Capital Coast Adventure Ride 26 April 2008. Photos here

[merv]

OK what a turn out today and the weather held just great, the threat of rain had disappeared by the time this mornings forecast came. Full credit to 4skins as organiser it was a great event.

So off we went to Plimmerton School to start the adventure ride. A few KBers turned up even some of the regular South Island posters to this forum such as Transalper, PLUG, cooneyr and warewolf.

I was riding with Aslan and Bulabil and later with Re-cycled. We saw quite a bit of Busajim and marks too. Oscar was there and so was car, clint640 and Rosie, Qkkid and Qkchk and probably too many others to remember but they can come forward eh!

Now I'm not going to try and name names on the photos because many are not people I know from the forum. Sadly my good camera is still in the shop for repair and my waterproof jobbie just isn't as sharp, but here we go.

Any others that took pics please post them on this thread too.

[merv]

You know, for the first time on the CCA we never went to Parliament. 4skins is that a snub to the Government or something?

[merv]

There are only two kinds of off-road surfaces in Wellington - the hard broken rock so sharp it takes the edges off your tyres, and then (when its wet) the greasy clay that needs the edges on your tyres.

[merv]

The bad news story for me was my brother ending up in hospital on Wednesday and not being able to get to the ride after paying his hard earned entry fee.

That's a nice leg out in the second shot!

[merv]

Not a cloud in the sky - fantastic!

That busied up the streets of Johnsonville.

[merv]

Whoops, didn't you boys see 4skins had put up arrows pointing to go right not left?

[merv]

In this set of pics you'll see a Castrol 6 hour winner, Aslan, Sels1 (or is that Sels2 seeing he is on his second bike?), Bulabil and then famous people waiting for lunch such as Oscar (oh and Grant Dalton).

[EJK]

Very nice photos Sir :)

Looks very professional lol :sunny:

I too want to take photos like you Sir :yes:

[merv]

Crikey that was a big lunch queue at TSS.

[merv]

Very nice photos Sir :)

Looks very professional lol :sunny:

I too want to take photos like you Sir :yes:

Just do it then. These are only with my baby waterproof camera.

Then it was off after lunch to the first challenge section up the Dry Creek loop at Belmont - it was bit slipperier than 2 years ago but I didn't stop to take photos of that bit - did anyone?

Note: the CB250 does make a good adventure bike.

[merv]

I kinda lost my team behind me in this section so waited over 30 mins taking photos so saw many bikes coming through.

[merv]

While I waited I started thinking they had bypassed the loop - so took off after the pack, eventually dropping back to find them again - no they had not gone ahead.

The clay in the Akatarawas was just so slippery and those stream crossings are always fun eh! Busajim is a legend so he always makes it look easy.

[Skunk]

Great shots Merv... I see Glen had his CB out again. :rolleyes:

[merv]

Then we went through Puketiro (bit dark for pics in the forest), Battle Hill and back to Belmont Park onto Takapu road with nice views of the Pautahanui inlet and the West Coast towards Plimmerton - is Porirua a nice city or what? Nah you couldn't quite see my house.

[merv]

Great shots Merv... I see Glen had his CB out again. :rolleyes:

Yeah goes well with him on it too!

In the Belmont park one rider had fallen and the Pajero ambulance had just got there to deal with him but they let us through. I hear the helicopter arrived later to lift him out. Hope all is OK.

Then my last couple of shots at the dinner afterwards. Aren't they a couple of happy looking South Islanders in that last pic?

There you go cooneyr, you told me I had 12 hours to load these, but the dinner finished reasonably early so I was able to do these as soon as I got home, mind you I don't seem to have any pics of you do I?

OK so who else has a few photos to add?

Hope that rain holds off too because I'd like to clean my bike tomorrow.

[jellywrestler]

how does one load photos?

[jellywrestler]

In the Belmont park one rider had fallen and the Pajero ambulance had just got there to deal with him but they let us through. I hear the helicopter arrived later to lift him out. Hope all is OK.

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i got out of hospital at 11pm with a popped AC joint and 3 broken ribs.
thanks to all who helped and kept me warm and comfortable and to the organisers for a ripper day.

i feel like the north end of a south bound cow at the moment and can only lie in one position , arm in a sling so one side feels like one of those thalidomide arms!
might have to miss the cold duck!!!!


SPYDA

[merv]

how does one load photos?

Scroll down to the Manage Attachments button when you do a reply to this thread and then select the location of your photos off your hard disk or if you've posted them on the net somewhere else you can insert the link instead.

No fun having an off mate, heal quickly!

4skins commented on how the bike he lent you was going to have a spend a night out in the cold, poor bike!

Must get out and clean my bike now before the rain comes.

[Skunk]

i got out of hospital at 11pm with a popped AC joint and 3 broken ribs.
thanks to all who helped and kept me warm and comfortable and to the organisers for a ripper day.
Ouch. At least you're relatively OK. Stick to the Henderson...

[car]

Scroll down to the Manage Attachments button

I was too busy trying to get to the end to take many photos, but my meagre offerings are attached.


No fun having an off mate, heal quickly!

No, but good to hear that we're all at least alive and kicking. That's an impressive array of injuries though -- must have been trying!


Must get out and clean my bike now before the rain comes.

Just done mine. I had half up Upper Hutt wedged in there.

[car]

I was too busy trying to get to the end to take many photos, but my meagre offerings are attached.

And a few more. I got home and the missus had laid on Guinness and a fry-up. Couldn't argue with that.

[sels1]

Great pics thanks guys. . I didnt take my camera since it was the first time Ive done this event I wanted to concentrate on the riding. (plus I knew Merv can always be relied on to get a few good snaps - cheers mate!)
What an awesome day out. Great weather, great riding, and really good to meet some of the out-of-town KBers and a few others as well.
Well done to John and co for putting the event together.

Jellywrestler - glad you're ok - you weren't looking too happy when I spoke to ya when you were having your wee lie down!

[merv]

I got home and the missus had laid on Guinness and a fry-up. Couldn't argue with that.

What, you'd sooner have that than have dinner with us?

Your clutch survived alright too then?

[ZReX12]

Excellent day out, the 990 continues to surprise me on just how well it handles the conditions. So superiour to my previous F650 its hard to believe.
Previous comment about "Its either mud or tyre shredding rock" isn't far off the mark. Brand new TKC's on the weekend before the ride. The backs looking a bit sorry for its self now.....the Hydro road has a lot to answer for LOL!.

[car]

What, you'd sooner have that than have dinner with us?

I'm saying nothing.


Your clutch survived alright too then?

It did fine. The solution seems to be to stop feathering the clutch at the bottom of second -- just lean the bike over a bit more and gas it a bit.

;)

I was bloody glad I took advice and fitted rimlocks, and those D605s are worlds better than the stock Trailwings I took off. I saw one guy come through after the first muddy bit in the morning on a DR200 running stock TWs and no rimlocks. At that point I was thinking "I could have done this on my old tyres no problem." But that clay climb after lunch, up Cleaver's Road or whatever? Jesus, I'd have been digging the bike out. I wonder how he did?

I really had a blast. By about the half way through the Hydro Road I was feeling it, though, and I'm aching this morning.

I might get out and hit that Hydro Road again in a couple of weeks...

[merv]

Well my bikes are cleaned and put away in the garage and now the rain starts a day later than they said on the Friday forecast so the gods did smile on us for the CCA. Hope most of you are home now without getting wet.

p.s. where was that legend Big Dave?

[Aslan]

Great event 4Skins - $100 entry well worth to gain access to some great trails - thanks to you and your team for putting on a great event (again).

Merv - thanks for your company (Alex, BusaBil, Recycled, Gerard van B and Tony F650) also. Special thanks to those who helped me wrestle my little DR back up the bank in the section immediately after lunch (Dry Creek Quarry) where I got too close to the edge in a corner and had the back wheel step down a bank - duh.
cheers Aslan :banana:

PS will attempt to post pics when I figure out how to reduce them to the required size.

[Padmei]

Great photos Merv - I can see what to expect next year. Is there any way to see these photos in thumbnail first does anybody know? My broadband is slow at the mo - must be the rain..

[merv]

Great photos Merv - I can see what to expect next year. Is there any way to see these photos in thumbnail first does anybody know? My broadband is slow at the mo - must be the rain..

Don't they just come up as thumbnail on the page anyway and then you won't see them full size until you click on them.

4skins says the next CCA will be in 2010 so don't expect one next year. Last one was 2006 and the photos of that one were on this thread http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=27185



Merv - thanks for your company also.

PS will attempt to post pics when I figure out how to reduce them to the required size.

Yeah good riding with you too.

Just use Microsoft Office Picture Manager if you have Office loaded and edit them - go down to 1024x768 is pretty good - don't go smaller they look a bit puny on my screen below that.

[tri boy]

might have to miss the cold duck!!!!


SPYDA

What????
(got to admit, I was a bit concerned about ya, after I was told that you needed a chopper. Heal fast mate).

[pete376403]

Man, what a great day. My first serious off road event on the KLR and I was very pleased with the event and the bike.
Many, many thanks to John and his team for the superb organisation.

Pic 1 & 2 -waiting at Plimmerton school before the off.

I, like quite a few others, had a spot of bother with instruction 27 - turn left up a gravel track 50 meters past the bridge. Going on up this track led to a paddock with a number of possible exits - none of which matched the route sheet. Pic 3 shows some of the queue waiting to climb a fairly snotty track. However the consesus was "this ain't right" so we turned around, went further along Karori Sth road and found the correct bridge, with the turn as described, 50 m on up the road.

Pic 4, Al, Frank and the bikes at the beginning to Battle Hill

pic 5, Belmont, looking towards Mana, Porirua to the left

As to the question of reducing pic size, there are many ways but the best I have found is to use IrfanView (free download). Ctrl +R brings up the image size edit dialog. Saving as 800 x 600 will reduce a 1.5m image to 120k

[merv]

pete sorry didn't catch up with you on the day. This isn't you in my pics is it http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=93793&d=1209203136 coz your pic shows different coloured jacket?

[clint640]

Great pics guys!

My pics & report are underway over on advrider:

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=335764

Cheers
Clint

[pete376403]

pete sorry didn't catch up with you on the day. This isn't you in my pics is it http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=93793&d=1209203136 coz your pic shows different coloured jacket?

No, thats the other green '08. There was also one red '08. Only three in total, but thats all right, we KLRistas enjoy our exclusive rides. If we wanted something common, we would have bought something Austrian :-)

[Big Dave]

Job Mervyn.

[merv]

Job Mervyn.

... but how come we didn't see you this year?

[Big Dave]

... but how come we didn't see you this year?

Mainly because I don't own a suitable bike and I'm over borrowing them.
Turns out I had another assignment too.

[reofix]

thanks for the day to the crew and to the runners who helped all over ... punting my 1200 through all the challenges was tougher than i expected... my aching muscles prove it ... special to gerard (gerald) (not sure now) ... sucked into a killer in the morning and deep off hydro in the afternoon we felt every kilo ... and merv at dinner ... even if i was late enough to be on vegetarian rations... a double of pudding and i was over it..thank you all .. and john ..... just thanks

[merv]

Mate the vege rations might make you fitter for next time and you know I wouldn't have minded that much pavlova either.

p.s. welcome as a KB poster making your first post above.

[NordieBoy]

Then my last couple of shots at the dinner afterwards. Aren't they a couple of happy looking South Islanders in that last pic?

Plug's happy 'cause he's just finished a ride (in one piece) and has 2 beers on the way.
TransAlper's happy 'cause he's just finished a ride and it looks like he's got video as well as audio of it all :D


PS. I still want to know what Altimarloch in the snow sounds like.

[merv]

Nordie I was hoping we might have met you on this ride, but no - I am sure we'll catch up sometime.

[offrd]

Awesome ride!

Thanks VERY much John and crew! Top stuff!

Second time wife has been on the back, last time was a couple of hours on the seal on the F650 Classic. First ever adventure run, and she loved it! Did all challenge sections except took the easy option @ 164 and missed the Hydro section.

Only once into the scrub to pull it up quick, But still on the wheels!

Will sort and post some photos tomorrow!

Hope those that :doctor: are recovering well.....

:blank:

Great to put yet more faces to names!

[Aslan]

Alex, BulaBil & Gerard all ready ahead of the event Sat am
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b271/oaters/DSC09940.jpg

with that frustrating attempt am giving up for now - anyone know how to compress photos in a mac environment? cheers S

[Skunk]

Alex, BulaBil & Gerard all ready ahead of the event Sat am
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b271/oaters/DSC09940.jpg

with that frustrating attempt am giving up for now - anyone know how to compress photos in a mac environment? cheers S
Preview. Crop and/or save as and pick the compression.
That's the easy answer.
Other way is to Export them from iPhoto and pick a size.

[NordieBoy]

Nordie I was hoping we might have met you on this ride, but no - I am sure we'll catch up sometime.

Photographering a Cross Country last weekend and racing at a Classic MX next weekend.

I hope to be up to the next CCA though.

[Qkchk]

Awesome ride!

First proper offroad event for myself, learnt a shitload of techniques. Riding down that near 70 degree hillside down into Transmission Gully was the biggest challenge for myself. (Must gear the DR down one...) Loved Section 7 even if we got held up by some big orange chicanes stuck on the clay hills! :rofl:

Thanks to John and crew for the excellent time! I am envious of your playground.....:niceone: Will be back in 2010 with more experience under my belt and will be able to take in the views a bit more (instead of hanging on for dear life!) We did the 42nd Traverse on the way down on Friday, which I greatly thank for doing as it semi-prepared me for the CCA.

Was great to finally meet some fellow KBers and put a face to the name. So who is going to organise a KB Adventure event next?

Had my Zumo onboard, so will hopefully be able to download some of the tracks we did. Did anyone else get any GPS info?

BTW Made the trip home non-stop (except fuel) direct from Whitby to Auckland in 7 hours. Weather was great till we reached Taumaranui where it pissed till Ngarawhahia. Had 2 inches of water in my boots till we could pull over and get the wets on....... :doh: And yes, our arses DID hurt!

[cooneyr]

...There you go cooneyr, you told me I had 12 hours to load these, but the dinner finished reasonably early so I was able to do these as soon as I got home, mind you I don't seem to have any pics of you do I?....

Yep you did. The first photo from the post I've quoted has a couple of likely looking fullers standing up looking to the right holding cans of some of the North Island finest!? I'm on the right and El Scooto is on the left. Had a bloody awesome time and it was great to meet so many of you all.

I'll put pics up soon. Don't have many - to busy enjoying the riding.

Cheers R

P.S. Got a GPS track log of the whole thing which I'll put up as a Google Earth file (kml) over on Johns thread later on today. I need to edit out my navigational errors first (actually I did this last night but I forgot to send the file to work) :D

[Dodger]

Looks like a great ride, if I had a bike for the job I would have joined in (was considering using the 50cc scooter as a joke)

Mate of mine went along (Red 08 KLR650) so I'm sure I'll hear the full report from him.
Oh well 2 years to try and get hold of an off roader :)

[Aslan]

Preview. Crop and/or save as and pick the compression.
That's the easy answer.
Other way is to Export them from iPhoto and pick a size.

thanks Skunk - will try that tonight from home. Merv's the man when it comes to being a prolific photographer isn't he? Cheers Aslan

[cooneyr]

Ok here is my few pics. Camera is on the way out so they are not too flash.

1 Start (obviously)
2 Looking south just after the "fenceline" run
3 Lunch
4 Cannon Trig looking southish at Welly
5 Happy camper (El Scooto)
6 Chch crew tying down on the Awahura.

Must say El Scooto did bloody well riding the poor little TTR 250 raid all the way from Chch and back. He's not a little fuller and with gear it had a fair load. Almost didnt make it as the pumper diaphragm in the carb died the Sunday prior and thanks to raiding Skinny Birdman's TTR, ES managed to get it back together just before we left on Thursday night. While doing the CCA something blocked the pilot jet so it wouldn't idle for the ride back down. Few turns on the idle speed adjuster fixed this - about 2500/3000 rpm for a lumpy cam sounding idle :D

Cheers R

[merv]

Thanks cooneyr for your pics - I didn't envy you guys in tents.

As for GPS tracks I had a look at mine and didn't bother posting it in the end because it was so full of bad readings - I have the Garmins GPSMap76CS, a marine model really, nice and waterproof for on the bike, but its reception in trees is obviously very poor as the track shoots all over the place. I remember it lost reception in Puketiro last time but with the ride doing so much more in the trees like Hydro Rd it was pretty hopeless through there basically being for a fair bit of the afternoon.

Great to meet you guys, see you again.

[tri boy]

Most of my CCA pic's were crap. But the ride there, and home again are worth a mention.
Crisis and myself had a looksy through Kaitieke valley on the way to Welly, and Turakina Valley was shining on the way home.
It's going to take a very good future ride to top the weekend just gone.

Pic1. Kaitieke Valley floor, first thing in the morning.

Pic2. Looking towards Whanganui river valley from the top of Fisher's Track.

Pic3. Turakina valley.

Pic4. Also Turakina valley.

[Creeper]

good picks Merv.....who is on the KLR650.....would like to know about the crash bars he has setup on bike

[Re-cycled]

Ah, there you go Merv! I shoulda known I'd find you here on KB. Great pics and patter, from you and the rest. And Hi Aslan, looking forward to seeing your art work as well, when you get it sorted. I lost contact with you guys through frequent stops to help bogged down riders in the clay uphills in the bush - they were blocking the track so needed to be pointed in the right direction and encouraged to keep their back wheel in the same rut as the front one.
I also will have a crack at loading a few of my own pics when I get a quiet moment. Went back up through the Belmont Road/Takapu Road section late yesterday with 4-skins to liberate his DR650. I'll have a shot at loading the 'jail break' now, it deserves air space even if it is a bit ghostly. Cheers, Re-cycled

[pete376403]

good picks Merv.....who is on the KLR650.....would like to know about the crash bars he has setup on bike
It wasn't me, and despite talking to him for some time, didn't get the name. However I do know the bars were built by Damon at Cycleworks in Lower Hutt (Damon does most excellent blacksmithery)

[merv]

good picks Merv.....who is on the KLR650.....would like to know about the crash bars he has setup on bike

Sorry I don't know him either.

[merv]

Bulabil e-mailed me these photos to add to the collection as well.

[offrd]

Some pictures!

1, Big GS getting a push! Good on ya Theo! you pushed a few bikes up there!
2, TRIBOY heading up the hill.
3, Me trying to ride a bike out of a fence after the older rider had a massive off a 6 foot bank into a fence, Bike got the end broken off the front brake lever, Rider, shaken and stirred, Rode out and was at the dinner!
4, Nice and soft!
5, OVERHEATING! Crisis management that is!
6, Little TLC on the Dakar at home sweet home, away from home! aka: Tent city!

[gazzerklr]

It was me, I bought them through twisted throttle is the States, landed here for under $400
http://www.twistedthrottle.com/trade/productview/3809/653/

[offrd]

And some more!

1, Greg and Theo in Tent city... Small world, they live just around the corner.. Did not know they even rode!
2, Rest stop!
3, BAMS wondering what the wife is doing taking his photo for! Smile!
4, Must be on the right track! They all pass me, then hold me up! :crybaby:
5, Flying rocks from a trumpet! go tryboy!
6, 2 up on a big GS!

[Aslan]

Merv on the challenge section just beyond makara village

[Aslan]

here's my attempts - spent most of the time focussing on staying the course - a great event - have the utmost admiration for those who rode 1100 & 1150 GS machines - I wimped out and left mine at home :clap:

1. Kokopelli, BulaBil and Gerard before the event - Gerard has my utmost respect for punting his 1100GS around the course including all challenge sections as does BusaJim ;-) on his 1150A
2. The ever cheerful Merv at the end of the first challenge section
3.Kokopelli on his very capable R80GS Basic
4. Riders at Cannon Point Lookout above Upper Hutt

[Aslan]

here's the balance of my shots

1. KTM riders at Cannon Point lookout
2. View to the South Island from Puketiro Block
3. Another view in the Puketiro Block
4. Almost nigthfall on the descent to Takapu Road - 'last run of the day' where I was joined by the man on the Cannondale - thanks for you company and help with the gates pal! :-)

:done:

[merv]

It was me, I bought them through twisted throttle is the States, landed here for under $400
http://www.twistedthrottle.com/trade/productview/3809/653/

Welcome to KB as a poster, and good to see you on the ride.

Thanks tri boy, Re-cycled, offrd and Aslan for your photos posted today too.

[Re-cycled]

Okay, the pics are flowing in at a pace now! Good work Aslan, and the rest of you too. Following on from my success this avo, I will now attempt to load some more of mine. You will note they are more of the scenery than the people, I do love getting into these out of the way places. I have to explain first that Idid not get my camera out very often on the ride as I was running on my own a lot of the time and just concentrating on getting through and staying on top. And I more than surprised myself really, the only off I had was when I unexpectedly came round a corner slap bang into a pair of trail riders running abreast.
Anyways, 1st pic is looking over Tawa from the new subdivision work up on the Horokiwi hills (you could see my place if you knew where to look). The next is yet another shot from the Cannon Point trig, looking down the Hutt river to Wellington harbour. Nos 3 & 4 also from the trig look over central & northern Upper Hutt and down into Whitemans Valley and the Mangaroa Valley !! That shows how high up we were, I was confused for a while as to what the flat areas above the hills were. No 5 is Spyda's chopper about to lift off and 6 is the view down into Naenae (!) from the first of the munitions stores. That also took me totally by surprise, I had no idea we were that close to the Hutt Valley.

[Aslan]

isn't it time us older blokes were in bed Re-cycled - I guess it's OK if you don't have to go to work in the morning :devil2: Cheers Aslan

[Re-cycled]

And, carrying right on, the next is an out of sequence view onto Merv's part of Whitby, or close to it at centre left, 3 shots of those ever-present munitions stores, a salute from the organiser during a pause in his efforts to 'sweep' me home, and a crowd scene from the after match do, with some veteran adventure riders in the foreground . Which about exhausts me for tonight, my broadband is slower than a slow thing, I expect the young un's have used up the monthly gigs again. Over and out.

[Re-cycled]

Well yup, you are right for all that Aslan - it is getting very close to the time of night when I turn into a toad iffn I aint in the sack ! So its good night from him. Cheers.

[merv]

Yeah crikey what am I still doing up at my age, shoulda gone to bed hours ago.

Re-cycled, nice shots of the sheep too, at least 4skins bike wouldn't have been lonely out there all night after Spyda's off. I've given you and Aslan your first bling as well for your photos but I'm not allowed to give you more until I have time to spread around a bit more.

Good night :yawn: :wavey:

[4skins]

Mainly because I don't own any mens underwear and I'm over borrowing them.
Turns out I had a gay mardi gras to attend too.


Fixed it for ya Dave!:baby:

[Balrog]

Great photo's everyone, and thanks to all the organisers for a fantastic day.
I can't imagine the amount of work and time it must take to come up
with a course like that.

Here's a few sorry pics from me.
The night before I had a nagging feeling that I'd forgotten to do something,
but it wasn't until I took my third picture and my camera went dead that
I realized what it was :brick:

Jim

- Pre Ride with the South Island Crew
- A bit further on
- Only pic of the actual ride day
- Where we went

[Big Dave]

Fixed it for ya Dave!:baby:


Convince someone to make knobby tyres for the Buell while yer at it.

[tri boy]

17" fr n rear Dave?
Conti TKC's do 130/80-17, and probably a narrower 17 for the front.

[MXNUT]

Did the CCA myself over the weekend and had a ball.
Was thinking of doing the 42nd traverse ride some time soon with the wife also on her bike. She is very new to off road riding and i would welcome your comments on the degree of difficulty. how long did it take 1 way, which direction did you doth the ride, and any other comments you may have.

[Big Dave]

17" fr n rear Dave?
Conti TKC's do 130/80-17, and probably a narrower 17 for the front.

<table align="left" border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" width="580"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" width="25%">Front tyre dimensions:</td><td>120/70-R17 </td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="25%">Rear tyre dimensions:</td><td>180/55-R17</td></tr></tbody></table>






Nobody does a 180.

[4skins]

Nobody does a 180.


Ohhh Daaave, you're soooo beeeeg!

I'm sure the 150 would be OK for the day. I've got a used 150/70 B 17 M/C TL if you wanna try it. And there's the 4.60 - 17 M/C 68P TT for the front

[Oscar]

17" fr n rear Dave?
Conti TKC's do 130/80-17, and probably a narrower 17 for the front.

There's a Pirelli Scorpion 17" rear available that you can run reversed.

[Oscar]

<table align="left" border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" width="580"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" width="25%">Front tyre dimensions:</td><td>120/70-R17 </td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="25%">Rear tyre dimensions:</td><td>180/55-R17</td></tr></tbody></table>






Nobody does a 180.

The Conti is a 75% profile - I doubt that the outside diameter would be much different. That 140/80 x 80 thing (Mitas?) that was on Collies bike would probably be better.

[Skinny_Birdman]

Must say El Scooto did bloody well riding the poor little TTR 250 raid all the way from Chch and back. He's not a little fuller and with gear it had a fair load. Almost didnt make it as the pumper diaphragm in the carb died the Sunday prior and thanks to raiding Skinny Birdman's TTR, ES managed to get it back together just before we left on Thursday night. While doing the CCA something blocked the pilot jet so it wouldn't idle for the ride back down. Few turns on the idle speed adjuster fixed this - about 2500/3000 rpm for a lumpy cam sounding idle :D

Cheers R

Great pics guys, looks like it was awesome fun. Wish I could have been there, but at least part of my bike made it.:woohoo:

[Big Dave]

There's a Pirelli Scorpion 17" rear available that you can run reversed.

?? I have Scorpion Syncs on it now. Heavily treaded road tyre.

[Big Dave]

Ohhh Daaave, you're soooo beeeeg!

I'm sure the 150 would be OK for the day. I've got a used 150/70 B 17 M/C TL if you wanna try it. And there's the 4.60 - 17 M/C 68P TT for the front

Like I haven't heard that before!

I'll go try the importer first thanks skins.
I'm in the meeedia dontchaknow.

[merv]

So we're still going on about tyres :argue:.

Any one else got more photos to add to this thread?

[4skins]

So we're still going on about tyres :argue:.

Any one else got more photos to add to this thread?

:psst:Yip, they're over on AdvRider (http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?p=6853317#post6853317)where they display properly.:2thumbsup:

[pete376403]

It was me, I bought them through twisted throttle is the States, landed here for under $400
http://www.twistedthrottle.com/trade/productview/3809/653/
Woops, sorry, after seeing you talking to Damon about them and then seeing them on your bike I assumed.....
(assumptions are the mothers of all f*ckups)

[Transalper]

...Any one else got more photos to add to this thread?
Yep, I got stuff to put up as soon as I can, been stuck working late every day since the ride home, and for another day or so yet, then hope to get a better look at what I've got.

Must say thanks to everyone involved. Was a good day out.
Special thanks to John F. for bringing it all together.
Cheers
TA.

[pete376403]

Here's a few more
Some guy on a triumph, View south on from Long valley (?), Wgtn harbour from Makara challenge section

[merv]

:psst:Yip, they're over on AdvRider where they display properly.:2thumbsup:

Well yeah, matter of opinion, I find reading these pages with the thumbnails a whole lot easier on my eyes and mouse hand, then click on the pics you want, and as you've put no link I presume you meant Clint's thread over there - not much added there since I last looked but great to see everyone's pics all the same.

[marks]

a few more photos

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=336451

[merv]

a few more photos

Thanks for those - man why is that site so slow tonight is everyone downloading them or something?

[marks]

Thanks for those - man why is that site so slow tonight is everyone downloading them or something?

Hi Merv

Pampa added some pictures - a couple are nearly 3 megs a pop - hence the slow load

[merv]

Hi Merv

Pampa added some pictures - a couple are nearly 3 megs a pop - hence the slow load

Crikey just went and had a look at them and yeah the way it loads and you gotta scroll the page to look at it no wonder I prefer thumbnails where the page loads fast and you see what pics are coming up straight away.

BMW gear shaft - hmmmm :crazy:.

[Qkchk]

Was thinking of doing the 42nd traverse ride some time soon with the wife also on her bike. She is very new to off road riding and i would welcome your comments on the degree of difficulty. how long did it take 1 way, which direction did you doth the ride, and any other comments you may have.

Did the 42nd Traverse on the way down to the CCA. We rode the section from National Park side (Kapoors Road) and came out at Owhango - approx 44kms long. Would recommend to ride the track this direction as there are a couple of sharp rock uphill climbs that would either shred you and your bike if stuffed up. If you cannot ride through wet clay and 4wd rut tracks I would not advise on doing the ride, definately do not do it alone - long walk out if something goes wrong. Be prepared to meet Mountainbikers, 4wds, Quads and Walkers. Some spectacular scenery and was really enjoyable, just dont be in a rush to complete it. (we had to meet the group in Ohakune, so was a bit pushed for time.)

[gazzerklr]

Woops, sorry, after seeing you talking to Damon about them and then seeing them on your bike I assumed.....
(assumptions are the mothers of all f*ckups)

No worries, I asked Damon for a price, he said around $500, so the SW-motech bars from Twisted Throttle were a good buy, if you hear of a better lighter and more powerful muffler (I want the lot) can you let me know.
Cheers Gary.

Great selection of pics, thanks Merv.

[dutchman49]

Great photos Pete. Cant wait to see the rest 2 moro night. Thought I had been run over by a Mack truck on Sunday morning. 2.5 offs. The .5 was when I dropped my bike to escape a charging cattle beast. Well done to John and the team. cant wait for the next one.

[sels1]

There's a Pirelli Scorpion 17" rear available that you can run reversed.

I run Scorpions on my Tiger, excellent on the road and gravel.....but stay away from wet clay!

[Transalper]

There's a choice of Youtube.com (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLHvZcUFTQ8)or Livevideo.com (http://www.livevideo.com/video/5CFF6F26B8134AE8903A881F35EEBFE0/2008-capital-coast-adventure-l.aspx).
You can watch it embedded below from either or click the links above to go to the actual webpages where you get the option to expand the view to a much bigger playing window.

So it's like this.....
Name:
2008 Capital Coast Adventure Lost Episode

Description:
Wellington is New Zealands Capital.
26 April 2008 was the Capital Coast Adventure where over 200 of us gathered in Wellington for an awesome motorcycling more...adventure.
This clip is like a DVD outtake, not part of the route but certainly part of the adventure... for some of us at least who took a wrong turn at instruction #27

Both videos are the same just on different services.

The LV embedded version...
<div><embed src="http://www.livevideo.com/flvplayer/embed/5CFF6F26B8134AE8903A881F35EEBFE0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" WIDTH="445" HEIGHT="369" wmode="transparent"></embed><br/></div>

and the youtube embed...

qLHvZcUFTQ8

[cooneyr]

........So it's like this.....
Name:
2008 Capital Coast Adventure Lost Episode

Description:
Wellington is New Zealands Capital.
26 April 2008 was the Capital Coast Adventure where over 200 of us gathered in Wellington for an awesome motorcycling more...adventure.
This clip is like a DVD outtake, not part of the route but certainly part of the adventure... for some of us at least who took a wrong turn at instruction #27.......

Cool video TA. We're damn lucky that you are into videoing the rides :niceone:

Definatly worth mentioning that this is private land and it is not even land that we were suppose to be riding on. I'm surprised that that the land owner didn't come out and have a "chat". We were suppose to turn left after the next bridge to the south onto what is also private land.

Cheers R

[clint640]

We were suppose to turn right after the next bridge to the south onto what is also private land.

Cheers R

Yep, that almost got me, as my odo was right on the distance at that bridge, but it didn't look right.

I was over-reading compared to the route sheet, I thought that as the course had been laid out on 4Skins 990 I'd be pretty close as the KTM's share the same speedo unit but I was always a bit out. Another thing to watch on road book rides is where different sections are laid out on different bikes, just when you think you've got it sussed the error will swing the other way & leave ya guessing again. :Pokey:

Cheers
Clint

[YAMASAKI]

We were suppose to turn right after the next bridge to the south onto what is also private land.

Cheers R
umm, wouldn't that be 'turn LEFT after the next bridge to the south'. :)
Fortunately by the time I got there the land owner was standing in the driveway telling people to take the next track.

[cooneyr]

Yep, that almost got me, as my odo was right on the distance at that bridge, but it didn't look right.

I was over-reading compared to the route sheet, I thought that as the course had been laid out on 4Skins 990 I'd be pretty close as the KTM's share the same speedo unit but I was always a bit out. Another thing to watch on road book rides is where different sections are laid out on different bikes, just when you think you've got it sussed the error will swing the other way & leave ya guessing again. :Pokey:

Cheers
Clint

I agree that it didnt look right. The stack of wood near the start seemed a little strange - I'd have though that it would have been moved if there was 200 bikes coming through.

I was a little short on the odo but only by a 100m or so not the 500-600m that it was to the next bridge. In the morning I was always a little out from the roll chart but it wasn't consistent. The afternoon was pretty much perfect though. Who knows???


umm, wouldn't that be 'turn LEFT after the next bridge to the south'. :)
Fortunately by the time I got there the land owner was standing in the driveway telling people to take the next track.

Right you are, or is that left :D - fix now.

Feel sorry for the land owner. There wasn't too much damage other than some missing grass but I bet it wound him up for a bit. There was probably close on 50 bikes when I got up there.

Cheers R

[YAMASAKI]

a couple of pics to add to the collection.
pic 1. how did that KTM get down there :blink: ??? rubbish tip challenge
pic 2. ah, theres the idiot who decided to ride off headfirst into the blackberry.... now how the hell are we going to get her out?
pic 3. Much thanks goes to the buch of guys who helped me lift her out of the newly created hole.:2thumbsup and thanks to John for documenting the incedent :) thankfully no major damage, an 8 foot drop and only a couple of scratched plastics, KTMs rock :Punk:
pic 4. perfect day for a BBQ.

[merv]

YAMASAKI what did you want go down there for? Priceless huh :2thumbsup

[YAMASAKI]

YAMASAKI what did you want go down there for? Priceless huh :2thumbsup

it seemed like a good idea at the time?... I like Blackberries? unfortunately they weren't quite ripe for picking. :thud:

[merv]

Transalper, I waited until I got home now to download your vid instead of doing it at work, and that is cool it was a better track than the right one we went up. I was following my GPS for distance not my odo and actually overshot the correct left turn and didn't turn off too early. Either way there were just too many bridges and tracks in that valley and none of us matched 4skins distance exactly I guess. A nice big arrow there would have been good.

You got any more vids of the real route anywhere?

[cooneyr]

......You got any more vids of the real route anywhere?

All good things take time Merv. We have learnt to wait patiently and we are normally very well rewarded :D

Cheers R

[XF650]

A belated thanks to John & his team for an awesome adventure.
I stayed on in the Wellington region for work stuff & just got home tonight.

The CCA was incredible with a great mix of terrain & scenery. The DT230 felt ideal for the ride & I was very relieved I didn't take the XF650. John's tyre (knobblies) recconmendation was spot on & even then I dropped the pressures twice during the ride.
Having changed the front sprocket prior helped with traction & handling but stuffed up the trip meter / route sheet calibration. So I tried to stick with jezzaNZ (Super Tenere) cause I figured that with him being local we wouldn't get lost (thanks for waiting Jeremy). Watching the way he could ride that heavy beast was an inspiration & if there was a prize for the best sounding bike, then the XTZ 750 would have won easily.

I haven't done much actual trail riding, so it was very satisfying to finish the complete route, especially the challenge sections. However I nearly met my nemisis on one steep descent that wasn't actually part of the route (many others made the same mistake). Getting out of that gully was tough for the big adventure bikes.

Many highlights but only the one pic (damm camera), showing the different seat heights between tri boy's Scrambler, my DT230 & chris managements DR650 security locked together outside our motel.

So big appreciation again to ForSkins for his magic & BusaJim for the warm-up ride. Thanks also to coonyer, transalper & El Scooto for their company on the ferry.

[XF650]

The one & only pic.
Those 990's didn't even get dirty???

[4skins]

Yep, that almost got me, as my odo was right on the distance at that bridge, but it didn't look right.

:first:Well spotted Clint. I always try and draw the corners and turn-offs accurately and the 'wrong' turn was quite different.

In hindsight, I should have had a RESET at the lights in Karori. The distance from the start of Karori South Rd to the correct turn is 3.0km, the 'incorrect' turn is 700m before. I have never even looked up there and it never occurred to me... I don't even remember a second bridge on that road!

Anyway, I got the phone call I was expecting on Monday night. I was able to pacify her when I explained it was all just a mistake by some silly riders!!! She's trying to create a bird sanctuary up there. Looked like quite a useful track, but I don't fancy our chances any more.

[gunna]

Here's a few more
Some guy on a triumph, View south on from Long valley (?), Wgtn harbour from Makara challenge section

Upright in that pic, had a few unexpected lie-downs but no damage done. Good ol' ride, keen to do more. The pillion wants her own bike for next time, what suggestions?http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/images/smilies/playnice.gif
:Playnice:

[NordieBoy]

The pillion wants her own bike for next time, what suggestions?

Terra Mostero.

[cooneyr]

Upright in that pic, had a few unexpected lie-downs but no damage done. Good ol' ride, keen to do more. The pillion wants her own bike for next time, what suggestions?http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/images/smilies/playnice.gif
:Playnice:

If you are the dude I think you are (young lady on the back had some blueish hair) I cant really blame her! No offence intended cause you could punt that thing but I wasn't the only one to comment that it would have been a damn interesting ride being your pillion. :chase:

Cheers R

[Rosie]

Upright in that pic, had a few unexpected lie-downs but no damage done. Good ol' ride, keen to do more. The pillion wants her own bike for next time, what suggestions?
:Playnice:

Super Sherpa :D

[pete376403]

Super Sherpa :D

+1 on that, and not just because I have a KLR.

the unlimited bike rental place has a sherpa, you could try it out first

[car]

Super Sherpa :D

Yeah, that was a nice looking bike. I should have been cheeky and asked if you fancied a swap for a little while.

:)

Gunna, another bike I'd recommend (because I bought one for my missus to learn on and now I've hijacked it permanently) is a DR200SE. Low and light, like the Sherpa. It has some advantages and disadvantages, but I'm loving mine. Eh, loving the missus', that is.

Cheers,

Chris.

[Skunk]

Super Sherpa :D
Excellent choice. Wife had one and it makes a great commuter and a good off road starter because of it's low height. Good for confidence.

[clint640]

Upright in that pic, had a few unexpected lie-downs but no damage done. Good ol' ride, keen to do more. The pillion wants her own bike for next time, what suggestions


Yep, Super Sherpa is a good rig, also look at the new 08 Yamaha XT250, the old XT250 (actually a 225) wasn't near as nice as the Sherpa but the new ones look good.

Cheers
Clint