02/03/2013 Cairns (Australia)

[Simmo737]

Yeah, you tropic dudes understand water. We have average yearly rainfall of 55 inches. We've had 32 inches since January 1, the waterways just can't cope like they do up north and the soil isn't quite as leeched either, it is completely supersaturated and all rainfall is now runoff. I lived in Darwin for a while and was amazed how water from a monster storm ( inch an hour rain) just disappeared as if it would never flood, but conversely waterways grew in minutes...very scary in little boats with our shoe leather friends watching and waiting for lunch.

[Jakobi]

Spot on Simmo. A normal couple days rain here puts Brisbane under water. I think alot of it is the development and infrastructure which overloads and changes the natural flow of the run off.

Heres some more prime single. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJXurdXPh-0

[desertgasser300]

Dang, I wish I could get in on a ride of this magnitude. Only time I get to ride with more then two or three people is at the races.

[Jakobi]

Originally Posted by desertgasser300

Dang, I wish I could get in on a ride of this magnitude. Only time I get to ride with more then two or three people is at the races.

Its not all that great honestly. Many hours spent sitting around waiting for bikes and riders to regroup. Increased bikes = increased odds for mechanical issues too. I can cover the same kms (same trails) with the usual group of 3 - 5 riders in no time at all. A couple of hours vs a whole day. I possibly spent more time sitting around waiting than actually riding on the weekend. It was well worth it watching everyone else suffer though. Red faces, dripping with sweat, mangled and struggling to hold on. It tested a couple. I love the loop on that last vid. Some beaut lil single track hills. We only took about 7 of the 20 something riders through there, and even a couple managed to mess up a few hills. 1 bloke put his bike in the drink upside down. Definitely one of those days.

The 250 also did 110kms on 10.5L of fuel while keeping a pretty solid pace and flogging it down a firetrail at 110km/hr.

[Jakobi]

Old mate on the KTM keeps pumpkin the vids out... This one you even get to see the lovely gasser leaning against a tree at the top of a hill.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIl1jeRiGwo

[Simmo737]

Originally Posted by Jakobi

Old mate on the KTM keeps pumpin the vids out... This one you even get to see the lovely gasser leaning against a tree at the top of a hill.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIl1jeRiGwo

That's a nice piece of trail... Jealous

[Jakobi]

Originally Posted by Simmo737

That's a nice piece of trail... Jealous

Its verr nice. There is more of it out there too! I tell you what Simmo. You and all the other fellas should arrange a trip up this way. I'll hook yas up a deal with trailbikeadventures.com and laugh and you all wrestle the big yellow submarines all day. LOL! I guess I'd have to ride one too to make it fair!

[Jakobi]

MORE... I need to start uploading some of the gasser or take this thread to ktmtalk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jM5v9Froth4

[Simmo737]

Originally Posted by Jakobi

Its verr nice. There is more of it out there too! I tell you what Simmo. You and all the other fellas should arrange a trip up this way. I'll hook yas up a deal with trailbikeadventures.com and laugh and you all wrestle the big yellow submarines all day. LOL! I guess I'd have to ride one too to make it fair!

Ha, I'll freight the bike up, the dee r zee is just to freakin heavy , but at least you know they if you start something on them, you will finish. We should do it one day, cape York!

[n_green]

Originally Posted by Simmo737

Ha, I'll freight the bike up, the dee r zee is just to freakin heavy , but at least you know they if you start something on them, you will finish. We should do it one day, cape York!

I'm up for that. On my own bike though. Not a 450kg two wheeled tractor