Sundown Rally (28-29 April 2007)

[MyGSXF]

SUNDOWN RALLY



Saturday,
April 28/29 2007


Greta Valley Tavern
on SH1, 30km North of Amberley

Gates open 11am & closes 10pm




- live band - bar - food -
- free tea/coffee - security patrolled -
- flush toilets - showers -
- No Dogs, Glass, Patches, Attitude -
- Own Booze and Take-away drinks NOT to be drunk in Pub

PREPAID TICKETS $15 (entries close 13 April 2007) GATE ENTRIES $20
includes badge and camping

PLEASE POST ENTRIES TO: PLAINS MOTORCYCLE CLUB, PO BOX 7462, CHRISTCHURCH.

Enquiries, telephone (03) 3289313 or email: plainsmc@yahoo.co.nz

Printable entry form here:

http://202.0.50.31/plains/sundown2007.pdf

[98tls]

Actually a real good little rally and well worth the trip..............

[NighthawkNZ]

hmmm same week end as the Beamont Rally...

Any many miney moe...

[johnnyboy0212]

im in, but only if the weather holds.we got afew comeing if it dose.:scooter: :scooter: :scooter: :scooter: :scooter: :scooter: :scooter: :scooter: :scooter: :scooter:

[MyGSXF]

hmmm same week end as the Beamont Rally...



Which is right on ya back door step.. how boring!!! :bleh:

Plus the gate fee is $10 CHEAPER!! more $ for ya petrol tank!! :Punk:

[MyGSXF]

Only 2 weeks away now people.. :yes: so WHO'S showing up for this one then hmmmmm.... ????????????? :Punk:

[laRIKin]

Once again SDU is working so she can not make it.

I may do a day trip (the long way) as it is so close and stay awhile before heading home again and break the brother in law in gently to the rally scene before he does the Brass Monkey and get his mileage up for the trip on his new bike.

[MyGSXF]

Once again SDU is working so she can not make it.

Bugger SDU... :bye: next time chickie!! :yes:


I may do a day trip (the long way) as it is so close and stay awhile before heading home again

Just so long as you don't disappear off into the bushes again aye... :shutup:



and break the brother in law in gently to the rally scene before he does the Brass Monkey

nah.. throw him in the deep end!!! Monkey as :first: rally.. that's gotta be a goodun to remember!!! :Punk:

[NighthawkNZ]

Which is right on ya back door step.. how boring!!! :bleh:


But is a real kewl ride through the Manuka Gorge... and I prepaid weeks ago...

[MyGSXF]

and I prepaid weeks ago...

Traitor... :oi-grr:

[laRIKin]

Bugger SDU... :bye: next time chickie!! :yes:
Yeah it is a bugger.
At one stage she did not get any weekends off and then one a month and now every second so she/we can not complain to much.
It's all down to timing now.

Just so long as you don't disappear off into the bushes again aye... :shutup:
I will if I want to.:o

nah.. throw him in the deep end!!! Monkey as :first: rally.. that's gotta be a goodun to remember!!! :Punk:
That's what we were thinking.
New bike, long trip (do not think he has toured before) and the Brass.

[dmouse]

cant go and play bike tins and gaurds are in the paint shop waiting for the insurance to make there mind up if they are going to pay or not, hope to make the brass monkey though:sick:

[far queue]

Only 2 weeks away now people.. :yes: so WHO'S showing up for this one then hmmmmm.... ????????????? :Punk:I'm not going to stay, but I'm keen on a day trip and hang around the site for a bit.

[MyGSXF]

I'm not going to stay, but I'm keen on a day trip and hang around the site for a bit.

Cool, dude.. will see ya there then!! :yes: & you'll have to point out this shiny new red toy of yours... :scooter:





oh.. & btw.. I shall have to take it for a test ride.. just to make sure it works properly!!! :innocent:

[Ghost_Bullet]

I not able to go to this one, as plan to head south, But hangin for the monkey also.. in fact I think every year so far I have been looking forward to the next one the moment I ride out the gate... sad uh!

have a ball people.... one year I will get to look at this one.

[alley cat]

Im in. c you there j! :Punk:

[Oakie]

Might possibly toodle up for a day trip. Good excuse to get another born again biker mate and his wife out with us on the brand new SV650 they bought a couple of weeks back.

[MyGSXF]

Im in. c you there j! :Punk:

Cool, chick.. see you there!! :Punk:

[MyGSXF]

4 sleeps to go... :Punk: WOOHOO.... :banana:

Who else it up for this one then??? :wait:

[Ghost_Bullet]

Woooo hoooo...... ooooops, wrong direction for me, have a great time party people.... May look at this one 2008!!!!! only 369 days away WHHHOOOOOO HOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

[alley cat]

Can only make it a the arvo. bummer.:crybaby:

[T.W.R]

Slack bunch of sods :yes:

[Jerms]

It'd be a slow trip on my learners...stupid L plate! :angry:

[T.W.R]

It'd be a slow trip on my learners...stupid L plate! :angry:

:shutup: must be a friggin big L plate ! make it disappear :innocent:

[Jerms]

And with a rally happening, what are the chances of the boys in blue nosing around!?

Yes, I know...too chicken to bend the rules!!! :baby:

[T.W.R]

And with a rally happening, what are the chances of the boys in blue nosing around!?

Yes, I know...too chicken to bend the rules!!! :baby:

close to ZIP! the culverden cop hangs about at Waikari but unless your doing something stupid he wont bother anyone :yes:

[MyGSXF]

It'd be a slow trip on my learners...stupid L plate! :angry:


Harden up wuusss!!! :bleh:

[T.W.R]

Harden up wuusss!!! :bleh:

:shutup: that's enough lip from you too :bleh: some of us have to work once we get there you know:pinch:

[MyGSXF]

:shutup: that's enough lip from you too :bleh: some of us have to work once we get there you know:pinch:


Weeelll.. FYI... MR!!! :spudwow: I have a rally to help run.. for the weekend..!!!!! :shake:














amongst other activities.... :devil2: :shifty: :innocent:

[T.W.R]

Weeelll.. FYI... MR!!! :spudwow: I have a rally to help run.. for the weekend..!!!!! :shake:

amongst other activities.... :devil2: :shifty: :innocent:

You better do a good job too :bleh:
Wont involve getting your hands greasy though will it :shutup:

:innocent:

[MyGSXF]

You better do a good job too :bleh:

I always doooooo.... :innocent:



Wont involve getting your hands greasy though will it :shutup:

maybe.. maybe not... :rolleyes:

[dangerous]

Well Im thinking a quick ride in the arvo out through the Weka pass, Scargill, Greta Vally, Beer wounder round then back h/w1.

Any one keen on that?


Hows this sound then:

Shell we say meet at The Peg Pub main North rd @ 12:30 Saturday.

[alley cat]

Well Im thinking a quick ride in the arvo out through the Weka pass, Scargill, Greta Vally, Beer wounder round then back h/w1.

Any one keen on that?


Hows this sound then:

Shell we say meet at The Peg Pub main North rd @ 12:30 Saturday.


mmmmeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee:ride:

[MyGSXF]

1 more sleep.. :wari:

[Ghost_Bullet]

1 more sleep.. :wari:

Awesome, have a great time up there... 2 more sets of 40winks and off to the deep south, which looks like it is going to be wet... yay!!!!! :whocares:

:rockon: people

[MyGSXF]

Awesome, have a great time up there... 2 more sets of 40winks and off to the deep south, which looks like it is going to be wet... yay!!!!! :whocares:

:rockon: people

Cheers Q.. :Punk: you guys have a great time down South too.. :yes:

Safe ride :scooter:

Jen :rockon:

[Silage]

Well, by the lack of interaction (and off topic comments) on this thread it would seem that there is not much interest. It is raining small misty, visor sticky stuff but I am off to see who turns up. :Punk:

[Silage]

Well that was an interesting ride.

Fine misty stuff all the way out to Waipara with visibility about 100m at times. Not too much traffic (and no bikes) and fortunately all were behaving. Rain cleared after Waipara and the road was drying so made much better time. Arrived at Greta Valley around 3pm. Looked like about a dozen tents. Guys on the gate were a bit titchy about me wandering through (understandable) so didn't see you around Jen.

After a coke and coffee at the pub and a bit of a chat (no KBers in sight) set off for home just as it started raining. Wet only as far as Waipara so no probs. Gear kept out most of the wet and I was warm all the way (yay for neck warmers and polypros).

Pity about the weather and low turn out. Seemed like another 10 or so bikes heading that way as I rode home. Well there is always next year.

[laRIKin]

Silage I think I seen you heading home as I was going there. (I waved)
I got a bit wet after Amberly and it just got worse after that.
I did see Jen and TWR they were changing chain and sprockets on her bike and that why you did not see them.
They found me, just after finishing the job.
Headed home in the dark and got a little light rain and mist, wasn't to bad at all.

Today brother-in-law and I went around the block.
No rain, wet roads and was farken cold in Arthurs. (just got home)

[Ghost_Bullet]

All a bit disapointing, this will make it two years in a row that the weather has not played the game???

A couple of us headed off to the Beaumont, and had drizzle all the way to Timaru, then it started to dry out.... but ya best check out the related thread.

Hope all others that went to the Sundown(kinda ironic... no sun???) had a blast of a time.

[T.W.R]

Arrived at Greta Valley around 3pm. Looked like about a dozen tents. (no KBers in sight)





I did see Jen and TWR they were changing chain and sprockets on her bike and that why you did not see them.
They found me, just after finishing the job.


:shutup: mmm yes chain & sprockets, a long over due job that needed to be done.
Ha Silage we weren't silly parking up in a tent, we scored a cabin that's probably why you didn't see us :bye: would have been good to catch up too.
Lemans it was good to see you there for a brief visit.

Well my trip there started on late on Friday evening, leaving home in the dark with a light drizzle. Only to get into ChCh to be met by heavy swirling drizzle & soaked roads and bloody traffic. North of ChCh things didn't improve until the waipara turn-off (dry road) but it was short lived with only 20 odd Ks until Greta (rolled in roughly at 9.15pm).
As a barer of good news Jen informed that she'd made an executive decision saying stuff the tent and had managed to score a Caravan for the night, which suited me just fine (Jen had one hell trip down from all accounts). So it was pack the gear away and into the social side of events down at the pub with the P.M.C crew (Which are a bloody good bunch!), and finishing up somewhere in the early hours of Saturday morning.

Saturday morning brought the usual host of jobs & chores to do though some people had severe issues actually exiting their places of slumber :wait:
The weather hadn't improved any which signalled that things would be quiet in attendance numbers, but that wasn't an issue. The day progressed and with nursing a slightly foggy head and taking care of a few bits n pieces and bowling over a good feed at the pub, we managed to lay claim to a cabin, so it with a couple of short trips all the gear was transferred from caravan to cabin :2thumbsup. Then it was time to attack Jen's bike and sort the C & S out, pretty straight forward job and bloody pleasing to see rid of the accident waiting to happen that had been in place:shutup:

Onced cleaned up it was time to target food & refreshments, and heading back up to the gate we found Lemans and had a good chat & so forth :niceone:

Once the evening got rocking which with the number there was a good atmosphere and everyone was enjoying themselves, the band was probably one of the better groups playing a good cross section of sounds to suit everyone. A few of the nights games got a bit woolly though with Keg throwing (someone actually managed to stay connected to the keg when it took flight :lol: ) some chic grew very attached to a decoy duck which bemused plenty :wacko:

Waking Sunday to a clear sky was a pleasant sight :sunny: so it was into the packing up and prep for the homeward journey whilst someone fought the blankets off bravely :sleep: though we headed up to Cheviot for lunch before I returned south heading back to base camp.

Didn't take a lot of pics but heres a couple below, spot the homebrew oddball

Even though the conditions kept numbers down it was a good wee rally and worthy of marking on the calender for next time.

[MyGSXF]

Arrived at Greta Valley around 3pm. Looked like about a dozen tents. After a coke and coffee at the pub and a bit of a chat (no KBers in sight) set off for home just as it started raining

Sorry we missed you A.. :bye: yeah, as T.W.R says we were down in front of the cabin under the verandah doing some bike work! I will mention it to my club though, as it would have been good if someone had come & let us know that you were looking for us! :blink:



I did see Jen and TWR they were changing chain and sprockets on her bike and that why you did not see them

:yes: you struck bloody good timing R. We had just finished the bike, & was heading up for a well earned beverage! :apint: Good to catch up with you! :Punk:

[MyGSXF]

Well.. Fri dawned.. friggin pissing down!!! :argh: but packed up & headed away about 1.30 anyway. Went via Blenheim & Kaikoura.. as according to the weather I may have DROWNED going via the Lewis!! Had a patch of heavy rain through the Whangamoas, otherwise it drizzled on & off all the way!! Had a rather uneventful trip as far as Kaikoura, where it stared getting dark shortly after I left.

The last 45 minutes, I would class as being the WORST ride in my 16 YEARS!!! Heavy drizzle that did nothing but smear over the inside & outside of my visor, which I HAD to have open a couple of notches to stop the bloody fogging.. (anti-fog stuff I had put on.. DIDN'T work.. ) so had as much rain pouring down the inside as on the outside.. & my eyes were streaming coz of the cold.. dark.. oncoming traffic lights.. cars up me date.. couldn't see a friggin thing.. & got to the rally site thoroughly harrassed to say the least!! :angry2: apparantly upon my arrival, my eyes looked like I had spent the last week being stoned 24 hours of the day... even though I don't smoke!!!

Annnnnywaaay.. made an executive decision, said stuff the tent, & managed to score a caravan for the night. Got my gear & bike sorted, then joined my club in the pub & had a great night!! Bill eventually showed bout 9.15.. only nearly an hour & a half late..:spanking: apparently me beloved Pa had showed up at his work right on knock off time..

Saturday morning dawned.. still raining.. as it did aaaaaalllllll day & night!! Seemed like a GREAT excuse to stay ensconced in a snuggly cuddly wuddly warm bed. Managed to score a great cabin for Sat night.. apparantly was a cancelation due to the weather.. funny that.. their loss.. our gain! Parked the GSXF under the verandah & proceeded to do some (overdue) surgery.. :Oops: Working on a bike together is very companionable.. :hug: Job well done, thanks babe xx & off up to the pub we went, meeting Lemans on the way.

The band cranked up in the pub & played an awesome selection of music.. had a good crowd up dancing!! Had a fun game of toss the handbag outside.. yours truely actually won.. but being a club member.. I wasn't allowed to claim a prize.. :crybaby: The toss the keg was amusing to say the least.. & duck girl was a crack up!! A bloody good night had by all.. & finally got to bed bout 4am...

Sunday, the :sunny: fiiiiinally decided to show it's face.. made things rather more pleasant to pack up the mass of club gear!! Loaded up the bikes & Bill & I headed up to Cheviot for a yummy brunch of Kumara chips

Time came to say farethewell, with Bill heading South, & I headed towards Kaikoura again (I HATE that bit..) A few ks out of Cheviot, the dark clouds closed in, & I had a bloody cold ride home again.. :doh: Got dark about Havelock, for the last 45 minutes of my ride.. but at least it wasn't raining this time..

All in all despite the rain & hairy ride down.. was a bloody great weekend!!

Numbers were a mere 93.. including 18 club members.. :killingme but the atmosphere was excellent & everyone had a great time!!

Roll on next year.. & hopefully the sun gods will shine on us.. 3rd time lucky!!

Jen :rockon:

1) T.W.R & lemans
2) My puuuuurdy new shiny bits..
3) what's wrong with this then hmmmm...????

[T.W.R]

The last 45 minutes, I would class as being the WORST ride in my 16 YEARS!!! Heavy drizzle that did nothing but smear over the inside & outside of my visor, which I HAD to have open a couple of notches to stop the bloody fogging.. (anti-fog stuff I had put on.. DIDN'T work.. ).

Bill eventually showed bout 9.15.. only nearly an hour & a half late..:spanking: apparently me beloved Pa had showed up at his work right on knock off time..

2) My puuuuurdy new shiny bits..


:shutup: Ever wondered why it's called "CAT CRAP" coz it's CATSHIT! :ar15: from what I saw of your helmet when I got there you may as well have smeared grease on the visor as it probably would have worked better :oi-grr:

lols SD & CB did call in briefly on their way towards ChCh with the XN85, though they aren't to blame for my delay getting there. Total bollocks traffic either side of ChCh & the conditions damaged the ETA more so :yes:

Get a link whacked out of the chain when you can or I'll attack it when I get up next. If I had known it was going to take-up adjustment at that point I would have brought my breaker with me to do the job:slap:

[MyGSXF]

Ever wondered why it's called "CAT CRAP" coz it's CATSHIT! :ar15: from what I saw of your helmet when I got there you may as well have smeared grease on the visor as it probably would have worked better :oi-grr:

:shutup: yeah.. being able to actually SEE makes a bit of a difference.. :rolleyes:



lols SD & CB did call in briefly on their way towards ChCh with the XN85, though they aren't to blame for my delay getting there. Total bollocks traffic either side of ChCh & the conditions damaged the ETA more so :yes:

sure you weren't just busy pissin round like a bloody old nana...??? :Pokey:


Get a link whacked out of the chain when you can or I'll attack it when I get up next. If I had known it was going to take-up adjustment at that point I would have brought my breaker with me to do the job

Will see what I can organise.. when it bloody stops raining long enough for me to go check out the state of it after riding home.. :argh: had enough rain to last for the entire bloody Winter already!! :slap:

As for forgetting your tools.. you'll get a :spanking: for that!!!! :wari:

[T.W.R]

sure you weren't just busy pissin round like a bloody old nana...??? :Pokey:


As for forgetting your tools.. you'll get a :spanking: for that!!!! :wari:


:dodge: playing dodgems behind friggin trucks trying to see through the kaleidoscope of road-wash,drizzle, & on coming traffic that's what held me up :nya:

:blip: waiting

[MyGSXF]

:dodge: playing dodgems behind friggin trucks trying to see through the kaleidoscope of road-wash,drizzle, & on coming traffic that's what held me up :nya:

excuses.. excuses... :violin:


:blip: waiting

:devil2: :shifty: :innocent:

[laRIKin]

Well that was an interesting ride.

Fine misty stuff all the way out to Waipara with visibility about 100m at times. Not too much traffic (and no bikes) and fortunately all were behaving........
After a coke and coffee at the pub and a bit of a chat (no KBers in sight).....
Pity about the weather and low turn out. Seemed like another 10 or so bikes heading that way as I rode home. Well there is always next year.

I pity we did not meet up Silage, we may have passed as you were going home and I was heading there.


Onced cleaned up it was time to target food & refreshments, and heading back up to the gate we found Lemans and had a good chat & so forth :niceone:


you struck bloody good timing R. We had just finished the bike, & was heading up for a well earned beverage! :apint: Good to catch up with you! :Punk:

It was good little ride in the rain and trip home was good as the traffic was light.
I was planning on staying longer and even have a meal there with you guys.

As you know the weather cleared (well stopped raining and wasn't to misty) for a moment so I thought this was as good a good time as any to leave.

Should of stayed longer.

[MyGSXF]

I was planning on staying longer and even have a meal there with you guys.

As you know the weather cleared (well stopped raining and wasn't to misty) for a moment so I thought this was as good a good time as any to leave.

Should of stayed longer.

Never to worry R.. at least you had a good ride home!! :yes: next year hopefully you guys can come up & stay at the rally for the weekend!! :Punk:

Jen :rockon:

[laRIKin]

next year hopefully you guys can come up & stay at the rally for the weekend!! :Punk:

Jen :rockon:

Will try, have to see when SDU gets time off.:yes:

[MyGSXF]

All a bit disapointing, this will make it two years in a row that the weather has not played the game???

3 matey!! :shit: the year before last, a WICKED horizontal hail storm hit just after midnight.. all our tents along the edge of the carpark behind the pub.. got flattened!! & the clubs 2 marquees got destroyed in the process!! :bye:



Hope all others that went to the Sundown(kinda ironic... no sun???) had a blast of a time.

As far as I am aware.. Bill & I were the only stayers.. :rockon: with Silage & lemans visiting!! :yes:

pretty bloody slack really..:Pokey: considering the numbers of KBrs around ChCh etc!! :shutup: maybe they're all just a bunch of softc...s!!! :nya:

[Ghost_Bullet]

3 matey!! :shit: the year before last, a WICKED horizontal hail storm hit just after midnight.. all our tents along the edge of the carpark behind the pub.. got flattened!! & the clubs 2 marquees got destroyed in the process!! :bye:

pretty bloody slack really..:Pokey: considering the numbers of KBrs around ChCh etc!! :shutup: maybe they're all just a bunch of softc...s!!! :nya:

Pretty hard to get the weather right... Coulda been just as bad southward, but thankfully after a part painful journey through the cold and wet, it ended with a great time.
Shame the rally is not getting the support seemingly due to the weather...Best of luck upcoming years...

See ya's at the Brass will we's?

[MyGSXF]

Pretty hard to get the weather right... Coulda been just as bad southward, but thankfully after a part painful journey through the cold and wet, it ended with a great time.
Shame the rally is not getting the support seemingly due to the weather...Best of luck upcoming years...

See ya's at the Brass will we's?


Yeah.. the weather sure puts the brakes on some people.. the camp owner fielded calls all day Sat.. people ringing to see what the weather was doing at Greta Valley :shutup: cross fingers for better conditions next year!! :Punk:

Great you guys had a good one down South!!! :rockon:


MAY see ya at the Brass.. :niceone:

[gman49]

hey! quick question, if the rally ran for 2 nights and was 3 weeks earlier would that encourage more to go???

[MyGSXF]

hey! quick question, if the rally ran for 2 nights and was 3 weeks earlier would that encourage more to go???

I reckon 2 nights would definately be better.. :yes: especially for those that travel a fair distance!! & are you refering to Easter weekend, by 3 weeks earlier???

[gman49]

No easter is the 23rd of March, I'm gonna suggest the 4 to 6, but don't know when Mokihinui Rally will be, don't wanna clash.

Did you help pack up? I thought you were still in bed just before we were ready to leave :gob:

I'm gonna do t-shirts and stuff next year:done:

[MyGSXF]

No easter is the 23rd of March, I'm gonna suggest the 4 to 6, but don't know when Mokihinui Rally will be, don't wanna clash

I take it you are looking at a 2008 calendar...!!?? :scratch:


Did you help pack up? I thought you were still in bed just before we were ready to leave :gob:

yeah.. I did.. some.. ;)


I'm gonna do t-shirts and stuff next year:done:

Good idea!! :yes: whatever happended to the people that used to do it?? :confused:

[oldrider]

sure you weren't just busy pissin round like a bloody old nana...??? :Pokey:

Geeze MyGSFX, you say the nicest things! Bet he likes it when you "talk dirty" though! :shutup: Cheers John.

[Deviant Esq]

I was planning to do a day trip out there on the Saturday with Dangerous and Rashika... but the weather was shyte and I got convinced by the better half I had more unpacking to do. Which I didn't end up doing as she wasn't home to enforce it... whoops. If the sun shows up next year I might come along.

And the weather's still shitty. Bah. Getting me all grumpy... no sense in going out for a ride just to get saturated. Sucks not having waterproof gear. <_<

[T.W.R]

No easter is the 23rd of March, I'm gonna suggest the 4 to 6, but don't know when Mokihinui Rally will be, don't wanna clash.

Did you help pack up? I thought you were still in bed just before we were ready to leave

I'm gonna do t-shirts and stuff next year

Maybe the 2nd week ?

:shutup: bed till mid morning, unwillingly removing one's self from the bed then shower till lunch to wake-up :laugh:
Jen did manage to stuff those ground sheets into the bin :yes:

What sort of numbers of T-shirts? my mate & his partner run a printing business that produces good work at competitive rates :yes:



yeah.. I did.. some..



See above :dodge:


Geeze MyGSFX, you say the nicest things! Bet he likes it when you "talk dirty" though! Cheers John.

Jen has to hustle me verbally because if it's tried on the bikes she becomes a speck in the mirrors pretty fast :whistle: though what goes on behind closed doors stays behind closed doors :rolleyes:


I was planning to do a day trip out there on the Saturday with Dangerous and Rashika... but the weather was shyte and I got convinced by the better half I had more unpacking to do. Which I didn't end up doing as she wasn't home to enforce it... whoops. If the sun shows up next year I might come along.



:shutup: people travelled from Hope and from the west coast on the day :shit: :nya:

[Transalper]

No easter is the 23rd of March, I'm gonna suggest the 4 to 6, but don't know when Mokihinui Rally will be, don't wanna clash...I emailed the Mokihinui crowd and this is what they said...

It will be 28-30th March 2008. At this stage we can not confirm where it will be held at except to say that it will not be at Sedonville.

Diane

PS Ye Ha to daylight saving changes!!

[Ghost_Bullet]

Awesome, it will be interesting where the Mok' will end up, well at lest we will not have to contend with that crazy paddock.... I will be sure to be at that one again.
And it would be also great to make the Sunny one... if there was no clashing dates with other rallies that would be a bonus, along with the daylight saving stuff....

[Jerms]

I had thought about heading along to the rally but given the conditions and the fact that I'm a learner :baby: I decided against it...Given your stories of "exciting" journeys to and fro I'm quite pleased I didn't give it a go...

Looking forward to the Cholmondeley Childrens Home Fund Run this weekend though!

[xknuts]

This may be from left field BUT the comments I got from CHCH riders who turned up at Beaumont Valley Rally was that Sundown was "just up the road", so a longer ride was preferable. Now in saying that, a longer ride would put Hanmer Springs on the map and a 2 nighter especially on a holiday weekend in a holiday town would attract bikers from a wider radius, would it not? And then that extra day to get home.

[dangerous]

Looking forward to the Cholmondeley Childrens Home Fund Run this weekend though!
Man, that came around againg rather quick... do ya have any details there fella? :scooter:

[Ghost_Bullet]

Man, that came around againg rather quick... do ya have any details there fella? :scooter:


http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=49043

Bugger my bike is in the shop again...

[T.W.R]

This may be from left field BUT the comments I got from CHCH riders who turned up at Beaumont Valley Rally was that Sundown was "just up the road", so a longer ride was preferable. Now in saying that, a longer ride would put Hanmer Springs on the map and a 2 nighter especially on a holiday weekend in a holiday town would attract bikers from a wider radius, would it not? And then that extra day to get home.

Along with all the other holiday makers that venture to Hanmer :weird: you can go to Hanmer any time through the year. And have you dealt with some of the half-wit traffic that head towards Hanmer on a Holiday weekend:oi-grr:

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This may be from left field BUT the comments I got from CHCH riders who turned up at Beaumont Valley Rally was that Sundown was "just up the road", so a longer ride was preferable. Now in saying that, a longer ride would put Hanmer Springs on the map and a 2 nighter especially on a holiday weekend in a holiday town would attract bikers from a wider radius, would it not? And then that extra day to get home.There used to be the Alpine Rally at Hanmer based at the forestry camp, but it folded when the camp got sold. I always enjoyed that rally, and it attracted a decent sized crowd.


Along with all the other holiday makers that venture to Hanmer :weird: you can go to Hanmer any time through the year. And have you dealt with some of the half-wit traffic that head towards Hanmer on a Holiday weekend:oi-grr:So don't do it on a long weekend. There's always other things on at Easter to compete with as well. A normal weekend is fine ... unless it's the Sundown weekend, then it's wet :shutup:

[MyGSXF]

A normal weekend is fine ... unless it's the Sundown weekend, then it's wet :shutup:

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