Le Bons, Okains and Little Akaloa Bays' Ride (Banks P)

[cooneyr]

Cruisy day ride from Christchurch to Le Bons, Okains and Little Akaloa Bay's. Plan is to meet at Tai tapu Petrol Station at 9am on the 3rd February. Travel to Little River, up over southern hills to Wainui, round to Duvauchelle, up Robinsons Bay Stock Track (steep but can bypass on Okains Bay Road if you want), down to Le Bons Bay, over to Okains bay, over to Little Akaloa Bay, back to Duvauchelle then run over the hill home. Map of route attached.

If your keen and its hot bring ya togs - Okains has a decent beach.

Cheers R

[mattsdakar]

Enjoy the ride guys, that day I will be rounding eastcape towards Gisborne, bring it on!!

[Transalper]

Yes, think i'm in, we did a lot of those areas on the first Canterbury Rides Shop Adventure. Been saying I'd like to do their route again. I should show you the route sheets from that ride sometime.

[HenryDorsetCase]

oooh oooooh. hopefully I will have my new bike by then!!

[cooneyr]

oooh oooooh. hopefully I will have my new bike by then!!

Whacha gettin? (or have I just not been keeping an eye on KB properly?)

Perfect opportunity to get it dusty :D

Cheers R

[Skinny_Birdman]

Count me in, subject to availability (and while stocks last). Now, which bike to take...?

[HenryDorsetCase]

Whacha gettin? (or have I just not been keeping an eye on KB properly?)

Perfect opportunity to get it dusty :D

Cheers R

Deal is not yet done, but I hope to buy the offroader you wouldnt take past the end of your driveway.

[Peril]

I hope like hell the big monster is back on the road by then. With electric start finally working too! :D

[far queue]

I'll be down Alex way on the red bike :devil2:

[Transalper]

Deal is not yet done, but I hope to buy the offroader you wouldnt take past the end of your driveway.

I may be missing something here, you do know we are in the Adventure Forum, not the Off Road one, and that you need street legal to ride these roads...

[NordieBoy]

I may be missing something here, you do know we are in the Adventure Forum, not the Off Road one, and that you need street legal to ride these roads...

I read that as he's getting a bike that's a bit to "roadie" for us macho adventurererers.

He's getting a BMW! :eek:

[timg]

Now, which bike to take...? Blackbird should do nicely :bleh:

[nigelp]

I will be riding my way into Lake Sumner/Taylor on that day (only 5 weeks until the Motatapu MTB ride - ekk!) so will sit this one out.

Hope you have an awesome time guys.

[Skinny_Birdman]

Blackbird should do nicely :bleh:

You can scoff, but I reckon I could do pretty much all of these roads on the Blackbird if it hadn't been raining immediately beforehand.... albeit slowly... and at some risk to my paintwork.:Punk:

[Transalper]

Other than the Robinsons Bay Stock Track prehaps, I'd say it's quite dooable.
I have had the old '91 CBR1000F up a few of those roads when I had it, it just felt a little mean to hear it shaking and groaning about like the bumps made it do.
Much more enjoyable on a bike designed to take the bumps without ratteling to bits, or creating stress fractures in the fairing.

[HenryDorsetCase]

I may be missing something here, you do know we are in the Adventure Forum, not the Off Road one, and that you need street legal to ride these roads...

I am trying to do a deal on a Triumph Scrambler, and that line about "the offroader you wouldnt take past the end of your driveway" was a chuckoff line in some review. Then Big Dave's capital adventure ride video came along and showed that to be a load of crap. Plus my readings on ADVrider show that the bike is more than capable of doing what I want to do (basically exploring shingle roads and other roads less travelled, while looking completely cool.

[Alpha Solo]

Count me in!

:scooter:

[Transalper]

,....that line about "the offroader you wouldnt take past the end of your driveway" was a chuckoff line in some review.....Thanks, I was missing something there, you have cleared that for me up nicely.

[cooneyr]

I am trying to do a deal on a Triumph Scrambler, and that line about "the offroader you wouldnt take past the end of your driveway" was a chuckoff line in some review. Then Big Dave's capital adventure ride video came along and showed that to be a load of crap. Plus my readings on ADVrider show that the bike is more than capable of doing what I want to do (basically exploring shingle roads and other roads less travelled, while looking completely cool.

This could be interesting :D - seriously though I'm keen to see how one handles the "real" world. Would expect the Scrambler to handle this ride no worries.

Cheers R

[El scooto]

Hey, A little slow on the uptake but all keen to go for a spin!!

[helenoftroy]

Can I come along as well please:scooter:

I know I said I couldnt when I saw you last week Cooneyr,but have changed my shifts so:msn-wink:...now I can

[cooneyr]

Can I come along as well please:scooter:

I know I said I couldnt when I saw you last week Cooneyr,but have changed my shifts so:msn-wink:...now I can

Most welcome. Guess this means your new bike is ready to be taken for a spin? :clap:

Cheers R

[helenoftroy]

Most welcome. Guess this means your new bike is ready to be taken for a spin? :clap:

Cheers R

Reckon shes too clean and needs to get dusty:sunny:

[awayatc]

ended up doing part of that trip last sunday, very pleasant indeed.
Had to play sheepdog on the bit before little akaloa....
and I found out that my electric fan DOES switch on when engine gets hot..Reasuring....:2thumbsup
Would like to tag along this sunday with you lot if that's ok.
( last ride for the flying horse before getting turned out for a month..:buggerd:)

[cooneyr]

Would like to tag along this sunday with you lot if that's ok.
( last ride for the flying horse before getting turned out for a month..:buggerd:)

Most welcome to come along and you dont need to ask. Be good to put another face to a name.

Cheers R

[Peril]

Well looks like I'm out.Got the bike back together tonight (10:20pm) took it for a ride to get some petrol...and stupid piece of crap wont stay in any gear but 1st.You select 2nd,goes alright for about 30metres,then feels like I've pulled the clutch in.
Unless it's an easy fix,I definatly wont be coming.

[Transalper]

That's no good Peril. Good luck with it.

[Peril]

Well I'm back in.
Turns out the gear shift stopper lever spring had moved whilst being installed and had no tension,hence no gears.
Fingers crossed nothing else goes wrong now!

[Transalper]

nice... well you still have about 57 hours and 16 minutes to test and fix any other issues.

[cooneyr]

Well I'm back in.
Turns out the gear shift stopper lever spring had moved whilst being installed and had no tension,hence no gears.
Fingers crossed nothing else goes wrong now!

Nice when things are "easily" solved. Hope you have no further issues.

HenryDorsetCase - how'd you get on with the scrambler? Will you be joining us?

Cheers R

[HenryDorsetCase]

Ive test ridden one, and had a ball.

We are kind of haggling at present, so I am still on the Hornet.

next time maybe?

[mickeyboy]

may be few KTM boys and some Honda Africa brothers heading that way sunday. We will be at Little River 945 ish.

Mick

[cooneyr]

Ive test ridden one, and had a ball.

We are kind of haggling at present, so I am still on the Hornet.

next time maybe?

No worries. Good luck with the haggling.


may be few KTM boys and some Honda Africa brothers heading that way sunday. We will be at Little River 945 ish.

Mick

We wont be far behind you but we wont be in any hurry. Might see you round the place.

Cheers R

[Transalper]

Assuming we take Ahuriri Rd out of Taitapu to near gebbies then we will indeed be behind them.

[cooneyr]

Assuming we take Ahuriri Rd out of Taitapu to near gebbies then we will indeed be behind them.

Was goint to suggest that tomorrow. Saw somebody on a 950 S on the way out there today. Was trying to get the neice to sleep so took her for a drive to lake ellesmere :D

Cheers R

[Transalper]

Twas a good day out thanks people, quite eventful and entertaining, everything from bent handlebars and a broken subframe to wrong turns and empty pie warmers. Awesome views again too.
I wish I had taken a camera... maybe it was better I didn't.

I hope everyone else had a good one despite the damages... then that's the stuff memorys are made of.
J enjoyed her day too, think she was glad to be on the back on this trip in a few places.

[Peril]

I'm just happy I escaped with a smashed mirror and not a smashed body when the XT came rearing up and crashing down on that stock route up to the summit road.
Still don't know if I'm convinced on that Mitas E09 as yet,might give it a thrash out at the Waimak to see how it goes out there.
Thanks to Ryan for orginising a great day,shame about the casualties,but it seems that's what adv riding is all about - Still learning this!

[Alpha Solo]

Yes was a great day out - Thanks again to Ryan.

Sorry about beating everyone to the pies and thanks to Peril for putting up with my strange cornering techniques!

[cooneyr]

Had a good ride today. Hope that it wasn't too challenging though I know a few needed help and hopefully learnt something. I learnt not to be so helpful - was buggered after the picking up and pushing bikes session - though it is a good way of gaining a bit of fitness :D

Cheers R

[helenoftroy]

Had a good ride today. Hope that it wasn't too challenging though I know a few needed help and hopefully learnt something. I learnt not to be so helpful - was buggered after the picking up and pushing bikes session - though it is a good way of gaining a bit of fitness :D

Cheers R

Well cooneyr,I love that you pick up,prompt and encourage:hug:You help me out heaps,thank you so much

I had an awesome day-fantastic scenery,new roads(that road around the shore between Barrys Bay & Davauchelles is a stunner Transalper)and thanks to all of you guys for your company and support.

I love this bike riding.........:2thumbsup

[awayatc]

Had a good ride today. Hope that it wasn't too challenging though I know a few needed help and hopefully learnt something. I learnt not to be so helpful - was buggered after the picking up and pushing bikes session - though it is a good way of gaining a bit of fitness :D

Cheers R

Thanks Ryan, was a great day,( bar the handlebars) somemething to think about.....:Oops:

I was recommended to take up a relaxing and safe hobby , since my work is quite challenging and dangerous....seems I am not that well equiped anymore to deal with terra firma....;).....may have to practice a bit

Thanks for having been helpfull ...learned something again:clap:

[Flinders]

Thanks Ryan. Couple of pics of yesterdays ride.

[mickeyboy]

Thanks Ryan, The mix of bikes made it tricky to stay together , saying that it was a great day out , that robinson bay farm track was awesome, thanks for your efforts and for showing us some new trails.

Mick

[cooneyr]

Thanks Ryan. Couple of pics of yesterdays ride.


Thanks Ryan, The mix of bikes made it tricky to stay together , saying that it was a great day out , that robinson bay farm track was awesome, thanks for your efforts and for showing us some new trails.

Mick

No worries guys. Where did you end up going? Was kinda obvious you you weren't in front of us after the Robinsons Bay stock track, there wasn't the 3 inch deep ruts from the twins getting on the power :blip: We had a learning experiance or two getting up the steeper sections of the stock track so got a little behind but that was pretty inevitable.

Cheers R

[dmc]

You have to leave your mark :scooter: