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Rats on a roll

Mar 30, 2013

The last of the Temple rats have skulked back into Bali. Sheepish grins seem to be permanent fixtures on the younger two. And so it should be, this was their first trip to Australia and what a trip. Not your normal garden variety by any stretch of the imagination. Two young punks armed with cameras and wile arrive in Sydney. Straight away red carpet was extended to a couple of big events at Deus HQ in Camperdown and then bang, they’d packed up their swags and were off following a murder of surfers about. Gone bush as they say, the posse meandered its way up the east coast of Australia. From Sydney, north to Noosa. Meeting only the coolest cats and capturing them in time. Partying in Noosa with Thomas & Jake, Harrison Roach, Matt Cuddihy, Zye Norris and Jack Norton and all the other amazing surfers, muso’s, artists and individuals that were around. Big thanks from The Temple rats. It wasn’t all beer and skittles though and there was a lot of late nights of downloads as they emptied out the digital momentos they’d collected throughout each day. Wee hour edits and manipulation before banging their catch up onto the inter web for everyone’s viewing pleasure. Good obviously outweighed the bad and they both rose to the challenge. It’s also got to be said that they both pushed out a prodigious amount of work, in what was essentially, a sliver of time. So despite the general consensus of the rest of the employees here at the Temple that they didn’t do an ounce of work while they were away, we’re putting it out there that they did heaps and we take or hats off to them. They weren’t cast out there alone, we wouldn’t do that… (would we?) they were under the tutelage of D_HUMP, king of the Bali Temple rats and the keen hawk like eye of Ben Monroe HQ honcho who saw them through. Talk about two very seasoned individuals of the tour both of them. So much so that as soon as the festivities in Noosa were done, they high tailed it out of there leaving the two padawans to their own devices, which was a few more days in the north before the long trip back down the east coast in the van. The ’78 Ford. They weren’t in as much hurry to burst out of town though and along with a few others they spent a few quieter days surfing, hanging around at Thomas’ shed and over at Harrison & Eadie’s place. The waves fell a little and amid the lull Tyler Warren and Harrison hatched the ideas for a board. Before you can say, long drive home, Tyler had jumped into the shaping bay at Thomas’s place and whittled away a chunk of foam to create Harrison a new board. Unfortunately now we’re all back here, we’ll have to wait a little before we get to see that board under his feet. Over the past few weeks we’ve said a lot about the North to Noosa travels. And this will be the last of it, for this year at least. Before we put the lid on it though, we really have to thank all the aforementioned people, you all rock. There is a lot of people without whose involvement this just wouldn’t of happened. Dare for putting us up at his place and all his support, also the Deus Sydney crew for taking great care of us while in Sydney. Greg from the Deus Cafe for feeding our hungry stomachs. Jeremy and the Garage guys for making sure our Bikes were ready for the long ride, North to Noosa. Ben for keeping us well organized and scouting great locations for camping and surfing. Oh, and for just being an overall Legend. Thomas Walk the talented young photographer from Deus HQ who came with us. Spencer and his girlfriend Jenail for not only making it over from Deus LA to join us on this great adventure. But for your indelible company and spirit along the way. Joel Fitzgerald and his wife Crystal for jumping on board our bandwagon north. Love you guys, your such great company. That murder of surfers that led us on a merry chase, Harrison Roach, Matt Cuddihey, Husni Ridhwan. They drove bikes all the way to Noosa from Sydney through thick and thin. Sun, Rain and Wind! Then all competed?? Amazing! Big shout out to Thomas and his wife Kim for letting us stay with them in Noosa during the festivals, we had a great time with you, your hospitality was out of this world! Another shout out has to go to Thomas, Jake and Macca for putting on what would have to be the party of the year, in our humble opinions, as well as the premier of ‘Aint We Got Fun’ and art show! A night we all wont forget! Harrison and Eadie, post event digs, we are eternally grateful you’ve an amazing place. Tyler Warren, you rock. Was great hanging out after the festival. Well done to, Harrison Roach, Matt Cuddihy, Husni Ridhwan, Jack Norton, Zye Norris for competing. A huge round of applause has to go to Harrison Roach for winning every event he entered. 4 in a row in bowling is a Hambone, horse racing it’s called a Superfecta. Now we’ve just gotta come up for a name for it for surfing. Thanks to all the other amazing surfers for shredding and partying so hard. We also have to thank Phil Jarret and the other organisers and sponsors that put on the Noosa Surf Festival. You guys put on an amazing event. We thank you. One last special thanks to Joel Tudor for hosting his annual Van’s Duct Tape Invitational at Noosa. Wicked and such a good fit in an already great event and a great week. See you all next year.

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Sabtu pagi, 17 Juni 2023, menjadi hari yang ditunggu-tunggu oleh 250 peserta reli sepeda motor dan 80 kontestan flat track race di Bali. Itu merupakan acara Rally & Camp Tasik Adventure keempat yang diselenggarakan oleh komunitas pecinta motor trail vintage yang lebih dari sekadar menggemari motor dual purpose era 80-90-an. Dikenal sebagai Trail Asik Adventurer, AKA… Tasik Adventure yang telah menunggu setahun untuk merencanakan dan mengerjakan nya demi tidak mengecewakan siapapun yang ikut berpartisipasi.

Coba kamu bayangkan , ada dua sisi koin berbeda pada event kali ini. Yang pertama adalah Reli. Mereka memberi nama Challenge "Tantangan", menjadikan setiap peserta sebagai "Penantang" Challenger. Jadi, di tempat parkir Sangeh Monkey Forest, sambil menikmati keteduhan pohon jati raksasa yang awet muda, 250 Penantang parkir untuk menerima kode QR untuk etape pertama rute reli. Seluruh perjalanan adalah 3 etape dengan 3 titik pemberhentian. 4 jika Anda menghitung tujuan.

Ada beberapa motor keren di sana, Honda XR, Yamaha DT, Suzuki TS, Suzuki DR, dan beberapa custom modern, motocross dan scrambler. Sekitar sepuluh atau lebih, mereka berbaris di titik start dan memulai rally dari sana. Misi setiap orang adalah menyelesaikan setiap tahap dan berhenti di 3 titik pemberhentian untuk mendapatkan kode QR untuk bagian berikutnya. Keindahan Bali selalu menjadi pendamping, saat kami terbang di sepanjang kombinasi jalan aspal, jalan pedesaan, dan jalan tanah di daerah Tabanan. Kami perlahan-lahan terbang tinggi dan semakin tinggi ke perbukitan dan pemandangan sawah dan hutan akhirnya habis, sebenarnya lebih seperti perlahan menjadi satu ketika kami sampai di tujuan. Bali Outbound Farmstay (BOF) yang juga menjadi tempat berkemah semalam. Jika Anda mengumpulkan semua kode QR Anda, Anda mendapat medali Rally sebagai bentuk penghargaan.

Sisi lain dari koin yang disebutkan sebelumnya, atau event kedua, adalah balap jalur datar (flat track). Atau dalam hal ini jalur dengan landasan yang tidak rata karena tempat mereka membangun jalur itu berada di atas tempat yang dulunya terdapat dua sawah terasering. Jadi titik start finish lebih tinggi dari jalur lurus pertama dengan penurunan pada tikungan pertama dan sedikit menanjak pada tikungan kedua. Saat kami masuk ke BOF, kami sudah bisa mendengar suara motor flat track dan sorakan penonton yang berkumpul. Kami parkir dan membuat jalur jalur seperti lebah.

Keseruan seutuhnya pada acara, disaat tingkat kesulitan tambahan dimasukkan ke dalam jadwal sore hari menarik perhatian yang sangat luar biasa. Mereka berhasil menarik sekitar delapan puluh peserta, terbagi dalam 4 kelas: Kelas Mesin Horizontal, Kelas FFA 4T Max 250cc, Kelas FFA 2T Max 250cc Flat Track, dan Kelas FFA Big Bore.

Antusiasme untuk balapan flat track sangat terasa. Kegembiraan tumbuh saat kami melewati babak penyisihan dan membangun sesuatu yang luar biasa untuk final setiap kelas. Tidak ada kata menahan, mereka hadir untuk memenangkannya. Pembalap dari setiap komunitas bersaing sengit di setiap kelas. Nama-nama seperti Maulana Sandi, Dewa Dimas, Harris Manasi Ride, Nova Rider Sing Mebekel, Ferry Rider Sing Mebekel, Bontok Giga MX, dan lain-lain tak main-main, sebagian besar dari memamerkan skill mereka tanpa mengesampingkan sportifitas dan keselamatan.

Trek dengan permukaan tanah liat merah keras yang kering memberikan tantangan. Di awal, para pembalap disuguhkan dengan bagian menurun pada tikungan pertama, setelah itu mereka memeras gas di bagian trek lurus sebelum berputar ke kiri lagi tapi kali ini menjadi bagian menanjak pada tikungan kedua. Itu memaksa mereka untuk menggabungkan keterampilan balap trek datar mereka dengan banyak teknik motocross. Pada akhirnya, semua pembalap bersenang-senang dengan debu tanah liat merah yang menutupi segalanya dan semua orang.

Saat matahari terbenam ke arah cakrawala, saudara dan sahabat motoran kami meraih pecahan cahaya terakhir untuk mendirikan tenda mereka dan dalam persiapan untuk berkemah malam. Matahari menghilang di balik Gunung Batukaru memberi semua orang pemandangan yang menakjubkan, tetapi segera menyelimuti kami dengan udara yang jauh lebih sejuk dari dataran tinggi di Baturiti Tabanan ini.

Percakapan tentang rute reli dan balapan flat track mengalir dari pintu tenda semua orang yang berkemah, yang lain membaringkan tubuh mereka yang lelah untuk mengantisipasi perjalanan keesokan harinya, perjalanan yang relatif santai ke Pantai Pasut.

Dengan begitu, acara Rally & Camp Tasik Adventure 2023 pun berakhir. Sampai bertemu lagi tahun depan, salam untuk semua penantang, pengalaman yang luar biasa.

Berikut daftar pemenang Kelas Flat Track:

Flat Rack Horizontal Engine Class Winners:
1. Chiko GTT Bali
2. Panduk Pisaga Delodan
3. Andika Monkey Brothers

Flat Rack FFA 4T Max 250cc Class Winners:
1. Nova Rider Sing Mebekel
2. Ferry Rider Sing Mebekel
3. Bontok Giga MX

Flat Rack FFA 2T Max 250cc Class Winners:
1. Sandi Maulana
2. Dewa Dita
3. Eponk Road Country

Flat Rack FFA Big Bore Class Winners:
1. Dewa Dimas
2. Haris Manasi Ride
3. Sandi Maulana

Saturday morning, June 17, 2023, was a highly anticipated day for 250 motorcycle rally participants and 80 flat track race contestants in Bali. It was the Fourth Rally & Camp Tasik Adventure event organized by a community of vintage trail motorcycle enthusiasts who love more than fanging about on their dual-purpose motorcycles from the 80s and 90s. Known as the Trail Asik Adventure Community, AKA… Tasik Adventure people had waited a year for the follow up and none were disappointed.

Just so you can get it straight in your head, there’s two very different sides to this coin. The first one was the Rally. They hung it under the banner of “Challenge”, making each partaker a “Challenger”. So, in the carpark of Sangeh Monkey Forest, which enjoys the shade of giant ageless teak trees, 250 Challengers parked up to receive the QR code for the first leg of the rally route. The entire ride was 3 stages with 3 stop points. 4 if you count the destination.

There were some amazing bikes there, Honda XR’s, Yamaha DT’s, Suzuki TS’s, Suzuki DR’s, and some custom modern motocross and scrambler bikes. In lots of ten or so, they lined up at the starting point then let them out for the event. Everyone’s mission was to complete each stage and stop at the 3 stop points to get the QR code for the next bit. Bali’s beauty was the constant companion, as we flew along a combination of asphalt roads, rural roads and dirt tracks in the Tabanan area. We slowly winded up high and higher into the hills and the views of rice fields and forests finally ran out, actually, it was more like blurred into one when we reached our destination. Bali Outbound Farmstay (BOF), which was also to be the overnight camping spot. If you collected all your QR codes you got a Rally medal as a form of appreciation.

The other side of the aforementioned coin, or second event, was the flat track. Or in this case staggered track because where they had built the track it was over a spot that had once held two rice terraces. So the Start finish straight sat higher than the return straight with a drop on the first turn and an uphill bit on the second. As we were pulling into BOF we could already hear the flat track bikes and the assembled crowd cheering. We parked up and made a bee line track side.

What an absolute corker of an event, the added degree of difficulty jammed into the afternoons schedule made for the most marvelous distraction. They’d managed to attract around eighty participants, split over 4 classes: Horizontal Engine Class, FFA 4T Max 250cc Class, Flat Track FFA 2T Max 250cc Class, and FFA Big Bore Class.

The enthusiasm for the flat track races was palpable. The excitement growing as we whittled down through the heats and building to something of a crescendo for the finals of each class. There was no holding back, they were in it to win it. Racers from each community fiercely competed in each class. Names like Maulana Sandi, Dewa Dimas, Harris Manasi Ride, Nova Rider Sing Mebekel, Ferry Rider Sing Mebekel, Bontok Giga MX, and others were letting nothing slip, flaunting their skills without compromising sportsmanship and safety. Mostly.

The track, with its dry hard red clay surface, presented challenges. Off the start, the racers were presented with a downhill section on the first turn, they hit the gas on the bottom straight before spinning left again but this time into an uphill section on the second turn. It forced them to combine their flat track racing skills with a slew of motocross techniques. In the end, all the racers had fun with the red clay dust lay across everything and everyone.

As the sun dipped towards the horizon, our compadres and accomplices grabbed the last shards of light to set up their tents in readiness for a night of camping. The sun disappeared behind Mount Batukaru affording everyone a magnificent view, but immediately enveloping us in the much cooler air of these high grounds here in Baturiti Tabanan.

Conversations about the rally route and the flat track race flowed out of the tent flaps of all those who camped others bedded their weary bodies down in anticipation for the next day's ride, a comparatively leisurely meander down to Pasut Beach.

With that, the Rally & Camp Tasik Adventure 2023 event came to an end. Until we meet again next year, greetings to all challengers, what an amazing time.

Here is the list of the days winners:

Flat Rack Horizontal Engine Class Winners:
1. Chiko GTT Bali
2. Panduk Pisaga Delodan
3. Andika Monkey Brothers

Flat Rack FFA 4T Max 250cc Class Winners:
1. Nova Rider Sing Mebekel
2. Ferry Rider Sing Mebekel
3. Bontok Giga MX

Flat Rack FFA 2T Max 250cc Class Winners:
1. Sandi Maulana
2. Dewa Dita
3. Eponk Road Country

Flat Rack FFA Big Bore Class Winners:
1. Dewa Dimas
2. Haris Manasi Ride
3. Sandi Maulana