DirtBike Talk

"I think my crowing achievement".
We see what you did there; bravo.

Petrol spilt in your lap is never fun.
... Pardon-my petroleum-jelly pun.

Edit: Is this vid-visible for non-redditers?
https://www.reddit.com/r/funny/s/soLQr5LM6q

Edit2: I'd guessed Little John's Friar Tuck...

I forgot to mention the hard work some of guys did with the fuel to get it back to the bikes that had runout of fuel and then evenly shared amongst the other riders to make sure we all got back with no issues top effort, I reckon a bit of a collection for a few slabs of beer is in order here.

Epic Indeed! I had troubles sleeping with Adrenaline still following through my body! It was great to see everyone working together in tough times! Thanks Cruiser for the fuel .......i think there was about 30 liters? Thanks for Zac for being there with the 4 wheel drive to make sure eveyone is safe and to the tailmen. A mixture of tracks with different challenges, i`d do this ride again in a heart beat .I would like to revisit some of sections that i struggled on. Thanks Everyone for a great day!

So maybe we can do a 'Wesburn to Reefton the sequal'.
Get the same players involved. Start half an hour earlier . Fuel up before stage 2 of the ride . And maybe be able to include some of the other Trks I had in mind for the day.

Cruiser wrote: ↑Mon Sep 09, 2024 7:22 pm So maybe we can do a 'Wesburn to Reefton the sequal'.
Get the same players involved. Start half an hour earlier . Fuel up before stage 2 of the ride . And maybe be able to include some of the other Trks I had in mind for the day.

Does attending the reefton entitle me to a starters ticket?!?!?

If you don't turn up for the sequal. I will have to send the boys around to steal you.

Well, what to say...
Yes to all the above!!

In theory: great tracks Cruiser, weather was excellent and traction really good, riders mostly upright and having a good go at everything. (Special mention to young husky250 with too much energy to burn, lifting bike over stuff so fast I was tired watching let alone helping).

In practice: as above, plus a bit of gardening/landscaping. When we really had to bush bash a bit near the creek I thought it was going to be endless faffing, but that section turned out alright. (Will be interesting to see where the locals end up making the track around there.) Lots of pulling reedy shit out of rear hub, plus or minus a spoke(!) Some idiot didn't mark a corner very clearly . Lucky those two getaways didn't waste much fuel trundling kms down the road(!)
Cruiser's favourite quarry for practicing semi-out-of control descents was a bit of a nasty inclusion, but also a comedic highlight as one bike lay down for some quick contemplation on the steep top such that a large blue machine with uncharacteristically shithouse rear tread came within inches of riding onto a head.

In reality: I have no effing idea how those guys carried fuel containers. Let alone with a pillion! Let alone without having them tied together some how!!? And until I read the above posts I hadn't really thought about riding pillion. Yep, thems boots are heavy. Good call hairy, littlejohn re: the shared footpeg technique. Nor had I really cared about headlights before other than re: banter on rides about getting lost/delayed.
[Did I mention the 57 times I told Cruiser how much I was looking forward to a Parma? In the morning coz I was a bit dusty from footy watching previous nights, again coz I forgot my usual sandwiches, again when we were slightly behind schedule, again when he called to confirm the booking, again when he told 2t4me we were about 30min away, again when he told me kitchen closes at 2, again at the Reefton when I was eating my not-parma-flavoured chips and not-parma-flavoured coke, again when I said wouldn't it be funny if we managed to miss a Parma because kitchen closed for lunch AND dinner ON THE SAME DAY!!!]

Yes we should do it again (and Cruiser I back you 100% to not have to leave earlier. It'll be smooth sailing 2.0).
Yes you should def come Dusty.

Seriously, there were some beautiful tracks (esp one we descended that would be great to go up too, so looking forward to Cruiser's next choreography...

Thanks all.
If you've read this far then you're ready for about 5% of the time this ride took

PS: if you call Wesburn pub 10min before kitchen closes they'll take your Parma order and have it on a plate 10min later! Parma-crisis averted

Well you folks had quite the day out on Sunday didn't you!! A bit more of an adventure than I had attending a family birthday gathering. I'm currently plotting my next ride at Neerim but to come anywhere near that effort I'll have to set the following requirements: 1 : everyone must start on reserve, 2: weather forecast is for heaps of rain 3: start time is 3pm and finishing the following morning sometime? 4: the closest Parma is at the Neerim South pub......that we won't be going anywhere near! I'll keep thinking on other ride highlights/features that I'll include with the ride description.....stay tuned!

Big Pete wrote: ↑Tue Sep 10, 2024 9:21 am Well you folks had quite the day out on Sunday didn't you!! A bit more of an adventure than I had attending a family birthday gathering. I'm currently plotting my next ride at Neerim but to come anywhere near that effort I'll have to set the following requirements: 1 : everyone must start on reserve, 2: weather forecast is for heaps of rain 3: start time is 3pm and finishing the following morning sometime? 4: the closest Parma is at the Neerim South pub......that we won't be going anywhere near! I'll keep thinking on other ride highlights/features that I'll include with the ride description.....stay tuned!

Can do a tool shed noojee ride and get a parma from there, and in the past it has turned into a hell ride getting back in the dark if you park the cars at Rokeby, not sure if a two stoke will make the distance on one tank though and rec reg could be an issue too.