SCOTT BROOKER
With all the things happening here at
MotoSR, I wasn’t sure if I was going to make
it to this year’s Dusty Butt. But with only two
weeks until the event, and a call to Claire
from Epic events asking if they could squeeze
me in, it was on. Just time to book the ferry,
sneak some accommodation with friends,
prep my KTM 1190 Adventure R (oil, filters,
new adventure rubber) and good to go. This
was my second year at Dusty Butt and as I
was only going for one week with no camping
I was able to pack pretty light. Experience is a
beautiful thing.
I took the main route down with mum and
dad in tow on their Honda Goldwing. You just
can’t beat the ferry crossing into the sounds
on a nice day. What a beautiful place we live
in. After a few good cafe bakery stops along
the way we arrived in Fairlie on Thursday
night for the rider briefing, and a good catch
up with 150-odd, like-minded people.
You just can’t beat the ferry crossing
into the sounds on a nice day. What a
beautiful place we live in
DAY ONE
With rain all night and an early start, I left
in the dark to combat day one’s 500km of
mostly off road riding. It was a slick start with
a few riders on their side on the first hill.
Though it was slick, it kept the dust down and
made for perfect grip on the gravel roads. It
was a good day ending at Monteith’s bar in
Alexandra for dinner and a chin wag.
KIWI RIDER 101