Naki Nutters Liquifaction Tour

[That looks like fun]

Calender entry is up for this prestigious event. Friday night riders are responsible for finding their own accommodation. Phil and I are looking at riding down to Wanganui on Saturday morning. Spare bed and some floor space available at my house for riders coming from the North (be in quick)
I am excited already :woohoo:

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/calendar.php?do=getinfo&&e=2782&c=1
Ok Brand new supa doopa linky thing (I hope)

[clint640]

Damn, he's snagged me with the ol' super sneaky auto-register trick... I'm going to have to come now... Will have to monitor the weekend situation closer to the day though.

To avoid having any other nosy riffraff automatically signed up when they look at the calendar Col, you need to go un-reg yourself, copy the link over again, then re-reg. If you make a calendar entry, register yourself & then copy the link everyone who clicks the link gets added to the attend list. You need to reg yourself after you have copied the link. Don't ask me why this is so.

Cheers
Clint

[.chris]

or use this link (http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/calendar.php?do=getinfo&&e=2782&c=1)

[That looks like fun]

:facepalm: My Internet skills are only surpassed by my riding skills :facepalm:
Hopefully its fixed :corn:

[Phreaky Phil]

Is "liquifaction" another name for __ __ __.

[tri boy]

In.:yes:
Now, which way south, hmmmm,
Ian?

[5150]

Tempting........ Very Tempting:shifty:

[Cary]

Spare bed and some floor space available at my house for riders coming from the North (be in quick)
Can I book a spot please Colin, free is good:)

[That looks like fun]

Can I book a spot please Colin, free is good:)

Pm sent mate. See ya Friday 6th

Big arsed sofa, a fold out bed + floor left :woohoo:

[Dont Know]

:facepalm:
Calender entry is up for this prestigious event. Friday night riders are responsible for finding their own accommodation. Phil and I are looking at riding down to Wanganui on Saturday morning. Spare bed and some floor space available at my house for riders coming from the North (be in quick)
I am excited already :woohoo:

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/calendar.php?do=getinfo&&e=2782&c=1
Ok Brand new supa doopa linky thing (I hope)

Hi Colin, can I get some space on your floor as well, I'll be a good smurf.:yes:

Cheers
Al

[That looks like fun]

:facepalm:

Hi Colin, can I get some space on your floor as well, I'll be a good smurf.:yes:

Cheers
Al

Ok but wash your ears first ok, they tasted all waxy last time :sick:

[Phreaky Phil]

We have a spare room, Double bed and a bit of floor space ( not as much as Colin ) available for the Friday night.

[michael e]

hahahaha..poppa smurf huh.....the name has stuck!!:niceone:

[junkmanjoe]

sorry chaps wont be riding with ya.. 950 been sold and i dont fancy walking up there...

JMJ

[michael e]

sorry chaps wont be riding with ya.. 950 been sold and i dont fancy walking up there...

JMJ

oooooh m8 that sux..i got a spare mountain bike:scooter:

[Tony W]

Is this a Pub crawl !! :woohoo:

[ADVGD]

sorry chaps wont be riding with ya.. 950 been sold and i dont fancy walking up there...

JMJ

What are you up to then JMJ? Selling the 9fiddy and replacing it with what?

[junkmanjoe]

we see when spring comes around....

JMJ

[Crisis management]

In.:yes:
Now, which way south, hmmmm,
Ian?

Not sure yet Brent, will there be coffee?
Anyhow, I don't have maps that go that far south, it's over the bombays isn't it? :innocent:





Decision time for me after the weekend, sounds a good ride to do I just need to get ahead with some work first so I can have the friday (& weekend off), rough thoughts include Awakino, Whangamomona etc rather than river road but that's probably a bit weather dependant.

[bart]

Hmmmmm, I kinda keen. Mud. :woohoo:

[That looks like fun]

Hmmmmm, I kinda keen. Mud. :woohoo:

:o Hmmm, let me see, Mud :gob: a bike :scooter: a photographer :facepalm:
What could possibly go wrong :whistle:

[Taz]

Dunno......... It was stuff like this that convinced me to get a lighter road bike :)

[That looks like fun]

Dunno......... It was stuff like this that convinced me to get a lighter road bike :)

Your tyres may have been incorrect for that situation :blink: Im just saying :whistle:

What oil were ya running in your tyre pressures :innocent::killingme

[5150]

Your tyres may have been incorrect for that situation :blink: Im just saying :whistle:

What oil were ya running in your tyre pressures :innocent::killingme

I dunno, but from this photo it looks like he was running slicks.....:psst:

[K slider]

Colin how hard is the farm tracks.

[That looks like fun]

Colin how hard is the farm tracks.

If it stays fine you could do the most of the ride on dual sports. The pic of my bike on its side was taken on a downhill on the Meremere track :shutup:. It was effen greasy I wont kid ya. However look at the rear tyre and see if I helped my own cause :facepalm:
Phil and I are going to ride one track (maybe more :yes:) Easter weekend as we have yet to do it in the direction we will be traveling :blink: (did you follow that bamboo logic?). We will make the call on that section on the day :corn:
The longest mud section is flat :scooter: Its a clay surface road that follows a river valley.
If it absolutely pissists :crybaby: down with rain for a week prior to the ride we may look at plan B for certain stages. It wont be because of the mud though, it will be because of ............. ohhh nearly let out that secret :shit:
We want the ride to be challenging :scooter: without being soul destroying :crybaby:
Come for a ride :love: You know you want too :corn:

[Night Falcon]

:crybaby::crybaby::crybaby:whish I could be there.....didn't quite fill my mud quota last weekend due to some clown covering the once boggy hole that was the Fishers Track with gravel:angry:. Anyway having surgery on leg Friday so will eagerly await LOTS of PHOTOS and VIDEOS upon your return. Long ride reports will also be well received:yes:

[That looks like fun]

hmmm, rain :whistle:

[bart]

Wow. 2 weeks to go. I'd better find some tyres. Doesn't seem to be much available. Might just have to run a roady thing and hope for the best. :shutup:

:woohoo::woohoo::woohoo:

[GPS MAN]

Wow. 2 weeks to go. I'd better find some tyres. Doesn't seem to be much available. Might just have to run a roady thing and hope for the best. :shutup:

:woohoo::woohoo::woohoo:

I have got a slickie slick-out if you want it? But, then again I don't know if it has 2 days riding in it :shit:

[Steelie]

Ok, ive commited to going. Im staying at the Wanganui River Top 10 Holiday Park on friday night in a bunk room. 3 other bunks available if anybody wants to share a room.
Any suggestions for stops/cafes/backroads for friday ride :scooter: from Pukekohe are welcome.
cheers Anthony

[michael e]

Ok, ive commited to going. Im staying at the Wanganui River Top 10 Holiday Park on friday night in a bunk room. 3 other bunks available if anybody wants to share a room.
Any suggestions for stops/cafes/backroads for friday ride :scooter: from Pukekohe are welcome.
cheers Anthony

well let me see...ummm yeah i'd be interested i was guna stay there friday aswell.so im in if sweet:yes:

[dino3310]

Wow. 2 weeks to go. I'd better find some tyres. Doesn't seem to be much available. Might just have to run a roady thing and hope for the best. :shutup:

:woohoo::woohoo::woohoo:

a cheap rear to chew up bro http://www.cycletreads.co.nz/products/306-kenda_trail/1559-kenda_k270.aspx

[bart]

a cheap rear to chew up bro http://www.cycletreads.co.nz/products/306-kenda_trail/1559-kenda_k270.aspx

Snap. Bought front and rear this arvo. They're great new, but shithouse once worn. I don't mind shithouse tyres. :facepalm:

There seems to be nothing else out there in 17 inch at the mo.

[Taz]

Be careful those Kenda K270's wear well but are one of the slipperiest tyres I've used on wet seal.

[bart]

Be careful those Kenda K270's wear well but are one of the slipperiest tyres I've used on wet seal.

Yeah, I know. I had some scarry moments on one. The side knobs flex, so the tyre feels all squishy when cornering. Not bad on gravel though.

[Steelie]

well let me see...ummm yeah i'd be interested i was guna stay there friday aswell.so im in if sweet:yes:

All good. P-txt sent. Might have time for a little liquor-faction :drinkup:
2 beds left

[tri boy]

2 beds left

Yes please:yes:
PM sent.

[Steelie]

Yes please:yes:
PM sent.


Done. One bed left.

[Graeme T]

Hi I'm a mate of Andy Mac and I would like to do the ride. We have digs in wanganui for friday night . Cheers

[Eddieb]

Hi I'm a mate of Andy Mac and I would like to do the ride. We have digs in wanganui for friday night . Cheers

Hi Graeme

Go to the link in the first post of this thread and that will take you to a registration page. If you register there that will let the organiser know you are coming along.

[GPS MAN]

That was a killer price on those Kenda's:yes: So, I snagged one also..just for the rear.... Sounds like they are a little scary on the wet when worn:crybaby: I'll have to watch that...

Thanks! :scooter:

[NordieBoy]

That was a killer price on those Kenda's:yes: So, I snagged one also..just for the rear.... Sounds like they are a little scary on the wet when worn:crybaby: I'll have to watch that...

Thanks! :scooter:

You won't want to look here then...
http://www.bits4bikes.co.nz/accessories/shinko-motorcycle-tyres/1176.aspx
Shinko 244 rear $111

And there's 20% off those prices this month...

[thepom]

Hey Nordie...are they any good? I,m running mitas eo-7 s at the moment and need a couple of new tires soon,how do you rate them?......

[NordieBoy]

I only get 8-9000km out of them but they're fine. Soft rubber compound, slide easily and smoothly, soft sidewall.
A good cheap knobblish tyre.

I'd only use them on a 650 class single or smaller.

Apart from in mud I prefer the 705 though.

[Phreaky Phil]

You won't want to look here then...
http://www.bits4bikes.co.nz/accessories/shinko-motorcycle-tyres/1176.aspx
Shinko 244 rear $111

And there's 20% off those prices this month...That aint a "liquifaction " tyre :oi-grr:

[bart]

That aint a "liquifaction " tyre :oi-grr:

No, but for that price, you can afford to break a clutch lever or two. :shutup:

[Phreaky Phil]

This could be fun to watch :corn:

[NordieBoy]

That aint a "liquifaction " tyre :oi-grr:

Neither is the Kenda 270.

[bart]

Neither is the Kenda 270.

Where's ya sense of adventure. Perhaps we should have a 'bald tyre challenge'. :gob:

No, that's just silly. :facepalm:

[NordieBoy]

Where's ya sense of adventure. Perhaps we should have a 'bald tyre challenge'. :gob:

No, that's just silly. :facepalm:

Cheap tyre challenge.
Start with $100 for the weekend.
The money must cover tyres and petrol...

[XF650]

Neither is the Kenda 270.

For all it's vices, I found the 270 was OK in mud. It's obviously not as good as a full knobbly but the Kenda didn't seem to clog up either, where an EO7 would.
Mind you I'm talking about pure SI mud, not that smelly Naki stuff.

[michael e]

so am i gunna be the only fool :yes:on this ride with an above 650cc bike:shit:...........
and did i read somewhere that it is big bike freindly???:gob:

[tri boy]

Trackmaster rear.
AC10 front for me.
$105
$99 (bought last year)

Dino, your in for some serious arm twisting if you show up at my place.
You know you want to:yes:

[Phreaky Phil]

so am i gunna be the only fool :yes:on this ride with an above 650cc bike:shit:...........
and did i read somewhere that it is big bike freindly???:gob:i think you will find it said big bike "doable".

[michael e]

i think you will find it said big bike "doable".

oh sweet,that means it can be done then.:shit::facepalm::woohoo:

[That looks like fun]

Two KTM 990s have done a piece of this ride each :scooter:
A BMW R80GS has done most of this route two up :yes:
A DR650 has done part of this route two up :woohoo:
A big ole scummy Beemer 11 hundy has done all of it :love:
It can be done :woohoo:






Not mentioning any minor oopses ok :facepalm:

[Cary]

It can be done :woohoo:And every bit of it will be watched, photographed, filmed and commented on :killingme

[michael e]

And every bit of it will be watched, photographed, filmed and commented on :killingme

i love a good challange,unless i fall off 8 times:crybaby:..at least it'll make the beer taste
even sweeter:drinkup::drinkup:

[Phreaky Phil]

i love a good challange,unless i fall off 8 times:crybaby:..at least it'll make the beer taste
even sweeter:drinkup::drinkup:What happens on the 8th time ? :corn:

[michael e]

What happens on the 8th time ? :corn:

dont know ill be dead:doctor:

[Steelie]

i think you will find it said big bike "doable".

I think you will find it meant big bike ":doh: -able"



All beds now taken in my cabin Friday night.

[michael e]

I think you will find it meant big bike ":doh: -able"



All beds now taken in my cabin Friday night.

dont be mean or ill roost yah's:bleh:

[Taz]

dont be mean or ill roost yah's:bleh:

You've got to be in front to do that.....

[michael e]

You've got to be in front to do that.....

i will be at some stage:devil2::blip:

[GPS MAN]

What happens on the 8th time ? :corn:

I guess it's game over:facepalm:

Note: I will be running my slightly worn 606's....But, I will still fall down, get stuck, and have a GREAT Time!:yes:

[Eddieb]

Is anyone staying anywhere on saturday night thats less than 50 notes a night?

[nic]

Is anyone staying anywhere on saturday night thats less than 50 notes a night?

I think if you are sharing....the Furlong Motor Inn works out at about that....

[nic]

Ok, ive commited to going. Im staying at the Wanganui River Top 10 Holiday Park on friday night in a bunk room. 3 other bunks available if anybody wants to share a room.
Any suggestions for stops/cafes/backroads for friday ride :scooter: from Pukekohe are welcome.
cheers Anthony

I'm staying there on Friday night too :)
Taking Friday off to ride down, so if you are willing to do some of the trip at XT pace :scooter:- let me know

[Eddieb]

I think if you are sharing....the Furlong Motor Inn works out at about that....

Yep, I'm tight so was hoping to find something cheaper.

[Phreaky Phil]

Yep, I'm tight so was hoping to find something cheaper.King Edward motor camp may have cabins, they only have 4 cabins on site so werent big enuf for all of us

[MXNUT]

Yep, I'm tight so was hoping to find something cheaper.

I have not booked at the motel yet so if you wanted to share a room i would be keen. :love::love::love::love::love:

[michael e]

is it time to ride yet?:woohoo:

[GLG]

Ok but wash your ears first ok, they tasted all waxy last time :sick:
got some floor space for a lone biker

[young1]

I am not doing the ride (an out of control KTM sliding down a muddy rutted hill is something to be feared) but if anyone is short of a bed in New Plymouth we have spare beds here :-)

Just let me know if you need one.

[That looks like fun]

got some floor space for a lone biker

PM sent :yes:

[Eddieb]

I have not booked at the motel yet so if you wanted to share a room i would be keen. :love::love::love::love::love:

It could be a date. I've been looking for a website but can only find the info below.


Qualmark Holiday Park
King Edward Park Motorcamp
70 Waihi Road, Hawera
Hawera
06 278 0572
0800 111 323
visitorinfo@stdc.govt.nz
Price Range: $8 - $28

[nic]

I'm trying to suss out the probability of too much "liquifaction" which might reduce the amount of fun I have :crybaby:

[nooles]

I'm trying to suss out the probability of too much "liquifaction" which might reduce the amount of fun I have :crybaby:

You'll be right, you've got the lightest most agile bike there !! and im sure the big burly blokes riding the pigs will be more than happy to pull you out of a bog, once they've found a 10m square flat area to back the bike into, turned on their reverse beeper and got someone to put the side stand puk(big plank of wood) on the ground for them, you should be good as gold :facepalm:
God I want to ride , I love the area your going into especially when its wet :yes: but I'll be back one day , trouble is the bikes are so shiney and serviced It would be a shame to get them dirty:shutup:.
You guy's have fun and if ya need someone to pick up a dead pig or dog rooter just let me know and I'll rip down (I can drive 1 handed but cant ride:facepalm:)

[Rosie]

You'll be right, you've got the lightest most agile bike there !! ...

My WR is going to pretend it didn't hear that :oi-grr:

[Aslan]

I am not doing the ride (an out of control KTM sliding down a muddy rutted hill is something to be feared) but if anyone is short of a bed in New Plymouth we have spare beds here :-)

Just let me know if you need one.

after being asked by Phil & Eddie WHY I was thinking of riding my Beemer and now reading your comment Mike; I'll be scurrying to get my DR ready to ride - wimp that I am :)

Accommodation: Anyone still needing someone willing to share - pick me - I have not organised accom yet

[Eddieb]

I am not doing the ride (an out of control KTM sliding down a muddy rutted hill is something to be feared) but if anyone is short of a bed in New Plymouth we have spare beds here :-)

Just let me know if you need one.

You have a DRz too?

[That looks like fun]

Its raining :whistle:

[bart]

Its raining :whistle:

Full knobbly front it is then. :woohoo:

[MXNUT]

Its raining :whistle:

Will the ride still go ahead if it is persisting down, will the tracks still be passable.

Not really worried about a bit of mud myself, but its a long way to come if you have to cancel.


Weather forecast for the weekend aint looking that great :sick:

[That looks like fun]

Will the ride still go ahead if it is persisting down, will the tracks still be passable.

Not really worried about a bit of mud myself, but its a long way to come if you have to cancel.


Weather forecast for the weekend aint looking that great :sick:

Ride still goes regardless of the mud depth :love: Oops I mean liquifaction :facepalm:

[tri boy]

Wet papa clay.
Tall XRL.
What could possibly happen................
(hopefully I land softly):scooter::shit::nya:

[That looks like fun]

Wet papa clay.
Tall XRL.
What could possibly happen................
(hopefully I land softly):scooter::shit::nya:

Its ok,:yes: I have a cunning plan :innocent: We will send all the little bikes first :scooter: so we have soft people to land on mate :woohoo:

[Night Falcon]

Wet papa clay.
Tall XRL.
What could possibly happen................:scooter::shit::nya:

....you can land on ya hiney thats what can happen :baby:

http://i805.photobucket.com/albums/yy337/SpeedDaddy/IMGP1833.jpg

[young1]

You have a DRz too?
No longer (I need to update my profile), it was not road registered anyway. Maybe I could put knobblies on Leanne's DR200, I wonder if she would notice? LOL

[michael e]

....you can land on ya hiney thats what can happen :baby:

http://i805.photobucket.com/albums/yy337/SpeedDaddy/IMGP1833.jpg

thats exactly what i dont want to happen on a big heavy 9fiddy:shit::facepalm:

[michael e]

oh geez.........i think im gunna have to bring my skirt:shit::facepalm:

[michael e]

:laugh:nope..cant find it,hey nic can i borrow yours?:2thumbsup

[GPS MAN]

Looking at the weather...it's gong to be WET:shit:

[Eddieb]

The forecast is better than it was a few days ago.

[Night Falcon]

The forecast is better than it was a few days ago.
The one i just looked at aint too flash...sounds like lots of oppertunities for photos of carnage, bikes layin on the ground covered in mud, riders trying in vain to balance their bikes on greasy tracks...please take your camera......and the 9fiddy :killingme

[Eddieb]

The one i just looked at aint too flash...sounds like lots of oppertunities for photos of carnage, bikes layin on the ground covered in mud, riders trying in vain to balance their bikes on greasy tracks...please take your camera......and the 9fiddy :killingme

I didn't say it was good, just better ;)

Camera is packed with a fresh SD card and change of batteries, the GoPro is ready to go also I think.

Sorry to disappoint but this is a DR ride, and it's fitted with new knobblies.

[5150]

Sorry boys and girls, but unfortunately Captain Purplepants will be sitting this one out. Few family things came up and minister of finance says the budget does not allow for an outing this weekend. (reality is i am still cleaning my purple riding pants from the last ride:innocent:)

So have a great weekend, wet or dry and i am looking forward to some great stories, photos and video. :corn:

[That looks like fun]

Its all coming together nicely chaps, I even have a volunteer to go first picked out :lol::killingme:whistle:

[bart]

...please take your camera :killingme

I should have my new lens by the weekend :innocent:

[Phreaky Phil]

I should have my new lens by the weekend :innocent:
Hope it's a waterproof One :woohoo::shit::woohoo::shit::shit::shit:

[K slider]

I could be looking for the alternative routes at this rate.:shit:

[Cary]

Hope it's a waterproof One :woohoo::shit::woohoo::shit::shit::shit:
Now I know I put that 'can't ride' excuse round here somewhere............:killingme

Maybe not a good ride/weekend to try a cheapey Kenda on the front :facepalm:

[That looks like fun]

Just going to pop down to Placemakers to buy a bag of cement :blink: Who wants a spoonfull? :corn:
Where is the trust :innocent: where is the love :love: People, people people :rolleyes:, would I set you wrong :devil2:

[MXNUT]

Was hoping to ride down during the day tomorrow but had a meeting at work i could not get out of :angry: , so having to leave late afternoon and will meet you all on Saturday morning.:scooter::scooter:

Whats the plan for the rest of you northerners ??

[tri boy]

Heading down tomorrow Mark.
Kanny is riding a bit of the way. (her day off).
Usual gravel roads down to National Park, then Wang river road.
Will be often rainy, but the temperature should be in the high teens hopefully.

Take it easy riding through Raetihi in the evening. Theres weird folks out at night down that way. (Think you met one at Pipiriki not long ago):innocent:

[Cary]

Whats the plan for the rest of you northerners ??
I'll be heading down middayish to Colin's along with Al and stopping off in Otrohanga to meet up with Gary, think we'll be sticking close on the trip down, main roads mostly.............

Not to fussed about the rain tomorrow, got some excellent weather protection.

[nic]

I'll be heading down middayish to Colin's along with Al and stopping off in Otrohanga to meet up with Gary, think we'll be sticking close on the trip down, main roads mostly.............

Not to fussed about the rain tomorrow, got some excellent weather protection.

Is that another way of saying you're all in a ute and the bikes are on a trailer?:nono:

[michael e]

Is that another way of saying your all in a ute and the bikes are on a trailer?:nono:

hahaha......:drinknsin nice call:crybaby:

[Phreaky Phil]

Not trailer :spanking::buggerd:
Surely not :facepalm:

[.chris]

I wish I could join you guys for this ride, sounds like its going to be a beauty.

Have a good one & take lots of pictures ( I looking at you Bart :psst: )

[Cary]

Is that another way of saying you're all in a ute and the bikes are on a trailer?:nono:

If it's too wet and 'big bike doable' i reckon an XR6 could do the whole trip :baby:

[That looks like fun]

Ahh its all coming together nicely :woohoo: Hi ho hi ho off to work I go.:scooter: I will be home about 5 (for those staying here). We are meeting Mark in Stratford 7:45ish tomorrow then we are heading for the Whanga :love:
See the rest of ya at the Motor Camp :yes:
Teaspoons or Tablespoons for dishing out the cement :innocent:

[Phreaky Phil]

Dawn & I are heading to Wanganui after work. Staying at the campsite. See ya there

[rogerh]

Looks like I could escape about midday if I get my shit together this morning. Should see you there. Just need to work out accommodation. And a little bike maintenance. And a bit to get done at work before I go :facepalm: As always planning is well advanced....

[Crisis management]

Have a good ride guys, I will think of you lot floundering in the mud whilst I'm gliding over the sands of the southern Kaipara on sunday.......... (or crashing)

[Steelie]

Just loaded up the ute, opps, I mean bike.

Going to push off into the rain just after 9.15 . No plans for route except wanganui river road.:ride:

[clint640]

Well, the weather is absolutely atrocious here... might as well go to the sunny Taranaki for the weekend :sunny: See ya's at Wanganui.

Cheers
Clint

[GPS MAN]

Well, the weather is absolutely atrocious here... might as well go to the sunny Taranaki for the weekend :sunny: See ya's at Wanganui.

Cheers
Clint

Same here in Hawkes Bay:whocares:

I am off to Bulls for a night with friends...then on to Wango' in the morning:scooter:

Should be interesting:crazy:

[bart]

Alright, knocked off work early, so I'd better go and put my bike back together. Brand spanking new front axle to go in....oh, and a tyre change and a few other things. Fully organised.

Camera batteries are charged....:innocent:

See you all 10am.

[Padmei]

Have a god ride guys. i'm sure there'll be many tales to be told.

[Crim]

Have a god ride guys. i'm sure there'll be many tales to be told.

+1 ..........but with proviso,
Tales are good :yes:
Photos are great :woohoo:




especially the falling off, covered in mud variety of which there are sure to be a few

[nooles]

Dawn & I are heading to Wanganui after work. Staying at the campsite. See ya there

Gidday Phil, Nic has just left my place at 6pm on her way down to Wanganui so she should get there around 8pm, she is staying at a Motel tonight in Wanganui, Cheers Neal.
Hope you guy's have an awesome ride:yes:

[That looks like fun]

Fook its pissing down:facepalm:








Here we go :woohoo:

[Eddieb]

Its pissing down in Bulls too

[Padmei]

Man you Nth Islanders are Hard Hard men - internet, wkshop dayfor this dry boy:rockon:

[marks]

Man you Nth Islanders are Hard Hard men - internet, wkshop dayfor this dry boy:rockon:

Well I represent the north island soft cock society (NISCS) who are allergic to precipitation and bail from hard men rides at the last minute.....

I hope they all have a great/safe time :scooter:

now I'll have to find some interesting rides to use up these nice sharp knobbies (thanks Nordie for the K760) that I've just put on the klr

[Woodman]

Well I represent the north island soft cock society (NISCS) who are allergic to precipitation and bail from hard men rides at the last minute.....

I hope they all have a great/safe time :scooter:

Fair enough too.





Do you want me to check to see if there are any cheap DRs for sale here for you??

[marks]

Do you want me to check to see if there are any cheap DRs for sale here for you??

just because I'm a soft cock doesn't necessarily mean I'm gay as well

[Eddieb]

The only KlR that actually turned up for the ride had to be towed back to civilisation by a DR and is going home on a trailer.

[dino3310]

The only KlR that actually turned up for the ride had to be towed back to civilisation by a DR and is going home on a trailer.

Please tell us you got that on Video Eddie :devil2:

[Eddieb]

Please tell us you got that on Video Eddie :devil2:

no but I'm pretty sure Bart got a picture.

[Padmei]

Man really? What happened to it? Shit Ihope the weatherup there wasn't asbad as it was down here today?

They're not sleeping on a floodplain are they?

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/112165-Online-ADV-videos?daysprune=1

[Woodman]

no but I'm pretty sure Bart got a picture.

never did like that Bart and his pesky pictures.

[marks]

The only KlR that actually turned up for the ride had to be towed back to civilisation by a DR and is going home on a trailer.

obviously sabotaged by a jealous DR rider

[NordieBoy]

obviously sabotaged by a jealous DR rider

Someone probably took a photo at an inopportune time.

[That looks like fun]

:shit: Follow me chaps :woohoo: tallyho I will close the gate :yes:



Carnage :facepalm:
:corn:

[Crim]

:shit: Follow me chaps :woohoo: tallyho I will close the gate :yes:


Carnage :facepalm:

That is what we like to hear (barring injuries obviously)
:corn::corn::corn:
waiting.....................waiting............... ...waiting

[dino3310]

:shit: Follow me chaps :woohoo: tallyho I will close the gate :yes:



Carnage :facepalm:
:corn:

heard that before

[Phreaky Phil]

Pics being processed.
Note; no adventure riders were harmed in the making of this ride. Bikes. well, thats another story:facepalm:

[nooles]

heard that before

You should see the bikes Deano:gob:, I saw them in Eltham they are covered in mud:woohoo:

[Phreaky Phil]

A little taster !

[dino3310]

You should see the bikes Deano:gob:, I saw them in Eltham they are covered in mud:woohoo:
Cool, bugga i couldnt go:crybaby:

A little taster !

:gob: whoa geez the carnage, cant wait for the uploads to start.
No one hurt i hope?

[Night Falcon]

A little taster !

Can't see any bodies...so assume the rider is ok....we know the KTM will be fine :rockon:

[That looks like fun]

No injuries to any body other than bruises :woohoo:
It was slippery :gob: Some minor damages to bikes (mirrors etc :crybaby:) and apparently I am a bastard :facepalm:

[GSers]

Home again. Not only was it not big bike do-able but mid size bike as well for some, but hay we had a good weekend. Good gravel roads, to much mud to many coffee's in Waverly waiting waiting waiting where the bloody hell are they a Col. Thanks to Colin & Phil for there organisation not even you guys can control the weather.
Until next time cheers GSers:yes::yes::yes:

[Crisis management]

Ok, how did Clint end up down there? I was expecting Brent.........









(I notice he's "helping" by not getting in the way)

[Phreaky Phil]

Ok here we go. Pics courtesy of Dawn's on bike (most of the time :facepalm:) photography services
1 Meeting at the camp in Wanganui
2 On the way up Watershed road. I think its Wade in front
3 The convoy
4 Surveying the hill Yea Nah Yea Nah
5 The view down the first part of the hill. Looked easy enough !!

[Eddieb]

:shit: Follow me chaps :woohoo: tallyho I will close the gate :yes:


Carnage :facepalm:
:corn:


What The Bastard isn't saying in this post is that he closed the gate behind us and rode off in the opposite direction.

[Phreaky Phil]

Home again. Not only was it not big bike do-able but mid size bike as well for some, but hay we had a good weekend. Good gravel roads, to much mud to many coffee's in Waverly waiting waiting waiting where the bloody hell are they a Col. Thanks to Colin & Phil for there organisation not even you guys can control the weather.
Until next time cheers GSers:yes::yes::yes:What do you mean I cant control the weather !! It was fine wasn't it. :laugh: It was the week leading up that I couldnt control :no:

[Phreaky Phil]

The descent into the Valley (or Hell ) Once on your way there was no turning back. The descent was a lot further than I remembered it. Hard to believe Me & Dawn, Colin and Andrew and Gayle rode big bikes up this hill, albeit in the dry

[Phreaky Phil]

More going down hill

[bart]

Home safe. Awesome (challenging) weekend.

I found it fitting that we started on 'Somme Parade' Wanganui. Apparently there was a bit of mud at the Somme about 95 years ago.

Thanks for organising that downpour just as we were leaving the farm also. That was just what we needed to wash the mud off.

Heaps of photos to sort through. :innocent:

[Phreaky Phil]

The last steep bit before the bottom. This was " Papa " Clay but wasnt any slipperier than the rest of it. Just hug the bank an slide down

[Phreaky Phil]

More in the same spot

[Phreaky Phil]

1 The bottom of the hill !!! Finally.
2 Mark coming down
3 Al in search of food, Bear Grylls style :facepalm:
4 Bonnet emblem
5 & 6 Brent coming down

[K slider]

Made it home safe.
Thanks to the Bastard and Phil for organising this ride,weather and slop.four of us retraced our ride yesterday that the heavyweights did,that DR of Barts is bloody wide when you are trying to pass him and his rear tyre spitts rock like a machine gun,how ever we managed to disperse a fair amount of gravel.
When I figure out how to extract the video I will post it.

Thanks to everyone.

[That looks like fun]

Rang me Mum:love: to wish her happy mothers day and she assures me her and Dad were married :innocent::bleh:

[andy mac]

The longest mud section is flat :scooter: Its a clay surface road that follows a river valley.
If it absolutely pissists :crybaby: down with rain for a week prior to the ride we may look at plan B for certain stages.

Yeah right.

I remember someone saying at the bottom of that big hill "well it's always the challenging rides you remember most" However their comment was a bit premature as we hadn't yet reached the uphill sections :facepalm:

Anything thanks for a great ride chaps & gals.

And the 250's rocked in the Naki mud :woohoo:

[nic]

Thanks Colin and Phil for organising the weekends riding.

I had a great time - thanks guys and girls for your good company:love:
I'll tackle that tricky stuff next time:yes: (if it's dry!:baby:)

[bart]

This kinda sums up the weekend.

http://i990.photobucket.com/albums/af29/bart-nz/misc/IMG_1349.jpg

[Aslan]

Phil, Col, Dawn and others who helped make this a great weekend - an awesome time of with the usual suspects and some new ones as well - a great time of ADV riding fraternity.

Thanks for organising another great 'naki ride. As always great catching up with other KB ADV riders.

Thanks to all who helped me pick up my DR several times - this old bod is tired and bruised tonight by hugely contented after a great weekend.

Special thanks to K Slider aka Pete trusting me with his 1200GS from Kiaiwi up to the summit enroute to Wanganui via the river road this afternoon. What a great machine - I want one - lust for a Katoom over (for now :) )

Cheers All - Aslan

[tri boy]

Home safe.
Thanks to Colin and Phil for a rather challenging, (read as arse puckering)ride.
Many thanks to those that helped me n the pig wobblethrough the weekend.
Colin, "special wonton soup" will be prepared in the future:innocent:
Tallyho chaps:sunny:

[Steelie]

Pointed the DR for home at midday and didnt spare the horses. 420km via Forgotten Highway, HW39 to home just on dusk.
Awesome weekend.
Thanks to all.

Whats Next ?:woohoo:

[Rosie]

Whats Next ?:woohoo:

A cup of tea and a wee lie down :sleep:

We got home safe and well, if a little tired.

It was an educational weekend :hitcher: I learnt that half-worn T63's are not the tool for the job :shutup: and that I can only pick my bike up by myself about 7 times in one 48 hour period :facepalm:

But, for the first time in my life, I saw the whole of Mt Taranaki yesterday morning :woohoo:

[GPS MAN]

This kinda sums up the weekend.

http://i990.photobucket.com/albums/af29/bart-nz/misc/IMG_1349.jpg

I figured out why it quit later that day! It was just tired and needed a rest and I would not give it one:crybaby: So, like an ole mule it just laid down:sick:

My buddy from Bulls picked me up about 6:30 PM - then off to a dinner party:shit:Needless to say I was the smelliest one there:eek: But, after many drinks :drinknsin: no one seemed to care......

My son brought me home on Sunday and the bike is in Bulls..and may be there for a while...work, work, work:bye:

[That looks like fun]

One of the best comments I heard during the weekend was spoken at the top of the big yeah nah hill :gob: Everyone standing looking down at MXNUT wondering who would go next (or if they should even go at all :sick: Through the gate and down the hill rode GPS MAN :scooter:
Bugger was the comment :crybaby: a KLR has gone down the hill, now we have to go :facepalm:

[bart]

I figured out why it quit later that day! It was just tired and needed a rest and I would not give it one:crybaby: So, like an ole mule it just laid down:sick:

You did real well Wade. I think you had the biggest bike through the 'Liquifaction' section, and you were throwing it around like a dirt bike. :gob:

[michael e]

made it home un-scathed(and knackerd)..thanks to colin 4 the slow race along the flat muddy sunday section,and to phil for showing us that two up riding CAN be a piece a piss,cheers pete 4 showing off to my camera and doing a 180..
all in all a fantastic weekend:woohoo:

p.s sorry for the roosting nic:devil2::gob:

[Phreaky Phil]

I figured out why it quit later that day! It was just tired and needed a rest and I would not give it one:crybaby: So, like an ole mule it just laid down:sick:

My buddy from Bulls picked me up about 6:30 PM - then off to a dinner party:shit:Needless to say I was the smelliest one there:eek: But, after many drinks :drinknsin: no one seemed to care......

My son brought me home on Sunday and the bike is in Bulls..and may be there for a while...work, work, work:bye:
I'm glad it didn't lay down to die in the farm section or we would have had to put a bullet into it and have buried it there !! :bye::bye:

[Phreaky Phil]

made it home un-scathed(and knackerd)..thanks to colin 4 the slow race along the flat muddy sunday section,and to phil for showing us that two up riding CAN be a piece a piss,cheers pete 4 showing off to my camera and doing a 180..
all in all a fantastic weekend:woohoo:

p.s sorry for the roosting nic:devil2::gob: Hi Dawn here, Phil hadn't logged out on MY computer. Yea we've done a hell of a lot of 2up riding but I still get religious now and then, like 'Oh Jesus'!!! We're going up (or down) there 2up???:shit: I think everyone got roosted at on point or other, myself included; it's not like we could've come out of there clean, it just wouldn't have looked right :2thumbsup.

[Phreaky Phil]

Thanks Colin and Phil for organising the weekends riding.

I had a great time - thanks guys and girls for your good company:love:
I'll tackle that tricky stuff next time:yes: (if it's dry!:baby:) Dawn here, Phil hadn't logged out on MY computer. Always good to catch up on weekends like these, remember the more you do the better you'll get and there'll always be someone to help you through the hard stuff. Keep going:yes:

[tri boy]

More pics!
(unless of course they are of me looking like a dork on a pig):facepalm:

[Eddieb]

Here ya go.

[That looks like fun]

No :Oi: Not that photo :nono: :Oops:






Where is the vid of a certain rider trashing Stevens bike as he runs over Dawn? :woohoo::wait:

[bart]

Here's a few. I'm about half way through sorting them.

1. start
2. MXNUT Footstickyouty
3. Autumn
4. Nice shocks
5. Clint
6. GPSMAN

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[Aslan]

Where is the vid of a certain rider trashing Stevens bike as he runs over Dawn? :woohoo::wait:


here you go Col- that GLG certainly gives those DRs the berries :) :facepalm:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UltYw3xE55g

[bart]

A few more

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[bart]

here you go Col- that GLG certainly gives those DRs the berries :) :facepalm:


Haha....never say die. :woohoo:

[bart]

13. the mob
14. our esteemed leader (before we even see liquifaction):facepalm:
15. awesome road
16. the brains trust...
17. little track doesn't look that bad
18. the expression says it all

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[Aslan]

cool pics as always Bart! :yes:

[bart]

19. Graeme, making it look easy
20. Two up madness
21. this bit was easy
22. Andy, also making it look easy
23. the best option. Stuff it in the bank when things get ugly.
24. Awesome gully....but now we've gotta get out....

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[bart]

A few more random shots. I'll sort through some more tomorrow.


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[Eddieb]

GLG giving Aslan's DR the berries trying to get up a hill.

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[DR Girl]

A cup of tea and a wee lie down :sleep:

We got home safe and well, if a little tired.

It was an educational weekend :hitcher: I learnt that half-worn T63's are not the tool for the job :shutup: and that I can only pick my bike up by myself about 7 times in one 48 hour period :facepalm:

But, for the first time in my life, I saw the whole of Mt Taranaki yesterday morning :woohoo:

Well done Rosie, been looking at photos & Eds video & have to say you lot were really trail riding not just Adv riding!!! You are HARDCORE :yes: Reminds me of a mid winter Trail Ride with a couple hundred bikes at Te Uri when I got so sick of picking my bike up out of the mud & would have done anything to just have gone home. :sick: So know how you felt.
Great pic of Clint's KTM down the bank . . .how did that happen ? A GREAT EFFORT ALL YOU RIDERS :woohoo:

[Rosie]

I had planned to put together a RR on ADVrider, but I don't have a lot of photos, or a lot of enthusiasm, so here they are...

Sunset over the Paraparas on Friday night
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj295/Kawa_Rosie/Kiwibiker%20rides/CopyofIMG_2502.jpg

Tri_boy going downhill
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj295/Kawa_Rosie/Kiwibiker%20rides/CopyofIMG_2507.jpg

Then going uphill
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj295/Kawa_Rosie/Kiwibiker%20rides/CopyofIMG_2509.jpg

Mark makes it look easy
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj295/Kawa_Rosie/Kiwibiker%20rides/CopyofIMG_2512.jpg

Sunday's 'flat' mud
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj295/Kawa_Rosie/Kiwibiker%20rides/CopyofIMG_2514.jpg

http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj295/Kawa_Rosie/Kiwibiker%20rides/CopyofIMG_2515.jpg

Clint on the Whangamomona saddle. My wide angle lens is not wide enough :(
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj295/Kawa_Rosie/Kiwibiker%20rides/CopyofIMG_2518.jpg

Clint speeding off into the distance
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj295/Kawa_Rosie/Kiwibiker%20rides/CopyofIMG_2519.jpg

[clint640]

Great pic of Clint's KTM down the bank . . .how did that happen ? A GREAT EFFORT ALL YOU RIDERS :woohoo:

Gravity is a Bitch :shit:

I was trying to get a little pace up to attack the hill just around the corner, got outta shape in the wrong spot :facepalm: The vid of Gary above gives a good impression of just how slippy it was. I was rather surprised that I got outta that with no damage to me or the bike :woohoo: but you just couldn't get much speed up on that surface so like most offs that day, I wasn't going very quick.

Cheers
Clint

[5150]

Clint on the Whangamomona saddle. My wide angle lens is not wide enough :(
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj295/Kawa_Rosie/Kiwibiker%20rides/CopyofIMG_2518.jpg

Is this Clint mid knee-down on a trailee? WOW!!! :gob: :not:

[Night Falcon]

GLG giving Aslan's DR the berries trying to get up a hill.

mate....that sure looks greasy glad to hear there were no injuries and everyone home safe. keep the photos and videos coming :corn:

[clint640]

Is this Clint mid knee-down on a trailee? WOW!!! :gob: :not:

Nah, just posing with a foot out. :scooter:

I have got my knee down on the 640 on the road a couple of times, but I didn't get it back up again :facepalm:

Clint

[Crisis management]

Well done you lot, looks like you all had "fun"!

I'm not sure whether I should be jealous or relieved I didn't go. :blink:

[Cary]

Well that was fun :)

Thanks guys n girls. Some tough stuff in there but we all made it out and made those that didn't do Saturdays farm ride wait n wait n wait!

Glad the big bikes didn't do the Sat farm ride, could have been much more pushing.

Didn't touch my tyre pressures on the rear all weekend and still had 35psi in when i checked just now..........:shifty:

Some pics, see you on the next ride :)

[Cary]

more pics.........

[Cary]

and more pics.........

[Cary]

Just when he was going so well.............

[rogerh]

Well done you lot, looks like you all had "fun"!

I'm not sure whether I should be jealous or relieved I didn't go. :blink:

It was fun! Well I sure enjoyed it, and would go again in a flash. But the wet week before the weekend made it more suited to those who have endured a few muddy trail rides. For those that had not done this before, well you have now!

It was certianly tough if you bit off the hard bits, but I am sick enough to enjoy that sort of thing at times. Not all the time though.

[Dawn Patrol]

Time for some more pics
1 & 2 Cary bringing Rosies bike down the last steep Papa section
3 Steven & Eddie
4 Eddie Clint & Roger
5 Steven at the bridge
6 Eddie showing off his "Liquified" bike

[Dawn Patrol]

1 & 2 Clints little Whoops
3 & 4 More "liquified " Bikes
5 Roger on the Hill. No shortage of "moral Support"
6 Another on retrieving Clints bike

[NordieBoy]

So Eddie, how much does the sound dropping when you zoom, piss you off?

And yeah, you need a white tank mate.

[Dawn Patrol]

Wade bringing up the KTM.

Thats all from day 1

[Dawn Patrol]

In the Farm section on Sunday. It may be flat ,but its still slippery :yes:

[Dawn Patrol]

1 & 2 A couple more in the Farm Section
3 Trough the pines on Tiromoana Rd
4 When enough ISNT enough :woohoo:
5 Cary, cruisin into Stratford

[Eddieb]

So Eddie, how much does the sound dropping when you zoom, piss you off?

Lots, but not as much as the loss of focus.

[Dawn Patrol]

If anyone wants pics of the weekend PM either Me or Phil and we will send you High Resolution copies

[Cary]

even more pics.........

[Cary]

still going

[Cary]

few more pics

[Cary]

few more pics 2

[Cary]

A couple from my trip home today.

Came up the back of Raglan, have had the rally cars go thru, boy those cars do some damage to the road surface.

Till the next KB adventure :)

[NordieBoy]

Lots, but not as much as the loss of focus.

Yeah there was that too :facepalm:

[bart]

A few more random shots from day 1

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[bart]

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[bart]

Bored yet?

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[bart]

Now, what's this....

riding off into the sunset.

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[Dont Know]

Now, what's this....

riding off into the sunset.

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What a great adventure, although some times during the weekend i questioned my sanity, particularly coming down the first on Saturday, Cary I’m real glad you got all those pictures of my lay down, not. Already started on building a new screen after crash on Saturday afternoon.
Many thanks to Phil & Colin, well done guys, great accommodation at Colin’s place with a cooked breakfast and all. That’s the first time I’ve had to tow a bike on the road, all went good, cruised at 80kph.
Cheers
Al

[bart]

Day 2

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[bart]

More....

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[bart]

Retraced our steps back through the awesome gravel to Wanganui...

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That's all folks. Thanks for an awesome weekend of carnage. Cheers Colin and Phil for organising. I really enjoyed it, and would do it again any time (perhaps on better tyres).:facepalm:

Larger versions of these photos (and a few extras), are available under 'Barts Photos' in my signature. Keep clicking the photos until they come up full screen.

Cheers,
Bart

[Woodman]

Now, what's this....

riding off into the sunset.

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Always knew that DR's were good for pullers.:love:


BTW that ride looked like immense fun:woohoo::woohoo:

[NordieBoy]

Always knew that DR's were good for pullers.:love:


BTW that ride looked like immense fun:woohoo::woohoo:

Mud is about all we were missing on Sunday...

[Eddieb]

If a picture is worth a thousand words then how many is a video worth?

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[Crim]

Great vid Eddie - so tell me, was there any mud? :blink:

[Graeme T]

Thanks Colin and Phil. As a first timer I didn't quite know what to expect. It was a real blast, great ride and great company

[GPS MAN]

Now, what's this....

riding off into the sunset.

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I could have done without this reminder:facepalm:

But, things happen...:violin:

Thanks for the Tow:yes:

[DR Girl]

I could have done without this reminder:facepalm:

But, things happen...:violin:

Thanks for the Tow:yes:

Hi there Wade, some great video footage & pics of a hard out effort on your bike & others. :yes: Sorry your beast had some probs. Any idea/guesses what it could be. . . .electrics or engine stuff ??

[michael e]

great video eddie..safe to say we were all naki'ed after that ride:ride:

[Phreaky Phil]

Awesome Pics and Video everyone. :niceone:

NOW, Start the planning for "Liquifaction 2" The Sequel :woohoo:

[reofix]

sorry to have missed this

[K slider]

Thanks Eddie and Bart great video and picks ,I have some good vid of Colin and I parking two GS's in the same grave but I dont know how to edit and past.:confused:

[That looks like fun]

Thanks Eddie and Bart great video and picks ,I have some good vid of Colin and I parking two GS's in the same grave but I dont know how to edit and past.:confused:

Do you really need to post that :facepalm:

Phil and I have had a bit of a de-brief and yes :yes: we are planning a sequel :woohoo:. Although next time, maybe not quite so challenging :gob: A summer time trip perchance :love:

[GPS MAN]

Hi there Wade, some great video footage & pics of a hard out effort on your bike & others. :yes: Sorry your beast had some probs. Any idea/guesses what it could be. . . .electrics or engine stuff ??

Missed you and Johnny on this ride....:shutup:

The beast has got some sort of electrical issue..no time to look at it this week...work, work, work:facepalm:

All in all had a great time..if just for one day:rockon:

[marks]

The beast has got some sort of electrical issue..

Hi Wade

have you bypassed the sidestand switch and clutch switches?
there are also some known wiring loom chaffing problems under the tank

cheers


Mark

[DR Girl]

Missed you and Johnny on this ride....:shutup:

The beast has got some sort of electrical issue..no time to look at it this week...work, work, work:facepalm:

All in all had a great time..if just for one day:rockon:

I was away last weekend but what a time you brave souls had! Did get out the previous Sun in Taupo on a different sort of bike though. At the 'Have a Go' Sidecar Swinging. Something I've always wanted to since riding my first bike, my SL125 to Wanganui for the Cemetery Circuit back in the LOL 70's. Went out two times with the 2009 NZ Champs R1 1000. What a blast !!!! :woohoo::woohoo:& sore muscles & a bruise to show for it. LOL So you & the Adv guys & gals must give it a go next year if you can. You lot are well tough & MAD enough!!!:yes:
Do hope nothing too tricky to find with the electrics. Good luck with that.

[GPS MAN]

Hi Wade

have you bypassed the sidestand switch and clutch switches?
there are also some known wiring loom chaffing problems under the tank

cheers


Mark

Sent PM

Thanks

Wade

[Eddieb]

Don't think I've posted this here yet. More footage, this time from my helmet cam, up until I went head first into a bank and broke the mount anyway.

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[pete376403]

Missed you and Johnny on this ride....:shutup:

The beast has got some sort of electrical issue..:

Check the loom where it goes through/around the frame that holds the overflow bottle/smog valve/ign coil.

The loom on my KLR seemed to be routed incorrectly so it was rubbing against a sharp edged bracket, had cut through the outer wrapping, and the insulation of a couple of wires. Relocating the loom and taping up the damage resolved that issue.
This is in addition to the other loom problem that had the indicators cease working. Motorad fixed that as part of the first service so not sure where that damage occured.

[Phreaky Phil]

Jeeezz, lucky we got this ride in before it got wet :killingme