Wot the Jatz's did

[JATZ]

2 350's and a 250 (that works)...

HAH !!! not even you want some adjustable 250 forks Nordie......

The RR is from a trip I did last year Willdat

[NordieBoy]

Oh dear. What's the Piglet done this time?

[JATZ]

Oh dear. What's the Piglet done this time?

Big end apparently

[Willdat?]

The RR is from a trip I did last year Willdat

I knew that my smart arsedness was too subtle compared to these guys!

I have a spare mountain of bits that you're welcome to try including a complete motor (in parts) if there's anything you need

[NordieBoy]

I knew that my smart arsedness was too subtle compared to these guys!

Much to subtle...

[NordieBoy]

Big end apparently

Oh bugger




Forks you say...

[Padmei]

Crap you guys have bad luck with bikes. Give lil piglet a slap round those pointy lil ears from me- not for any reason, it's just that I can't reach from here

A quick, cheap & easy fix?

[_Shrek_]

Crap you guys have bad luck with bikes. Give lil piglet a slap round those pointy lil ears from me- not for any reason, it's just that I can't reach from here

A quick, cheap & easy fix?

well the name fits aye, coz piglets do root things

[JATZ]

Seeing as how all our bikes crap out, I've decided to miss the riding bit out and just buy broken down bikes from now on

Here's the latest addition to the fleet


Only really want the motor and maybe another couple of bits so if anyone else wants some stuff......yell out

[NordieBoy]

Gold wheels!



Wonder if they'd fit?

[Padmei]

can I have the stickers?

[Padmei]

Gold wheels!



Wonder if they'd fit?

Oh oh if you've got a few sets of wheels around I'll have some What's happening to the bash plate from piglets bike?

[JATZ]

Oh oh if you've got a few sets of wheels around I'll have some What's happening to the bash plate from piglets bike?

Sorry Padders, I forgot about you
I'm not sure what piglet's doing with the 250 (besides cluttering up his dads shed ) I don't think the bashplate would fit anyway

Aaaand..... Due to a post made on another thread Piglet and I were booked in for a ride during Queens b/day weekend.
Things didn't start to well when we had to put our wet's on before leaving the driveway, then I nearly plowed into some wandering stock on the Mot valley h/way, thennn.... this happened



A brand new tyre and it had a fault which kept puncturing the tube. So I got MrsJ out of bed to deliver another wheel with a well used tyre to get me back to the local shop for another tyre
We were only 3 hrs late leaving for the trip by this stage so decide to take it easy on the ride to Murchison, besides which, scrubbing in a MX tyre on wet seal is not the best
We got to Murch with no more issues (but the drama llama wasn't finished just yet ) and headed over the Maruia saddle





and down to Springs junct.
The Rahu was nice, the sun was almost shinning then Piglet disappeared from my mirrors. When I got back to him, he said he had a broken carb needle never mind, this'll be the 3rd one of these I've fixed on the side of the road, gettin good at it now



nice spot to break down too


Half an hour later and we were away again...... 'cept I lost my fender bag with tyre levers and tube and nearly brained Piglet with a 10 in. crescent when it fell off my bike at 100km/h when I went past him.
We got to Reefton where I made calls and left txts to the other guys to let them know we were heading into Big river without them.
Here's the view from our accommodation just after we got there, almost dark



And the others still had to come in
They arrived o.k. after their own dramas, which are written in another thread

End of day 1 (thank god )

[JATZ]

The other nut cases arrived in the dark the night before (3 bikes and 2 headlights, anyone who's ridden this track will know what a feat that is) and a visit from Trials rider, who rode the 50k round trip in the dark and rain just to say g'day, and because someone forgot to him
Heavy rain over night had the rivers rising, so it was going to be "interesting" getting out in the morning.
Here's what we saw from the car park



and here's where we stayed



and here's the little river we'd riden through the night before without giving it another thought



After a brew and waiting for what seemed an eternity, it was decided the level had dropped about 3 inches, so we made the call to go
Safely accross and push the bikes to the next crossing



after a bit of draining and de-watering and meeting up with Trials Rider (we were supposed to meet him at 9 at the end of the 4wd track)



we were away to have a look at a track T.R. knew of, reakoned it would be easy on bikes

One last pic of Big river



We got out of Big river and headed for the Green hut track.



Rush hour



We couldn't get to the hut as there was a swollen river in the way, who woulda thought eh ? so we turned around and re-traced our tracks.




T.R. reackoned he knew a short cut, here's part of his " short cut" we had to ride up



It was a steep ride back out, there will be pics on the the other thread here>http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...DV-Ride/page10
and I'll post some video when I get to an internet cafe.

Any way, we got back out to Reefton late afternoon for caffein and fuel, and a couple of bikes needed the milk drained from them and fresh oil added



then it was a gentle ride down to Ross, with a stop in Hokitika for more fuel

Piglet


Nordie and ADVGD


Got to Ross where the motel owner let us park our bikes in the car shed
Had a feed at the Empire hotel and played pool like a muppet (must keep away from pool tables ) until one of the owners dogs drove us out with his fart's
Here ends day 2 and I won't say anything about being woken up by someone dying noisily out side

A wee video from the day



Day 3 tomorrow

[dino3310]

said it once i'll say it again. You buggas got some bloody good countrty down there nice pics Jatz