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Folks got a leave pass and going to do a recce ride from Noojee to Reefton, lunch there and then return. Bring some lunch money.
Expect to do around 110K's, the meeting place (see attached map)is the corner of the Yarra Junction Noojee Rd and Boys Camp Rd from here we will find a suitable place to park and ride from. Please note there is NO FUEL IN Reefton.
As this is a recce ride there will be creek crossings (NOT Rivers), dirt roads and tracks, exploring and back tracking to sort out the final ride links. As I know some of the area I will call this a L2 ride as there is some clay to negotiate in places and probably large puddles. The weather for this ride is bloody beautiful Min 6 and a Sunny Max 20 with some afternoon cloud.
If your interested let me know meeting time 8.30am and REC REG welcome,

Brad 0428580900

Love to come if youll have me ......

Cool you're on, its my turn to pick you up

Did you say "large puddles?"  I'm supposed to be riding friday,but if not I may come along Brad.I gotta get a ride in!

NP Darren. BTW the weather should be the same from Friday onwards, I am hopeful things will dry out a little by Saturday.
If you make it, bring some coin to buy lunch at Reefton they make fantastic burgers at the pub.

OK but either way is fine with me , at least if I drive you can have a few coldies on the way home .... I will confirm with a PM later in the week . 

Ok you drive the offer is to good. Pick up at say 6.30am, please!

Brad ,

Got a ring in who whats to come along , mate of mine quite an accomplished rider so he should not cause any problems but he is not a memeber yet ( working on him).

Yur call lemme know if its OK.

Zeb that's fine NP at all, let him know the flow is a bit stinted on the recce rides due to map reading etc...
The lunch at Reefton is well worth it.
I've been had on this leave pass cost me a outdoor setting, had to mow the grass today after work and cook dinner.
Its worth it though to go riding and I get to pick what I cook, can't deceide, home made Pizza or BBQ Chicken?

Thats fine hey aint paid up so he dosnt get to have an opinion on the flow ...  He'll be cool with it.

GO THE HOME MADE PIZZA AND AT LEAST YOU GET TO USE THE OUTDOOR SETTING AS WELL SO ITS NOT SO BAD , think of it this way youll have somewere to go a sit when she starts hammering on you .....   ;)

hi Brad ,
I would love to come on this ride but not not sure if my level is good enough yet,
I was the guy that came on the last tri area ride  on the KTM 250 ,it was my first ride with Amtra.
Let me know what you think .

thanks
Paul

Hi Brad,

I am keen to be on your ride. Have you given any thought to starting from the Limberlost Rd motorbike carpark just off the main Powelltown- Noojee Rd?

Mark Salter

Paul and Mark you are most welcome to attend.
WRT where to parking lets meet where I have indicated at 8.30 or before and work it out from there, my concern is I don't want to go to far east to start with as fuel will be tight.
Am happy to discuss and see where that goes.
Also there are no expected Rallye cars in the area this weekend.

Ride list Noojee to Reefton:
1-Brad
2-Zeb
3-Darren TBC
4-Zebs mate
5-Paul
6-Mark
7-Mick
8-Cam
9-Luke

Hey Fellas,

Ride sounds good, did he mt disappointment ride a month ago, and now I have a GPS so I have no excuse for being late!

See you satdee,

Cam.

NP Cam

Thanks Brad. See you at Boys Camp Rd at 8.30

Mark

Hi Brad, Count me please. Thanks Alex

Ok Alex.


Ride list Noojee to Reefton:
1-Brad
2-Zeb
3-Darren TBC
4-Zebs mate
5-Paul
6-Mark
7-Mick
8-Cam
9-Luke
10-Alex

Adding Gary to the list.

Ride list Noojee to Reefton:
1-Brad
2-Zeb
3-Darren TBC
4-Zebs mate
5-Paul
6-Mark
7-Mick
8-Cam
9-Luke
10-Alex
11-Gary

Fantastic what some decent weather brings out, riders!

Ride list Noojee to Reefton:
1-Brad
2-Zeb
3-Darren TBC
4-Zebs mate Dave
5-Paul
6-Mark
7-Mick
8-Cam
9-Luke
10-Alex
11-Gary
12-Dave's mate
13-Fred
14-Bob
15-Dave P

Hi Brad,
Would like to join the ride please.
cheers
Dave P

OK got you down see you in the morning

Thanks guys for attending today, was a very long ride.
Started around 9.30am and finished at 5.30pm, plus 150K's
Fantastic support form the group of 11 riders was much appreciated. Our fuel concerns were helped out by the DBW folks who generously contributed to the bikes needing fuel
Apologies Cam, we got you're note and did hang around awhile.

WHAT NO RIDE REPORT - Now I feel hard done by.

Was a great adventure , fuel issues , following a crap map , diverse rider group, but we all made it back and so did all the bikes and as usual great bunch of blokes..

Great ride Brad the 150ks might not have been planned but I am sure we will all be better for it next week.

Cheers

Ok. I just cleaned the bike ODO says 155.6 K's and that clay is hard to remove don't leave it on too long or else!
Eleven of us meet at the designated point and waited for the others, also checked the nearby roads to see if anyone has missed the rally point. Mark made a good suggestion to start at DSE Trail Bike park at Limberlost which we did.
Geared up, rider briefing and headed off whereby I got the wrong turnoff and headed into nowhere, from which we emerged, warmed up and back on track. Another wrong turn saw us do a loop and after 10'Ks we were at the bottom of Downey track. Up we go and started to navigate to Reefton Pub.
Mark assisted with map consultation and we kept on track, the hardest bit was near Reefton where the map was useless.
We did a mini Erzberg loop which was a challenge as most rocks were half the size of a football bouncing you all over the place.
Asked another group near Reefton which way, who assisted and got us there before 2pm for BURGERS. It had taken around 90k's and although the trip back was more direct and shorter, fuel was tight for most and four would not make it.
The ride was traveling great no issues with bikes or people only minor off's or moments but FUEL, damm!, so we got close to Warburton to run in and get some fuel when we came across a DBW ride packing up (attended by Pat and Rob). They generously donated fuel and we were on our way with some pace as we now knew we would all make it. A few bikes ran out and were topped up with extra fuel that was carried. Some great tracks on the way home made the trip well worthwhile, with the guys on the gas, no need to conserve fuel now.

Thanks for a great ride and company and to Gary for his tailman duties.

Ride List:
Brad McDiarmid-WR250F-Ride Leader
Gary Clarke-CR250R-Tailman
David Petroff-FE570
Paul Bryce-KTM250
Mike Stevens-KTM525
Mark Salter-WR450-Map Consultant
Zeb Colic-WR250 Husky
Bob Duchon-Berg450
Alex Ibrahim-TE310
Fred Schenko-GG450
Mark Clark-FE550

didn't realise there was the DSE Trail Bike park area, spent a fair bit of time driving up boys camp rd and camp creek road at least trying to find the cars - that was really puzzling me! Bumped into some other guys who said there was crew in the DSE Trail Bike park gearing up, but by the time I got there all I heard was exhausts in the distance.

anyway, next time...and on time!