TT 5th Jan 2008 The Adelaide boys are coming to Vic

[Greeny]

Yep you read right.
With bugger all tracks to ride here in Adelaide Twatty and I are heading over to Melbourne to Ride the TT.

How do I confirm that there will be a track day on the 5th of Jan?
And as Twatty mentioned are there any chances of getting either another place to ride or another day at the track?
Any help will be greatly appreciated.

I am guessing the usual safety gear ie boots, helmet, gloves and lethers/motosuit are needed but are there any specific things we need to do to the bikes to be able to run?

Hope some of you locals can make it out and have a ride or just pop in and say hi. Great to put faces to names.


Cheers and thanks in advance.

[ZuluFoot]

Excellent, the only way we can get numbers to TT is if we get interstate riders :shock:

I'll be there fella's, and you dont need anything in particular to ride, just the regular protective gear, and a catch can if you can, but not compulsory.

As far as accommodation goes, I cant help you there, but I'm sure others will be able to.

Muzz has the contact details for TT, Daryl may be able to help you on a Thursday/friday, but not sure, will try find his details as Muzz is working in Melbourne at the mo, so offline more than usual

[Greeny]

Cheers Zulu Foot.
The accomodation is sorted but a track day on Friday night or even thurs would be great too.
Make the most of heading over.

[albonator316]

I'll be there as it will be my first opertunity to go to track since the 8th dec.
how long you guys planning on staying down in melb?

[liebeknecht]

im sorry i wont make it im at yorkes for that weekend otherwise i would make the trip over

you will enjoy the track ive made the trip over twice and hope to go over one weekend in jan or feb

hopefully if you get enough numbers you can use the dirt section

have fun

Andrew

[SM93]

sorry won't be there either will be in QLD

[Wobbly]

You need to get a better excuse

[Muzzard]

It will be time again for me to 'shut you all down' anyway so I figure I am not working that day,
I'm in ;)

[Greeny]

AWESOME Guys.
Looks like another mate who lives over here but is going to over there for Christmas can make it too.

[albonator316]

sweet, we'd better make sure they don't make any big bookings for karts that day :D

[dangermouse1100]

No promises, but hopefully a big blue dr will be circling with you :D

[Woolf555]

If I'm not working I'll be there :D

[megahead]

i'm always there
'cept when its Fu#kin rain :D

[OwenS]

Shit if only i had known! I have a flight booked to melbourne on xmas day but only til the 28th of dec! Would be nice to catch up with some of you guys while im there, even though i wont have my bike.

[albonator316]

no licences required, any age is fine and i believe any tyres are fine too.

[Greeny]

Well its less than a week before we head over and have some fun at teh track.

Does anyone know if the idea to run a Thursday or Friday night session has gone ahead?

[ZuluFoot]

Well its less than a week before we head over and have some fun at teh track.

Does anyone know if the idea to run a Thursday or Friday night session has gone ahead?

PM Muzzard and ask him for the track phone no, I did a search but cant find it, but will be there on the Saturday for sure.

[Muzzard]

I haven't had time to spit ..
0394369100 I think off the top off my head

[Twatty]

Can't wait to get over there!
What are the requirements for the bikes?
Catch can?
Sliders?
Lights / indicators taped up?
lockwire?
ETC
Is there scrutineering?
Just don't want to get over there and get knocked back for something I can fix easily at home.
Cheers

[Muzzard]

You just bring you, your bike and riding gear, and as many mates as you can.
The rest is an easily overcome obstacle ;)

[Greeny]

Think we will be getting there Thursday evening at this stage.

Just had a look at the forecast for Saturday. 37 degree's
Better pack the water.

Is there any shade at the track?

[Wobbly]

Not much. Hopefully someone will bring a tent :!:

[Twatty]

Ute's packed and ready to go, we'll be seeing you boys soon.

[Greeny]

Hell yeah!

Be on the road tomorrow.
See you guys at the track on Saturday morning.

[albonator316]

Its gonna be a warm one!!!
See ya at the track :D

[Sibbo]

So you going to be there with the big bad boy???

[ZuluFoot]

Anyone with trailer space/spare trailer that I can hijack? my trailer will only be repaired on Monday :evil:

[albonator316]

So you going to be there with the big bad boy???

Yes it is :D
Its bark is worse than its bite, don't worry. ;)

[ZuluFoot]

Woohoo, Trailer man just rang, stubs are ready so I'll be all ready for Saturday.

[albonator316]

good to hear murray! Now all you need to do is remember your trailer is not meant for power sliding ;)

[Sibbo]

So you going to be there with the big bad boy???

Yes it is :D
Its bark is worse than its bite, don't worry. ;)
That depends how you port it :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:

[Flash]

If you need it Murray let me know!

I have my mobile phone back now!

[Muzzard]

So I'll see all you poofs tomorrow morning then ..
Looking forward to a rip around, a 'bit of a fix'

Shade is a problem as the wind last fortnight put rest to the tent for a bit until I manage to get the time to rebuild it :roll:
Theres a tree there and I have first dibs on that :lol:

[KTM39]

Be gentle with Greeny and Twatty, but for god's sake make sure that Greeny doesn't beat anyone - We'll never hear the end of it! :D

[speaksgeek]

I'm in for it... anyone got other ideas for shade?

[Woolf555]

Don't think I'll be able to make it over. I've got to fix the wife's car in the morning now and then in the arvo I've got a family thing I forgot about :( . Think it's gonna be too bloody hot anyway! :rabbit:

[dangermouse1100]

If all goes well i should be in about 10ish, i havent washed the bike so it 'should' :? start ;)

[Muzzard]

OK a great day but hotter than the face of the god damn sun though.
About 14 bikes out there ripping around abeit the searing heat by 10.30.
The SA boys were going well and as keen as mustard to get on the track.
I saw them both poppin' wheelstands down the back section and Twatty aint that slow even on his Distanzia shod DRZ ;)
Nick had the CR Big smoking until a caliper bolt decided to part company unfortunately taking the caliper mount from the fork leg in the process as well as mashing the OEM caliper mounting plate.
Watch for the post in the wanted concerning CR front end or bits for a front end ;)
My bike ran faultlessly all day once I pumped the tyres back up after my offroad adventures from the 6 and 8 PSI they were during the first session.
Patter was a problem :lol:
Matt and Bear were also there with the KTM's and nicely fitted out mag wheel conversions done by Matt.
I apologise again Matt for the standing you up in the corner and figure the kicking it outta gear was a good comebback at short notice.
Dan and Kyle are in hot contention between each other for the Fastest S1 Rider title Sibbo used to hold.
Unfortunately he has now forfeited the right to call himself anything else than ' The No Show'
Even Angus throwing his hat in the ring so the fight is on with all the unlimited capacity machines :lol:
Murray V2 now holds the Title to best wheelstands and into rolling stoppie as well seeing Siddo 'The No Show' didnt front to defend the title there either.
All the same a good day out several of Sibbo/Siddo's previously coveted titles changing hands through default ;)

[ktm450]

No probs Muzz, had a great day even with the hot weather. Pity bout Bears bike nothing but problems in the last week! He only got 2 laps under his belt for the whole day :( Last ride for me for a while. My wife is pregnant with twins and she needs all the help she can get keeping our almost 2 yr old son at bay! Look forward to another crack in a while :D

[albonator316]

I'll take the title of fastest bike with no front brakes :lol:

[SM93]

14 bikes not bad!

[dangermouse1100]

Was great to finaly get back to TT, shame about the heat, even so we still got in quite a few sessions. Great to meet some new faces, always good to see riders at TT. Competition is very fierce now with all this new machinery, i was able to stick with Angus & the drz( sorry forget your name) i finaly managed to finish scrubbing in the pilots. Things did get a little bit hot when i was greeted with a witches hat in my line and a brief encounter with the tyre wall has left me very sore. Whats a little pain between friends hey ;) I got a lot of strange looks at the seymour fuel stop as i hobbled in to pay. Was a great day out all the same, as always great to get together with you guys & greet newbies, i need Craig to come back & take my job as sweep :lol: Thanks guys, look forward to more ride reports & photos

[Flash]

Sounds great guys!

I hope I'll be able to do a day or 2 before winter hits! :evil:

Siddo has a new girl friend (sex change bloke more than likely) so I'm guessing that's why he didn't show!
Hope your feeling a bit better tomorrow Dave!

[SMC690]

SiDD0's got a girlfriend?!? :shock:

[Flash]

Of sorts I believe!

[megahead]

Its the new new year!
Siddo had to change hands , now its mrs Lefty :lol: :lol:

[Wobbly]

Oh dear :shock:

Lets keep on topic shall we :D

[Greeny]

Big thanks to all the guys for coming out and having a ride with us.

We will be heading back over there for sure.
Awesome little track you guys have access to over there.

[KTM39]

Give us a ride report Greeny. How'd you go? Was it a good learning experience? How fast are the Vic'os? You getting your MA licence now?

[ZuluFoot]

Well, the Fastest S1 Mouth in the South never made an appearance, just as well, because my front end patter is all but gone thanks to my new soft Pirelli front, WOW, what a difference good tyres can make.

Anyway, it would have been too hot for your grade 6 body to cope with Brett, so your unsportsmanlike (read abject, chicken*, coward, cowardly, craven, faint-hearted*, feeble, irresolute, lily-livered*, pusillanimous, spineless*, submissive, unmanly, weak) decision to wuss-out of the challenge on Saturday probably saved you from heat exhaustion, as well as the complete humiliation of being beaten by riders from S1, S2 and S3 classes.

I had a great day, even managed to pass the flying Muzz on one occasion, I'll wallow in that glory for some time, even though he got faster and faster as the day went by, my mission accomplished ;)

Then I rode Kyles bike (Husky 570), wow, what a strange thing, to change bikes, it felt slow compared to mine, but quite pleasant and easy to ride, quite vibey though, and a much bigger unit than the Kato, I was really enjoying myself on it.

Not a cart to be seen until about 2pm again, so we were utterly gifted in having the entire place to ourselves, we really are fortunate with TT on our doorstep!

Great to meet the SA boys, they were a good laugh and I hope to see you guys back again soon, it was a great turnout with the old regular crew in attendance again (Muzz, Dave, Kyle and now Dan and Nick) but good to See Angus, Matt and Glen again, Juz made a support appearance too, he was gutted to not see the greatest Victorian S1 No-Show in action :cry:

Bring on the next one...

[Twatty]

Wow, what a weekend!
By the time we got home last night I was one very tired and cranky boy and just about threw everything off the ute (sorry 'bout that Greeny).
But Saturday was definatly worth it, not just for the track, but all the guys in attendance were bloody good blokes and it was great to meet all of you.
The DR-Z ran great all day and with suspension set up as per Shane and Stretch's advice (thanks for the PM stretch) didn't put a foot wrong untill the rear snapped out on me right in front of Muzzard (now you know what I'm talking about ;) ) And words of advice from everyone was greatly appreciated, I think I backed it in a few times instead of just doing skids up to corners :) , and found I could catch most of the big bores pretty much everywhere only to be left standing on the straight :evil: need more power! If I was in front though I struggled to go as quick, maybe more track knowledge is needed.
Dave made the best save I've ever seen right in front of me, running over a cone then bouncing that big blue DR off the fence, flicked a couple of truck tires onto the track , then just kept on powering on over the hill, absolutly amazing. Hope the leg's OK mate.
Apologies to Muzzard, I was only told after you had left but I think I nearly put you into the tyres as well, sorry bout that :oops:
It was bloody hot though, and hard work for a fat man like me, by the arvo we were only going out for about 10-15 laps at a time before cramps set in. I'll have to start training for the next trip over.
I'll try and get the pics and vid posted soon fellas.

Thanks for an awesome weekend,

Lindsay

[Wobbly]

You know its been a good track day when the first few posts after it are people appologising for almost running other people off the track :D

[Woolf555]

Sounds like a great day. I always seem to miss the big turnout ones. :(
Maybe the heat was a good thing, keeping the riding a little more subdued or it sounds like there could have been some real carnage :lol: .
Shame about the CR. I've got to say, I've never really heard of bikes losing caliper bolts until recently but now this is like the third incident in a month or so :? . I keep mine lockwired just for scrutineering sake, but it sounds like a good idea, racing or not!

[albonator316]

Sounds like a great day. I always seem to miss the big turnout ones. :(
Maybe the heat was a good thing, keeping the riding a little more subdued or it sounds like there could have been some real carnage :lol: .
Shame about the CR. I've got to say, I've never really heard of bikes losing caliper bolts until recently but now this is like the third incident in a month or so :? . I keep mine lockwired just for scrutineering sake, but it sounds like a good idea, racing or not!

Wait til you see the pics i post up later today, you'll see how the bolts ripped the thread straight out of the bracket!

[MarkeeMark]

2 Words - SO JEALOUS! :cry: :cry: :cry:

[shane]

2 Words - SO JEALOUS! :cry: :cry: :cry:

4 words - buy a fucking bike

[SMC690]

2 Words - SO JEALOUS! :cry: :cry: :cry:

4 words - buy a fucking bike

:rofl:

[Wobbly]

Quote of the week :lol2:

[Daws]

2 Words - SO JEALOUS! :cry: :cry: :cry:

4 words - buy a fucking bike

:rofl: possibly the funniest thing on here all year :rofl:

[SM93]

owned

[MarkeeMark]

2 Words - SO JEALOUS! :cry: :cry: :cry:

4 words - buy a fucking bike

Got any spare cash laying around then? Cos I don't!

[Twatty]

[quote="MarkeeMark
Got any spare cash laying around then? Cos I don't![/quote]

Just finance it, you can buy my DR-Z if you like 8)

[shane]

bike money is bike money mate i always keep that way , you sold your old bike so you use that money to finance the next one .
think your self lucky at least you can get finance try living in asia its cash only for a white man , no loans ,no credit cards, no finance .
i would love a MX bike but i dont have any spare cash to buy one i cant sell the XR250 so no MX bike untill i do :-{{{{{{{{{{{{

[ZuluFoot]

[quote="MarkeeMark
Got any spare cash laying around then? Cos I don't!

Just finance it, you can buy my DR-Z if you like 8)[/quote]

Hehe, I reckon Mark would love another Poocart :lol:

[BEDO]

bike money is bike money mate i always keep that way , you sold your old bike so you use that money to finance the next one .
think your self lucky at least you can get finance try living in asia its cash only for a white man , no loans ,no credit cards, no finance .
i would love a MX bike but i dont have any spare cash to buy one i cant sell the XR250 so no MX bike untill i do :-{{{{{{{{{{{{

Sh$t I should move there cause thats how I live now. So back to cutting wood for this black duck. Eh if I cut 200 mtrs and split it buy hand maybe, I could get a bike too. Cause I don't even have a hydraulic block splitter.
I would be friggen fit too. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Muzzard]

Dont stress Ian you can come and ride mine mate, just find the time on a weekend thats hard.

I am still looking for pictures from Saturday and with the little thats left of my left peg there should be some good ones, sparks and smoke from the boot :twisted:

[Flash]

Here that one Muzz!

I'm going to lift the pegs up on mine they hit the ground on the street sometimes!
There isn't a great deal left of them either. I'll be putting SMR pegs on when I lift the mounts!