Hawke's Bay Ride Outs - is anyone there?

[Night Falcon]

I've been contemplating starting this thread for while but not sure how many fellow ADV types there are in the Bay keen to catch up for the odd day tripping here and there. Maybe this thread could be used for posting some of your fravourite routes and tracks for others to check out, or just to say your free to tag along if anyones planning a ride. So I guess the first question is ....is anybody there?

[bart]

....is anybody there?

Yep..........:corn:

[Night Falcon]

Cool thats 3 of us so far....almost enough to start a bikie gang :scooter::scooter::scooter:

[DR Girl]

Cool thats 3 of us so far....almost enough to start a bikie gang :scooter::scooter::scooter:

And me with the little scooter lol, I'm here :woohoo:

[Night Falcon]

And me with the little scooter lol, I'm here :woohoo:

Groovey....little scoooooters are most welcome :yes:

[MXNUT]

Had recently been thinking about the Hawkes Bay Adventure ride that Tony W and XR Johhny and helpers organized a few years back.

Was an excellent ride :woohoo: with long fast flowing gravel roads and even a nice beach section thrown in for good measure and was run out of Hastings.


Bout time for another one eh, Tony / Johhny :yes::drinkup:

[clint640]

Oooh yeah, another HB adv ride would be good. :yes:

I will keep an eye on this thread as any weekend rides in the Northern HB are in potentially in range for me.

There are a few spots around the HB that I want to do some more exploring in too, will keep ya's posted if we head over.

Cheers
Clint

[bart]

Had recently been thinking about the Hawkes Bay Adventure ride that Tony W and XR Johhny and helpers organized a few years back.

Was an excellent ride :woohoo: with long fast flowing gravel roads and even a nice beach section thrown in for good measure and was run out of Hastings.


Bout time for another one eh, Tony / Johhny :yes::drinkup:

A lot of that route is done each year on the RRRR. Speaking of which, I'd better start organising next years one.

But hey, I'd be keen on tagging along on another HBAR.

[Night Falcon]

Great to see the enthusiasim. looks like theres a bit of challenge for the HB crew to string some gravel, sand and maybe some forrest tracks for a bit of a ride....something to work on for the summer. :yes: Went for a ride on Saturday through mohaka/tutira which had most of the ingrediants for a nice excursion. 200 plus klm of awsome riding for the day, nice :corn:

[clint640]

Went for a ride on Saturday through mohaka/tutira which had most of the ingrediants for a nice excursion. :

S'funny you should mention that, I was cruising around on the WAMS website the other day & it looks like you may be able to carve a wider loop around there, staying closer to the edge of the Ureweras & crossing to the other side of the Mohaka, there is one section in the middle through private forestry but a mate has just started working for that outfit...

Cheers
Clint

[DR Girl]

Great to see the enthusiasim. looks like theres a bit of challenge for the HB crew to string some gravel, sand and maybe some forrest tracks for a bit of a ride....something to work on for the summer. :yes: Went for a ride on Saturday through mohaka/tutira which had most of the ingrediants for a nice excursion. 200 plus klm of awsome riding for the day, nice :corn:

You sound like our man to organise a ride :yes: Be happy to help. Barts RRRR is excellent Clint. Did a Suzuki Trail Blazer in the Tahorakakui Forest a couple weekends back, my first ride since th MMMMM so more local rides would be fab :woohoo: Whats happened to Wade. Back in the States ?

[Night Falcon]

S'funny you should mention that, I was cruising around on the WAMS website the other day & it looks like you may be able to carve a wider loop around there, staying closer to the edge of the Ureweras & crossing to the other side of the Mohaka, there is one section in the middle through private forestry but a mate has just started working for that outfit...

Cheers
Clint

We snuck into a foresty road :innocent: which was supposed to link up to Station road...2k into it and the road became a shear drop onto boldered river bed :gob:. A major slip had cleanedout the whole track! we had to turn back and take the long way round on the fast gravel roads....evry cloud has silver lining!!


You sound like our man to organise a ride :yes: Be happy to help. Barts RRRR is excellent Clint. Did a Suzuki Trail Blazer in the Tahorakakui Forest a couple weekends back, my first ride since th MMMMM so more local rides would be fab :woohoo: Whats happened to Wade. Back in the States ?

....me organising something is dangerous.....but tempting at the same time. Aint herd so much as a whiperil from our Texan KLR buddy.....he might have flown south...er...north for the winter perhaps?

[bart]

Whats happened to Wade. Back in the States ?

He's around. Busy time of year for him though.

[bart]

....me organising something is dangerous.....but tempting at the same time.

Organising a ride is easy. You don't have to make it a fancy pre-planned ride anyway. Just meet up somewhere with a loose plan of heading in some general direction, with the aim of getting somewhere before dark.

Just don't forget the magic rule. Don't plan on going more than 50km an hour (less in a large group of smokers and latte drinkers). A 200km ride will take 4 hours plus. 400km will take over 8 hours. :scooter:

If you need info about Southern Hawkes Bay and Northern Wairarapa, I can help. :yes:

[Night Falcon]

Organising a ride is easy. You don't have to make it a fancy pre-planned ride anyway. Just meet up somewhere with a loose plan of heading in some general direction, with the aim of getting somewhere before dark.

Just don't forget the magic rule. Don't plan on going more than 50km an hour (less in a large group of smokers and latte drinkers). A 200km ride will take 4 hours plus. 400km will take over 8 hours. :scooter:

If you need info about Southern Hawkes Bay and Northern Wairarapa, I can help. :yes:

The only 2 questions I have are where to start and where to finish? :blink: I imagine once you've got that the bit in the middle should take care of its self:corn: but I should be able to manage 50klm hr with some practice :facepalm: That track we went over with you was cool but lot furhter for those North of the boarder :blink:

[Night Falcon]

Was scouting some possible routes this morning when I found this bloke parked up on the road:corn: you see everything in the Bay :blink:

http://i805.photobucket.com/albums/yy337/SpeedDaddy/2011-09-24114631.jpg

[Denniso]

I got some old slicks just waiting for a local adventure ride , so when is it on ?:yes:

[MXNUT]

I got some old slicks just waiting for a local adventure ride , so when is it on ?:yes:

I used to think that you had to have good knobbly tyres to go fast on gravel, till I met Denniso :gob:


Used slicks indeed :scooter:

[DR Girl]

Thats pretty aweome to come across a plane on your gravel ride Marty. :shit:
Glad you are out there checking some routes. My 200 still in dirt mode at the mo, no lights, rego plate etc & v dirty. On to it soon as WOF due.
Yep, Denniso can sure make those slicks a fair hummmmm on the gravel. He would scream past me never to be seen. . . . :gob::gob::gob:

[Night Falcon]

Me and my mate jim go for a spin most saturdays for few hrs, usually head for gravel/beaches. there dosn't seem to be alot of forrestry single track up this way that isn't closed off (by permit only). I'm from the south island originally so am not that familier with all where public riding areas. Anyone wanting to join us for a ride is welcome just pm me :corn:

[fridayflash]

hb rides sound good to me! dr and xr650s are both sitting a bit idle at present:violin:

[DR Girl]

Me and my mate jim go for a spin most saturdays for few hrs, usually head for gravel/beaches. there dosn't seem to be alot of forrestry single track up this way that isn't closed off (by permit only). I'm from the south island originally so am not that familier with all where public riding areas. Anyone wanting to join us for a ride is welcome just pm me :corn:

Theres a little bit of off road/forestry you can do off Waiptiki Rd, which takes you through to Aropaoanui Rd. Did a couple years back. Not toooo difficult. That section could be good in a ride if not closed off now.:yes:

[Night Falcon]

Theres a little bit of off road/forestry you can do off Waiptiki Rd, which takes you through to Aropaoanui Rd. Did a couple years back. Not toooo difficult. That section could be good in a ride if not closed off now.:yes:

We went through both those roads couple weeks back...found an open forestry road which we explored for 2k was awsome but always had the feeling we were tresspasing :shutup:not sure what the rules are for paper roads? there are lots of roads/tracks around there though We also been checking out the Kaweka ranges which is simply riding nervana but all the roads have locked gates :crybaby:

[bart]

We also been checking out the Kaweka ranges which is simply riding nervana but all the roads have locked gates :crybaby:

Comet hut isn't a bad ride. I've been meaning to have a bit more of a look around, but never seem to have time when doing the Taihape/Napier road. :violin: It's on my 'to do' list for the summer.

[clint640]

:not sure what the rules are for paper roads? :

The rules for paper roads (or 'unformed legal roads' ) are: go hard :yes:

Just make sure you are on the actual paper road line, check out the WAMS website for maps & take a GPS. If there is a locked gate on a paper road you are fully entitled to go over/under/around/through-with-your-gas-axe unless a temporary (and it does have to be genuinely temporary) closure has been notified & signposted by the council.

It is good manners to inform the adjacent farmers if you are planning to travel on a rarely used paper road & be aware that it is lambing at present so some spots may best be left for later in the year.

Cheers
Clint

[nic]

I know it's a little way out yet...but I am heading over to see Steely Dan..:woohoo: (I love 'em)

If there is some good riding to be done on some fairly non - technical gravel over that ways....then I might pootle over on the XT and not dash over on the SV

and that would occupy me for Saturday rather nicely:yes:

any suggestions appreciated

cheers

[DR Girl]

I know it's a little way out yet...but I am heading over to see Steely Dan..:woohoo: (I love 'em)

If there is some good riding to be done on some fairly non - technical gravel over that ways....then I might pootle over on the XT and not dash over on the SV

and that would occupy me for Saturday rather nicely:yes:

any suggestions appreciated

cheers

If you need accomodation for the night, theres a spare bedroom here. Problem is Havelock North is 18 odd ks away from Church Rd Winery.

[Night Falcon]

I know it's a little way out yet...but I am heading over to see Steely Dan..:woohoo: (I love 'em)

If there is some good riding to be done on some fairly non - technical gravel over that ways....then I might pootle over on the XT and not dash over on the SV

and that would occupy me for Saturday rather nicely:yes:

any suggestions appreciated

cheers

Hey Nic..gravel is something we're not short of round these parts :yes: A nice detour off the napier taupo through the mohaka whould be ya best shot commin from rotovagis...when that concert on?

[GPS MAN]

Hey DR Girl...I'm still here..just not riding much.. As Bart said this is my busy time of the year and hard to make plans..:facepalm:

Keep me informed and I'll see how my schedule works out:yes:

[pomgolian]

Living in the bay and just purchased an 09 DR650 and aim to do some ride outs this summer, has to go for compliance as the last owner let the rego lapse for more than 12 months:shit:

Will keep an eye on this thread.

[Night Falcon]

Living in the bay and just purchased an 09 DR650 and aim to do some ride outs this summer, has to go for compliance as the last owner let the rego lapse for more than 12 months:shit:

Will keep an eye on this thread.

Cool another Havelock ADV rider...got to be good...welcome aboard!

[DR Girl]

Hey DR Girl...I'm still here..just not riding much.. As Bart said this is my busy time of the year and hard to make plans..:facepalm:

Keep me informed and I'll see how my schedule works out:yes:

Glad to hear you are still here. In one way. . . time flies when you are busy & by the time you are not we may have a ride sorted.:yes:

[Night Falcon]

Thinking of heading to blackhead beach / Porangahu for a looksee next Saturday. Plan is to leave Havelock bout 10ish head to karaka, take gravel to Pourerere beach, ride beach to Aramoana, over the new slip 4wd to blackhead, gravel to Poranaghau short hop of tarmac to the pub for lunch or (shop for pie) then back the same way. maybe check out the northern end of Poranagahau beach if the access is open...was couple weeks ago. should be home 4ish. Low tide should be round mid day so perfect timing. Wont be hard out just crusie day in the saddle. If you are keen just post on here then will sort a meeting place :cool:

[Tony W]

I've been contemplating starting this thread for while but not sure how many fellow ADV types there are in the Bay keen to catch up for the odd day tripping here and there. Maybe this thread could be used for posting some of your fravourite routes and tracks for others to check out, or just to say your free to tag along if anyones planning a ride. So I guess the first question is ....is anybody there?



What exactly is a ''ride out'' ?

[Night Falcon]

What exactly is a ''ride out'' ?

ride out to somewhere :scooter:

[Tony W]

ride out to somewhere :scooter:



.....so , what thread do you have started for the return journey ?

[Night Falcon]

.....so , what thread do you have started for the return journey ? getting home without a return thread is half the fun...it wouldn't be adventure riding if it was all plain sailing.

[pomgolian]

Dam cant make it was hoping to see your one day loop, next time.

[DR Girl]

Hi Marty, I would be dead keen :clap: but I'm off to Mahia with a group of friendz for a long weekend. We have a beach Wedding to attend. Could do the following weekend if that works for you ? DR200 in at Barry's as we speak having aggressive loan knobbly changed over, back wheel bearings done & brake fluid changed.
Prior to riding into Hastings I changed counter shaft sprocket over from dirt gearing, so when I got down the road & found the back wheel was 'sloppy' thought
. . . . sprocket . . . . check
. . . . snail chain adjusters correct. . . . . check
. . . . axel nut tightened . . . . check
. . . .split pin in so axel shouldn't move, even with a 'girl' tighten :lol::lol::lol:lol . . . . check

By the time I stopped for the 2nd time! (after a few corners getting more wobbly!) thought BACK TYRE?!!!
Yep the one crack on the side had turned into many & I limped into Barry's Motorcycles. My first ever puncture. Shame as loan tyre was in brill condition, you never seen such perfect knobs. Lost a perfectly good tube but did score a pretty good Bridgestone 65R MST from their throw out pile :2thumbsup. Taught well by XRJohnny.

[Night Falcon]

Hi there DR Girl, next weekend is fine, looks like everyones busy this weekend anywho :baby: Only problem the following week is the tide won't be as good, but that just means more gravel and less sand which aint all bad :cool:

[Tony W]

Wheel bearings already ?

That'll teach ya to do 1000km in a day, on your poor little 200 ! :)




axelol

[DR Girl]

Look forward to next weekend then Marty:banana:

Wheel bearing replacement due to the fact the 200 is used as a dirt bike as well as a Adv bike. Often not cleaned till the weekend after or worse !!! :brick: Then never taken for a ride immediately after cleaning as I should !!! The general pitfalls.

OK AXLE not axel

[Tony W]

Just admit you are hard on gear :)

[Waipukbiker]

Just joined and reside down in Waipuk, if you guys want to ride some interesting gravel roads down here, let me know and I can be a tour guide, A few are dead enders but worth the ride. ( I work for the company that does all the maint on them).

Im also a Ulysses member and get out when I can with them.

Cheers

[GPS MAN]

You are not far..I am in Otane!

We will have to catch up for a weekend of gravel bashing.....:bash:

Wade

[Night Falcon]

Just joined and reside down in Waipuk, if you guys want to ride some interesting gravel roads down here, let me know and I can be a tour guide, A few are dead enders but worth the ride. ( I work for the company that does all the maint on them).

Im also a Ulysses member and get out when I can with them.

Cheers

Velkom to the thumper dome :cool: Would love to catchup for some gravel, have done quite a bit of gravel down your way but am sure theres plenty more I aint done. Your welcome to come join us next Saturday (11th March) for fang to Parongahau if ya not busy we could meet ya some where along the way?

[Tony W]

Just joined....

....Im also a Ulysses member




You'll need Knobblies on your Harley

[Waipukbiker]

Thanks for the reply, could be a plan , damn weekends are loaded up for the next month at least, Ive got a couple of Ulysses rides booked in as well. Could meet you guys at the Patangata Pub if you are coming down Middle road or at Elsthorp if you are coming down Kahuraniki rd.

My F650 has got road tyres on it and gets a bit skittery on the loose stuff, The 81 KL250 I have is much more suited to the metal roads and its gets along about 90k quite happy on the road. Be interesting to compare it against DRGirls DR200.

Was going to do the cancer relay ride to Taupo on sat but the weather is going to stuff that up by the look of it.

Cheers
Roscoe

[Night Falcon]

Thanks for the reply, could be a plan , damn weekends are loaded up for the next month at least, Ive got a couple of Ulysses rides booked in as well. Could meet you guys at the Patangata Pub if you are coming down Middle road or at Elsthorp if you are coming down Kahuraniki rd.

My F650 has got road tyres on it and gets a bit skittery on the loose stuff, The 81 KL250 I have is much more suited to the metal roads and its gets along about 90k quite happy on the road. Be interesting to compare it against DRGirls DR200.

Was going to do the cancer relay ride to Taupo on sat but the weather is going to stuff that up by the look of it.

Cheers
Roscoe

Elsthorpe is the best spot, we'll most likely turn left at the Kahuraniki rd intersection and head off to Mangakuri rd. probably 20-30 mins from havelock so should be their round 10.30am. DR girl hoots along reasonably well on the 200 so you might not keep up at 90kph :whistle:. The terain is pretty easy cept for the 4wd tracks across the slip and out to northern end of poranagahu beach. But we may not be able to get too far down there as the tides might be against us.....but will have some fun finding out :shifty:

[Night Falcon]

Poriri to Poranagahau Pleasure Ride (PPP)

So the revised plan is:

SATURDAY 10th MARCH

Meet at Havelock North BP for gas up round 10am. be ready to hit the road by 10.10am latest.

Should get to Porangahau round 12ish for a snack then head back.
Terrain is easy gravel, short bit of cross farm track, 4wd over slip (can be greasy if wet, but i managed it no worries on reasonably low tread Dual purpose tires) and of course sand!!

So we don't leave anyone behind who wants to go post ya name here if ya wanna tag along:

so far we got:

Me 690
Jimbo on hes 950
DR Girl DR 200
Waipukbiker KX250 ...maybe?

[GPS MAN]

IF work won't get in the way..I may tag along next weekend...I'll keep you posted

[Waipukbiker]

Sounds good, Ill be in Elsthorp by 10.30 so I presume you guys (and DrGirl racer) are coming down via Kahuraniki rd.
An option from Porere is Gibralter rd (gravel) which goes to Aramoana beach then beach it to Blackhead.

In the mean time pray to the weather gods for a good day.

Cheers

[pomgolian]

Sounds like a plan - odds on coming maybe

[Night Falcon]

early days yet...but the weather is looking good for Saturday :banana:

[Waipukbiker]

Yeah, be great if its nice and fine, I can just use my trail helmet with goggles, Will be a good run for the old kwaka.

[Night Falcon]

Poriri to Poranagahau Pleasure Ride (PPP)

So the revised plan is:

SATURDAY 10th MARCH

Meet at Havelock North BP for gas up round 10am. be ready to hit the road by 10.10am latest.

Should get to Porangahau round 12ish for a snack then head back.
Terrain is easy gravel, short bit of cross farm track, 4wd over slip (can be greasy if wet, but i managed it no worries on reasonably low tread Dual purpose tires) and of course sand!!

So we don't leave anyone behind who wants to go post ya name here if ya wanna tag along:

so far we got:

Me 690
Jimbo on hes 950
DR Girl DR 200
Waipukbiker KX250

Ok confirming ride is all go for tamorra morning. See ya at the Havelock BP 10am for gas and where off :banana:

[Waipukbiker]

Hiya, are you guys coming down via Kahuraniki rd or Middle rd?

[GPS MAN]

Hey Guys/Gals ...going to have to pass on this one..Work calls:mad:

[Night Falcon]

Hiya, are you guys coming down via Kahuraniki rd or Middle rd?

Kahuraniki

[pomgolian]

Sorry cant make it :weep:

[Waipukbiker]

Howdy, was a light drizzle here for while but stopped now, looking much clearer outside, still full cloud cover but looking good for the ride.

[Waipukbiker]

Great ride, great company.

Cheers

[DR Girl]

A fab day & most enjoyable ride. :2thumbsup Fun to play on the sand again. Many thanks Marty.

[Night Falcon]

Awsome day out, nice to meet some new Kiwi bikers. attached some pictures below of the day, more to follow:

1. it fall down
2. resting
3. a DR
4. better cammo then Tony's DRZ....spot the seal
5. some rain
6. DR girl

[Night Falcon]

some more photos
1. stop for lunch
2. the new track over the slip
3. the slip!
4. more beach
5. met some lads doing some beach racing...yes we had to join in...those 50cc mini bikes are quick
6. DR girl doing donuts

[Night Falcon]

And lastly

1. rear wheel of the DRZ got lassooed by a loose strop
2. Tony and the DRZ
3. The mighty DR
4.small detour over some farm tracks
5. still going strong..the o'll kwaka
6. tricky bit of sand

[GPS MAN]

Looks like you guys/gal had a good ride:yes:

Work had me tied down and feathered until after lunch:violin:

Hope to see all of you at the RRRR:scooter:

[Night Falcon]

Looks like you guys/gal had a good ride:yes:

Work had me tied down and feathered until after lunch:violin:

Hope to see all of you at the RRRR:scooter:

That was too bad, sure you would have enjoyed it. The RRRR is shapping up to be a good one this year, pitty I wont be able to make it :cry:

[Waipukbiker]

Starting to think about a " Beach to the Ranges" ride down here, basicly, the morning will be east of SH2 and the arvo will be west of SH2
with lunch and refuel in Waipuk. It will consist of beach, as much shingle road as possible and the tar seal bits in between.
AM will be a big loop running along the coast then up and over the hills into the northern end of Tararua country and back around to Waipuk. A lot of hilly ,twisty shingle roads.

PM will be up in the ranges which will consist of some up and back on dead end roads but again, twisty hilly stuff and great scenery and some awesome views. Back home via Highway 50

Looking at mid April, poss Sat 21st or Sun 22nd, I thought doing it on the Sunday would be easier for the Sat workers.

I spose I should check the tides for that weekend.

[bart]

Low tide around lunch time on those days.

I may be interested. Will confirm closer to the time.

[Waipukbiker]

Thanks for checking on the tides, Would prob need to be getting on to the beach at Porere about 9.30 am at the latest but I will need to try and work out a rough distance for the whole AM ride. may revise the times when I get a better idea as I dont think I will get the chance to pre ride the route.

Ok, just checked with google maps and the AM ride is looking like approx 200 kms from ELSTHORP and that is trying to allow for bends but its a rough estimation
at best so extra fuel being carried may be a good idea.

[DR Girl]

Starting to think about a " Beach to the Ranges" ride down here, basicly, the morning will be east of SH2 and the arvo will be west of SH2
with lunch and refuel in Waipuk. It will consist of beach, as much shingle road as possible and the tar seal bits in between.
AM will be a big loop running along the coast then up and over the hills into the northern end of Tararua country and back around to Waipuk. A lot of hilly ,twisty shingle roads.

PM will be up in the ranges which will consist of some up and back on dead end roads but again, twisty hilly stuff and great scenery and some awesome views. Back home via Highway 50

Looking at mid April, poss Sat 21st or Sun 22nd, I thought doing it on the Sunday would be easier for the Sat workers.

I spose I should check the tides for that weekend.

Sounds great, I would be keen :woohoo: Nice to meet you Ross.

[DR Girl]

Saturday good for me, nice to have Sun as a recovery/bike cleaning day . . . . maybe gardening, supermarket . . LOL

[Waipukbiker]

Just to bring this thread back to life, Still good for a ride down here on sat the 21st, as per the plan mentioned earlier, Beach, as many gravel roads as possable plus the sealed bits in between. Apart from a start time, it will be pretty flexable with plenty of stops.
The main ride will be east of Highway 50 starting at Elsthorp, Coast via roads and beaches down to Parongahou, over the hills and dipping into Tararua country then working back around into CHB again and eventualy ending up in Waipuk. After refueling the bikes and ourselves and depending on time then its off to the ranges to check out some of the gravel roads up there, starting in the Ashley Clinton area then working our way nth to Tikokino.
Most are dead ends in the ranges but very twisty and some awesome scenery.

[DR Girl]

Just to bring this thread back to life, Still good for a ride down here on sat the 21st, as per the plan mentioned earlier, Beach, as many gravel roads as possable plus the sealed bits in between. Apart from a start time, it will be pretty flexable with plenty of stops.
The main ride will be east of Highway 50 starting at Elsthorp, Coast via roads and beaches down to Parongahou, over the hills and dipping into Tararua country then working back around into CHB again and eventualy ending up in Waipuk. After refueling the bikes and ourselves and depending on time then its off to the ranges to check out some of the gravel roads up there, starting in the Ashley Clinton area then working our way nth to Tikokino.
Most are dead ends in the ranges but very twisty and some awesome scenery.

I'm Keen :woohoo::yes::woohoo:

[GPS MAN]

Ya'll have a good ride I'll be state side at home...be back around the middle of May;)

[DR Girl]

Ya'll have a good ride I'll be state side at home...be back around the middle of May;)

Hope its's a holiday you are having over there Wade, not more work. Have fun & you were like a young hardout MX rider on your 590 the other weekend.:yes::woohoo::yes: Keep it up & we all will practise hard while you are away.:whistle:

[DR Girl]

Starting to think about a " Beach to the Ranges" ride down here, basicly, the morning will be east of SH2 and the arvo will be west of SH2
with lunch and refuel in Waipuk. It will consist of beach, as much shingle road as possible and the tar seal bits in between.
AM will be a big loop running along the coast then up and over the hills into the northern end of Tararua country and back around to Waipuk. A lot of hilly ,twisty shingle roads.

PM will be up in the ranges which will consist of some up and back on dead end roads but again, twisty hilly stuff and great scenery and some awesome views. Back home via Highway 50

Looking at mid April, poss Sat 21st or Sun 22nd, I thought doing it on the Sunday would be easier for the Sat workers.

I spose I should check the tides for that weekend.

Just went into Honda & the replacement LED tail light I ordered is on back order :cry::cry::cry: May not get till the end of the month & then hope that will solve my LOL 'rear end' problems :pinch: In the mean time I'm not sure if a temporary trailer light will fit in narrow space allocated for my LED ??? So may be out for ride. :crybaby: I will keep you posted.

[Waipukbiker]

There has to be a way to sort out your "Rear end" so you can come on the ride. Has anyone out there in HB got an old tail light assy that can be fitted to the back of her bike in the mean time?

Cheers

[DR Girl]

There has to be a way to sort out your "Rear end" so you can come on the ride. Has anyone out there in HB got an old tail light assy that can be fitted to the back of her bike in the mean time?

Cheers

Just to update you Ross, tried the local bike shops to see if they had my LED tail light in stock, but no luck. Even tried Super Cheap Auto but their LED's weren't suitable even with 25% off. :oi-grr:
Have John calling in sometime with his meter to check whether there is power going through to my rear end plug. Hopefully yes and all I am waiting for is my replacement LED. This time I will run a silicone bead around the tail light to stop all the crap getting in and corroding it. I'm suprised at the price I paid, that it wasn't already sealed or at least water proof! :brick:
Many thanks for your offer of help. Will keep you updated.

[Waipukbiker]

Just a final check to see who is interested in coming down for a beach and shingle road ride on Sun the 22nd as detailed earlier in this thread. ( Was going to be Sat but looks like I may be working in the morning.) If you would like to participate then its 9 am at Elsthorp.

Cheers
Ross

[bart]

Just a final check to see who is interested in coming down for a beach and shingle road ride on Sun the 22nd as detailed earlier in this thread. ( Was going to be Sat but looks like I may be working in the morning.) If you would like to participate then its 9 am at Elsthorp.

Cheers
Ross

I was pretty keen on Saturday, but I'm not sure if Sunday will work for me.

[Waipukbiker]

Yeah, I would have prefered Sat but at this stage Im working Sat morning so Sunday it is. If anyone does come down, meet at Elsthorp at 9 am and its just along from the Kahuraniki intersection where there is a big parking area, Ill be in there.
There is also a local fund raising trail ride in the Elsthorp area so prob be heaps of bikes around.

Cheers

[DR Girl]

Yeah, I would have prefered Sat but at this stage Im working Sat morning so Sunday it is. If anyone does come down, meet at Elsthorp at 9 am and its just along from the Kahuraniki intersection where there is a big parking area, Ill be in there.
There is also a local fund raising trail ride in the Elsthorp area so prob be heaps of bikes around.

Cheers

Have tail light mount back & have the use of the tail light & brake light but no back indicators. Not sure why but enough to do the ride on Sunday. I'm in :Punk::wings::wings::Punk:

[DR Girl]

Many thanks Ross for a great day. :banana:
What a perfect autumn day for riding. Great views, fab back roads & your mate Colin, who happened to be coming the opposite way on Te Uri Road with spare Steak Pies, still warm from town. CHOICE !!!!:niceone::niceone::niceone:
Nice to ride with you again Grant :2thumbsup

[bart]

Wade has asked me to post up a ride he's sorted out for tomorrow. This is the section we missed on the RRRR a few months ago. It's taken some work to get access, so it's very short notice. Meet at BP Waipawa 12 noon tomorrow.

Should be a goody.

[DR Girl]

Wade has asked me to post up a ride he's sorted out for tomorrow. This is the section we missed on the RRRR a few months ago. It's taken some work to get access, so it's very short notice. Meet at BP Waipawa 12 noon tomorrow.

Should be a goody.

Have plans for tomorrow :weep: but if they change I'll let you know. Is this the off road/ farm ride ? Would so like to do that.:headbang:

[Night Falcon]

Am in Auckland but would love to have come

[bart]

Have plans for tomorrow :weep: but if they change I'll let you know. Is this the off road/ farm ride ? Would so like to do that.:headbang:

Yeah, it's through some farms. I think most of the tracks are lime based, so should be hard with plenty of traction (hard as in 'not muddy', not as in 'not easy', if you get my drift).

[DR Girl]

Yeah, it's through some farms. I think most of the tracks are lime based, so should be hard with plenty of traction (hard as in 'not muddy', not as in 'not easy', if you get my drift).

Got it LOL. Just wondering Bart if you are coming up for our HB Ride Out soiree :banana: on the Sat 16th ?

[Waipukbiker]

Cant make the ride but may catch up with you guys at BP anyway.

[DR Girl]

Can make it now :banana:, friend not riding over from Taupo as planned. Will go get bike ready :clap:

[bart]

Well, that was awesome. Another chunk of countryside I'd never seen before. Cheers Wade, and I'll beat you around that MX track next time.

Heaps of photos.

[DR Girl]

Yes, many thanks Wade for a great afternoon :niceone: Enjoyed getting on to the farms, seeing the local sites ( baby bulldozers, pa ), hearing the odd local story. Very funny.
Bart, hope there is a reasonable photo of you on the KTM to post. A 'tall' bike did not hold you back on those hills :apumpin: Nice to meet two more local riders. :)

[GPS MAN]

I just want to thank everyone that came along!

We were blessed with a beautiful day and ride:niceone:

Maybe we can do it again sometime in the future...this time with more for-warning:msn-wink:

[Night Falcon]

sounds like I missed another great ride :baby: never mind, Barts photo's are almost as good as being there so lets see em bro :cool:

[bart]

Wow. I didn't realise I took so many photos. Here's a few:

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[bart]

Some from the track:

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[GPS MAN]

Great PIcs, Bart:msn-wink:

As per usual - you should have been a photographer:niceone:

When you going to post that pic I took of YOU??????????????????????????????????????????????? ???????:rolleyes:

[bart]

Here's some more:

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[bart]

Thanks Robyn for picking up the camera. You got a few good shots of me chasing Wade. So much fun.

I've got some more scenic shots I'll put up later.

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[Waipukbiker]

Now what would we do without DRGirl to pick up after us eh Robin, and is that the mighty DR200 having a wee rest I see in the pics?????.
Sorry I couldnt make that ride but glad I caught up with a few of you in Waipawa.

[Night Falcon]

Well after a 5 week layoff from riding I'm gonna give it a crack tomorrow and see how the body handles it. Probably just a short ride somewhere an back in the afternoon when its nice an warm, nothing to taxing. Will post a breif report and mandatory photo upon safe arrival home....of course the exercise will be contingent on my wife going shopping so I can sneak out....not that I need her permission you understand, she said I'm alowed to make my own decisions when shes not around :shifty:

[DR Girl]

bart
Thanks Robyn for picking up the camera. You got a few good shots of me chasing Wade. So much fun.
I've got some more scenic shots I'll put up later.

No probs, next time I'll use the zoom :msn-wink: Awesome photo's, thanks Bart.

Waipukbiker
. . . . and is that the mighty DR200 having a wee rest I see in the pics?????.

Lol, sure was. A bit wheel spinning in 1st gear. The power of the 2hundrey ! ?? :lol::lol::lol:

Night Falcon
Well after a 5 week layoff from riding I'm gonna give it a crack tomorrow and see how the body handles it. Probably just a short ride somewhere an back in the afternoon when its nice an warm, nothing to taxing. Will post a breif report and mandatory photo upon safe arrival home....of course the exercise will be contingent on my wife going shopping so I can sneak out....not that I need her permission you understand, she said I'm alowed to make my own decisions when shes not around

Take it easy Marty, good to have you back with us :niceone: Had to laugh, we all have to come up with ride strategies to get the bike out of the garage :killingme Do you think you can make our social get together next Sat ? Bring Jim if you can :scooter:

[Night Falcon]

Take it easy Marty, good to have you back with us :niceone: Had to laugh, we all have to come up with ride strategies to get the bike out of the garage :killingme Do you think you can make our social get together next Sat ? Bring Jim if you can :scooter:

got to help put a front tyre on a 1981 Z750 LTD this morning in anticipation of joining a mate for a leisurely ride in the country only to discover the 690 had no heart beat. So the only photo Ive got is of the battery on the charger :brick: which I wont bore you with.

see how I go for next weekends get together, will definately be there if I can. will let jimbo know as well.

[DR Girl]

got to help put a front tyre on a 1981 Z750 LTD this morning in anticipation of joining a mate for a leisurely ride in the country only to discover the 690 had no heart beat. So the only photo Ive got is of the battery on the charger :brick: which I wont bore you with.

see how I go for next weekends get together, will definately be there if I can. will let jimbo know as well.

This be the bike you were riding with last time I saw you at Hv Nth Mobile. V cool bike. :yes:
Soundz like she (Mrs KTM ;) ) been a bit neglected. Will be good to see you both.

[bart]

Larger versions of the photos from Wade's ride over here:

https://skydrive.live.com/?cid=41f768dbf8a6f0ce&sc=photos#cid=41F768DBF8A6F0CE&id=41F768DBF8A6F0CE%211612&sc=photos

Right click and 'view original' then save if you want any.

[Night Falcon]

Larger versions of the photos from Wade's ride over here:

https://skydrive.live.com/?cid=41f768dbf8a6f0ce&sc=photos#cid=41F768DBF8A6F0CE&id=41F768DBF8A6F0CE%211612&sc=photos

Right click and 'view original' then save if you want any.

Nice pickies bart, you can appricate them a lot betterer in the larger portraits as opposed to the dinky attachments.

[Waipukbiker]

Just curios as to how the wording in Barts post got changed to the quote of it that Night falcon put up??? or is that a bit of sly editing going on.

[Night Falcon]

Just curios as to how the wording in Barts post got changed to the quote of it that Night falcon put up??? or is that a bit of sly editing going on.

not sure what you mean, but if you want to ad comments from a previous post just click on the reply with quote tab on the bottom right of the post. There is also a small box beside that tab which you can click on if you want to quote multiple posts in a new post just click the box for each post you want to include then click on new post and it will add them to your post.....hope that makes sense :no:

[bart]

Nice pickies bart, you can appricate them a lot betterer in the larger portraits as opposed to the dinky attachments.

Cheers. I keep them quite small on here because they can take a long time to load.

[Waipukbiker]

Sorry if it sounded confusing, read the bottom line of your post then the bottom line of the same post as it appeared in the quote that night falcon put up.

[Night Falcon]

Am thinking of exploring some inland roads behind Wanstead (between Waipuk and Porangahau) on Saturday if anyone is interested in tagging along?

[DR Girl]

Am thinking of exploring some inland roads behind Wanstead (between Waipuk and Porangahau) on Saturday if anyone is interested in tagging along?

Sorry Marty, Elephant Hill Winery & I have a date tomorrow lunch time :drinkup:

[bart]

Am thinking of exploring some inland roads behind Wanstead (between Waipuk and Porangahau) on Saturday if anyone is interested in tagging along?

I would, but still too much oil leaking from the front forks. Haven't even looked at the bike since the MMMMM. Bags are still on it and everything. :facepalm:

[TINA RAY]

.................. Elephant Hill Winery & I......................



An excellent and not so subtle name-drop, in the finest of Auckland traditions !:yes:

....I'm envious:angry2:


.....see you there..........

[GPS MAN]

Hey Marty...Looks like I am going to have to work tomorrow...It's the Silly Season for me!

[Night Falcon]

I would, but still too much oil leaking from the front forks. Haven't even looked at the bike since the MMMMM. Bags are still on it and everything. :facepalm:


Hey Marty...Looks like I am going to have to work tomorrow...It's the Silly Season for me!

Thats too bad ladz, I will be sure to post up some pics of the highlights. Plan to explore some GPS tracks I flogged from Banditrider so hopefully shoudn't get too lost :facepalm:

[Waipukbiker]

Ok , looks like its a go for tomorrow, ive been in contact with Marty and its meet at BP Havelock Nth at 8.30 am and Ill meet up with who ever is coming at Caltex Waipuk at around 9 ish. Will be a mixture of seal and shingle from Waipuk heading south into Tararua country then hooking back around into CHB via Te Uri rd then down into Porongahau for a stop at the Pub. Possibly shingle roads and beaches from there back up to Waipuk or Waipawa. Looks like a nice fine day so c ya tomorrow.

[Night Falcon]

Ok , looks like its a go for tomorrow, ive been in contact with Marty and its meet at BP Havelock Nth at 8.30 am and Ill meet up with who ever is coming at Caltex Waipuk at around 9 ish. Will be a mixture of seal and shingle from Waipuk heading south into Tararua country then hooking back around into CHB via Te Uri rd then down into Porongahau for a stop at the Pub. Possibly shingle roads and beaches from there back up to Waipuk or Waipawa. Looks like a nice fine day so c ya tomorrow.

Cool see ya tamorra! Go the Magpies... awsome win over the Steelers :clap:

[Night Falcon]

Great day out...thanks Ross for being tour guide:niceone:

[Waipukbiker]

Saturday the 6th of October. The Ranges Roads Ride.

This is a ride Ive been thinking about for a while and its exploring the roads that run from Highway 50 up into the ranges starting from
Salsbury rd and going right down to Norsewood. Looking at covering at least 23 differant rds, some go well into the ranges with some steep twisty shingle to contend with. Awesome photo opotunities on some of these rds as they get right up into the foothills of the ranges.
Some we have to come right back to Highway 50 then along to the next one but there are a few that link accross to each other.
If its a fine day then the views will be awesome.

We wont be going up every single side rd as some are very short and not worth it plus there is a time factor.

Also on this ride there will be a stop for around 1 and a half hrs at a small farm, It is not bike related and it will require $20 per person but I can assure you it will be an interesting experiance, Two other bike clubs have been there and everyone loved it. Im not saying what it is, you will have to wait till we get there.

Lunch will at the Norsewood pub at whatever time we get there then its out through Ormandville and a mixture of seal and shingle country roads ending up back in Waipuk stopping at Daks for a couple before heading home.

I want to stress that this is designed to be a cruisy, scenic ride with photo stops as required.

Im very sure there is fuel at Norsewood but I will confirm that.

[bart]

There was gas at Norsewood last time I looked.

I'm keen, but may already have something on that weekend. I'll confirm closer to the date. :corn:

Better get my bike fixed. :facepalm:

[TINA RAY]

6 oct sounds good so far

[GPS MAN]

Count me in, unless work gets in the way:wacko:

Well, it is the "silly season" for farming:crazy:

[Waipukbiker]

Just tell them that there are certain priorities in life that just cant be ignored.

[bart]

There's a half reasonable chance I'll be going for a ride this weekend. Details to be confirmed, but likely to be the MAD loop (Makairo - Akitio - Dannevirke). Southern Hawkes Bay/ North Wairarapa. Anyone keen?

[bart]

There's a half reasonable chance I'll be going for a ride this weekend. Details to be confirmed, but likely to be the MAD loop (Makairo - Akitio - Dannevirke). Southern Hawkes Bay/ North Wairarapa. Anyone keen?

Postponed until Sunday 30th. Who wants to come along for a day of awesomeness?

[Night Falcon]

Postponed until Sunday 30th. Who wants to come along for a day of awesomeness?

Could be keen, am thinking about a saturday/sunday ride next weekend cos my better half is doing the tora tora walk in Martyborough. I've also been invited to go ride the 2013 KTM enduro line up on Saturday in Palmy. They will have the new 350 freeride available for a spin :drool: ......but ain't made any definate plans yet.

[Waipukbiker]

Could be a starter mate, will let you know.

[GSers]

I've also been invited to go ride the 2013 KTM enduro line up on Saturday in Palmy. They will have the new 350 freeride available for a spin :drool: ......but ain't made any definate plans yet.

Marty if you are coming down give us a yell I will come and have a look. Was thinking that I might have to get a lighter bike for some of these rides. I wont be doing the Makiro again on the 1100 what do you think a 300 EXC-E for the road.
GSers

[Night Falcon]

Marty if you are coming down give us a yell I will come and have a look. Was thinking that I might have to get a lighter bike for some of these rides. I wont be doing the Makiro again on the 1100 what do you think a 300 EXC-E for the road.
GSers

Will defineately give ya a shout if i decide to come over. Don't know how good a 300 EXC is on the road but it shouldn't disapoint off it :eek:

[DR Girl]

Marty if you are coming down give us a yell I will come and have a look. Was thinking that I might have to get a lighter bike for some of these rides. I wont be doing the Makiro again on the 1100 what do you think a 300 EXC-E for the road.
GSers

For the last 2 years I've been blown away by your grand effort on the Makiro, will miss the super tanker. :cool: :first: :niceone:
Howz the shoulder now ?

[DR Girl]

Postponed until Sunday 30th. Who wants to come along for a day of awesomeness?

Sorry Bart, in Welly that weekend. A girlie & daughters weekend watching bizarre & amazing costumes.:clap: Would be a great ride though.

[GSers]

For the last 2 years I've been blown away by your grand effort on the Makiro, will miss the super tanker. :cool: :first: :niceone:
Howz the shoulder now ?

Thanks for that DR Girl but last year I was knackered when I got to the other end those ruts just keep getting deeper. As for the shoulder I will finally find out next Tuesday if they are going to fix it or not., Boy I hope so if only for my piece of mind. Might start a face plant post after that with some pics. Put it this way if they leave it, its a couple of years before its back to what they call full strength and the shape it is I think it would still break like a twigg. Anyway time will tell.
GSers

[Waipukbiker]

Could be a starter for this, anyone else keen?

Spring Poker Run

***OPEN TO ALL MAKES AND MOTORCYCLES***

Sep 29, 2012

TICKETS: $20.00

1st place $500

2nd place $350

3rd place $150

HAWKE'S BAY HARLEY MOTORCYCLE CLUB

Contact: Parlin 021 253 9660 Dale 021 994 166 Cazz 021 812 023

Saturday 29th of september

Tickets prepaid before 22/09/2012 will be in to win A NEW LEATHER JACKET

With Live Band, from 7.30 to 11.30pm

Registration from 9am to 11am

Run start's at 11:30 from the Bluewater Hotel & returns by 4:30pm

Prize giving 6pm to 7pm

Consolation Prize- You + 30 Friends abroad the Golden Eagle for two hours while cruising the bay

Mystery prizes galore

5x 1 nights accomodation for a couple
$400 bar tabs to be won
mystery prize for prepaid tickets sold before 22/09/12

Accomodation available at Bluewater Hotel & Quality Inn

[GPS MAN]

Hey Bart ~ Will be there...maybe your place Sat night? I'll invite myself:rolleyes:

[Night Falcon]

What time you planing on leaving Bart? I might be in Martinborough carvin up some gravel on saturday or in plamy riding 2013 KTM's so might be able to meet ya on Sundee morning?

[bart]

Hey Bart ~ Will be there...maybe your place Sat night? I'll invite myself:rolleyes:

The beer fridge is full.


What time you planing on leaving Bart? I might be in Martinborough carvin up some gravel on saturday or in plamy riding 2013 KTM's so might be able to meet ya on Sundee morning?

Over two thousand KTM's. Wow, that's going to take a while to ride all those.

Don't know what time yet. It depends what time those guys from Welly can get out of bed....and have a latte....and rebuild thier BMW's on the side of the road....

[Night Falcon]

....Over two thousand KTM's. Wow, that's going to take a while to ride all those.

not as long as you might think, statistically you just need to ride a small control group, account for any outliers (350 free ride) and klaus is your uncle :ride:


Don't know what time yet. It depends what time those guys from Welly can get out of bed....and have a latte....and rebuild thier BMW's on the side of the road. what welly fullas?

[bart]

not as long as you might think, statistically you just need to ride a small control group, account for any outliers (350 free ride) and klaus is your uncle :ride:

what welly fullas?

A noisey black KLR and BMW with a humungous tank. We'll see.

Start time 9.30 at Dannevirke BP (or Barts place just down the road). 10am at the start of the Makairo for those coming from the south. If no one turns up from the south, we may start half an hour earlier.

[Night Falcon]

A noisey black KLR and BMW with a humungous tank. We'll see.

Start time 9.30 at Dannevirke BP (or Barts place just down the road). 10am at the start of the Makairo for those coming from the south. If no one turns up from the south, we may start half an hour earlier.

I will be coming up from Martyborough so will meet ya at the Makairo....wheres that again?

[bart]

I will be coming up from Martyborough so will meet ya at the Makairo....wheres that again?

Here's a map. It's about 16km from the Tui Brewery. Sign posted all the way, so you just follow Makairo Road from the turn off south of the brewery.

https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=200332610689814213146.0004ca963f80bed0134c c&msa=0&ll=-40.426826,175.969391&spn=0.174059,0.41851

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[Night Falcon]

remember daylight saving starts this saturday night: clocks forward 1 hr...see ya at 10am

[bart]

remember daylight saving starts this saturday night: clocks forward 1 hr...see ya at 10am

Yeah, I thought it was going to be a late start, but it's not really eh..

[GPS MAN]

Got the bike loaded-up___Headed to Bart Man's place---

Should see you Sat Night if all works out..and it should..maybe:laugh:

I'll give you a call Friday night or Sat sometime...

:clap:

[Box'a'bits]

Bart, Gus is up & running, so see you at Makairo at 10.00am

[Night Falcon]

Excellent weekends ridining. Heres a wee video of some of todays action!


http://youtu.be/U5ZaCgy-eN8


Some photos http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?p=19710796#post19710796

[GPS MAN]

Hey Guys, ~ Really enjoyed the Ride:yes:

Bart ~ thanks for the accommodation...I wonder if your son ever found any of those crickets?:shutup:

Next time

[Box'a'bits]

Top ride guys, & thanks Wade for the assistance through the quagmire. Unfortunately Gus just didn't have the necessary ground clearance with those pipes.

After I left you guys I meandered my way home via Alfredton, Castlehill Rd, Castlepoint, Homewood Rd, Gladstone, Martinborough. Made it home about 7.30pm. Just on dark.

Really really need to improve my fitness. :confused: I was buggered by the end of the Makairo, & struggled with cramp for the whole of the rest of the day...

[GPS MAN]

Glad to hear you and GUS made it home safe...

I think we all need to work on our fitness before another trip like that one:violin:

[Night Falcon]

Glad to hear you and GUS made it home safe...

I think we all need to work on our fitness before another trip like that one:violin:

Amen to that Wade...o'll Night Falcon was pretty cream crakered after that we excursion, I couldn't get up on the pegs for very long so had to wrestle the 690 through most of the sticky bits. It was fun though and I managed to get through with no spills and no broken mirrors (unlike last time :facepalm:) I was well impressed with Barts skills on the DR; how he got through with that skinny $10.00 rear tire was outstanding!

[Waipukbiker]

Just a heads up for the ride this Saturday, 8.30 am at the intersection of Salsbury rd and highway 50.
Please indicate if you can make it and don't forget the extra 20 bucks for the "bit on the side" on the way through the ride.

[bart]

Amen to that Wade...o'll Night Falcon was pretty cream crakered after that we excursion, I couldn't get up on the pegs for very long so had to wrestle the 690 through most of the sticky bits. It was fun though and I managed to get through with no spills and no broken mirrors (unlike last time :facepalm:) I was well impressed with Barts skills on the DR; how he got through with that skinny $10.00 rear tire was outstanding!

Yeah, I'm knackered too. Way unfit. Bloody orange bikes pushing me along at stupid speeds. I'm well impressed with the skills of Ricky on the big 990.

Never underestimate the awesomeness of $10 tyres....:laugh:....I only dropped it once (but got stuck a few times)

Photos to come. It might be tomorrow night though, as I've got some home brew to bottle tonight. Priorities....:drinknsin

[GPS MAN]

Just a heads up for the ride this Saturday, 8.30 am at the intersection of Salsbury rd and highway 50.
Please indicate if you can make it and don't forget the extra 20 bucks for the "bit on the side" on the way through the ride.

Might be a go...will have to see how the week unfolds...:scooter:

[Night Falcon]

Just a heads up for the ride this Saturday, 8.30 am at the intersection of Salsbury rd and highway 50.
Please indicate if you can make it and don't forget the extra 20 bucks for the "bit on the side" on the way through the ride.

Have penciled it in. hopefully my sore but-tox will be healed by then, almost 700ks over the weekend....think my seat needs some more attention so might be time for the mk 3 version!! whats the "bit on the side" all about Rossco?

[Waipukbiker]

Its something on a small lifestyle block thats non bike related and its had a huge thumbs up from 2 other motorcycle clubs who have been there.
Ill leave it at that so you will have to wait and see.
There is snow on them thar hills at the mo so unless it gets some serious sun up there, we wont be too far from it on some of the roads up there so if there is a westerly wind then it could be a bit:cold:. There may a couple of non KBers joining us, another DR650 and a Transalp. I will try and get an idea of distance from Salsbury rd to Noreswood and post it before the weekend

[bart]

Here's a few shots from the MAD ride

The Makairo has had a facelift. The road was closed, but we couldn't resist having a nosey. A bulldozer has been making a real mess.

http://i990.photobucket.com/albums/af29/bart-nz/MAD%2030-09-12/IMG_8182.jpg

http://i990.photobucket.com/albums/af29/bart-nz/MAD%2030-09-12/IMG_8184.jpg

http://i990.photobucket.com/albums/af29/bart-nz/MAD%2030-09-12/IMG_8195.jpg

http://i990.photobucket.com/albums/af29/bart-nz/MAD%2030-09-12/IMG_8205.jpg

http://i990.photobucket.com/albums/af29/bart-nz/MAD%2030-09-12/IMG_8217.jpg

The track came right after a while. I wonder if they're going to clear the track right through.

http://i990.photobucket.com/albums/af29/bart-nz/MAD%2030-09-12/IMG_8228.jpg

http://i990.photobucket.com/albums/af29/bart-nz/MAD%2030-09-12/IMG_8240.jpg

http://i990.photobucket.com/albums/af29/bart-nz/MAD%2030-09-12/IMG_8246.jpg

http://i990.photobucket.com/albums/af29/bart-nz/MAD%2030-09-12/IMG_8265.jpg

Bloody orange things....

http://i990.photobucket.com/albums/af29/bart-nz/MAD%2030-09-12/IMG_8277.jpg

http://i990.photobucket.com/albums/af29/bart-nz/MAD%2030-09-12/IMG_8296.jpg

Little Manuhara

http://i990.photobucket.com/albums/af29/bart-nz/MAD%2030-09-12/IMG_8302.jpg

http://i990.photobucket.com/albums/af29/bart-nz/MAD%2030-09-12/IMG_8312.jpg.

[bart]

Lunch at the Pongaroa Pub. Next time I'm not taking sandwiches. Burgers the size of your head, with 2 steaks in them.

http://i990.photobucket.com/albums/af29/bart-nz/MAD%2030-09-12/IMG_8318.jpg

Spur Road

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The second closed road of the day. Puketio Road had a couple of wash outs, but easy enough on a bike.

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Not many photos after this. I was getting buggered after being chased down by orange bikes all day. Cheers guys for coming along. Awesome day.

I must mention Ricky on the 990. He was chucking that thing around like a dirt bike. Good stuff.

Bigger versions of these photos and many more will be available by the end of the week.

Cheers,
Bart




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[XRJohnny]

Just a heads up for the ride this Saturday, 8.30 am at the intersection of Salsbury rd and highway 50.
Please indicate if you can make it and don't forget the extra 20 bucks for the "bit on the side" on the way through the ride.

Hey Ross, All going well me & TW will be there. :Police:

[Waipukbiker]

Cheers Johny, be good to see you guys, Ive just done an estimate of the distance and trying to work it out using the scales on the map and allowing for all the bends its looking around 250 kms to Norsewood, possibly, and thats from the Salsbury rd intersection. Its only a guestimate at best so Im going have a fuel drop at the "Bit on the side" location for piece of mind. I know fuel wont be a prob for some of the bikes coming but it will be for any DR650,s on stock tanks and not sure about yours Johny. prob take 25 ltrs there so please, if you think you might need some, allow a couple of bucks a ltre. cheers for that.

Bit of a question mark on the weather but close to the ranges, it can be very unpredictable so allow for anything.

[Howie]

Hi Waipukbiker, Beem02 and myself from Wellington are planning on coming up for this ride, so we will see you at the intersection of Salisbury Road and SH50 at 8.30 on Saturday.

cheers

Paul

[DR Girl]

I'm out now Ross, have a great ride & make sure someone takes some pics :yes:

[Waipukbiker]

Shame you cant come Robin, Hope you have a good weekend anyway

[GPS MAN]

Hey Ross ~ I am working in Palmerston North on Friday...

The job could spill over to Saturday...if it doesn't I'll see you there:scooter:

[Night Falcon]

Hi Ross, got your message this morning :facepalm: I'm not looking good for Saturday, twisted my knee a bit last weekend playing in the mud and it is still tad ginger <_< so my wife has forbidden me to take the steed out this weekend :no: not that she tells me what do though :innocent:

[GPS MAN]

I bet she doesn't :innocent:

[Waipukbiker]

Hi Ross, got your message this morning :facepalm: I'm not looking good for Saturday, twisted my knee a bit last weekend playing in the mud and it is still tad ginger <_< so my wife has forbidden me to take the steed out this weekend :no: not that she tells me what do though :innocent:

Better to get your knee sorted mate, easy to re run the ride for those that cant make it. Had a chat with the manager of Smedley Stn and asked him if we could ride through the Stn one day from the end of Smedley rd through to Makaroro Rd which the Stn bounds on to.
He dousnt have a prob with that so I said a couple of us would go through and check it out first and prob GPS plot a route through so I will touch base with you on that later in the summer and was thinking that we could combine a ride through the Stn and try and get access through some of the roads and tracks in Gwavas as well and that could turn into an awesome days ride.

[Box'a'bits]

Had a chat with the manager of Smedley Stn and asked him if we could ride through the Stn one day from the end of Smedley rd through to Makaroro Rd which the Stn bounds on to.
Was thinking that we could combine a ride through the Stn and try and get access through some of the roads and tracks in Gwavas as well and that could turn into an awesome days ride.
Would definitely be interested in coming up for that ride. I used to live just down from the station at Butler Rd...

[bart]

So....how did the ride go?

[Night Falcon]

Better to get your knee sorted mate, easy to re run the ride for those that cant make it. Had a chat with the manager of Smedley Stn and asked him if we could ride through the Stn one day from the end of Smedley rd through to Makaroro Rd which the Stn bounds on to.
He dousnt have a prob with that so I said a couple of us would go through and check it out first and prob GPS plot a route through so I will touch base with you on that later in the summer and was thinking that we could combine a ride through the Stn and try and get access through some of the roads and tracks in Gwavas as well and that could turn into an awesome days ride.

Exploring Smedley Station to plot a ride, hmmmm let me see.....COUNT ME IN !!!:yes:

[DR Girl]

Exploring Smedley Station to plot a ride, hmmmm let me see.....COUNT ME IN !!!:yes:

Me too :yes::yes::yes:

You looked like you were going hard last week Marty. Well done :Punk:
Well done to all & esp Mr Super Tanker in all that mud :yes::woohoo::Punk:
Great vid Marty & as always, great photo's Bart.:yes:

[Waipukbiker]

Just an update on Smedley, When we got there yesterday on the ride, I caught up with one of the staff and he said that we could pretty much have the run of the whole stn and spend the day on it so hes more than happy to act as a tour guide for an initial 2 or 3 bikes to plot a cse through the property and he reckoned we could spend a whole day there easy. We would also get to see the proposed dam site on the Makaroro river that they are planning for this Multi million dollar irrigation scheme that the HB regional council are going for.

Be later on when its a bit dryer so I will keep in contact with you on that one Marty.

As usual with most things it was just a matter of asking.

[pomgolian]

So how was the ride Ross ? sorry couldnt make it tried but had to do some things at home to build my points for my January trip to the DB1K.

Let me know on Smedley would love to see the dam site.

[Waipukbiker]

Yup, was a good ride, mixture of sun, showers and a brief hailstorm as we got near Noreswood, saw a whole lot of countryside west of highway 50. Took approx 7 hrs which included the "Bit on the side" which went off with a "bang", was great to see a couple of Welly fullus join in for the ride. Hope you guys had a good day. I will be doing the ride again for all the people who couldn't make it so don't worry, Will be on the forum when a date gets sorted.

Re Smedley, will keep it at 3 bikes for the initial recce and course plotting around the stn and Ive been thinking (ouch) about how to turn that into weekend, overnighter ride, need to make some inquiries about another big area close by.

[XRJohnny]

Thanks Ross for organizing a cool ride. Some of those back country roads are so SO much fun on a 650, that if the law knew, they would ban it.
The Bit on the Side was more than worth it. Too much to absorb in one visit, so i'll have to go back.
It never fails to amaze me , how much Prime Riding areas are just on our doorstep, & it looks like nobody knows. Let's keep it that way.
Getting a rear puncture ( while you guys were exploring another muddy track ) is always a guaranteed way of remembering an ADV ride.
One rusty 4" nail removed, new tube inserted & we were off again. Compulsory stop at the HB Classic Clubrooms ended a great day.
Getting another puncture riding home was not on my wish list, but after sitting down & eating my lunch that i hadn`t yet touched, i patched the tube in the rain & failing light, then carried on. :scooter::scooter::scooter::scooter::scooter::scoo ter::cool::cool:

[GPS MAN]

Hey Ross, I would really like to go on your exploration trip across Smedly Station. I have a GPS Base Station up there on their deer shed..So, I know the staff and they me...

Let me know when you want to go if you can take another rider?

Wade

[DR Girl]

Hey Ross, I would really like to go on your exploration trip across Smedly Station. I have a GPS Base Station up there on their deer shed..So, I know the staff and they me...

Let me know when you want to go if you can take another rider?

Wade

Happy to let you go Wade if x4 riders are too many. :yes::yes::yes:

[Waipukbiker]

Sounds good Wade, Always helps with that sort of contact.
No worries Robin, 4 will be fine, I told them that we would like to check the property out first and GPS plot a route around the stn but I dont want to make it look like we are exploiting them by bringing in a too many bikes on what is supposed to be just a recce.
Access is hard enough on private property so I want to keep this one squeaky clean. It certainly helped by me doing most of the road metalling on the last part of the access road to the property with the company that I work for which they have been very pleased with plus Wades involvement can only add to it.

What I am aiming for if it pans out is to also try and get access to Gwavas forest and do Smedley on a Sat and Gwavas on the Sunday and make it a weekender with a social get together on the Sat night. (Will see what the overnight rates are like at the Tiko Pub) This may not happen till next year but doing a recce in both and setting it up can happen over the next couple of months. Be good if we can get riders in from outside the bay for something like this. Something to think about anyway.

[Howie]

Yup, was a good ride, mixture of sun, showers and a brief hailstorm as we got near Noreswood, saw a whole lot of countryside west of highway 50. Took approx 7 hrs which included the "Bit on the side" which went off with a "bang", was great to see a couple of Welly fullus join in for the ride. Hope you guys had a good day.
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Thanks for organising the ride Ross, It was good to Have someone with local knowledge to guide us around. I enjoyed the ride, as it is an area I have been meaning to explore for a while. I didn't seem to take that many photos though. I could be interested in coming up for another ride sometime if the timing is right.

Cheers

Paul

[MXNUT]

Be good if we can get riders in from outside the bay for something like this. Something to think about anyway.

As Moses said "Build it and they will come"

Bout time i had another scoot down that way :scooter::scooter::scooter:

[Night Falcon]

As Moses said "Build it and they will come"

I thought that quote was from Kevin Costner in the movie "Feild of Dreams" I didn't realise Charlton Heston also said it?

[Waipukbiker]

Thanks for organising the ride Ross, It was good to Have someone with local knowledge to guide us around. I enjoyed the ride, as it is an area I have been meaning to explore for a while. I didn't seem to take that many photos though. I could be interested in coming up for another ride sometime if the timing is right.

Cheers

Paul

Cheers Paul, You have raised a very valid point and it needed raising, Photo stops on a ride. too often, rides are "destination" focused even if its just to the next intersection. I did say it was a scenic ride yet as the leader I kept going to the next planned stop so I will put my hand up and say I was guilty of not considering photos. Everyone has their own ideas on what constitutes a good photo for them so this needs to be managed somehow in a ride like this when someone suddenly is missing from the group you don't automatically assume they have had a close encounter of the worst kind with the surface of the planet or some immovable object that is on it.

[XRJohnny]

Thought I would add some photos my bad mate TINA RAY took of our ride.

1. Three of the lads resting after a gusty ride, at Smedley Stn.
Bruce and Paul from Windy Welly, and myself. Big RED Pete's XR in the background.
Now where is the White Knight, Ross ?.. and Tony W ..?

2. Ah, theres' Ross chatting to the Manager, arranging our next visit.

3. We wondered what caused the puncture !

4. ''XR Johnny'' doing what I do EVERY ride.

5. This is what you do with your bike when removing the wheel.

[Night Falcon]

I've been very fortunate to have never had a flat tire on a motorcycle. I know my turn will come some day :no: I carry a spare rear tube and tyre levers but no pump :innocent: At least with the K60 rear the side walls are so stiff you could probably keep riding to a gas station...I hope :facepalm:

[GSers]

4. ''XR Johnny'' doing what I do EVERY ride.



XR Johnny whats with the gloves mate !!!!!!!!!!! :wari::wari::wari:

GSers

[XRJohnny]

Hey Nite Falcon,
Don`t ASSUME you will be doing any riding with no air in your rear tyre. If you want any tips on tyre changing/repairs, catch up with me next ride.
Hard Man Gerrard,
Call me a slow learner, but i have been changing my motorcycle tyres for 36yrs :weep: . . . . & You see me the 1st time i wear " SUPREME QUALITY POWDER FREE NITRILE GLOVES" that are sold worldwide to stringent Hygiene Standards. At least they are called 'Armour Black' & are Xtra Large in size. :first:

[Night Falcon]

Hey Nite Falcon,
Don`t ASSUME you will be doing any riding with no air in your rear tyre. If you want any tips on tyre changing/repairs, catch up with me next ride.
Hard Man Gerrard,
Call me a slow learner, but i have been changing my motorcycle tyres for 36yrs :weep: . . . . & You see me the 1st time i wear " SUPREME QUALITY POWDER FREE NITRILE GLOVES" that are sold worldwide to stringent Hygiene Standards. At least they are called 'Armour Black' & are Xtra Large in size. :first:

thanks XRJ, Have changed a few rear tires in my garage over the years but never on the road (haven't needed to) but welcome any tips, do you use 02 bottles or pump?

[GSers]

Hard Man Gerrard,
Call me a slow learner, but i have been changing my motorcycle tyres for 36yrs :weep: . . . . & You see me the 1st time i wear " SUPREME QUALITY POWDER FREE NITRILE GLOVES" that are sold worldwide to stringent Hygiene Standards. At least they are called 'Armour Black' & are Xtra Large in size. :first:

Johnny I am just jealous. I use cotton gloves in the garage when I am out there working. As for the hard man pretty spongy in the middle.
Here's a pic of the shoulder nearly 4 weeks after I thought they would reset it but apparently not go figure. But I have been assured that its going to be all good by months end so should be riding again for christmas. Just enough time to make a couple of small repairs to the bike and back into it. See you out there soon.
GSers

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[Waipukbiker]

Picked up a spare set of tubes for mine today from the local Suzy shop, They are Pirelli heavy duty and they aint kidding about the heavy bit, jeez. Im still looking around for a small, bike friendly electric pump.

[bart]

Picked up a spare set of tubes for mine today from the local Suzy shop, They are Pirelli heavy duty and they aint kidding about the heavy bit, jeez. Im still looking around for a small, bike friendly electric pump.

Pushbike pump will get enough air in to get you home.

[XRJohnny]

I have been using a lightweight double action bicycle pump. If you have good wrist action it is way easy to get tyre up to 22psi.
Ross , you are right, heavy duty tubes are Far Too Heavy to carry as a spare! Also a nail will go through a H/D one just the same as it will a STD tube .

[R650R]

great pics, maikiro ride looked like fun. Smedley Ride sounds like a good idea. Got to book bike for 6K service then ready for riding again :)

[GSers]

Picked up a spare set of tubes for mine today from the local Suzy shop, They are Pirelli heavy duty and they aint kidding about the heavy bit, jeez. Im still looking around for a small, bike friendly electric pump.

I carry 1 19" LW tube for a spare stretch it for the 21" front and it will fit in your 18" rear.
As for a small pump you buy a cheappy from super cheap and pull it to bits and throw away all the plastic there is not much left.
You may have cover up the gear with a little tin cover.
GSers

[Waipukbiker]

Yeah, I take on board the suggestion about the double acting hand pump, the only power you need is in your own muscles and when your stranded on the side of the road, especially if you are out of the cell phone area then time is not an issue.
I still like the little electric pump that Harley Davidson are marketing though, may still see what they are worth here.

[bart]

I've riden a few miles over the last 3 decades, and never had a flat on the trail. I find the secret is to run as higher pressure as you can. I often run 30psi front and back, and if you get to some slop, you can always let some out. Pinch flats are probably the most common, which are caused by not enough pressure for rocky terrain. As for nails/screws etc, you can't forsee shit like that.

What I'm getting at is you don't want to carry around all this gear that you may never use. In NZ you're never that far from civilization so you could probably ride the flat home anyway. If you run cheap crap tyres like I do, it costs bugger all to sacrafice them anyway.

In saying that, I carry all the tyre changing gear on long trips.

[NordieBoy]

Never had a pinch flat on the motorbike. I think I ride too slow.

[XRJohnny]

Hey Bart,
Next time you are talking to that loser, Tony Wypych, as him what its like to ride a DRZ250 with a flat tyre on the Waikaremoana Road in the middle of the night during a storm !!
Not carrying tyre change gear, is for ME , like not wearing a seatbelt in a car when . . ." just going to the shops".
But thats just me. And i,m one crazy MF.

[Night Falcon]

Here's a pic of the shoulder nearly 4 weeks after I thought they would reset it but apparently not go figure. But I have been assured that its going to be all good by months end so should be riding again for christmas. Just enough time to make a couple of small repairs to the bike and back into it. See you out there soon.
GSers

271439

Yikes...that shoulder looks nasty. It's amazing how over time those bones will knit back together and rebuild themselves to become better, stronger, faster :niceone: Looking forward to catching up on the trails some time !

[MXNUT]

Hey Bart,
Next time you are talking to that loser, Tony Wypych, as him what its like to ride a DRZ250 with a flat tyre on the Waikaremoana Road in the middle of the night during a storm !!
Not carrying tyre change gear, is for ME , like not wearing a seatbelt in a car when . . ." just going to the shops".
But thats just me. And i,m one crazy MF.

My experiences seem to be the same Johhny. I get more that my fair share of punctures and have always run heavy duty tubes with higher tyre pressures.

I have tried to ride a bike with a flat tyre which even had 2 rimlocks on the back and got about 9 kms ( at about 30KPH ) on a gravel road before the tyre started to come off the rim.

As a consequence i carry spare tubes and tyre changing gear with me even when i go for a short local blast. A 30 minute delay is better than a puncture ending your day.

[Night Falcon]

I've riden a few miles over the last 3 decades, and never had a flat on the trail....
In saying that, I carry all the tyre changing gear on long trips.

I was almost afraid to admit Ive never had a flat or had to change a tire on the trail :baby: I salute you Bart for coming out the closet. There's no shame in never having had a flat :shifty:


Never had a pinch flat on the motorbike. I think I ride too slow.

Can't be anything to do with speed Nordie...Bart rides hard out and he aint had one, I've got average speeds covered and you've put ya hand up for slow :scratch:




maybe its just an XR6, BMW, Kwaka thing? :dodge:

[GSers]

Flat tires not a BMW thing surely, never had one touch wood in 80,000kms on or off road. I think the thing with most flats is besides things like nails is the crap that makes its way between the tube and the tire. Any crap in there will rub a hole in the tube eventually the higher the pressure the less movement there is between the tube and the tire the lower the pressure then there is heaps of movement.
When you fit tires keep eveything as clean as possible and keep the crap out and if you can, some form of seal around the valve stem.
Back in the day I used to run 6 PSI in my Landcrusier tires all day in the mud and shit and dont recall to many flat tires.
Keep it clean.

GSers

[pomgolian]

Only ever had one flat on a 300 EXC a front compression puncture on standard tubes low pressure in the Welsh 2 day the hardest enduro i have ever done two days of flat out sections against the clock, since then always used HD tubes normal pressure nothing low and now carry standard tubes as spares. HD tubes are way to heavy-big-bulky to carry as spares.

Now i know the puncture gods are gonner punish me !!!

[That looks like fun]

Had one puncture in a bike tyre, the Beemer picked up a nail out back of Pio Pio :mad: No worries mate I say to myself and get out the genuine, supplied with bike, puncture repair kit :cool: It had some funny figure 8 sorta shaped things which had gone hard and brittle plus a tube of stuff that used to be glue in it :( Best of all the instructions (in tweve different languages) were written in font so small even those who didnt :tugger: go blind wouldnt be able to read them :weird:
So I scratched me head and looked around, noticed an old rusty bolt on the side of the road :clap: Screwed it into the hole and blew the tyre up with a CO2 cannister. I then rode 5 kms down the road to a farm house to see if they had a puncture repair kit for tubeless tyres. :( No such luck unfortunatly). However I spotted some 3/8 rubber tube and a pottle of PVC glue in the barn and asked if I could have some :scratch: Cut the tube into lengths, coated them with the PVC glue then used them like dog turds :headbang: (a type of repair material for tubeless tyres).
Blew the tyre up and rode home (160 kms). Checked the pressure next day and it hadnt dropped at all :banana:
I love tubeless tyres :clap:

[Waipukbiker]

Ok peoples, 24th of Nov is a re run of the ranges road ride, hopefully will get the all the locals that missed out last time and anybody else who wants to tag along. took about 7 hrs last time which included the stop at the "Bit on the side" which consists of an amazing hunting museum, A working trebuchet, (easier to google it than try and explain) a collection of old weapons and a couple of black powder cannons (Which they fire), Cost for this is 20 bucks which gets donated to the Fred Hollows eye foundation (Bloody good cause) and we get morning tea with various goodies to nibble on.

Its a cruisy, scenic ride with photo stops. Its from the Salsbury rd intersection on Hwy 50 to the Norsewood pub and covers most of the roads west of hwy 50. Mixture of some sealed bits to twisty and hilly shingle roads, (can do without the bloody crosswinds that we got last time)

At one point we get to within a couple of kms of the Onga Onga village which has fuel plus there is fuel at Norsewood.
Allow for approx 250 kms from Salsbury rd to Norsewood.

Start time from Salsbury rd is 8am.

[GPS MAN]

Put it on my calender ~ if nothing happens I'll be there...

Should be fun....:ar15:

[Night Falcon]

Put it on my calender ~ if nothing happens I'll be there...

Should be fun....:ar15:

me to :cool:

[bart]

me to :cool:

me three :banana::banana::banana:

[pomgolian]

Me four sounds like a good area to explore

[R650R]

Sounds good.

[Waipukbiker]

Found 2 more riders for the HB Adv gang :scooter::scooter::scooter::scooter::scooter::scoo ter::scooter:
A Transalp and a Dommie (We gettin infiltrated by Hondas) Will see them both on the 24th Nov also someone is very close to buying a new DR650 here from Central Suzuki so will pounce on the poor person if they do and induct them into the gang.

[Night Falcon]

Found 2 more riders for the HB Adv gang :scooter::scooter::scooter::scooter::scooter::scoo ter::scooter:
A Transalp and a Dommie (We gettin infiltrated by Hondas) Will see them both on the 24th Nov also someone is very close to buying a new DR650 here from Central Suzuki so will pounce on the poor person if they do and induct them into the gang.

make sure you tell them about the new inductee banana dance they'll be expected to perform Ross :wari:

[Waipukbiker]

Ill get Robin to demo the "banana" dance on the next ride:lol:

[DR Girl]

Good one Ross lol. You know you are talking to the gal who has avoided the "Chicken Dance" all her life :nya:
The other thing I avoid is . . . . . putting on those silly paper hats that come out of your Christmas Cracker. Too much like Rest Home material pour moi :crazy:
Though the Banana is v cute & a :cool: cool mover. . . . . I will only try if Marty goes FIRST :killingme

[Waipukbiker]

Sounds like a challenge to me.

[Night Falcon]

Sounds like a challenge to me.

:calm: Man, I anit boogied since the 80's.....spose I could dig out me old "body" shirt and shake it a bit for the chicks though :facepalm: then again discreation maybe the better part of valour in this case :D

[R650R]

LOL that banana emoticon has too many moves for me to remember...

Still haven't serviced the DR yet so took the GSXR adventure touring to dust off the cobwebs with ummmm more dust. Waipunga Rd and Kaiwaka very dry and clean at moment, hardley any corrugations also.

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[Waipukbiker]

OK, Bit late notice but tomorrow is the Annual Birthright toy run, I will be with the HB Classic club and we are meeting the cnr of Plunket st and Maraekakaho rd at 10.30 in the morning. Ride is for about 1 hr and finishing at Anderson Park to hand the toys in and have a BBQ.
A tidy recycled toy is fine (must be suitable for kids).

[Night Falcon]

Hi Ross, hope you have a great ride tomorrow, I would donate ted but he's old and has a missing ear so not good enough to give away darn it :whistle: otherwise I would donate him...honest :shifty:

[Waipukbiker]

Great turn out for the toy run, 220 bikes. Had people lining the streets waving and some handing out soft toys, Cops were blocking the traffic at some of the main intersections for the bikes. Nice BBQ at Anderson park for lunch and a pleasant afternoon back at the Classic Club rooms. Good day to be out on a bike.

[GPS MAN]

Looking forward to the ride this weekend! Picked up another rider....

Looking like it is going to be fun:lol:

[GSers]

I am coming for a drive Saturday will see you at the museum. GSers

[Waipukbiker]

Thanks for digging this thread out of the forum bin mate, good to hear you've managed to con someone else to come along as well, had confirmation from a Transalp rider thats turning up, hope to get a Dommie rider there as well, Another rider is turning up in a car :gob: at the museum to catch up with us. Be great to see you there Gerard and we appreciate you making the effort.
Thats 6 confirmed so far and because I need to let the people at the museum know numbers, please indicate on here if you intend to come.

Cheers
Ross

[bart]

I'm in at this stage. What time's kick off?

[Waipukbiker]

8 am at the intersection of Salsebury rd and Highway 50

[Night Falcon]

I'm planning on comming plus brining one more but will confirm thursday.

[Waipukbiker]

Sounds good, Planning on extending the ride from Noreswood, head across SH2 and backroad it back to Waipuk, Mixture of Seal and Shingle. When we get to Noreswood we can decide then anyway.

[pomgolian]

I'll be there Ross

[R650R]

Just had bike serviced so confirming my attendance. The extension sounds like a good idea Mr Waipuk, riding the takapau plains on DR in straight line would be bit tedious.

[Waipukbiker]

Yeah, the Takapau plains on an Adv bike is not exactly grin inducing.
Thats 10 so far, The Dommie rider has declined but he said hes found the forum and the Adv thread and will be into it next year along with a mate of his on a Freewind (Suzi copy of a Beemer Funduro).

[pomgolian]

Ross i take it you mean Salisbury Road not Salesbury Rd ? or is that the first navigaion test :confused:

[Waipukbiker]

Ooops, sorry mate, Salisbury rd it is, loops around into Gwavas rd.

[GMcC]

Add two more to the LIST Ta !
Im on a Transalp and mates bringing his GS1150
Salisbury Rd isnt too far from home
Possibly another 2 but they havent sorted their leave / work pass
Thanks
Gary

[Waipukbiker]

Awesome, be great to see you guys

[Night Falcon]

confirming myself and Jimbo will be there.

[Waipukbiker]

Awesome, going to be a great turnout. The ride will finish at Dax bar in Waipuk so everyone can get together before heading home.
just worked out all the roads and we will be covering 30 different roads in CHB.
There will 20 ltrs of fuel at the museum location plus there will be fuel available at Noreswood.
Just hope the weather gods are in a good mood.

[Night Falcon]

Great day out in the Bay...thanks Ross for showing us round


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjrRT_ykUDw&feature=youtu.be

[DR Girl]

What an awesome day Ross :yes::wari::woohoo: Well organised & no lost riders.
Wow to our road bike rider. . . . what a great effort :first: & next time we see you, you will be riding an Adv bike. You sure certainly need no practice :-) Also great to meet some new local riders . . . Victor, Gary & ? & ? :facepalm. Lovely to meet you Cathy & see that you Gerard are well on the mend. Glad you could join us at the Museum. That was so much fun!!! YEE HA.
Lastly. . . got to say. . . a cup of dust must have washed out of my hair in the shower lol. Can see the advantage of being a ride leader now:yeah:

[DR Girl]

You are on to it Marty with your pics & vid. A MIGHTY effort. Excellent. Can you teach me.

[GPS MAN]

Hey Ross ~ Great day..really enjoyed it!

The museum was great....:niceone:

[Waipukbiker]

Yeah, How come you guys got so dusty:laugh: I think it was around 320 kms by the time we got back to Waipukurau. Great effort on the road bike, especially on the Doc access rd. Ive never struck shingle roads that were so skittery, normally the wheel tracks are well defined but it made for some interesting cornering. Great weather and a great bunch of people, thanks everyone for coming along.

Ross

[bart]

Cheers for organising the ride Ross. Just the right mix of gravel and black stuff. The cannons and things were awesome.

I got mega photos. It'll take me a couple of days to sort them out.

[R650R]

Thanks for organising such an intriguing ride Ross, went to all the places I've been meaning to go to for a long time. Time for a new thread, best dustmasks for adventure riding :)
You make a good leader and communicate well to the group about whats happening.

Nice pics and vid marty.

[Night Falcon]

You are on to it Marty with your pics & vid. A MIGHTY effort. Excellent. Can you teach me.

I think I cleaned cup of dust out of my eyes when I got home even after having my visor down and wearing sunnies :cool:! I might have to organise the next ride :shifty:

The video stuff is easy once you get the hang of it...If I can manage it anyone can! I was hacked off the video I took of the cannon disapeared for some reason so will have to see if someone else got some shots (mind the pun) of it. Wasn't it an awsome ride though!

Go the AB's this morning!!:first:

[R650R]

I think I cleaned cup of dust out of my eyes when I got home even after having my visor down and wearing sunnies :cool:! I might have to organise the next ride :shifty:

The video stuff is easy once you get the hang of it...If I can manage it anyone can! I was hacked off the video I took of the cannon disapeared for some reason so will have to see if someone else got some shots (mind the pun) of it. Wasn't it an awsome ride though!

Go the AB's this morning!!:first:

Download one of the data recovery tools from somewhere like download.com Even if you deleted by mistake when viewing in-camera it's often still there untill you take more pics again, worth a try. Some of the memory card manufacturers often have free tools for this to download on their sites.

Few pics from yesterday, trebuchet action and couple bike shots, just quick snaps on compact.

http://flickr.com/gp/77819625@N08/203V69/

[pomgolian]

Great ride Ross with an interesting lunch stop - nice to have a beer and feed afterwards before heading home to clean the dust from everywhere including my eyes, could be an interesting factor at the Dusty Butt !!! great to meet new faces.

[GMcC]

Yes - many thanks Ross for the well organised run..........tour.........
Was a cracker day and well enjoyed !!!!
Good to meet a few faces etc......
Good old Boys museum and extravaganza was hardcase......
We ( Victor GS1150 and me ) hit a bit of rain just on Salisbury Road where we
started from on the way home so all in all good timing...........
Wasnt enough to clean the jacket tho !
I must admit it took a few glasses of the red stuff to get rid of old man dust !
Talk about fly by wire stuff - couldnt see zip xcept the dust spewing from that
little DRs back wheel along Te Awa Rd - never mind the rest strung out somewhere
towards the front..............
Graham ( aka the Roadie Kid ) did bloody well haha ! - no flys on him ! :calm:
Told Victor to take the craft knife to his tyres for more grip :lol:
Look forward to the next one
Gaz

[Waipukbiker]

Even if you had been in front she probably would have passed you anyway, That little 2 hundy dousnt stuff around :lol:
Yeah, very impressed with Grahams ability on the Roady considering how loose that bloody shingle was.

[GMcC]

Ha - thats what you get when you mix lite with lite !
Good pics and videos by the way
Have to see if I can throw a few in as well...........

[GMcC]

few pics etc.............