Hytram
<-- now went that way
For the first time in ages I had a Saturday for myself. I set the alarm for 8:30am and after getting out of bed at 11am I determined what I should do. There was lawns to mow, lights to be installed in the new bathroom and a shed to clean up. So after I decided a route I donned the bike gear and headed off. 
I headed up to the Bunyip State Forrest in Gembrook to pay in the dirt...
(Im glad I over took this and not met it coming the other way)
(the main roads are well keep and very grippy)
As I came around one of the corners I noticed a strange looking pot hole for a dirt road, I was lucky enough to miss it as it was on the apex, hitting it would have meant bye byes!!. On further inspection it was at least 2 foot deep and quite under mined, there was a concrete drain underneath that had sucked most of the dirt from above it. I was luck enough to report it... but more on that later.
(it looks small, but it was quite large underneath)
(I had to stop for this Kodak moment)
5 years ago back when I was a learner on a KLR250 I went for my first real dirt ride, I had to end here with a flat tyre, I had a puncher repair kit but the damage was just fixable and I couldn't risk going farther... I got here again and was going to keep on going
(some mud to play in)
I stopped basically in the middle of now where to have a drink and a rest and low and behold the local police turned up for a licence and breath test, I past on the alcohol bit but failed on the garlic and was given a stern talking too about brushing and flossing I also showed the copper where the pot hole was on the map and he was going to report to the local ranger. Both him and his young partner where nice and friendly and didn't even give the bike a second look (no rego sticker 
)
(bike safety, please wear a bullet proof vest
)
(Peak a boo!)
(more mud)
(look mum, no side stand!!)
Then the real stuff started, it started to get steeper with plenty of erosion humps (massive speed humps) to deal with. Going up a hilly bit I stopped and as I went to ride off and as I put the clutch the bike rolled back a bit and caught my left foot between the footpeg and embankment so I tipped the bike to the right and the the weight was to much and I laid it down..
I picked it up with no drama only to find this
the peg had gone straight into the clay and couldn't bend on its hinge so all the force went straight into the mounting bracket.
(I backed the bike down to the last flat spot and decided to head for
home)
This is where the real trouble started, having no rear brake because of the broken footpeg I had to go down some steep inclines with only front and engine braking I went down 2 more times, once heavy enough to bend the crash bars...oh well, this what they are there for.
(also, new flush mount indicators are on there way)
This is what I bought the strom for, but I think it is a little heavy for any real off road stuff. I think I will stick to the flatter stuff....or maybe I wont
Marty
I headed up to the Bunyip State Forrest in Gembrook to pay in the dirt...
(Im glad I over took this and not met it coming the other way)
(the main roads are well keep and very grippy)
As I came around one of the corners I noticed a strange looking pot hole for a dirt road, I was lucky enough to miss it as it was on the apex, hitting it would have meant bye byes!!. On further inspection it was at least 2 foot deep and quite under mined, there was a concrete drain underneath that had sucked most of the dirt from above it. I was luck enough to report it... but more on that later.
(it looks small, but it was quite large underneath)
(I had to stop for this Kodak moment)
5 years ago back when I was a learner on a KLR250 I went for my first real dirt ride, I had to end here with a flat tyre, I had a puncher repair kit but the damage was just fixable and I couldn't risk going farther... I got here again and was going to keep on going
(some mud to play in)
I stopped basically in the middle of now where to have a drink and a rest and low and behold the local police turned up for a licence and breath test, I past on the alcohol bit but failed on the garlic and was given a stern talking too about brushing and flossing
I also showed the copper where the pot hole was on the map and he was going to report to the local ranger. Both him and his young partner where nice and friendly and didn't even give the bike a second look (no rego sticker )(bike safety, please wear a bullet proof vest
)
(Peak a boo!)
(more mud)
(look mum, no side stand!!)
Then the real stuff started, it started to get steeper with plenty of erosion humps (massive speed humps) to deal with. Going up a hilly bit I stopped and as I went to ride off and as I put the clutch the bike rolled back a bit and caught my left foot between the footpeg and embankment so I tipped the bike to the right and the the weight was to much and I laid it down..
I picked it up with no drama only to find this
the peg had gone straight into the clay and couldn't bend on its hinge so all the force went straight into the mounting bracket.
(I backed the bike down to the last flat spot and decided to head for
home)
This is where the real trouble started, having no rear brake because of the broken footpeg I had to go down some steep inclines with only front and engine braking I went down 2 more times, once heavy enough to bend the crash bars...oh well, this what they are there for.
(also, new flush mount indicators are on there way)
This is what I bought the strom for, but I think it is a little heavy for any real off road stuff. I think I will stick to the flatter stuff....or maybe I wont
Marty
