Brass Monkey

[russd7]

so who's all goin, lookin to be a good chilly one this year, lotsa fresh snow round abouts today

[kiwi cowboy]

so who's all goin, lookin to be a good chilly one this year, lotsa fresh snow round abouts today

Yer I be there as always - sellin pies,chips,sausages,shanks,and all that keep warm food.
Warmer in the cook shack too:shutup:

[granstar]

Yep, got a 10 year badge to collect. Hope I can shake this relentless lurgy thing so I can have a wee warming drinky. :facepalm:

[ellipsis]

...I'll be home in front of the fire...thinking about you :drinkup: ...and wondering why the fuck you all do it...

[russd7]

Yer I be there as always - sellin pies,chips,sausages,shanks,and all that keep warm food.
Warmer in the cook shack too:shutup:

sweet, say gidday when ya see me, I'll probably be the one in motorcycle gear,
had to take a double take of ya post, i thought you said you were warming in the cook,
the kitchen at the brass probably isn't the place to do that <_<

[russd7]

Yep, got a 10 year badge to collect. Hope I can shake this relentless lurgy thing so I can have a wee warming drinky. :facepalm:

warm up on fri nite at naseby, haven't yet decided if stayin at the brass

[granstar]

warm up on fri nite at naseby, haven't yet decided if stayin at the brass

Same deal, be leavin after 11ish to avoid sun strike.

[thehovel]

warm up on fri nite at naseby, haven't yet decided if stayin at the brass

If you don't camp how can you say that you have done The Brass. Two old times from Kapiti Coast are planning 2 nights on site, see you all there. Regards Richard

[JMemonic]

sweet, say gidday when ya see me, I'll probably be the one in motorcycle gear,

I can be dam sure it won't be me in shorts and a tee shirt :cold:

[actungbaby]

so who's all goin, lookin to be a good chilly one this year, lotsa fresh snow round abouts today

i went once in 1985 ;-) whould like to go again sometime i need to buy another tent though do people still camp there is it alllowed.
i slept in my cloths and jacket and sleeping bag and still was cold had my gloves on too.

[russd7]

I can be dam sure it won't be me in shorts and a tee shirt :cold:

oddly enough i have been to a brass that turned out to be shorts and T weather a few year ago

[russd7]

i went once in 1985 ;-) whould like to go again sometime i need to buy another tent though do people still camp there is it alllowed.
i slept in my cloths and jacket and sleeping bag and still was cold had my gloves on too.

yup still camp there, ya problem is ya shoulda worn a woolly hat :bleh:

[PistonBlown]

i went once in 1985 ;-) whould like to go again sometime i need to buy another tent though do people still camp there is it alllowed.
i slept in my cloths and jacket and sleeping bag and still was cold had my gloves on too.

I try and find a Goldwing owner and camp on their lee side. They always have a massive tent and it works as a good windbreak for mine.

[russd7]

I try and find a Goldwing owner and camp on their lee side. They always have a massive tent and it works as a good windbreak for mine.

no point parkin by my goldwing cause i only take the little tent to brass, not as cold as a big tent but we do normally have a couple of good fire drums going

[Honest Andy]

no point parkin by my goldwing cause i only take the little tent to brass, not as cold as a big tent but we do normally have a couple of good fire drums going

Tent?
Don't you just open the panniers and sleep under them?
:laugh:

[FJRider]

oddly enough i have been to a brass that turned out to be shorts and T weather a few year ago

I think I went to that one. One I went to got to -14 degrees. Other rallys had either 4 inches of rain or 4 inches of snow.

[FJRider]

Warmer in the cook shack too:shutup:

Is the cook hot ??

[russd7]

Tent?
Don't you just open the panniers and sleep under them?
:laugh:

naaa I've grown a bit so the don't provide as much shelter as they once would have in the past and the missus objects to not having a little privacy

[jasonu]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0dxhSPoBjY

[granstar]

naaa I've grown a bit so the don't provide as much shelter as they once would have in the past and the missus objects to not having a little privacy

May as well, seems every Brass you have to buy a new tent, either demolished by drunks, hot fire embers, and that year of the wind the sales people were rubbing their hands.
Decision to stay or not is subjective, depends on health on the day, I always enjoy the ride to and fro, done well over 10 only just claiming my 10Y badge this year- roundtuit. Tradition deems a stay at Ranfurly, Oturehura, or Naesby for Friday Night, allows a look around the area St Bathans, Ophir, etc, before heading to the usual band-fire-talk shitte ho-hum.
:scooter:

[Honest Andy]

naaa I've grown a bit so the don't provide as much shelter as they once would have in the past and the missus objects to not having a little privacy

Haha fair enough. Personallly I just leave it on sidestand and curl up under the right hand bank
;)

[actungbaby]

...I'll be home in front of the fire...thinking about you :drinkup: ...and wondering why the fuck you all do it...

Yes i rekon ;-) there must be some reason went just one time hmmm

[actungbaby]

Is the cook hot ??

you better man than me if you can think that on the cold night ;-) mind you the one bar heater might lear up .joking

Stiffy understment its ice forming in beer can and those dudes with sooty faces in the morning

[actungbaby]

oddly enough i have been to a brass that turned out to be shorts and T weather a few year ago

I have to sayi was freaking out ice the roads such like but was okay . and like you say day was fine . its at night temp drops.

Not even sure that lake ida is that right next door weather had ice on it i know they do curling sport on there in winter.

Bloody cold in palmerston north today icy let alone palrmerston sourh.

[FJRider]

I have to sayi was freaking out ice the roads such like but was okay . and like you say day was fine . its at night temp drops.

Not even sure that lake ida is that right next door weather had ice on it i know they do curling sport on there in winter.

Bloody cold in palmerston north today icy let alone palrmerston sourh.

Just wait until you go there in winter ... :devil2:

The "lake" "next door" ... is the Idaburn DAM.

[JMemonic]

oddly enough i have been to a brass that turned out to be shorts and T weather a few year ago

My recall maybe a bit off I have a feeling it was tow maybe three years ago you were in shorts and a tee.

[granstar]

My recall maybe a bit off I have a feeling it was tow maybe three years ago you were in shorts and a tee.

Pffft! I've seen people running around naked there :facepalm:

[russd7]

My recall maybe a bit off I have a feeling it was tow maybe three years ago you were in shorts and a tee.

I have a feeling i may have on more than shorts and singlet this weekend

[JMemonic]

Pffft! I've seen people running around naked there :facepalm:

Oh I think I might be glad I missed that.

[granstar]

Oh I think I might be glad I missed that.

Yeah...some things cannot be unseen :eek:

[kiwi cowboy]

oddly enough i have been to a brass that turned out to be shorts and T weather a few year ago

Well I can guarantee ya that this year is going to be a NON shorts year if the last couple days are anything to go by -4 all day today and fooooooooog.

[kiwi cowboy]

Is the cook hot ??

Yep fucking B E A utifull. Funnily enough last year I stayed down there and slept in the truck so I could be up to help with brekki and the cook went home after she finished in the canteen. Word went around that we had had a row and she had left me there. pmsl some people have all the fun.
And no it wasn't the most comfortable sleeping in a single cab ute.

[mulletman]

https://www.stuff.co.nz/motoring/news/104427370/central-otago-hoar-frost-enough-to-freeze-balls-off-a-brass-monkey :cold::cold::cold::cold:

Bugger i have to work this weekend.....:woohoo:

[R650R]

https://www.stuff.co.nz/motoring/news/104427370/central-otago-hoar-frost-enough-to-freeze-balls-off-a-brass-monkey :cold::cold::cold::cold:

Bugger i have to work this weekend.....:woohoo:

This event has never really appealed too much to me.... but that news story has changed it and the club should use it as marketing.
Didn't realise it got that cold, minus 11 or 14 whatever now that's some bragging rights....
Also attracted by the dwindling crowds, less is better imho....

[AllanB]

Stuff comments are interesting as per usual.

Sounds like someone was having trouble starting their tractor in the background on most of the video.

Safe to say I have remained warm inside this weekend - shit weather. Maybe I'll add another layer of wax to bike.

[Voltaire]

I've been twice, in 1986 on my Z1000J and 1994 on my BMW R75/5 with sidecar. Snowed that year and the sidecar was great for doing power slides.
In 1986 recall staying in the Queenstown campground ( walking distance to town) and on a Sunday the pubs were 'closed' unless you were a visitor or eating there ( can't remember). Pub was full of bikers and Europe were on the big screen with "The Final Countdown" mulletastic.:rolleyes:

[Voltaire]

Double Post.

[russd7]

yep, it was a tad chilly, the Goldwing turned in to a Coldwing.
the hoar frost was awesome and the fog rolling in and out all day and night was interesting and it did roll out just long enough for the fireworks. The dam was frozen as has been stated but only a couple of inches thick.
We left round about ten on sunday morning and headed to Dunedin via Palmerston and it took almost all the way to Palmerston for the ice to finally disappear off the screen.
spent the night in Dunners then did a couple of touristy things then headed home about 3pm. Someone decided it would be good to go via Taieri mouth which normally would have been a good ride and it was for the most part but some dipstick contractor had closed part of the road and put in place a mudslide as a detour, kept things honest, somebody needed to be dragged along that detour by their sensitive parts.
Coming in to Gore was interesting with the back end wanting to arrive in Gore quicker than the front but that was put back in its place very quickly only to have a dickhead in a 4x4 twin cab pull out in font of me and stop right by a zebra crossing with me have to squeeze up beside him only to see a couple of young uns on the crossing, thankfully i was already braking hard and did stop.
Survived Gore against the odds and got out alive and carried on my merry way in the increasing darkness till i got to Dacre and turned off to head towards Lorneville, now this road i know to have the odd shaded spot so i slowed considerably, just as well as i discovered more than a few spots of black ice with the worst being about 100m long with me becoming a mere passenger trying to guide a squirming Goldwing in a straight line across an ice rink. Popped out the other side to the sound of popping as the sphincter released the suction from the seat, i knew that was the last bad one so relaxed only to have the headlight give up the ghost just as i was leaning in to a gentle left hand sweeper. yay i thought, what else is this trip going to throw at me, a lovely lady stopped to check if i was ok and provided me with light to get the bike to a safer place to work on it then went on her merry way once i convinced her there was nothing else she could help with, interestingly, 6 cars went past in the time i was stopped and 4 stopped to see if they could help, as it turned out it was a blown fuse which i had spares so i was on me way again and arrived home about 30 mins later.
Thankfully i never met any dogs on my trip or things obviously would have been out of my control and a not my fault accident surely would have ensued.

Every bike ride is a great bike ride but occasionally ya get one that decides to test ya skills.
all in all a Bloody good ride with great company and a great weekend, what more could ya ask for.

[granstar]

yep,every bike ride is a great bike ride but occasionally ya get one that decides to test ya skills.
all in all a Bloody good ride with great company and a great weekend, what more could ya ask for.
Not much other than ...
1; someone to clean the mud shitte off my bike
2; pubs that stock león rojo though must say the Naesby Ancient Briton tucker was very nice, and they did have one bottle of it, just the one.
3; to in 11 months forget about how cold t'was (jeez! bike was stuck to the paddock) and start packing to do it all over if allowed.
4; another good ride, here's a destination idea?
http://www.waihekewhiskey.com/#ww-home

[russd7]

http://www.waihekewhiskey.com/#ww-home

looks like a good weekend ride :laugh:

[granstar]

looks like an excellent couple weeks ride :laugh:


Have fixed for you. ;)