Christchurch - adventure ride (Sun 3 Oct)

[badblackbuell]

For those that are keen there is a ride this Sunday (October 3rd) meeting at 9.30am at Sportzone Suzuki (50 Manchester Street).
We will be leaving at 10am and riding the North Bank of the Waimak to Springfield for a pie and a coke. Return will be via th South Bank for those that have the energy left. The ride will be open to anyone keen but of course you must feel confident in your ability to handle the conditions. I have been up and back recently and the South Eyre River was the only part I couldn't cross but you can get around that easily anyway. Call me (Dean) at work (Sportzone) on 366 0893 for further details.

[badblackbuell]

I can't wait for this ride! I'm going to thrash the poor wee tard within an inch of it's life!:Punk:

[Transalper]

I'll be along and with pillion at a more casual pace so long as my Daughter is keen to go with me on the back of the DR again, otherwise we will be doing other stuff I guess.

Fingers crossed.
Cheers
TA.

[cynna]

ive got work so i wont be there - only got one more month of sundays to go

have they repaired the missing chunk of road on the south bank or did you have to detour round it on the road?

[Transalper]

I heard it's been sorted.

[badblackbuell]

Yep the 'missing' section has been repaired, I had more trouble with a deep crossing on the south side which a quick riverbed detour soon had sorted. I hope with the recent good weather it should be a lot easier!

[Peril]

Will be there with a "For sale" sign on.
Are we taking in the various tracks inbetween or just following the roads?

[thepom]

I,d like to try and climb the hill that transalp did a while ago....I keep chickening out....its on the north side....

[Transalper]

I imagine it will be more the roads than the tracks in the trees but you'll probably be able to do the odd diversion I guess.
They usually aim to be hooking up with the roadies for lunch so I doubt they intend mucking about too much in circles at this stage.

[badblackbuell]

I'm keen to have a stop at the mini hill climb challenge if anyone is interested, we could turn it into a wee comp? I was there a couple of weeks ago and the wee hill was in far better condition than previously attempted, should be a breeze!
I intend to do the North Bank on the best gravel we can find and the return journey on the South Bank will be aimed at doing a few more of the tracks as the South Bank can be a little harder to negotiate. We will have a slightly constricted
time-frame on the way there as we will need to meet the roadies for lunch but the return journey can be as long and as challenging as we want. :yes:

[Crim]

sounds like a plan, Stan :yes: - at this stage god, wife and kids willing I am in :woohoo:

[badblackbuell]

Crim it will be a pleasure to have you along once again! See you Sunday!

[zeRax]

just so happens i will be down in chch saturday and staying the night


hmmmm

what time do you guys think ya'd be finished up by? wondering what time i would get back to blenheim, :X


hillclimb gotta be on the menu!

[Transalper]

Departing Sportzone at 10am so I imagine lunch about 12, and we can take as long as we want to get back so some will be back a lot earlier than others. If you go all the way back via the river including the tracks to McLanes Island and there's more beyond that to Belfast) it can be made to take the whole day, or bail at the Intake or the next out and maybe back in 2 hours after lunch is done?

It's not an actual hill you know, just a step in the ground must be about the height of the roof here at work.

[badblackbuell]

just so happens i will be down in chch saturday and staying the night


hmmmm

what time do you guys think ya'd be finished up by? wondering what time i would get back to blenheim, :X


hillclimb gotta be on the menu!

Sweet as, just do the first half of the trip (up the North Bank) join us for lunch and then head home via the inland road to Amberley and you'll be home with plenty of time to do dishes, lawns, washing and even give the Mrs a tickle!

[zeRax]

sounds good fullas,

hope im not too hung over!, coming down for a house warming :P

[The Pink Panther]

I gather if tards are going and Tranz man is riding 2 up it limits fun factor for single
tracks and riding the south side river plateau !

I dont run my 17's on a river adventure ride you carnt get in too any of the good tracks . its like taking a knife to a gun fight. :facepalm:

[helenoftroy]

Damm!

Im working,but hopefully my boy(Casualty) will go with you guys

[badblackbuell]

I gather if tards are going and Tranz man is riding 2 up it limits fun factor for single
tracks and riding the south side river plateau !

I dont run my 17's on a river adventure ride you carnt get in too any of the good tracks . its like taking a knife to a gun fight. :facepalm:

I'll be doing it on 17"s, hasn't stopped me so far. It will be fun, please take the time to come and enjoy!!!

[NordieBoy]

I dont run my 17's on a river adventure ride you carnt get in too any of the good tracks . its like taking a knife to a gun fight. :facepalm:

And wearing oven gloves.

[The Pink Panther]

These Photos could be used as a FAIL trying to cut and sharpen the tread on my fucken crappy Pirellis to go and ride up some single track , Nordieboy note the oven gloves are joined so it would make it interesting to use the controls lol. the Avon Distanzas are a good tyre but still not any where near a dirt tyre which would roost whole paddocks of dirt on to yah mate.

[badblackbuell]

220089220088:shit:

The Avon's get me through the sand-dunes, yes mud sucks...

[NordieBoy]

You'd need the chair after that.

One bonus (probably the only one) about trailriding a motard is the wide tyres don't get stuck in the ruts as often :D

[ADVGD]

Would love to join you all but it is fishing season opening weekend, the High Country rivers are calling!

I'll catch up with you all on the next one, have a great ride :niceone:

[Crim]

TA is this that hill you were talking about..............:blink::facepalm:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvi08XPy08A&feature=player_embedded#!

:facepalm::shit:

[thepom]

Just back from a ride of the north side of the river and there is a bit of a deep stream crossing,could not see how deep it was but threw a big stick in and it went about a meter deep.On my own so did not want to cross it in it all went wrong.It was about 50 odd kms in......cant load my picture as my computer wont recognise my phone card....

[The Pink Panther]

TA is this that hill you were talking about..............:blink::facepalm:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvi08XPy08A&feature=player_embedded#!

:facepalm::shit:

Scottie's Spine of Doom is fucken knary as ... off chamber every where and the spine is like dont look down :shit: i dont think you could even think about trying that on a Fat bike . just changed the burg to 15/44 gearing and the ktm rear rim tyre for the sunday ride, rode out too ruapona to help out with a car testing session only to find out there is the first round of sports saloons on sunday , So am gona hangout with the cagers the lesser of too Evils . Am i bad :innocent:

[Transalper]

Just back from a ride of the north side of the river and there is a bit of a deep stream crossing,could not see how deep it was but threw a big stick in and it went about a meter deep.On my own so did not want to cross it in it all went wrong.It was about 50 odd kms in......cant load my picture as my computer wont recognise my phone card....

50km up on the North bank is pretty much the exit where we turn right and up on to Thongcaster Rd .
I imagine you're at the stream just before that, a left hand bend and there's a surprise stream.
I wouldn't worry about it and a little double back won't hurt if it comes to that.

[thepom]

Thats the one and it looked bloody deep.....sorry but I ain,t no hero....

[Transalper]

Thats the one and it looked bloody deep.....sorry but I ain,t no hero....
I'm not usually if by myself either.

[cynna]

Thats the one and it looked bloody deep.....sorry but I ain,t no hero....

and u have a nasty habit of stopping in the middle of water crossings...

[badblackbuell]

How did the South Eyre look?
Last time it was a torrent but easliy circumnavigated.
OOO, only two sleeps and it's on!

[Transalper]

How did the South Eyre look?
Last time it was a torrent but easliy circumnavigated.
OOO, only two sleeps and it's on!

I've got some tubes hanging about in my garage, I'll bring them and we can float across anything too bad. :rockon:
Oh hang on, they are in the garage in stead of on the bikes because they have holes in them. Never mind:shutup:

[Skinny_Birdman]

Rode the south bank last weekend. A couple of the crossings were at the sort of depth right on the limit of what I would consider riding alone.

D & I should hopefully get there this time, weather permitting. We might leave the hill climb to you small bore fullas though.

[cynna]

How did the South Eyre look?
Last time it was a torrent but easliy circumnavigated.
OOO, only two sleeps and it's on!

is South Eyre where the river washed away the road on the north side? if so its completely dry and back to normal. roads are back to being dusty - the water truck was out on wednesday

[thepom]

...ouch.....hard but fair...

[The Pink Panther]

is South Eyre where the river washed away the road on the north side? if so its completely dry and back to normal. roads are back to being dusty - the water truck was out on wednesday

There seems to be confusion on riding up the Eyre river to Oxford so i just got back from riding it up too Oxford from the Waimakariri , I thought i would do a recon run for you guys for i wont make it on sunday. It took me just over 1 hour riding the burg, on the third electric fence too the left i left a warrerta thingy to put on the fence all i know is the second fence is on :shit: its a bit tricky when your riding by yourself .

You will be getting your feet wet cos in patches there is a bit of water ,
When you pass under the wire strung foot bridge the going will get a bit tougher and there is a bit more water make shore new guys dont pass too close to either banks you may not have a head left.

fat bikes will make it but it will be a work out,
My husaburg is great on that type of river work better than my KTM exc just more stand up power slides and bank jumps .

[Transalper]

But we aren't going up the Eyre or anywhere near Oxford.
We will be crossing the Eyre once but someone said that ford was dry there now.

Ya all sounding like a bunch a worry warts. I can't see why anyone two up on a 1150gs couldn't do this run on intermediate tyres.
Enough talky talky, just show up and lets ride.

[The Pink Panther]

But we aren't going up the Eyre or anywhere near Oxford.
We will be crossing the Eyre once but someone said that ford was dry there now.

Ya all sounding like a bunch a worry warts. I can't see why anyone two up on a 1150gs couldn't do this run on intermediate tyres.
Enough talky talky, just show up and lets ride.

Umm Tranzman i know both sides of the river pretty bloody well thank you , i thought its called an adventure ride not a stock bank shingle ride :violin: and your worried about fording the bloody Eyre river ... i just rode up it on a plated bike and had a fucken blast .

My Interpretation of adventure ride seem's to differ from yours... eat some rocks too harden up or just buy a Euro bike ...

Peace

[NordieBoy]

Ya all sounding like a bunch a worry warts. I can't see why anyone two up on a 1150gs couldn't do this run on intermediate tyres.
Enough talky talky, just show up and lets ride.

Says the guy with the camera on his helmet :corn:

[Transalper]

WTF are you on about Pinky??? I don't think you read the posts properly.
I am at peace, open your eyes, where the hell do I say I'm worried about fording the Eyre??
I said stop fussing and just ride the trip. How does that sound like I'm worrying, I'm trying to tell everyone else to stop fussing.
Sheeesh :rolleyes:

Assuming Sportzone run this ride like the last and knowing they have time constraints in the morning I think you'll find this will be more stopbanks and shingle roads than single track on the AM bit. One thing about the Waimak is that there are options.

As far as I can see riding up the Eyre to Oxford was never part of the plan as Lunch is in Springfield so why would you go to Oxford.
PS. I done the Eyre on the Transalp, the DR650, XR200, and my CRF. I know all about it too.

Nordie... Pinky has cameras too.

[Crim]

The wife and kids were all good, the stars were alligned, really looking forward to it -:facepalm: and then something came up :violin: .......... have a great day and if anyone wants to retrace or missed out and wants to do it in the next few days post or PM me
Cheers, Crim

[The Pink Panther]

WTF are you on about Pinky??? I don't think you read the posts properly.
I am at peace, open your eyes, where the hell do I say I'm worried about fording the Eyre??
I said stop fussing and just ride the trip. How does that sound like I'm worrying, I'm trying to tell everyone else to stop fussing.
Sheeesh :rolleyes:

Assuming Sportzone run this ride like the last and knowing they have time constraints in the morning I think you'll find this will be more stopbanks and shingle roads than single track on the AM bit. One thing about the Waimak is that there are options.

As far as I can see riding up the Eyre to Oxford was never part of the plan as Lunch is in Springfield so why would you go to Oxford.
PS. I done the Eyre on the Transalp, the DR650, XR200, and my CRF. I know all about it too.

Nordie... Pinky has cameras too.

Christchurch - adventure ride (Sun 3 Oct)
For those that are keen there is a ride this Sunday (October 3rd) meeting at 9.30am at Sportzone Suzuki (50 Manchester Street).
We will be leaving at 10am and riding the North Bank of the Waimak to Springfield for a pie and a coke. Return will be via th South Bank for those that have the energy left. The ride will be open to anyone keen but of course you must feel confident in your ability to handle the conditions. I have been up and back recently and the South Eyre River was the only part I couldn't cross but you can get around that easily anyway. Call me (Dean) at work (Sportzone) on 366 0893 for further details.

ha tranzman in reading the first post its about riding the north bank to Springfield and coming down the south bank so in doing so you would fuel up at Oxford , and if a tard road rider badblackbuell does not know the diff between the north and south sides of the Waimak well fuck me . i gather he was confused i accepted it to be riding up the north bank so go figure.

NordieBoy at neary 370 000 views on my utube channel i post video i get out and about lug two much camera gear half the time just to film you twats just like Tranzman.
i only post stuff all .http://www.youtube.com/user/TheBedfordboyz

[NordieBoy]

NordieBoy at neary 370 000 views on my utube channel i post video i get out and about lug two much camera gear half the time just to film you twats just like Tranzman.
i only post stuff all .http://www.youtube.com/user/TheBedfordboyz

I know. Quite a few of those views are me :corn:

I'm trying to work out a sling so I can carry a fullsize tripod on the next ride. The little gorillapod isn't high enough.

[badblackbuell]

Christchurch - adventure ride (Sun 3 Oct)
For those that are keen there is a ride this Sunday (October 3rd) meeting at 9.30am at Sportzone Suzuki (50 Manchester Street).
We will be leaving at 10am and riding the North Bank of the Waimak to Springfield for a pie and a coke. Return will be via th South Bank for those that have the energy left. The ride will be open to anyone keen but of course you must feel confident in your ability to handle the conditions. I have been up and back recently and the South Eyre River was the only part I couldn't cross but you can get around that easily anyway. Call me (Dean) at work (Sportzone) on 366 0893 for further details.

ha tranzman in reading the first post its about riding the north bank to Springfield and coming down the south bank so in doing so you would fuel up at Oxford , and if a tard road rider badblackbuell does not know the diff between the north and south sides of the Waimak well fuck me . i gather he was confused i accepted it to be riding up the north bank so go figure.

NordieBoy at neary 370 000 views on my utube channel i post video i get out and about lug two much camera gear half the time just to film you twats just like Tranzman.
i only post stuff all .http://www.youtube.com/user/TheBedfordboyz

Right, the ride goes up the North Bank to the NORTHERN intake, onto the road and over the WAIMAK GORGE BRIDGE and on to SPRINGFIELD.
I have to cater for noobs and big adventure bikes (V-Strom etc) therefore shingle roads and easy trails ONLY! After lunch we return to the Waimak Gorge and ride the South Bank.
As per usual the thread has been Kiwibikerified!
If you want hardcore (Pinky) then go to the Suzuki sponsored trail rides and see how rough it gets there.
Nordie are you coming from Nelson to join us?
I ride a tard, it has Avon Distanzias so it goes ok in the dry but mudplugging isnt what I'm about, I've done that to death when I was spotty and built out of rubber!
The idea is to get a few peeps together for a nice cruisy day out in the sun.

[Transalper]

...ha tranzman in reading the first post its about riding the north bank to Springfield and coming down the south bank so in doing so you would fuel up at Oxford , and if a tard road rider badblackbuell does not know the diff between the north and south sides of the Waimak well fuck me . i gather he was confused i accepted it to be riding up the north bank so go figure.

Nope, I'd be very surprised if they do that, why go 10 extra kms North East to Oxford when you can just continue the 16 or so kms West to the Lunch meeting at Springfield and get gas there anyway.

In a couple of hours one of us will be proved correct and the other not.

[Transalper]

Right, the ride goes up the North Bank to the NORTHERN intake, onto the road and over the WAIMAK GORGE BRIDGE and on to SPRINGFIELD.
I have to cater for noobs and big adventure bikes (V-Strom etc) therefore shingle roads and easy trails ONLY! After lunch we return to the Waimak Gorge and ride the South Bank.
As per usual the thread has been Kiwibikerified!
If you want hardcore (Pinky) then go to the Suzuki sponsored trail rides and see how rough it gets there.
See, told you. :innocent:

Right off to the shop shortly.

[Peril]

Big thanks to Dean for organizing this,shame about the dust though.
Single track back through to McLeans was pretty boring with no one to chase.

[helenoftroy]

Damm work!wish I could have shooed all our patients out the door & come riding!!.....:bye::doctor:

Sounds like a great day was had,Sam came home very happy and dusty:scooter:

[Transalper]

Yep, we three Janet, Lauren and I all had a nice ride.
We think it went well.
Love to see the photos, saw the camera out but don't know who had it.
Cheers to Badblackbuel of Sportzone for leading the way, roll on the next one. :niceone:

[Peril]

Got a pic of you crossing that deepish ford.

[zeRax]

so it turns out i wasnt quite up to it by 10am :P

what a heavy night!
still managed to go out to mcleans for a few hours, nice day anyway eh!

[Skinny_Birdman]

Sorry not to see you there, Kyle & Helen.

We had a great day, aftre a slow start - Mrs B's first offroad venture since the Clarence Reserve - and got the shiny new TA thoroughly filthy. It was nice to catch up with a few familiar faces, and put a face to Peril's name.
Thanks to Badblackbuell for organising.

Cheers

A

[badblackbuell]

A huge thanks to all that took part! It was thoroughly enjoyed by all, roll on the next ride!
We will have a Summer run and with daylight savings we can go a bit further.
A special thanks to TA for riding sweep.