Canterbury- basic Adventure Cruise Saturday 11 September 2010

[Transalper]

J has other stuff she will be doing so I have a weekend free, a weekend I can plan for in advance so I'm going for a bit of a back to basics adventure on the Saturday in hope of getting Casualty and some others out n about.
I intend this to be a bit laid back, a cruise, more sit down than stand up so it should be suitable for novices and probably bikes with road bias tyres. Thinking of some Banks Peninsula Bays to Akaroa and maybe Flea Bay, or if the rivers are low Lees Valley may be an option.
Probably get going by 12noon after an early lunch (sometimes sleep ins are important too), will make more definite plans closer to the time.

I also have the next day free, that's Sunday 12th September, so may take the CRF for another play in the mud before it all drys up for summer in case anyone is interested in that too.

Give us an idea who's interested.
Cheers
TA.

update 1:
I'm thinking we'll go in the Akaroa direction on the 11th as The Lees Valley will still be a bit pot luck on the big river.

Making the meeting place at Moorhouse Ave Burger King car park at 11am and depart at 11:30am just before the roadies arrive for their weekly thing.
We'll go over Dyres, round thru Diamond Harbour, Purau, Port Levy, Pigeon Bay, Little Akaloa Bay, Okains Bay, Le Bons Bay, Akaroa, maybe Flea Bay if time allows.
Be getting dark by the time we get back if we do anymore but those wanting more could go back via Wainui, up Jubilee Rd, Bossu, Reynolds Valley Rd, Wairewa Pa rd, Western Valley Rd, back round thru Diamond Harbour etc.

Update 2
Here's a .GPX file for the GPS peps.
It's my intended route but will be subject to conditions/time on the day as to weather we get the whole thing done.
Right click, save as...
240kb - file here. (http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/9/8/208927//Plan for 11 Sept 2010-Update1.gpx)

34kb Compressed (zipped) gpx file here. (http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/9/8/208927//Plan for 11 Sept 2010-Update1.zip)
Lighthouse Rd is closed so Akaroa is as far as we'll go, not Flea Bay.

[Crim]

G'day TA, I'd be keen, cheers Crim

[junkmanjoe]

thats my birthday......it be a great day for a ride...:yes:

JMJ

[helenoftroy]

Sounds great

Casualty and his mum look forward to it!:yes:

[RedKLR650]

I get my license back on 31st of August after a 3 month holiday so that will be a great excuse for an outing. Good Idea Carl :-)

[Peril]

Sounds good :yes:

[thepom]

I ll be up for that too....

[cooneyr]

:bye: KTM is all nice and shiney for sale so I won't be taking that and the XR is in the process of getting new bearings, seals etc so I won't be trail riding for a while too.

Have fun guys.

[thepom]

Are you getting something else or selling the KTM due to the new arrival?:sunny:

[cooneyr]

Are you getting something else or selling the KTM due to the new arrival?:sunny:

New arrival forces sale - bit cliché but thats life. Staying closer to home now so gonna get a regoed 450/525.

[ADVGD]

I get my license back on 31st of August

Good stuff, a painful 3 months comes to an end, watch that overactive throttle hand my friend!

[veny]

That's my playground :)
Nice scenery & gravel hill climbs.
Bossu, Jubilee and Pigeon bay to name a few. But I think the bridge on the Port Levy side might still be out.

Unfortunately the stars are out of alignment and I'm in Auck that weekend.
I'll keep an eye out for the next one tho. Would be keen to tag along sometime.

Thanks for organizing it.

[NordieBoy]

Good stuff, a painful 3 months comes to an end, watch that overactive throttle hand my friend!

He rides a KLR.

That'd be an overactive throttle hand, downhill and tailwind.

[Skinny_Birdman]

I'd be keen, I will see if Mrs B. is interested.

Cheers
A

[Transalper]

I'm thinking we'll go in the Akaroa direction on the 11th as The Lees Valley will still be a bit pot luck on the big river.

Making the meeting place at Burger King car park at 11am and depart at 11:30am just before the roadies arrive for their weekly thing.
We'll go over Dyres, round thru Diamond harbour, Purau, Port Levy, Pigeon Bay, Little Akaloa Bay, Okains Bay, Le Bons Bay, Akaroa, maybe Flea Bay if time allows.
Be getting dark by the time we get back if we do anymore but those wanting more could go back via Wainui, up Jubilee Rd, Bossu, Reynolds Valley Rd, Wairewa Pa rd, Western Valley Rd, back round thru Diamond Harbour etc.

1st post updated to reflect this and any future updates.

[Buddha#81]

Hmmmmmmm, I'm racing the 650 the following weekend but if its soft adventure the motard wheel might stay in to entertain you all! I'm in!

[Peril]

So it's not the route with the stock track just past Duvauchelles? If so,thank god cos I hate hill climbs! :whistle:

[Transalper]

Na, not planing to go on any technical stuff... but some of the shingle roads are steepish in places.

[cooneyr]

So it's not the route with the stock track just past Duvauchelles? If so,thank god cos I hate hill climbs! :whistle:

You think that (Robinsons bay stock track) you should try the Takamatua Stock track when it is wet. Slick clay with fist sized lumps of loose rock and some lumpy bedrock. Took Bro and I three hours to do 2km couple of winters back :sweatdrop

[Skinny_Birdman]

Mrs B. says no, 'cos she is off overseas for work the next day and is worried she might have an off. That being so, I'll probably go and do my normal Saturday thing. Have fun guys.:bye:

Cheers
A

[timg]

Mrs B. says no, 'cos she is off overseas for work the next day and is worried she might have an off. That being so, I'll probably go and do my normal Saturday thing. Have fun guys.:bye:

Cheers
A Oi! Not good enuf. Hoping to be there with QOT Hobbits for a cruzy ride if it's a nice day. A Transalp convoy would have been cool :yes:

[Crim]

Hi TA,
This still on:scooter:? might need some time out by then:yes:
Cheers, Crim

[Transalper]

Seems like a good way to take the mind off things and unwind, to concentrate on riding for a while instead.

I'm still in.

[cynna]

sweet - i will be there as well

[Peril]

Good stuff,it'd be a good way to see the damage up in the hills.

[Peeteey]

Yep, reckon I might be too. So long as I can hide in the middle of the group because my REG is so unbelievably legal at the moment I don't want to dazzle people with it's complete and utter compliance :innocent: :lol:

[mattsdakar]

Hmmmmmmm, I'm racing the 650 the following weekend but if its soft adventure the motard wheel might stay in to entertain you all! I'm in!
.
Hey Brent, if you are going in motard guise then I might as well too! Gravel roads mentioned by TA aren't that rough

[Transalper]

Here's a .GPX file for the GPS peps.
It's my intended route but will be subject to conditions/time on the day as to weather we get the whole thing done.
Right click, save as...
240kb - file here. (http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/9/8/208927//Plan for 11 Sept 2010-Update1.gpx)

34kb Compressed (zipped) gpx file here. (http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/9/8/208927//Plan for 11 Sept 2010-Update1.zip)
Lighthouse Rd is closed so Akaroa is as far as we'll go, not Flea Bay.

[Transalper]

Lighthouse Rd, Akaroa is listed as closed so Akaroa will likely be as far as we can go in that direction.

[Transalper]

Weather looking good so far.
Looking forward to the distraction.

[Buddha#81]

I need the time out.....see ya all at 11.30, I need to be in town at 4.30-5 at the latest, so may bail out early!

[Peeteey]

:angry:


Bollocks, you lot'll have to have fun without me. Difficult I know but chin up and all that ...
Dad's 70th ... You'd think I'd remember that! :innocent:

[Kenb]

Hi TA,

I'm new to this caper, but I assume that you are talking about the BK on Moorehouse Ave?

Cheers,

Ken

[Transalper]

Yep, just in the carpark there, Burger King/Countdown, Moorhouse Ave.
I just choose it as it's central and seems to work ok for the road riders who meet there every Saturday and during summer every Wednesday evening.
If you come along you won't be new to it any more. :niceone:

Food !!
I'm going to have a bit of Brunch before i leave home and may take a snack or maybe pack half a subway sandwich to have on the road.
Can't promise what shops will be open or what time we will hit Akaroa, though I'd expect fuel and food to be available there when we do arrive.

Updated GPS files stop at Akaroa.
Right click, save as...
240kb - file here. (http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/9/8/208927//Plan for 11 Sept 2010-Update1.gpx)

34kb Compressed (zipped) gpx file here. (http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/9/8/208927//Plan for 11 Sept 2010-Update1.zip)

[TangoCharlie]

I'll be there, sounds like a great stress relief

[mattsdakar]

Doh, just finished preparing the bike and checking the thread for departure time only to realise ride is Saturday, not Sunday, bugger, hope you guys had a good ride

[Buddha#81]

Ya blardy plonker Matt. Thanks guys and gals good arvo out! Sorry I had to bail out early. Had fun and was pleasant to ride with level headed guys, other rides I've been on you can fear for ya safety. Although the road tires wernt the best decision I've made.

[ADVGD]

Thanks TA for organizing and running this, a laid-back ride was just what the doctor ordered, I had really enjoyable day. Good to finally meet some you, I look forward to catching up for more rides in the future :niceone:

[Peril]

As above,great day out,was a bit cold on the homeward leg and was good to see some new faces.

[Crim]

+1 on the great day, thanks TA great ride - is it easy to "post" the route on something us non GPS people can see on the PC? - if not can you just post the roads and I will google and find it - some great roads that I would love to take some mates up some time
Thanks again, Cheers Crim
I saw the DR650 shoot through at Duvauchelle so thought I would blast through to town behind it - my plan soon failed as I got stuck behind some slow traffic going up the hill :bye: so it was a solo ride - but road wasn't too bad - a good trip

[Transalper]

Excellent day out people. 14 of us started.
Good to see some old friends and nice to meet a whole lot of fresh faces.

Will post my track log shortly. It can be dropped in google earth.
Might try form a map picture for you too.

How was the condition of the main road home from Duvauchelle?

[Crim]

How was the condition of the main road home from Duvauchelle?

Good - a couple of unexpected bumps but no real hazards until just before Halswell (and then signposted)

[Transalper]

Track log is here... (491kb) (right click, save as) (http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/9/8/208927//ChCh-Akaroa_Adventure.gpx)
Drop it in Google earth or any other compatible program that takes and displays gpx files on maps.

[Transalper]

Some pics...
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batch 2.....218447218449218448218446218445

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Batch 3.......218452218451218453218450

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For the man asking about which maps I have in my gps.... the Auto Routing ones I am currently using which include some Topo info are from here. (http://www.rcmaps.nzopengps.org/maps/nzogps%26doc%26srtm%26waterways%26PublicLand_topo_ maps.html)
Last update was in May.

[cooneyr]

TA, stop it, ya killing me :crybaby:

[ADVGD]

Organizing and running the trip, supplying GPS data, plus taking a bunch of photos and uploading them...crickey... someone buy that man a beer :apint:

[Transalper]

Screen shot of the tracklog as it was displayed in Mapsource, not all road names are displayed though.218459

[helenoftroy]

TA huge thanks for coming round on Friday to help sort Casualtys(Sams) bike

And huge thanks for organising the ride,Sam & I had a great day.I was'nt sure if I would go(tore my knee cartilage trying to lift my Ducati of my car after the quake:doh:)but so pleased that I did.
That was my boys first time on those gravel roads,he loved it.Im so pleased hes come over to a Dirty Side - let the fun begin!

....love the way that riding can lift the spirits & put everything else into perspective:woohoo:

Was great to ride with all you guys,as always look forward to the next time.

[Transalper]

So did anyone get a photo from the time of the cows suitable for posting?

[Crim]

So did anyone get a photo from the time of the cows suitable for posting?

No I didn't bugger it all - would have loved to have got film of the cow going Budha81 and him jumping off his bike and putting it between the two of them (good move that!)

[Peril]

That was one angry cow.

[Shadowjack]

Great day for a ride - I went on the run to Greta Valley, which was nice to catch-up with people.
But, but, but...these photos show that the roads you folks meandered may be TDM850-compatible. Please don't tell me I missed an opportunity to get down'n'dirty!

[brp]

"Sorry to hear about your Stallions Hot"

Missed a good ride - will keep an eye out in the adventure section :Punk:

[Buddha#81]

No I didn't bugger it all - would have loved to have got film of the cow going Budha81 and him jumping off his bike and putting it between the two of them (good move that!)

hahaha she was a bit stroppy when she got split up from her calf.....either that or took exception to a motard infiltrating the adventure bike ranks. Being a good country boy it seemed natural to put the bike in the road, other 650 purists would have possibly shot me for being a dick!

[Crim]

hahaha she was a bit stroppy when she got split up from her calf.....either that or took exception to a motard infiltrating the adventure bike ranks. Being a good country boy it seemed natural to put the bike in the road, other 650 purists would have possibly shot me for being a dick!

Was a good move - I'd rather have a bent bike than a bent body! - felt a bit sorry for the bloke probably put him back an hour or two, hindsight a couple of us should have snuck through quietly and kept them from running down the hill when the rest of us come through.

[Transalper]

Great day for a ride - I went on the run to Greta Valley, which was nice to catch-up with people.
But, but, but...these photos show that the roads you folks meandered may be TDM850-compatible. Please don't tell me I missed an opportunity to get down'n'dirty!

Forgot whether or not you have much dirt experience and the TDM would probably have felt quite big on a few of the turns or steep loose bits, but I have had the CBR1000 up all the roads we took home (2-up on some of them too) and the TDM should manage the rest ok. Chunky tyres would have been an advantage a couple of times but not absolutely necessary by any means.
You'll just have to try and see so we can establish a base line for you.

[TangoCharlie]

Great trip, well organised and run. Thanks for the link to the Map Site, I am looking forward to your next adventure and by the my kenda's will have worn down a bit and won't spray as many rocks...

[cynna]

thanks TA for ogranising the ride

had the camera on the wrond setting so only got one photo of the cows. wasnt keen on being left to go thu on my own so quickly put the camera away

[cynna]

and a few more

[Transalper]

Excellent guys.

So anyone have anywhere they are interested in or want to revisit that we can go check out in similar fashion? Maybe 3 or 4 weeks time? I'd like to go more often but don't want (or can't afford) to over do it, and then there's my partners weekend plans involving me to consider too.

There's many roads out there, seen quite a few, still lots I haven't.
I'm a bit used to just following Plug and/or cooneyr on their adventures, very good at going the extra mile with finding and sorting private land access from time to time too they were/are.

[cynna]

last year when we did the ride over to akaroa there was that challenge bit that a few of us went up - i wouldnt mind trying that again to see if i can make it without coming off this time. no idea where it was but would be good to include as an option if we go out that way again

[Transalper]

mental note... cynna likes the hard stuff better suited to standing up while on to mid/small sized bikes with knobs on.

I know a couple out there, we passed the top of both of them yesterday. Fairly sure the one you're thinking of is the Robinsons bay Stock route.

[junkmanjoe]

wasnt keen on being left to go thu on my own so quickly put the camera away

and you know why the cows where grumpy......................they got calf's with them...never mess with a mum cow with her baby beside her.....

JMJ

[cooneyr]

last year when we did the ride over to akaroa there was that challenge bit that a few of us went up - i wouldnt mind trying that again to see if i can make it without coming off this time. no idea where it was but would be good to include as an option if we go out that way again


mental note... cynna likes the hard stuff better suited standing up while on to mid/small sized bikes with knobs on.

I know a couple out there, we passed the top of both of them yesterday. Fairly sure the one you're thinking of is the Robinsons bay Stock route.

Yep TA your on the money that was Robinsons Bay stock track. If you like that you should come back down Takamatua Stock track. Both of them are on my website.

[Triwi]

For the man asking about which maps I have in my gps.... the Auto Routing ones I am currently using which include some Topo info are from here. (http://www.rcmaps.nzopengps.org/maps/nzogps%26doc%26srtm%26waterways%26PublicLand_topo_ maps.html)
Last update was in May.

Thanks TA. Downloaded OK. Now more time in front of screen!
cheers
triwi