Beginners offroad ride - Brissy Northside - Sat 13 Oct

[Young-gun-640]

Hey everyone, my younger brother (BMW G650 XC) and myself (KTM 625 SXC) are fairly inexperienced off-road riders and are hoping to go for an easy ride on Saturday morning. Hoping to recruit the help of MickD who has an extensive knowledge of the area north of Brisbane.

Not looking for a huge group of beginners, but if you're more experienced and don't mind coming along to "smell the roses" while us noobs learn some new skills, we'd love to have you along.

Anyone interested? ( I haven't set a route or meeting point as yet ) Route and meeting details further down thread (post #10)

[Riot]

keen for this.
Keep us updated on meeting location and time :-)

[jimmy101]

Im in and know a few fun dirt roads. Mick knows more but I've got ideas. Where u based? Im Scarborough.

[Hardhead]

Might be interested in this one. Will have to see what the rest of the week brings.
Still getting the feel for the tiger so a nice cruisy ride will be about right for me.



Remember that the Jamie Lord ride is starting from Dayboro on sat morning but they will be taking the tar route.

[mickd]

HI ALL
I CAN LEAD OR SWEEP I DONT MIND,ITS UP TO YOU,IF YOU GET LOST I CAN ALWAYS GET US BACK,

A NICE EASY RIDE,SOUNDS LIKE DAYBORO,LACEYS CREEK ROAD,ONTO THE GANTRY,THEN ONTO WOODFORD FOR LUNCH,AND IF YOU FEEL LIKE MORE WE COULD HAVE A RUN INTO GLASSHOUSE,( 95% off road,fire trail roads )

OR

WOODFORD,INTO GLASSHOUSE AND HAVE A PLAY AROUND,LOADS OF EASY TRACKS IN GLASSHOUSE,( all fire trail roads )

YOUR THREAD SO ITS UP TO YOU,I JUST LIKE RIDING

[jimmy101]

Originally Posted by mickd

HI ALL
I CAN LEAD OR SWEEP I DONT MIND,ITS UP TO YOU,IF YOU GET LOST I CAN ALWAYS GET US BACK,

A NICE EASY RIDE,SOUNDS LIKE DAYBORO,LACEYS CREEK ROAD,ONTO THE GANTRY,THEN ONTO WOODFORD FOR LUNCH,AND IF YOU FEEL LIKE MORE WE COULD HAVE A RUN INTO GLASSHOUSE,( 95% off road,fire trail roads )

OR

WOODFORD,INTO GLASSHOUSE AND HAVE A PLAY AROUND,LOADS OF EASY TRACKS IN GLASSHOUSE,( all fire trail roads )

YOUR THREAD SO ITS UP TO YOU,I JUST LIKE RIDING

I was thinking similar...laceys ck rd, Woodford maybe jimna then back via main roads through glasshouse.

Bakery meetup then?

[Young-gun-640]

ok guys so have chatted with the brother and MickD, considering there is a big charity ride on the same day meeting in the same town, here are some skeletal details, MickD to fill you in on the route:

Time: 9am for 9.30 start
Place: Outside Vet Surgery in Dayboro (near intersection McKenzie St/Don Kerr Memorial Drive)
Route: Laceys Creek Road option as below... MickD

Originally Posted by mickd

HI ALL
I CAN LEAD OR SWEEP I DONT MIND,ITS UP TO YOU,IF YOU GET LOST I CAN ALWAYS GET US BACK,

A NICE EASY RIDE,SOUNDS LIKE DAYBORO,LACEYS CREEK ROAD,ONTO THE GANTRY,THEN ONTO WOODFORD FOR LUNCH,AND IF YOU FEEL LIKE MORE WE COULD HAVE A RUN INTO GLASSHOUSE,( 95% off road,fire trail roads )

OR

WOODFORD,INTO GLASSHOUSE AND HAVE A PLAY AROUND,LOADS OF EASY TRACKS IN GLASSHOUSE,( all fire trail roads )

YOUR THREAD SO ITS UP TO YOU,I JUST LIKE RIDING

Remember, this isn't a go fast go crazy ride, plan to just enjoy

[ryangus]

Originally Posted by jimmy101

Im in and know a few fun dirt roads. Mick knows more but I've got ideas. Where u based? Im Scarborough.

I'm also at Scarborough. I'll keep an eye on this thread and an eye out for you

[El Ponkin]

The way they are doing the Jamie ride is that they will be meeting at the Dayboro Showgrounds starting from 7 but not leaving for the ride until 11 (so 3 hrs of bench racing) and they are doing brekkie so you could pop in and have a look and a chat, grab some brekkie and then go for your dirt ride, what better way to spend a Sunday, you could even finsh your dirt ride at the Ettamogah Pub and turn up for a beer and the band.

[mickd]

HARDHEAD

COME ON MATE IT WILL BE NICE TO SEE YOU,ALSO YOU KNOW SOME BRILL ROUTES OUT PAST KILCOY WAY

[Hardhead]

Originally Posted by mickd

HARDHEAD

COME ON MATE IT WILL BE NICE TO SEE YOU,ALSO YOU KNOW SOME BRILL ROUTES OUT PAST KILCOY WAY

Working on it.

[GMess]

I'm keen but am interstate at the moment and will have to see what the family has planned when I get home. Have ridden bikes on and off for years but am a noob when it comes to heavy dual sports (F650GS) on gravel. Will also have to swap out some worn Tourances when I get home. Will keep in touch. If I can't make it this Sat am real keen for something similar in the future.

[mickd]

Hi all
this is a easy ride,so come on you big bike adv'ers come out for a ride,all this ride will be on wide open fire trail roads.

So,we will head down laceys creek road to the very bottom b4 heading into the bush.then follow it all the way to the gantry,
we can then do a loop heading back to the gantry,or some of you might head home (via the road) or we could even go onto kilcoy or woodford,its up to you on the day

i will be heading to dayboro from samford so if anyone would like to meet me on the day i will see you at the fuel station

[Hardhead]

It's looking good for me to join in. Will confirm tomorrow.

[Young-gun-640]

I forgot to address the issue of fuel range, how many k's do we need to be able to do from Dayboro?

Originally Posted by mickd

Hi all
this is a easy ride,so come on you big bike adv'ers come out for a ride,all this ride will be on wide open fire trail roads.

So,we will head down laceys creek road to the very bottom b4 heading into the bush.then follow it all the way to the gantry,
we can then do a loop heading back to the gantry,or some of you might head home (via the road) or we could even go onto kilcoy or woodford,its up to you on the day

i will be heading to dayboro from samford so if anyone would like to meet me on the day i will see you at the fuel station