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L1/L2 ride. Meet at the DSE Latrobe River Rd Trail Bike unloading Sunday the 4th of October(Named-LATROBE TVA on map)area 8.30am for 9am start onto the trails. BYO lunch on the trails, Rec Reg welcome. Fuel for at least 140Km. We can or will regroup for refuel and possibly lunch at the cars at the 80Km mark if required for the smaller tank bikes, the thirsty big bores and the two strokes.

If your coming and for directions(see attached Latrobe TVA map) contact Brad 0428580900

Hi Brad ,Thought you had dropped of the face of the Earth!!

Hi Brad can you put me on the ride list please and if I need directions I will give you a call. Regards Will Munro

Peter,
Hope the leg is mending how are you?
The earth for me in winter rotates around Snow Skiing as it does every year. I have not be out as much as the hard core riders this winter. Anyway the snow is buggered so I am up for riding until next years snow season.

Cheers,

Brad

No worries Will

Hey Brad, is this ride on a Monday ?

Marc,
NO. Let me guess the Calendar is playing UP this ride is on SUNDAY the 4th of October NOT Monday where the calendar is showing some weird linked event to Monday the 5th of October!!!

You got to many  $$$$$$ Brad

Not so, I do it on the cheap. Got it down to a fine art now on how to Ski on a budget which I save for each year as my holiday.

So how was NZ then?

I will check my calendar to see if I can make this ride.

Hey Brad,
I'll be there !

 Hi Brad can you put me down too thanks Decky

A little late but one of my mates wants to come as well. He is a better rider then me so we'll see how he goes....

Oh bugger I can't make this one because I'm going on the DSE Enviro Ride on the 4th at Noojee.  We need more Level 1/2 rides happening  ;D

If you reckon we need more L1/2 , then put a ride on yourself, it's a piece of piss to do and it will give some of the usual ride leaders a break!!

haha Peter, I've only ridden about 15 times and I don't know anywhere.  It would be funny me leading a ride, not knowing where I am going and being the slowest person there.  Least I won't be last for a change LOL

Hey Brad, I'm in for this one.

Rossi.

Great idea Peter, but I've seen the "break" you've had & I don't want one......

count me in for this one, try and get this hand back to normal before i hit anything to quick..
could i have directions only being out there once,,,

thanks

Hey Brad, count me in for this one as I seem to have the 4th of Oct free.

Can share ride from Spotswood/Port Melbourne to Neerim. Space for two bikes.

Directions head to Drouin on M1 then from M1 aka Princess Hwy exit left after the 110 zone starts onto Mt Baw Baw/Neerim South exit are head to Drouin i.e. Robin Hood Hotel and navigate your way onto the C426  the Main Neerim Rd, follow signs to Neerim South.
At Neerim South TR at roundabout (onto Neerim East Rd) and continue just past the Caravan Park TR onto Latrobe River Rd. Follow signs to trail bike unloading area (Called Latrobe TVA on DSE map)

If your coming from the Lillydale side of town through Yarra Junction TR before Noojee to Neerim South. At Neerim South TL at roundabout(onto Neerim East Rd) and continue just past the Caravan Park TR onto Latrobe River Rd. Follow signs to trail bike unloading area (Called Latrobe TVA on DSE map)

Attached are some maps.

Hey Brad, can you count me in plus 1?

Cheers Daniel

NP Daniel

hey brad, looking forward to the ride, count me in too..
thanks..

Hey Brad..Do you have a limit to the number of riders coming? If not,I'm in and maybe another potential member if he's game to take his DR650 out there..

Nice photo, good to know a fellow Mad Max fan. BTW have you been out to Silverton NSW where one of the movies was filmed. There was a 650 on Wades Toolangi ride, same guy?

At the moment I have no plan to limit the ride, riders may need to be extra patient and supportive as the group gets strung out. There are lots of corners on this ride hence the corner man system will be vital for every ones enjoyment.
To keep things moving the regroups will be kept to a minimum  for safety and flow. Early regroups will assess how the bikes are running and if there are any issues to sort out.  May have two alternating two tail men to manage the ride. Will decide on any other requirements the day based on who attends and advise at the rider briefing.

Cheers Brad..I just wanted to know so I could book the day off on annual leave..I'll be there! And yep,Mad Max 1/2 are the best Aussie films ever made..

This ride is on a Sunday does that qualify as annual leave for you?

Yep....I'm a shift worker. I seem to be always working on the Marysville rides.Not to mention grand final day,cup day,Christmas day and New Years Eve...Ahhh..The joys of shift work..

i'll be there, are xr400's accepted? i'm new amtra member and have to be assessed to riding ability, is this the one?

Dave your welcome we have a few new members and guests on this ride.

Hi Brad
        Put Timmey and his 2 smoke down , see you guys there !!

NP Timmey did you get a chance to sort out the mixture or whatever the issues were with your machine?

Yep ..got it all sorted out ,too high float level , been on 2 rides since the repairs [approx 2 tanks , 8hrs running ] no proplem so far , been on a level 1/2 ride with Matt [amtra] last time at Cobaw , problem has not returned . :)Got new chain and sprockets too.Even got a tow rope on board too , First aid , tools ect.If you have them you won't need them ..lol :D !!!
I think I may be one of the guys who will need to come back at the 80 km range for a refuel , maybe ride in morning ,lunch and refuel at carpark and out again in the afternoon for part 2 roosting.
Hope to see every body there. :)

Excellent work.
 Go Saints!

Current Melbourne forecast for Sunday 4th of October:
Mostly sunny. Light winds.
City Partly cloudy.
Min 8 Max 20

Latrobe Valley forecast for Sunday 4th of October:
Partly cloudy. Light winds.
Precis:Partly cloudy.
Min 4 Max 18


BTW we probably won't be crossing the Latrobe River as:
MINOR FLOOD WARNING FOR THE LATROBE RIVER
Issued at 4:01 PM on Monday the 28th of September 2009
by the Bureau of Meteorology, Victorian Regional Office
 
Since 9am Monday rainfall totals of less than 5mm have been recorded in the
Latrobe River catchment with the isolated total of 17mm at Mt Baw Baw. Further
falls of up to 5mm are possible for the remainder of Monday into Tuesday.
Significant stream rises and minor flooding is occurring in the Latrobe River
catchment as a result of the rainfall to date.

gday guys...im new here..and well 1st post..if thats all good with you guys , ill be rideing shotgun with milktoast..
cant wait...cheers

Hi Rat nice to have you along, looks like a Star Wars pic?

You are not the guy I was referring to on the Toolangi ride as he had a red 650 and yours I guess is yellow.

I am assuming Rat and Milktoast are your AMTRA handle's and your parents gave you other names?

G'day Brad,
Book me in for this ride please. Riden the area years ago- remember some sweet ST around there if i'm not mistaken. ;D
Anthony

Hi Brad, Carl has informed me that he will grace us with his presence again on Sunday. He has'nt got his head around posting yet,silly old bugger.

See you Sunday

Rossi.

Hi Brad,

Would love to go on this ride. Not too late I hope?

Cheers

Dave P

Dave you are welcome to come the group is looking large which is manageable at this ride level and the pace will be appropriate. There are some optional loops out there for guys to have a squirt over who feel the need to throttle up and get some adrenaline pumping.
The main aim is improve skills and confidence over a mix of terrain, have fun together and get home safe so we can do it all again ASAP. Ye ha see you there can't wait!

Darren,Darren H and Hornet were all taken.So I went with my online gaming name..

Hey ...what are you doing here , god dam dirt biker !!! :P

DAYLIGHT SAVINGS
Hi all, for those who are unaware this is the 1st day of daylight savings. make sure you get your time right or Brad may start the ride without you. I'll leave it up to you to work out whether the clock goes forward or backwards..... ;D

Thanks Marc I was unaware its the start of DAYLIGHT SAVINGS on Sunday hence all clocks go forward an hour when you go to bed Saturday night.

BTW update on directions the road that you turn onto at the roundabout in Neerim South is "Neerim East Rd"
Also there are BLUE signs with WHITE pictures of motorbikes and writing that DSE have put in place from Neerim South to the Latrobe unloading area to help people find it.

Some housekeeping, ensure you have the original numberplate on the bikes and carry your license and registration.
For this ride three are three riding options:
1)You can come for the morning
2)You can come for the afternoon
3)You can come for the whole day
Meet me in the car park  and sign the attendance log to join the ride. Also the car park has mobile reception with most companies.

This area has public toilets at the car park and down by the river. We will be stopping at these facilities in the morning until 9am, lunchtime about 1pm, mid afternoon 3pm and at the end of the ride 5pm.

A warning, don't SPEED to and from this ride the M1 and other roads are well patrolled owing to the volume of traffic. Ninety percent of the time I go out to this area I see patrol cars both marked and unmarked.

The Longwarry BP servo is a good place to stop on the way its 30min's from the servo to the DSE car park. Otherwise Neerim South has supplies if their open.

It goes backwards, you miss out on an hours sleep :(

Hi Brad (and all AMTRA members!!),

I went on the DBW/AMTRA cobaw ride (level 2)on Sep 19th and had an absolute ball - was the first time back on the bike in 5 years - way way way too long (dont have kids!!!!)
Anyway, was speaking to one of the AMTRA members whilst manning a corner and beleive membership is $60?? which leads me to 2 things:
A - am i able to tag along for this ride??
& B - can i join AMTRA on the day??

Thanks

Dustin

Dustin,
You are welcome on the ride.

There are no facilities to join on the day. To join AMTRA the easy way is to join online OR download the joining form off the web site and attach payment (cheque or money order etc..) then post it to the AMTRA mail box address on the form.

thanks Brad,

Will be there for sure!!
will have to arrange a money order so that she who must be obeyed isnt aware of mor money being spent with "the bike"!!!
Just to check that i'm reading the original post correctly, will there be a point for refueling as i have no idea what range my bike will get on a full tank (and since i removed the front wheel my odometre isnt working!!)

thanks

Dustin

Self refuel stop at 80ish mark back at the cars. As a precaution bring some oil (from memory the RMX is a great 2 stroke) in case you run out before or after lunch. I carry extra fuel for people who need it the price is based on how I feel? Hang on doesn't the RMX mix its own via two tanks?
We all have the fraternal problem for bike riders the expense and how to explain it, for me I let the Mrs have the same spend as required that appears on the card. Thank God for cash!

Hey Dustin,

Mat from the Cobaw ride here. If you want to pay cash on the day I'll take it and pass it on to Neville.

Seeya on Sunday.

Hey Dustin, You'll get a lot more K's out of a tank if you put your front wheel back on ! ;D

Whats wrong with a full time Mono!
BTW I sold my membership etc.. to my better half on the safety on riding in numbers which she totally supports.

Gee wiz, Brad-er-lee,

I was planning on coming, but now I'm all confuzzeled!

Option 1, option 2, option 3, new time, old time!  I have to be an astro-physicist to work out where I have to be, when.

I just want milk that tastes like milk!

 ???

I must have something special, I have to work on Browny points to get pass outs to go riding but what ever my bike needs or I need for riding I just buy it and if she thinks it is getting to much she just drops the hint about the Jewls I should buy her that some should obay, I just stop spending for a bit and ignore the Jewls which she wants and then after a few days I continue on my way. Remember it's hard to find your balls on the trail when they are in there hand bags, c'mon fellas work it out before it all turns pare shape'Will

I will be there Brad.

Brad

Reading all these posts, it sounds like it will be great ride, can you count me in. Thanks

Colin

Hey Brad, i'm in see you on sunday.

Haaha ..don't be evil Marc :P....Forward everybody !!!

Thanks for the tip ! :)

Opps, Timmey is correct I fixed up my post there goes that nice quiet ride for one!

This off the official daylight savings WEB site

ACT   New South Wales   South Australia   Tasmania   Victoria

For 2009
Begins 2 am EST the first Sunday in October
Ends 2 am EST the first Sunday in April

     Begins
turn clock ahead 1 hour              Ends
                                          turn clock back 1 hour

Sunday    4 October 2009                    4 April 2010

thanks Mat, will bring along a filled in form and some folding...Hadnt thought of that.... now i'll just need to find where i put the damned thing!! ???

Is it sunday YET?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

now for my blonde(r) moment, how do i put a picture on my profile???? (spell it out for a 2 finger typer!!)

[quote

I just want milk that tastes like milk!

 ???
[/quote]

is that the extra dollup or 2% fat??...

is that the extra dollup or 2% fat??...
[/quote]

I wonder what Milktoast thinks of this ? :P

I think he wants toast that tastes like milktoast with margarine not butter!

So what is right? The clocks go forward to loose your hours sleep ::)

Ok,
For the last time set the clock forward by one hour when you go to bed Saturday night. This means you miss out on an hours sleep. Sh_t happens!

Those who turn up an hour late and wonder where everyone is will know they stuffed up.

Please explain in English???

Peter are you related to "Pauline Hanson"? 'Please explain'

Dr Brad.

Pauline is my Aunt!!

AH, Now that does explain allot about you

Is there actually a form that can be downloaded??? i've been to the "store" but only seem to be able to join online.. or do i "screen dump" that page, fill it in and bring that along with folding to give to Mat R???

Also, how do i upload a picture for my avatar thingamewhatsit?!?!?

Thanks for any advice

Dustin

Hi Brad,

I just bought a KTM300exc a few weeks back and keen to go for its first bush ride. Am I too late to come along for this ride? I'm a fairly new L1/L2 rider. I'm also interested in joining AMTRA, Is it ok if I come down to see what you guys are about?

Cheers,
Ollie

Cool bring machine along, will be an easy ride to have a play and get to know the KTM.

I'm now sorry that I mentioned daylight savings.....
I was unaware that moving the clock an hour forward on Saturday night would cause so much confusion. ???
It would have been easier to say nothing & get an extra hours sleep....

 For all you dirt bike riders out there... read this !

Put your clocks FORWARD   an hour

Ollie, I'm sure that Bradells will welcome you with open arms....

Dustin,
Here is the thread to the form and I think there may be a rights issue around the picture which will change when your a member.
All else fails I will bring a joining form along to the ride.

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how good is the weather looking for sundays ride!!!

so hanging out all week for this one.. ;D

Bard,
Got room for 1 more ?
Need to get some km on the new bike !

Wiggy

NP Wiggy one more is fine, the group may be large so have some plans to do the best for flow. May need some assistance.

Yep looks pretty good, perfect temp, hope the cloud stays  to keep the Sun off. Where we are the weather should be something between the two forecasts below. A bit of rain today or tonight would be perfect, believe it or not it may get dusty out at Neerim South. Tip-Get there a bit early for a primo car park!

Melbourne forecast for Sunday:

Patchy morning fog then a mostly sunny day. Winds northeasterly averaging up to 25 km/h tending northwesterly up to 20 km/h around midday.
City Mostly sunny Min 8 Max 19

Latrobe Valley forecast for Sunday:

Partly cloudy. Patchy morning fog. Isolated showers in the afternoon and evening. Winds northeast to northwesterly averaging 15 to 20 km/h, reaching 35 km/h at times, tending west to northwesterly up to 20 km/h during the afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to around 6 with daytime temperatures reaching between 14 and 19.

Latrobe Valley Shower or two developing Min 6 Max 18

Sorry folks who haven't put their hand up, need to stop somewhere. Ride Full ! :(

BTW this ride runs the first weekend of the month until Christmas, Nov is on a Saturday and Dec is on a Sunday.

The list as I recall looks like (may have missed one or two):
Will
Marc
Mat
Serge
Dennis
Nathan
Decky
Dexter
Kikka +1
Rossi
Vervie
Daniel
Woodb
Milktoast
Rat
Daveg00
Timmey
Ants74 (Anthony)
Carl
Sean
Boots
Zeke
94RMX250 (Dustin)
Wiggy
Ollie
Clarky
ColinP
Greg +1
Warburton couple
The four people who telephoned me
Two AMTRA guests
A few DBW folks with Mat

Spewin "I just missed out"

No way, want to come and do the BBQ for lunch?

And Brad?
 ???

Ok, suppose I should go can't wait ready to ride now.

Whoo Hooo...big bike turn out !!Every body check their bikes [Including timmey :P] and then check over again !!
Looks like a good day, Lots of bikes ....I recon by the size of the ride , Brad will get back to the starting point and the tail man will be taking off .. :)
                                                  Timmey