Karapoti Adventure Ride, Sunday 8 July [Archive]

Balrog

6th July 2007, 18:41

denefoster

6th July 2007, 19:12

count me in :)

upshift

6th July 2007, 21:20

Sounds good, will see what the weather is looking like tomorrow.

marks

6th July 2007, 21:32

I'm sorry
you cant do this ride this Sunday as my son and I are already doing it.

we are intending to devirginise our new dt230 (I'll bring the 660)

Pick another Sunday

or .. alternatively we could do it "backwards" and meet you at the Service station..

it will be veeeery veeery slippery

(we may do some reconnaissance from Prm end on Sat aft - if its really really slippery we will woose out and bring our old shitter trail bikes on Sunday)

young1

6th July 2007, 21:46

Have a good ride guys, I have had many a fun trip in there, first on my DR350 with my son on his DS80 (we used to go in from the Upper Hutt side and the very first time we went in we got through the gorge and he wanted to turn round and go home!) to some wonderful rides on my DR400 with my boy on his (then) DRZ125 and other friends who we introduced to the area.

Would love to be with you this weekend, not sure about taking the 990 in there though without some nobblies on!

Marks have a good one, break in the DT (in a good sense of course)!

Balrog

6th July 2007, 23:29

Sounds good, providing forecast is OK tomorrow I'm a definite starter.

Will be planning a couple of small side trips on the Pram side which might also be of interest to others.

1/ Check out newly rebuilt Orange hut.

2/ Short blat back along Titi ridge (before heading down Perhams road), to Whakatiki forest which is a small pine plantation. There is a point of interest there for those who have GPS receivers or are into geocaching.

I'll be in for a look around. I've only been through once and I wasn't to sure
of my way around so I kept pretty much to the main road.

gunna

7th July 2007, 05:53

marks

7th July 2007, 09:09

OK, so if ScooterBoy and MopedGirl are starting from different ends, whose phoned ahead for the Westpac Chopper. I'm a starter from the Hutt end, maybe let you lot go on ahead to fill up some of the holes

are you going to ride that big peice of pommy tin or the husky?

tri boy

7th July 2007, 09:22

OK, so if ScooterBoy and MopedGirl are starting from different ends, whose phoned ahead for the Westpac Chopper. I'm a starter from the Hutt end, maybe let you lot go on ahead to fill up some of the holes

Yay...:woohoo:
Another Scrambler in da house.... jump round, everybody jump up, jump round.......:banana::spudflip::wavey::spudbooge::w ari:

Aslan

7th July 2007, 12:48

i'd be keen to explore as suggested by Upshift - coming in from Upper Hutt - and yes meeting others coming the other way at warp factor is a hazard to be avoided - I'll prolly go tail end charlie - cheers Aslan :scooter:

marks

7th July 2007, 13:27

Glen and I have decided to take our trail bikes in from the Prm end with the intention of being at the Karapoti end by 11am (which we presume is about when you guys will be there??)

Anyone who wants to come through with us is welcome to meet us outside the quad place at the foot of Perrins Rd. We intend to leave there by 9.30 at the latest.

cell is 0274499115

marks

7th July 2007, 13:32

Yay...:woohoo:
Another Scrambler in da house.... jump round, everybody jump up, jump round.......:banana::spudflip::wavey::spudbooge::w ari:

You may both have scramblers but there is one important difference - you are still relatively sane.:shit:

buggsubique

7th July 2007, 18:33

Just got my DR-Z 400 on the road (ie just got full license and wife will now let me!:whocares:) but I can't this sunday. Had a good ride with Dene the other weekend down Red Rocks...got as far as cave bay but tide was in...

Sunday mornings are usually out for me with the young fella playing footie. Whenever I can though I'll be joinin you lads..hopefully soon!

Cheers, Buggs

denefoster

7th July 2007, 20:57

on the plate and license :) Looking forward to more rides. Word of warning, don't try and ride 1000kms in a weekend on the DRZ, it's painful.. though Zukin says you eventually get used to it, I have my doubts ;p

btw, fouled another plug today. go me. I need to get that sorted. Also stuck a new rear on today and went to Red Rocks to scrub it in, heaps more traction in the sand :) Should be good enough for the wet clay of Karapoti.

upshift

7th July 2007, 22:03

Ooops, i dropped my photos off, here they are again.

Orange hut is a bit of an icon in this area, but has been deliberately burnt down three times I think. Looks like it's been rebuilt with concrete blocks this time.

The Titi ridge side trip is to a point I have a geocache to mark an interesting map point. There is a great view of Kapiti by taking a short walk (so bring cameras). You can also carry on from there down Hydro Valley (not to be confused with Hydro Road ) which takes you down to Orange Hut and provides a different bit of scenery. From Orange hut it is a short hop back to the main "Pram track" so that would be my suggestion for a bit of a diversion. There is one slightly tricky river crossing between Orange Hut and the main track in that there is a short but steepish climb out of it. It's easier to do it from the Orange Hut side as the slope is a descent which is easier. However it's not as bad as I'm probably making it sound.

So providing the weather doesn't suddenly turn, which is unlikely, I look forward to meeting up at Caltex as suggested.

65602

Remains of previous Orange hut

65603

Magical map point

Aslan

7th July 2007, 22:12

onya Neil! C U in the AM - God willing! Aslan :scooter:

Korea

8th July 2007, 00:40

65603

Magical map point

Look out! Tie-fighters on the horizon~!

gunna

8th July 2007, 05:57

This Sundays looking like the weather is going to be .... not raining

Looking at doing a Karapoti run.
Start at around 10:30am (ish) at the Rimutaka Caltex service station.
Head pretty much in from the Akatarawa side and exit at the other end.

Expecting it to be wet, slippery and scary.
So I thought I'd take the GS :)

If you fancy coming along, see you on Sunday
We have two riders confirmed so far. If the weather is really bad we may postpone.

Cheers Jim

Ok, I've been up for a few hours (running on Northern Hemisphere time) and the tintops are all frosted over. Looks like we won't be able to cry-off for weather or bad light. Can I do this 2up on the eggbeater or are we talking major rutting and shitholes (over the motor) ?

magicfairy

8th July 2007, 09:37

Can I do this 2up on the eggbeater or are we talking major rutting and shitholes (over the motor) ?

I am replying on behalf of BusaJim (he's putting on lots of clothing right now)
If you haven't done this route before, then he says best not to do it 2 up the first time, unless you are a really really confident rider. Is going to get to be pretty tough going in places probably. And it will be quite slippery from all the rain we have had recently.

He'll see you all there soon.

(His partner - Marie)

marks

8th July 2007, 18:04

Ok, I've been up for a few hours (running on Northern Hemisphere time) and the tintops are all frosted over. Looks like we won't be able to cry-off for weather or bad light. Can I do this 2up on the eggbeater or are we talking major rutting and shitholes (over the motor) ?

harden up and just do it you big pussy

Aslan

8th July 2007, 20:07

pampa

8th July 2007, 20:40

Balrog

8th July 2007, 21:35

Thanks for great day everyone.
I really enjoyed myself, and the ride was huge amounts of fun.

Here's some pics

Balrog

8th July 2007, 21:37

..........

Balrog

8th July 2007, 21:39

few more..

Balrog

8th July 2007, 21:40

Last ones ..

young1

8th July 2007, 21:52

Great photos guys, wish i could have been there on my DR, it must be 4 1/2 years now since I have ridden in there.

When you went in from the Upper Hutt, you went through the gorge, onto the gravel road to the clearing, did you cross the river there?

How did the GS go BusaJim? tTat would have looked impressive going up the hill after the river crossing.

I decided to start my DR up to burn the spiders off(!) and found that it had a flat battery! Then I moved to my boys KDX and found that I had to drain the carb as the fuel was off, but got it going in the end.

Steve are you thinking of doing the MMMMM ride next month?

limbimtimwim

8th July 2007, 21:55

Looks like fun!!

Didn't look that muddy in the photos.

Do you think in summer it would be possible on my street tyre shod DR-Z?

young1

8th July 2007, 21:58

I have been through there with a guy with balding trials tires on, he got through but it would have to be very dry as there are patches of clay / mud which could catch you out. Give it a go though!

Madness

8th July 2007, 22:06

Do you think in summer it would be possible on my street tyre shod DR-Z?

Up to the clearing/river & you'll be fine, even in winter. It's the pram Track, past the river crossing that's the issue. Polished, rutted clay that really requires dual-purpose tyres at the least.

Get a permit from GWRC & you can take a detour from the Taka's whenever the desire takes you...

K slider

8th July 2007, 22:18

Dam I missed another ride I will have to check the computa regularly.
Probably a bit technical for me.

Pete.:bye:

Balrog

8th July 2007, 23:40

....
How did the GS go BusaJim? tTat would have looked impressive going up the hill after the river crossing.
...

Hey young1, GS went sweet as.
I was a bit worried about the start of the Param track.
Last time I was there I lost traction going up one of the rock/clay combinations
and started going backwards.

No problems this time, rode the bike up faster, had the tyre pressures down a bit more and it
went up very nicely.

I found it pretty tricky on the slippery clay. Little front washes and the odd
sliding into a rut when you intended to ride past it got the blood pumping.

Good fun though

:)

gunna

9th July 2007, 06:15

humbling experience today - set off feeling concerned for those riding bigger machines across the very slipprery Pram Track - even offered to ride as tail end charlie. It turned out I struggled on my little DR - albeit on dual sport tyres which filled up and became useless quickly in the clay.

Big ups - I salute you Jim (1150GS ADV), Pampa(F650Dakar) and Tim with his daughter riding pillion (Triumph Scrambler) on those big machines.

Thanks to all for your company and special thanks to MarkS who kept an eye out for me after I had the front wash out on a down hill section ahead of the steepest part of the Pram Track :sick:

A great ride - magic country today in the sunshine - thanks to all for your company - see you out there - Aslan :scooter:

Sorry some of us got lost and didn't see you at the end Aslan :bye:
When I saw that rear tyre you had on, I thought you would have a little bit of fun. Sometimes a big heavy bike with some bite in the tyre, a low centre of gravity and an extra bum on the seat will go some places that are a struggle on the lightweight stepladder brigade. Certainly it's not so far to fall in any case. Managed to put that theory into practice with a nice downhill biff right near the end. Luckily no damage to machine or passengers, so all good.
Had a great time, great bunch of guys and sorry if my mobile road block got in anyones way or scared anyone. Still not sure whether to try and improve the Eggbeater suspension and ground clearance for a more offroady feel, or just keep putting gas in the tank. C U

ps Anyone doing the MMMMMMMM trip mid-August?

gunna

9th July 2007, 06:44

Aye all! it was a very nice ride today guys including the tracks and the awoseme wheather, by the way thanks for waiting for me the few times I was going slow to scared to go faster :D.

First rest after the slippery pram track and nice river crossing (http://proyecto-magoo.com.ar/cgi-bin/wikimagoo.pl/ridersResting)

Quick question to MarkS if I may, what is the brand of your trail bike and how much does it cost? I'm trying to convince a friend to buy a bike and geetting a cheap one may help

Hi Pampa,

The cheap Chinese bikes are getting better and cheaper all the time. I sold those two to Mark and because his expectations were low, he's real happy (special case!). I've stopped importing the things for a number of reasons but my advice would be that if your friend has a low budget and is prepared to spend it on something with a zero resale value (similar to buying beer), they could have 6-12 months fun for maybe $2000.(similar to buying beer!)
It may be better to invest a bit more gold in a low mileage bike (how much did you pay for the DRZ250, Jim) and this could be sold later with less total cost and would be a better ride.

denefoster

9th July 2007, 06:47

Sorry some of us got lost and didn't see you at the end Aslan :bye:
When I saw that rear tyre you had on, I thought you would have a little bit of fun. Sometimes a big heavy bike with some bite in the tyre, a low centre of gravity and an extra bum on the seat will go some places that are a struggle on the lightweight stepladder brigade. Certainly it's not so far to fall in any case. Managed to put that theory into practice with a nice downhill biff right near the end. Luckily no damage to machine or passengers, so all good.
Had a great time, great bunch of guys and sorry if my mobile road block got in anyones way or scared anyone. Still not sure whether to try and improve the Eggbeater suspension and ground clearance for a more offroady feel, or just keep putting gas in the tank. C U

ps Anyone doing the MMMMMMMM trip mid-August?

I still reckon you've got one brave-as passenger.. and some mad skill to pilot that tank around on the clay. I had enough fun on the wee (in comparison) DR :) Looking forward to doing the Devil's Staircase with you sometime ;)

Aslan

9th July 2007, 09:51

Looks like fun!!

Didn't look that muddy in the photos.

Do you think in summer it would be possible on my street tyre shod DR-Z?

Hi limbimtimwim - IMHO dual sport / adventure tyres are suitable on the PRAM when it is dry - when the clay is wet tyres with sharper knobs would be better - I plan to check out Vee rubber for my DR350 - cheers Aslan

PS this thread might help you http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=31920 also see gunna's post under Physics in this thread

Aslan

9th July 2007, 09:55

Hey young1, GS went sweet as.
I was a bit worried about the start of the Param track.
Last time I was there I lost traction going up one of the rock/clay combinations
and started going backwards.

No problems this time, rode the bike up faster, had the tyre pressures down a bit more and it
went up very nicely.

I found it pretty tricky on the slippery clay. Little front washes and the odd
sliding into a rut when you intended to ride past it got the blood pumping.

Good fun though

:)

Again Jim (I think you should be named 'Intrepid Jim' and perhaps myself Mr Cautious) I salute you - great pics also - cheers Aslan :Punk:

Balrog

9th July 2007, 11:30

Again Jim (I think you should be named 'Intrepid Jim' and perhaps myself Mr Cautious) I salute you - great pics also - cheers Aslan :Punk:

Cheers Aslan

I wouldn't be trying these kinds of things without a good group of people around.

marks

9th July 2007, 13:46

Cheers Aslan

I wouldn't be trying these kinds of things without a good group of people around.

I wouldn't be trying the sorts of things you did even with the westpac helicopter parked next to me

pampa

9th July 2007, 14:34

Hi Pampa,

The cheap Chinese bikes are getting better and cheaper all the time. I sold those two to Mark and because his expectations were low, he's real happy (special case!). I've stopped importing the things for a number of reasons but my advice would be that if your friend has a low budget and is prepared to spend it on something with a zero resale value (similar to buying beer), they could have 6-12 months fun for maybe $2000.(similar to buying beer!)
It may be better to invest a bit more gold in a low mileage bike (how much did you pay for the DRZ250, Jim) and this could be sold later with less total cost and would be a better ride.

Thanks for the info and advise. I guess he might need to make is mind about that ...

marks

9th July 2007, 14:41

Thanks for the info and advise. I guess he might need to make is mind about that ...

Gunna's advice is good

If he does decide he wants a cheapy let us know as I think my son Glen is ready to move onto something better/faster so his bike will be surplus.

windboy

9th July 2007, 15:24

sounds like you guys had way past your share of fun this weekend... Thanks to busajim for sharing those pics!

later

gunna

9th July 2007, 17:17

I am replying on behalf of BusaJim (he's putting on lots of clothing right now)
If you haven't done this route before, then he says best not to do it 2 up the first time, unless you are a really really confident rider. Is going to get to be pretty tough going in places probably. And it will be quite slippery from all the rain we have had recently.

He'll see you all there soon.

(His partner - Marie)

Thanks Magic Fairy, as it happened we were putting our gear on and missed this post. We got to the end alive but my daughter is now mute and just stares at a fixed point somewhere over the horizon.............:shit:

upshift

9th July 2007, 20:30

Dam I missed another ride I will have to check the computa regularly.
Probably a bit technical for me.

Pete.:bye:

yeah right! I'm sure you'd be able to handle it pete :ride:

Great day out, I thoroughly enjoyed it. Many thanks to those who came, a great bunch to ride with. Thanks for the photo's BusaJim, very nice :niceone:

Rather impressed with the ability of those on the bigger bikes, I get nervous even just thinking about such things. Managed OK on my DRZ but one off toward the end, bit of a slippery downhill and pretty much only remember being splatted to the ground and the bike on it's side facing uphill. Suspect I inadevertently touched the back brake!

Here's a plot from my GPS overlaid on Google earth. I'm fairly impressed with the sensitivity of my new supa dupa Garmin 60CSX, not only does it have no problem under tree cover but I was carrying it in the inside pocket of my motorbike jacket as well.

65762

K slider

9th July 2007, 21:21

yeah right! I'm sure you'd be able to handle it pete :ride:

Great day out, I thoroughly enjoyed it. Many thanks to those who came, a great bunch to ride with. Thanks for the photo's BusaJim, very nice :niceone:

Rather impressed with the ability of those on the bigger bikes, I get nervous even just thinking about such things. Managed OK on my DRZ but one off toward the end, bit of a slippery downhill and pretty much only remember being splatted to the ground and the bike on it's side facing uphill. Suspect I inadevertently touched the back brake!

Here's a plot from my GPS overlaid on Google earth. I'm fairly impressed with the sensitivity of my new supa dupa Garmin 60CSX, not only does it have no problem under tree cover but I was carrying it in the inside pocket of my motorbike jacket as well.

65762
HI Neal did you draw the line in or did the GPS generate it for you as the the detail is very good. When you turned off to orange hut did you double back down the steam or go down the pram track. cheers Pete.

K slider

9th July 2007, 21:29

Hi Pampa if your friend wants a low cost bike try Motorcycle Maintenance, Don imports bikes from Japan to order, Just tell him what you want eg DR250 how much you want to pay and the condition.
I have great success with him so far.
Pete.

pampa

9th July 2007, 21:41

upshift

9th July 2007, 22:24

HI Neal did you draw the line in or did the GPS generate it for you as the the detail is very good. When you turned off to orange hut did you double back down the steam or go down the pram track. cheers Pete.

Just a matter of starting up Google Earth, connecting the GPSr to the USB and importing the data and it is all drawn for you. I have added the placemarks and comments on top of the whole lot. By zooming in I can see these points quite clearly. In fact I can even see the spot where I fell off (note the sudden change in direction :o)

65775

Going into Orange Hut is where we got split up a bit. The group I was with went to the end of the actual Pram track where it joins Whahatiki road (just before the top of Perhams Road), at the point marked "waited a long time". Then headed to the pointer showing the Pine Forest, down into Hydro Valley and to the hut. We then rode the short section back out to the Pram track and retraced the last section back to Perhams Road. Nice easy bit of track through there but lots of other tracks joining it. Mostly they are off to individual pylon towers and are dead ends but some are quite a way in. I prefer to come down Hydro valley like we did, it's easier to stay on the right track going downhill.

gunna

10th July 2007, 04:39

Just a matter of starting up Google Earth, connecting the GPSr to the USB and importing the data and it is all drawn for you. I have added the placemarks and comments on top of the whole lot. By zooming in I can see these points quite clearly. In fact I can even see the spot where I fell off (note the sudden change in direction :o)

65775

Going into Orange Hut is where we got split up a bit. The group I was with went to the end of the actual Pram track where it joins Whahatiki road (just before the top of Perhams Road), at the point marked "waited a long time". Then headed to the pointer showing the Pine Forest, down into Hydro Valley and to the hut. We then rode the short section back out to the Pram track and retraced the last section back to Perhams Road. Nice easy bit of track through there but lots of other tracks joining it. Mostly they are off to individual pylon towers and are dead ends but some are quite a way in. I prefer to come down Hydro valley like we did, it's easier to stay on the right track going downhill.

Hey, that's a very flash toy.
Gotta have me one of them.
Where did you get it and how much?

marks

10th July 2007, 08:06

Hey, that's a very flash toy.
Gotta have me one of them.
Where did you get it and how much?

and I know who the sucker will be that has to get it all going too...

upshift

10th July 2007, 16:03

Hey, that's a very flash toy.
Gotta have me one of them.
Where did you get it and how much?

One of those things that a lot of people tend to dismiss "I don't need one of those" - sure, then those people shouldn't buy them. However once you start learning what it's all about you almost wonder how you ever managed to make it out the front door without one!

There is a lot of variety and functionality available and you would need to determine what your primary use of it will be, which first means a bit of a research and learning about what they will do. A couple of forums to look at and ask questions are
http://forums.gps.org.nz/ (look in Traditional Outdoors and Hardware), and
http://www.advrider.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=37 of course.

The one I have is a Garmin gpsmap 60csx which is ideal for what I want, tramping, motorcycling, geocaching, and navigation functions. It carries a full set of NZ roadmaps, topographical maps, and point's of interest (nearest petrol station, atm, food etc) and will do auto-routing to a selected destination. If I had the money I would also have a Garmin Zumo for Car/Bike navigation, bigger screen, voice prompts and bluetooth capability, but they are pretty expensive.
The sensitivity of the 60CSX (also 76CSX and Zumo - which all have the SiRF 3 chipset) is remarkable. Not just useful for heavy tree cover, travel in gorges etc, but also means it gets satellite lock quickly and gives a far more detailed record of your trail. It runs on two AA batteries, either alkaline (15-20hrs) or NiMH rechargable.

Best price for a "NZ" model with Garmin warranty I have seen in Wellington is $950 at http://www.triginstruments.co.nz/catalog/ (caution - their quoted prices do not include GST)

If you are OK with a parrallel imported one (and I was) then $680 at
http://www.finda.co.nz/business/listing/3xc/kiwigps/ who is someone I would recommend without hesitation.

And yes, I am very biased toward Garmins :yes:

NordieBoy

11th July 2007, 10:13

If you are not too sure about GPS's then get something like a eTrex Legend off TradeMe to see if you like them.
I paid $245 (unopened, in box) for my last one.
Full searchable NZ maps for $100 or so.

Garry.W

12th July 2007, 11:31

Hi thanks for all the info and apologies for taking the attention of the topic of the forum.
There were really nice river crossings, and in the final donwhill was reaally scary, very slippery, rooted and twisted but very good practice, I was going at 20k holding busaJim and MarkS ...

Is that you Pablo? Good to see you're out and about on the Dakar with these guys. trust all is good with the bike and hope all is well with you guys. Call around home sometime if you're passing.

Cheers
Garry

pampa

12th July 2007, 13:12

Is that you Pablo? Good to see you're out and about on the Dakar with these guys. trust all is good with the bike and hope all is well with you guys. Call around home sometime if you're passing.

Cheers
Garry

Hi Garry, yeap it's me all good with the bike. It was awesome to go with the guys to Karapoti on Sunday, I've also been around a few times with BusaJim as well. Still scared to death in most places but happy after doing it! I read about the problem with your HP2 and was sorry to hear, hope you can fixit without spending too much :yes: ... it would be nice to go on a ride with you
Cheers,
Pablo

K slider

12th July 2007, 19:46

Pampa Do you fancy doing a gravel ride sunday over the Wairarapa if its Fine.
Pete

pampa

13th July 2007, 16:16

Pampa Do you fancy doing a gravel ride sunday over the Wairarapa if its Fine.
Pete

Hi K slider, BusaJim and I were planning to cross the karapoti (again) on Sunday if the wheather is not bad and go for a ride on the beach passing Waikanae to try the sand a bit :scooter: . What do u reckon about that? txt me if u r keen 021540247
Pampa

Balrog

14th July 2007, 10:38

Hi K slider, BusaJim and I were planning to cross the karapoti (again) on Sunday if the wheather is not bad and go for a ride on the beach passing Waikanae to try the sand a bit :scooter: . What do u reckon about that? txt me if u r keen 021540247
Pampa

More the merrier :)
Be great to see some others coming along as well.
We've just been talking about getting the GS's into some sand to get some
practice.

Probably meet at Caltex Rimutaka at 10:30 like last time.
Head over the Karapoti, stop for a coffee and then play dig the GSA out of the
Beach :sweatdrop

Garry.W

14th July 2007, 12:13

More the merrier :)
Be great to see some others coming along as well.
We've just been talking about getting the GS's into some sand to get some
practice.

Probably meet at Caltex Rimutaka at 10:30 like last time.
Head over the Karapoti, stop for a coffee and then play dig the GSA out of the
Beach :sweatdrop

Sounds good, better if I had the HP back though. I'll make do with the XT - and watch you guys digging :yes:

See you Caltex R. around 10:30, any change or cancellation please txt me 021 220 6104

Cheers
Garry

marks

14th July 2007, 16:59

Glen and I were going to have a play at this end of the Mungatooks tomorrow morning on the DT and XT so while we won't attempt to come through to Karapoti (crap tires on the DT) we'll aim to wait for you at the same place we all got back together again after we got separated last Sunday (about 12ish?). Then we can maybe follow you guys to the beach.

cell is 0274499115

cheers

Mark

Balrog

14th July 2007, 19:29

... we'll aim to wait for you at the same place we all got back together again after we got separated last Sunday (about 12ish?). Then we can maybe follow you guys to the beach.
...
cheers

Mark

Sweet, see you then

:stoogie:

K slider

14th July 2007, 19:31

still 10.30 Jm, hope it is not to greasy {bald tyres}

Balrog

14th July 2007, 19:39

still 10.30 Jm, hope it is not to greasy {bald tyres}

:)
10:30's the time.

Balrog

15th July 2007, 19:01

Well that was a whole lot more scary than last time.
I think frozen mud gives more traction than wet mud :)

Good fun though, some offs, some scary moments.

After the Karapoti a few people had to get home so it was
just Mark and I that ended up having a go at the beach.

Heaps of fun, bit scary at first as the front tyre moves around
all the time but after a few minutes the pace started hotting up.

On the way back ( and after a few attempts at donuts ) we ended up
bumping into Mr Plod who was busy dealing with a bunch of people treating
the beach like a race track ( not us ..... at that point in time ).

Mark got talking to one of the officers and we discovered that its ok to
drive/ride on the beach from peka peka right up to wanganui.

Which begs the question ..
Do you think we can ride all the way up there on our bikes?

So if anybody has any info on if that would be possible, let us know

Here's a few pics of the ride today.
The 1st few are not to good, can't seem to get the camera to take good photos in low light.

Balrog

15th July 2007, 19:03

....few more ...

Balrog

15th July 2007, 19:05

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Balrog

15th July 2007, 19:07

Last one

Great day everyone, thanks for coming along

Jim

merv

15th July 2007, 19:10

Mark got talking to one of the officers and we discovered that its ok to
drive/ride on the beach from peka peka right up to wanganui.

Which begs the question ..
Do you think we can ride all the way up there on our bikes?

Out front of Paraparaumu and Waikanae the Kapiti District Council has bylaws prohibiting vehicles on the beach. North of there I have done most parts up to Himitangi and its reasonably easy riding with nice wide sandy beaches. Problem is the rivers like Otaki and Manawatu are so friggin big you've got to ride inland to cross a bridge then go back to the beach.

tri boy

15th July 2007, 19:25

Looks like you guys had a fun day.:yes:
Thanks for the pix.

K slider

15th July 2007, 19:51

Had a great ride, sorry to hold you guys up, my rear wheel just wouldnt stay behind me where it belongs. Motorad should make a few bucks on monday fortunatley not mine this time.I think the Physio will get instead::scooter:

upshift

15th July 2007, 21:24

Great pics, looks a way lot more slippery than last week. Probably just as well I stuck to walking today, I had just been for a wander up Canon's Point walkway when I saw you all. Would love to get the bike in there.

Aslan

15th July 2007, 22:34

another great day - on a very slippery Pram Track.

Thanks for your companuy BusaJim, Pampa, GarryW, KSlider, BulaBill - another great day.

Re BusaJim and MarkS' comments earlier in this thread about the beach - I've ridden on an Adventure Ride organised by Central Districts in 2005 from Peka Peka to Te Horo and Hokio Beach to Foxton Beach. Twas a bit tricky crossing the stream at Hokio - where I went across was very deep - luckly not to have the beemer get lungs full of water :sick:

Aslan

15th July 2007, 22:37

Out front of Paraparaumu and Waikanae the Kapiti District Council has bylaws prohibiting vehicles on the beach. North of there I have done most parts up to Himitangi and its reasonably easy riding with nice wide sandy beaches. Problem is the rivers like Otaki and Manawatu are so friggin big you've got to ride inland to cross a bridge then go back to the beach.

been quiet without you! :dodge:

merv

15th July 2007, 22:45

been quiet without you! :dodge:

Yeah been on holiday in Cairns, caught a bloody lurg (before I went sadly) and haven't been back to work yet so missed the Friday lunch too.

Don't worry, I'll be back.

Garry.W

16th July 2007, 08:38

Good morning out chaps, happy I was on the little XT I think :yes:

Few more pics over here -http://forum.bmwor.org.nz/index.php/topic,719.0.html

Cheers
Garry

pampa

16th July 2007, 10:04

Hi all, another excellent ride on another perfect day with a very good bunch of guys, by the way thanks for all the help I thought u might appreciate the work out of lifting 200Kg a couple of times. No really, thanks I would've struggled to pick up the bike alone so it make it much more enjoyable.
Very nice photos (didn't post mines are all out-of-focus so I didn't post 'em) and good report Garry.

Cheers,
Pampa

young1

16th July 2007, 12:13

Mate and his son were riding in this area back in 2001. Son had an old bike, of course it broke down. Too hard to tow out, too far to push it. They hid the bike, dad doubled son back to vehicle and they went home.

Rang a friend up with Double Cab 4 X 4 who agreed to go in with them to pick the bike up. Wife and daughter thought they would go for the ride.

They got in there, found the bike, put it on back, driving out they rolled the 4 X 4. Luckily no one hurt, a couple of them were quite shocked.

Dad had to run out for help, Police had to be involved to go in and get them all out!

K slider

16th July 2007, 22:42

pampa

17th July 2007, 11:11

Pampa, I had 3 goes myself with the wheels up hill and sliding in the mud till I spun the bike down hill. I was hoping a quad may come along but alas it didnt.
It was good fun rolling in a Bavarian Mud Wallow.

Regrettably we weren't there to help, almost take same track though. I'm quite pleased with the ride despite of the couple of times I didn't do the right thing , I would've expected to struggle more considering how slippery it was. Are u OK now or still sore?

Cheers,
Pablo

K slider

17th July 2007, 18:26

[QUOTE=pampa;1135011]Regrettably we weren't there to help, almost take same track though. I'm quite pleased with the ride despite of the couple of times I didn't do the right thing , I would've expected to struggle more considering how slippery it was. Are u OK now or still sore?
Cheers,Pablo

Good thanks back to work tomorrow,can't tell wife what happened for fear of terminal ear ache {I told You so etc}
You ride really well . It was my fault for not paying attention.
Cheers Pete.:mellow: