What happened next??
- Thread starter Jakobi
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swazi_matt
Active member
can tell you have a spare bike at home
sevenfourate
New member
"What happened next" ?
3 of you played 'Hunt the bike' for 15 minutes......
3 of you played 'Hunt the bike' for 15 minutes......
ramcclure200
Gold Level Site Supporter
i'm guessing after losing 2 bikes ya'll figured 3rd times a charm?
Vindicator
New member
I can tel what you did after 
. You drained the crankcase using that strange screw on the bottom of the engine no one knows why is needed for. Did you get to use it ?
Brand new bike...she's already drowning on the pic...did you guys come out safe and sound ?
. You drained the crankcase using that strange screw on the bottom of the engine no one knows why is needed for. Did you get to use it ? Brand new bike...she's already drowning on the pic...did you guys come out safe and sound ?
Jakobi
Super Moderator
You all need more faith!!
It wasn't pretty!! Took a bit of ass pucker and some steering adjustments, and maybe even a quick readjustment with thanks to the trusty spotters.. but we came out engine still running..
Heres the vid - Zero points for style. (not sure if my mates set it for public access/facebook)
It wasn't pretty!! Took a bit of ass pucker and some steering adjustments, and maybe even a quick readjustment with thanks to the trusty spotters.. but we came out engine still running..
Heres the vid - Zero points for style. (not sure if my mates set it for public access/facebook)
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Jakobi
Super Moderator
First up in the morning we were greeted by this..
After 10-15mins watching and waiting for the others to arrive it went up 200mm and was still rising.
We turned back and went around another way (over that river on the hwy bridge). Down another road and greeted by this..
Back tracked and shot down another road trying to get into some pine forest to smash some tight sloppy singles. Again..
Came back the way we went and rode some pines in an area they've logging. The place was a mess but loads of bog holes, churned up mud, fallen logs etc to play around in/on. Was a bit of a free for all and pumped out a few laps while a couple dewatered a ktm. Lots of roosting anytime anyone got hooked up on things. Sections felt like riding up/down rivers. Great fun, but even half the normal trails in that forest were flooded out and unridable. Moving towards lunch time the only logical thing to do was make it to the pub for a rum can and a BLT with chips!
Decided to link in another section of trail which was also quite moist and great fun back towards Gregs house for another cold beer! Of course, just before linking back on to the main road we hit that small creek. I could have turned back and gone home but then would have missed out on the beer
T go around the other way would have meant linking up a load of bitumen and a stint down the hwy. Plus, you need to challenge yourself sometimes!
Funnily, for a while there, we were actually considering having a go at crossing the first river! Glad we didn't! There would have been no way back!
After 10-15mins watching and waiting for the others to arrive it went up 200mm and was still rising.
We turned back and went around another way (over that river on the hwy bridge). Down another road and greeted by this..
Back tracked and shot down another road trying to get into some pine forest to smash some tight sloppy singles. Again..
Came back the way we went and rode some pines in an area they've logging. The place was a mess but loads of bog holes, churned up mud, fallen logs etc to play around in/on. Was a bit of a free for all and pumped out a few laps while a couple dewatered a ktm. Lots of roosting anytime anyone got hooked up on things. Sections felt like riding up/down rivers. Great fun, but even half the normal trails in that forest were flooded out and unridable. Moving towards lunch time the only logical thing to do was make it to the pub for a rum can and a BLT with chips!
Decided to link in another section of trail which was also quite moist and great fun back towards Gregs house for another cold beer! Of course, just before linking back on to the main road we hit that small creek. I could have turned back and gone home but then would have missed out on the beer
T go around the other way would have meant linking up a load of bitumen and a stint down the hwy. Plus, you need to challenge yourself sometimes! Funnily, for a while there, we were actually considering having a go at crossing the first river! Glad we didn't! There would have been no way back!
liv2day
Platinum Level Site Supporter
I could have turned back and gone home but then would have missed out on the beer
Ahh...now that's proper motivation
Great pics Jakobi, I'd rather have the over saturated stuff than what we were hit with this past weekend - snow storm essentially killed riding in the coastal range until the spring melt
And Krasi...fantastic comment...LOL.
