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  1. ryturn

    Tick tick!

    we keep getting bits of rock in the chain guide , happens a lot easy fix ...get the rock out
  2. ryturn

    How many Aussies are there on the forum?

    Heh BammBamm spent some time at Bright in October liked it so much went back in December, loved Shred Kelly, berm city. We live at Mallacoota our backyard would be Tathra, off to NZ next then looking at Bright before winter sets in.
  3. ryturn

    Fires

    the fire season continues unabated through south east Australia as well as many other parts. We have been home 2 weeks , Mallacoota is a mess as are many towns ,we aren't the only town in trouble. Houses , Businesses , forests ,wildlife gone , not to mention mtb tracks, many built using timbers...
  4. ryturn

    Cracked!!

    never ever ....ever heard an Australian say that about New Zealand in fact for Giant or any brand New Zealand is a HUGE market and we look at New Zealanders as well ...pretty good friends.
  5. ryturn

    Fires

    he was chosen 2nd most favorite pick to become next Australian Prime Minister 1st chice was Jacinda Ardern
  6. ryturn

    Fires

    Pdoz is correct ...these are far from NORMAL conditions unprecedented fire conditions and fire behaviour has been brought about by drought and our forests / farmland having minimal moisture content.
  7. ryturn

    Fires

    Wepn is right .....the greens are copping the blame for this but not a state or federal government in Australia is controlled by or do they hold the balance of power by greens.We have been in drought for who knows how long every Park ranger or Forestry person picked this as a bad year Australia...
  8. ryturn

    Fires

    Well after 15 days on the road we were escorted by Police back into Mallacoota today it has been quite a journey so many burnt out areas we have been , after a week in The Tathra Beach House Apartments wasn't sure l wanted to go home ,Tathra trails have ridding mint after some light rain , very...
  9. ryturn

    Fires

    l'd go for a ride too but it's too smoky for strenuous activity. That list of f#ck ups and lack of sensitivity is sure growing, due in New Zealand for Crankworx in March may stay awhile.
  10. ryturn

    Fires

    Heh Errol , Saturday night was a hoot in Cooma ,the ash storm was just plain scary.
  11. ryturn

    Fires

    thanks Pdoz we have been amazed at some of the kind offers. We are at our happy zone , Tathra, we were to sneek home under escort last night ,we made a dash from Cooma last base to Eden but enroute 4 twats with caravans tried to get out via Cann River have to be reteive by emergency services as...
  12. ryturn

    Fires

    Fairly cool today in Cooma so were really good for today , many other areas still in big trouble. some of the footage is plain scary. We’re for Sydney | Daily Telegraph
  13. ryturn

    Fires

    I love Australia but its really pushin the friendship ,last night in Cooma was pretty scary but we got through no ember attack just a huge ash storm lots burnt leaves and black skies. When things had settled and calm returned then the Cooma town alarms sounded emergency services vehicles lights...
  14. ryturn

    Fires

    we stayed in Cooma in our travelling gypsy convoy , we have been in motel in Cooma understaffed for fires a possible ember attack and the huge influx of fires sevices,technicans etc that are needed ,l have forestry background , partner hotel/motel management another of the group a chef ,we...
  15. ryturn

    Fires

    New Zealand sending additional firefighters today we are hoping they send Jacinda Ardern as well to take charge .....our guys really are nobs in Canberra.Our state premiers are putting in the hard bits hassleing for more support but the federal ,PM we have lost faith in.....word in Australia...
  16. ryturn

    Fires

    any Australians on this site if fire services/police/authorities tell you go YOU MUST GO
  17. ryturn

    Fires

    holidaymakers which there are thousands of mum dad and the kids back to their homes usually Melbourne , Sydney the only way out is through Canberra as many roads closed by fire locals or people like us that have already been evacuated many towns have set up evacuation centers too Eden opened up...
  18. ryturn

    Fires

    thanks zimmer , yeah its really bad here and when you think it can't get worse another 40 +plus weekend comes at you still cant believe the evacuation we were in today from the south coast of NSW 10's of thousands of people cars caravans and boats 1 direction and fires services and fuel tankers...
  19. ryturn

    Fires

    we were evacuated out of our home town ' Mallacoota 4 days back to Eden on the NSW south coast , today we were evacuated from there in 1 of the biggest mass evacuations Australia has ever seen 10's of thousands of holidaymakers and residents we travelled through burnt out small towns and...
  20. ryturn

    Fires

    thanks, things have happened so quick ,Australia has declared a national emergency ,lower east coast of Australia is in real trouble. My house and home town Mallacoota looks bad.We luckily have a room and shelter in Eden NSW but the road is cut by fire in either direction We are safe many...
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