2012 Capital 1,000Km Cruise

[KoroJ]

The 6th Capital 1000K Cruise

Saturday 10 November

Departs: Caltex Rimutaka, Upper Hutt.
Check-in opens 0630. Depart when you're ready up to 0700.
Organised Starts also from Masterton; Napier; Turangi (reverse direction) and the Manawatu Riders start early to restart from Welly then finish back at Palmy. Details TBA.


This is an informal ride for those North Islanders that would like to do the Southern 1000km Longest Day Endurance Ride, but can’t afford to pay The Ferryman.

Route is ≈1,025km via: (* denotes digital pic required)
Rimutakas - Masterton – Mauriceville* - Saddle* - Stanway* - Vinegar Hill - Turangi* - Taumarunui - Awakino* - Pungarehu* - Parrot ‘n Jigger
Refreshments & Meals available at P’nJ to enjoy over the trading of lies.

Entry Fee: $15 (Covers Badge &/or Year Bar plus proceeds to Muscular Dystrophy)
To guarantee a Year Bar, entry must be in by 25/10/12

Badges & Certificates awarded on sighting Check-Point evidence at completion of the ride.

As an informal ride, you and your bike are your responsibility to ensure both are capable of completing the course. There is no recovery vehicle organised.
A register of riders will be kept to ensure everyone returns.
There are Spot Prizes.
It is not a race and should be easily doable at a sedate pace with stops…enjoy the ride.

The ride will go ahead rain, hail or shine….probably....or pending the Wed/Thurs forecast.

Enquiries & Registrations – PM or email me

[KoroJ]

This should be a pleasant wee pootle this year, especially for any that haven’t experienced the delights of riding the Awakino Gorge & Surf Hiway

The $15 entry fee (non-refundable donation) covers the badge &/or year bar and the profits go to Muscular Dystrophy.

The $15 is required at time of registration please and we have to order the year bars, so these can’t be guaranteed for entries received after 25/10/11. Account details will be supplied on application.

As per previous years, Ride Instructions and a Briefing will be emailed the week before the event.

[Gremlin]

Me thinks I'll be a starter for Turangi :yes:

[STJim]

Me thinks I'll be a starter for Turangi :yes:

Well it now looks like there will be at least 3 of us starting at Turangi. I have the job of organizing that start and finish. Mike Couchman from Whangerei is also interested. I'll look forward to seeing you cheers Jim

[Hitcher]

It's in my new diary.

[banditrider]

As long as nobody I know is getting married that day...

...hate that gap in my date bars!

[caspernz]

Yeah what the heck, about time I join in the fun. Do I need to practice talking BS for the aftermatch?? :woohoo:

[Hawkeye]

Date locked and loaded

[insomnia01]

Well it now looks like there will be at least 3 of us starting at Turang


Me thinks I'll be a starter for Turangi :yes:

I could a starter from Turangi also :yes: looks like a cool loop

[Bald Eagle]

google maps linky ? please

[Gremlin]

google maps linky ? please
Details are emailed to registrants, not publicly available. The provided info gives you a fair idea and you know it's going to be just over 1000km.

[Bald Eagle]

Details are emailed to registrants, not publicly available. The provided info gives you a fair idea and you know it's going to be just over 1000km.

thanx

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[sinned]

This looks like an easy ride with some very nice sections to light the smile. :2thumbsup

[KoroJ]

With nearly 6 weeks to go, we currently have 20 riders registered…with another dozen or so having indicated interest but yet to confirm (with the pingers).

At this stage the 20 (of which 4 of these are newby C1KC virgin types) are: 13 starting from Wellington; 4 from Wai’rapa; 2 from Turangi; 1 from Napier ……and that’s 0…none…zilch….zip…nada from Palmy???? (I think they’ve all turned to the Dirt Tracking Dark Side) So, check with your mates and give them a nudge.

So….if you are considering doing the ride but haven’t yet registered (paid), I will be placing the year bar order on 25/10/12, so to be guaranteed your badge/bar, you will need to be in by then.

[banditrider]

Seeing I'm not dirt-tracking until the following weekend, I'm probably in...

[KoroJ]

.....So….if you are considering doing the ride but haven’t yet registered (paid), I will be placing the year bar order on 25/10/12, so to be guaranteed your badge/bar, you will need to be in by then.

Sorry, an update with the BadgeMaker reveals that the order has to go in on Monday so to be guaranteed a year bar, registration and payment need to be made by tomorrow....That's Friday, 19 October.

[The Baron]

With only two weeks to go - how are the numbers looking?

[sinned]

With only two weeks to go - how are the numbers looking?

If I make it the numbers will be; number +1

[Hitcher]

New ride should be looking forward to another long ride by Saturday 10 November! First ever ride will be 350km which should be a useful warm-up.

[KoroJ]

The Briefing and Ride Instructions have been sent to the 'Registered' Riders, so if you don't have your instructions it's because you haven't registered....or your inbox is full and the email bounced (James...that's 007 not Menie)

There are 44 Registered riders (assuming the the previous post means Mr H is the purveyor of a fine new steed), otherwise 43 if he has to steal Jane's ride and 42 if neither turn up!! and +1 on all those if Sinned can get off his arse, shake out his tail feathers and flick me an email.

I did order a few extra year bars.

3 are scooting down from Palmy to join the 25 (+2 Hitchers + 1 Sinned) starters in Welly
7 are starting from Masterton
2 are starting from Napier
5 will start/finish from Turangi and travel in the reverse direction

If you haven't received anyguff and want to ride....best flick me a PM or email.

[banditrider]

If there's any late Palmy entries that want to join the three of us we'll be departing BP Rangitikei at 05:00...

[sinfull]

5 will start/finish from Turangi and travel in the reverse direction

If you haven't received anyguff and want to ride....best flick me a PM or email.
I'll get e,m!

[BMWST?]

bit of breezy day for it gents,hope its not too taxing.I dont mind riding in the wind, but I find it very much more tiring

[pritch]

Was getting my whitebait fix at Mokau and couldn't help but notice all these bikes going past trailing little yellow ribbons. Asked a rider in the cafe what it was about and he mentioned this ride. Y'all looked to be riding sensibly, I hope the weather treats you kindly all the way home.

[banditrider]

I hope the weather treats you kindly all the way home.

Sure did - a bit of a breeze in places but no cloud moisture.

[yod]

Sure did - a bit of a breeze in places but no cloud moisture.

looked a good day for it!

[insomnia01]

Awesome day for a ride:clap: 5 starters from Turangi all got back safely

[wainui]

Great ride excellent weather and good people Ty all

[Hawkeye]

Was getting my whitebait fix at Mokau and couldn't help but notice all these bikes going past trailing little yellow ribbons. Asked a rider in the cafe what it was about and he mentioned this ride. Y'all looked to be riding sensibly, I hope the weather treats you kindly all the way home.
That's the way it should be ridden. It's all about having a good day's ride, with like minded people, enjoying what we do. The last word in the title sums it up. It's not a race.
Note to self... Get more padding for the seat for next year. :laugh:

Thanks for a great day John. Thoroughly enjoyed riding roads I haven't ridden for a while and being introduced to new ones. That stretch between taramanui (sp) and NP was brilliant. Lets just hope they stop patching the seal on every corner and start doing the whole road before the next time.

[banditrider]

That stretch between taramanui (sp) and NP was brilliant. Lets just hope they stop patching the seal on every corner and start doing the whole road before the next time.

Yep, that was a nice bit. I turned my GoPro on at Turangi and had it taking photos every 5 secs so I've got all of that right thru to New Plymouth - uploading a slideshow soon.

Here's my pics: https://picasaweb.google.com/114821789113527181423/101112Capital1000KCruise?authuser=0&feat=directlink

A real shame about the wee off.

[BMWST?]

That's the way it should be ridden. It's all about having a good day's ride, with like minded people, enjoying what we do. The last word in the title sums it up. It's not a race.
Note to self... Get more padding for the seat for next year. :laugh:

Thanks for a great day John. Thoroughly enjoyed riding roads I haven't ridden for a while and being introduced to new ones. That stretch between taramanui (sp) and NP was brilliant. Lets just hope they stop patching the seal on every corner and start doing the whole road before the next time.

sh43? must ride that again one day...did it years ago on my k100 rs

[banditrider]

sh43? must ride that again one day...did it years ago on my k100 rs

No 43 but a bit of 41: http://goo.gl/maps/NIG8x

[banditrider]

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[Hitcher]

A fantastic day and a great ride! Thank you linesmen, thank you ball boys.

My piles have had the life crushed out of them. A Z1000 has a fairly unyielding seat, however I think I may grow accustomed to it. Or not.

The new Z corners magnificently, and loved the ride through from SH4 to SH3 via Aria. Just as well, as Saturday nerdlers took all the pleasure from the Awakino Gorge and Mt Messenger.

[shafty]

What a B E A U T day we had, thanks KoroJ for all the efforts behind the scenes - awesome. Thanks also to Insomnia for guiding us thru the Manawatu, cheers Mate!

61 litres of premium for 1033 km's - loved the Surf Highway, the Vinegar Hill diversion, Mt Messenger, and getting off the bike for a Heinie at Turangi. The award ceremony was enjoyed by all three of us, lol

ps No wonder the Paekak Road is sign posted as a Danger Zone with idiot cyclists, hikers, and assorted riff raff- what must go through their heads? Clearly not much lol

[banditrider]

A-ha! So that was you just ahead of Gremlin on Colyton Road!

[Hitcher]

One thinks one spotted a Gremlinesque personage just south of the Stoney River bridge yesterday afternoon heading northwards. As well as on Colyton Road earlier in the day. Unless it was some other sticker-encrusted, headlight-festooned BMW GS thingie.

[James Deuce]

How come I only hear about these things after they've been and gone?:confused:

[banditrider]

One thinks one spotted a Gremlinesque personage just south of the Stoney River bridge yesterday afternoon heading northwards. As well as on Colyton Road earlier in the day. Unless it was some other sticker-encrusted, headlight-festooned BMW GS thingie.

He is hard to spot - needs to add more lighting...

[Gremlin]

A-ha! So that was you just ahead of Gremlin on Colyton Road!
We played leap frog. He kept stopping for trivial things like gas and gasbagging. Then he'd come shooting past and I'd find him stopped again. I thought of tortoise and the hare a few times...

One thinks one spotted a Gremlinesque personage just south of the Stoney River bridge yesterday afternoon heading northwards. As well as on Colyton Road earlier in the day. Unless it was some other sticker-encrusted, headlight-festooned BMW GS thingie.
I gave you a big wave the second time :D

He is hard to spot - needs to add more lighting...
Noted... will try harder :rolleyes:

The run along Mokauiti Rd through Aria was brilliant indeed, so much so I even had a rare fang, clearing the carbon from the exhaust. Caught up to STJim and couldn't understand how he was ahead of me. He in turn couldn't understand how he was ahead of shafty. I love how these rides work in mysterious ways...

Shafty and STJim didn't seem to be thinking of much other than their beds at the end in Turangi... I was keen to go again, but my arse had run away :weep:

[Gremlin]

Just as well, as Saturday nerdlers took all the pleasure from the Awakino Gorge and Mt Messenger.
Oh, and I had the opposite. I chased a Holden SS up Mt Messenger. Crackle and burble of a V8 into corners followed by a rumble and a squirm as it got a little sideways exiting corners. More entertaining than going up by myself :clap:

The gorge was only just under cruising pace, again behind the Holden after I stopped at the Pub for a pic.

[caspernz]

Thank you John and support crew for putting this event together. :niceone:

[banditrider]

Oh, and I had the opposite.

Me too - a lot of fun. Found a new friend:

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[banditrider]

Bloggy: http://banditrider.blogspot.co.nz/2012/11/2012-c1kc.html

[STJim]

We played leap frog. He kept stopping for trivial things like gas and gasbagging. Then he'd come shooting past and I'd find him stopped again. I thought of tortoise and the hare a few times...

I gave you a big wave the second time :D

Noted... will try harder :rolleyes:

The run along Mokauiti Rd through Aria was brilliant indeed, so much so I even had a rare fang, clearing the carbon from the exhaust. Caught up to STJim and couldn't understand how he was ahead of me. He in turn couldn't understand how he was ahead of shafty. I love how these rides work in mysterious ways...

Shafty and STJim didn't seem to be thinking of much other than their beds at the end in Turangi... I was keen to go again, but my arse had run away :weep:

I was very surprised to have you overtake me. I was at that stage convinced in my own mind that I was running last of all the Turangi starters. I was even more surprised to get to the finish and to learn that Shafty and his mate hadn't yet finished. Something to do with not taking a "business lunch" or stopping to check Facebook.
On the whole a great day. I was very pleased to finish in just over 13 hours.

[shafty]

(Meanwhile Shafty had gassed up, farewelled the orange Hayabusa, shopped for wine, then popped in to the awards ceremony), riding time: 13 hours:nya:

Spotted the new Hitchermobile at the Wind Farm, Swazi Man on a Zed too I see - nice Bikes Mister, a good showing of 'Busa's and Kwaka's. Wished I had a GoPro a couple of times Bandit - sometimes it seems a pity to hurtle thru such nice scenery without slowing to appreciate it.....

Also wouldve been nice to have a beer and a laugh with the main bunch at the finish - getting on the beers 1/2 way thru a 1000k ride doesn't lend itself lol

Hey Jim, I hope you didnt mind me giving that Cop your cell number?:Oops:

[Maha]

I was very surprised to have you overtake me. I was at that stage convinced in my own mind that I was running last of all the Turangi starters.

He was probaly on his second lap...:corn:

[Gremlin]

He was probaly on second lap...:corn:
Nah, I took a leisurely lunch at the 66 on 1 Diner. He probably past me then, but I only had eyes for the burger :drool:

Normally I pass through Foxton on a schedule, or not a meal time, so damned if I was passing by at lunch time.

[STJim]

Hey Jim, I hope you didnt mind me giving that Cop your cell number?:Oops:

Shafty That cop is the Coordinator of the new Ulysses Branch in Turangi. Despite the fact that he is Highway Patrol he is a reasonably decent fellow.:yes:

[STJim]

He was probaly on his second lap...:corn:

That crossed my mind at the time.:crazy:

[insomnia01]

I was very surprised to have you overtake me. I was at that stage convinced in my own mind that I was running last of all the Turangi starters. I was even more surprised to get to the finish and to learn that Shafty and his mate hadn't yet finished. Something to do with not taking a "business lunch" or stopping to check Facebook.
On the whole a great day. I was very pleased to finish in just over 13 hours.

Was wondering where everyone was !!! Surprised by the cop at the end :shit: barman told me he was the Ulysses coordinator:shutup: departed 6:38am completed 6:45pm hang around chatting with the barman before heading off home ( 2 1/2hrs & 210km ) waved at you guys heading out of Turangi AWESOME DAY :scooter::scooter::scooter:

[STJim]

Was wondering where everyone was !!! Surprised by the cop at the end :shit: barman told me he was the Ulysses coordinator:shutup: departed 6:38am completed 6:45pm hang around chatting with the barman before heading off home ( 2 1/2hrs & 210km ) waved at you guys heading out of Turangi AWESOME DAY :scooter::scooter::scooter:

And we waved back. Well done. In almost an hour before anyone else.

[Hawkeye]

Well, what a fabulous day for the ride. Had an absolute ball. Out of caltex at 6:35 and back to P&J at 7:25. Thanks for a great route John

[Hitcher]

And we waived back.

Now I know where to come if I ever need a waiver.

[STJim]

Now I know where to come if I ever need a waiver.

That has to rank as the worst pun I have seen or heard in a very long time :weep::weep:

[Meanie]

Awesome day, couldnt believe how good the weather turned out to be, got back to Ashhurst about 7.00 with a very sore and tired pillion. Long way to go on the back
Ill make the effort one day and carry on down to the Hutt to sample some Hutt hospitality

[banditrider]

Ill make the effort one day and carry on down to the Hutt to sample some Hutt hospitality

You phrase that like some sort of grand challenge...

[Hitcher]

That has to rank as the worst pun I have seen or heard in a very long time

Pun? Using dictionary.com to check out the difference between wave and waive?

[zahria]

Fantastic day, some of the best riding and roads I've so far enjoyed. I enjoyed the road to mauriceville, had a blast on Vinegar Hill, and broke my cherry on the Awakino gorge road. Thanks to John and crew for the day. And the pizza and beer at the end were well earned.