Hi all,
Another fantastic AMTRA Information ride day, with John T at the helm this time & what a great day & what a great place to ride.
Freddo & I thought we'd make a weekend of it & headed over Friday arvo. Sunny all day in Melbourne & got to Daylesford & the cats & dog's started...& kept going all night. Good grief I think, but to the contrary it stopped raining just as we started to set up at base camp. You we're right Jess; the sun did come out by 10am & the rest of the day "ab fab!"
Sandy loam tracks with a few obstacles, ups & downs, logs, rocks (my favourites
), creeks, gullys, puddles etc...we did it all. As always, what a great, patient bunch to ride with & alot of new faces. Nicole, Jess & I were the 'Girl Power' force for the day. Great that more girls are starting to discover the club & the rides... Paul from Powerhouse Motorcycles kindly lent me a couple of his bikes to test ride. A Sherco 2009 450, which I found for me, a bit too much to handle & his 2010 Factory Sherco 300...loved her...
I just have to practice my throttle control & learn how to wind it on more (thank's John, Pete & Fred for your observation of where I'm going wrong)..I promise to keep practicing
. Dave (Zeke) also let me ride his Berg 570...wow!! That's the second time I've ridden one (very carefully)...Unbelievable power, but sorry for tipping her over when I stopped Dave..oops.. . I also got a blast on Pete's RMX 250 ...what can I say
Great fun.... By the way John, I haven't forgotten those..several... mud roosts either...you will keep
Fred put together an awesome lunch & thanks Pete for helping cook the grits too.
Looking forward to the next one...
Here's the pics from the day including one fantastic shot of the day, of Angus on his awesome new Nambotin Replica Gassa 300..
Cheers...Marls
Daylesford 31/07/10"Pig Out"
"Raw Yum Cha""Angus...what a shot!""This is what happens, when there's TOO much throttle applied""Test riding the 570 Berg""The headless Iron Horseman""A Bit of Air Time""THE END"
"What a Great Day"