Bunga

Just for arguments sake what’s the best enduro slash trail bike on the market ???

husq mike

Great ride today guys.Thanks Pounce and Jacko.
To pinch a TV add phrase "I'm feeling it".

JNR

Well it’s been one of the best days I’ve had, thanks for a great ride Pounce & lads was absolutely awesome on the bikes with a beer afterwards, then to top it off I came hm & the little man washed & serviced my bike with air cleaner all done & the missus cooked a massive bowl of fresh chilly mussels & garlic bread with a bottle of wine & it’s only 5.30 :)) the only downer was following that slow coach Jinxy today.

Ps How many meters you get today Hootie :)))

Pounce

It's a gin & tonic/tramadol kinda afternoon...

That was fun but hard work.

Whoops are like KFC; you have to do it once a year to remind yourself why you hate it.

Thanks guys for a great ride, Jacko the ever present sweep, Tommy for leading us home & al the others in the middle.

Jed77

Haha, nice report Mickkal
Remember not all heroes wear capes....or drink iced coffee :))

MickKal

Ride Name: Fill it up then throw it Down Ride
Riders: Tommy, pounce, Jed, Macca, Jnr, Des, MickKal, Jacko
ROTD: Pounce
SOTD: Des

With all this global warming shit happening these days when it eventually rains it would be a crime not to call a ride, so after a week of solid rain the plan was to meet at the lakes at 8:00 Saturday to have some fun in the mud. We had 6 riders plus 2 late entries from Jed and Pounce which made 8. We hadn’t done a ride out east for a couple of years so we drove out to the eastern boundary to the parking spot and then hit some tracks and creek runs expecting the worst. Turns out it wasn’t that sloppy at all and it was pretty much perfect conditions. The first creek run was awesome and then after about 30klms we stopped so all the two strokes could fill up and get rid of the fuel out of their backpacks.
Macca’s mate Des topped up his 300 then walked away but unfortunately forgot to put his fuel cap back on, but with the moist ground his side stand collapsed and the bike fell over (SOTD) and started to spill fuel out everywhere. Everybody just stood there and watched in horror but luckily Jed who was the closest Crusty to the disaster was straight onto it, he quickly drained the contents of his vape tank, drank the rest of his Iced Coffee and then quickly strolled over and picked the bike up while only managing to lose 5 or 6 litres. Crisis averted.
All good so then we hit the usual central single tracks that I never get tired of riding because it really doesn’t get any better, then we got onto some other less familiar tracks and my lazy BaseCamp skills started to become a bit of a problem and Pounce had to bail me out a few times with directions, hence ROTD.
Then we headed home and did some sandy single to finish off and ended up with 103klms on the clock. Beers and a chat, perfect day out.

Pounce

6 months is too long off the trails, I feel every ache.

Thanks Mick for calling the ride, spur of the 8pm bourbon moment made me pack the bike & I don't regret it.
Such a good ride & great people. It's always good to meet new blokes (that just happen to be better riders than me, which by standards isn't a great feat)
The 2 hour drive home... should have stopped for a coffee.

See y'all tomorrow

Some pics in gallery.

Oil condition after 100 klm's with new top end!

Macca

Thanks Mick top day with perfect conditions. Well led and thanks to Jacko for sweep.
Great save by Pounce,Jed got higher than Ben Cousins over a jump. Fortunately Jed is addicted to
Ice coffee only.Tommy,Jnr and Des thanks for a top day. A couple of frothies an Ice Coffee and
a chat about how good we weren’t .
Cheers Macca.

Jacko

thanks mick, had a great day yesterday, no offs for me but a few close ones. all cleaned up and ready for tomorrow.

Hooters

.... the people closest to you hurt you the most

JNR

Thanks for the ride yesterday MickKal & to Jacko for sweeps, conditions are awesome out there, was good to see a few new faces too, bring on tomorrow.

Just so you don’t feel left out Hooters, how meters you get yesterday :))

Jed77

Great ride today gents, well led by Mick and cheers Jacko for the sweep
Got lucky with the rain but was abit slippery out there :)

Jed77

Hi Mick, see you Saturday at the lakes
Think we will get lucky with the rain but might be abit slippery out there!

DazzaM

Perth most probably had just as much rain as what we did down this way. Water everywhere, looks like it’s back to taking a couple of hours to wash the mud off the bike after a ride :)
For those riding on the weekend have a good one.

MickKal

I hope it looks like that tomorrow Tommy, there's gunna be a couple creek runs so we should be in for some fun. Might be a rerun of the the Perth Kamfari Ride we did a couple of years ago. Will have a dry backup track just in case. See you all in the morning at 8:00 at the lakes

JNR

Well at the Kalumunda trails we got soaked but it was so much fun & a lot better than either dust or being at work hey Hooters bahahahaha

Tommy

Will it be like this tomorrow

JNR

Just finished mountain biking with the little man out Kalumunda conditions are friggin awesome... bring on tomorrow :)))

DazzaM

We will organise something for your next break Hooters and make up for it, nothing to easy though :)

husq mike

Ok Hooters, I promise wont have fun.

JNR

Shut up & keep drilling hahahahaha

Hooters

You’re all bastards for having fun without me ;(

JNR

I might have one more for Monday, he can keep Marty entertained he’s sponsored by Husquvana in seniors & is a coach, so we all might learn something if he comes :))

husq mike

Pounce ,did they say the plug was oily and head carboned up as though it was used for tonking to the TAB and back.he he.

Pounce

Oh great, Marty is going to show off & put us all to shame again... ;-)

Mick Kal, just picked the bike up. The piston had 2/5ths of bugger all wear only on the sides of it. It would have gone on a lot longer. The other bits like valves, shims etc were the bits needing attention.
I'm guessing I just don't ride anywhere near hard enough so when it comes to selling anything ever again I can legit use "only ridden slowly on Sundays by an old man"