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Having a bit of a look around this saturday at wombat state forest.Starting from carrols lane car park 9.00am ish.
If you are looking for a well organised,well thought out ride,then keep looking.This is not it.I don't have much of a plan for this ride.Bring money for lunch and fuel for up to 100km.
This is more of a pre ride to check out the area,but all welcome.Could be muddy but not too steep.Level 2 to clubman.
If you are coming call or sms Aaron on 0413319892.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49MoEoWtj1A

We had a good ride - someone got a bit wet though !
When confronted with two options, a deep hole or a deeper hole - Aaron decided the deeper hole was the better option. 
Recommend new tyres and welli's for this ride.

Nice one!
Maybe with a snorkel you could have kept going?  :D

Was that the dugong making an apperence at the end, it's always the way he turns up when the work's done.

Yes,  it was Snowy! 

He took his time because he was re-adjusting his girdle!

What i love the most is that Snowy rocks up and gives his invaluable experience on how to get the bike out. (Just like a wet mine shaft really)

Dave,

I'm gonna do a (full) ride report, and post it here.  I'm getting some pics from Aaron tomorrow, and should have it up Monday night.  I may even have some more video to add!

sounds good that stuff is gold!!!!!!
 ;D ;D ;D

Always check the depth! :o

When Aaron says, “If you are looking for a well organised, well thought out ride, then keep looking. This is not it”, he means it!

Six of us met at Carroll’s Lane, and we reluctantly left the warmth of our cars to gear up for Aaron’s pre-ride adventure extravaganza.  We hit the first track and let me tell you, it was wet, slippery and wet.  Muddy, slippery and wet.  Cold, muddy, slippery and wet.  Did I mention slippery?  I’ll tell you how slippery.  It was Pete’s first ride out since his nasty off at the HCR, so he was tip-toeing around like a girly-man.  Damian and I were tip-toeing around (like girly-men) ‘cos that’s how we ride.  Big John was blasting around making as much noise as possible, whilst making more ground sideways than forwards, and Dennis spent more time on his butt in puddles than on his bike.  That’s how slippery it was!

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This was my first time riding at Wombat, and clearly the area gets a lot of use.  The bog-holes were deep and muddy, just waiting to claim an unexpecting victim.   We skirted as many as we could, but had to take the plunge (literally) on some in our quest to create the perfect ride loop.  We headed down many tracks, boldly going where no man has gone before, only to be confronted with dead ends or impassable obstacles.  We then had to turn around and head back out, bikes ringing like chain-saws in the forest, as we fought for any available traction.
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After about 3 hours in the saddle, we decided to head for lunch, passing what looked like a huge mound of saw dust on the way.  Aaron decided to have a closer look, and when confronted with two possible tracks, opted for the left one which was deep, but passable.  Once on top of the mound, he decided to go down the other track, submerging the KTM up to the gunwales.  It was all hands on deck to pull it out, the resulting silliness can be viewed at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49MoEoWtj1A&eurl=http://www.vinamtra.com.au/forum/ride-reports/1608-carrols-lane-wombat-ride/msg3797/, and then another hour to de-water the beast.  Once it was fired up, we headed STRAIGHT for lunch at the Pig and Whistle pub for a warm feed and a cool drink.
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We met up with Jake at the pub, and he came out for some more silliness after lunch.  Pete’s back was playing up a bit, so he and John headed straight for the cars.  The rest of us went back into the forest for some more of those slippery, wet, muddy tracks.  After another hour or so, Damian, Dennis and I decided to call it a day, and we headed back to the cars, doing a few more side tracks on the way, while Aaron and Jake continued to play Bourke and Wills.  We finished up the day with about 80 k’s on the clock, and some good giggles in our bellies!
Thanx Aaron.

Riders were
Aaron R - Leader
Damian K
Serge C
John T
Peter R
Jake (Avo)
Denis K

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Good report Serge.My photos are not that bad for an $80 camera?







p.s. my boots are still wet :(

Pics are a bit blurry, but that could be because of our blinding speed!

Look's like you guys need a snorkel.. :D

Ahhh...... no!