I'm looking for Christchurch Adv rides

**whatastoner** · 15th April 2016, 17:47

Will have a go at photography for you Carl.

**JATZ** · 15th April 2016, 17:57

Another short notice ride....
I'm picking up the bike from BMS tomorrow morning and planned on heading through Random spur rd and Kaiwara rd on my way north in the afternoon. Anyone else keen?? Leaving BMS about 11ish, which is a much more civilized time than the other short notice ride

**whatastoner** · 15th April 2016, 18:12

What and where is BMS?

**JATZ** · 15th April 2016, 18:18

Originally Posted by whatastoner

What and where is BMS?

Oops.....

Bavarian Motorcycle Services, Wordsworth street

**whatastoner** · 15th April 2016, 18:24

Long way to get a service. Mothing closer to home or were you just passing through?

**whatastoner** · 18th April 2016, 19:08

Left the peg just before 7am. Temperature varied from a balmy 12°C at waipara to a chilly 2°C in Culverden. Breakfast in Murchison at 10am. On through the Buller to the coast, fuel in Greymouth and a quick detour to Kopara. Back to CHCH via lake coleridge.

**hamjet** · 18th April 2016, 20:46

Nice. I saw you going thru the main street of Geraldine a couple of weekends ago. How many Kms have you done on the crf 1k now and how is it going.

**whatastoner** · 18th April 2016, 20:54

Going great. 4000km and no problems to report.

**Underground** · 19th April 2016, 11:33

Beautiful riding weather, I continued north on my own on Sunday, detoured via Motanau, Port Gore and those gravel roads out that way (somewhere I hadn't been before, always in a rush to get from a to b) then the inland route from Kaikoura and camped up the Lewis. which made a pleasant alternative route north.

**JATZ** · 20th April 2016, 21:23

Originally Posted by whatastoner

Long way to get a service. Mothing closer to home or were you just passing through?

I had some "electrical issues"

and Jim's a good mechanic who knows BMW's well, and has the knowledge/tools to do a good job I trust, and he came in special to open up for me

No, there's no BMW service in the top of the south anymore, that I'm aware of. The trip's no great hardship either.
It was a good ride home, I did what I wanted to do then decided I had enough time to get home before dark, it was a somewhat "spirited" ride home too

Looks like yo had a good day out

**JATZ** · 20th April 2016, 21:26

Originally Posted by Underground

Beautiful riding weather, I continued north on my own on Sunday, detoured via Motanau, Port Gore and those gravel roads out that way (somewhere I hadn't been before, always in a rush to get from a to b) then the inland route from Kaikoura and camped up the Lewis. which made a pleasant alternative route north.

They are nice roads to poke round on out that way. I can recommend Random spur and Kaiwara rds next time your down there. If I'd known you were camping out in the Lewis I might not've been in such a rush to get home.

**Underground** · 21st April 2016, 09:24

Originally Posted by JATZ

They are nice roads to poke round on out that way. I can recommend Random spur and Kaiwara rds next time your down there. If I'd known you were camping out in the Lewis I might not've been in such a rush to get home.

I heard that you were in the area, I made my route up on the fly, I intended to head South via Haast but the weather looked really shit down there and sunny and calm in the north......so.

**pouakai** · 29th April 2016, 13:08

OpenGPS NZ Autorouting shows a possible link up from Starvation Gully RD out of Pidgeon to Mackintosh Bay Rd in to Menzies Bay, OpenGPS topo not so much.
Does anyone know if this route is legit ? Done it? It looks from satellite like it may just be paddocks or farm tracks certainly doable on a lightweight but access may need to be obtained, any info anyone ?

Incidentally I'm planning a peninsula explore / Mototoken grab on Sunday if anyone wants to tag in....(probably leaving Z cashmere at 8 but please confirm yuh?)

P

**Transalper** · 29th April 2016, 16:17

I think you'll find a lot of fences and gates if you try join that up but that may be the glass is half empty view.
Starvation gully is a cool little steepish zig zag up to a paddock at which point it kind of peters out from memory.
The google earth view makes it look like it should be easier to follow than I remember.

I'd have gone (maybe an hour later) but will be doing the Trail Ride at McDonald Downs instead.