Cold Kiwi 2007 hype thread

[Boob Johnson]

Anyone from New Plymouth way going to this? Ill be heading down to Wanganui & up the Parapara's (woot, haven't been on them in ages). Keen to hook up with some southern North Island riders if possible?

Drop me a PM with ya number and or details :scooter:



ps: who gives a toss bout the BYO restrictions, were bikers, were meant to break the rules aren't we :laugh:

[Roj]

My good lady was going to be a pillion with me this year but has decided to take her car instead.

edit:

We now have a passenger:cold:

[007XX]

Excellent directions, all male's will understand . Probably loose Goblin with instructions that simple. Women need the GPS coords. And don't forget the weather forecast, so they know what to wear.

:lol: cheeky, but not entirely untrue...for most of us. Although I'm sure we biker chicks are mostly exceptions to that rule...

Gawd, it feels like I'm going to be spending my weekend ferreting out all the Kbers...
Trying to think of some really obvious item of clothing i could wear so you all know who I am and come introduce yourselves!

*and no, I will not go half starkers...:dodge:*

[tide]

Trying to think of some really obvious item of clothing i could wear so you all know who I am and come introduce yourselves!

*and no, I will not go half starkers...:dodge:*

err why not half of KB has seen your rear end already :love:



now to go run and hide... :chase:

[007XX]

err why not half of KB has seen your rear end already :love:



now to go run and hide... :chase:

Sweetness, when one is a Cold Kiwi virgin such as yourself, one should be very careful about being cheeky!

You never know what can happen there! retribution can be a bitch...:laugh::devil2:

[tide]

Sweetness, when one is a Cold Kiwi virgin such as yourself, one should be very careful about being cheeky!

You never know what can happen there! retribution can be a bitch...:laugh::devil2:

have to spread some rep first :innocent:

[007XX]

have to spread some rep first :innocent:

I thought :p would be more like you, but ok...:laugh:

Now, who else is going to the Taupo track day on Sunday?

[tide]

I thought :p would be more like you, but ok...:laugh:

Now, who else is going to the Taupo track day on Sunday?

hehe... yeah... thought :innocent: might get dig me out of a little retribution :) guess not...

Yeah was gonna take some pics at Taupo on Sunday...

maybe spend Sunday in Taupo and ride back on Monday... would be cool if anybody else is keen...

[007XX]

hehe... yeah... thought :innocent: might get dig me out of a little retribution :) guess not...

Yeah was gonna take some pics at Taupo on Sunday...

maybe spend Sunday in Taupo and ride back on Monday... would be cool if anybody else is keen...

Nothing can save you now...C'mere you:chase::spanking:!

Ok, enough of that ( as enjoyable as it was :p)...

[tomtyer-drake]

Alright folks, Im heading down from auckland, and need to find out where people are leaving from, when they are leaving, and who has any tent space for me?

Tom

[pyrocam]

btw, I'm not going, personal stuff has come up. have fun dooods

[doc]

What you talkin 'bout Willis? Calling me loose!:nono:

I need all the beauty sleep I can get.:innocent:
Where the ferk is Hitcher when you really need him I mean't "lose your way" . You don't need much sleep then. Is that enough of a grovel to get me off the hook. Have you ever seen Blackadder grovelling bowing, backing out of a situation well thats me in this situation. bloody shelia's

[don rocard]

Getting bits and pieces together for Friday,bottle of r*m and some coke.Bike is all go.:Punk:

[007XX]

btw, I'm not going, personal stuff has come up. have fun dooods

Sorry to hear mate, was looking forward to meeting you...Will make sure to drink a couple for you.

[Goblin]

Where the ferk is Hitcher when you really need him I mean't "lose your way" . You don't need much sleep then. Is that enough of a grovel to get me off the hook. Have you ever seen Blackadder grovelling bowing, backing out of a situation well thats me in this situation. bloody shelia'sNo....grovel away! Im finding myself mildly amused by your grovelling...:p

[Morcs]

ps: who gives a toss bout the BYO restrictions, were bikers, were meant to break the rules aren't we :laugh:

Its not BYO? i can imagine what prices will be like. We'll be stocking up the truck in taupo :D




Now, who else is going to the Taupo track day on Sunday?
Me and fynn will be there.

Anyone who sees a trailer with a red/white/black RVF on along with a rough ZXR race bike, come and say hi to me and Westie. would be good to meet some new KBers :)

[Boob Johnson]

Its not BYO?Correct, they have a licence to supply




Me and fynn will be there.

Anyone who sees a trailer with a red/white/black RVF on along with a rough ZXR race bike, come and say hi to me and Westie. would be good to meet some new KBers :)Rgr tht, will come say hi

[Chrislost]

jsut hide it.
nobody will know.

[007XX]

Its not BYO? i can imagine what prices will be like. We'll be stocking up the truck in taupo :D



Me and fynn will be there.

Anyone who sees a trailer with a red/white/black RVF on along with a rough ZXR race bike, come and say hi to me and Westie. would be good to meet some new KBers :)

Yeah, I know Westie already...Dodgy looking unit! :lol::dodge:


Correct, they have a licence to supply
Rgr tht, will come say hi

Eh, BoobJ, Buddy Ol' Pal...Hopefully I'll get to meet you at the Cold Kiwi...I ride a silver VTR250 with twin carbon cans...can't miss her really, she sounds like a baby Monster...And well, the owner has been known to be noisy too! :o :p

[tomtyer-drake]

Argh! *realises that he doesnt know whats happening with group rides down to the kiwi....

[Meekey_Mouse]

Sorry for sounding horribly girly here :dodge: but... is there any where I can plug in a hair straightener? :whistle:

Story cut short: Long curly hair + spur of the moment decision at hair dressers + shortest cut I've ever had = not good :blink:

[tomtyer-drake]

Well.... I've got a 150w inverter, you can borrow it if you can find someone with a cigarette lighter plug on there bike they can loan you... or if your really desperate i can mod my one up and hotwire it onto the battery

[Meekey_Mouse]

Well.... I've got a 150w inverter, you can borrow it if you can find someone with a cigarette lighter plug on there bike they can loan you... or if your really desperate i can mod my one up and hotwire it onto the battery

PM sent :done:

[Goblin]

Sorry for sounding horribly girly here :dodge: but... is there any where I can plug in a hair straightener? :whistle:

Story cut short: Long curly hair + spur of the moment decision at hair dressers + shortest cut I've ever had = not good :blink::laugh: Do you wet your hair in the morning, or do you pee through a straw?

Just wear a hat!:cold: :shit: :cold:

[Holy Roller]

Check out what the weather is doing and what the forcast is for Waiouru:cold::cold::cold:


http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=waiouru

[007XX]

Check out what the weather is doing and what the forcast is for Waiouru:cold::cold::cold:


http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=waiouru

Bah...Bring it on, I say!

Are we there yet????:scooter::headbang:

[ali]

Well.... I've got a 150w inverter, you can borrow it if you can find someone with a cigarette lighter plug on there bike they can loan you... or if your really desperate i can mod my one up and hotwire it onto the battery

Have just bought a lighter socket that attaches to battery for our air bed pump, so if anyone wishes to borrow, will be on site around 3 pm Friday.

We camp at the bottom of the hill-climb paddock, in front of the drain ( if that makes sense)

[tomtyer-drake]

hardout!

Just letting all aucklanders know ive started a thread to discuss riding down... and tenting requirements etc...

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=56029

[Morcs]

damn...

And westies saying hes not bringing his 6 man tent...

Looks like im buying a tent tomorrow...

[Krusti]

Meon3 and me will be heading down on Friday. Look out for the black KTM 950 adventure parked with the orange z1000. Or.............the gollywog wearing a bright orange KTM cap!

See yuz..........

[shafty]

Have FUN you Guys, I won't be @ the CK this year - I've done about 9 tho, so know what you're in for - nothing cooler (lol) than seeing the buildup of bikes as you get closer! The Orient Express will be on the road down that way (KB sticker on the front screen) , but will be stopping at the Ohingaiti Pub for the night, so I'll "see you on the road". Once again BE CAREFUL, :drinknsin HAVE FUN, TAKE PICS!

[Roj]

Check out what the weather is doing and what the forcast is for Waiouru:cold::cold::cold:


http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=waiouru

Useful site, none of the NZ weather site I have found so far mention Waiouru

[magicfairy]

Useful site, none of the NZ weather site I have found so far mention Waiouru

www.metservice.co.nz - pick rural weather on the left, pick taihape in the map and you will get Waiouru weather - 10 days worth.

[Holy Roller]

Meon3 and me will be heading down on Friday. Look out for the black KTM 950 adventure parked with the orange z1000. Or.............the gollywog wearing a bright orange KTM cap!

See yuz..........

Whats this Meon3 now Meon2:Punk::first:

[Krusti]

Whats this Meon3 now Meon2:Punk::first:

Yep she's taken over the zed, trike's about to go on the market. What's hers is hers and what's mine is as well.:whistle:

[xgnr]

At the risk of being called a geek (yeah go on I dare ya)

I created a Google earth (.kmz) file of where i think the location is (6 k west of Waiouru on the Ohakune rd).

So I have uploaded the file... no idea if it is correct or not.

Cheers

Stu

[Meekey_Mouse]

Wow, that's cool xgnr! No wonder it's called cold kiwi... haha, scrolling out and seeing just how close to the mountains it actually is :cold:

YAY! Mostly packed... just waitin for clothes to dry and will be ready to go :done::soon: :banana:

[Boob Johnson]

At the risk of being called a geek (yeah go on I dare ya)

I created a Google earth (.kmz) file of where i think the location is (6 k west of Waiouru on the Ohakune rd).

So I have uploaded the file... no idea if it is correct or not.

Cheers

StuOh God Stu your SUCH a geek :laugh:

Na nice one dude, that google earth is a lot of fun. Was checking out my mum & her new hubbies house in London the other day, they were showing me round their neighbourhood, pretty damned cool :woohoo:


Don't think im gunna make this one, me physio said it wasn't a good idea to ride that far, especially after the mammoth ride I did a couple of weeks ago (over 500km's in 6 hours) as im still sore from that one.

But in saying that I might just ignore it, see how I feel Saturday morning :laugh:

[Sparky Bills]

Sorry for sounding horribly girly here :dodge: but... is there any where I can plug in a hair straightener? :whistle:

Story cut short: Long curly hair + spur of the moment decision at hair dressers + shortest cut I've ever had = not good :blink:



Oh Jas.... You make it far to easy for me! :innocent:

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!

[tomtyer-drake]

haha packed... i havn't started, and dont look like i will get time till tomorrow just before i leave... hense i will throw things in bags 'willy nilly' and spend the ride down going "Oh Shit! i forgot that too??"

nobodys volunteering me tent space or nothin... so i better not forget the tent

[magicfairy]

Guys - I have been in Waiouru all week, up here teaching soldiers about Exchange Server. It is has been raining on and off all week, the ground is pretty wet. So make sure you have good ground cover inside your tent and probably something to put your side-stand on before it sinks gracefully in to the ground.

[tomtyer-drake]

hehe, could be quite a laugh spotting the newbies (while i try to act like i know what im doing)

[Coldrider]

and probably something to put your side-stand on before it sinks gracefully in to the ground.
And a piece of timber about 350mm long to ram under the swingarm from the ground to support the motorcycle from the otherside helps too, incase the wind pops up, or people getting too close.

[Krusti]

KTM is all packed..........:banana:

Have also organised the bacon :lol:

[xgnr]

Oh God Stu your SUCH a geek :laugh:

Na nice one dude, that google earth is a lot of fun. Was checking out my mum & her new hubbies house in London the other day, they were showing me round their neighbourhood, pretty damned cool :woohoo:


Don't think im gunna make this one, me physio said it wasn't a good idea to ride that far, especially after the mammoth ride I did a couple of weeks ago (over 500km's in 6 hours) as im still sore from that one.

But in saying that I might just ignore it, see how I feel Saturday morning :laugh:

C'mon mate HTFU... how you gonna do the Grand Challenge if you sook out like that?

Gotta get my money back for the crap wet weather kit you sold me

(just kiddin' lol)

See ya there :apint:

Stu

[tomtyer-drake]

(over 500km's in 6 hours)

what do you think everyone else does every sunday morning? get a more comfortable bike, or yeah... HTFU

[quallman1234]

Wow! this is going to be a laugh, ill have the min(Full of warm cloths and jeans) amount of bags.
1 Bag of cloths, 1 tent and a couple bottles of 2 stroke oil! and a sleeping bag.

[Krusti]

Wow! this is going to be a laugh, ill have the min(Full of warm cloths and jeans) amount of bags.
1 Bag of cloths, 1 tent and a couple bottles of 2 stroke oil! and a sleeping bag.

You know that 2 stroke oil tastes like crap eh? :whistle:

[tomtyer-drake]

better than lion red tho :P

[xgnr]

Meeting at the Hotel Carpark (see map).

Route will be turn off at Alt route south and via National park.

Send me a PM if you want to be in the loop and will let you know more details via txt as I have to do an errand first. Aim to be away at 1.30 tho'.

BTW will be on-line on Friday till about 11:30am

Cheers

Stu

[Boob Johnson]

C'mon mate HTFU... how you gonna do the Grand Challenge if you sook out like that?

Gotta get my money back for the crap wet weather kit you sold me

(just kiddin' lol)

See ya there :apint:

Stulol, still in two minds but im sore as still from the long ride back home two weeks ago. I pick the bike up tomorrow with a custom built can so itchin to ride the wheels off it, we'll see :innocent:




(over 500km's in 6 hours)

what do you think everyone else does every sunday morning? get a more comfortable bike, or yeah... HTFUI probably need to explain a bit better. I only came out of hospital not so long ago after a nasty bike accident which smashed my hip/pelvis to pieces, so im lucky to be vertical let alone riding :innocent:

Nothing wrong with me bike, it's a sports/tourer & she loves being on the open road, it's my hip that doesn't like the long rides (& my physio :()

[Boob Johnson]

Weird? The others didn't attach, ok 2nd time.....

There's 9 pins & a titanium plate screwed to my hip for life, hence why I get very sore riding for long distances :angry:

[Boob Johnson]

ffs lol, ok it's late :bleh:

And here's the bike

[Max Preload]

I've got those same damn screws in my arm!

We's kinfolk! :2thumbsup

[Boob Johnson]

I've got those same damn screws in my arm!

We's kinfolk! :2thumbsupIm sure we are part of a large family :grouphug:

[Goblin]

:sunny::sunny: What a ripper of a day eh!!! I'm off to Cold Kiwi! :headbang:
See ewes all there! :D

[xgnr]

Meeting at the Hotel Carpark (see map).

Route will be turn off at Alt route south and via National park.

Send me a PM if you want to be in the loop and will let you know more details via txt as I have to do an errand first. Aim to be away at 1.30 tho'.

BTW will be on-line on Friday till about 11:30am

Cheers

Stu

Errand has been canceled so we are heading away at 12.00midday from Ascot Av (Hotel Carpark)

Cheers

Stu

[Coldrider]

Two more hours of work, then off to the kiwi, the sun is streaming out, dam, I wanna go now!!!

[Sparky Bills]

Looks like the weather is on your side this weekend people.
Make sure you have plenty for me too!:apint:

[blacksheep]

geez mate you look like you survived a big un,the bike looks quite surprised,almost looks likes its got its ears up and its mouth wide open!

[blacksheep]

ffs lol, ok it's late :bleh:

And here's the bike

supposed to quote this with my reply doh:bash:

[carver]

ALLRIGHT

Im just back from the kiwi
took 2nd in the slow race, even though i was put into the dirt class, despite my MT 60's!

LIVE TO RIDE
HOPE TO LIVE

also, bringing a dirt bike is far better than bringing a road bike!

[tomtyer-drake]

Yeah, Just back too. fantastic weekend. good to meet so many decent people, cheers to everyone who i talked/mumbled/slured at, and cheers to those who checked i was alive (comatose by the bonfire in the rain)

Took part in the hill climb, first road bike with road tyres to give it a shot, great fun, and didnt even do any decent damage :D

nah man, road bike is way better, just ride it around everywhere you go, carrys your piss and its a comfy seat.

Tom

[xgnr]

Knew that you you find you way once on the motorway. I was really watching the speedo and slowly drifted away behind you.

Had to stop for gas at Bombay as well.

Good to ride with ya, if you want to get some more K's in then let me know as I intend to running up a few more over the next few weeks.

Must admit I have never seen a wetter sleeping bag than yours this morning!

Couple of photos attached. Doing the video now (in which you have a part... well two or three actually that include your well abused bike).

Cheers

Stu

[tomtyer-drake]

yeah, we hit the motorway and some blokes flew past me, so i gave chase/cruised along at 145 for a while till they turned off. seemed to make the time go pretty quickly.

300km for the tank of gas haha!

I was talking to a lovely young lady at the Kiwi, and she was interested in buying my bike, so im not sure how much longer i will have it. im leaving the country in 15 days anyway wooo

[xgnr]

got more video than photos so will post later

[quallman1234]

My foots burnt from running tho the fire. :angry2:. :Oops::bash:.

Was fun, good to meet some people and then do some :zzzz:.
Man my ass is sore (from the ride not the night ;)).

[tomtyer-drake]

yeah, ive had a shower and a bath and still smell like i've been sleeping next to a fire

[Max Preload]

Here's a few...

[tri boy]

Was indeed a good weekend.
Fri night I suffered from "wobbly legs", and noticed that it was easier to sit down for a little while until coordination rebooted itself.
Good to meet Wolf, Roj, and to catch up with spud1000 again.
And to those whose names and faces that I vaguely recall,:Punk:

[one-speed]

had a great time for being me first.
got there about 7.30pm friday night got toasted stayed up till 5am.:blank:
had a quite sat night.
the bands were bloody good.
good to meet some new faces.
might have to do it again next year:rockon:

[Meekey_Mouse]

Was an awesome weekend! Really cool to meet new people and see such a vast range of bikes :rockon:

Big huge thanks to bravo1 for riding there and back with me and for all your help :2thumbsup was nice to know that if I got blown off the road there would be some one there lol :doh:

Bring on next year :woohoo:

[quallman1234]

yeah, ive had a shower and a bath and still smell like i've been sleeping next to a fire

Thats probably because you have been sleeping next to a fire. :doh:

[tomtyer-drake]

i have no idea how long i was there for, but i was up before 5am standing by the boiler still feeling drunk, hungover, and wet. but i wouldnt change it, good laugh

[quallman1234]

I had the feeling riding today untill i got to flat hills and had a coke :innocent::shutup:

Bloody nice day to go back on tho :woohoo:

Me thinks next year, but ill be there the whole time this time! :shutup:

[grantman]

Had a great time
felt like shit this morning
combination of alchol, breathing in heaps of smoke and sleep deprivation (Bloody Harley!)

Thanks to all that had some beers around the fire with us

Cheers
see ya next year

[xgnr]

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[tomtyer-drake]

wish i had done better really.

[xgnr]

Mate you done better than the rest of us :laugh:

[xgnr]

OK who's up for a run down to the Pissed Penguin Invercargill in a coupla weeks?
:devil2:

[loneranger]

second year for me, just as good as last,if not better, asides from the damp ride home.
re: sleep dep from harley, that prick was there last year too, about every hour on the hour he'd crank it up for about 20 sec, just long enough to piss off everyone there... will be interesteing to see if he shows up next year.
had a blast once again, will definatly go next year, rain or shine.

[quallman1234]

Good job tom!, I should of tried it again.. Oh well! :Pokey::cool:.

Im surpised my crappy wheelies got a prize... Oh well not complaining :).

[Mumbles]

Another smacker of a kiwi!
Loved it again, lost count of the number of years this camp site has had perfect weather on the Saturday

Here are some pics....
The guy on the ZXR was mental (all the fearings on it) :niceone:

[loneranger]

just a small suggestion , how about a barrier around the burnout hill, would allow everyone to see the action rather than the rude 20 odd that swarm the riders leaving nothing to see but backs and smoke for the others???

[tomtyer-drake]

cheers! i couldnt be bothered taking farings off, so i just folded my mirrors in and the indicator popped out first drop, no damage till the last run when my knee hit the screen and cracked the main faring a bit more. meh. had a quote from justfarings for $700 for LHS,RHS,Main and mudguard. so itd be a cheap fix anyhoe

[loneranger]

well done to the guys one road bikes/ road tyres attacking the hillclimb, i,m sure with a couple more runs one of ya's would have made it..

[Mumbles]

Someone out there don't like Honda :devil2:
Its not me :girlfight: honest

[loneranger]

Someone out there don't like Honda :devil2:
Its not me :girlfight: honest

better a sister in a nock shop, than a brother on a honda:msn-wink:

[Mumbles]

cheers! i couldnt be bothered taking farings off, so i just folded my mirrors in and the indicator popped out first drop, no damage till the last run when my knee hit the screen and cracked the main faring a bit more. meh. had a quote from justfarings for $700 for LHS,RHS,Main and mudguard. so itd be a cheap fix anyhoe

We asked you to smile for this pic but you didn't here us

[Mumbles]

cheers! i couldnt be bothered taking farings off, so i just folded my mirrors in and the indicator popped out first drop, no damage till the last run when my knee hit the screen and cracked the main faring a bit more. meh. had a quote from justfarings for $700 for LHS,RHS,Main and mudguard. so itd be a cheap fix anyhoe

We asked you to smile for this pic but you didn't hear us

[tomtyer-drake]

yeah man, it was good fun, couldnt stop grinning after that one. and just after that, this hot chick asked for my number, then she said some lame excuse about her sister needing a learners bike. time will tell.:headbang:

[xgnr]

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[jafar]

better a sister in a nock shop, than a brother on a honda:msn-wink:

So which knock shop is your sister working in??:devil2::spanking:

[jafar]

My first Kiwi @ this site. Have to say it was well run & bloody good fun, will be back again next year :2thumbsup
Was good to meet a few KBer's there too.

[Wolf]

Great weekend - despite discovering last night/this morning that my tent leaks. Had a great time catching up with Goblin, Phantom, EddieB and Carver again, was pleased to meet Meekey_Mouse, Ian, tri boy, Spud1000, littlesweetie2006 and a few others whose names/handles I can't recall.

Rode down with Roj and a friend of ours (Duncan) while Roj's wife, Liz followed in the car (still has not recovered enough from her accident to contemplate riding pillion, let alone riding a bike there) along with her friend, Vanessa.

We set up our tent community on the Friday and EddieB (Liz's brother) turned up on Saturday and pitched his tent with ours. Turned out we were only a couple of tents away from tri boy and spud and across the "road" from Phantom.

[tomtyer-drake]

I was over that way a fair bit too, musta bumped into you. go zxr go go

[NUTBAR]

had a great weekend, first cold kiwi.:2thumbsup:2thumbsup
met a few kbrs, would have liked to meet & talked to a few more, was a bit hard as i didnt know faces but recognized a few bikes. a busa with writting on the seat, asked who owned it they pointed to a young lady who said hi and not much else.
good to meet wolf, 007xx,007xy,tyde, sorry there are a few that i cant rember there names. hope to catch up with you all soon.
oh and by the way Jas mum makes great sandwiches.:clap:

361 days to go!

[Coldrider]

Took part in the hill climb, first road bike with road tyres to give it a shot, great fun, and didnt even do any decent damage :D


I was the one that handed you some keys I found, lost by a BMer rider that was sitting beside me, videoing you, was that 'xgnr', small world undercover.

[Vagabond]

What a crap time I had,I really enjoyed the ride down although the 'Bacon' was rather prolific must have passed at least six of them including a camera and that was on the way there.
Friday nite really screwed it up for me as I drank like there was no tomorrow, boy did I pay for it thereafter! (makes a mental not to himself:next year remember ther'e two nites to contend with!)
Anyway I drank most of Saturday and hit the sack early, missed most of the activities that nite, but woke up with a very clear head.

The ride back was boring as we took Desert road and from Tirau we cut off across to Ngatea, where we stopped off for a beer with a mate of mine, from there we went to Kaiaua for fish n chips and ended it off with a good blast through the twistys back home.

P.S. I did bump into Tide and 007XX at the burnouts.

Till next year!

[Lula]

Had a great time at my first ColdKiwi.
Interesting to see how quickly you can fall off a Harley in the mud, certainly made some of those tuff guys slow down when riding the steel horse through the village.
I was just wrapped that I got my little bike all the way to the road without any slipages on Sunday, that drive got pretty muddy.

I had a go at doing my first burnout ever in the burnout competition. The owner of last years RAT bike competition (GSX750) asked if I'd like to have a go at burning out a tyre, so thought why not.
He was trying to beat the bikes record from last year by burning out 14 tyres.
What a buzz highly recommend having a go at burning out a tyre, esp on someone elses bike.
Was surprised to see the Harley that was first up won the competition He only had it in 1st gear, but I guess it did take the longest to pop at 2mins and those pipes where red hot. Some of the others got their bikes nearly over 14,000 revs and through the gears.

I was the only girl to enter the burnout competition this year and it has given me burnout fever. Now going to look at maybe building my own RAT bike to take to next years ColdKiwi and pop somemore tyres :2guns:

PS: If any of you out there have got any pics of the burnout comp would love to see them.

[tomtyer-drake]

ah so that was you. The bloke on the CBR250 (think his name was chris) who came second i think and did the hill climb as well, he got his into top gear, off the spedo and of the rev counter (redline is at 19k)

[Paul in NZ]

ah so that was you. The bloke on the CBR250 (think his name was chris) who came second i think and did the hill climb as well, he got his into top gear, off the spedo and of the rev counter (redline is at 19k)

Gah! How can you torture bikes like that? :innocent:

[xgnr]

I was the only girl to enter the burnout competition this year and it has given me burnout fever. Now going to look at maybe building my own RAT bike to take to next years ColdKiwi and pop somemore tyres :2guns:

PS: If any of you out there have got any pics of the burnout comp would love to see them.

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[Coldrider]

What a crap time I had,I really enjoyed the ride down although the 'Bacon' was rather prolific must have passed at least six of them including a camera and that was on the way there.
Friday nite really screwed it up for me as I drank like there was no tomorrow, boy did I pay for it thereafter! (makes a mental not to himself:next year remember ther'e two nites to contend with!)

I got the security to drag one guy into a tent, outside which he was comatose, about 2:00am Sat morn, a guy went off the road coming down the Gentil Annie hill on Napier Taihape Rd, went off the road, gassed it on the grass, lost it on regripping the tarseal, another behind him had to lay his MC down to avoid him, 2 bikes down. Two guys giving a verbal exchange in the wee hours of Sat morning, then a sharp crack noise, (wonder what?) then blissful silence the rest of the night, so you didn't do too bad after all.

[Lula]

Thanks Stu,

Classic still makes me laugh!

[xgnr]

You are welcome

I have got heaps of good stuff that I will post up onto my youtube account once i get sorted out

Cheers

Stu

[Morcs]

Awesome Weekend. Ours was mega.

With the rally on friday/saturday and a trackday on sunday it was always going to be a mission and a half.

Pic 1: The cold kiwi in a netshell: Drink some piss, dig a trench. Take a slash.
Pic 2:The RVF at the track.
Pic 3: The ZXR at the track.

Cheers for everyone who was there.

Did anyone get a pic of our $30-warehouse-gezebo-tent-thing?

[Goblin]

Awesome Weekend. Ours was mega.

With the rally on friday/saturday and a trackday on sunday it was always going to be a mission and a half.

Pic 1: The cold kiwi in a netshell: Drink some piss, dig a trench. Take a slash.
Pic 2:The RVF at the track.
Pic 3: The ZXR at the track.

Cheers for everyone who was there.

Did anyone get a pic of our $30-warehouse-gezebo-tent-thing?Hahahaha!! Nice paint job bro! :niceone:

[westie]

Hahahaha!! Nice paint job bro! :niceone:

Lol! Not bad for a rough hand job minutes before leaving eh.

[Holy Roller]

If any of you out there have got any pics of the burnout comp would love to see them.

Here ya go and a pix of some KBrs
Reckon you were buzzing after that:first:

More Pix to come when I get on a high speed machine L8tr

[Buddy L]

here are my efforts, All up on the hill climb.
First is my mate jeremy ( "Worm" on KB) on his way to winning the hill climb comp on his
DRZ400.
And the rest is hill climb action as well.
Thought that i won best Suzuki as well but their was just one number different in the rego plate, that they called out.

[tomtyer-drake]

bloody good, i stilll have some unfinished business with that hill! - well with the top third of it.

[tomtyer-drake]

:Oops:anyone got any pics of that idiot passed out by the fire on saturday night? :Oops:

[Buddy L]

and some more,
Only other KB'ers that i meet was morc's and Lone Ranger

[Krusti]

Here is a few of the pics I took.........

[Krusti]

Wheelie, weenie.

[Krusti]

Burnout, fire

[Sparky Bills]

Good to see some late model bikes on the burnout bad. Looks like huge amounts of fun!

[007XX]

Have finally come back...What an absolutely awesome weekend!!!:Punk:

Great to Goblin,BRAVO1, Meeckey Mouse, Krusti, Vagabond, Carver, Blackbird2.
If I've forgotten anyone, please excuse me, it is probably due to the very liberal amount of alcoholic lubrication administrated to my person over the weekend:scooter: :beer: :drinkup: :thud:

Can't wait for next year...:soon:Just not soon enough!

[Krusti]

here are my efforts, All up on the hill climb..

There I am in the last two pics taking the same pic from a different angle! :Punk:

[quallman1234]

http://www.archerpix.com/cold_kiwi/cold_kiwi_2007/main.html

[quallman1234]

Any pics of me pulling/attempting to pull wheelies? :zzzz:

Great pics keep em coming :).

[Mk1]

The Cold Kiwi 2007 opened up at 15:00 on Friday 31st August. I got there about 15:30 after travelling up on my own from Wellington just after midday. It wasn’t hard to find, I just followed the swarm of other bikes travelling at various speeds in the general direction.

The dirt track from the road dipped and wound for quite a distance until I started to think I’d maybe missed a turn, but then I went round a corner and the site opened up into a valley with a stunning view of Mt Ruapehu. I rode around looking for a suitable spot to plant the tent and finally found a suitable spot. Luckily I chose somewhere near the edge of the trees which kept the worst of the cold wind off and not too much poo on the ground…which was nice.

After I eventually got the tent up I was asked over to join a small group living in the tents behind me (who had a big fire). They welcomed me over and handed me a nice can of contraband (BYO alcohol being forbidden by the organizers who were under strict instructions from the ever helpful boys in blue). The group who adopted me had travelled down from Auckland for their second Cold Kiwi and turned out to be the epitome of bikerdom. Very welcoming, a bit bad, slightly mad and knew how to have a laugh. Thanks again guys.

A couple of blokes turned up soon after with their big 4x4 wagon with all their kit in.
A few lads near my group took a distinct disliking to this (there being a no car rule - it's a bike rally after all). The disgruntled bikers had no problem airing their views.
The outstanding comment I heard was "if you don't ride it, F-off"!!!!

The bar opened at 17:00 on the Friday evening so we got on it and I carried on till about 11. There were a couple of stalls knocking out grub, which didn’t do a bad job. One was open 24 hours which was dam handy. The lovely ladies did a magnificent job, even if they couldn’t remember my order. One time I ended up settling for a steak and onion sandwich instead of the bacon and egg roll I’d ordered, but hey, life’s too short when you’re half cut and hungry.

There was a band on Fri who were rather good. Plenty of energy, decent sounds and played the kind of tracks that everyone wanted to jump around to like a paranoid wasp on speed.

I got up at about 07:00 on the Saturday morning having been woken up by a chap who found the red-line at about 06:30 (thanks whoever you were). I had a small hangover on the Sat morning cause one of my group kept handing out the bourbon…which it would've seemed rude not to partake in. Well that’s my excuse.


I found out on Saturday morning that on the Friday night some idiot had tried to nick one of the organising club's motorcycles.
Apparently someone had nicked it and stashed it over in some trees some way away; presumably for moving on later when the place was quiet.
That was NOT a good idea. Especially when there were soooo many people there who share the same biking passion.
I understand from talking to one of the organisers on the Saturday afternoon that the bike had been found and the culprit caught.
The organiser wouldn't say if he got a kicking, but I bet he didn't walk out of there with everything in tact. Probably a bloody mess I'd of thought.
Rule number one: Don't mess with other peoples bikes!
Rule number two: Have as much fun as you want, but don't mess with other peoples bikes!
Rule number three: Have as much fun as you want, but don't touch the women (a deffo BYO situation I found this year at the Cold Kiwi, except for the terminally brave/dumb), AND DON'T MESS WITH OTHER PEOPLES BIKES!
(Thus endeth the lesson)

One character soon caught my eye had a 750cc sports bike that was a bit of a rat.
No fairing left and it was in a bit of a state. Not much of an exhaust…etc.
He'd taken off the normal road/racing tyres you would expect on this sort of bike and had substituted knobbly motor cross tyres.
His main skill seemed to be holding on the front break so the bike would move forwards slowly and spinning the back wheel as fast as possible.
He was digging some serious trenches.
The muck flying off the back end was quite impressive, especially if you were in the way and got covered…as many people did. All in good fun though.
He didn't seem to have a centre or side stand on the bike and to park it simply locked the front wheel and span the back end until it dug into the ground down to the chain. Then simply got off and walked away.
He was a keen contender in the hill climbing event giving it full bore, and made it a reasonable way up until the bike dug in and gave up.
I was so impressed with his exploits that I gave him the nickname 'Mr Plough' (similar to Homer in that Simpsons episode).
Mr Plough was a large chap and for some reason I felt the need to tell him of his newly acquired name.
He'd dug his bike in and I introduced myself by enquiring whether he considered that the bike was 'parked'.
I then respectfully told him his new nickname.


The events kicked off just after midday with the hill climb which was a great spectacle and there were two hills to choose from:
1) The very steep: 'you're probably going to die hill' on the right, and:
2) The incredibly steep: 'you're going to die and probably take your friends/family with you hill' on the left.
I really enjoyed the hill climb. No shortage of bottle these people.
Loads of different bikes took part from purposeful trail bikes, trail pit bikes, hybrid road bikes (with knobbly trail tyres), through to proper road racing bikes with street tyres. The road bikes with road tyres were especially good for the fun loving nutters who didn’t care whether they crashed out as long as they got the furthest up the hill. One contender was a young 10 year old lad who had great courage for his age and quite rightly got a big cheer from the crowd. My particular favourite was the hybrids, especially the big sports bikes with hard suspension and no problem finding the red-line. “GO MR PLOUGH”!

There were a load of other good events. They included a wheelie competition (some impressive skills especially some chap on one of the hybrids), a slow race, catch the weenie, and the hill run.
The hill run had to be done in a helmet…erm, and that’s the only rule. Any other clothing is up to you. One adventurous chap dashed of first showing an unhealthy amount of arse crack and earned the name ‘Cheeky’ from the chap on the tannoy.

At 17:00 on the Saturday evening it was time for the burn-out competition.
It started in good fashion with a Harley and some top bikes gave it plenty.
In a similar vein to the now legendary Mr Plough, some chaps had a similarly powerful hybrid road bike with knobbly tires instead of road tyres. I think it had been a VFR in a former life but that’d been a long time ago and it was now a top contender for ‘Rat Bike of the Day’.
They’d entered the hill climb earlier and the wheelie competition and were clearly one of the maddest groups. In addition to Mr Plough's attributes though, this group bought a stack of complete back wheels for the burn out. Must've been over a dozen complete tyres+rims.
They burnt out the lot and made a hell of a stink.
You couldn't see for the smoke.
I nicknamed this crew the 'Burn-out Brothers' (not as funny as Mr Plough but I guess I was running out of funny by this point).
I timed one which went on for over 4 minutes.
Quite impressive if you consider that the back wheel must’ve been running at around 200kph!!!
The tyres that were completely bald at the start died somewhat sooner though.
Some of the tyres really let go in the end with a very satisfying bang.
One ripped completely in half.
True to form, the Burn-out Brothers didn't stop when the tyres popped and ground the rims which made a shower of sparks fly out the back end.
Absolute carnage!
There was also a company there who had an offer on, you could pay $50 and some bloke would take off your good road tyre, chuck on an old tyre for you to burn-out, and then chuck your good tyre back on again afterwards.
Good value if you fancy giving it a go I guess.

There was another good band on the Saturday night and a load more drinks, but I was conscious of the alcohol level for the following morning so stopped drinking at about 22:30 and hit the hay about 11. There was a lot more people watching the band on the Saturday night who had travelled up on the Saturday morning and the tent was completely packed. The band again carried on until around midnight.

The weather was fine all weekend until about 23:30 on the Saturday night.
It absolutely hammered down and the strong wind made my tent move around quite a bit. Glad I was snug in my sleeping bag under the cover of the tent.
Next morning I awoke at about 6:30 and the place was like a quagmire.
Putting all the kit away was a bit of a bind in the wind and rain but I managed ok with some help from my new found mates that I met on the Friday afternoon.
Riding out of the place was a real adventure on road tyres because the long track out of the place was awash with sludgy mud and rocks.
I took it easy and made it out in one piece. Others were not so lucky.
I saw one poor chap with his lady and all the gear on the back, taking it easy but must’ve hit a slippery rock covered in loose mud and the front end washed out. I imagine the language inside the helmet was somewhat colourful.
I eventually set off and a couple of bikes over took me as I plodded nervously out of the site and down the long winding track, but I let them go thinking I'd just be happy to make it out without dropping the bike like the other poor sods. It wasn’t too bad once you got going; you just had to take it steady.

The organisers did a great job and my sincere thanks to them. This year will certainly not be my last Cold Kiwi.

[Goblin]

One character soon caught my eye had a 750cc sports bike that was a bit of a rat.
No fairing left and it was in a bit of a state. Not much of an exhaust…etc.
He'd taken off the normal road/racing tyres you would expect on this sort of bike and had substituted knobbly motor cross tyres.
His main skill seemed to be holding on the front break so the bike would move forwards slowly and spinning the back wheel as fast as possible.
He was digging some serious trenches.
The muck flying off the back end was quite impressive, especially if you were in the way and got covered…as many people did. All in good fun though.
He didn't seem to have a centre or side stand on the bike and to park it simply locked the front wheel and span the back end until it dug into the ground down to the chain. Then simply got off and walked away.
He was a keen contender in the hill climbing event giving it full bore, and made it a reasonable way up until the bike dug in and gave up.
I was so impressed with his exploits that I gave him the nickname 'Mr Plough' (similar to Homer in that Simpsons episode).
Mr Plough was a large chap and for some reason I felt the need to tell him of his newly acquired name.
He'd dug his bike in and I introduced myself by enquiring whether he considered that the bike was 'parked'.
I then respectfully told him his new nickname.
Yup! Mr Plough...affectionately known as Charcoal.:innocent:

[tomtyer-drake]

yeah, loved seeing that bike parked in various spots, specially how you could tell the places he had been to more than once... as he seemed to enjoy parking beside his last park

[Max Preload]

Yup! Mr Plough...affectionately known as Charcoal.:innocent:

I've always known him as Baby.

[Max Preload]

A couple of blokes turned up soon after with their big 4x4 wagon with all their kit in.
A few lads near my group took a distinct disliking to this (there being a no car rule - it's a bike rally after all). The disgruntled bikers had no problem airing their views.
The outstanding comment I heard was "if you don't ride it, F-off"!!!!

Yeah - they really don't get it do they. I mean I can understand trailering rat bikes and trail bikes but all your luxuries too? If you can't fit it on your bike, you don't fucking need it!

[Goblin]

Yeah - they really don't get it do they. I mean I can understand trailering rat bikes and trail bikes but all your luxuries too? If you can't fit it on your bike, you don't fucking need it!I'm in two minds about this these days. I've always taken all my own gear to and from rallies...and my mate Pete & I take HEAPS of gear! Last year after the Kiwi, as we were packing up, we were offered a lift for all our gear in SCMC van, which made the ride home a little less strenuous. If it makes the weekend more fun and easier for large groups then I reckon its ok. A lot of clubs have members who cant ride for whatever reason but they still want to attend. At least the cars/utes/vans only drop gear off then have to park out the gate.
This year it was back to lugging all the gear on the bikes tho.

[Vagabond]

I'm in two minds about this these days. I've always taken all my own gear to and from rallies...and my mate Pete & I take HEAPS of gear! Last year after the Kiwi, as we were packing up, we were offered a lift for all our gear in SCMC van, which made the ride home a little less strenuous. If it makes the weekend more fun and easier for large groups then I reckon its ok.
This year it was back to lugging all the gear on the bikes tho.

Gotta agree, especially if you got a mate that might have binned or is between rides and is willing to trailer things for you. It sure makes the ride that much sweeter!:pinch:

[007XX]

Yeah - they really don't get it do they. I mean I can understand trailering rat bikes and trail bikes but all your luxuries too? If you can't fit it on your bike, you don't fucking need it!

I'm afraid I'm of the same opinion...No car full stop! A mate of ours had his lady come along in her car (which was fine), but the car was staying up top at the gates.

Fair is fair: it's a bike rally!

[Vagabond]

I'm afraid I'm of the same opinion...No car full stop! A mate of ours had his lady come along in her car (which was fine), but the car was staying up top at the gates.

Fair is fair: it's a bike rally!

Absolutely, but imagine the fun you can have knowing there's a trailer there to get you home should you get overzealeous!:innocent:

[007XX]

Absolutely, but imagine the fun you can have knowing there's a trailer there to get you home should you get overzealeous!:innocent:

:laugh: thing is, I don't need to get so inebriated that I can't get my arse back anywhere I came from in one piece...

I have a whole lot of fun, even when sober! Just you try keeping me off the dance floor...:bleh::banana:

[Max Preload]

I'm in two minds about this these days. I've always taken all my own gear to and from rallies...and my mate Pete & I take HEAPS of gear! Last year after the Kiwi, as we were packing up, we were offered a lift for all our gear in SCMC van, which made the ride home a little less strenuous. If it makes the weekend more fun and easier for large groups then I reckon its ok. A lot of clubs have members who cant ride for whatever reason but they still want to attend. At least the cars/utes/vans only drop gear off then have to park out the gate.
This year it was back to lugging all the gear on the bikes tho.

Good god, man - carting the gear is half the fun!

As for larger groups they'll have less gear per person.

You're a real contradiction... "Do not handicap your children by making their lives easy." :lol:

[Vagabond]

:laugh: thing is, I don't need to get so inebriated that I can't get my arse back anywhere I came from in one piece...

I have a whole lot of fun, even when sober! Just you try keeping me off the dance floor...:bleh::banana:

Ha ha ha Yeah I need the booze to get on the dance floor! But was talking about on the bike:bash:

[007XX]

Ha ha ha Yeah I need the booze to get on the dance floor! But was talking about on the bike:bash:

Oh you naughty little monkey!!!! I'd keep that sort of fun for the track...too many :Police:on the road for my taste...

[Goblin]

Good god, man - carting the gear is half the fun!

As for larger groups they'll have less gear per person.

You're a real contradiction... "Do not handicap your children by making their lives easy." :lol:Oh I agree! I had a blast on the way down in the howling wind, fully loaded! Even managed to piss Pete off by leaving him behind. If you've never been lucky enough to have someone else take all your gear home, then try it before you knock it.

You dont have kids do you?:whistle:

[Mk1]

Yup! Mr Plough...affectionately known as Charcoal.:innocent:

I was very dissapointed not to see Mr Plough in the burn-out.
Reckon he would've been a contender.

[NUTBAR]

nice dance lula, not sure all the chears were for the burn out.:innocent:

[tomtyer-drake]

haha, while it wasnt a bad burnout, it did get a lot more chears than it probably diserved... obviously im completely innocent here as i had no idea what everyone was suddenly getting so excited about... then i realised and it was too late to yell and scream

[Goblin]

I was very dissapointed not to see Mr Plough in the burn-out.
Reckon he would've been a contender.Oh they'll be back!:headbang:
If he and his mate on the ninja make it next year, that'll be 7 years on the same bikes...and the ninja has not even had an oil change in 6 years. :gob:

[MaxB]

Nice write up Mk1. Good to see the Kiwi viewed through fresh eyes. After going to a fair few over the years it takes a lot of effort to stop getting jaded.

A first for me was taking my 12 year old son on the trip. He handled the 800km pretty well and says he enjoyed himself. The ride back was a good way to spend Father's Day.

[Wolf]

Yeah - they really don't get it do they. I mean I can understand trailering rat bikes and trail bikes but all your luxuries too? If you can't fit it on your bike, you don't fucking need it!
It can depend upon the situation. I traveled down with Roj and Duncan on the bikes and Lizzie brought a car and trailer. Travelling in the car with Lizzie was Vanessa, whose bike is out of commission.

Those following other threads would recall that Roj's wife, Lizzie, spent last year's CK in hospital after a horrendous accident that bloody-near destroyed her and she was certainly incapable of even riding pillion this year, let alone riding her own bike down (shit, she hasn't even got any gear left as the paramedics cut everything except her gloves and socks to bits).

So Roj and Duncan stuck all their gear in the car and had a great ride down unencumbered while I carried my panniers and tent down on the back of my bike.

We set up camp and had a few "creature comforts" that could not be carried on a bike - such as a large LPG bottle for the lantern and gas cooker and the bed (which ensured Lizzie was able to get a comfortable night's sleep) but most of the stuff we had could have been carried on bikes if all of our party had been able to ride.

On Saturday I loaned Vanessa my bike and she had a great time zapping around the paddocks on it and showed me a few off-road riding techniques (she's a far better off-road rider than I am) and Lizzie even took my bike for a short ride to see how she coped with it - it's only the second bike she's ridden since the accident and the last ride she had left her in intense pain for hours afterwards, Fortunately she coped well with the ride with no nasty side-effects.

Lizzie was able to catch up with her brother, EddieB, when he turned up

On Sunday when it came to packing it was great knowing I could just cram my gear hurriedly into the panniers with no attempt at waterproofing and sling them into the back of the car then shove my saturated tent into the trailer.

Roj, Duncan and I rode home unencumbered and it was great to just blat home from the site with nothing to worry about and just enjoy the ride.

Vanessa rode my bike from Te Kuiti to Te Awamutu as I figured she'd enjoy a decent ride on the road (I still remember being without a bike and how stir-crazy I got).

So, without the car, two avid, talented, bikers would have missed out on the Cold Kiwi and they (and the rest of us) would not have had nearly as much fun.

Things are seldom "black and white". Yes, it's a biker convention, but not all avid bikers are able to ride there on a bike due to one thing and another.

Riding home, I was thinking of the group of bikers we met last year who were riding down with nothing on their bikes - in fact, at first I thought it was a bunch of mates heading out for a short day trip.

They explained to us that every second year they throw all their gear in a van loaded with creature comforts - chairs, table, gazebo, larger tents etc etc and live in luxury; on the other years they take only what they can carry on the bikes.

Flicking my unladen bike around the twisty roads and grinning like a maniac, I could really understand their way of thinking.

[tri boy]

[QUOTE=Wolf;1191377] and the bed (which ensured Lizzie was able to get a comfortable night's sleep)

There were a few scruffy bikers that had evil intentions towards hijacking that big ol big. :whistle:
Fortunately, they got so pissed, they barely managed to crawl into their own tent.:lol:

Re: Cars on site. Most were up top, but there does seem to be quite a lot these days.
But CK isn't a BYO everything anymore type of rally, so its to be expected. Still a bloody good time.

[Holy Roller]

Since I have had the armchair I am unable to carry the amount of gear that I was once able to two up due to the physical size restrictions of the hard luggage. Only thing that could be done was to build a trailer to tow behind the bike. Now one can have few creature comforts without all that weight on the back, makes entering the site a little less of a mission these days.

[Wolf]

Since I have had the armchair I am unable to carry the amount of gear that I was once able to two up due to the physical size restrictions of the hard luggage. Only thing that could be done was to build a trailer to tow behind the bike. Now one can have few creature comforts without all that weight on the back, makes entering the site a little less of a mission these days.
Yeah, a trailer for the bike would be a good idea. What's it like to haul one behind a motorcycle? Doesn't affect it too badly?

[007XX]

Those following other threads would recall that Roj's wife, Lizzie, spent last year's CK in hospital after a horrendous accident that bloody-near destroyed her and she was certainly incapable of even riding pillion this year, let alone riding her own bike down (shit, she hasn't even got any gear left as the paramedics cut everything except her gloves and socks to bits).

So, without the car, two avid, talented, bikers would have missed out on the Cold Kiwi and they (and the rest of us) would not have had nearly as much fun.

Things are seldom "black and white". Yes, it's a biker convention, but not all avid bikers are able to ride there on a bike due to one thing and another.

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Respect to that...And yes, you're right, things are not always black and white. I shall keep that in mind next time.

[Coldrider]

Does anyone know the history of the home built motorcycle in the above photo posted by Holy Roller.
I saw it a few years back, is it a diesel generator engine or something, it sure looks interesting.

[Holy Roller]

Yeah, a trailer for the bike would be a good idea. What's it like to haul one behind a motorcycle? Doesn't affect it too badly?

Last year the swivel hitch induced too much sway into the trailer over 80kph so this year I had the hitch welded up as a normal hitch. Immeadiate improvement. The trailer just sat behind the bike I hardly noticed it on the straights, though around the corners I had to slow down as the lean angle is limited to the movement on the tow ball. Corners with a speed posted sign needed to slow down for otherwise it was a sedate cruise even being able to overtake slower traffic.

To overcome the lean angle restriction a single wheel trailer would be the way to go.

[Holy Roller]

Does anyone know the history of the home built motorcycle in the above photo posted by Holy Roller.
I saw it a few years back, is it a diesel generator engine or something, it sure looks interesting.

Here you go, this page has links to magazine articles about the bike
http://www.rustynuts.co.nz/default.aspx?PageID=29

[Roj]

It can depend upon the situation. I traveled down with Roj and Duncan on the bikes and Lizzie brought a car and trailer. Travelling in the car with Lizzie was Vanessa, whose bike is out of commission.

Those following other threads would recall that Roj's wife, Lizzie, spent last year's CK in hospital after a horrendous accident that bloody-near destroyed her and she was certainly incapable of even riding pillion this year, let alone riding her own bike down (shit, she hasn't even got any gear left as the paramedics cut everything except her gloves and socks to bits).

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Thanks for that Wolf:first:

Liz and I have been regulars at the kiwi since 2000, as said, Liz was involved in a serious accident last year, she has 7 plates/ rods and 35 screws holding things together, so yes it was great to have my lady with me again this year, we probably were somewhat over the top with what we bought down but it was all for having a good time.

My lady has been a biker for a long time, because of the accident she had to get her car license this year so she could have some transport to get around:weep:

I thought the Kiwi was a bit quieter this year, not as many interesting bikes to see, will have to do something about that next year,

and of course, the only way to get a rat bike there is by trailer.

Was a good event as always

[tomtyer-drake]

nah man, just get there early and get out yo hammer and blowtorch!

[Lula]

nice dance lula, not sure all the chears were for the burn out.:innocent:

Thanks, it was the dance of glee as it was my first ever burnout. I'm glad I had my leather jacket on though it wasn't that warm even with all that smoke :cold:

[tomtyer-drake]

Only a biker knows why a dog sticks his head out of a car window.

Just seen your signature... im gonna steal it for another forum if you dont mind. think its brilliant.

[Wolf]

Only a biker knows why a dog sticks his head out of a car window.Just seen your signature... im gonna steal it for another forum if you dont mind. think its brilliant.
I get funny looks driving with my head out the window, that's why I prefer to ride a bike.

Regards,

Wolf

[Wolf]

we probably were somewhat over the top with what we bought down but it was all for having a good time.
And who'd'a'* known that you could win a prize for bringing a double bed to the Kiwi.

* Apostrophes should all be present and correct

[tomtyer-drake]

I've gotta say that next time im there, i will bring at least some sort of bed/camp matress, and actually might sleep on it!

[quallman1234]

How about you bring half a tent and ill bring the other.

Thanks to meekey_mouse for putting up my tent up while i was too tired/too blonde to do so :bleh::niceone:.

:Pokey::cool: - Good old pit bitchs... Bring on the next vic round :devil2: (Seriously thanks tho :)).

[tomtyer-drake]

oooo dude your heading for a pitlane bitchslap! and it does scare me a little that you couldnt put up a tent. anythoughts on my pm?

[Wolf]

I've gotta say that next time im there, i will bring at least some sort of bed/camp matress, and actually might sleep on it!
YEP!

Friday night (OK, Saturday morning) I had my thin quilt under me and I kept waking up with my sinuses clogged and took ages getting back to sleep.

Consequently, Saturday afternoon I was knackered and elected to have a sleep so I'd be able to go the distance on Saturday night.

Again kept waking up with blocked sinuses and feeling sore until I grabbed my leggings, rolled them into a makeshift pillow to lift my head up (I prefer to sleep on my side and my head was angled down to the side) and was abe to get a better sleep but it still wasn't the best.

Sunday morning I slept on a spare air mattress that Vanessa had brought along and used my leggings as a pillow once more - had a much easier time of getting to sleep (once I mastered the knack of moving about on an air mattress without catapulting myself off the thing).

So it was only the rain coming in when the tent started leaking that woke me up and kept me awake for ages.

So, yeah, air mattress - and a waterproof tent - next time...

[Meekey_Mouse]

How about you bring half a tent and ill bring the other.

Thanks to meekey_mouse for putting up my tent up while i was too tired/too blonde to do so :bleh::niceone:.

:Pokey::cool: - Good old pit bitchs... Bring on the next vic round :devil2: (Seriously thanks tho :)).

Haha, you're not the first guy I've helped to put up a tent... you'd think guys would be the one with the camping knowledge :stupid:

Don't forget Lydia helped heaps as well :yes:


oooo dude your heading for a pitlane bitchslap! and it does scare me a little that you couldnt put up a tent. anythoughts on my pm?

Yup :girlfight: at round 5 haha

Didn't your one collapse? :p

[quallman1234]

:Oi:. :Pokey:.

I can put up a tent! :Playnice:.

You just offered too and well you know i thought it would be good pratice for round 5 :cool: :lol:

[tomtyer-drake]

Haha, you're not the first guy I've helped to put up a tent... you'd think guys would be the one with the camping knowledge :stupid:

Don't forget Lydia helped heaps as well :yes:



Yup :girlfight: at round 5 haha

Quote:
Originally Posted by tomtyer-drake
oooo dude your heading for a pitlane bitchslap! and it does scare me a little that you couldnt put up a tent. anythoughts on my pm?



Didn't your one collapse? :p

Oh! it had 3 pegs, 2 broken sections of pole, it survived friday night only because the bike was holding it up.... and from what i hear it didnt even collapse from the wind, it was the dragging it back from accross the road that did it...

[Meekey_Mouse]

:Oi:. :Pokey:.

I can put up a tent! :Playnice:.

You just offered too and well you know i thought it would be good pratice for round 5 :cool: :lol:

Yup... good practice of me having more knowledge :whistle: hehe any hoo... this isn't the racing thread... t'is the cold kiwi thread remember :cool:


Oh! it had 3 pegs, 2 broken sections of pole, it survived friday night only because the bike was holding it up.... and from what i hear it didnt even collapse from the wind, it was the dragging it back from accross the road that did it...

Hmm.... can that be called a tent, more of a lean-to ain't it? :blink:

[kinger]

Just seen your signature... im gonna steal it for another forum if you dont mind. think its brilliant.

Don't take it the XJROC, it's been in use for a while already.:bleh:, and Haze told me we're never camping without the campbeds again.

[tomtyer-drake]

a lean to might be the go next time! just take a tarp and an extendable pole of some sort...

[tomtyer-drake]

Don't take it the XJROC, it's been in use for a while already.:bleh:, and Haze told me we're never camping without the campbeds again.

only using it on zzr-international.co.uk (brilliant zzr forum - scuse the shameless advertising)

[NUTBAR]

a few pics

[quallman1234]

:mad::girlfight::lol:.

Hehe... Thats true, we will keep the shit talk for later.

A tarp over u bike plus something on the ground and some pegs would be fine ?

[popelli]

Initially some people thought the BYO also applied to food, :(


the no byo is an attempt to make more more money by having a monopoly on selling alcohol absolutekly nothing to do with safety

it it was to do with safety there would have been a banning of glass and a no glass policy

[NUTBAR]

a few more

burn out pics to follow

[NUTBAR]

some burn out pics

[Goblin]

a few pics:laugh: Ha! That's a nice pic of Drunkin Duncan giving Lula a hand in the burnout. :niceone:

[NUTBAR]

1 or 2 more

[Wolf]

the no byo is an attempt to make more more money by having a monopoly on selling alcohol absolutekly nothing to do with safety

it it was to do with safety there would have been a banning of glass and a no glass policy
Were you there? Did you actually go to the prize-giving on Saturday night?

It was explained well enough then.

[doc]

Were you there? Did you actually go to the prize-giving on Saturday night?

It was explained well enough then.

Was at the prize giving, didn't hear anything about no BYO, I've been told I suffer from "Selective Hearing Syndrome" anyway I drank my BYO all weekend and caused no problems and don't think anyone else would have noticed either. I however did notice that the "Sky was falling" especially about 1am, I think it was that time anyway, cos next morning I had a memory problem. A good Kiwi anyway. Next year we probably won't be allowed drum fires cos of the damage to the environment. But who is going to listen to that aye ! normal people will understand what I'm on about.

[tide]

Woohoo... :woohoo: that was awesome... had a blast riding down to the CK with the 007's and friends, even with the hyobag starting to sound more like a tractor... :oi-grr: had a great party Friday and slightly quieter Saturday Night...

Even had my "major" first off road trip on the bag... well for me it was major... and leaving on Sunday was a little slippery... :pinch: but didn't drop it... :bleh:

Can't wait for the the next one...

Here are some pics...

1 - 2. Site...
3. it made it...
4. who said you couldn't ride with all the comforts... :)

[tide]

Some more pics...

1. having a good yarn...
2. home for a few nights (Thanks Mack)
3. the noisy neighbours... good blokes actually... :)
4 - 5. mmm life is hard sometimes..

[tide]

1 - 2. Spread out...
3. digging a whole...
4. contemplating a new bike... mmm :)

[tide]

1. Almost up the hard side...
2. a 10year old giving everybody the learn...
3 - 6 a target fixation sequence... damn trees...

[NUTBAR]

nice pics tide.:2thumbsup:2thumbsup

[tomtyer-drake]

1. Almost up the hard side...
2. a 10year old giving everybody the learn...
3 - 6 a target fixation sequence... damn trees...

I vote for tide to do honorary commentary of any upcoming kb track days..

[Meekey_Mouse]

a few pics

Thanks for the pics Eion :2thumbsup

[tide]

nice pics tide.:2thumbsup:2thumbsup

Thanks yours are cool too... :)

[007XX]

1 - 2. Spread out...
3. digging a whole...
4. contemplating a new bike... mmm :)

Good pics Mate...and you got to admit that Speed Triple is a sexy beast :love:...

And there are so many ways I could twist the sense out of your captions :devil2:, but I'll be good!:laugh:

It would appear I am getting myself as it is in enough trouble on this site...

[tide]

Good pics Mate...and you got to admit that Speed Triple is a sexy beast :love:...

And there are so many ways I could twist the sense out of your captions :devil2:, but I'll be good!:laugh:

It would appear I am getting myself as it is in enough trouble on this site...

Thanks :Punk:

but you're sweet and innocent... and could never be in trouble... :devil2:

hehe...

[Goblin]

but you're sweet and innocent... and could never be in trouble... :devil2:

hehe...Hahaha! Since when has sweetness had anything to do with innocence?:laugh:

[007XX]

Thanks :Punk:

but you're sweet and innocent... and could never be in trouble... :devil2:

hehe...

Yes, exactly...:whistle::lol:

[Wolf]

Hahaha! Since when has sweetness had anything to do with innocence?:laugh:
The sweetest women I've known were far from innocent - probably what made them so sweet...

[007XX]

The sweetest women I've known were far from innocent - probably what made them so sweet...

:shutup::shutup::shutup:

*stays the heck away from such entertaining topic, as will be blamed (again) for taking things off topic...:innocent:*

[Wolf]

*stays the heck away from such entertaining topic, as will be blamed (again) for taking things off topic...:innocent:*
That halo looks like it's slipping...

[007XX]

That halo looks like it's slipping...

The bastard thing is a pirck to keep upright, I tell ya!

maybe I should call it "YoYo"...:lol::rolleyes:

[tomtyer-drake]

Thoght i would take this opportunity to invite any of the KB crew who i have met over the yearish to my 'getting the f*ck out of new zealand' party.

it should be pretty boozey, and its held at my old flat, so i cant offer accom, but then again, if you fall asleep on the floor out of the way, nobody's gonna force you out properly.

its on next friday night 14th, in grafton auckland.

feel free to turn up, wish me a safe journey, and generally have fun.

Tom

[quallman1234]

Thoght i would take this opportunity to invite any of the KB crew who i have met over the yearish to my 'getting the f*ck out of new zealand' party.

it should be pretty boozey, and its held at my old flat, so i cant offer accom, but then again, if you fall asleep on the floor out of the way, nobody's gonna force you out properly.

its on next friday night 14th, in grafton auckland.

feel free to turn up, wish me a safe journey, and generally have fun.

Tom
I would of i could mate, have a bloody good farewell party :crybaby::Playnice::cool:

[NUTBAR]

The bastard thing is a pirck to keep upright, I tell ya!

maybe I should call it "YoYo"...:lol::rolleyes:

to be a yo yo it has has to go up & down.:laugh:

[pyrocam]

Were you there? Did you actually go to the prize-giving on Saturday night?

It was explained well enough then.

can you please elaborate?
I am keen to know what their official reason was.

[Wolf]

can you please elaborate?
I am keen to know what their official reason was.
I gathered from what was said near the beginning of the speech that the club itself was being held accountable for last year's fatality and that they had to get a licence for this year.

[Max Preload]

I gathered from what was said near the beginning of the speech that the club itself was being held accountable for last year's fatality and that they had to get a licence for this year.

They'd have to get a special license to sell liquor every year anyway.

It is my understanding that the RMCC was cleared of any wrong doing by the coroner. So it's a bit off that they were then effectively punished though with the tougher restrictions, particularly the no BYO.

When they apply next year, I'm damn well going to make a submission in their favour if possible, and I'd encourage everyone else to do the same.

The application would come under the Taupo DC in the Turangi/Tongariro ward if I'm not mistaken.

[carver]

yes, nice to see meeky mouse, wolf, 007xx, awful_truth,Quallaman, and tri boy.
oh, big ups to my main man, crazy steve..pitching up with him was fun, plus the most desperate attempt at the hill climb on the pit bike.
NXR's rule!
the cold kiwi mug i won was one from 2004! thats cheeky.
after all that slow riding

[tomtyer-drake]

ah ha ha... i remember having a drunken discussion/conversation/chat with the dude who won the slow race. i just remember asking the most rediculous question "so... how slow is a slow race" sorry bout that

[carver]

ah ha ha... i remember having a drunken discussion/conversation/chat with the dude who won the slow race. i just remember asking the most rediculous question "so... how slow is a slow race" sorry bout that

i was 2nd up...on the trail bike...might have been me.
the dude asked me something random on stage...i can remember getting smart back!

[tomtyer-drake]

this was after dark when the conversation happened... i didnt start drinkign till well after 3.45

[007XX]

to be a yo yo it has has to go up & down.:laugh:

Eeerrr...that was kind of the point... It does come up from time to time, I swear! :stupid::shit:

[Coldrider]

i was 2nd up...on the trail bike...might have been me.
the dude asked me something random on stage...i can remember getting smart back!
The dude is 'Barney', he is one of the significant forces driving the Cold Kiwi.

[xgnr]

All

Have a handful of my very bad videos of the Cold kiwi posted here

http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=bmwk75s

Cheers

Stu

[Roj]

They'd have to get a special license to sell liquor every year anyway.



From what was siad they have been forgoing that particular bit...

[Max Preload]

From what was siad they have been forgoing that particular bit...

Oh, really? :lol:

I admire their tenacity!

[Roj]

the cold kiwi mug i won was one from 2004! thats cheeky.
after all that slow riding

That will have been one of the 30th anniversay ones... got given mine with the prepay entry that year

[Lula]

Just seen your signature... im gonna steal it for another forum if you dont mind. think its brilliant.

No worries steal away, thinking about it I could of used yours on several occasions.

[007XX]

The dude is 'Barney', he is one of the significant forces driving the Cold Kiwi.

Spoke to him at length after the announcements, and man, what a character! Heck of a nice guy too...:yes:

[chevman]

This was my third year,and faces in the photos are definately more familiar this year(well those that are not a blurry memory anyway......)See ya`s next year.

[xgnr]

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