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Timbowe:
Went ridding yesterday up the back country, an hours drive from home. Up to Clayton station at the head of the new man-made Opuha dam. d**n fine day for ridding with a mild but overcast sky which threatened, but never produced, some spill over showers from the other side of the Southern Alps which divide the South Island longatudinally. 

 Good, well set out course with every style of terrain included. From steep uphill switch backs, of which there were a series of 10 or so in a row, to muddy creek crossings and a lot of good mountain tracks climbing through the lower High country.

 Had a good run for the first loop of 20 mile duration. But on the second loop, when we decided that we should have a look at the Enduro section of the track. The Magura hydraulic clutch decided that it would expell its vital fluid from its home in the slave cylinder out all over the engine. Leaving me with a limp lever and no useable clutch.

 So it was a non-stop action packed adventure to the end of the loop back to the carpark through the hardest part of the track and back on to the regular intermediate tracks. All the time having to watch out for the riders in front who might stop in front of me to negoiate an obstacle or a technical part of the track.

 Made it back to the carpark in time enough to have a look and see if the offending part could be remedied and get the 500 back out to plough some more earth. Had a quick look that showed that the cylinder's fluid was infact not on the right of the plunger and that allthough the rubber cup looked undamaged, there was still a problem which was not going to be fixed 70 miles away from my garage.

 Lesson for the day: allways take the spares. I had a cable and another lever sitting at "home" which could have been attached in ten minutes and we would have been back out for a 3rd and 4th lap.   s**te Happens.... :roll:

  Took a pic or two.

   

FuriouSly:
Sorry to hear about the busted part.  But thanks for the pictures...  I got my fix for the month.  I do envy your riding areas... they are too beautiful.

Does the Magura really make enough of a difference in your riding style to warrant the expense and possible breakage?

Until the next episode of "Timbowe's great cinematic expeditions".....  Sly

gowen:
I agree Sly. I envy those areas. Non-existant here around here. Thanks for sharing..

KXcam22:
Timbowe,
 I agree those are fantastic pictures. I heisted a pic of your bike on the beach to use as my screen saver at work. Whenever thing get too wild I just stare out to sea. Nice shots. Cam.

Danger4u2:
Timbowe, I can't get over how cool a riding area you have.  To have giant hills with an unobstructed view is only a dream for me.  Any hills I have gotten to ride are rock strewn and tree lined.  You can't see more than 50 feet because of the trees.  And if you work your way to the top and look out on the horizon all you can see is the tops of the trees.  We have some nice riding areas in Oklahoma, but nothing like you have.  Check out my picture and tell me if I live in the flat land.  The white line you see in the horizon is the Great Salt Plains of Oklahoma.
Danger

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