Any adventure riders planning on doing the Chatto Creek 1000 miler?

[Ruralman]

The Chatto Creek 1000 miler is on Dec 2nd. I was wondering whether there were any other adventure bike riders contemplating riding it. I am going to try to do it this year but I'd rather ride it with another rider or two travelling at similar speeds. I'll put the hard word on a couple of mates down here as well but not too optimistic they'll do this event.
There are a few places we can stay in Alexandra on the Friday night and after the event which won't cost anything. Anyone interested?

[PLUG]

Did it last year ... my arse still remembers ... 8-12 hours was the worst, after that it went numb.

Good luck.

[far queue]

Did it last year ... my arse still remembers ... 8-12 hours was the worst, after that it went numb.

Good luck.

Which is why I wouldn't even contemplate doing it, not the way my seat is.

[warewolf]

Which is why I wouldn't even contemplate doing it, not the way my seat is.

Grab a sheepskin, it's all the extra you'd need. Did the Rusty Nuts Grand Challenge last year on the KTM 640 Adventure. Added a sheepskin but that was all.

The best suggestion I can offer is to move about on the seat before you get sore. I've learnt on the adventure to shift my butt a centimetre or so every 10-15 minutes. This also subtly changes the angle of all your joints. It's not like my Triumph Trophy where I can sit in the one place for the entire event.

I don't have the sheepskin for the Adventure anymore and don't seem to miss it. Did the Brass without it and couldn't pick the difference. Maybe my arse is getting hard?!

At this stage I'm committed to the Grand Challenge and unlikely to get to the Chatto Creek as well.

[Jantar]

Yes. I'll be doing it. Last year there were two dual purpose bikes under 250 cc that completed it well within the time allowed. A DR250 and a DT175.

So come on Plug, and far queue, its only a weekend ride.

[PLUG]

Talking to a few guy after the event, who had done a few of these & complaining about me numb bum. They said scoff a couple of pain killers at the start & at gas stops.

Am heading to the Burt Munro which is the week before the CC thou ... so thanks for your words of incouragement Janter ... but not this year.

[warewolf]

Yes it's getting to be quite busy on the rally/event calendar at that time of year. Probably a good thing, but a shame that events conflict. Was talking to a chap from TTAG on the ferry on Sunday night. They run a rally about then, too.

[Ruralman]

Yes it's getting to be quite busy on the rally/event calendar at that time of year. Probably a good thing, but a shame that events conflict. Was talking to a chap from TTAG on the ferry on Sunday night. They run a rally about then, too.

Might have been referrong to the Long Drop Rally at Duntroon which is 1-3 DEc organised by the Whitstone Motorcycle Touring Club

[Ruralman]

Grab a sheepskin, it's all the extra you'd need. Did the Rusty Nuts Grand Challenge last year on the KTM 640 Adventure. Added a sheepskin but that was all.

The best suggestion I can offer is to move about on the seat before you get sore. I've learnt on the adventure to shift my butt a centimetre or so every 10-15 minutes. This also subtly changes the angle of all your joints. It's not like my Triumph Trophy where I can sit in the one place for the entire event.

I don't have the sheepskin for the Adventure anymore and don't seem to miss it. Did the Brass without it and couldn't pick the difference. Maybe my arse is getting hard?!

At this stage I'm committed to the Grand Challenge and unlikely to get to the Chatto Creek as well.

Do you guys get a special sheep skin from a bike shop or somewhere or just whack a bit off an old one?

[warewolf]

Do you guys get a special sheep skin from a bike shop or somewhere or just whack a bit off an old one?

The one I used on the 640 was a "universal" bike-specific one blagged off a mate. It gets around, it's done duty on his Triumph Bonneville, too. Back when I was a student and had me Mum to help with the sewing machine, I cut up an old car seat cover to make a rider-only custom-fitted job for my CBX250. Whatever works, but a close fit is better.

The Triumph has a specific fit from Sheepy Hollow. On it I've also added a couple of layers of high-density bed-roll foam between the seat and the cover. This 1995 bike's seat is still like new after x years and 160-odd thousand kays, but the sheepskin is worn out. The 1994 Trophy's seat was used bare and it was rooted after 18 months/75,000km; my inner thighs were sitting against the plastic seat pan and on big bumps my butt would hit the frame rails, or so it felt. Actually it was rooted somewhere in the 50,000 kays area IIRC.

Quite a few places in Aus make them, Good Wool Store is easily found but I'm sure there are more.

[far queue]

Grab a sheepskin, it's all the extra you'd need. Did the Rusty Nuts Grand Challenge last year on the KTM 640 Adventure. Added a sheepskin but that was all.

The best suggestion I can offer is to move about on the seat before you get sore. I've learnt on the adventure to shift my butt a centimetre or so every 10-15 minutes. This also subtly changes the angle of all your joints. It's not like my Triumph Trophy where I can sit in the one place for the entire event.

I use a sheepskin on the rides to the rallys, and padded cycling shorts on the longer rally rides which works fine for me, but I know I would still get a sore arse on a 1600km ride Sorry, it just doesn't appeal to me.

Might have been referrong to the Long Drop Rally at Duntroon which is 1-3 DEc organised by the Whitstone Motorcycle Touring Club

The TTAG rally is the Magpie Madness at Winchester on 25/11 - I'll be there.

Do you guys get a special sheep skin from a bike shop or somewhere or just whack a bit off an old one?

I use a full sheepskin. Chuck it on the seat for a comfy bum, and when I get to the rally, chuck it under the sleeping bag for warmth, or roll it up for a pillow.

[Transalper]

Yes it's getting to be quite busy on the rally/event calendar at that time of year. Probably a good thing, but a shame that events conflict. Was talking to a chap from TTAG on the ferry on Sunday night. They run a rally about then, too.

TTAG do the Magpie Madness Rally in Winchester, on the same weekend as the Burt Munroe thing....24 - 26th Nov 2006.

bugger, thats Tabbed browsing for you. Open several tabs from the forum and by the time you finish reading and make a post, someone like FQ gets in ahead of you

[XP@]

Doing the RNGC :-) for the 4th time this year!

How is the route worked out for the CC1000?
and what sort of roads do you get to ride (eg unmarked single track goat roads at 4am)?

[far queue]

So come on Plug, and far queue, its only a weekend ride.

I was curious about the cost, so I just ran some numbers on this – it’s 1600km ride plus 950km return trip for me to get there and back = 2550km. That’s $242 in fuel. Plus 2550km off a set of tyres that will last me 6000km in total = $95 tyre wear. So that’s $337 running costs plus whatever the entry fee is.

For the Nelson rally on 04/11/06, the trip there, a day ride, and the trip back will total around 960km. The same thing for Winchester will total up to around 400km. So, say about 3 rallies to cost of the Chatto Creek ride for me, and I’ll still be able to walk after the rallies.

I’m sure you guys will enjoy it, but it’s not for me.

[warewolf]

Sorry, it just doesn't appeal to me.

It's less the ride and more the camaraderie. I'm in tune with the whole Rusty Nuts philosphy: I'd rather ride than hang around at a fixed rally site. The journey not the destination, as they say.

My wife couldn't work out why I keep going back, until she came down to Turangi for the weekend. (The GC was the first stop on our way south for a South Is. tour). She was kinda blown away by the whole thing, got stuck in helping, and had a great weekend. Even when I couldn't ride due to knee surgery, we were there to soak up the atmosphere and help out.