Thrashers Terrifying Treck AUS The TTT

Probably the biggest gathering of Oz ADVers were at thrashers this year to celebrate the 20th TTT.

The weather was kind. One fella didnt make it in but we think he will be OK.

Broken leg. I saw him prostrate on the track in, and being attended to by lots of folk - he was conscious - he even had a mug in his hand

I got some more photos loading please feel free to contribute.

Great looking spot

Keep em coming Davo


Your back early Dave

Yep its not far from Can ber rah
Having some trouble with pix at the mo heres another.

Rack, Nev, A2, Lego, someone, SIdetrack Bob (Dave), and Old Dog. Old Dog took the KTM Rallye (it sounds incredible).

Dont the Vics look smart in thier flash orange and black!

Speeaking of sound - we all felt some shockwaves through the evening.

G'day all,

I'll add my piccies later, got to visit my mate who got the chopper ride, here's a couple to tide you over till then.



Tom waiting for the chopper



A devil ?? , no a Jamodo-Fishbulb

Old dogs Rallye

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Apparently this is the go for all first timers through Swallowtail Pass...

350km old!!!


Presentation


Nev at the start of his 6 week ride [lucky bugger]

Anonther Old Dog,Thrasher's and Sonia's mutt.

Complementary Port

Lighting the fire.

Dominator Global Domination?

Hmmm ?

A crow eater as well.

Dunno why but I like this.

Andrew2 & Lego at Mittagong


Mittagong meeting


Paul & the 950 he borrowed for the weekend


Tom before his crash


My Beastie

Joe & his son Ryan


Bit of a traffic jam while we were sorting out Tom after his woopsie

The 4 Stooges


Mr Rally


Its been the wetest winter for a long time, not only were the tracks a bit greasy but the site was a little damp


BruceC, KurtBMW and baldymountaindweller


Mr MGargle arrives


A couple of german Tourists on an Africa Twin came along for some Aussie Culture

Top pix Greg
Jeez Kurt was there - I didnt know that

Hi Kurt

Hard Partying bikies


TruckerDj


All the mod cons, even a dining table


Baldymountaindweller is a tough country boy, no need for cutlery to eat your dinner, just use a tyre lever


mmm new gaskets maybe ??


Excellent fire


Regression during the evening

Rossco has a story to tell :eek1

Yep, it made it, started in the morning but did it get home


Ah, the morning after






Racketer and Nevgriff getting ready for day 2 of the big round oz trip, the TTT was a great way to start


It was the 20th TTT, the 3 blokes who have been to all 20 got a plaque from Thrasher

damn... looks like another enjoyable ttt that has passed. good to see you all had an enjoyable time, and the weather seemed to hold out for you. keep the pics coming

Thrasher and Sonia, our hosts, they've been having the rally on their property for 20 years, thanks guys


On the way home I visited Tom in hospital, he enjoyed his chopper flight and is having a plate put in his leg tomorrow



And another couple of piccies of my beastie from the trip home

Hey Champs what a great rally, great to see you all.

The DR was still up in Warners Bay (after blowing up the clutch at Stockton) at Dannos old man Rob's place so I hired a shitbox Hyundai and left Canberra at 6.30am. Got to Newcastle at 10.30am and it was about 12is when I left.

The DR wouldn't rev over about 1/3 throttle and I could do a maximum of 78 on the freeway. I stopped a couple of times to do all I could (basically poking it with a quizzical look on my dial) and I have to say that going along the freeway at 78 in the pissing rain is a particular joy.

Anyhoo, I got to the rally at 8.30ish and had a ball. This was the first TTT, the first time on most of the trails, first night dirt ride but I think it was all good because I couldn't see the drop-offs. I did have a couple of moments in mud I didn't see, that helped me to concentrate.

In the morning some people who actually know something about DRs and motorcycle mechanics (and quite a few who didn't) had a look at the bike. It seems that the airbox was full of fuel :eek1 something to do with stuck jets or diaphrams which I'm sure means something to other people.

The only trouble was that I used a heap more fuel and ran out on the way out. Davorallyfan gave me six cups of fuel and one for the pot (I only had a enamel cup to transfer from his tank to mine) and escorted me back to Taralga doing wheelies at every opportunity to show me what a functional DR can do.

Fuel up an Taralga and 78kph back to Canberra.

So thanks heaps to Harry and Dave and everyone who helped out, I seem to be making a habit of this.

Phil on the big HP2 at Tarlo River

Lots of bikes at the pub