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Clubroom => Competition => Topic started by: fatboyracing on March 27, 2009, 05:37:46 pm
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Whos going to Big Banaza at Easter all the people that were coming with me from Tassie have now chickened out and I will be needing someone to drink with ;D Surely I will find a couple of blokes who like a beer as much as me. Looking forward to it.
Cheers
Fatboy
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Well, they can't have been to committed then, can they. You're kidding bud, you'll rustle up some drinking buddies in about 20 mins flat I'd reckon. Make sure you sneak over the hill to the roadrace circuit, to avail yourself of the wail of the 250 Honda 4 paraded by 1969 World 250 champ Kel Carruthers, one of the sounds of the last century. Enjoy your weekend. ;)
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Fatboy, you should be coming over to NZ for our final round and prizegiving..... plenty of beer and people to drink with, will we eye you at CD6?
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Sadly I cant make it to CD6 but will be at the Nats, I would love to come to NZ for a race .I will be going to the road race track as I am planing on taking my K2 750/4 for a few laps around the track.
It would have been nice for the tassie guys to make the effort to come along but anyway I will fly the flag for tassie and Fatboyracing
see ya all soon make sure you look me up for a drink ;D ;D
Cheers
Fatboy,
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Hey Fatboy i will be there sometime over the weekend ,my new job has tightened up my weekend but will look you up for a beer .Hilly.
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hey Hilly,i'm going down a week early ;D, typically my fugging road race motors in bits on the bench,parts coming monday but ::), vic titles 1st,then playtime easter,whoo hoo can't wait,don't worry fatboyracing,no shortage of hospitality imbibing aquaintances ;),,GD you doing titles??
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We will be there thursday night I hope, so will have plenty of time for drinks Fatboy, we will have 2 blue bike shades side by side with Aussie flags flying and PE 400 X plus 2 DT's so feel free to drop in for a beer.
Cheers Mick & Sue
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hey Hilly,i'm going down a week early ;D, typically my fugging road race motors in bits on the bench,parts coming monday but ::), vic titles 1st,then playtime easter,whoo hoo can't wait,don't worry fatboyracing,no shortage of hospitality imbibing aquaintances ;),,GD you doing titles??
Not sure Mick, a fair slice of the budget will be going into the Husky for the winter, and awaiting some clarity on the future of the job, but the Morgan Park track looks a blinder for classics, so am intending to ride Nats, Broady for Southern Classic, and Phillip Island Classic again, like this summer. Really was too much fun to be legal..... :D
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Fatboy - I'll go with you - any chance of dropping by work to pick me up though!!!!! ;D
Rossco
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East Africa
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hey matcho mick give us a bell when you get in town . and the other mick i'll be havin a beer at your place sometime over the weekend .see ya there.
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Ha Rossco,
No worrys Ill pick you up in my private jet we can fly to melbourne and then we will take my helicoper out to broadford Ill see if I can orginize my topless hostess to help us out on the flights ;D ;D
See ya soon
Cheers
Fatboy
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Everything is up in the air for me. My wife has very inconsiderately had a 'mini stroke', irregular heart beat and palpitations ::). It been treated with medications (drugs) but there is a whole range of tests and doctors visits to get things right.
I want to go but probably won't make the decision until the night before ::).
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Sorry to hear that, Hope the wife is recovering well MX250.
i hope to be there but not sure which day as yet due to work! not sure if i will be riding or spectating either.
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Sorry to hear that, Hope the wife is recovering well MX250.
Thanks Hoony, just life at the sharp end hey! :-\. Everything is going well, symptoms were recognized and treated early, Diane is a good patient and we have top cover and the best care with HCF 8). It's kept us poor over the years but it pays off at times like this. But even so there can still be $200 gaps in the fees ::). One quack we went to had a fee 3 times the schedule fee :o. I don't interfer, Di gets the best when it comes to health ;).
But it's a reminder for all of us - life is short, life is fickle; get in and live each day to the max ;D. And that's the balance I have to strike in this case - be available for Di and still keep my own life and interests. I have to err towards Di but I'll keep my opportunities open to the last moment. Hope to see all of you down there, with or without a bike, with or without my riding gear ;D.
May you live in interesting times ;D.
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There doesn't seem to be much enthusiasm for the Bonanza on the forum. I remember the lead up to CD5 last year was almost a frenzy and thought the Bonanza would incite some similar exitement. Is it the economy holding people back or is there something else I'm missing? I was considering going for a look but I haven't spoken to one person who's committed to go. What's the score?
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cant make it too this one guys
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im going for a look see, dont know what day though ::)
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I don't have time or money enough for both, regardless of economies. So, I have to choose one or the other, and for me CD6 gets the nod. I have been to all except one Classic Dirt events and have no intention of missing any more. To me, CD6 is the true vintage dirt bike celebration in Australia.
That said I hope the Bonanza is successful and look forward to hearing from those who do get there.
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there hasnt been much advertising of it. i thought there may have been an ad in VMX mag.
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Well I for one am really looking forward to it, been 6 months since I have been on a bike, we are not rich people, but I dont see this being a big cost, $22.00 MA Li and $60.00 fee for 2 days plus free camping, bring a bit of food and drink , chuck a tent - swag up,,,,owell if stuff all turn up then that means a nice open ride on the Vinduro Track for me ;D and since I dont have a bike for any other class of riding I might see if I can do some more laps on the track the following day to.
I know Drakie and others are putting in a massive effort to make this a great weekend for all, at least a few people I know are going for sure, so we will find each other easy for a chat and drink ;D :D
Cheers Mick.
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I'll be there on the 11th. I'm looking forward to it.
Tex
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I am not going now, just sold my bike . The offer was to good to refuse 8)
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Ill be there with bells on!! 2 Triumph Metisse' and 1 Can Am, can't wait, always good fun south of the boarder.
Mike
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I will be there for both days. Should be an interesting and fun weekend. Bring it on Drakie!
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Have left my entry to the last minute both my riding mates are non-starters but I like the concept . $60.00 plus $ 22.00 lic. fee is great value though with the bush fires and the economy the VIBE just seems off the mark never the less I am going to the vinduro which are always great fun! The event will see Bike lovers from a wide specturm of disciplines come together so I am as interested in seeing some of that action aswell, how long I stay will depend on how much of a good time I am having , so with that in mind I will through some Huskies on the five bike trailer and head on up.Regards JIMBO.
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Be there for a good look around as Jimbo has said there will be plenty of various competition to take in. ;) Cheers Tim (will have a SSRaV black shirt on)
Don't be disappointed Hornet nobody will miss you at all as you obviously do not exist and are nothing more than figment of boring crap in somebodies childish mind.
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I'll be going around for a look on both days. It will be hard to justify the fuel to travel back & forth both days in this economy bit I will manage somehow ::)
Drakie told me the other week that they already had a lot of entries in & I know of a few interstaters that are travelling down.
Remember, not everyone in the vintage scene gets on this forum, as popular as this site is.
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Don't be disappointed Hornet nobody will miss you at all as you obviously do not exist and are nothing more than figment of boring crap in somebodies childish mind.
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hey gmc mabee you could walk there and keep the cost down :D
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Boat booked No turning back now cant wait bring on Easter
Cheers
Fatboy
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Well i got a couple of days off so i booked in with drakie today ,See ya there friday night .
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Hey tim dont forget i have a present for you, will bring it with me .
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Hilly I will have no trailer....therefore no bikes >:(........ will try to borrow a ute or something.
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Good to hear Hilly, does anyone know when the gates open at broadford, Sue and I wanted to go there Thursday Night.
Cheers Mick & Sue.
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Be there both days for a ride, whats the go with the concept? Is it pretty much all day you can ride any disipline you like? I have not read or heard much about it? Can i ride a 81 490 in vinduro or do u need a enduro bike? Will take the IT250k just in case. Is there a web site i can view the flyer?
Jimmy B
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Well there has been quite a few that have entered, couple hunfred by the looks of it including 6 cars :o
http://www.ma.org.au/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Forms&Template=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentFileID=44682
for all the info on whats happening check it out here...
http://www.ma.org.au/Content/MA/HondaBroadfordBikeBonanza/News2/News.htm
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Hey Jimmy bring em both the IT will be the go for the Vinduro and bring a spare wheel for the maico with a TRIALS UNI on for dirt track yeehah.
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1983 Mr motorcross Ray Vadenberg should be there 2 ;)
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No worries tim dont get to carried away it's best asset is it still has a stator and wiring .the rest is pretty ordinary .
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Hey Hoony are you gonna come up ??.
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Hey Hoony are you gonna come up ??.
yep but not sure which day yet Hilly (might have to work, i have to work the monday as well), i have entered like you. whats your timetable?
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Going up saturday morning early hoony and i have monday off :D
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He's getting paid ???
Hope they get a good turn out.
Noel
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Hey Jimmy bring em both the IT will be the go for the Vinduro and bring a spare wheel for the maico with a TRIALS UNI on for dirt track yeehah.
Hey Hilly, good ride at blue rock mate, looked like u were having a blast. If we had a spare rear wheel and tyre for a bike i would love to have a go at dirt track. Will get around to it one day, it looks like so much fun. will aim to get to a ride day there for a bit of fun one day.
See you there, looking forward to the enduro on the IT250k, it should be great fun doing that then jumping on the maico for some motocross!
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See ya all there i,m goin up Friday
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We will be there thursday arvo, we will camp in the Vinduro area, I'm told the dunny's and showers are not to far away, Happy misses happy camp ;D
Cheers Mick .
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hope you guys have fun. I look forward to the photos of this first time event and hopefully it becomes annual
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We have our camera man ready to go ( our son ) who said he will take 100's of photo's of all :)
Cheers Mick.
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Oz555ktm, Myself and maybe another old bike fan will be driving down Friday, Staying at Kilmore Caravan Park, See you all Saturday.
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Just come back from Broadford , spotted a couple of members and Paul running around with his camera .
Track looks good , if we are lucky , we can expect a few drops of rain during the night . Want hurt , as it is very dusty now.
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what was the crowd like, many people there?
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They have a sprinkler system up there, as long as they dont turn it to a mud bath again from leaving them on too long, it should be a great weekend! 1 sleep to go
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see you in the morning boys !
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There where still people coming in when Bruce and I left .
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Rumour has it, Gator did his knee on the big track ??? No further info available at present til No 1 son gets home.
He'll give you an update no doubt, on his way home as we speak.
Mrs Maico #54
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gator came off a beaut went to hospitol and hes got a big (big) lump under his knee
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Did you take any pic Paul. ?
Hang'n out to see what vmxer's turned it on in the Broadford dirt :P
cheers Alison 8)
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Are those destoyed bikes the result of the bushfires Paul? Some very nice bikes there, that Fox RM125b is cool. Would that #51 CCM be Lester Rowleys old bike?
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there was a line of burnt bikes at the entrance and yes the result off the fires /dont know about the ccm.
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Would that #51 CCM be Lester Rowleys old bike?
might be the one that Steve Warnes restored? I know he had a Lester Rowley CCM that was for sale in Just bikes a couple years ago and was featured in VMX mag, but im sure theres more than 1 CCM like that in Australia
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Thanks for the updated photos Paul. When did you start riding the XR parked next to your Maico"s ;D The CCM gets raced regulary in the Heaven rounds now, least its his number and sure its his bike, he always produces nice rides and not afraid to get them dirty 8)
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Is the shiny CCM a 78 ?
cheers Alison
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Not sure Alison but he does ride it in Evo class
18K :o
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looks like a lot of bikes there. Any shots of some vinduro weapons?
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What a feast of motorbike action at Broadford!
Not as large, in terms of mx bikes, compared to CD but none the less a good turn out.
Saw the man on the RM400 come a cropper, right in front of us on the back table top, he looked a bit out of control on the approach and bounced off the "top" and flew off the old girl on the down ramp and whacked his leg pretty hard!
You have to watch those RM400's!!!
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What a feast of motorbike action at Broadford!
Not as large, in terms of mx bikes, compared to CD but none the less a good turn out.
Saw the man on the RM400 come a cropper, right in front of us on the back table top, he looked a bit out of control on the approach and bounced off the "top" and flew off the old girl on the down ramp and whacked his leg pretty hard!
You have to watch those RM400's!!!
really sorry that this happened to forum member "Gator" a really genuine giving bloke.
hope you recover well and quickly mate, i'm thinking of you.
I have some more interesting static Bike photo's i took that i will post soon.
this was a great bike, built was top notch, PE400 engine in 1989 RM frame, looked like it was meant to be. it was a magnet for many on the day and the bloke who made it had the biggest grin. for me this was the most interesting, best bike i of the event. detail was supurb.
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how about the 1981 CR range 125, 250 & 450 then. all built virtually from NOS parts. the 450 was featured in VMX 24. bike have never been started (or had fuel apparently) and never will be, so the word around was. pure bubble wrapped, vacuum sealed garage queens only.
lots more pics to follow at a later time, gotta wash my bike from yesterday and spend some time with the family today.
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Umm your very first shot Paul... you may have wanted to hide/bury it a little more. Quiz pick (naming optional) the brilliant frame and exhaust pipe constructor, the polite and smiling CR500 rider (That had just fired her up with Aerostart :D....) and a scumbag sidecar builder...
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i thought you would like being first tim :P
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hey Tim, sorry i missed you call. did you check out the dirt track, i did. great action.
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if you had a sence off humour you would probably under stand ,he even thinks its funny .i dont really give too hoots .its something we do to each other to get a laugh we dont want to be know as anal old pricks who dont see the funny side of things
the ccm was 18 k or best offer, there were a few interested people and i would off bought it my self but didnt 18k in my pocket
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well i suppose you had to be there at the time we thought it was funny ,
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thanks ;D
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we moved just after ross snuck into the tent and pissed on there sleeping gear
now that was funny
NOTHING WORSE THAN DRUNKS
Lovely. I don't believe a member of the VMX community would do that to another member, no matter how rowdy they were. This has to be a wind up.
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it is , ross didnt do anything after gator broke his leg we spent the next hour trying to contact his wife then packed up gators van then we both drove his stuff out to geoff morris house so that it woul be safe for some one from his family to pick up later dureing that time he stopped on the side off the raod for a piss big deal
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The Vinduro on the IT250k was freakin awsome.. loved it! ;D
The mx track was great fun too, thanks to all involved and dad for letting me ride his noble steads..
pitty there was no vinduro on sunday :'(
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anyone know the full injury to gator yet? it probably been posted already but i too tired to read them all...
What a shame bad things happen to great blokes.. :-\
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Gator broke his leg , but Ross Nimmo is looking after him . How was sunday ? I did not bother going back . There where nowhere near as many turning up as I thought . But then again , that gave room for moore rides . How did the roadracers go ? How many of them turned up today ?
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KB171's Elsinore 50 what a great bike, another pearler from the KB Brewery.
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more of the PE engined 1989 RM framed hybrid
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check the disc closely it has the suzuki emblum
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that PE has a lot of WR500 look about it. Doesnt really suit any vintage era/class, but would be a good comfortable ride with a bullet proof and reliable motor that can sure mix it with the 400/450 modern 4 strokes.
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Looks like a great event guys, glad it all went well. I'd reckon the road race numbers must have been down severely as I'm just back from the Barry Sheen Festival of Speed at Eastern Creek and there must have been 250 plus entrants with a shit load more bikes. The quality of the bikes and the racing was superb. Why do MA do things like clashing 2 major events?
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that PE has a lot of WR500 look about it. Doesnt really suit any vintage era/class, but would be a good comfortable ride with a bullet proof and reliable motor that can sure mix it with the 400/450 modern 4 strokes.
is that a hydraulic clutch on it?
Yes Leith it is a hyd' clutch. i spoke to the owner and he built it as in his words " i wanted the best bike, so i made one". yes you are right, it does not fit any era but he has it registered and uses it as a trail bike.
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How was the racing. ?
Alison
no racing at all, it was a demo day social event only, it is purely geared to get old bikes out of sheds. a great concept i reckon all disciplines at one venue. i rode the MX track but i wanted to spectate as well but could not cover it all. lots going on in other areas.
there was road racing solo & sidecar, Vinduro, trials, speedway solo & sidecar, Dirt track, US style flat trackers ,MX solo & sidecar pre 65 -> pre85.
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I missed you at the Creek today Magoo, court up with Browny, Mr Austin and Jonathon who was racing that 62 model 250 Italian bike thing, what else ;) I even scored a tropy in the show & shine with the Cooper MX ;D
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the lastest on gator is he's broken upper and lower tibia and smashed his knee(again)
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Spew !! Bad luck Gator, jeez mate you've had some pretty ropey luck with the old injuries, hang in there son. Thanks Paul for the update. Re the MA situation, with Drakie taking up the cause the Broady event was always a chance to go well, he's got a habit of getting the message around. But roadrace-wise, surely going up against the Barry Sheene Memorial at EC was always going to be a gamble. I couldn't go, but have heard that Stu Avant, the Sayle brothers, Kork Ballington, Graeme Crosby, Dave Hiscock and plenty of others have been spotted in the pits, meanwhile at Broady the 1969 world 250 champ Kel Carruthers was scheduled to demo the 1960 Honda 250 four, with the chance to see John Woodley on his RG500, Rod Tingate on the Konig, etc. Why would you clash them ? Historic roadrace fans must be gnashing their teeth.....or gums, anyway.... :D
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Thats shit luck, :( Gator was as keen as mustard on Sat morning, just got his RM g/ box sorted, arrived before the gates opened ready for a great weekend and went down badly on his first session, Hope the leg repairs go well mate. ;)
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Thats not good for the gator, what a pitty >:(. Rossco, when u speak to gator, wish him well from the Bakers and if there is anythin we can do to help, dont be shy.
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Allison spot on with the Hoony call. Fella in the the blue jacket is Geoff Morris aka Mr GMC or Geoff Morris Concepts, other bloke in black shirt with Speedway Sidecar Racers Association Victoria (SSRaV) insignia is a waste of air space and also may be typing this.... :D My best wishes for a speedy recovery to Gator. Tim754
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Hoony spent over three hours at the Speedway/ flat track circuit. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D Did you get to see the V twin Godden speedway going for it? 8) Fusing two shit hot Godden 500cc speedway engines together * !!! That 26+? year old monster competes against modern Speedway sidecars sometimes and is always at the front end of the field at the finish.
* The Godden twins were factory made in England for grass track and long track speedway, I have a magazine clipping and poor quality piccy of one of the 1000s fitted to a Wasp framed Sidecarcrosser !Very very nice and gentle..............
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Big thanks to Drakie and all responsible for the Broadford Bonanza, It was a superb change to have so many motorcycle competition disciplines going on together. Knockers and doom Sayers, in my opinion it was not at all a Classic Dirt clone. Ideas for change /improvement? yes I have some, A Grand Parade and group Photo session of VMX solos and VMX sidecars maybe? Even running the full on racing Victorian Classic Speedway Titles on the Saturday Arvo maybe. . A reserved "Dry and Quiet area" camping zone... Yes deep down we all know what I mean here and no I am not an old fuddy duddy OK! Oh and a bit of rain ;) Cheers.
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Knockers and doom Sayers, in my opinion it was not at all a Classic Dirt clone
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Had a ball at the Barry Sheene meeting, and caught up with a few VMX characters there too.... Had a nice chat with Kork Ballington and sadly didn't manage to bail up Warren Willing and extract some secrets.
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Spent all day Saturday at the Barry Sheene and had a pretty good time. I ran into Firko, Jonesy and Yamaboy and had an enjoyable lunch at the Cricketers Arms English pub up the road from the track. After lunch we caught up with Jonothan Houston (Club Wog, Aspes etc) and his new Motobi 250 racer, Mick Hockley and his 350 TZ (left the Maico at home). Had a good yarn with Robbie Phillis whose girlfriend Christine is an old "mate" of Jonesys and discovered that Kork Ballington has some mutual mates back in South Africa and Qld.
The Saturday lunchtime demo by Graeme Crosby on the Moriwaki Suzuki and Kork on the works Kawa was a bit underdone as Kork was obviously uncomfortable on the Kawa which was running a bit iffy. Croz was just Croz and flew off leaving Ballington and the coughing and farting Kawa way behind.
All in all it was a pretty good event but was spoiled a bit by the Bonanza being on the same day. What were MA thinking?? After it was over we went back to the Cricketers Arms and Jonesy rank some mates who'd gone to the Bonanza and heard that we were missing a great time. Hopefully next year the finances will be better and MA and the Barry Sheene organisers can sort out their differences and run on seperate weekends. The sport's too small to run biggys against each other on the same weekend.
Went to the Show on Sunday to keep the family happy and to top up my Bertie Beetle stash. Unbelievably, ran into Jonesy and his family again! We avoided the bar this time but we did all sit and compare showbags over a bad Capachino!
Get well soon Gator. It's crook enough crashing while you're racing but even more tragic doing it in a FUN event.
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i went on the sunday motorcross was very quite but the road where packing in
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I just got home from Broadford and we all had a great weekend ,with so many things goin on it was hard to get to all the events , I spent saturday at the vinduro and got some laps on the mx track late and spent sunday at the mx ,speedway and the bar on top of the hill was perfect for wathcing over the whole show and the road circuit . From the amount of people and bikes in the road circuit pits i dont think they were lookin for numbers there was some magic old bikes in there and they sounded like they should out on the track . The speedway was awesome and i will post some shots when i get a chance . Well done to all involved in running it ,I loved it thanks .
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Looks like a good one all round. There are pics of all disciplines, with vids to follow, on the MA website at www.ma.org.au/hbbb. Even Mandy turned up at the roadrace !
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I called into see Gator today,He's getting the repair job done at 2PM He's in good spirits considering what lays ahead.
While he was slightly sedated i managed to talk him into getting off those ill handling Suzuki's and join the Honda mob 8)
Hang in there mate.
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Wishing you well Gator, hope it heals fast and you are back on your bike real soon mate cheers Bill :)
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He thinks maybe Thursday, He's in the Northern at Epping if you want to give him visit .
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Yeah tough luck Gator mate will catch up with soon hope it all goes well . good on ya kb .
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good shot better to be riding it though i really want to get a mx bike soon i want a tm400 and a mate has a cr480 i would like and if i find a yz250 or bigger that would be fun :)
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I have about a 30 shots of this table top, I will put them up on my site and here soon.
yzHilly on his XR 250
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One highlight that stood out was Hoony and the Big CR winding out up the hill ,Wow that thing flys Hoony .Hah
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http://(http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb130/yzhilly/BF091.jpg) This is the tabletop that proved a bit tricky unless you were this bloke . My son took this shot and he's pretty chuffed about it . I only wish i could jump like this .
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reports back here was it wasnt really worth the trip, some mention of dusk bowl and a track knocked up like a car park for a Ft. What happend to the water ?
any one got more landscape pictures, be interested to see what the story was all about on the tracks setout
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YZHilly i could be wrong but the dude on the kx250 75 model might be Johnny Selva from Shepparton.He just purchased a kx from the states recently and i think he has a tm250,cr250 and yz250 all pre 75 and a few bsa as well and he sure can ride those old clunkers.
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reports back here was it wasnt really worth the trip, some mention of dusk bowl and a track knocked up like a car park for a Ft. What happend to the water ?
any one got more landscape pictures, be interested to see what the story was all about on the tracks setout
I did the pre80/85 mx on the gp track and vinduro on the saturday.There was no ugly amounts of dust on the mx track all day and only the second session of vinduro was dusty, as to be expected. you dont water the bush before ya go trail riding..
it rains bugger all these days down here in mexico and they did a great job containing the dust where i was riding. I cant speak for the other riding areas, but the speadway and dirt track was great too.
The GP MX track was prepared awsome, unless u were riding a tricycle around it, i cant see why anyone would of had any complaints.
Some of the jumps are definately to suit modern bikes, but they are only as dangerous as your right hand makes it!
I did get the feeling focus wasnt really on the mx guys,as noone seemed to know what was going on for a while there. it seemed a bit like we were there to make up the numbers a little, but still had a great time none the less.
The road race section looked like it was booming..
Hopefully next year if it happens, they have more riding for mx and vinduro ;D
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Yeah Hardex thats him he was flying around on the metisse . It was good to see i have a couple of pics i will post up but i'm having trouble with photobucket ,its so slow .
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Hey freaky everyone i talked too had a ball and will be back . Including Croweaters and there was plenty of them ,there was plenty of action everywhere and the dust was a problem and they had 2 watertrucks running all weekend ,sprinklers on the mx track and the road track had perfect weather . Well done to the everyone who put it together .
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Thanx hilly.
Hey is that guy above missing someone ? ; like a swinger or is that his foot i can just make out?
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Yeah she is there somewhere .I've got another short one of the long trackers i,m trying to load
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So bottom line, How did the Bonanza compare to Classic Dirt?
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There completely different with the different types of bikes and spread out over the entire huge broadford complex . The only way to check would be go to both and have twice the fun.
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Quote from Hilly " There completely different with the different types of bikes and spread out over the entire huge Broadford complex . The only way to check would be go to both and have twice the fun." No use trying to compare the two straight up as Classic Dirt is for Classic " DIRT ", one regime of motorcycle sport, This event was for multiple forms of motorcycle competition. It worked and if someone or ones were not happy by all means offer ideas and suggestions for improvement, or maybe even try to organise your own superlative event. 8)
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I thought the concept was great, i have never see any old road bikes like them before, or speedway..
It was great to be able to throw a leg over a few bikes and have some fun, aswell as check out some other guys hobbies ie: road and flat track trials etc
bring on 2010
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Help! HELP! I still stuck in toilets. I had to grease walls to get in cubicle! I think I on my way to Townsville for rodeo! Paully help!
( i can meet all my northen fans. Stop pm'ing me old school. You wont miss out......)
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Ahh , its all over then ?
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Bloody awesome photos/videos there Mr Hilly :o :o :o :o :o :o Thanks
Some people are so fortunate,healthy and lucky to be able to have the choice,distance and the time to attend such events. 8)
How can you ever thank the wonderful group of bike loving people who put in such a fantastic effort.....Wish I had been there. 8)
Cheers Alison
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Patrick Fletcher, the Broadford complex manager, has claimed they received over 350 signed-on participants, travelling from as far afield as south of Hobart, and as far north as Rockhampton. These numbers indicate they are onto something! Looking through the results from the BSM, it would appear that the fields were somewhat thin in some classes, hopefully the minor issues can be resolved, and both events can co-exist to mutual prosperity. I must say, since the much-touted Global Economic Crisis, the world of historic motor sport has never been better supported ! ;)
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Hey Gator. Whilst you were rolling around on the ground and groaning like the big girly-girl that you are, you asked me for a loan of 1000 bucks. Any chance I can get it back by Friday?
*Carole says to stop being horrible to you but I just don't seem to know how!
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Help! HELP! I still stuck in toilets. I had to grease walls to get in cubicle! I think I on my way to Townsville for rodeo! Paully help!
( i can meet all my northen fans. Stop pm'ing me old school. You wont miss out......)
hope there is plenty of flour to roll u in when them rodeo lads get hold of u maico girl... till next time.... :D
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I have been sitting back watching the posts come in on this event and wondered when someone may touch on the “other side of the coin”
It was going to be a huge ask to be able to organize and run an event over 2 days with 7 or so disciplines all in the same location. With the high temps (it was high 20’s on Saturday and almost that again on Sunday) the dust in area’s other than the road racing area was going to be an issue. The organizers had the water truck going pretty much all the time, but 10 trucks would have not kept the dust at bay.
Looking at the Motocross side of things and having organized events for motocross and on at least 1 occasion at Broadford, I understand what amount of resources are required to stage an event there. For those who have not been to the Broadford MX complex, it is essentially a natural terrain track that runs up & down the side of a 3 sided valley and is without doubt a world class facility, however it requires a lot of flaggies and marshals to oversee the running of an event. With the Scramble, Trials, Speedway/DirtTrack & Enduro groups all vying for volunteers to run (and not participate) in an event, the organizers of the weekend where going to be up against it. It got to a point on the Sunday morning that the motocross organizers gathered all the motocross riders and advised that a fair % of the volunteers had decided not to turn up and that if we wanted a ride we would either have to flag ourselves or find someone who could do it on out behalf.
Having ridden the track at Classic Dirt I know that it can be Pre85 friendly, but it was not the case. Big table tops, double jumps and a set of whoopdies, that were bypassed during the course of the weekend meant that it did not flow for all but 2 young A grade riders.
Personally I would have like to have seen the Scramble crew on the main motocross track in the same way that they were at Classic Dirt and not stuck on the side of the side of the opposing side of the valley using a track 3 inches deep in bull dust.
From the people that I spoke to about the Vinduro, they were wrapped but not having a scheduled event on the Sunday had a few perplexed.
The concept was fantastic, the execution almost there but I got the feeling that it was to much for the overworked and underpaid organizers and volunteers. I hope that Drakie gets the guernsey to go again next year as the concept is a cracker of an idea.
The Positives.
The overall concept
Broadford and all its facilities
An excellent watering system for the motocross track
Organizers & volunteers that gave up their time
The Negatives
Dickheads running their bikes at all hours of the night.
Volunteers that didn’t keep their end of the commitment
The track layout for Pre85 & Old fellas ::)
Being run over Easter
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I spent practically all day on Saturday thrashing around the Vinduro circuit, (I must've come close to the record for the most laps), so I got to see little else. What I did see convinced me that this was a fantastic event. My only criticism? That I didn't organise myself to come up for both days!
A big thanks to the sidecar boys who gave me the opportunity to do a couple of laps as a passenger too. I've never tried anything like that before!
It was great to catch up with a few people, put faces to email names, and meet new folks.
It took a full 24 hours to get the smile off my face, and longer than that for my joints to stop aching.
Well done to Drakie and the organisers.
Tex
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Wasp Luckily we still have in this country some freedom of choice to say yep I go or nope that's a miss , of course the household budget plays a monumental part too ;) If I could afford to and had the spare time to go to all the events I wished I could, I would :D. Cheers mate and seriously Please take care up in Thailand.
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The Pre 85's weren't their to make up numbers, it just happened that their was a shortage of flag marshals.
The other tracks seemed to have enough volunteers, or maybe it was the GP track needed more flaggies?
I was going to flag again on Sunday but while cruising around the pits checking out bikes I started to lose balance. I pulled up at KB's pits, he started to have a conversation with me but he was hard to understand while he was out of focus & swaying from side to side, allthough he insists he was standing still :o
I collapsed in his van & he doused me with water. (Many thanks KB) I made a point of drinking a few litres of water after this but it scared me enough to not want to go stand in the sun again.
It was different to Classic Dirt in that their was a lot of things happening in different places so it was a lot more spread out. So many things to see, so little time. And so much bloody walking.
What did make it the same as Classic Dirt though was the people, their was a really good vibe around the place. Many great bikes to see, many great people to talk to & every one enjoying them selves.
Well, except maybe Gator, hope the leg heals well mate.
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I went as a spectator and my arse was run off going from venue to venue. The whole problem with having so many disciplines is trying to fit them all in. If I had a road racer, a dirt tracker and a VMX bike I would have been a very busy lad, it was hard enough spectating. Next time as a spectator I'll take a pitbike.
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Geoff,
Looking back at the posting i see a little miss-interpretation.
When i refer to Pre85, i was referring to bikes fom Day 1 to 1985, inclusive of everything in between.
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know how you felt Geoff,after guest ride on a G50 sat morn tar session,stood about 1hr in food que for lunch ,then passed out in my van for 3hrs,(don't think it was the odd 1/2doz bottles of red fri nite ::)),only managed to catch up with Hilly & the kids,top weekend,pity about the dust,the flat track/speedway was in good shape but!,any one get pictures of the guy on the blue Harley KR,so cool to watch,he done it easy,bike looked 12' wide but,never seen so many Greeves in one place,nice white challenger at the show/shine,shitload of Metisses everywhere,(like bums,everyones got one?? ;D),fire police took our "cooking" fire out late sat nite,(it had misteriously morphed into a beer fire ;D),funniest thing was the track entry marshall ummming n arrring coz Kel (Curuthers) didn't have his riders red wrist band on,Kel just said it was in the pit garage somewhere,duh :D,geezas Mandy on the koosta hondas was so fast n smooth,tried to stay with her for about 3/5ths of 10 poothteenths,(till she got to the top straight,gone bigtime)& that was on the 350 ???,blew a fan belt idler pulley which promptly shreded the fan belt (Mittagong off ramp),NRMA to the rescue,home late mon nite no wukkers!!,of course drove home in pissin down rain, typical,cheers all :P
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I went and saw Gator last night in the Hossy. His legs pretty fugged and he says that's it for his come back/riding career. Probably will struggle to walk properly again I'd say (well that poncy hand on the hip flounce that he does anyway). He's as good as you'd expect and I spent the night calling him names whilst Carole belted me around the head the whole time (she should be an honory Good 'ol Boy). He loved it.
He'd like to thank Billet YZ for his quick action after the big get-off and also for making sure he was trussed up okay for the ambo ride. He didn't know about that 'till I told him and he's gratefull.
The funniest part of the weekend would have been Paul abusing the dickheads who kept us awake 'till four in the morning on Sat. I think they were ready for some banter untill the angry man emerged from his tent only wearing his Grand Dad's Y-fronts.
They were very quiet on Saturday night.
And if someone was gullible enough to think that I'd be creative enough to piss on someones tent then......... :D
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Talk about busy, rode a road racer, dirt tracker and trials bike all with different gear shifts. Leathers to dirt gear to leathers to dirt gear. I didnt watch a lap until Sunday arvo but had a ball.Saw heaps of people but didnt get a chance to yarn with most of them. Half the time I had no idea what gear I was in or wether to stick my knee out or throw it sideways approaching the first corner, talk about a challenge. Also to the people who contacted me re some wheels & hubs for sale, I have had no computer for a few weeks but will contact you shortly. Tony
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Motorcycling Victoria to hold Bushfire Relief Day
Posted: Friday, 3rd July, 2009 : 11:48 PM - - 433 Reads -
Motorcycling Victoria (MV) will conduct a Bushfire Relief Social Day at the State Motorcycle Sports Complex at Broadford on Saturday, 8 August 2009.
All circuits at the Complex will be open on the day, with the aim being to raise money for the MV Bushfire Fund. The MV Bushfire Fund was launched earlier this year by MV who wished to raise money for its members who were affected by the devastating bushfires.
All the money raised on the day will go towards the MV Bushfire Fund, and once completed MV will compile all the money raised over the last few months and divide it between those members whose situation was made aware to MV, with the aim of keeping them involved in the sport they love.
On the day, practice sessions will be available on the Road circuit, Motocross track, Supercross track, Dirt Track, Enduro loop and Trials area.
There will be a one off fee of $30 which will entitle the rider to participate on any track for which their bike is suitable. For example, a person with a Motocross bike could participate on the Motocross track, Supercross track and Enduro loop all for just $30.
Riders can even bring two different bikes and ride on the different circuits and still only pay $30. Classic MX and Quads are also welcome and will be allocated time on the MX track and Enduro loop on their own while the main groups have a break.
For those wishing to ride on the Road Circuit and Supercross track, there are some conditions (outlined below) that you need to be aware of.
Ride Fees
$30.00 – allows you to ride Motocross, Supercross*, Dirt Track, Enduro and Trials for the day. A current MV/MA licence is required. For those who do not hold a current licence, a one-day licence can be purchased on the day for $20.00.
* Supercross track – bookings are essential for the SX track and it will run only in the afternoon by an accredited coach who can complete SX Endorsements, which are required to ride. If you are not currently SX Endorsed this can be completed before the open practice session and, again, bookings are essential as numbers will be limited and it is on a first come first served basis. Bookings for the SX Track can be made by calling the MV Office on 03 9482 5422
** Road Circuit – the Road Circuit will be run by Champions Ride Days under their normal conditions at their normal rates, much of which will be donated to the MV Bushfire Fund. Bookings are essential and can be done through Champions directly at www.championsridedays.com.au.
This day would not be possible without the help of our dedicated volunteers from several of our affiliated clubs, Champions Ride Days and the MV Staff at both the Clifton Hill Office and Broadford. A big thank you must also be extended to the Harley Club for opening up their land adjoining the Complex for use of their wonderful Trials area, which will be enjoyed by all participants.
MV invites you all to join us on this day and enjoy all that Broadford has to offer, with a great day of riding whilst also helping out your fellow Motorcycling Victoria members by contributing to the MV Bushfire Fund. If you can volunteer some time on the day to assist with the smooth running of the event, please contact the MV Office.
Food and drinks will be available on the day and will be provided by local groups who have also been affected by the bushfires.
More specific details will be available on the MV website in the week prior to the event.
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Hey that sounds like a good day at Broadford i might head up for that if i can get saturday off .
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hey Hilly, i might just join you on this one.
may be time to swap bikes on the MX track, and i may even get the 250 into Dirt Track mode as well.
Hey Alison, could you post the direct link to this if you have time.
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Yep i'm ready Hoony i'll start doin pushups tonight so i can hang on to the beast . I'm hanging out to get on the flattrack agagin.
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the only pushup i can imagine you doing Hilly is when you fall off the bar stool to get back up again ;)
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Push ups Hilly :D :D here have a Bourbon and some pizza mate and you can think about it a bit more ;D
Cheers Mick.
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C'mon you blokes i take my riding very seriously i only drink sports drinks before a ride and get plenty of sleep the night before.
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Hey Hilly just coz Woodstock sponsor the honda boys doesn't mean its a sports drink ;)