Just Been in the Man Cave

And look what I've just finished!

BikeJoring rig is complete...wooot

Bit of nice and bendy PVC pipe sprayed black to hold the gangline away from the front wheel. Its lashed to the bike with cloth tape as it doesnt need any strength. The rope fixed to the bike is rated at 281kg so we whould be good there as i dont quite weigh that much    . Each end of the rope is knotted and double backed onto itself and cable tied.



Its attached to the double gangline I orderd by a quick release clip so I'm not faffing about holding two dogs with one hand.



This one shows the rubber shock in the gangline to absorb the initial snatch when they take off.



Should get the special harnesses in the next week or so and for now I'm spending 5 mins each night walking them on the gangline to get them used to it. First night went terrible and turned into a giant knot but now they are starting to get there and we even had a little run on friday night with no hiccups.

So close now, cant wait to start training them with the bike  

Nice one Nath! They are gonna love it!

Ps managed to sell the car yet? Was watching it on ebay.

janey wrote:Nice one Nath! They are gonna love it!

Ps managed to sell the car yet? Was watching it on ebay.

It didnt sell on ebay in the end as it didnt hit the reserve    one of the watchers contacted me about 5 mins after it ended and offerd me £25 less than the reserve price so I took it. he picked it up last Saturday which is how I've been able to but the gangline etc.

I just know they will love it too but Im a little worried as the stop command doesnt always work lol.

Great news about the car! Just make sure you wear a crash helmet hee hee hee X

janey wrote:Just make sure you wear a crash helmet hee hee hee X

Oh yeah for sure lol I look like a right twit in it but I just know Im going to be comming off the bike quite a bit    x

Shin pads, elbow pads any other padding you can think of then, oh and photos please lol!   

How fab Nath bloody good luck though   

Looks amazing Hun! Xx

Looks fab, good luck x

Lol thanks for all the best wishes. You sound as worried as I do !!! My ex wife and al my fiends want to see the first run.. im guessing they want a good laugh pmsl.
Ive been training marley for about 1 and half years on direction and laska is my brake and she responds real well to stop. Bloody nervous tbh as it alot harder than it looks and im antisipating alot of falls when they catch sight of deer etc.
Now they are both matured and have been given a clean bill of health by the vet its time to have some fun and work them hard. In anticipation ive fed them both up 2kg for the extra excercise. Have an action cam on order so expect to see all the grisly hd details soon lol.
My inspiration has been this guy, one of the best in europe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNs-O-t20-g&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Great if they stay focused Xx

janey wrote:Great if they stay focused Xx

You and me both know that aint gonna happen lol xx

Hope it works OK Nathan, I am trying not to imagine the carnage   

Good luck, they will love it ...not so sure about you at first though Hope you don't hurt yourself too much Nathan

Have helmet and gloves but must admit I am getting a bit worried now... its easy to underestimate how much power two dogs produce and especialy if they take off at a 45degree angle...im off the bike.... been training marley for about a year and a half now on directions and his leave it responce is now great. But well aware of the consequences of them going wild at prey. .. the thing thats driving me is that im sure they will love it and as laska looks more bully but can keep up with marley we will be flicking the middle finger to all the joring snobs who think its just a pure husky thing...me and the mutts will be out to prove bully power   

Well today was the day....and it was fantastic! by far one of the best things i've ever done with dogs. thrilling, 8 seconds into the vid you can see the deer run acroos our path so my brakes went of full for about 20 seconds lol. and its so so rewarding seeing all your hard work with the training pay off. Marley is a fantastic lead dog and even though it was his first time he hung onto every command and brought laska back on track a few times especially towards the end. proud of them both for being so good but he really did prove himself today. as you can tell i'm well chuffed...and still alive with nothing broken   

here is the Vid, it was in HD but for whatever reason Youtube downscaled it so i will try and find a better format to upload with in future.

https://youtu.be/iXYOCHKPwcs

Fantastic vid Nathan! Well done Marley & Laska! Looks great fun, and deer the first outing! Bet they slept well after that

Whoa... Can see exactly what you mean about being the lead dog.

Great video Nathan, makes me want to have a go !

Do you free wheel all the time ?

-Ian- wrote:Whoa... Can see exactly what you mean about being the lead dog.

Great video Nathan, makes me want to have a go !

Do you free wheel all the time ?

No not all the time, when we start i help and also in deep mud or uphill. we did about 20 mins today and then i took them for a warm down walk after.

And yeah flowerbud, they are whacked out now lol full bellies and fast asleep snoring away

As bless them, happy dogs