RMCC charity trail ride, Sunday 21 January

**Danger** · 17th January 2007, 10:05

You will be fine, nothing hard about the track. It was just really wet at the start of the day last year, making the less experienced struggle a bit.
Never saw the ledge you guys are talking about. Perhaps I lept it in a single bound?

**ArcherWC** · 17th January 2007, 10:35

Originally Posted by Crisis management

How ridable is this for complete novices? I've recently bought a DR650 for adventure riding and want to learn (I am a complete newby) some off road skills.
So.... is this a suitable venue or am I going to be struggling the whole day?
I realise the weight / unsuitability of the DR issues so don't get hung up on that!

Appreciate any advice!

Probably not a good ride for a big DR, unless it is VERY VERY dry

**Danger** · 17th January 2007, 12:19

Actually I think this might be the ride that they had up on the Kaipara hills last year, not the boggy one that was down by the harbour. This is the one that the track was closed for 1 1/2 hours while they removed all the bodys, due to the slick hard surface. Does that sound right? The Helicopter came in with the body bags. Well not quite that extreme, but there were a few casualtys, and that guy rolled his van on the road leaving.

**cheese** · 17th January 2007, 13:59

Oh if its that one that was at mount auckland. That is wher I blew my bike up really bad. Fuck that place........ bad memories

It was a great ride, but my crank seal let go and my bike sucked the entire contents of my gear box oil through and pumped it out the exhaust. Anyone remember a bike going up that massive hill at the end that looked like it was on fire? That was me......... Smoke machine!!!!!

your DR will do that one sweet as, just don't turn up early cause the greasy morning wetness will make you slide like i did. It's better after everyone has done a few laps and chewed it all up a bit. Oh and the advanced track was easier than the novice one!!!!!!

**Buddy L** · 17th January 2007, 17:21

Originally Posted by Danger

Actually I think this might be the ride that they had up on the Kaipara hills last year, not the boggy one that was down by the harbour. This is the one that the track was closed for 1 1/2 hours while they removed all the bodys, due to the slick hard surface. Does that sound right? The Helicopter came in with the body bags. Well not quite that extreme, but there were a few casualtys, and that guy rolled his van on the road leaving.

I remember that one my first ride on the CR125 flipped it going up the first hill at the start trying to do wheelies up it as their were familes with their kids at the top watching, sitting around for ages at lunch time !!!!got the sun burn!!!!
that was a good days riding, appart from having a fat lip after a quad cucked up a stone at me. Its a fast ride nice and flowing one pass through a stream that people were getting stuck on, don't know why was a easy just, blast it.

**Crisis management** · 17th January 2007, 17:57

Thanks for the advice guys, I now have to pluck up the courage to make a complete fool of myself in public.....mine will be the new looking DR upside down on the easy bits!

**Boosted** · 17th January 2007, 18:24

u'll b sweet

hang out with me coz i do the same lol

**Buddy L** · 17th January 2007, 18:48

Originally Posted by barty5

i think at this point were going to meet at the BP (on m/way) at about 8.30 about 9 of us at this point will advise if the time changes

OK Barty5 ill be at the bp around the time of 8.30 and hopefully will see you their ill have GTAe with me in a white ford ute

**Henk** · 17th January 2007, 20:48

Chris
Make sure you put some decent tyres on the DR. The stockers are hopeless off road.

Anyone know what time it kicks off?

**cheese** · 17th January 2007, 22:00

Don't be really early. It started at 9 last year.

**barty5** · 17th January 2007, 22:10

Originally Posted by GTAe

u'll b sweet

hang out with me coz i do the same lol

sweet thatill be two bikes on there side they make for good traction if you realy need it lol

**barty5** · 17th January 2007, 22:11

Originally Posted by Buddy L

OK Barty5 ill be at the bp around the time of 8.30 and hopefully will see you their ill have GTAe with me in a white ford ute

i be in a blue SS and there should be a pile of ktm,s as well there some were

**ArcherWC** · 18th January 2007, 10:02

If Rach wants to drive me up and im not too hung over, i will probably be there.

**Boosted** · 18th January 2007, 10:24

of course she will lol

**Crisis management** · 19th January 2007, 07:11

Minor cock up guys....its "my" wedding anniversary on the sunday so I'm not allowed out to play!

You should have heard the screams (mine). I must find a way of remembering these occasions, you'd think after 23 years it would be ingrained???

Anyway I will have to save my public display of incompetence for another time, thanks for all the advice guys.

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