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And WHY NO TTR on your trailer? 

Martyn

petenz wrote:

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Come on Terry.... it's Australia..

you fella's don't have any high country …

And NO.... Aires rock doesn't count..




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 After visiting queenstown NZ  I now know what hills are 

Maybe Victorian higher country. Must say it's good riding and different than most places in oz

As for the rock it's just a rock but I did ride out there and have a look 11500ks in three weeks no hills out there 

Cubber wrote:

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And WHY NO TTR on your trailer? 

Martyn

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 Last year we took two TTR's & one WRR, this year we took two WRR's, we both have a TTR, WRR & Triumph Scrambler each

Sounds like an interesting trip. Probably the same week on my last ride out we were riding up a track in a dry creek bed with a tricky log crossing. Real thick jungle. Big log waist high with slippery tree roots on both sides. We were just helping each other over. One of the guys got the front wheel up so we could skull drag him over. he lost balance whilst stationary, fell left and put his hand on the log. The handlebars landed on his hand and split the webbing of his hand REALLY badly, between the fore finger and thumb . Took a bit to get him and his bike out and off to hospital for some micro surgery. All good now.

Sometimes **** happens, gotta remember all the good rides.

More photos

Across the road, statue display

From the road

Up the hill,dropped in for a coffee

Wild country

Mt Beauty

 

 

 

 

Even more

Up in the mountains

Lookout

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stream running through the place where we are staying

 

 

 

Short video from the VHC ride

Went & got X-Rays on my foot today & I have a couple of fractures after all, another visit tomorrow to see what can be done, all three of us that suffered foot injuries had Forma Adventure boots, They are nice to wear & walk in but looks like not a lot of support or protection

The low speed off I had should not have resulted in broken bones, might have to review boots

Cheers Terry

Went to SPORTS MED & yes broken ankle so moon boot for around 6 weeks, no riding for a few months

Cheers Terry

petenz wrote:

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TerryK wrote:

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Went to SPORTS MED & yes broken ankle so moon boot for around 6 weeks, no riding for a few months

Cheers Terry

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 stay sitting.... and only the brake foot... not as if it that important...

 

I did ride back on Wed & rode around the roads on Thursday, while sitting I didn't have a lot of pain, still driving

 

 

 

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TTRfan wrote:

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Sorry to hear of the damage Terry - I hope it mends OK and you are soon back out riding.

Brian

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 Cheers Brian, bit of pain but not real bad & wearing a moonboot a left over from when I broke my leg (same one) I guess I won't be on the bike for at least 3 months perhaps longer so you are all safe from videos for a bit.

Cheers Terry

mossproof wrote:

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Looks fantastic riding country. Such a bad run of luck for your group. I hope you all recover quickly.

2 subjects for debate:

1: You admit to riding faster on the WR - should you stick to the TTR?

2: Hard boots vs soft? Knee injuries more frequent in harder boots with less flexibility - wear knee braces and next up the line are the hips... or impact and crush injuries to feet and ankles from softer boots. My preference is faster knitting broken bones rather than slow and never totally repaired ACL rips.

In the end, something's gonna get you one way or the other in this dangerous passtime of ours. Should be banned!

Thanks for the pics,

Get well soon,

Simon.

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 Yea I do ride faster on the WRR but not a huge amount, perhaps 10-15%,  as for boots,  I knew the Forma ADV boots did not give the same protection as MX boots & I broke my leg 11yrs ago with MX boots on, disadvantage of the MX boots is the lack of feel on the rear brake & with the huge steep downhills there's a good chance of a lock up & an off so it's a choice with the good & bad, is saying that five of the other riders had the same boots (plus the three that got hurt) & did not suffer any damage.

Added to the mix I had a dose of the ****s & didn't eat, but I was riding slower than normal as can be seen on the video, I just rode at my own pace.  I will admit coming down the steep rocky hill before I came off I was buggered.

Yes it is a danger, last year in the high country we had two guys break bones in their feet, so it might be a trend I have to avoid & might give it a miss next year.

I have never seen hills like we had this year they just go forever, have a look at this video, the length of the uphill...one guy broke his foot coming down this hill

Cheers Terry

mossproof wrote:

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Didn't know you had hills that long down there And no snow at the top!
Could have done without that jerk going by at warp speed 1:50 in. Gave me a fright, must have been worse for you!

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 That wasn't even the top, didn't see the WR450F coming & should I have moved over it could have gone pear shaped real quick

Cheers Terry

Cold & wet in the Victorian High country

We were up to 1700mtrs

GraemeSydney wrote:

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TerryK wrote:

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Couple of photo from the week

My foot

A nice trophy

 

I recognise the Mt Blue Rag Track entering the Alpine Way. I had a great ride on an XR600, full knobbies, chasing a pair of R1's back to Bright from there. Of course I beat them .

 

Were you on an organised tour? 

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 No just a group of mates that ride together