Brass Monkey 07 - T.I.E Paturoa & friends(?)

**paturoa** · 1st March 2007, 07:28

Paturoa is off to the Brass Monkey in the first weekend of June 07

23/5 T.I.E has had to pull out of the trip BUMMER!!!!

Anyone else that wants to put Brass Monkey stuff in here, unrealted to to our ride is welcome, post it or PM me and I'll attempt to keep the first post updated for you.

General info for others doing the brassy at the bottom of this first post as well.

I will keep the details updated in this first post.

We are not sure if we have any friends yet .... wait ... yes.. Smokin .... no - sold his bike! .. scratch that still no friends Please post (or PM Paturoa) if you are interested in riding with me all or part of the way.

Itinery
Wed 30 - Leave from papakura Autobahn at dawn. Leisurly ride to WN and overnight WN. Route to be decided on the day due to weather.
Thurs 31 - 8:00 Bluebridge ferry (Can't meet pete376403 & friends as Interislander was full (see post# 14)) and then head thru to about Westport.
Fri 1 - Down west coast & over Haast pass not sure where to stop over yet
Sat 2 - Ride thru to site - woo hoo
Sun 3 - Short ride for overnight probably at CHCH
Mon 4 - Ride to Picton and 6pm Interislander ferry
Tue 5 - back to paradise!

Other KBers Going (want to be my friends?)
Alive - Post #56 (Auckland +1)
Biggles08 - Post #87 (Auckland +1)
Biggles2000 - Post #65 (Banks Peninsular- 5 on 4 bikes)
doc - post #82 (3 Jaffas and 1 Fielding)
festus - post #77- (Wanganui + 7)
Ghost bullet plus pillion, post #23 (Rangiora)
gman49 - post #85 (CHCH)
idb NOT! - (well he wishes he was going, but he has to go to the TT instead - bastard! see post #7)
intense - post #37 (???)
kinje - posts #35 & #44 (Masterton)
lemans not, post #8 (CHCH) and post#137
mikeyboy - check out this post for some gravel junkies http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ad.php?t=49653
NOT - Mr (&Mrs) Sensible, post #13 (CHCH) sold the bike see post #104
Pete376403 post #14 (Welly - plus couple of KLR650s, BMW Dakar 650, DR650, KTM 950)
Transalper - post #40 (CHCH)
warewolf - post #124 (Nelson) with Plug's merry men.

Others BM Coordination area
The dirty boys thread http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ad.php?t=49653

General Stuff
Brassy site web site
Now open for online entry with your credit cards
http://www.brassmonkeyrally.org.nz/

Ferry sites
http://www.interislander.co.nz/
http://www.strait.co.nz/ also know as BlueBridge

2006 thread & write up
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ad.php?t=28176
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ad.php?t=30261

**SDU** · 1st March 2007, 10:48

Sweet. So you guys got the bug.

Coffee machines to the ready!

**T.I.E** · 1st March 2007, 12:13

i dont know why but i do feal i have the bug.
from the winterless north down to the deep south.
and i may even leave the night before stay in ak and meet ya at the autobarn in the dawn.
looking forward to it.
when is a good time to book tickets on the ferry?

**paturoa** · 1st March 2007, 13:25

rekon we should be looking to book tickets in about a month from now - updated first post.

**paturoa** · 1st March 2007, 13:26

If you qucikly zip to kaitia and gas up there you may be in for the longest trip prize.

**T.I.E** · 1st March 2007, 16:07

last year he came from hikurangi, i will allready be able to beat him by 7kms.
tempting lol.

**idb** · 1st March 2007, 16:13

I can't make it this year.....I'll be at the bloody Isle of Man TT!!!!!

Bugger!!!!!!!!!!!!!

**laRIKin** · 1st March 2007, 16:18

I hope you Northerners have your Passports in order.

It will be good to catch up with you two again.

**98tls** · 1st March 2007, 16:19

Originally Posted by idb

I can't make it this year.....I'll be at the bloody Isle of Man TT!!!!!

Bugger!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ohhh...you poor bugger..........i really feel for ya.......imagine it all those larrikins on noisy motorcycles........nobody obeying the speed limit.......what a terrible place to go for a holiday.

**NighthawkNZ:Me** · 1st March 2007, 16:42

Originally Posted by 98tls

nobody obeying the speed limit.......

Theres a speed limit there????

**xknuts** · 1st March 2007, 17:15

You Auckland Guys n Gals are awesome! Happy to host you down our way.

**dangerous** · 1st March 2007, 17:17

Originally Posted by paturoa

T.I.E & Paturoa are off to the Brass Monkey in the first weekend of June 07.

Now its got me buggered why the hell ya come down here every winter for the Brass, whne thers so many awesome rallys that rate way beter than the Brass to do in the summer...

Now I went last year, but buggered if I know if I'll go this...

**miSTa** · 1st March 2007, 17:23

Originally Posted by idb

I can't make it this year.....I'll be at the bloody Isle of Man TT!!!!!

Bugger!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Don't forget my souvenir young fella - something big and expensive.

I'm not going to miss out this year, even Mrs S is going. Really looking forward to it.

**pete376403** · 1st March 2007, 17:28

What ferry on Thursday - 8:30? If so you'll see a bunch of us there on soft-roaders - couple of KLR650s, BMW Dakar 650, DR650, KTM 950 and there could be others. I've already booked the tickets, $80 each way.