TUSSOCK BUSTER 28-29 March

[Hemex]

What the heck is them?

Soya sausages mate... I bbq'ed them for spike the other day but never tasted them... .. look kinda wierd

[oldskool]

well the vans all packed up, even managed to get the bbq in, its choca block, looks like im going away for 2 weeks not two days. lol. so straight after work im off, should be there about 9pm

Yeah just got back packing the furniture trailer and trailer at little johns...13 bikes!! And yeah you're telling me!!.. looks like we're going away for 2 weeks not 2 days.

Soya sausages mate... I bbq'ed them for spike the other day but never tasted them... .. look kinda wierd

Well, we'll find out soon enough! errr hope they don't contaminate the hot plate!?!

[krad_nz]

They actually taste pretty good. Honest! I've got Friday and Monday off. Oh yeah!

[westie]

After hours of work my 450 will hopefully make it around. Just finished it now

Would be good to catch up with some of you guys. Ridden a few of the same rides.

[SpikedPunch]

Rightsky, krad is picking me up from work at 2, and we're heading straight down from there
All playa haters need not worry I only bought one packet of soysages so I wont be forcing you all to try them

[Hemex]

Rightsky, krad is picking me up from work at 2, and we're heading straight down from there
All playa haters need not worry I only bought one packet of soysages so I wont be forcing you all to try them

Well, don't hate the soysages...but hate all of you'll for not having exams!!

[LittleJohn]

Well, don't hate the soysages...but hate all of you'll for not having exams!!

Don't worry, I will be thinking of you when I'm sitting down for a beer after a hard days riding.

[Hemex]

Don't worry, I will be thinking of you when I'm sitting down for a beer after a hard days riding.

...Don't think of me too much though.. Your missus might not like it...

Hope you have a good stock of Woodstocks, you seem to pummel through them pretty quick!

[oldskool]

...Don't think of me too much though.. Your missus might not like it...

Hope you have a good stock of Woodstocks, you seem to pummel through them pretty quick!

I bought a bottle for the event earlier in the week and only have half left so will think of you while I drink it with LittleJohn. Well, off now to meet up with Noobi at Bombay Caltex Station...HAVE A GOOOOD ONNNEEEE (think of us riding hard out)

[flyingcr250]

just got back from an awesome weekend at tussock buster, saw quite a few get-offs, i managed to stay on the bike, the river crossings got a lot of people as did some of the hills on the sniper trail, well worth the trip... oh yea hows littlejohn and his daughter????

[flyingcr250]

couple pics jt119 took of our camp and me.

[theblacksmith]

just got back from an awesome weekend at tussock buster, saw quite a few get-offs, i managed to stay on the bike, the river crossings got a lot of people as did some of the hills on the sniper trail, well worth the trip... oh yea hows littlejohn and his daughter????

Was there a very long and tight downhill section through manuka trees and other scrub on one of the tracks - it ended up by quite a deep river crossing?

[quallman1234]

What a wicked atmosphere.

Good weekend was had . Apart from still having chunks of dust in my eyes.

[flyingcr250]

Was there a very long and tight downhill section through manuka trees and other scrub on one of the tracks - it ended up by quite a deep river crossing?

yea there were a few crossings, lots of drowned bikes lol, i didnt have any problems.

[SpikedPunch]

just got back from an awesome weekend at tussock buster, saw quite a few get-offs, i managed to stay on the bike, the river crossings got a lot of people as did some of the hills on the sniper trail, well worth the trip... oh yea hows littlejohn and his daughter????

Broken rib and arm respectively. Hope you guys both heal up quickly!
Krad and me got home around 7:30. Both kinda knackered and sore. We did the dam buster (90k) and a couple of the little learner/home loop on Saturday, then did marsden's this morning, which I really liked. Hope everyone who did dam buster went and checked out the dam up close, it was quite amazing! Looked like something out of an MC escher drawing.
It was a pretty awesome ride. Getting to see all the army stuff was neat, and the scenery on the nature side of things was amaaaazing. I wasn't very good at the river crossings since they were so slippery. The uphill on dam buster (which was darn near vertical!) did me in too, my bikes not really a lugger, possibly could have done it if I'd taken a less loose line. The loose stone roads on dam buster were also awwwful, but on the other hand, the fast bits were really really fun. Apart from a couple hairy moments, it was really well marked out, and the ride seemed really well organised as far as recovery and sorting out all the stuff that got broken or damaged on the first day.
Gutted I've got work in the morning, I could really use a sleep in.