Xmas In Welly

[MXNUT]

I will be down in Wellington for christmas this year and staying for about 10 days.

If Any of you lower north lads are going to be around over the Christmas / new year period and are keen to get out for a ride or 2 i would love to tag along.

I have been into the Mungatooks and Odlins Rd but would not mind doing them again.
Also done Sutherlands Hutt but could even be convinced to give CNUT hill a go, would have to put my small C/S sprocket on first though. :sick:

So what are you slackers up to MarkS - Eddie - JMJ - Andymac....... ??????:love:

[MIXONE]

Some of us will be working.:violin:

[marks]

Fancy a go at the Devils Staircase and Rock Garden?

[Eddieb]

Haha, I'll be in Hamilton.

[andy mac]

And I'm away to Taupo but I'm sure Marks will entertain you :yes:


Fancy a go at the Devils Staircase and Rock Garden?

[Box'a'bits]

I'll be around (but not Xmas Day & Boxing day I'll be race watching at Cemetary Circuit) but will working the non-statutories.

[buggsubique]

I shud be around. I'm pretty close to the Ak's...not too keen for CNUT myself. I's out there hunting the other day and f*ck it looks steep...can't believe I even attempted it.

PM me your plans when you're here and I'll see if I can fit in with ya.

[nothingflash]

Some of us will be working.:violin:

Shit boss? :crybaby:

[MIXONE]

Shit boss? :crybaby:

Yep he's an R Soul.:innocent:

[junkmanjoe]

yea mate we going to have a few day trips planed..

southerlands hut and beyond..

ocean beach to wainui and back form the featherston side..

have you been up the plylon track up the tuckers..

ill make a phone call may able to get us in to white rock station

and my be able to open up reef hill station for a day out...

also have a place called aera 51 up here which is a bit harder on the body.

im keen to go exploring out the homewood forest one day and also like to take in urity point ride around the beach..that be a good day trip for ya mark..

also keen to ring matakoina station and try my luck to get in there too..
the napier boys have a days beach riding lined up for one day.. maybe a bit far for you, in one day, but welcome to camp out here.

so yea we got a fews things to do..

im to be around work at xmas to do site checks at night.

JMJ

[bart]

I'm up for a few rides. Month off. Once x-mas is outa the way, I'm in. :scooter:

[stormtrooper]

I'm up for a few rides. Month off. Once x-mas is outa the way, I'm in. :scooter:

Yep will be around after xmas and up for some rides, Grundys leading onto tompsons track could be a good start but hey anything considered, pram track, coastal ride all sounds good :woohoo:

[MXNUT]

Yep im out for Xmas day and will be at the cemetary circuit on boxing day also.

Keen for a few rides mid week.

I will throw a new rear tyre on, so Devils staircase could be a good option.

Really guts me that some people have to work though:violin::violin::violin:

[MXNUT]

Right we have got christmas out of the way and a great day :woohoo: at whanganui yesterday has put me in the mood to do some skids.

So when are we going riding:scooter: .Who has a plan ???? :innocent:

[junkmanjoe]

are you in welly mark.

[bart]

I'm going to have a shot at the Makairo and surrounds in the next couple of days. Might be a bit far for you guys to come. I'm open to suggestions though, so what's the plan. :scooter:

[junkmanjoe]

hi bart..was thinking along the lines of a homewood forest around urity point beach. and then up over the pac spure out castlehill, which work in your favor if we started from masterton..

[marks]

I think you guys should head out to castlepoint tomorrow morning as the forecast is great....

take your cameras :yes:

"Rain, with heavy falls about the Tararua Range, turning to showers in the afternoon. Gale northerlies, possibly gusting 150 km/h in exposed places until midday, turning southwest in the afternoon and easing in the evening."

Forecast is good for Thursday in the rapa

what about a Makiro-Akitio-something-something loop on Thursday?

I may be able to sneak away for a day on Thursday....

[bart]

Forecast is good for Thursday in the rapa

what about a Makiro-Akitio-something-something loop on Thursday?

I may be able to sneak away for a day on Thursday....

Sounds good to me. I really need to get in a bit of shed time before another ride. My front brake is real shithouse (even with new pads). :shit: Lost the rubber mount thing for the tank also, so need to come up with a cunning plan. :facepalm:

Thursday works for me. :woohoo:

[MXNUT]

are you in welly mark.

Yep been here since the 24th

[junkmanjoe]

well how far you willing to travel...........mxnut...
we could have gone out today down ocean beach...

JMJ

[MXNUT]

hi bart..was thinking along the lines of a homewood forest around urity point beach. and then up over the pac spure out castlehill, which work in your favor if we started from masterton..


I think you guys should head out to castlepoint tomorrow morning as the forecast is great....

take your cameras :yes:

"Rain, with heavy falls about the Tararua Range, turning to showers in the afternoon. Gale northerlies, possibly gusting 150 km/h in exposed places until midday, turning southwest in the afternoon and easing in the evening."

Forecast is good for Thursday in the rapa

what about a Makiro-Akitio-something-something loop on Thursday?

I may be able to sneak away for a day on Thursday....


Either 1 sounds good to me, just let me know when and where.

[junkmanjoe]

I think you guys should head out to castlepoint tomorrow morning as the forecast is great....

take your cameras :yes:

..

winds and the swell will be going the wrong way....its best to catch the waves braking over the reef after the storm passes... but i might pop out in the afternoon...

JMJ

[junkmanjoe]

bart. is the Owahanga road open south of Akitio. not been in that area..

[bart]

bart. is the Owahanga road open south of Akitio. not been in that area..

Yeah, but a dead end at Owahanga Station. Not much to see unless you get access through the station (which the 'bros' are very particular about). I don't think you can even get to the beach without permission. I haven't been in there for a very long time .

[junkmanjoe]

okies so whats ya plan what ya thinking...:scooter:

JMJ

[bart]

okies so whats ya plan what ya thinking...:scooter:

JMJ

Dunno. :scratch: Start Pahiatua. Do the Makairo track. Head east. See if we get to Akitio. We should get spat out again somewhere near Eketahuna. :scooter:

I've got a small 'technical' section in mind that none of you guys have done before. Could be worth a look. :facepalm:

[bart]

Not wise heading towards Southern Hawkes Bay today. Most wind I've seen in a long time. Shed day for sure.

[junkmanjoe]

yup bit shit here today............

if the weather sorts its self out...mxnut tomorrow would you like to go for a strop down ocean beach,,,the creeks may be up a tad but thats ok...
or other option is a wang out to ngawi past the light house to the big shingle slide...im sure you have some fun on there..

JMJ

[Pampera]

Most wind I've seen in a long time. Shed day for sure.

How well is your shed tied down!
Michael

[buggsubique]

Great weather for a ride! Who's up for a stint in the Akatarawas?? Bring yer helmet cams!

Yeah I'm serious, anyone up for it?

[bart]

How well is your shed tied down!
Michael

Power has been off for the last hour (just come back on), so it really is the man cave.

[marks]

Great weather for a ride! Who's up for a stint in the Akatarawas?? Bring yer helmet cams!

Yeah I'm serious, anyone up for it?

you are nuts

maybe over the weekend I'd be keen to ride from Karapoti up to the top of the Rock Garden on the KLR. Its certainly an 'interesting' ride but great fun on a bigger bike

same level of difficulty as Odlins Rd

interested?

[buggsubique]

maybe over the weekend I'd be keen to ride from Karapoti up to the top of the Rock Garden on the KLR. Its certainly an 'interesting' ride but great fun on a bigger bike

same level of difficulty as Odlins Rd

interested?

Yep should be good for it. Have a new stainless can on the bike all ready to get smashed and dented...:facepalm: It's not that bad going up that way - only a couple of spots of clay and a couple of slippery rock sections.

I'm also now officially on a budget so will tame the riding down a bit... Boo to single income...

[junkmanjoe]

its blowing is tits off here,,, no rain and suns out again........

so in da morn if ya keen who wana go for a ride...

meet featherston in da morn maybe..

[MXNUT]

yup bit shit here today............

if the weather sorts its self out...mxnut tomorrow would you like to go for a strop down ocean beach,,,the creeks may be up a tad but thats ok...
or other option is a wang out to ngawi past the light house to the big shingle slide...im sure you have some fun on there..

JMJ

Im up for anything Joe, just tell me when and where. As long as its not too early, i am on holiday so dont want to have to be out of bed before 7:blink:

Who else is keen ???

[junkmanjoe]

okies lets just go do it mate...

featherston Mobil station say 10:30 ish. we head out to ocean beach for a play.
will look something like this
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_r4RTcX8Awjo/SwjVlIsOfsI/AAAAAAAAE4k/4PaHtTiWinw/s720/IMG_0690.JPG

Buggs come along

JMJ

[buggsubique]

Buggs come along

JMJ

Mate, I'm planning on heading out for a hunt tomorrow arvo...as long as this wind dies off, making the call at 12pm... so I think the timings will clash for the ride to be a goer for me. Cheers though.

[MXNUT]

okies lets just go do it mate...

featherston Mobil station say 10:30 ish. we head out to ocean beach for a play.
will look something like this
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_r4RTcX8Awjo/SwjVlIsOfsI/AAAAAAAAE4k/4PaHtTiWinw/s720/IMG_0690.JPG

Buggs come along

JMJ

10.30am at featherston mobil it is. :woohoo::woohoo::woohoo:
See you there.

[junkmanjoe]

yup ..:scooter: be good to get out of the house for the day

[bart]

Have fun guys. Bike's still in bits, and front brake's working worse than ever. :facepalm:

Still going for a ride Thursday though.

[junkmanjoe]

okies suns high,,wind has fuked off...... anyone else coming for a play today...sorry you cant make it bart..

JMJ

[stormtrooper]

okies suns high,,wind has fuked off...... anyone else coming for a play today...sorry you cant make it bart..

JMJ

Shes a cracker of a day over here and a ride out to the rapas o so good.
Have to car it to hastings today bugger, would have come over forsure.

STORMTROOPER

[marks]

okies suns high,,wind has fuked off...... anyone else coming for a play today...sorry you cant make it bart..

JMJ

some of us have to work......
have fun

[marks]

Have fun guys. Bike's still in bits, and front brake's working worse than ever. :facepalm:

Still going for a ride Thursday though.

get your arse into gear

I'm still up for Thursday:woohoo:

[junkmanjoe]

great day out...... we went beach riding, started at the ferry pub, up the beach track... then around the ngawi and passed the light house to the locked gate at white rock, a return trip saw us stop at the DOC station to find the gates locked to the southerlands track... after a bit of thinking and little walk in the trees, we found a way in bypassing the locked gates,,,,:woohoo:.

up the southerlands track to the look out,you could see for miles and miles, fantastic clear day view was stunning, carried along the track and carefully down Cnut hill.:blink:,, ITS JUST AS NASTY COMING DOWN..:shit:. to the hutt and back out, stoped up at toppys for well earned cupper...

thanks mark to a great day out.
sorry no photos camera broke on the way.. :angry:

JMJ

[MXNUT]

Thanks for the excellent ride yesterday Joe.
Good to ride with another KBer who sees locked gates :innocent: more as a challenge and not a barrier.

Now i have seen CNUT hill i will be back to have a go at going up:facepalm: , with some off road gearing and a full Knobbly tyre though.

[dino3310]

bollocks, wheres the photos

[JATZ]

Good to ride with another KBer who sees locked gates :innocent: more as a challenge and not a barrier.

http://i412.photobucket.com/albums/pp201/ztaj/SAM_0020.jpg

:D


great day out...... we went beach riding, started at the ferry pub, up the beach track... then around the ngawi and passed the light house to the locked gate at white rock,
JMJ

I would have to rate that wee tour you took me on one of the best days riding in my short riding career. :scooter:

[junkmanjoe]

up we lucky i got the key that day,,, i tried to get it for mxnut but no luck,,,

i think i made it up to him buy out little detour through the trees...we even had tools to take the gate apart............:yes: but the buggers had welded the hinge to the gate..... didnt stop us...

JMJ