Pissed Penguin 19 Sept - which Adv Riders are going?

[Ruralman]

Hi all - the Pissed Penguin at Wilsher Bay is coming up on Sept 19th. Who of the adventure riding persuasion is intending to go?
As in past events I can cope with a few bodies here on the Friday night and then plan some sort of devious route to the rally site on Sat morning.

[XF650]

Count me in Bruce. RuralMan is the perfect host & gravel guide for South Otago.

A few of us usually go down to Lawerence & back 'the best way', incl BlackForest / Haka / Dansey's / Dunstan Trail etc, if anyone wants to join us.

[Monstaman]

We go every year with the Wanaka Motorcycle club guys but I would be keen to do an Adventure run if you can wait for me on the DR650 or if you are roading it I would ride the Hypertard.!

[_Shrek_]

I might just leave from home this year farmer boy, will :mobile: you when I've heard what some of the rabble are up to

[miSTa]

I might just leave from home this year farmer boy, will :mobile: you when I've heard what some of the rabble are up to
We've been waiting to see what you're up to!

(No need to think about us on the Saturday either - planning to do a run down to Bluff then up through the Catlins...by road...:niceone:)

[Ruralman]

We go every year with the Wanaka Motorcycle club guys but I would be keen to do an Adventure run if you can wait for me on the DR650 or if you are roading it I would ride the Hypertard.!

I'll have to come up with a couple of alternative routes - no point going on the higher gravel roads if theres nothing to look at 'cos its pissing down.
There'll be a couple of 650's with us so you'll be in good company. The big 'tard would be fun on a bit of gravel wouldn't it?

If I can swing the "official opening" of the new sealed road (right next to the rally site) for Sat then I will want to be there for that, but after that a ride down the Catlins would be better than the pub crawl that the organisers put on

[NighthawkNZ]

We've been waiting to see what you're up to!

(No need to think about us on the Saturday either - planning to do a run down to Bluff then up through the Catlins...by road...:niceone:)

hmmmm sounds like a plan

[Ruralman]

I might just leave from home this year farmer boy, will :mobile: you when I've heard what some of the rabble are up to

The rabble is a bit thin so far. Are you guys double bunking in the hammock??


We've been waiting to see what you're up to!

(No need to think about us on the Saturday either - planning to do a run down to Bluff then up through the Catlins...by road...:niceone:)

Might see you down there somewhere - strongly recommend the Whistling Frog cafe as a stop - about 400m south from the Cathedral Caves turn off.
In fact we like this place so much I would really love to have a KB rally there - so have a look around and see what you think.

[NighthawkNZ]

strongly recommend the Whistling Frog cafe as a stop -

been to the cafe... heaps of frogs but didn't hear any whistling frogs?

[helenoftroy]

Hi all - the Pissed Penguin at Wilsher Bay is coming up on Sept 19th. Who of the adventure riding persuasion is intending to go?
As in past events I can cope with a few bodies here on the Friday night and then plan some sort of devious route to the rally site on Sat morning.

So wish I could be there,never been to this rally....

Will be in England/Italy & Ireland to holiday with my daughter Tess

Next year!!count me in!!:msn-wink:

Tho your idea of devious, Ruralman, is a little worrying.......:chase::bleh::devil2:

[kiwi cowboy]

So wish I could be there,never been to this rally....

Will be in England/Italy & Ireland to holiday with my daughter Tess

Next year!!count me in!!:msn-wink:

Tho your idea of devious, Ruralman, is a little worrying.......:chase::bleh::devil2:

If your little worried whot should the rest of us be like:love::laugh:

[miSTa]

hmmmm sounds like a plan
Oh no, not a plan! :shit:


The rabble is a bit thin so far. Are you guys double bunking in the hammock??
Nasty!!! :laugh:


Might see you down there somewhere - strongly recommend the Whistling Frog cafe as a stop - about 400m south from the Cathedral Caves turn off.
In fact we like this place so much I would really love to have a KB rally there - so have a look around and see what you think.
Will have a look. Shrek has mentioned before about having the KB rally in that area, so not a bad idea.

[Ruralman]

So wish I could be there,never been to this rally....

Will be in England/Italy & Ireland to holiday with my daughter Tess

Next year!!count me in!!:msn-wink:

Tho your idea of devious, Ruralman, is a little worrying.......:chase::bleh::devil2:

Without you there Helen it would take all the fun out of devious :laugh:

[NighthawkNZ]

Oh no, not a plan! :shit:


ok... no plan

[cooneyr]

I might be interested in a run to the chilly south if I can get a leave pass. Whats the general idea down on Friday back Sunday? Much gravel planned for the Canty based riders (too damn far to travel on seal!).

Cheers R

[XF650]

Yip - Friday down to RuralMan's and usually try to avoid seal. You will know the route - Brothers Track, McKenzie Country, BlackForest, Danseys etc. If Dunstan Trail is still closed then we can hopefully pop over Onslow Rd. However one bit of seal you will enjoy is a squirt through the Catlins on Saturday.
For me the Rally is just an excuse to ride back roads & to see new country. Getting pissed at the Penguin is just a perk!

[cooneyr]

Yip - Friday down and usually try to avoid seal. You will know the route - Brothers Track, McKenzie Country, BlackForest, Danseys etc. If Dunstan Trail is still closed then we can hopefully pop over Onslow Rd. However one bit of seal you will enjoy is a squirt through the Catlins on Saturday.
For me the Rally is just an excuse to ride back roads & to see new country. Getting pissed when we get there is just a perk!

Sounds good to me. I'm keen to have another look at the Lake Onslow/Dunstan Trail country. I'll work on the leave pass.

Cheers R

[Jantar]

Yip - Friday down to RuralMan's and usually try to avoid seal. You will know the route - Brothers Track, McKenzie Country, BlackForest, Danseys etc. If Dunstan Trail is still closed then we can hopefully pop over Onslow Rd. However one bit of seal you will enjoy is a squirt through the Catlins on Saturday.
For me the Rally is just an excuse to ride back roads & to see new country. Getting pissed at the Penguin is just a perk!

Onslow road is also closed between the Lake and the Old Dunstan Trail. I had a look at it yesterday and it made our last winter trip over the Dunstan seem like a bloody easy ride.

[oldrider]

Yip - Friday down to RuralMan's and usually try to avoid seal. You will know the route - Brothers Track, McKenzie Country, BlackForest, Danseys etc. If Dunstan Trail is still closed then we can hopefully pop over Onslow Rd. However one bit of seal you will enjoy is a squirt through the Catlins on Saturday.
For me the Rally is just an excuse to ride back roads & to see new country. Getting pissed at the Penguin is just a perk!

Don't forget that the Dansey Pass road has got steel gates on the bridges now and the Council staff just love to close them at every opportunity!

They were closed for the pissed penguin last year and will need to be checked in advance this year.

A local Cocky up there tells me a wheel brace is all that's needed to remove the gate! :shifty: (but, who carries a car wheel brace on a bike?)

The fascist state is whittling away our freedoms, piece by bloody piece! :doh:

[cooneyr]

Doh - wifes birthday on the 18th. I'm not going anywhere near kaka point.

[_Shrek_]

Don't forget that the Dansey Pass road has got steel gates on the bridges now and the Council staff just love to close them at every opportunity!

They were closed for the pissed penguin last year and will need to be checked in advance this year.

but you can get your bikes under & around them member last year :innocent:

[XF650]

but you can get your bikes under & around them member last year :innocent:

No incriminating pics so maybe it didn't happen.
Anyway, I thought the barriers were just to stop cars & Harley Davidson's?

[timg]

So wish I could be there,never been to this rally....

Will be in England/Italy & Ireland to holiday with my daughter Tess

Pathetic excuse sheeze :bleh::devil2: & I'm working on being one of the Friday rabble if his worship and the Princess have a bit of spare floor space.

[_Shrek_]

No incriminating pics so maybe it didn't happen.
Anyway, I thought the barriers were just to stop cars & Harley Davidson's?

& really old guys who :ride: Triumph Tiger's :whistle:

[Ruralman]

Pathetic excuse sheeze :bleh::devil2: & I'm working on being one of the Friday rabble if his worship and the Princess have a bit of spare floor space.

Good to see there's some interest. Are you bringing the Hobbit Tim?

[Ruralman]

Yip - Friday down to RuralMan's and usually try to avoid seal. You will know the route - Brothers Track, McKenzie Country, BlackForest, Danseys etc. If Dunstan Trail is still closed then we can hopefully pop over Onslow Rd. However one bit of seal you will enjoy is a squirt through the Catlins on Saturday.
For me the Rally is just an excuse to ride back roads & to see new country. Getting pissed at the Penguin is just a perk!

Keep me posted on your travel plans - I've never been through the Black Forest road and would be quite keen to do a loop up and join you.


& really old guys who :ride: Triumph Tiger's :whistle:

Or anything else too heavy for the rider to put back on its wheels

[_Shrek_]

No incriminating pics so maybe it didn't happen.
Anyway, I thought the barriers were just to stop cars & Harley Davidson's?


Or anything else too heavy for the rider to put back on its wheels

mmmmmmmmmmm read the above post :bleh: wolud have you know..... or not :whistle:

[Monstaman]

I was wanting to join the group if poss for an adventure ride down or more to the point around but I blew 4 hundy on Tard racing wheels for the DR today so I spent my rego money in one swoop, good and bad I guess.

So with excuse book in hand I am gonna be a tar seal junkie and bring the Hypermotard again, would love to put some faces to the names at the rally and in fact I have prolly bumped into a lot of you anyway.

So, me I am blonde bastid, bike is a black hypertard rego plate TARD, I have red spool leathers and Ducati Corse lid with a red hairdo .. can't miss that.

Be cool to catch up. :Punk: :done:

[Ruralman]

I was wanting to join the group if poss for an adventure ride down or more to the point around but I blew 4 hundy on Tard racing wheels for the DR today so I spent my rego money in one swoop, good and bad I guess.

So with excuse book in hand I am gonna be a tar seal junkie and bring the Hypermotard again, would love to put some faces to the names at the rally and in fact I have prolly bumped into a lot of you anyway.

So, me I am blonde bastid, bike is a black hypertard rego plate TARD, I have red spool leathers and Ducati Corse lid with a red hairdo .. can't miss that.

Be cool to catch up. :Punk: :done:

I'm a 5ft 2 bald weakling who rides a 6ft6 orange KTM adv - but if our star signs align I could forgive the red hair darling :love::chase::nono:

[_Shrek_]

I'm a 5ft 2 bald weakling who rides a 6ft6 orange KTM adv - but if our star signs align I could forgive the red hair darling :love::chase::nono:

:shifty: well you got the bald & the orange thing you ride right so it's no surprise that you fancy guys younger than you :bleh:

cya down there monstaman

[Monstaman]

I could forgive the red hair darling :love::chase::nono:

... you seem like a nice guy and all but ... without soundin funny ... well you know :laugh:

You sound like toddy, he is a hobbit and rides a 950 super enduro!

[Ruralman]

:shifty: well you got the bald & the orange thing you ride right so it's no surprise that you fancy guys younger than you :bleh:

cya down there monstaman

Ssshhhhh - you're ruining the surprise - have enough trouble keeping up with the Princess and she's the same age!! lol



... you seem like a nice guy and all but ... without soundin funny ... well you know :laugh:

You sound like toddy, he is a hobbit and rides a 950 super enduro!

Yeah I've met the Toddy - I don't think that 950 gets shown any mercy either!!
If you're doing a sealed trip then talk to the Shrek's - think they're going via Bluff with a couple of the ChCh rabble.
Sounds like the official opening of that newly sealed road will be a happening so I need to be there for that, but will probably head down the coast and meet up at the whistling frog as soon as we can get away.

I'm seriously wondering about going down on Friday night and setting up the tent then so we can play all Sat without worrying about having to claim a tent site

[Monstaman]

Yeah well normally we come down Saturday but I might look at doing the same on Friday night, come through Beamont, Clydevale etc.

Just found out we have a do to go to on Sunday lunch in Wanaka as well which I promised to be at ... me and my big mouth, didn't realize till today it is the same weekend :shit:.

Opening/housewarming and birthday party for a client, just finished a complete fire re-build, as far as we are aware the single biggest residential fire claim in NZ $$ wise.

Anyway, can have my cake and eat it to, just gonna have ta hightail from the site early to accomplish all.

[Ruralman]

Well I got an email today which I will paste here:

"The date has now been set for the official opening of the new seal for the Ahuriri Flat/Karoro Creek Roads which connect the Owaka Highway to Willsher Bay near Kaka Point.

The date is SATURDAY 19 SEPTEMBER at 1.00 pm to coincide with the motor cycle Penguin Rally. The ribbon will be cut on the road by the Willsher Bay Domain after which there will be a mass drive through of the motor bikes taking part in the rally. The proceedings will then move to the Kaka Point Hall for afternoon tea."


The guts of this is that I certainly want to be there for this opening - but we'll bugger off as soon as its done (which won't take long) and I reckon we'll get to the Whistling Frog about 2pm.
We can do a gravel ride to the site in the morning for those staying here, get the tents up then the road opening......
Hopefully there'll be a few KBrs who fancy a trip down through the Catlins and back rather than the rally ride out which is just a 3 pub pub crawl usually.

[timg]

Sounds like a plan your highness :bleh:

[Ruralman]

Sounds like a plan your highness :bleh:

Protecting the princess from the paparazzi does not make me a "your highness" Ok !!
Anyway I suppose its the start of some kind of plan - so are you travelling solo or duo ?

[_Shrek_]

Protecting the princess from the paparazzi does not make me a "your highness" Ok !!
Anyway I suppose its the start of some kind of plan - so are you travelling solo or duo ?

hey Bruce are the guys doing the Katlins as well or going straight to the site? or are we meeting at the whistling frog?

[Orange-TOR]

Hi all - the Pissed Penguin at Wilsher Bay is coming up on Sept 19th. Who of the adventure riding persuasion is intending to go?
As in past events I can cope with a few bodies here on the Friday night and then plan some sort of devious route to the rally site on Sat morning.

I'm going and i'm very adventuous

[_Shrek_]

I'm going and i'm very adventuous

:niceone: & welcome to the :wacko: house

[Ruralman]

hey Bruce are the guys doing the Katlins as well or going straight to the site? or are we meeting at the whistling frog?

One has just pulled out so I think I only have one extra here on Friday - my plans are still to ride to the site in the morning, set up the tent, do the road opening thing and then head down the Catlins to the Whistling frog for coffee and then back again to the rally
What are your plans now?



I'm going and i'm very adventuous

The bike rallies should be just your thing;)

[_Shrek_]

One has just pulled out so I think I only have one extra here on Friday - my plans are still to ride to the site in the morning, set up the tent, do the road opening thing and then head down the Catlins to the Whistling frog for coffee and then back again to the rally
What are your plans now?




The bike rallies should be just your thing;)

pm on the way

[timg]

One has just pulled out so I think I only have one extra here on Friday Yeah sorry about that RM. It's a bugger when work get's in the way. Still it does allow me to have my toys.... See ya in Dec if not before. Cheers.

[XF650]

I'm out of the PP now too, family & work stuff to attend to.

[Monstaman]

I am ringin in sick gents, gutted.

Had a cold for 3-4 day coupla weeks ago, thought it had gone then last Thursday BAM and the ride was gone!!

Today I feel like crap ... whinge whine complain sniff and I am full of it so last thing I need to to stir it up.

The rest of the WMC lads will be there, Doon on is Black HyperTard so he will wave the flag for us Ducnuttas.

Enjoy gents .. tail between legs and fellin sorry for myself :mad: :crybaby:

[Ruralman]

I am ringin in sick gents, gutted.

Had a cold for 3-4 day coupla weeks ago, thought it had gone then last Thursday BAM and the ride was gone!!

Today I feel like crap ... whinge whine complain sniff and I am full of it so last thing I need to to stir it up.

The rest of the WMC lads will be there, Doon on is Black HyperTard so he will wave the flag for us Ducnuttas.

Enjoy gents .. tail between legs and fellin sorry for myself :mad: :crybaby:

Sounds like that bug is doing the rounds down here as well - fell like shit for a week, then suddenly feel great again, followed by sudden relapse 5-7days later - I'm glad you kept your bugs at home. Catch up another time