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young1

1st July 2007, 18:50

Aslan - Thanks for arranging for your lovely daughter to distract the cops until we had all passed. Hope it didn't cost her too much...

That sounds interesting, some further detail may be needed!

S

tri boy

1st July 2007, 18:52

Quick pic of the scrambler having a wee "Dry Out" in a barn near Raetihi.
Lucas, prince of darkness, let his ghost roam that day.:shit:

Crisis management

1st July 2007, 19:19

Good to meet everyone, thanks Scott, for organising that. I've got to say, I had a blast and as soon as my arse regains some sensation of feeling I'll be ready for the next one....this may be some time (bloody DR's). :shutup:

Zukin

1st July 2007, 19:20

Well DucatiJim and myself certainly took the scenic way home, with plenty of gravel back to Taumarunui :yes:

It was a great trip, not even the weather could dampen the sprits :yes:
The trip home was pretty wet and drab, and got some strong wind over the Napier Taupo road (not to mention the torrential rain and low cloud)

I look forward to riding with you all again :yes:

Some useless info for you from my GPS

Total distance (I did since leaving home) - 1003.35km
Trip Time Moving - 13.35 hours
Moving Average Speed - 73.8kmh
Overall Average Speed - 54.4kmh
Beer consumed at the Pub - Lots :laugh:

Cheers Scott

Zukin

1st July 2007, 19:29

Attached is a map of where we went :yes:
This is the expanded view, close ups will follow of some of the better roads
Cheers Scott

ducatijim

1st July 2007, 19:29

Home safe and dry about 1600 ! Had a great tiki-tour with Zukin from Uriti to Taumaranui...man there is some great riding in there!

It was fantastic to meet you all, legends one and all, to turn out on such a weekend and ENJOY yourselves. It heartens me to find that the NZ biker is alive and well, knows how to ride and have a good time; without constantly pissing off the cops! A better crew you could not have asked for...onyas!

Zukin....thanks man, great job. You know? I have this feeling we will ride togeather again soon!

See you all at the next one. jamie.

Aslan

1st July 2007, 20:06

to Zukin and his merry lads and lasses - great weekend Scott - thanks for organising! :scooter:

Enjoyed everyone's company. Sad to miss the gravel between Ureti and Taumaranui with Zukin and DucatiJim.

I really enjoyed Moki and Kiwi Roads today. Really enjoyed the quick fang on Young1's Katoom 990 - thanks Mike - very free reving with a great exhaust note. I think I'll stop dreaming of a Ducati and substitute a KTM 990 as a nice additional bike to grace my already full garage. Can't complain about my faithful yellow 1150 aka Rubber Ducky - I had a blast fanging her along the gravel roads today. The big KTM clearly comes into its own when the gravel is deep with its 21" front wheel - but no I don't think I be joining the 'Orange Crush' any time soon altho they certainly have my respect :dodge:

Vee (my daughter) managed to collect a ticket out of Wanganui - alleged to be travelling at 118 clicks. Consequently, I sat close to no more than 105 all the way home from there.

Will post some pics later. Cheers to all Aslan :innocent:

NordieBoy

1st July 2007, 20:53

....this may be some time (bloody DR's). :shutup:

Well do something about it then :D

marks

1st July 2007, 21:20

I had a blast and as soon as my arse regains some sensation of feeling I'll be ready for the next one....this may be some time (bloody DR's). :shutup:

I was getting gas in Levin when a certain yellow drz400 went past - with the rider standing on the pegs.

About 5 minutes before that a certain mature gentleman went past the same spot on a big bmw also standing on his foot pegs so I suspect sore arses weren't limited to dr650 riders.

cheers

Mark

Balrog

1st July 2007, 21:35

Thanks for the great weekend everyone.
Had an excellent time. Good to meet you all.

Cheers Scott, another great adventure :)

Pics coming

Aslan

1st July 2007, 21:39

my pics are pretty average sorry - lot's ofwonderful scenery travelled through - the Whanganui river road and the forgotten world highway being two of my favourite haunts.

More tomorrow - must due some chores! Cheers Aslan :scooter:

Aslan

1st July 2007, 22:15

couple more pics - good company and fine food and drink - what more could a man ask for :dodge:

young1

2nd July 2007, 08:14

what more could a man ask for :dodge:

Dancing girls would have been nice!

windboy

2nd July 2007, 12:06

Aslan

2nd July 2007, 12:12

tri boy

2nd July 2007, 12:15

windboy

2nd July 2007, 12:38

Hi guys,

I'm so glad we didn't pike! We got home safe into jafaland round 5.30 last night. Greeted with nasty drivers in a mission to return home after the weekend.

After we left the main bunch (close to Mt Messenger) we headed to awakino for lunch and scored a wicked ride along the west coast towards marokopa. This has got to be the most fun road I've ever ridden. A bit like kiwi road but faster and longer. We even got to see the sun a few times! :sunny:

Having mentioned kiwi Rd, that was incredible too, and the moki rd and the saddle road along the river before whanga; we're so lucky to live in this country, full of wicked surprises. I must say I had my best fit of adventure riding this weekend, 1100 km; I like to think 60% gravel stuff.

Attached are one photo that I took of the crew on kiwi road whilst Aslan and others were doing a bit of house keeping. The rest are incredible little roads by rarimu (near national park); and yes crisisman, that's the river where I dropped my helmet while I was taking the photo...:niceone:

Thanks again Scott for organizing the ride and Aslan for steering us in the right direction on sunday. Was really good to put faces on the login names.

later guys,

Zukin

2nd July 2007, 13:11

Yo Windboy,
Got any footage of the Pomarangi saddle section, off the Marokopa rd?
That would be awesome. We need to get Crisis and a few others on that track.
Waikatos best kept secret methinks.:yes:
Will the invisible stalker be joining us soon?

Well the Adventure Assaults can happen anywhere and anytime :yes:
So go ahead and make a date and the route and I am happy to list the details etc for you

I would travel to the Waikato (and districts) for another adventure assault if you are keen to organise the route and somewhere to stay :yes:
It might be a little far for the Welly crew, but stranger things have happened :yes:

After the weekend, I was amazed at the spirit of all those involved, everyone had a similar riding pace, no hurry to get anywhere etc
I would be delighted to ride with any of you again (if you let me :laugh:)

See ya soon
Scott

Zukin

2nd July 2007, 13:30

I am also keen to look at any pictures that you may of taken, as I left my camera on the charger at home :confused:
So post them up :Punk:

Cheers Scott

windboy

2nd July 2007, 14:22

Yo Windboy,
Got any footage of the Pomarangi saddle section, off the Marokopa rd?
That would be awesome. We need to get Crisis and a few others on that track.
Waikatos best kept secret methinks.:yes:
Will the invisible stalker be joining us soon?

I'm afraid not mate, I wish I had. Resolution for next time is to take more time to shoot pics and videos.... Your right, those waikato sections are the best... Definitely going back there

the truck driver on the papers this morning thinks the same way!!!!:shutup:

Later,

Balrog

2nd July 2007, 15:52

Here are some of my pics
Some of them are not in the best focus, still getting used to the
new camera :)

Balrog

2nd July 2007, 15:55

and some more

Balrog

2nd July 2007, 15:56

..........

Balrog

2nd July 2007, 15:58

Last ones :)

upshift

2nd July 2007, 16:29

Couple of fellas missing though, still waiting on the sorry tale of those who retired early.

young1

2nd July 2007, 16:33

Cool pictures! You even managed to get one where it wasn't raining!!

Thanks

cooneyr

2nd July 2007, 18:23

Looks like you guys had an awesome weekend. The weather makes it all the more memorable I recon.

Must make an effort to get to the "other island" for a bit of riding some time.

Cheers R

windboy

2nd July 2007, 18:53

These are from Nick (my invisible friend) on the dakar

denefoster

2nd July 2007, 19:32

tri boy

2nd July 2007, 19:41

Cheers everyone for a fantastic ride.. and for those of you on DR650s complaining about comfort, let me know next time and I'll trade you rides ;) My ass is still sore as hell. But good fun overall.. I would (and probably will) do it again :)

The fat Scrambler has a lovely gel seat.:love: Never felt a thing.
Thinking about doing some more Waikato/King Country tracks on the way to the Cold Kiwi. Can anyone recommend a good online map site that I could use to post a route proposal?

young1

2nd July 2007, 19:41

Cheers everyone for a fantastic ride.. and for those of you on DR650s complaining about comfort, let me know next time and I'll trade you rides ;) My ass is still sore as hell. But good fun overall.. I would (and probably will) do it again :)

That was an impressive effort, I know what my ass is like after trail riding my DR and a lot of the time with that I am standing up! Great to meet you, sure to see you again!

Zukin

2nd July 2007, 21:12

Cheers everyone for a fantastic ride.. and for those of you on DR650s complaining about comfort, let me know next time and I'll trade you rides ;) My ass is still sore as hell. But good fun overall.. I would (and probably will) do it again :)

But remember that you get used to the seat after 3 days of riding...:gob:
Seriously!

I am speaking from experience:yes:

javahead

2nd July 2007, 21:22

Fantastic weekend. Unexpectedly good roads and great company. Thanks Scott for setting it up. Yup, those last few roads in the Waikato were the icing on the cake. We definitely should get back there before they seal them over.
Andrew

limbimtimwim

2nd July 2007, 21:24

Looks like fun.

(Sigh sigh)

niceguyollie

2nd July 2007, 23:15

Zukin

3rd July 2007, 08:15

Hey guys, that was a great ride, some of the best roads I have ever been on. Thanks to Scott and all others involved in the organising of it, you picked a great route. Awesome to meet so many friendly and interesting people as well. Can't wait for the next one! :yes:

Welcome to Kiwi Biker (KB) and it was great to meet you on the ride, it was a good trip :yes:

I hope you had a good trip home

Scott

tri boy

3rd July 2007, 09:08

Warm welcome to javahead and niceguyollie.:yes:
Looking forward to many more rides with you guys.
(The maps are out, and a route is quietly taking shape).:chase:

young1

3rd July 2007, 10:04

.
(The maps are out, and a route is quietly taking shape).:chase:

That sounds good! Now we have lost our Adventure ride "Virginity" and Judi has seen that bikers are not a bad bunch of people we are both keen to go on many more adventures.

Look forward to hearing what you have planned!

Garry.W

3rd July 2007, 17:59

Couple of fellas missing though, still waiting on the sorry tale of those who retired early.

..... very sorry tale indeed Neal. Great photos you guys, looks like all of you had a great time despite the rain. I'm pleased to hear everyone got there and got home safe and sound. I was up that way the weekend before over Moki and Kiwi Roads, plus a few others that many do not know about, and was looking forward to this trip as well. I made it 16kms out of Mana at which time I went from about 90kph to 90 degrees to the centre line in the space of a heartbeat. Fortunately very little opposing traffic, so no distractions while regaining some sort of order. I think Kerry thought I was showing off, but at least he stopped to see that all was okay. He did say from where he was sitting it all looked rather dramatic. I was too busy on the self preservation thing to be too worried at the time. Looking back on it, she could have turned out really bad. Thanks Kerry and Stephen for the assist :yes: I was not able to get the bike going again, so sat out the hour or so waiting for transport (thanks Motorad) on the porch at the car haulage place in Paekak. At least I had shelter (and my thermos of soup :yes:) so was pretty fine about the whole thing. As it happens Kerry ended up about two kms up the road in a gravel layby, something also stuffed on his GS. So we had a good chat on the way back into town in the Transit. Popped in to talk with Michael D yesterday and the diagnosis on mine is quite sad. Seems that Herman forgot one or two of the cable ties on the day he was putting the HP together, consequently the wiring loom chaffed through on the frame, arced 5 or 6 wires and fried the CDI by the look of it. Loads of faults being returned and unable to clear, so more tests being done today with some gizmos being sent down from Auckland to confirm. Must say it's the first time since I've ever owned BMWs that I've encounted such a major problem. Previous bikes have all gone through many miles, mostly torturous adventure rides, without any problems so I'm just putting this down to a bit of rotten timing. Ah well, warranties are handy I suppose. I'll be up for Adventure Assault 3 when we get around to it. By all accounts, well done Scott for stitching this one together. Catch you all next time.

Garry

Zukin

3rd July 2007, 19:04

Bugger about the bike Garry
One day we will meet :yes:

I was looking forward to catching the HP in action (and of course I have heard the rider is pretty damn good too :yes:)

I am absolutely stoked with the GS650 :scooter:
It went like a dream, a few things I have discovered need doing to personalise it for me, but it was brilliant :yes:

Sticks to the tarmac, and can push it on the gravel (aye BusaJim :shutup:)

Looking forward to the next one now

Cheers Scott

merv

3rd July 2007, 20:26

So Garry the 90 degree thing was I presume she locked the back wheel in the heartbeat. As I read on I thought you were going to tell me it seized or had a gearbox failure but in the end as serious as the electrics frying are at least the mechanicals should still be OK.

Bummer mate, hope they sort it quick.

Sorry I missed this one busy doing other things, now off to Cairns on holiday so see you all in a while.

K slider

4th July 2007, 19:22

I got as far as Otaki when oil light came on, I was unsure of the cause so turned for home. I assumed I was last as no one passed me but just as I started the bike Aslan stopped to see if he could help but decided to head back.
Got to bottom of Haywards and she stopped all together, has any body got a manual with electics info as still not going.
good to see you all had a great time.

cheers Pete.

Frodo

4th July 2007, 20:23

Pete

Post your symptoms on the Chain Gang's Maintenance Forum (f650.com). They're pretty good at identifying problems.

Cheers, Bob

upshift

5th July 2007, 13:17

has any body got a manual with electics info as still not going.

cheers Pete.

Will have a look at home tonight.

4skins

5th July 2007, 16:51

Where are all the trip photos - all the gas station forcourts, insides of tunnels and Fonga pub drunken bar pics??

tri boy

5th July 2007, 17:07

Good question. I got lazy, and only took three boring shots.
It was so wet, that getting the gloves back on would have been a pain.
Don't know about the others though.

Zukin

5th July 2007, 18:02

I left home in a panic on friday, and left the camera at home on the charger :angry:
So no pics from me :dodge:

K slider

5th July 2007, 18:32

Will have a look at home tonight.

Thanks Neil.Hang fire, I found some stretched wires around my tank bag harness that conect to the fuel pump so will look at it tonight.
Cheers Pete.

upshift

5th July 2007, 19:43

Yes, I have a repair manual. Doesn't have an overall wiring schematic but shows the routing of the loom and covers all the electrical equipment so would be easy enough to suss anything out. I'm suprised how little wiring there is actually.

Oddly enough I've just found I have a spare copy too :whistle: so you can have that anytime you want.

Good luck with the faultfinding.

young1

5th July 2007, 20:17

Where are all the trip photos - all the gas station forcourts, insides of tunnels and Fonga pub drunken bar pics??

In our haste to leave the garage and get out in the rain we left our camera tucked up on the bed!!

Zukin

6th July 2007, 15:30

Where are all the trip photos - all the gas station forcourts, insides of tunnels and Fonga pub drunken bar pics??

I think it was just too wet for us to stop, take off wet gloves and take a picture in what as times was miserable (but still fun :yes:) weather

Cheers Scott

Big Dave

6th July 2007, 15:33

Pussies.

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=242185&highlight=awakino

Zukin

6th July 2007, 15:34

Howdy

Also at the Whanga, we were talking about bike screens (for the DR650), but I cant remember who it was that was after them???

So here is the link as promised of the NZ company that makes a load of them for all brands of bikes
http://www.bikescreens.com/default.htm

Cheers Scott

Aslan

10th July 2007, 14:44

Where are all the trip photos - all the gas station forcourts, insides of tunnels and Fonga pub drunken bar pics??

I've been slack in not posting these sooner - they're shots taken by my daughter from the vantage point of my car!
:scooter:

Aslan

10th July 2007, 14:47

more pics in the whanganui nat park

Aslan

10th July 2007, 14:51

ongoing pictorial

Aslan

10th July 2007, 15:10

more following - nearly the end :scooter: Mike the Katoom was impressive - drool:dodge:

Garry.W

10th July 2007, 15:12

I knew you'd come through with photos, and from a variety of locations other than that of folk huddled around gas stations Stephen.

Aslan

10th July 2007, 15:16

cheers Garry - shame you we're not able to do this one - woulld have enjoyed seeing with the HP2 going sideways along Moki RD :dodge:

Garry.W

10th July 2007, 15:32

cheers Garry - shame you we're not able to do this one - woulld have enjoyed seeing with the HP2 going sideways along Moki RD :dodge:

Ha, enough of the sideways bit after the last episode I think :gob:

I'm looking forward to the Motu assault, love it up that way. Johnny G will be coming down from Auckland for it, so it'll be good to catch up with him as well. Looks like a good bunch getting toghether for that :yes:

Zukin

10th July 2007, 16:49

Ha, enough of the sideways bit after the last episode I think :gob:

I'm looking forward to the Motu assault, love it up that way. Johnny G will be coming down from Auckland for it, so it'll be good to catch up with him as well. Looks like a good bunch getting toghether for that :yes:

It will be good to finally meet the elusive Garry.W :yes:
We have missed one another on many occasion, and from what others say about you, you have some pretty big expectations to live up to

I look forward to finally putting a face to the name :yes:

Zukin

10th July 2007, 16:56

I've been slack in not posting these sooner - they're shots taken by my daughter from the vantage point of my car!
:scooter:

Hi Aslan

They are great

I still think your daughter needs to join KB, I have booked the username Possum :laugh:

She sure knows how to handle that car, lets hope we get her onto a bike to join us on these trips

Cheers Scott

Aslan

10th July 2007, 17:00

here's the final one's courtesy of sweep Vee::scooter:

Aslan

10th July 2007, 17:03

Hi Aslan

They are great

I still think your daughter needs to join KB, I have booked the username Possum :laugh:

She sure knows how to handle that car, lets hope we get her onto a bike to join us on these trips

Cheers Scott

Vee will be chuffed - I'd like to think she and her partner may join us in future - Cheers S:scooter:

Garry.W

10th July 2007, 17:21

It will be good to finally meet the elusive Garry.W :yes:

We might have met once Scott, at Caltex Rimutaka I think. I had the Dakar back then.

and from what others say about you, you have some pretty big expectations to live up to

Somebody has been telling porkies :nono:

Garry.W

10th July 2007, 17:22

here's the final one's courtesy of sweep Vee::scooter:

Crikey, you got a picture of a tunnel :dodge:

young1

10th July 2007, 19:17

Nice pics thank you Steve

M & J