What has happened to the wires track?

[chrisktm]

I went for a ride up the wires yesterday and my god it looks like a GNCC has been through there! The trail is completely rooted, full of ruts. Ive been riding there for almost twenty years and this is the worst I have ever seen it.

It looks like people have been riding (pushing) up the gut buster which has always been considered naughty as it wrecks the trail. :bash:

Its time for some restorative justice guys, it needs a lot of work to get this area back into a reasonable condition. Track clearing, bog draining, and rut filling. The guys who used to do a lot of this have now got a bit older and are not so keen so its up to the latest batch of riders to do it.

So when are WE going up there with shovels, picks and loppers to sort out the mess? This needs to be done before my Mum goes down there for her Christmas ride and spends twenty hour in there!! :eek5:

[barty5]

This should be interesting.

[brycrf250]

no worries. have shovel. pm me a day. anyone else???:sweatdrop

[cheese]

Lets do a working bee then. I'm sure someone will sponsor something for this?

[Taz]

So when are WE going up there with shovels, picks and loppers to sort out the mess?

I'm not going in there at all.........

[dafydd roberts]

Ye count me in, Seems to be the first 200-300m from the wires side that needs most attention also not helping that quads are trying to get up the gut buster and someone has been up with a chainsaw cutting new tracks through. 4x4 are cutting new roads through on the wires too.

[B0000M]

are 4x4;'s and quads meant to be inthere?

if not concrete and steel do a good job of keeping wide vehicles out

[xen]

Yea for sure I'll help.. those ruts at the start of gutbuster are deep as
When to do it tho?

[jt119]

Yea for sure I'll help.. those ruts at the start of gutbuster are deep as
When to do it tho?

ill tag along with you free every weekend

[courts]

Yep count me in, need a day soonish i guess before the ground gets hard.

[IIIRII]

Isnt that one of those places people go in ......

And thats the end of the story. ?

[cheese]

If its that bad, wouldn't you need a bulldozer? Shovels would be pretty useless???

[chop]

Shovels and pic's would do the job. May as well take some pruning saw's(hand saws) and tidy up some of the over hanging stuff..Enough hands will make reasonabley easy work... Everyone who uses it should really chip in otherwise it may get to the point where doc pull the pin

[chrisktm]

Shovels and pic's would do the job. May as well take some pruning saw's(hand saws) and tidy up some of the over hanging stuff..Enough hands will make reasonabley easy work... Everyone who uses it should really chip in otherwise it may get to the point where doc pull the pin

Yes thats my real worry. It will be almost impossible to get a digger in there so its a muscle job. It would be great to do some pruning too. I we should try and agree on a date in early November. It should be dry enough then so that you can stand upright but not too dry.

[cheese]

And you can offer some training on the day! LOL This is how you ride with a shovel.... LOL

You will need someone with a quad to get tools about though.

[chrisktm]

Ill try and get a mule or a rhino sorted.

[Rupe]

Yes thats my real worry. It will be almost impossible to get a digger in there so its a muscle job. It would be great to do some pruning too. I we should try and agree on a date in early November. It should be dry enough then so that you can stand upright but not too dry.

Swt as, put a date up and we'll all come down and get it sorted. If everyone who's been going down has a bit of notice plenty should turn up. Last time I was there, every man and his dog was there, quads (one missing a wheel lol), 4x4's you name it.

[K6K]

I'll be in for a working bee.
Maybe post on NZ 4x4 assoc website also? I saw they had a couple of maintenance day events posted on their website for the Maratoto/wires area earlier this year.

[EXCDirt]

I would be keen to come down and help too.

I've done a bit of looking at the trail on ride reports and I think I may not even take my bike with me. It looks and sounds very hard!!

Is this track just open to anyone who thinks they're good enough to make it?

[little.whittle]

I would be keen to come down and help too.

I've done a bit of looking at the trail on ride reports and I think I may not even take my bike with me. It looks and sounds very hard!!

Is this track just open to anyone who thinks they're good enough to make it?

Yup think its a $5 donation :woohoo:

[flyingcr250]

ill come for a dig, gotta see what this track is like

[cheese]

I would be keen to come down and help too.

I've done a bit of looking at the trail on ride reports and I think I may not even take my bike with me. It looks and sounds very hard!!

Is this track just open to anyone who thinks they're good enough to make it?

Its not that bad. Its good fun. If you can handle riverhead ok you'll be fine.

[theblacksmith]

Would a 3 tonne digger be of any help Chris? Its 1530mm wide(Komatsu PC30) I grew allergic to shovels a long time ago. Happy to help.(Before Burt Munroe tho)

[chrisktm]

A digger would be great but the access is probably impossible. Thankyou for the offer though! How does Labour day, 26th October sound? Seems fitting to have a days manual labour on labour day??

[cheese]

I think that a digger would help in a few spots?

[flyingcr250]

A digger would be great but the access is probably impossible. Thankyou for the offer though! How does Labour day, 26th October sound? Seems fitting to have a days manual labour on labour day??

ill be keen for that. never mind the digger whos gunna bring the BBQ???:laugh::bleh:

[honda_power]

sweet as, ill lend a hand, Gonna be a shitload of work though those ruts were past footpeg deep months ago

[cave weta]

Theres a bunch of about 5 guys who live in the valley who ride up there, Plus a 4x4 guy with a 12 tonne Hitachi. he was up there for a week last spring.
I will see them this weekend and see what they are keen to do. they have got the resources right there on the spot. -BBQ included.
Im not on here a lot lately- so dont let it happen without me, slip me a PM so it comes thru with my emails.

[vanmajor]

my silly old man and his geriatric mates have been up there all winter and they reckon it's a good, tough .

don't make it too easy and take all the fun out of it!

[cave weta]

my silly old man and his geriatric mates have been up there all winter and they reckon it's a good, tough .

don't make it too easy and take all the fun out of it!

Lol! who's them then? :jerry:
Ill look out for them.
Its not Lester Yeates is it!:chase:

[vanmajor]

Lol! who's them then? :jerry:
Ill look out for them.
Its not Lester Yeates is it!:chase:

lester isn't my old man, no. but dad (steve major) rides a lot up there with lester, steve price, tom chapman etc. he also has ridden up there with the likes of jason davis, birchy, KP, and shaun prescott.

they're a bunch of nuts aye, they ride there every week. going there tomorrow as it is.

[cave weta]

lester isn't my old man, no. but dad (steve major) rides a lot up there with lester, steve price, tom chapman etc. he also has ridden up there with the likes of jason davis, birchy, KP, and shaun prescott.

they're a bunch of nuts aye, they ride there every week. going there tomorrow as it is.

Me n Pricey are going up Monday:laugh:- he said it was utter shite for taking my paying customers up there. I havent been since July.

[Ktmboy]

Me n Pricey are going up Monday:laugh:- he said it was utter shite for taking my paying customers up there. I havent been since July.

Tell Pricey to stay under ground in the mines where he belongs that way he doesn't have to shovel shite for the muppets.

[chop]

lester isn't my old man, no. but dad (steve major) rides a lot up there with lester, steve price, tom chapman etc. he also has ridden up there with the likes of jason davis, birchy, KP, and shaun prescott.

they're a bunch of nuts aye, they ride there every week. going there tomorrow as it is.

Tom's not much older than me!!!!! Its good fun down there van when you reach 'man-hood' you should go down to! dont let the old buggers show you up though!

[chrisktm]

And take a big tool bag eh Chop!

[A&R]

Tell Pricey to stay under ground in the mines where he belongs that way he doesn't have to shovel shite for the muppets.

ha.......haa.....bit of rivalry there eh!:laugh:

Count me in when ya all go never been but would like to know where it is and have a blast

[xen]

Ok so labour weekend coming up, everyone still up for monday 26th ?

let the excuses roll in..... lol

[cheese]

Oh shit I was going to go out on Saturday.

[vazza]

I would come by my leg is buggered!!

Quality excuse right there

[flyingcr250]

I would come by my leg is buggered!!

Quality excuse right there

im just plain not going, ha ha ha:girlfight:

[cave weta]

well- you girlies are a great help! im trying to get more enthusiastic people through my company's Face book site. - http://www.facebook.com/david.wiki?ref=nf#/pages/Waihi-New-Zealand/Over-The-Top-Adventures/254441400012?ref=nf

[chrisktm]

Sorry guys Im krook. Cant ride cant train cant work. Not good

[B0000M]

well im going to just say it.

you lot are fucken hopeless.

if this track was somewhere id been and enjoyed and as good as you guys say it is, id be going to a working bee to fix it up.

its not that hard to make a plan for a date, then actually show up and do it.

[vazza]

well im going to just say it.
if this track was somewhere id been and enjoyed and as good as you guys say it is, id be going to a working bee to fix it up.


A honda wouldnt make it up tbh

Haha :Pokey:

[B0000M]

A honda wouldnt make it up tbh

Haha :Pokey:

if cheese can get round it it cant be that hard!

[barty5]

if cheese can get round it it cant be that hard!

hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha:laugh::niceone::c lap::apint::2thumbsup:lol::lol:

[tommorth]

i would have been keen to join in on this but labour weekend is no good for me family time really especialy as I worked sat

[cave weta]

So- its just me in the morning then.........
Ill only need one spade and a sandwich. Ill for get the BBQ and the beers!

[cave weta]

hello -hello- is there any body there?

[flyingcr250]

hello -hello- is there any body there?

i dont think anyones keen lol, ive never been to wires so i dont feel so bad that im not going, but to all you people that have been going there.....shame on you ha ha ha,:2guns:

[B0000M]

hello -hello- is there any body there?

i know of a motorcycle club like this. its always easy to find heaps of people to ride a track, but when its time to organise something thats not riding, everyone's nowhere to be seen

[theblacksmith]

Maybe I should have bought the little digger then Stu!

[cheese]

hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha:laugh::niceone::c lap::apint::2thumbsup:lol::lol:

bastards..... Probably be even easier once I have a proper working clutch.

[vazza]

if cheese can get round it it cant be that hard!

Hahah.... ^_^