hooo, end of Palmer road. That was a blast
- Palmer road Moo shed
- Leaving Westbank road
- Top of Maruia Saddle on the way back.
- Kawatiri junction. 1st its chilly, then hot, then really hot. Now its Cold!!
- and dark

**Balrog** · 11th January 2008, 19:38

- Back in Murch, dazed but happy
- Why its called the Dusty Butt
- Its supposed to stop stones. Apparently it stops bugs as well.
- Handsome devil and his trusty steed
- MagicFairy and I do the Molesworth a couple of days later.
- But my arse had not yet recovered and made me pay