Dusty Butt 1,000km adventure ride

[cooneyr]

Hi there

I wont be coming on this ride now, I just couldnt get organised in time
Have fun and ride safe
Cheers Scott

That sux. Suspect you have had enough long distances on bikes for a bit anyway. Next time aye. Thanks for letting us know.

Attached is a couple of pics of the stickers that I got back this afternoon. Look really cool and are laminated to protect from oil water, petrol etc. Ended up with 24 of them for $60 so hope you want a couple each (doesn't matter if you don't). The lady who served me (co-owner of the place) wanted to keep one as she though it was kinda unique!

Looking very much like we will have 9 people and 8 bikes.

Cheers R

[Balrog]

Marie and I are all good to go.

Just got the GS back with some new tyres (TKC80 ).
Picked up an extra repair kit
Some tubes and tyre levers ( which I hope I never have to use )
Spare fuses

If I can just find an iron arse, I'll be sweet

Just been over all the maps, roll sheets etc
Superb effort from all you guys doing the organising, its obvious you've put in
a ton of work to get it this far.
Much thanks, I can hardly wait for the weekend to come around.

I'm a bit worried about slowing everybody up, I've been out practicing as much as possible, but I'm no Motocross rider.

If worst comes to worst, we'll volunteer to be the tail end charlies

[NordieBoy]

Just made my route sheet holder and am putting together a sheepy.
Looks like a 250ml container will just do

[cooneyr]

....Just been over all the maps, roll sheets etc
Superb effort from all you guys doing the organising, its obvious you've put in
a ton of work to get it this far.
Much thanks, I can hardly wait for the weekend to come around.

I'm a bit worried about slowing everybody up, I've been out practicing as much as possible, but I'm no Motocross rider.....

Those maps look awsome LOL. When I was flatting I use to have a whole heap of old 260 series topos that covered most of the Lewis to Arthurs Pass areas and slightly south on the wall. What a geek I was!!!!

Dont worry about being slow - this is not a race - just ment to be a fun ride that challenges you. I really dont care if it takes me 18-20 hours to complete it - I just want to complete it.

Cheers R

[cooneyr]

Not wanting to tell you how to suck eggs but something for you to think about. This ride is likely going to take the better part of 16 hours and the weather is predicted to be clear i.e. warm to hot. Keeping energy levels up and keeping hydrated is going to be very important.

Most of you probably know what works for you but for those who don't you should try to drink and eat regularly i.e. every stop. Doesn't have to be much, but drinking a little often is much better way to keep hydrated than lots infrequently - you tend to pee it out if you drink lots infrequently. The same applies to food. Eat things like muesli bars that are slow release energy. Chocolate/candy bars are nice to eat but you get normally get a quick sugar rush and thats it - not a great idea.

I've done 24 hour orienteering and climbing trips and have seen what can happen i.e. people get absolutely buggered to the point of being unable to continue and your mental state deteriorates to the point where you don't think clearly. A mate and I got seriously confused trying to navigate at 5am one morning after starting at 10am the previous morning and thought valleys on our map were ridges - took about 20 mins to figure out what was going on.

Sorry if this is mothering.

Cheers R

[PLUG]

Dont worry about being slow - this is not a race - just ment to be a fun ride that challenges you. I really dont care if it takes me 18-20 hours to complete it - I just want to complete it.

Cheers R

DITTO ... a race, it is not ... although at times you can fang it up if the mood takes you ... which is what I'll be doing from time to time ...

[MyGSXF:Me]

Hope you lot have a ferken AWESOME day out !!! Look forward to the after event write ups!!!!

Safe trip everyone!!!!!!!!!!!

Jen

[NordieBoy]

DITTO ... a race, it is not ...

Phew!

[warewolf]

• It's an endurance event, not a sprint. You need to travel at a comfortable pace you can do all day.
• Average speed counts way more than peak speed. You keep your average speed up by keeping the stops short.
• Many short stops are better than fewer big ones. Don't gas up, eat, drink, smoke, take a piss all at once. Spread them out as separate (short!) stops, but do combine some as efficiency dictates.
• Elaborating on Ryan's comments: Camelbaks are great for hydration. I've heard if you drink more than about 250mL of water at once, the excess goes straight to the bladder. Regular sips is considered the most effective.
• Move your arse on the seat every 10-15 minutes tops. Moving your arse 10mm slightly changes the angles of all your joints (esp. arms & legs) reducing strain, soreness etc. Don't wait until you are sore from sitting in the one spot for 2 hours - too late!
• Put your warm gear on before you get cold, not after.
• Try to keep to your usual routine. Eat more at mealtimes, drink coffee like you would normally. Changing your diet/routine will be just one more thing your body/head will have to deal with.
• Relax, enjoy, and look out for each other. It's the journey, not the destination. If for some reason it all craps out and it has to be aborted, so be it. Who cares! Don't stress about it. The last leg from Murch to Nelson is near 300km by Ryan's devious route, but an easy 125km by the main highway. Look for such things as an 'out' if it all gets too much.

I've done plenty of the Rusty Nuts Grand Challenges with nary a problem. Twice on the KTM on TKC80s or similar, once with a sheepskin seatcover, once without. Now try to convince me the thing vibrates like a jackhammer and has an uncomfortable seat!! And it's not just the 1600km in 24 hours: most times I ride back to Auckland afterwards, most times I come from Auckland or further afield on the Friday night. So we're talking up to 2500km in 48 hours here. Many, many people do it this way.

Sure, the DB involves gravel roads, but what I'm saying is: this thing is doable. It's not a major horror. Take it steady and keep your wits about you.

[NordieBoy]

So we're talking up to 2500km in 48 hours here. Many, many people do it this way.

But not usually for their first time

[Transalper]

TV1 and TV2 both report sunshine all over on Saturday, Friday and Sunday look good too. not long now

[Ruralman]

Just made my route sheet holder and am putting together a sheepy.
Looks like a 250ml container will just do

My ex[erience with my sheepskin on the Passes ride was that after a while it started forming lumpy ridges which were a worse pain than the seat without it - I reckon the way to avoid this would be to sit on it skinside up - ie don't sit on the woolly stuff. The exception is for proper fitted sheepskin seat covers that can't move around and form the ridges - but these things would be a pain on wet days and I rather have something I can just chuck on when I want it.

Have a great ride you guys - sounds like a great idea and adventure and I will certainly be a starter at a future one if you do it again.

[warewolf]

The exception is for proper fitted sheepskin seat covers that can't move around and form the ridges - but these things would be a pain on wet days and I rather have something I can just chuck on when I want it.

The custom-fitted sheepy on my Triumph never comes off - rain, hail or shine. Why risk a sore arse on top of potentially being wet and cold?? I'd remove a sheepy from an adventure bike if I was going for a serious play in the mud, but not just for rain. It's probably quicker to remove a custom-fitted job than a universal that has lots of fiddly anchoring to try to avoid wrinkles.

[mazz1972]

Too all of you who are heading out on this awesome adventure....stay safe...have a ball....and stay upright! Look forward to reading about it next week

[PLUG]

see ya-all in 22 hrs 11mins & 38 seconds ... 22hrs 11mins 35seconds ...