Pukemanu Adventure Ride

**merv** · 21st March 2004, 12:24

Thanks to Bill Biber and his team for putting on this run with help from Lynda and Hamish on the administrative side we had some top level fun in the Wairarapa Saturday 20 March. Check out the pics below and if you haven't done adventure riding before I can recommend you give it a go. If you were on the ride you might spot yourself in one of the pics.

**merv** · 21st March 2004, 12:31

In those pics above did you like Lynda's big horn, and what had Jimmy spilt down his front?

Here's some more pics.

**merv** · 21st March 2004, 12:38

... and some more pics.

**merv** · 21st March 2004, 12:44

.... and still more pics.

**merv** · 21st March 2004, 12:46

.. and just a couple more back at the marquee.

**merv** · 21st March 2004, 13:49

Motu, sorry you couldn't make it to the ride after all.

I am sure you will recognise a few of the adventurers in the pics above.

**pete376403** · 21st March 2004, 14:22

I really wanted to do the Pukemanu again, but the IT hasn't been registered for about 20 years. (It was road legal once). How serious are the organisers when they state the bikes must have reg/wof?
Did you see any bikes there that were obviously not road legal?

**Pickle** · 21st March 2004, 17:13

Hey Merv totally agree it was a great ride with just enough challenges to keep it interesting. Good to see all your photos but none of Viv & I whats going on here. The guy who broke his arm got a helicopter trip to Wgtn hospital & needed surgery today, didnt here about the lady who broke her leg tho.

Pete there were a number of bikes on the ride that were obviously not road legal. There were a approx 190 bikes on the ride so 2 accidents wasnt too bad I think.
This was our first adventure ride & we did all the sections so we are feeling quite pleased with ourselves along with being tired & with sore muscles

**merv** · 21st March 2004, 18:22

Originally Posted by doug green

Hey Merv totally agree it was a great ride with just enough challenges to keep it interesting. Good to see all your photos but none of Viv & I whats going on here.

No photos of you two because I never saw you all day until the party after and I was beginning to wonder if you were on the ride. Basically when there are so many bikes you end up riding close to a number of bikes all day but never really see everybody.

Pete as for road legal bikes I guess its your lookout really and not the organiser's because the ride is on public roads and if you got pulled up by the law it would be your problem. I never saw him this time but on just about all the previous Wairarapa adventure rides I've been on there was this guy used to ride an XR250 with a trailer number plate on. It was so obviously not a motorcycle number plate I don't know why he bothered with it.

**Motu** · 21st March 2004, 20:47

Yeah,I'm sorry I missed it,but several things conspired against me last week,almost like back up plans to stop me were coming into place.Shit,did someone take a 950 KTM! I see a Transalp and some XT600s,so my bike(XT400) would have been no trouble.Looks like a great ride,maybe next time.

I did a trial today instead - I saw my dream bike,I'm going to restore it for the Pukemanu next year.Stored unused for the last 15 years...I think I'll need...um....?

**Oscar** · 21st March 2004, 20:54

WHat a great ride.
I'll post my pics later...

LB · 22nd March 2004, 05:50

Hi everyone - I'm now back home again. What a great weekend. The Pukemanu was just wonderful, and seeing your pictures Merv makes me think I missed out on heaps by staying back at the marquee!! However, someone has to do it....

We had two casualties: a guy with a broken arm who was taken by road ambulance to Masterton hospital, but because the chopper was there ready to return to Wgtn they took him by chopper to Wgtn as he needed surgery there. Second casualty was a lady pillion with a broken leg, she was choppered from where it happened (on the coast just south of Tora) to Wgtn hospital.

These two accidents happened very early into the ride, I was scared of what else was going to happen but thankfully nothing else major did.

We had 190 people and 171 bikes (I got over excited and told the riders at the prizegiving that we had 190 bikes...sorry).

The weather was supber, the riders were great, and it was a fantastic day (followed, after a 5am start on Sunday, by some excellent 600 and Superbike racing at Taupo).

WT: note the later time...I've slept in, and still feel stuffed.

Merv, thanks for the photos (at least I'm not holding my horn on the trailer).

Oscar, looking fwd to seeing your piccies.

Motu: someone had the 950 KTM on the ride and used it as a demo. Oscar took it for a blat (I think he actually took it for two rides....)