Trail Riding

[zebra]

Anyone go riding at the sutton rd mx track or on any trails around the area?

[D.I.Y. Mik]

Sutton rd which is Fairburn track is a bitch cos you have to be a member.

I rode the brindies for about 15 years without any legal trouble.

Larbert rd near braidwood is good if you like sand. $10 or $15 to ride last time i was there.

Captains flat has a track, theres one near Yass, and Kowen forest is pretty big(rego only, cops)

But the best is the Brindabellas.

Uriarra rd has few good spots to park, like Blue range hut or Blundells flat(my fav)

Or on the Cotter rd theres Peirces creek or Murrays corner

The forest goes from the cotter to tumut, its big and has lots of awesome mountains.

Get a map and the only limit is your fuel range.

Have fun, stay safe. Dont ride alone in the bush.

Ps i sold my bike if you want my maps n stuff give us a pm

[zebra]

Yeah I've heard of those places, I don't have a trailer though so limited by range on the old dunger and it's no mx'er

But might give me something to do till I get my gas gas 250 smoker

[D.I.Y. Mik]

Well the cotter is good, fuel up at weston, even take fuel (careful!).

Go past the dam, then up the hill, then take your second or third right, Laurel camp rd is good.

And your there.

[zebra]

Awesome, I might grab those maps off you too

[Scar]

Was going to say if you were able to travel - Bendethra is a good run... as long as you avoid the 4x4's

[zebra]

There is a social day at fairbarn on the 12th August, might go down and have a run

[Trozzle]

Someone let me hire their bike and gear for a day and I'll come along

[zebra]

Just buy a cheap shitter like I did lol

[D.I.Y. Mik]

The shitbox bike can be the best fun you ever had.

I had as much or more fun in 2 years of shitboxing as i did in 12 years of supreme KTM.

Get one for sure!

Gloves and kneepads too, ha ha i remember the first time...but its so much fun you cant stop.

[Trozzle]

Hahaha, can't really afford my own setup and definitely not getting a shitbox. Would spend at least $3500 on the bike alone by today's rates (something like an '05 WR250 or newer)

[D.I.Y. Mik]

I still have nice armour and gloves, a work stand, those cool stick-on goggles with heaps of lenses, boots, tie downs, etc....

If you need it i dont use them anymore, good stuff ill sell real cheap.

Ps new age 4strokes are VERY expensive to maintain. get a two banger or a normal 4stroke.

[zebra]

Was about to say the same thing re- 4 strokes,

The WR's are pretty good but anything more than a couple of years old = rebuild time

But in saying that most of the 4 stricken enduro's are pretty good

The mx'ers are rubbish, the current crf250 has a 10hr rebuild time on the top end and 25hr for piston and rings

My brother has a 2010 yz250 2 stoke, he rides the shit out of it and has replaced the spark plug and a brake lever or 2

My dad scored one of the super rare 09 yz250wr road legal mx'er and has had no problems either

But if you do want cheap my brother is selling an 88 klr250 for 200 bucks, but needs some work

[Trozzle]

The only reason why I'm not interested in a new 2-stroke is that they're not registrable (someone confirm this).

I wouldn't ride an ancient POS hahaha. Had a '93 or thereabouts KDX250 few years back that I would ride around the back of Conder/Banks, that was about the limit of 'shitness' I would deal with.

Wouldn't mind my cousin's KTM 525EXC I rode some years ago, that thing was f**king insane!

[zebra]

Plenty of new 2 strokes than can be registered

Just no Japanese bikes, so you will need to look to the land of euro

KTM, TM, Husaberg, GASGAS etc all do 2 stroke enduros, and if you want spastic power most of them do a 300 2stroke too lol

[zebra]

Eg - http://bikesales.mobi/private/details/gas-gas-ec250-six-days-2011-12705636

[D.I.Y. Mik]

Yeah euro 2 strokes are really good.

I had a KTM 360 for ages, that thing could pull your arms off up to 120kph,

more grunt than i could use with my light weight (70kg) and rear tyres were used up in about 400ks

The big two strokes sound awesome with a pipe. Top handling and ergonomics too.

[zebra]

Yeah I love oilers!

Found a place to go, binacrombie which is an hour north of g-town, will take the gf's parents kombi which has a tow bar and make a weekend of it including trout fishing etc

Their single track looks the goods but simple enough that the DR will handle it but will chuck the knobbies on before I go

[Trozzle]

Interesting, I thought it was a general law kinda thing that 2 strokes could no longer be road-registered.....

Would definitely get a 300 rofl, spastic powerband is where it's at!

[zebra]

Haha modern 2 strokes are just torque monsters, not like the jap 2-smokers of yore