Totara Park Ride - This up-coming weekend (26-27 September)

[evoetr]

Anyone going on the Totara park ride this weekend ?

Cheers
CB

[Ride it till the red]

Yeah mate I'm planning on it, hopefully convince a few of the boys to head out. Should be a reasonable ride

[evoetr]

http://kmmc.co.nz/kmmwebcal/view_entry.php?id=198&date=20090926

$30 or something

Cheers
CB

[evoetr]

Yeah mate I'm planning on it, hopefully convince a few of the boys to head out. Should be a reasonable ride

Sweet man, have you been before ? Does it end up Karapoti or something ?

[Ride it till the red]

Nah havent done it before myself but have heard good reports from those that have. Wouldn't have a clue, I'd imagine it will loop back onto itself to end where it started.

[kezzafish]

It went around a wee loop in the puketiro forrest last year. was real enduroey and slick as fuck last year. had road sections to join the hard sections. The carpark is just on the other side of the bridge from SH2 then you ride up the stop bank and up the hill to the trails... put your fuel on the back of a truck.

Not a very long loop but they seem to go in and cut a new track for it each time or use different combinations of existing tracks... there's heaps of trails in there. Justin from KMMC has run heaps of enduros in there and he loves it tricky. I'll be there with the camera... say cheeeeese

[rossrc]

The year before the loop was a fair bit longer, but last year they lost a lot of that due to wind blow... so I guess it depends what has been happening in the forest.

Kezza, don't know if I'll manage cheese... more likely a wheez as I crawl past :)

[Pedrostt500]

Yep had alot of fun last year, but working all this weekend.

[motor_mayhem]

I'm going, have done a fair bit of exploring up there, both running and riding. Wil be interested to see what trails are used.

weather is supposed to be crap

http://www.metservice.com/public/localWeather/wellington.html

[Fryin Finn]

I'm one of the helper type dudes. We had the quads up there last Sunday and smoothed out the track. Nice and slippery with a couple of challenging bits. I'll be out there this Sunday to pick up the pieces and sweep at the end of the day. Last weekend one of the sweeps ran out of gas and needed rescuing - will try and avoid that this Sunday

[crfchick]

I'm one of the helper type dudes. We had the quads up there last Sunday and smoothed out the track. Nice and slippery with a couple of challenging bits. I'll be out there this Sunday to pick up the pieces and sweep at the end of the day. Last weekend one of the sweeps ran out of gas and needed rescuing - will try and avoid that this Sunday
Eeek! You guys are making me nervous about this ride! I'd better start eating lots of spinach now so that I can be as strong as Popeye, for all the times I crash off my bike and have to pick it up - hope you dont get a pic of that Kezza!

[pete.ktm]

jeez just checked my photo album and i havn't done the totara park ride since '07, seems like not that long ago. was a fun ride but hate the clay in the wet so i'm checking the forecast. if you want to check out what it *might* be like (if they havn't altered the track too much) have a look at http://www.zaq123.net/gallery/album184

[crfchick]

jeez just checked my photo album and i havn't done the totara park ride since '07, seems like not that long ago. was a fun ride but hate the clay in the wet so i'm checking the forecast. if you want to check out what it *might* be like (if they havn't altered the track too much) have a look at http://www.zaq123.net/gallery/album184
Cool pics Pete! Looks like the track was pretty dry that year's ride - fingers crossed this rain doesnt come to much!

[Midget200]

Eeek! You guys are making me nervous about this ride! I'd better start eating lots of spinach now so that I can be as strong as Popeye, for all the times I crash off my bike and have to pick it up - hope you dont get a pic of that Kezza!

You will rock the track crfchick! Make sure you've got nice new tires on, are they pretty good? If you can ride slippery stuff you'll improve pretty fast! You go girl! I think the forecast is fine! It's been raining like hell up here, I've got new tires for the last of the 2 man. Wish you lived closer!

[crfchick]

You will rock the track crfchick! Make sure you've got nice new tires on, are they pretty good? If you can ride slippery stuff you'll improve pretty fast! You go girl! I think the forecast is fine! It's been raining like hell up here, I've got new tires for the last of the 2 man. Wish you lived closer!
Thanks Midget! I hope you kick arse at the 2Man! I'm sure you will find it so much better with new tyres (which I dont have - not sure if I want to spend more dosh on it if I'm going to get a new bike...eventually!).
I wish I lived closer too, that'd be awesome! I think that rain you've got is heading down this way today and tomorrow..!

[Ride it till the red]

Thanks Midget! I hope you kick arse at the 2Man! I'm sure you will find it so much better with new tyres (which I dont have - not sure if I want to spend more dosh on it if I'm going to get a new bike...eventually!).
I wish I lived closer too, that'd be awesome! I think that rain you've got is heading down this way today and tomorrow..!

What size are your tires crfchick? And how worn are they? If your 18 inch rear I'm pretty sure I've got a decent one kicking around here somewhere that I could do ya on the cheap if ya wanted.... Haven't had an 18 for a while and don't see it happening anytime soon!

[crfchick]

What size are your tires crfchick? And how worn are they? If your 18 inch rear I'm pretty sure I've got a decent one kicking around here somewhere that I could do ya on the cheap if ya wanted.... Haven't had an 18 for a while and don't see it happening anytime soon!
Thanks RITTR! I'm pretty sure my rear tyre is an 18, they're just the standard CRF230 wheels so I guess they must be! I'll check when I get home but how used is the tyre and what sort of dosh do you want for it?

[secondfield]

Dont be a cheap bastard - give it to her for free .... :laugh:

[Ride it till the red]

Thanks RITTR! I'm pretty sure my rear tyre is an 18, they're just the standard CRF230 wheels so I guess they must be! I'll check when I get home but how used is the tyre and what sort of dosh do you want for it?


Yeah I'd say it is then. Just went down and checked and she's a 120/100/18 so a reasonably wide one too for decent grip. As for how used, not new but not been used too much by the looks... It looks how I'd expect one of mine to look after 3-4 rides put it that way... Dunno what ones worth to be honest, been a while since a bought a second hand tire. Pay my entry on sunday and it's yours? If thats fair? I don't mind chucking it on for you if need be too :)

Oh and Secondfield, shutup ya slimy bastard!

[crfchick]

Yeah I'd say it is then. Just went down and checked and she's a 120/100/18 so a reasonably wide one too for decent grip. As for how used, not new but not been used too much by the looks... It looks how I'd expect one of mine to look after 3-4 rides put it that way... Dunno what ones worth to be honest, been a while since a bought a second hand tire. Pay my entry on sunday and it's yours? If thats fair? I don't mind chucking it on for you if need be too :)

Oh and Secondfield, shutup ya slimy bastard!
Sweet! It's a deal RITTR, I'll pay your entry fee on Sunday. Thanks! I'll PM you now...

[secondfield]

And you have to wash his riding gear as well (underpants included) :done:

[crfchick]

And you have to wash his riding gear as well (underpants included) :done:
ICK! No way! Hope its not a muddy sloppy ride then, haha!

[vr4king]

Hahaha Im sure theres a shitty Chinese bike in one of those pics..........If that can make it im sure anything can

[Midget200]

Thanks Midget! I hope you kick arse at the 2Man! I'm sure you will find it so much better with new tyres (which I dont have - not sure if I want to spend more dosh on it if I'm going to get a new bike...eventually!).
I wish I lived closer too, that'd be awesome! I think that rain you've got is heading down this way today and tomorrow..!

Cool you're getting another tyre. Haven't you had new tyres on the bike at all? It will improve resale value anyway! Really need them good for riding on the wet grass and in the mud! What's your front one like? Ooh yuck, the underpants washing doesn't sound great! Definitely get the help putting the tyre on though, looks like a pain in the butt doing that!! You go girl! Can't wait to see pictures! Apparently you're not trying hard enough if you don't fall off! LMAO!

[kezzafish]

Sooo who went?

I got up there a bit late but got a couple hundred pics so if ya saw me and or saw the camera flash have a look through my pics and let me know.

Different trails used again huh. he loves than knarly shit doesn't he!

Anyone else hear those army boys shooting at each other and exploding stuff?

[pete.ktm]

we were there, saw you on the gravel entry road on the way up to the ride. you walk all the way in? i'll check your web site after.

pretty greasy in some sections but didn't fall so all good.

saw the army boys with their guns but didn't hear the shooting.

some pics at http://www.zaq123.net/gallery/totara-park-09

p.s just had a look at your pics, is photo #9 sharp enough for a good print? i was going pretty fast so it might be a blur, lol.

[kezzafish]

we were there, saw you on the gravel entry road on the way up to the ride. you walk all the way in? i'll check your web site after.

pretty greasy in some sections but didn't fall so all good.

saw the army boys with their guns but didn't hear the shooting.

some pics at http://www.zaq123.net/gallery/totara-park-09

good stuff man. There's a really cool one of a quad spinning up and sideways on the second page. How can you be bothered pulling out the cam so much when riding? good work

[Jimmy]

Good snaps Pete. Surprised the lens didn't fog up when in the bush, given the amount of huffing and puffing that was going on to get up some of those slippery, root infested uphills!! Took me 2 hours to clean the bike - great!!

[motor_mayhem]

I didn't get finished my first round til about 1:30 and by then all the food was gone :(

Hard work in the mud, my radiator was spewing steam a bit

[pete.ktm]

How can you be bothered pulling out the cam so much when riding?

coz i'm an unfit bastard, stopping is good! plus they're good to look at when i'm sitting hurting at work on monday.


Good snaps Pete. Surprised the lens didn't fog up when in the bush, given the amount of huffing and puffing that was going on to get up some of those slippery, root infested uphills!!

yeah there were a couple of fun uphills (fun to watch from the top anyway). i think i need to replace my tyres a little more often, my mate had sharp edges on his new tyres and he went up no problem.

[pete.ktm]

I didn't get finished my first round til about 1:30 and by then all the food was gone :(

that sux, the sausages and oj were nice!

you just going slow or did you get stuck on the hills?

[Fryin Finn]

I was a busy lad looking after the carpark, signing latecomers in and general marshall duties. Didn't get up the hill till 12:00 just in time for a sausage. Managed to squeeze off a few photos though.

[Fryin Finn]

Heres a couple more piks.
I was chatting to one of the army blokes and said I had told some of the riders, the army was going to use them for live target practice. But he said "Nah - we can't afford to spend the money on ammunition."

[motor_mayhem]

that sux, the sausages and oj were nice!

you just going slow or did you get stuck on the hills?

A mate and myself were giving some people a hand to push their bikes up the mud hill. It was the other guy's first time on a trail ride so I was keeping an eye on him. We did a fair few of those A extensions and I did the large B loop bit as well

[Phil B W]

Sooo who went?

I got up there a bit late but got a couple hundred pics so if ya saw me and or saw the camera flash have a look through my pics and let me know.

Different trails used again huh. he loves than knarly shit doesn't he!

Anyone else hear those army boys shooting at each other and exploding stuff?


Hi kezza. I jumped onto you website to have a nosey at ya photo's. I must say I like the photo of the out of control freak in the photo on your front page, that links to the Totara park ride. that twit is me!!!!
looking at all the other photo's of guy's coming down that same section, they are all straight, up right and in control .... But that's no fun in my book;)

After seeing those army boys with their Styers and giving them a roost (or at least trying to, its a bit hard when ya on a dirty old DRZ that's already full tapped out) and then a couple of minutes later having a flash of light in front of me, i thought your camera flash was a muzzle flash and the soldiers were getting pay back lol :whistle:

Anyway after a change of dack's and a few more loops, It was a very enjoyable day, although a bit greasy in places....

Plus - those sausages were really really good!!!!!

[pete.ktm]

A mate and myself were giving some people a hand to push their bikes up the mud hill.

it's good to have guys helping on the hills, good work!

i usually do a bit of pushing. but after i take a pic of them on the ground, lol.

[kezzafish]

ha haaaa good stuff phil.... You gave me the shits! you and a guy on a quad were the only two to make me move but you were the scariest... was sure you were gonna fall on me. Ha haa that'll teach me for getting in the way!

I've found the pic of you at Pumice blast too pete... thanks to your mate David! I tried to get into photoshop and get your pic sorted to post up on KB for all to have a laugh but my damn PC is viral... again. Gonna go look at HPing a Mac tomorrow... fuck Windows and the rabid ship it came in on

[kezzafish]

Right... got yaaa

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[pete.ktm]

I've found the pic of you at Pumice blast too pete... gonna go look at HPing a Mac tomorrow...

the one that makes me look like a tool? it would be nice if you could post that. lol.

if you care about having the latest theres probably new imac models coming out soon.

you gonna be at the tangimoana ride? i'll practice my wheelies.

[kezzafish]

As requested lol

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Yeah i'll hopefully be there mate. I recon you should flag the wheelies and work on enhancing your "nose down jump" technique. Out with the old, in with the new. i say

[pete.ktm]

I recon you should flag the wheelies and work on enhancing your "nose down jump" technique.

maybe if some wanker hadn't freaked me with his FLASH....

saw the prints dave did of your shots, pretty sweet!

[andy mac]

Good photos guys, they capture the day. Looked thru hoping to see myself in some dirt action & there I was in the BBQ queue :shutup:
This was my 1st trailride & lessons learnt are knobblies are esssential & draw the course map for reference. Cheers

[Phil B W]

Hey Thanks Kezza for putting up the high res photo. Printed it out and now in pride of place on the garage wall.......

Andy, I wouldn't be ashamed of being in that BBQ queue. Those sausages were one of my highlights of the day, Along with losing the front end when coming down one of the long down hills on the B loop. Bike hit neutral, front end slipped into a rut, Phil became "Flying Phil" and went over the bars only to "Rollie Pollie" down a 15m drop !!!!!
After a hard slog back up to the trail, my bike was lying in the middle of the track on its side idling happily away, while a small queue had gathered behind it.:Oops::Oops::Oops:

Its all part of the fun I suppose !!

[pete.ktm]

This was my 1st trailride & lessons learnt are knobblies are esssential

if you did that ride without good tyres all the other rides will be a piece of cake.

the tangimoana ride coming up is a pretty easy open ride, although it rained last year and had a few bogs.