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Friday Night i looked at the Weather Report and Saturday was Raining and Sunday was going to be fine, i took off from me Joint at 6.30am and headed for Marysville at a nice cruizy speed. With a quick stop off at Healesville to have a Hot Chocy with Ted n Phil, i was quickly off and Driving up the spur to the Meeting spot, which has changed quite a lot after the Fires, and the Temp was only 2 Deg at 8.15am.

31 People thought it would be a good idea to head out with Phil for a cruisy ride around the Triangle, the scenery and roads have all changed and most of the time i was totally lost, there was about 6 times when i could recognise where i was. The Roads were typical Marysville, Super slick and 10 Metres later Super traction. The biggest thing i liked was the Spoon Drains, you could hit them hard and get some good Air Time, a couple of times i landed a bit hard, but the New Bike with it's Closed Cartridge Forks soaked it up and made the Landing silky Smooth.

There was all types of riders from a Beginner on a DRZ400 with a Learner Plate strapped to the back, to a Fella on a DR650. Phil kept things easy to keep the group flowing but on the odd occasion through in some slippery up n down hills to keep the Heart rate going.

Around 12 ish we arrived at the river Crossing where the Rec Rego only took there lunch break, and us with full Reg cruised into Marysville to the Bakery for some Hot Pies and some Goodies.
 
Dave Petroff had decided the his FE570 was to powerful for him and opted for a New TE300, i tried to get him to Pull some good Mono's, but his Balls weren't in the right place on the Day ;D.

On a couple of Hills a few riders struggled to get up , but the AMTRA help shone through. I got to ride a DRZ400 up one of them and managed a good Mono for the Guys waiting up the Top of the Hill " Dr's Mono very well but come down hard.

By mid arvo a few decided it was all to much for them and rode back to the Cars to collect there Pink Dresses. I kept Ted amused with some rider antics and help him out whenever i could.

Lucky Phil still rides well for an old dude, i hope i'm still riding when i'm his age and hopefully still able to keep on the bike. 

Ash got a Flat late in the arvo and we all decided it was game over, so we rode back , packed up n Headed Home.

Marls was a bit overwhelmed with some of the Slippery down hills but ride quite well considering the conditions.

A couple of rides had Helmet cams and hopefully they will post some footage.

Mark C & Chris Mc took turns at Tailman duties all day and did a great job of herding the riders along.

Thanks Phil for a great day out riding and i think the Rider No's will get back to the 40+'s again.

Phil Randall (Ride Leader)  WR 250
Chris McCran  (Tailman)     WR 450
Mark Clark    (Tailman)     WR 300
Peter Ross                  FE 570
Marls Shenco (The Light on the Hill) KTM 350
Alan Kost                   WR 450
Justin Trist                KTM 300
Ted Henning                 DRZ 400
Glenn Weltmer               DRZ 400
Luke Cameron                WR 250
Neil Simpson                WR 250
Rolf Zelder                 WR 250
Ash Robertson               EXC 450
Matt Pantalleresco          WR 426
Fiona McDonald              EXC 300
Craig Hammond               KTM 525
Rudi Weber                  KTM 300
Mark Boyle                  DRZ 400
Steve Wiseman               CRF 450
Mark Ormrod                 KLX 450
David Petroff               TE 300
Peter Lechte                WR 450
David Wigg                  FE 390
Gary Barnes                 KTM 250
Jack Barnes                 KTM 250
Paul Milo                   DR 650E
Andrew Klop                 Yam 350
Simon Sanders               EXC 300
Damian King                 WR 250
Brett Hamilton              DRZ 400
Rohan Mosley                Ibine?

Thanks Phil, Mark, Chris for the lead and tailmen duties. Had a great time and was happy to see so many others enjoying an AMTRA ride. What a contrast the day threw up with some real grippy stuff and some super slick stuff to test the commitment on the throttle.
Loved the antics on the hill and in one small boggy rut that caught a few out. Can't wait for the footage and Marls pre ride photos.
As one who took off early, my pink dress has been washed and pressed and looks great on.
Jokes aside, my son had a medical issue that has since been resolved with multiple antibiotics. A few days off work and he's back into it. He shouldn't have ridden but he wanted to and he was glad he did.

Thanks Phil for an excellent introduction to AMTRA which I thoroughly enjoyed - and BTW Peter - if I was to wear a dress it would be a slinky black number not pink as you suggested.

I'll definitely be joining AMTRA and coming back for more.  I apologise to anyone who fell foul of the traffic jam I created on the 'biggish' hill in the morning...L1 grade hill my arse...how steep & slippery do they get for experienced riders?  ;)

I should have realised that a DR geared for the road and with an all up weight of 300kg (including rider) wouldn't pull the whole way to the top in third gear - got close though ;D. 

Looking forward to the next outing.

Milo - DR650

Hey Paul i can just see you riding around with that slinky Black Dress on!! ;D ;D
I think you did a marvellous job on the DR650, not many riders would even try it on that Beast.

I have to agree. Great ride. Conditions were perfect. Thanks for the ride Phil

I was the one who had the flat. Couldn't believe it when I pinched the tube putting it in.

I am throwing the metzeler levers away and getting some of those tyre spoons.

I am currently uploading a short video. Should be up in in about an hour. I will post a link when done.

here's some info for ya.  "Make sure they're 230mm Long, so they fit in your Bum Bag.
Also carry a Tiny spray Can of WD40

http://www.stevecramerproducts.com.au/brands/index.cfm?fuseaction=display_product&product_id=436&B=33&BT=1

G'day all,
Thanks for putting on your ride Phil..It's been quite awhile since i've ridden at Marysville & what an interesting mix of challenges were to be had  ;) Does it ever dry out there?....Great bunch of people to ride with as always & BIG thanks to our 2 tailmen Mark & Chris.. .. Lunch was yum at the bakery & it was great to see Marysville rebuilt & the Autumn trees in all their glory... Here are some pics of the punters & check out Zeke's new steed..very nice..
Can't get much better than that...
Cheers
Marls
...ps...Zeke, Freddo wants to know what your thoughts are, on your first ride on your new 2T Husaburger 300  :o 

PHIL'S MARYSVILLE RIDE MAY 2012

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"THE END"

Paul,   Yes! you are right the slippy hill was more than level 1.  Probably class it as 2+ or clubman, however I like to throw in a challenge or two to get your blood moving.  The bulk of the day was well in the category of level 1-2.
        Glad you had a good day and hope to see you again. Watch the calendar!!.
       
Phil R.

Great ride Phil, thanks for putting it on, a touch slipperly in places but just added to the fun. The mono prize definitely went to Pierre on the day with his new FE570. ;) Great pics as usual Marls & Fred. By the way Freddo the TE was a blast, the 2T is a lot of fun to ride.
cheers Dave P

Thanks for leading the ride Phil and Chris and Mark for tailmen. I have not been there since before the fires. The place looks different but is recovering quickly. The soil is the same...grippy then gorilla snot. Good report Peter...it even makes sense.
Damian K

Here is a quick vid from later in the day.

http://contour.com/stories/amtra-marysville-20512

Here's a very quick video.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtIsjfv4qkY

Great ride Phil,
There certainly is some varied terrain out there, from snotty hills to rocks, ruts, steep hill climbs and creek crossings. All the sort of stuff that makes a ride memorable.
I'm not sure what I was doing in that photo Marls took  :-\.....perhaps I was thinking about slipping into that little pink dress after the ride.  :D

Neil

Great day and an great ride, a very mixed bag of terrain.  I'm uploading the first of 2 videos.  Whos the bloke in that last photo that looks like he should be driving a volvo? they wear polo necks dont they? ;D

I drive a Mercedes-Benz and it's not a Polo, it's a Neck warmer and stops trees n bugs from tearing at your Neck  ;D ;D

Thanks for doing  the ride Phil great work.
I have never been out to this part of the world, the terrain was awesome with heaps of variety.
A great bunch of people made a superb day and thanks to  Chris and Mark for doing the tailman thing.

When is the next one Phil? :)

http://www.torpedo7.com.au/products/SDWANN1NG/title/sierra-designs-microfleece-neck-gaitor the one on the left is the one i  think would suit you best there  volvo man  ;)
Don't touch my post GAItor wearing volvo driving stupid head

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xATWdxNa8N4

Just realised I stuffed the sound up, will fix it up tomorrow.

http://youtu.be/O4sNAqB40eY

It would definatley go with the pink dresses he was talking about earlier.