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Garry Allen
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« on: September 08, 2008, 11,36:18 AM » |
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Stumbled across the site,looks really good,buying a bike this week,and looking for places and other riders to ride with....... Can Anyone reccomend some places close to cranbourne area,where the tracks are sort of kind to a rider,that hasnt been on a bike for 10 years or more....
Cheers.......
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Brad
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« Reply #1 on: September 08, 2008, 08,41:10 PM » |
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Hi,
The the closest area I know of closest to you are in Bunyip (Gembrook) and Tarago (Labertouche) State Forests. Riding is mostly on red clay which makes it interseting.
Yarra, Latrobe and Tanjil State Forrests also have good tracks if you travel further out.
P.S. Being close to Melbourne these area's are patrolled by Police usally on KTM's. Ensure your bike is registered with an attached origional number plate and you have your license and registration label on you.
Regards,
Brad
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Mat R
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« Reply #2 on: September 08, 2008, 11,40:07 PM » |
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Hi Husky,
Well if you get a bike by the weekend then Phil's Marysville ride is a great starter. Not too far from Cranbourne.
I also run a near regular ride aimed at beginners/lower experience at Cobaw (it makes me look better than I am), and last ride one of the group came from Cranbourne so you could share a ride over. Next one should be after the MotoGP.
So thinking of a TE450, don't think you could go too far wrong there.
Cheers,
Mat R.
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When is the next ride?
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Garry Allen
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« Reply #3 on: September 09, 2008, 12,43:15 AM » |
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Sounds good matt,but wont be getting licence until following wednesday,of next week.....So ill be testing it out in the garage until then......
Cheers......
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Mat R
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« Reply #4 on: September 09, 2008, 01,27:42 AM » |
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Try Frankston MX track then to go for a ride on the new bike. Look on the web for details but pretty sure they take all bikes. I ride mine out at the Laverton track every now and then just for fun. You can start to fine tune the bike setup to suit yourself.
Cheers,
Mat.
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« Reply #5 on: September 09, 2008, 02,48:21 AM » |
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Neerim and Rawson are great places to ride.
I live in narre warren and its only and 1.5 hours to get to rawson.
Ill have some rides starting at neerim after cup weekend when the tracks reopen.
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Garry Allen
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« Reply #6 on: September 09, 2008, 04,23:04 AM » |
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Great info guys,looking forward to the rides,after cup weekend david,are they hard trails,or medium,for old farts like myself???....
Cheers........
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Brad
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« Reply #7 on: September 09, 2008, 05,50:59 AM » |
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Didn't Ken Robinson say he was selling the loved TE550 of his? May be worth asking him. Look him up online.
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Ian Robinson
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« Reply #8 on: September 09, 2008, 06,20:18 AM » |
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Didn't Ken Robinson say he was selling the loved TE550 of his? May be worth asking him. Look him up online.
Kens bike is sold to another club member. |
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« Reply #9 on: September 13, 2008, 03,58:10 AM » |
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Hi Husky,
I'm only 15 min down the road on Koo wee, by far I reckon the best place close to home is Neerim sth. It's got some hard, medium & easy stuff all thrown in. If you want to go for a cas ride on a week end, let me know.
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Garry Allen
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« Reply #10 on: September 15, 2008, 06,06:04 AM » |
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Thanks for the info and offer,will pm you once i get my self into gear......
Cheers......
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