Australasian Dirt Bike — January 2018

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and onions flared my nostrils. I
resisted the temptation and chugged
down a can of Coke. I love a good feed
after a ride but not during. It makes me
all sleepy and I can’t hang back when
it comes to a barbie, so Chad and I
threw our gear back on and hit the
trails again.
There were noticeably fewer riders on
the second loop, which let us pick up
the pace a bit. It was cracking and we
eventually stopped in the fun stuff so I
could snag a few photos.
I was feeling shagged and the logs we
rode over on the first loop suddenly
seemed bigger and more plentiful. It
was like they’d grown and had babies.
Either that or I was just rooted.

ALL IS WELL
As we cruised through the latter
sections of our second loop, we came
across a bloke who had buried himself
deep in some blackberry bushes after
getting out of shape in the one bog-hole
on the whole 45km course. We stopped

and helped him out.

Directly after the really big

downhill we found a rider who’d

cooked his rear brake and the back

wheel was locked solid.

The sun was out and the track was

much drier and dustier, but with fewer

riders on the course it was still pretty

damn sweet.

We rolled back to the carpark and I’d

had my fill. I was wearing a dusty grin

and that was all that mattered in the

world right then and there. I headed

home a happy man.

The Myrtleford Alpine Rally had

delivered once again.

The move out to Gapsted provided

some great trails and, by all reports,

Saturday night at the Myrtleford footy

rooms was a cracker, with plenty of

nice goodies finding new homes,

including a Honda CRF50.

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The sun

was out

and the

track was

much

drier and

dustier

TRAILRIDE | MYRTLEFORD ALPINE RALLY

Easy rider

For a no-fuss Alpine Rally experience you

need a reliable, registered bike with good

chain and sprockets, good tyres with

plenty of grip and brakes with plenty of

meat. I rode a Sherco 300 SEF-R, which

was ideal. It was fast enough for the open

trails and it carved the single stuff like a

hot knife through butter.

I just wore my standard riding kit

including a Bell Moto 9 helmet, Alpinestars

riding gear and boots, and a hydration

pack stuffed with tools and a spare tube.

Although this year was clear and sunny, it

can get cold and wet or even close to

snowing, so quality goggles are a must.

Consider dual-lense goggles in case the

weather turns nasty.

Tim Ferry, Steve Carell and Dan Bilzerian

Luke Brock and Tuffy

John Costenaro (left) helped get approvals