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TerryK · Super Guru

Flinders Ranges 2018

TTRfan · Super Guru

Ride safe and have a great time Terry!

Looking forward to seeing some cracking views and, of course, vids of the gnarly bits wink

TerryK · Super Guru

Thanks Brian, 500kms up there, will do around 1000kms on the bikes in 5 days, dodge hundreds of Roo's & emus battle 30c early in the week, then drive 500kms back & with some luck all ok without injury.

Taking a camera, iphone & 2 x gopros so might get something good or bad

Cheers Terry

robs · Senior Member

Sounds great Terry, show us some pics when you have em!

TerryK · Super Guru

Got back from the Flinders Ranges in one piece, great riding over the week & we covered 993kms, WRR was great but I do have a fork seal leaking so work to be done, had to run 20PSI to prevent flat tyres & as it happens we had a KTM 690 with a flat front & a DRZ 400 with a flat rear. Both pinch flats from the rocks.

The WRR was great on fuel even when being trashed on a gorge run I did 180kms for 5 lts

We had six riders
Me Terry WR250R
Dave WRR250R
Gary KTM 500 & 690
Tony KTM 690 & DRZ 400
Rob DRZ 400
Kym KLX 250

Couple of photos attached, videos to follow

This is a very rough & steep hill, both WRR's got up along with a KTM 500, I have a video onboard the WRR Iwill post later

TerryK · Super Guru

More photos

TTRfan · Super Guru

Great photos Terry!

TerryK · Super Guru

Gary took us up this hill again, but it was cut up pretty bad & rocks everywhere

Photo of the hill, looks ok from here

The video of me going up & having to stomp it back into 1st

Going down the other side

mossproof · Super Guru

Just a short excursion into the bush there! Well held!
Is it me, or do USD forks seem to eat seals. So many trip reports seem to contain a blown fork seal on a bike with USD forks (of course, orange bikes feature a lot, but then there are so many of them in use) but I hardly ever read of it with conventional forks?
Great pics Terry. Glad you had a good trip. Envious of your wide open spaces.

TerryK · Super Guru

mossproof wrote:
Just a short excursion into the bush there! Well held!
Is it me, or do USD forks seem to eat seals. So many trip reports seem to contain a blown fork seal on a bike with USD forks (of course, orange bikes feature a lot, but then there are so many of them in use) but I hardly ever read of it with conventional forks?
Great pics Terry. Glad you had a good trip. Envious of your wide open spaces.

It seems to be an issue with USD forks, but the bike is such a ripper I'll put up with it, my mate had his new WRR there & his 1st ride with me on that bike said the WRR engine is a jet.

Will post more videos over the next week or so

Cheers Terry

TerryK · Super Guru

This is along a dry creek bed, bit like sand & the faster you go the easier it is. Bit hard trying to avoid the rocks with 20psi in the tyres

TerryK · Super Guru

Riding through Buggery gorge, thought I had a flat front but it was fine, I found the WRR bit jerky on the throttle, the TTR is smoother in these conditions

TerryK · Super Guru

Video of Mt Samuel, this is a loop around in one direction..we have rocks & more rocks, some flat land & some hills. It's a good ride

TerryK · Super Guru

This is on a PAR (public access route ) following my mate Dave

TerryK · Super Guru

Last video for now, looking at my tyres the Flinders is really rough on tyres, I fitted two new tyres before the trip, never even rode the bike & the rear has been through hell with cuts & sliced knobs, around 50% worn but just hacked up.

When we went to the Victorian High country last March & fitted two new tyres before the trip & we covered around the same distance & the tyres were in good shape when we got back.

ttboof · Super Guru

Good pictures great week of riding

Sounds like the tires have lasted well dry rocky stuff chews them up a bit .

Takes a couple of days here to take the best off them then they last a while on what's left

TerryK · Super Guru

ttboof wrote:
Good pictures great week of riding
Sounds like the tires have lasted well dry rocky stuff chews them up a bit .
Takes a couple of days here to take the best off them then they last a while on what's left

Dry rocky stuff for sure & the rocks are so sharp

TerryK · Super Guru

Didn't notice until I watched this on the TV, I had a Skippy run across in front of me at 2.54 for the UK riders, had many over the week.

TerryK · Super Guru

mossproof wrote:
Just a short excursion into the bush there! Well held!
Is it me, or do USD forks seem to eat seals. So many trip reports seem to contain a blown fork seal on a bike with USD forks (of course, orange bikes feature a lot, but then there are so many of them in use) but I hardly ever read of it with conventional forks?
Great pics Terry. Glad you had a good trip. Envious of your wide open spaces.

Washed the bike & pulled the forks off & inspected, one stone chip on the leaking side so that would explain why it was leaking

Cheers Terry

TerryK · Super Guru

another video from the Flinders, PAR 5, quite a good ride

TerryK · Super Guru

So how lucky are we in Australia to ride such great trails & dirt roads like in the Flinders ranges, but in saying that the Victorian High country is even better, we really are the lucky country.

I guess the UK has Wales & green lanes down in the SW of England, Spain would be ok I guess, anyone want to chip in ?

Cheers Terry

TTRfan · Super Guru

Devon is good for trail riding and has a real variety of going from slipper slabs of bed rock to deep muddy ruts and everything in between!

Somerset had some fantastic long trails but were lost to the NERCA legislation when vehicles were banned from most of them evileye

Wales also offers some great riding with famous ancient lanes like the Strata Florida. Well worth a visit!

I have only ever ridden in the south of Spain in Andalucia and loved the wide open gravel trails up in the mountains - mile after mile of them - friendly locals and love the tapas. I can highly recommend Baz & Co - see http://www.adventureridercentre.co.uk/the-riding/

My brother and I had a trail riding holiday in France to celebrate his 50th birthday and they have some fabulous trails.

The TET is opening up Europe and friends have recently enjoyed following a TET route through France that was about 90% off road - see https://www.transeurotrail.org/ Whether we will be allowed across the Channel after Brexit remains to be seen

TerryK · Super Guru

TerryK wrote:
mossproof wrote:
Just a short excursion into the bush there! Well held!
Is it me, or do USD forks seem to eat seals. So many trip reports seem to contain a blown fork seal on a bike with USD forks (of course, orange bikes feature a lot, but then there are so many of them in use) but I hardly ever read of it with conventional forks?
Great pics Terry. Glad you had a good trip. Envious of your wide open spaces.
Washed the bike & pulled the forks off & inspected, one stone chip on the leaking side so that would explain why it was leaking
Cheers Terry

Got the forks back last Friday & fitted them backup after work, The dealer replaced the seals, dust seals, polished the stone chip & new oil, took the bike out Sunday & seems ok

Cheers Terry