Wot the Jatz's did

[Ally67]

:confused: how did you get unlocked from the kitchen etc.... :scratch: & to get away on your own as well :mega: jatz are you all right


doors alaways open there Mrs jatz we look forward to seeing you :yes: & our house warming is on the 15th if ya want to take
a bit longer to get home :msn-wink: or maybe jatz can meet you here :whistle:

I got thrown out the door :eek5:
I hope you don't mind to much if I arrive on Wed for the house warming ( just a test run for the 15th :drinknsin)
Will ring you Tues night.:yes:


Update us Cantabs as you approach with what day you'll be heading to Akaroa and if possible we'll show you how to get there via the backroads
Enjoy the ride, Milford is a must

Thanks for the offer :sweatdrop
Jatz is joining me on Friday then we're heading out that way.
Transalp has my ph# and you still have Jatz's
Looking forward to Milford :corn:


Yell if you'd like a stopover at Rollyberg. Cheers T & D

Yes please :wings:
Will ring you about Thurs night this week.:yes:


Be good to see you in Westyport Ali - coffee and a place to stay if you need one - only a few hours gentle ride from Mot :yes:

Thankyou for the kind offer but I'll be aiming for Hoki or Franz on day 1 :scooter:
Keep an eye out for me when I go through I'll be the one waving and tooting :wavey:

[JATZ]

:crybaby::bye:

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Gutted....

[dino3310]

:bye::crybaby::crybaby::crybaby::bye::bye:









helloooo Beeema:woohoo:

[NordieBoy]

Did you at least nick the Wilbers off it first?

[JATZ]

Did you at least nick the Wilbers off it first?

And what would I do with a rear shock for a DR750 ? Add it to the drawer full of odds and ends :crazy:
I do still have a piston and rings though...$600 ashtray ? :eek:

[timg]

:crybaby::bye:

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Gutted.... That sorta thing happens when you cross to the dark side. A Beemer forsooth!:facepalm:











Enjoy your new ride :woohoo:

[_Shrek_]

don't worry there Jatz!!!! :shifty: we have rescued Mrs Jatz, from the paddock under the tree's :rolleyes:

[NordieBoy]

don't worry there Jatz!!!! :shifty: we have rescued Mrs Jatz, from the paddock under the tree's :rolleyes:

But did she want to be rescued?

[JATZ]

don't worry there Jatz!!!! :shifty: we have rescued Mrs Jatz, from the paddock under the tree's :rolleyes:
I'm not worried at all, I know she's in safe hands :facepalm:
I know mrsJ well enough to know it musta been bad/unsafe for her to not carry on under her own steam.

[_Shrek_]

But did she want to be rescued?

well she did :mobile:


I know mrsJ well enough to know it musta been bad/unsafe for her to not carry on under her own steam.

& what was the bit about being a sork I heard :whistle:

mrs Jatz did well to get as far as she did with the wind, now all she has to do is get through the snow :laugh:

[JATZ]

& what was the bit about being a sork I heard :whistle:

mrs Jatz did well to get as far as she did with the wind, now all she has to do is get through the snow :laugh:

if she wanted danger/excitement and adventure she could've stayed home...... Piglets cooking tonight :lol:

[NordieBoy]

if she wanted danger/excitement and adventure she could've stayed home...... Piglets cooking tonight :lol:

Weird. We're cooking piglet tonight...

[_Shrek_]

Weird. We're cooking piglet tonight...

:killingme & so is mrs S

[NordieBoy]

We've got a pigs head slowly bubbling away in the big pot :wait:

[Padmei]

We've got a pigs head slowly bubbling away in the big pot :wait:

Someone must have been listening to the recipe on national radio yesterday. A pinot gris was recommended with it and decovstructed apple crumble

[NordieBoy]

Apple crumble is nice, once you've thrown away the cooked apple...



Mmmmmm, crumble...

[dino3310]

We've got a pigs head slowly bubbling away in the big pot :wait:

you making a braun Nordie

[Mrs Shrek]

:corn: so how far did you get today? Hope the weather was :sunny: for you, it was here :rolleyes:

[NordieBoy]

you making a braun Nordie

Nah, it's already shaved.

We're making brawn.

[dino3310]

Nah, it's already shaved.

We're making brawn.

:laugh:


MMMmmmmmmmmm brawn:drool:
home made bread still warm, thick butter, thick bit of brawn a little pepper :drool: and a beer:Punk:

[JATZ]

:corn: so how far did you get today? Hope the weather was :sunny: for you, it was here :rolleyes:

Omarama, wasnt much snow on Danseys by all accounts.

It's all o.k. folks, you can stop worrying now.....child #1 has moved back home briefly so we're eatin decent again :woohoo:

[dino3310]

Omarama, wasnt much snow on Danseys by all accounts.

It's all o.k. folks, you can stop worrying now.....child #1 has moved back home briefly so we're eatin decent again :woohoo:

i gotta wait for mine to move out before i eat decent:laugh: and once thev'e gone they can stay gone:laugh:

[JATZ]

Here's a couple of pics, 'cause thats what it's all about.
I have no idea where these are, thay just appeared on my phone with no details to go with em. I guess it's the tree she was rescued from :blink:

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Damn I wish I was there instead of here....

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[Padmei]

Why did she get rescued from a tree? Was she trying to save a kitten, slipped, fell however before she hit the ground got her jacket caught on an outlying branch that slowed her descent but left her dangling mere inches from the ground? Did the local kids then turn up & ask her what she was doing hanging from the tree?
After all this was going on did the kitten jump safely down from the tree & run back to the farmhouse?

[Crim]

what colour was the kitten - more of a dog bloke myself but don't spose a puppy up a tree makes sense :scratch: unless of course the kids PUT him up the tree, scheeze Shrek what sort of kids do you have down there!

[Woodman]

She was probarbly running from an overly aggressive baby seal. Bloody amazing how fast those things can move on land with just flippers for legs.

[Night Falcon]

maybe the tree needed a good hug and so she cordially abliged and got stuck to it cos of the ice...hey, it can happen :cold:

[JATZ]

maybe the tree needed a good hug and so she cordially abliged and got stuck to it cos of the ice...hey, it can happen :cold:


She was probarbly running from an overly aggressive baby seal. Bloody amazing how fast those things can move on land with just flippers for legs.


Why did she get rescued from a tree? Was she trying to save a kitten, slipped, fell however before she hit the ground got her jacket caught on an outlying branch that slowed her descent but left her dangling mere inches from the ground? Did the local kids then turn up & ask her what she was doing hanging from the tree?
After all this was going on did the kitten jump safely down from the tree & run back to the farmhouse?


what colour was the kitten - more of a dog bloke myself but don't spose a puppy up a tree makes sense :scratch: unless of course the kids PUT him up the tree, scheeze Shrek what sort of kids do you have down there!

2 words you blokes Face-Palm or for those with reading "issues" ->:facepalm: but thanks for your concern :yes: ANd how the hell did baby seals make it into the thread for gods sake :scratch:

Read Shreks post...


don't worry there Jatz!!!! :shifty: we have rescued Mrs Jatz, from the paddock under the tree's :rolleyes:
I know it wasn't a "tree" she was rescued from but I used some artistic licence :D

Lookin forward to heading down to Chch tomorrow, hope my brake pads turn up :gob: Also.... it's good to be getting ready for a ride and not thinking..."Hmmmm I wonder what tools I should/need to take" I tried to get to the air filter the other weekend and gave up :blink:
On the subject of brake pads....I'll go to the winge thread :wavey:

[Woodman]

ANd how the hell did baby seals make it into the thread for gods sake :scratch::

uh-um...... I just spent a couple of days in Kaikoura and um got chased by a baby seal, so it does happen.

Scary little fcukers.

[NordieBoy]

Scary little fcukers.

Don't look into their eyes!

[Padmei]

Seal pups up a tree? What the hell is going on down there Shrek??? Get your kids under control!

I hope Mrs jatz makes it back home safely after all the bad shit that's been going on down there.

[nerdneh]

2 words you blokes Face-Palm or for those with reading "issues" ->:facepalm: but thanks for your concern :yes: ANd how the hell did baby seals make it into the thread for gods sake :scratch:

Read Shreks post...


I know it wasn't a "tree" she was rescued from but I used some artistic licence :D

Lookin forward to heading down to Chch tomorrow, hope my brake pads turn up :gob: Also.... it's good to be getting ready for a ride and not thinking..."Hmmmm I wonder what tools I should/need to take" I tried to get to the air filter the other weekend and gave up :blink:
On the subject of brake pads....I'll go to the winge thread :wavey:

Dont forget to have a look at Starvation Gully James if you get into that area. Safe journey. M.H.

[JATZ]

Dont forget to have a look at Starvation Gully James if you get into that area. Safe journey. M.H.
Nah we gave it a miss this trip but I know where it is now. Banks pen insular definitely needs more exploration, we only just scratched the surface today. Thanks to our tour guide, T.A. who also showed us round the munted c.b.d.
Heading for Kaikoura now.... :wavey:

[_Shrek_]

uh-um...... I just spent a couple of days in Kaikoura and um got chased by a baby seal, so it does happen.

Scary little fcukers.

well what doya expect when you :ride: a KLR650 :rolleyes: get some thing faster

[Ally67]

Mrs Jatz adventure :o: :scooter::scooter:

Day 1 :scooter:

Left home before it started to rain.:eek5:
Stayed dry until I got to Kawatiri where I had a chat to a couple of ladys who had just come up through the Buller gorge,they told me it was blowing a gale through there but didn't say anything about rain.
Well it started to pour down as soon as I left Kawatiri and didn't stop till I got to Westport.:crybaby:
On to Greymouth ( hope this weather gets better ).:yes:
Very windy all the way down past Punikaiki but on the bright side the rain had gone somewhere else, so I got the camera out.;)

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I had been told to be careful just past Barrytown as the wind hits a bluff there and bounces back out at you so you get it from both sides.
I arrive in Greymouth just as the rain decides it likes my company after all.:oi-grr:

Day 2 :scooter::scooter:

I wake up and the rain has gone to play with someone else :2thumbsup 2 km up the road and it remembers me ( Oh shucks ):weep:.So I missed the turn off to Lake Kaniere, which I thought would be a nice loop to do.But I did find Lake Mahinapua.It even has an old steam boat on display.

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I carried on through Hari Hari ( it's pouring again ) to Whataroa for coffee and a really yummy whitebait sammie :Punk: nom nom nom ( rain stopped ).

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Off I go headed for a friends cottege at Tatare for the night.:2thumbsup

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Day 3 :scooter:

Well guess what..... it's raining again :angry2: ( how fun ) and it's cold rain.:cold:
I'm on my way to find the sun, maybe Wanaka has it, Haast certainly does'nt there rain has ice in it.:cold:
Yay I arrive in Wanaka and they have sun...but they are waiting for it to SNOW !!!!
And guess what the rain caught up to me ( damn )
No pics today as it was to bloody wet.:mad:

Day 4 :scooter::scooter:

It snowed over night, very cold ( had to leave the heater on all night ).:niceone:
Had to change my plans as Milford road is closed , Te Anau is getting heavy snow and further south is raining and blowing it's tits off.
So a phone call to Shrek first thing to hatch a plan......:shifty:
Come over our way he says it's sunny over here and not windy ....yeah right !!!:oi-grr:
So off I go to meet up with the Shrek's, alls going well until just the other side of Roxs and then it gets windy:mellow: , further along the road the blow gets stronger , a bit further....stronger....stronger....gales...gales with snow:Oi: ( what did he say about the weather ) I decide to ride through an open gate before I get blown through a fence and ring Shrek to come get me.

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Thankyou so much. :first:
Staying at chateaux Shrek tonight. Have to see what the weather does tomorrow before I decide which way to go.

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Day 5 :scooter:

Got up this morning and theres more snow on the ground ( yay ), at least it's dryer than rain.:yes:
The plan today is to go through Danseys and maybe stay with Oldrider, so Shrek makes a call to some block he knows in Danseys to see what it's like in there, all good and sunny through there :2thumbsup , then he rings Oldrider but no ones home so I'll ring them when I get closer. :weep:
Still no one home ( must be away ).Never mind maybe next time. :yes:
I have found out today that the 650 is to heavy for me to pick up ( thankyou kind locals for helping me ) just as well I was out of Danseys by then or I would still be there.

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I decided to head to Omarama for the night.
When I get there the first thing to do is ring Shrek and Jatz to let them know I'm okay, then Timg to say I'm heading to your place next....buddie buddie. :whistle:
Then tea and bed.


Day 6 :scooter:

It's a stunning day here today.
The original plan was to head over the Haka but since I can't pick up the bike and it's a low traffic area I'm heading to Fairly via Twizel.
But first breakfast at the frizzy sheep???

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The lady at the camp recommended it and the 3 egg omelet was very yummy.
Wilst there a man came to have chat and was telling me about 2 friends of his from Wanaka that were riding from Alaska to Mexico on DR650's ( Andy and Ellen ), had I heard of them ? :yes:
He was surprised when I told him that I knew them and would have stayed with them if they hadn't been away.
After breakie it was back to the road.
Tekapo via the canal roads is nice.

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Poped into the church and had a talk with the paster who told me they can have up to 700 visiters a day. The busy wedding season starts now and goes till April with up to 4 weddings a week.It's a must go into just to look at the view out the window.

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I then carried on to Fairlie for gas, off towards Methvin for a much needed coffee, I then took the road that goes through Windwhistle nice twisty wee bit of road.
I arrived at Timg's place for the night. Thankyou so much for having me again. :2thumbsup

Day 7 :scooter:

Late start to the day,waiting for Jatz to arrive in Chch after leaving home this morning.
We eventually arrive at the same BK after I go to the wrong one on highway 1 oops. :Oops:
After a quick bite it's off to Akaroa for the night. Nice ride out there to.
Jatz took me out for tea at Bully Hayes, I can recommend the pork belly ( pork fat ), and I'm sure Jatz would recommend the lamb rack that he had.

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Day 8

Transalp came out to give us a tour around some of Banks peninsula and back to the city via the Port Hills road.

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Then he showed us some of the Chch C.B.D or whats left of it.

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Thankyou T.A for showing us a bit of your back yard we need to come back for more exploring sometime. :yes:
We then headed for Kaikoura via Leader road and the inland road.Will have to go again when theres no pea gravel.
Kaikoura was busy with a triathilon and some old truck owners in town.

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Day 9

Happy birthday Jatz. :drinknsin
The last stretch home.
We stoped on our way up the coast to have a look at the baby seals swimming by a waterfall up in the bush.The waterfall was impressive and the seals were neat too.

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Home now and my bum couldn't be happier.

[dino3310]

cool write up Mrs Jatz:2thumbsup

[_Shrek_]

glad you droped in :laugh: next time bring jatz wifya....:Punk:

[nerdneh]

Beaut pics Ali , Akaroa is on our bucket list for this years safari along with Reefton area, Mt White Stn , Craigeiburn Stn, Rainbow, Lake Sumner. I know why you could not pick up bike , boxes were back to front.! the bloodshot eyes were fixed on the ground. Cheers.

[Woodman]

Very good write up, cheers.

Told yas there were seals

[Padmei]

Hey Jatz is that airhawk on your DR a proper size for the DR or is it generic? You know how it moves a bit like it isn't quite right?
I've seen some on DRZ & thoinking maybe of getting one but not sure if that slidey feeling is the norm for them or if it was moving around on the seat.

[JATZ]

Hey Jatz is that airhawk on your DR a proper size for the DR or is it generic? You know how it moves a bit like it isn't quite right?
I've seen some on DRZ & thoinking maybe of getting one but not sure if that slidey feeling is the norm for them or if it was moving around on the seat.

It's a generic type, "small cruiser" is the model I got. MrsJ used it a bit and seemed to find it alright once we had the air level set proper.
Transalper seems to like them, but he would, the WR needs something :msn-wink: although talking to him on Saturday he would like to try the "small pillion" model as it's a bit smaller :rolleyes:
I got mine from here >> http://shop.peterstevens.com.au/pl.php
Your more than welcome to borrow it and give it a try, see how it fits.

[JATZ]

Due to the lack of interest in riding motorbikes by some of the other N.A.D.S. :Pokey: I decided to head out by m'self over Labour weekend.
Due to the forcast looking shit on the West coast I shot down the East :D

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Cracker day !!

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Got through Chch o.k. then onto Geraldine/Fairlie..... still a nice day so I carried on

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And here's a couple for the adv purists who like to see some gravel.....
Shot up the top of McKenzie pass but there was no sign there :facepalm: so this'll have to do...

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Then over the Haka

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The wind was kind of strong :crazy: so I didn't hang about.

After a night at the DB/Speights pub in Kurow I wobbled my way over Danseys pass

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At the top...

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then carried on through some towns and over the Haast pass

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Almost had to put my rain suit on here but the sight of my pulling it out of the bag scared the rain clouds away :clap: Then it was just a quick trip up the coast to Greymouth without getting a ticket :D
After a night at the Duke backpackers I decided to shoot over Arthurs pass to catch up with JMJ in Rangiora. The wet stuff mostly stayed away so I didn't bother with the rain suit.

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Everything was great 'till I got to Porters pass

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Here's some other people heading home from the street races in Greymouth

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Rode down through Oxford to Rangiora where it was hosing down ....Brrrrrr
AFter a cuppa and catch up I donned the "suit" for the first time and made my way home over the Lewis

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Thats about it.... I had fun and covered a little over 2000k's :2thumbsup and the bike is ready for a service.
And here's what I got to ride around on for a couple of days while the Beemer was getting some luvin :love:

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I quite liked it, sounded very nice and went quite well too :yes:

[Woodman]

Good work the Jatzinator.

[dino3310]

nice one jatz, youl be getting a european accent soon

[JATZ]

nice one jatz, youl be getting a european accent soon

Warum ja .... ja ich, aber wird das deutsch sein?


O forse l'italiano?

:D

[_Shrek_]

Warum ja ..... Ja, ich, Aber wird das deutsch sein?

O forse l'italiano?

:D

:scratch: ok I'm in :sweatdrop

[Padmei]

Nice bro. Good pics & stuff.

[NordieBoy]

:scratch: ok I'm in :sweatdrop

Yeah, sounds delicious, I'll have one too.

[Woodman]

Warum ja .... ja ich, aber wird das deutsch sein?


O forse l'italiano?

:D


Copied and pasted your germanish words into Google.


("This image is enchantingly lovely") is an aria from the 1791 opera Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder. The aria comes from Act I, scene I of the opera. Prince Tamino has just been presented by the Three Ladies with an image of the princess Pamina, and falls instantly in love with her.


Obviously you were thinking of a KLR.

[JATZ]

Copied and pasted your germanish words into Google.


("This image is enchantingly lovely") is an aria from the 1791 opera Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder. The aria comes from Act I, scene I of the opera. Prince Tamino has just been presented by the Three Ladies with an image of the princess Pamina, and falls instantly in love with her.


Obviously you were thinking of a KLR.
:facepalm:

Obviously your translater is all screwed up, just like your taste in bikes :dodge: :D
It's German aaaaand Italian ......heathen

[nerdneh]

:facepalm:

Obviously your translater is all screwed up, just like your taste in bikes :dodge: :D
It's German aaaaand Italian ......heathen

Nice pics J will be following some your spoor in a month . Good to see a hardrocker out there keep'n his tools sharp. Wots with the Mussolini bike ? You know wot happened to him.

[Phreaky Phil]

Jeez, whats gone on while weve been away, when we left you were on a DR, now your on a Beemer :weep::facepalm:

[_Shrek_]

Jeez, whats gone on while weve been away, when we left you were on a DR, now your on a Beemer :weep::facepalm:

maybe he thinks he's middle aged so got the beamer, now all he has to is get the pot gut & go bald & he will fit right in :rolleyes:

[NordieBoy]

Jeez, whats gone on while weve been away, when we left you were on a DR, now your on a Beemer :weep::facepalm:

Mrs Jatz was bikeless, so he graciously gave her the new(ish) DR650 and downgraded himself to the Bimmer...

The mans generosity and sacrifice know no bounds.

[JATZ]

Wots with the Mussolini bike ? You know wot happened to him.
Yip.... He died of un natural causes :D
The Mussolini bike.....?
It was just on loan from City Motorcycles :niceone: while the Beemer got a service. Bloody good service from a good outfit. I'll go back definitely.


Jeez, whats gone on while weve been away, when we left you were on a DR, now your on a Beemer :weep::facepalm:
While the DR was/is a good bike, it just didn't "fit". I coulda farkled the hell out of it to try and make it right for me. But it's still like putting lipstick on a pig, at the end of the day it's still a pig.
....I had to give Mrs J the DR (after I crash tested it of course :D ) besides which... I accidentally sold her 350 :facepalm:

[Padmei]

maybe he thinks he's middle aged so got the beamer, now all he has to is get the pot gut & go bald & he will fit right in :rolleyes:

HEY!!!! I resemble that!!:mad:

[Phreaky Phil]

While the DR was/is a good bike, it just didn't "fit". I coulda farkled the hell out of it to try and make it right for me. But it's still like putting lipstick on a pig, at the end of the day it's still a pig.
....I had to give Mrs J the DR (after I crash tested it of course :D ) besides which... I accidentally sold her 350 :facepalm:

Are you calling our DR a Pig :spanking:
One should take offense to that, but
:lol: call a spade a spade !

[_Shrek_]

HEY!!!! I resemble that!!:mad:

which part the pot gut or bald :nya:

[Padmei]

well both actually - They are the signs of virility that attract the female species

[JATZ]

Well..... it's been a while.
I think I might go for a ride tomorrow :ride:
All packed up and ready to go :D

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Bye :wavey:

[Crim]

one forgot the slippers, my good man..,, what

[10bikekid]

Have fun :Punk:

[NordieBoy]

one forgot the slippers, my good man..,, what

Get with the times, Crocs FTW!

[JATZ]

Well..... That was a fun day :D ..... Nice bunch of people, but some were pretty cheeky :msn-wink:

[Shewolf]

excellent riding and great company! Got a good swag of photos. Hope Danny got the bike back ok...he seemed to really enjoy the back of the BMWs.

Otipi...you will keep....

[nic]

Well..... That was a fun day :D ..... Nice bunch of people, but some were pretty cheeky :msn-wink:

:innocent: It was nice to meet you too

[Shewolf]

1. looked at waterfalls
2. here they are
3. looked at more waterfalls
4. helped a friend in need
5. here he is

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[Ally67]

Umm is pic number 5 meant to be Jatz coz it's not him :no:

[Padmei]

Umm is pic number 5 meant to be Jatz coz it's not him :no:

Yes it is - just the younger better looking version:killingme

[Ally67]

In borrowed gear too :laugh:

[JATZ]

Its o.k. you can all stop panicking now. I'm home, safe and sortof sound :D

[Bald Eagle]

norf island can relax now. whew

[Box'a'bits]

Home just before the weather packed a sad..:yes:

I'm guessing back to work today? Deal to those cheeky work colleagues. Don't forget the ice creams.

[NordieBoy]

Nelson Anniversary day. Holiday time.

[JATZ]

Home just before the weather packed a sad..:yes:

I'm guessing back to work today? Deal to those cheeky work colleagues. Don't forget the ice creams.
Lucky me :D Got home just before midnight and woke up to hear rain on the roof @ 5:30, I was blessed with outstanding weather.
s'pose I'd better get the workers ice creams......tomorrow :msn-wink:


norf island can relax now. whew
Oh.....that was me ? I just thought they were tense and highly strung normaly



Nelson Anniversary day. Holiday time.
And tomorrow :clap:
The place I work is celebrating Waitangi day tomorrow. Celebrating in the normal way .......


Ride report to follow. There might be some info in there that could be relevant to the n.z.tag game

[JATZ]

Hmmmm.... where to start :scratch:

Well.... after a bit of an "interesting" 2012 and with the harvest fast approaching I decided a bit of a road trip was in order. Where to go ? and what to see ?
Family in Auckland was the decision and while I'm in the North I may as well have a look at this East Cape thing I'd heard about.

Firstly, pack a bit of gear

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I did take more, but that was the esentials

After diddling about for to long working and getting sorted I headed for Picton, missing the 2:00 ferry by 15 mins :facepalm: No worries, I'll just chill out in Picton and wait for the 6:30. It wasn't as bad as it sounds, I ran into Pomgolian and chatted for a while over a beer and .chris showed up too. Before long the ferry arrived :woohoo:
Bye south island :wavey:

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I'd tee'd up to stay with a couple of random strangers in Wellington while waiting for the ferry. I had the address and the instructions to follow my nose and I'd get there. My nose must've been broken as I had to stop and check the phone/gps a couple of times, but I got there eventually.
Cheers Bald Eagle and Ratti, your hospitality was excellent :yes:

Day 1: After getting a pretty vague clue for where the N.Z. Tag may be I set off the next morning. After another missed turn off ( a recurring theme as it turns out :facepalm: )and deciding the ferry terminal wasn't where I wanted to be I made my way out to Makara (?) wind farm. Very nice ride out there :ride:
Some of the road

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Got the Tag :woohoo:

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Then... time to head North, sticking with the theme started earlier in the day :confused: I thought about placing the tag up here, to keep the wind farm theme going, Some of the worst gravel I've had the displeasure to ride on to get there though. Just above Palmerston North

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A local :eek:

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Then I just wobbled my way to Tiniroto for the night. The pub was full of dirty feral bikers though :shutup: BUt it's o.k. They were friendly and after introductions they offered me a tent and mattress. Good on ya's, Nic, She Wolf, and a heap more who's names I can't rember just now. After a couple of :drinkup: and a feed, I teed up some better accommodation at a fine establishment just up the road (cheap too :yes: )
Here it is, Tiniroto Community Hall

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Woohoo..undercover parking.

I'll add some more later as it's too nicer day to be sitting inside typing on a keyboard

[JATZ]

Day 2....
Seeing as how I had no fixed agenda how could I refuse an offer to explore some back roads with some other like minded people :ride:
This is what you see when sitting at the pub enjoying some amber liquid :drinkup:

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And here is some of the rides for the day, obviously some are more suited for adventure than others :blink:

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Some others had gone off exploring already, Keeeen as this bunch :yes:
Anyhooo we left the roadies behind and started the day with Parikanapa rd, a luverly little back road just up the road from Tiniroto

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And just to show that I was there

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Then we took in some more back roads through Pehiri and Tahunga and through a little place called RERE !!, there was a water fall there :yes: :psst: :msn-wink:

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Ending up at Matawai for refreshments and to join up with the roadies. After lunch.... (mmmmmm lunch :woohoo: ) those of us on appropriate steeds headed off to have a look at the Motu rd
Some stayed on the seal :yes: wonder why ?

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We had a look at the Motu falls, guided by a new fullah on a DRZ400, sorry, but I'm struggling a bit with names, so from here on we'll refer to him as Hey You !
There was a bridge

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That's He Wolf with the camo pants, for want of a better term, OI :Oi: Cant you read the sign ? You shouldn't be there ! :msn-wink: :shutup:
Anyway.... back to the Motu, this is a little bit of it.

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After a bit more riding we reached the turn off to the Otipi rd. Decision made to go and have a look at it, woohoo :woohoo: this was going to be the highlight of the trip and I was fair fizzing, couldn't wait to get into it :wings: (you get the picture ? )
Anyway.... I haven't lost my touch, and before getting very far Hey You's ! little Suzi decided it didn't want to go anymore :shit: A note to all.... when ever I am around some piece of machinery will break down, you have been warned :yes:
Seeing as how it was my fault I towed the broken thing back to a farm house

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pic courtesy of Shewolf

After givving my new friend a ride out to Opotiki where there was a small debrief and alternative transport was sorted for the bikeless comrade we went our seperate ways, the others to god knows where and me to a handy pub with secure parking.
I had a wee look around Opotiki

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Yes Nordie, the bike was there, I didn't take the bus :innocent:

And White island

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Thats about it for this day

[Padmei]

Nice.
Thanks for the BB too.

[Shumba]

That's He Wolf with the camo pants, for want of a better term, OI :Oi: Cant you read the sign ? You shouldn't be there ! :msn-wink: :shutup:
Anyway.... back to the Motu, this is a little bit of it.



Yea sorry "He Wolf" was taken, was gonna take "Wolf Rider" but then i got smacked :facepalm::devil2:

[dino3310]

one day i'll catch ya sneaking around up here:drinkup:

nice photos bro

[JATZ]

Yea sorry "He Wolf" was taken, was gonna take "Wolf Rider" but then i got smacked :facepalm::devil2:

I should think so too :spanking: is just what you need for even thinking something like that would go un punished. woulda been a giggle though:rofl:


one day i'll catch ya sneaking around up here:drinkup:

nice photos bro

You'll have to be quick matey. Not sure when I'll be back. Might be another spur of the moment thing :bleh:

Anyhoooo

Things have changed a bit with this thread and it no longer seems right to be posting my trip reports here. So I have asked a mod to close the thread.

I may start another one in due course, as I have some other little bits to share.

FWIW The rest of the North Island was good, got to Cape Reinga and the Hokianga, and actually did East cape on the way home, very nice too. I used a few State highways, some secondary roads and some gravel roads, and got lost a couple of times :facepalm:

Thanks for reading/commenting

James
Allison
Tom
& Zara (although she didn't feature, she kept things sorted at home)

[Ally67]

Very nice.
Thread will be missed.
Will keep an eye open for your new adventures.:jerry:
Zara gives thumbs up for comment on her :cool:

[NordieBoy]

I see the Bimmer is in for it's 10,000km physical already.

[Padmei]

Been a good thread guys.
Won't be long before the TZ's start posting their OE trips now they're all growned up:msn-wink: