CC Challenge

[fireball]

alright guys the time has come!

we are a week away from the CC Challenge and im excited! so for all of you out there here is a re-cap



WHAT: CC Challenge

WHY: To raise funds to be donated to the running of this site and a donation to Outward Bound, also as a personal challenge THIS IS NOT A RACE

WHERE: Auckland to the Cape

WHEN: Friday 6th June 2008 due to be back in Auckland on Sunday 8th June 2008

MEET POINT: The bottom carpark (next to the outlet stores) at Westgate shopping center. We will be meeting at 6am SHARP, with a brief before we DEPART at 7am. we dont need typical late bikers.

ENTRY CRITERIA: This is open to anyone who meets the following criteria.
Bike must cost no more than $1000, have a current warrant and reg (or be completely unsuitable to the journey at hand). Your bike MUST be ROAD LEGAL
The bike must have less than 200cc or a flat out top speed of less than 120.
The bike must not be capable of cruising at 100.
If you are unsure if your bike meets the criteria feel free to PM one of the organizers to verify, either BigDog or myself, it will not be discussed in the thread until a ruling has been provided please PM one of us if you are unsure.

ROUTE PLAN: At this stage Ixion's route seems a suitable one, but any suggestions are welcome. a map will be attached once the route has been marked out and finalized so watch for that.

RISKS: As you are all aware this is ENTRY AT YOUR OWN RISK we will be on open roads in all weather conditions, you are responsible for your own safety. ALL RIDERS MUST HAVE the appropriate clothing for the ride and be wearing a HI-VIS vest, this is for your safety. As we are riding in a group there shouldnt be to many issues out there with traffic.
If you have first aid certification please let me know.
also it is a recommendation to carry a first aid kit and a puncture repair kit as we will be on gravel roads.

COST: There will be an entry cost to this event this is yet to be decided on the amount and all funds go into the kitty to be donated, also at this stage we anticipate some costs for food (beers and BBQ) and accommodation for both nights or if there is a friendly biker out there that doesnt mind letting us sleep on your lawn or paddock for a night drop me a line.

SWEEP VAN/TRUCK: We need a volunteer/s to drive behind as a safety car and a sweep vehicle. WE CAN NOT RIDE UNLESS WE HAVE ONE this is also for safety reasons. So drop me a PM if you can provide your service.

what i need now is a yes no answer only if you are attending the ride as i have noticed you guys suck on signing up on my calendar link!

also final costs are $100 entry this includes accomidation and food only this is to be paid to me either before or on the day of the ride. i know its short notice but PM me if you have a problem paying and we xan sort something out im sure.

i still need a sweep/fuel truck to come along so if you can be there PM me now!

any other questions just ask ill do my best to answer you ASAP

cheers guys may this event be fun safe and successful!

[fireball]

also if you wish to make a donation please do!

bank account has now been set up ask me for the number

[Pumba]

we are a week away from the CC Challenge and im excited



WHEN: Friday 6th June 2008 due to be back in Auckland on Sunday 8th June 2008

You must be cause your a week to early:whistle:, good luck and I hope you guys and gals have a blast

[fireball]

You must be cause your a week to early:whistle:, good luck and I hope you guys and gals have a blast

its been a loooooong week :lol: im allowed to mix myself up plus its friday!

[Badger8]

Badger is in :Punk:

[Nagash]

Unfortunately i'm gonna have to pull out last minute..

I'm majorly gutted but work has forced me to work Friday, Saturday and Sunday.. and all I did was ask for the Friday off!

Honestly, i'm real sorry about this guys.

[EJK]

Meh EJ is out too

[R6_kid]

if i take four passengers on the GSXR1000 can i join in?

[fireball]

if i take four passengers on the GSXR1000 can i join in?

how about you re think that......

[hellnback]

Cool, you guys should also post up a pic of the bike you're using.... for us that are too far away!

[fireball]

come on guys you need to get registered

helps take out all the guess work for me and helps with preperation for food and logistics.

the longer you take the harder it is for me.

[Laava]

I have a booking for VIN on Wed morning, will confirm then. Looking forward to riding up 90mile beach!

[Big Dog]

Oops, forgot to apply for the time off lol.
Should not be a problem.
Also forgot to raise some sponsors, oh well have to do this this week then hey?

[fireball]

to those guys that are sick....

im gutted for you, we will take lots of photos!

[fireball]

bump :niceone:

[Big Dog]

bump :niceone:
My Bumps, My bumps, my lovely lady bumps.

One way my employer is really good. Time off is approved.

[deanohit]

Guess I'm in with a grin then!

[musicman]

So who's coming, anyway?

43 people voted "Yes - I would love to participate" on the poll, and there are only 12 people signed up (of which 2 have said they're out)??

Where are the other 30 or so people that voted yes??

[avgas]

Bike must cost no more than $1000, have a current warrant and reg (or be completely unsuitable to the journey at hand). Your bike MUST be ROAD LEGAL
The bike must have less than 200cc or a flat out top speed of less than 120.
The bike must not be capable of cruising at 100.
Something tells me you have limited your market somewhat. I would be in, but a decent GN125 both exceeds 120kph and exceeds $1K.

[musicman]

Something tells me you have limited your market somewhat. I would be in, but a decent GN125 both exceeds 120kph and exceeds $1K.

:blink: A GN125 can exceed 120km/h?? My GX125 (basically the same thing as a GN125 except different styling) struggles to get up to 100km/h! Maybe I'm too fat for it... :weep:

[Donor]

I am negotiating with the War Minister to be allowed to shadow this ride part way up. (Albeit on my "big" bike.)

Aside from that, I will be on standby with car and trailer for recovery purposes.

Gijoe1313 will have my contact details, available 24/7 during the ride.

[Big Dog]

Something tells me you have limited your market somewhat. I would be in, but a decent GN125 both exceeds 120kph and exceeds $1K.

Okay, once again. If your bike meets the spirit of the adventure it does not matter if it does not comply on up to half of the criteria.
Please submit a case to Fireball or myself if you wish to bring something outside the rules or if you are in doubt.

[EJK]

Did I say I'm in?

I'll go if I can go :)

[fireball]

you should all stop bitching and moaning

as bigdog and i have said 100 times just ask.....
we arent that scary!

there is word that a film crew may becoming from TV1 so make sure you are all sexy!

[Big Dog]

there is word that a film crew may becoming from TV1 so make sure you are all sexy!
Re: the first half, so are they coming on inappropriate bikes or are they sponsoring a rider each for the right to come along in their vans? Can we use their vans as sweepers?
Re: the second half.
Sh%t. Thats me out then.

Better luck next year eh?

[fireball]

Guess I'm in with a grin then!

you know you had no choice!

as for the other 50 members who indicated they wanted to come along.....

HURRY UP i am buying foods on the thursday after work next week if you are not regestered by then you will be going hungry!

so far i have 3 confirmed and paid riders myself justin and BigDog get your ass into gear guys:Pokey:

[Big Dog]

Gee I hope the accomodation is still coming...

[deanohit]

Gee I hope the accomodation is still coming...
Yea, we still have to find this hidewaway! :niceone:

[Laava]

OK, I'm in and 95% sure that my Jo will join us, in the ute, as a backup vehicle, later on friday as she has work in the morning etc. Are we cruising it or is it going to be a full on day? In other words will there be pie stops etc on the way? I will ride down on thurs night and meet you all at Westgate then. [end of the NW motorway, right?]

[fireball]

OK, In other words will there be pie stops etc on the way? I will ride down on thurs night and meet you all at Westgate then. [end of the NW motorway, right?]

westgate is at the end of the motorway!

this is a cruise although i would rather we didnt ride at night for safety reasons.

[deanohit]

this is a cruise although i would rather we didnt ride at night for safety reasons.
Too easy to get lost.

"Where the fuck are we? Whats that big flashing light ahead, looks like a light house?!" :laugh:

[fireball]

bump again:yes:

[Laava]

So of the original 43 people who counted themselves in, how many are left?
Come on you lot, make it a good weekend away for yourselves!:scooter::beer:

[Mom]

So of the original 43 people who counted themselves in, how many are left?
Come on you lot, make it a good weekend away for yourselves!:scooter::beer:

I am there in spirit and sponsorship :yes: No more than I promised.

[Badger8]

so far i have 3 confirmed and paid riders myself justin and BigDog get your ass into gear guys:Pokey:

i am in, pretty sure i registered but dunno if there is a new one to register on... started work at 5:30 this morn and just got home... so very very confused...
I was just planning to slap you with a big wad of cash on the morning, but let me know if ya need the cash sooner for foodies etc and i can wire it to ya over the magic interweb.
Just confirming, the entry fee is covering accomodation, foodies, and many good times on tap? :clap: (anything else i missed?)

[fireball]

to make things clear for you all

you can pay now or on the day but i need to know what you are doing so i can work out how much food to purchase.

your entry fee covers food and accomidation and donation only..... if you want beer bring a box to put in the sweep truck.

so let me know are you coming yes no in a pm and if you wish to pay now or on the day

[fireball]

hey guys anyone interested in being a sweep van for the ride or part of the ride?

mrs laava will be joining us in the truck after she finishes work on the friday as i understand...... but by that stage we will be far away and past my 2 main points of concern on this ride..... so if anyone wants to escort us for the friday or the whole ride please let me know asap..... i cant carry 10lt fuel drums on my bike too and food etc

[fireball]

any of you auckland folk want to give me a hand on the thursday getting food etc?

[LilSel]

any of you auckland folk want to give me a hand on the thursday getting food etc?

of course :stupid:


hey guys anyone interested in being a sweep van for the ride or part of the ride?


I will prob meet up with ya'll friday night, am working friday n took last friday off... n the one prior too... cant have too many 'long weekends', not a good look.

[Laava]

Tumbleweeds are blowing through this thread!
How many bikes are we up to now then?
I got my GN200 legal today and although it runs sweet as, it chuffs a shitload of smoke on startup from cold. Mind you, I used to be like that too!

[gijoe1313]

:confused: damn tumbleweeds... I'm tied up with my School table tennis team tomorrow! Still got to get together some appropos riding gears for this madcap malarkey! :innocent:

Anyhow, looking forward to it! :Punk:

[Donor]

Alas, I am unable to help til after 1830 on the 6th - and sans trailer too it would seem, however I will be able to respond for any urgent pickups of people and gear or essential deliveries provided it is of a serious nature.

Hope to ride up and meet ya part way on the return though...

[fireball]

:confused: damn tumbleweeds... I'm tied up with my School table tennis team tomorrow! Still got to get together some appropos riding gears for this madcap malarkey! :innocent:

Anyhow, looking forward to it! :Punk:

so whats the deal with the clutch?

[Gubb]

Alas, I am unable to help til after 1830 on the 6th - and sans trailer too it would seem, however I will be able to respond for any urgent pickups of people and gear or essential deliveries provided it is of a serious nature.

Hope to ride up and meet ya part way on the return though...

I can get you a trailer. Can't help you reverse it though.

[gijoe1313]

so whats the deal with the clutch?

Well the clutch is slipping, the parts arrived this week, but unfortunately unable to complete! :weep: Re-registering it will also take more time than we have got! :weep:

'tis a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing!

Bugger.

[fireball]

Well the clutch is slipping, the parts arrived this week, but unfortunately unable to complete! :weep: Re-registering it will also take more time than we have got! :weep:

'tis a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing!

Bugger.

such is life eh?

what a shitter had another rider pull out today also

[Badger8]

so um... is anyone gonna make it? :bleh:
I'm riding it either way... came up from new plymouth today especially for it, and this will be my last ride on the mighty GN, as i ended up selling it last weekend :o Pick up my new baby next sat! :wari:

Hopefully see a few of you in the morning at least! :2thumbsup

[Laava]

I will be there, I am about to leave for Auckland. See all the "hard" ones of you in the morning!:lol:

[musicman]

So... umm... where's the meeting point again? :o

I mean... where's the Westgate Shopping Centre or wherever it was we were meeting?

[Badger8]

So... umm... where's the meeting point again? :o

I mean... where's the Westgate Shopping Centre or wherever it was we were meeting?

ooh, crap, that's a good question actually :D
I'm assuming this is the shopping thingie at the end of the NW motorway?
I'll be there at 6, cruising round the carparks till i find someone :niceone:

[musicman]

Oh yeah, and what sort of accommodation is it? I mean... do we need to bring sleeping bags?

[FilthyLuka]

Oh yeah, and what sort of accommodation is it? I mean... do we need to bring sleeping bags?

got cordura?

[musicman]

got cordura?

I don't wanna be sleeping in a bug-splattered jacket!

EDIT: And judging from the weather forecast, it might get a bit wet, too...

[The Pastor]

I don't wanna be sleeping in a bug-splattered jacket!

EDIT: And judging from the weather forecast, it might get a bit wet, too...
what are you? gay?

[musicman]

what are you? gay?

Well, if sleeping with dead bugs is your thing... but for me? No thanks.

[The Pastor]

Well, if sleeping with dead bugs is your thing... but for me? No thanks.
HTFU YOU WUSS

[musicman]

HTFU YOU WUSS

I'm sorry, that's not possible - I'm Asian.

No offence to other Asians out there. :dodge:

[gijoe1313]

Righto, just got in the door after dropping off the table tennis team. Stacks of prep to do, things to pack and unpack and then repack... get Pippi checked over again.

And get some durn sleep! :lol: Kudos to those double 'ard bastards who are riding up even earlier than most! :niceone:

Hmmm where did I put those double 'ard bastard pills o'mine :scratch:

[Richard Mc F]

such is life eh?

what a shitter had another rider pull out today also

Yo we will need a report on how those cool new gloves work, have fun you nutters

( bet they are not as good as my A***est*R ones heheheheh):cold:

[gijoe1313]

Righto done the packing deedy thang, got my spectacles, testicles, wallet and watch ..

Packed some tools o'trade o'two stroking (as abashed to me and given the learn by the learnt Ixion)

Slipped in two bottles of two stroking oil, some chain lube and packed some extra clothes and odds and ends.

I think I will be picking up a pillion passenger along the ways too! (Watch this space! :msn-wink:)

Now ... must try and get some sleep ... :eek5: So excited, I cannot hide it ...

[Badger8]

allrightie!
After a few delays i am finally packed. Well, i'm sure i've forgotten something vital, but hopefully i can last three days without it whatever it is :D
See you all bright and early in the morrow! :sunny:

[musicman]

Damn I dunno if I'll be able to get any sleep tonight... just got home and need to go back to the office to do something that I'd forgotten to do, and have to pack after I get home... argh!!

EDIT: So do we need sleeping bags or not? I can sleep in my riding gear if needed, but I'd prefer not to.

[Donor]

Damn I dunno if I'll be able to get any sleep tonight... just got home and need to go back to the office to do something that I'd forgotten to do, and have to pack after I get home... argh!!

EDIT: So do we need sleeping bags or not? I can sleep in my riding gear if needed, but I'd prefer not to.

Dude, you're gonna be sore and tired - just sleep in ya gears, you won't really care in the end!

[fireball]

Yo we will need a report on how those cool new gloves work, have fun you nutters

( bet they are not as good as my A***est*R ones heheheheh):cold:


they were tested the other night on my ride home from work out hunua...... i think they have failed more testing is to be done this weekend in the rain (weather man is wrong, its going to be sunshine all the way)

[fireball]

Damn I dunno if I'll be able to get any sleep tonight... just got home and need to go back to the office to do something that I'd forgotten to do, and have to pack after I get home... argh!!

EDIT: So do we need sleeping bags or not? I can sleep in my riding gear if needed, but I'd prefer not to.


bedding is provided if you pay me in the morning..... otherwise suffer :lol:

[Badger8]

GET SOME!!! :Punk:

[fireball]

alright..... todays the day off out west now!!! YEEHAAAAA:woohoo:

[EJK]

OK the CC Challenge has begun! Good to see some keen riders at dawn :niceone: All yall others are pussies! :bleh:

I just tagged along upto Wellsford (From Westgate to Wellsford took 2 hours!!! :oi-grr:). And they are hoping to reach Kerikeri around 3pm :rofl:

Well yes I do have some photos, I'll upload them later tonight or tomorrow :)

I also have a short video clip. I'll try and add that too later :)


The start was good. Everyone happy and excited! I think Justin thought today was Halloween! :pinch: (Will post the pic later ;))

Only challengers were Justin, Musicman and Big Dog (A100, GS(?)125 and the PMX 110)
The weather was OK but the forecast ain't looking good for tomorrow... Well best luck all of you! I'll get the champaine ready ;)

[glice]

OK the CC Challenge has begun! Good to see some keen riders at dawn :niceone: All yall others are pussies! :bleh:

I just tagged along upto Wellsford (From Westgate to Wellsford took 2 hours!!! :oi-grr:). And they are hoping to reach Kerikeri around 3pm :rofl:

Well yes I do have some photos, I'll upload them later tonight or tomorrow :)

I also have a short video clip. I'll try and add that too later :)


The start was good. Everyone happy and excited! I think Justin thought today was Halloween! :pinch: (Will post the pic later ;))

Only challengers were Justin, Musicman and Big Dog (A100, GS(?)125 and the PMX 110)
The weather was OK but the forecast ain't looking good for tomorrow... Well best luck all of you! I'll get the champaine ready ;)

what, only 3 riders, come on.

I was going to ride up and meet them in kerikeri, but cant really be bother, I think I'll just go find some twisties.

[LilSel]

I just tagged along upto Wellsford (From Westgate to Wellsford took 2 hours!!! :oi-grr:). And they are hoping to reach Kerikeri around 3pm :rofl:


Kat said there were 7?? (or you mean only 3 bikes that are of a low cc?)


Just got a txt to say they've just stopped in a 'hick town' ?!... to wait for the scooter to cool down lol...

I think it will take a little (lot) longer to get to kerikeri than another 2 n a half hours lol :)

[EJK]

No oops I mean... the real challengers (whom actually meets the standar of the Challenge e.g. must not be able to cruise at 100kph etc...) were 3 lol

There were about 5 others unofficial challengers who rides GN250, Suzuki Volty, and ... a Maradeuwewererthingywhateveridunnohowtospellit.

Total of 8 snails lol you can catch up if you leave now lol I bet they are just below Whangarei :rofl:

[Disco Dan]

Well at least they wont get lost... BD is testing a gps system for me hehe ;)

[LilSel]

I was on the shore about n hour ago... I did think about driving up a lil bit n catching them (wouldnt be hard to catch up lol) but had to go out to the airport so didnt cruise up to find them (am working ya see lol)

[LilSel]

Well at least they wont get lost... BD is testing a gps system for me hehe ;)

Thats a bonus :) :woohoo: so i need not worry about my honey getting lost somewhere!! miss the wee one already lol

[EJK]

Just got a txt to say they've just stopped in a 'hick town' ?!... to wait for the scooter to cool down lol...


:rofl: Ahahaha!!!

[LilSel]

:rofl: Ahahaha!!!

:yes:... lol... I giggled too :)

n yeah your right... there is plenty of time for peeps to 'join in' as they are averaging about 50k's/hr

[LilSel]

Rightyho... back to work for me!!...

Will post up any more txts regarding progress etc :)

[EJK]

Txt recieved around 8:00pm
From: Fireball
We are here. Hungry and tired..

Well photos comming up now.. Just wait!

[Disco Dan]

Latest update from Big Dog:

ODO: 436.14 km
Moving Time: 9 hours 1 sec
Moving average: 48.5
Total Time: 12.10
Overall Average: 37.8 km
Max Speed: 92.9 km

[EJK]

Gathering was at 6am. I looked at the clock and it was showing 5:50am! What must I'd do? I must zoomed at a time warping speed! (lol not really)
<img src="http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/7914/picture009pr7.jpg" width=400>

And one by one we came! BD (The head organiser) came last!
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And here they are, the challengers!
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<img src="http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/9467/picture034cr3.jpg" width=300> <img src="http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/9026/picture035ov1.jpg" width=300> <img src="http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/706/picture036di7.jpg" width=300>

Good luck to you all!

To be continued....

[EJK]

... Continued

After all the planning, it finally began! I tagged along upto Wellsford. From Westgate to Wellsford took bloody 2 hours! hahaha!
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I'm not kidding, this is their average speed! Well... kinda... lol When climbing a hill, I read 40kph on the Hyo's speedo... thats about 32kph lol
<img src="http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/9940/picture063pf7.jpg" width=400>



At our first rest stop.
<img src="http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/8305/picture059bb0.jpg" width=300> <img src="http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/2651/picture057sc1.jpg" width=400> <img src="http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/1765/picture062ck2.jpg" width=400>
We've only reached the Woodcocks road but we felt like we were half way there lol

Just some more... Musicman looks very happy!!
<img src="http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/6508/picture066bb2.jpg" width=400> <img src="http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/9894/picture070ux5.jpg" width=400> <img src="http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/2848/picture068xp8.jpg" width=400>

Thank goodness the traffic was quiet... lol Thats all from me, I wish them a victory and a safe return.

P.S. I'll get the champaign ready lol

[Disco Dan]

first of all.. who is the HOT chicky?

Second... is gigoe wearing a bomb belt? :rofl:

[xwhatsit]

Rofl, Justin.

Nice to see Pippi out in the countryside.

If I'd got my Cub a little earlier I'd be joining you lot :D

[EJK]

Yes thats a bomb belt + a rocket launcher backpack ;)
But unfortunately the rocket pack is now out of order since GIJOE dropped it just before the ride :rofl: (yes, really he did)

P.S. Bobafett? Pikachu? Countryside? A100? Hmmm none of them seems to make a harmony.... Well thats what GIJOE is, isn't it? :lol:

[LilSel]

From what I understand they went all the way to the cape last night!!!? crazy crew lol... I wasnt sure they'd get to their destination on time wif 50kph average :) :banana:

[LilSel]

first of all.. who is the HOT chicky?


my gf :bleh::niceone:

[EJK]

From what I understand they went all the way to the cape last night!!!? crazy crew lol... I wasnt sure they'd get to their destination on time wif 50kph average :) :banana:

I bet Justin was leading the group! :oi-grr:

Time for some :spanking: when he comes back! :niceone:

[fireball]

EJ you neglected to mention our 1hr stop in welsford was due to fixing YOUR BIKE!

so far this ride has been awesome we made it to the cape today everyone happy!

poor justin popped his piston so pipi made it on the back of the truck but his morning bin proved to be a laugh when we heard about it

i had a moment where i got stuck in a whole lot of mud:doh: but bigdog to the rescue!

watch this space for some interesting tales of adventure and challenge, BigDog and i have our next destination for the CC Challenge already when we announced it this afternoon at the cape the faces of our riders told it all.....
"are you nuts?"..... and justins eyes lit up like it was christmas more details on that once i get home and off this dial up :lol:

until then we now have the ride home in the morning GO GORDON the scooter!

[Maha]

first of all.. who is the HOT chicky?



Have a closer look....its Laava!

[Choco]

Go Badger and Musicman! :2thumbsup
Loving the costume Gijoe!

[Badger8]

:Punk: GET SOME!!!

Just finished having a massive feed here at our super duper secret location. Too much good food and cold beer, struggled to move from my seat :2thumbsup
The bodies are sore, but the biker spirits are soaring. Sooooo many good times had so far, and still a whole 'nother 12 or so hour day of riding to go!
I think we have some new GN feats to outdo even you Chocco! :shit: Lavaa took his GN up ninety mile beach, then plowed up the river at full speed. Got a couple of good photo's that'd put the shotover jet to shame! :laugh:

Many stupid photo's and videos to follow upon our return, but now it's time for another beer and some relaxation in preparation for another grand day! :yes:

[Blackshear]

Awww man. I wish I could've tagged along. Even on a learners, i'd still be able to keep up with you guys by the sounds! Ha ha.
Hope you guys will do another one in the future? *Hopeful grin*

[EJK]

EJ you neglected to mention our 1hr stop in welsford was due to fixing YOUR BIKE!

Not mine :lol: Besides it was a breakfast stop :whistle:


poor justin popped his piston so pipi made it on the back of the truck but his morning bin proved to be a laugh when we heard about it

A bin?? So, did that wee little blue bike blew?? lol!

i had a moment where i got stuck in a whole lot of mud:doh: but bigdog to the rescue!

yes Yes YES! I told you about the mud! lol It's a great fun! :)


:done:

I'll meet you guys at Wellsford tomorrow! Txt me!

Anyone wanna join me tomorrow? Kat will txt me when they leave Whangarei :Punk:
021-0265-4015 or txt Kat (Fireball)

[zeocen]

Weather permitting (or not, I'm strange and like riding in the rain ;/) I'll be escorting Donor in his cage and then heave poor pippi (poor, poor pippi) into the trunk. We're leaving at 9am from his house and heading to Whangarei .. as far as I know anyway !

[Choco]

I think we have some new GN feats to outdo even you Chocco! :shit: Lavaa took his GN up ninety mile beach, then plowed up the river at full speed. Got a couple of good photo's that'd put the shotover jet to shame! :laugh:

oh bugger! <_<
Guess i need to make a new reputation for myself on the new bike :laugh:
Watch out! Choco's about! :eek::eek:

[TOTO]

nice to read you guys are making good ground. I was wanting to ride up and meet you but gotta work. :(

Anyhow, I'm glad you having balls of fun and will look forward to pics annd videos and stories :yes:

Good luck with th erest of the trip :niceone:

[xwhatsit]

Oh no! Pippi bought the farm? Sheeeit. Not even a Bloody Big Hammer could save her this time? :(

Oh well, $40 pistons an' all :D

[Donor]

Thank heavens for self control - got the SOS text just as the beers were flowing, so it's off to bed shortly, then a trip to Whangarei tomorrow morning.

Should have Pippi going again by tomorrow night :D

[Donor]

Well - still at home, as I am unable to contact the Asian fellow to arrange a meet point/time!

[EJK]

Update:
1:04pm
"Heading to rawene"

Gosh they are slow aren't they? lol

[Choco]

Update:
1:04pm
"Heading to rawene"

Gosh they are slow aren't they? lol

slow and steady win the race...
Wonder what their fuel ecconomy is like :laugh:

[EJK]

Update:
4:15pm
I txted Donor in Whangarei "So have you met the CC guys?"
Reply from Donor
"Nup, about an hour away"

[Laava]

Correct, arrived back in Whanga's at about 5.15 and shoved Pippi into a trailer so she could continue the trek! The other 5 had gone down the Darg- Maungaturoto track so would have been in approx Maungaturoto at that time. LOTS of fun had by all and will post photies later.

[musicman]

Home!!

That was an AWESOME trip, thanks to Big Dog and Fireball for organising it! :first:

Highlights:
Riding up 90 Mile Beach
Riding up Te Paki Stream
Average moving speed of under 50km/h over the three days :lol:
Seeing a LONG chain of car headlights behind us coming back from Wellsford -> Auckland :scooter:

I think I need a dirt bike or dual purpose bike next... I wanna ride Te Paki Stream again!! :woohoo:

[gijoe1313]

Well I gots homes around 2100hrs and Pippi is being nursed by Daisy .. :sweatdrop

What an experience! 'Twas awesome, am tired (this will be a shock for those who know what I am like :lol:)

Donor and zeocen met Laava and his partner up in Whangarei and we loaded Pippi into the trailer. Stopped off in Orewa at the golden arches for the major food grouping of fat, sugar and salts.

I rung the olds to inform I was safely home (I think mum got the jitters when Donor turned up to take the bucket o'tiedowns) and then Jeaves to see how he was after his unfortunate incident with a cage. :no:

Guess I will have to do a proper write-up later on as there is gear to sort out and other things! :confused:

Donor and I were trying to spot the crew riding back home, but it appears we got ahead of them? :lol:

[Choco]

Average moving speed of under 50km/h over the three days :lol:

What was your mileage like?
I wish I could have gone, it looked like tons of fun but I'm spending all my monies on a new bike :bleh:

[musicman]

What was your mileage like?
I wish I could have gone, it looked like tons of fun but I'm spending all my monies on a new bike :bleh:

Yeah you should have! I had heaps of fun!

I was on my GX125, which goes over 300km before hitting reserve! I'll calculate my fuel useage now...

[Choco]

:shit:
hows big the tank lol?

[Badger8]

HOME!!! :wari:

oh man, WHAT a mission! But they dont call it a challenge for nothing!
Have had a shower, and am nice and toasty warm again now. My bike yoga must have worked, because we had a LOT more time in the saddle on this cape trip, yet i feel a whole lot better this time upon my return. And the cagers thought we were just dancing to mess with their heads :innocent:

Lots of cool photo's and videos. will try to post them tomorrow, but no promises! gotta do washing, clean bike, job interview, then drive to New Plymouth tmrw, so might not find time methinks!

A big thanks to all those who helped organise, and those with the COHONES to tackle the challenge. Best time i've had in a long time! And for everyone who thought about doing it but didnt, next year H T F U !!!! :2thumbsup

[Laava]

Right. I would like to thank Fireball and Big Dog for organising a very fun weekend! Special thanks to Klingon for coming up trumps with fan-bloody-tastic accomodation, couldn't have been better! Also special thanks to my Jo for coming along as a non-rider, putting up with my whims and doing it all with a smile!:clap: And thanks to all the riders for making it an awesome weekend! Oh- and thanks to Maha Man for calling me a hot chick!:lol:
Here are some photos;
1=The contenders steeds on the Brynderwyns
2&3=GIJoe freaking out the locals in Banjo county
4=Twin Bridges.....Lloyd and Jeff according to some!
5=Sunset at Cable Bay where we met CB2005.Still had 100 odd km to go!
6=The back of Krazy Haunted Kastle Klingon and possibly the last ever photo of Pippi in running order!

[fireball]

need shower and sleep..... can hardly keep eyes open so much crap in them

a big thank you to mumma jo for driving at snail pace behind us

and YES IT WILL BE RUN AGAIN more details some time in the afternoon when i get up

[Maha]

Right. I would like to thank Fireball and Big Dog for organising a very fun weekend! Special thanks to Klingon for coming up trumps with fan-bloody-tastic accomodation, couldn't have been better! Also special thanks to my Jo for coming along as a non-rider, putting up with my whims and doing it all with a smile!:clap: And thanks to all the riders for making it an awesome weekend! Oh- and thanks to Maha Man for calling me a hot chick!:lol:


Oh come on Al!....Sheep skin????.........I want one :whistle:

[musicman]

:shit:
hows big the tank lol?

It's got a 15 litre tank in total, I think 12 litres main and 3 litres reserve from memory...

I just calculated my fuel usage, until Wellsford (so not counting Wellsford -> home) I did about 973kms, and used about 26.85 litres of petrol, which works out to be about 36.2km/ltr. Something that I could never dream to get on my Zeal... :weep:

[Laava]

1=The front of our impressive residence
2=Beautiful Henderson Bay, the sand was squeaky clean and it is a tropical paradise!
3= Waaaaaaaahhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!
4= GIJoe shagging Pippi on the back of the ute!
5&6=Can we fix it? Yes we can!

[Choco]

It's got a 15 litre tank in total, I think 12 litres main and 3 litres reserve from memory...

I just calculated my fuel usage, until Wellsford (so not counting Wellsford -> home) I did about 973kms, and used about 26.85 litres of petrol, which works out to be about 36.2km/ltr. Something that I could never dream to get on my Zeal... :weep:

damn, thats pretty good!

[Laava]

1=Pippi gets shagged again!
2=This was the road exit on to the beach from Te Kao
3=GIJoe rides Pippi up the beach! Desperate!
4=The only tricky crossing on the beach.
5=Me and Musicman disappearing up 90 mile beach
6=I got attacked by a swarm of angry sandflies!

[musicman]

damn, thats pretty good!

Yeah, it's great! But you must realise, it has a single cylinder 125cc 4-stroke engine, which means top speed is about 105-110km/h (indicated) at which point it reaches redline in top gear and feels like the engine is going to explode and the bike is going to spontaneously fall to pieces.

So it's really only any good around town, unfortunately. And on the beach, and up the stream! :clap:

[Laava]

1=Musicman enjoying his first time on the beach.
2&3=Riding up Te Paki stream
4=Finally setting off up the last bit of road to the cape
5=They have a new carpark now with angled parking
6=Te Werahi Beach

[Choco]

Yeah, it's great! But you must realise, it has a single cylinder 125cc 4-stroke engine, which means top speed is about 105-110km/h (indicated) at which point it reaches redline in top gear and feels like the engine is going to explode and the bike is going to spontaneously fall to pieces.

So it's really only any good around town, unfortunately. And on the beach, and up the stream! :clap:

How was the beach? good fun? any coppers? :shifty:

[musicman]

How was the beach? good fun? any coppers? :shifty:

Nope, no coppers on the beach, only encountered two vehicles coming the other way the whole time (about 40km of the top part of 90 Mile Beach), and it was FUN!! Basically you just have this big wide road for you to play on, I pretended to be Burt Munroe, lying down on the tank and opening up the throttle, only got up to about 80km/h though, cos traction isn't so great. On some of the drier patches I felt the back wheel suddenly lose power, but oh it was AWESOME. :ride:

[Laava]

1=Us lot loitering in front of the lighthoose
2=Fireball, "What the fuck? Who would climb all the way up there?"
3=Mama Jo, giving the dunes a good pounding! [I am in the shit now if she sees this!]
4=Justin-outa control!
5=Big Dog and Fireball having trouble getting much action, probably 'cos the sand was too MOIST!
6="I have something in my pocket for you!"[It's bigger than Tane Mahuta!]

[Laava]

1=Justin demonstrating how much power he still retains from his powerlifting days
2=Justin riding the mighty PippiWaka across the Hokianga. Musicman and Badger discuss whether this latest stunt will be enough to finally have him certified and the lady in the BMW contemplates the inevitable, getting stuck behind 6 idiots on toy motorcycles weaving obliviously across the road at 30kmh!
3=Come on now-sing it with me!!!!! Theeeeeerrrrreees,,,,,,,,,,,,Klingon on the starboard bow, starboard bow, starboard bow. There's.........well you get the picture! Her caption, not mine BTW
If any of you guys want me to send you higher res pics I will plus all the ones with you in. There was 116, I have posted 33. Just PM me your e-mail

[Choco]

Photos are awesome! looks like you guys had an amazing time

[musicman]

My pics were all taken on my cellphone camera so don't compare to the others, but here are some anyway.

1. Some waterfall somewhere (Laava took us there, I think he knows what it's called?) EDIT: Wairua Falls.
2. The group at Wairua Falls.
3. Some random bed below the Twin Bridges.
4. Laava had so much fun going over these rocks that he decided to go back and do them again!
5. What's the world coming to?! Why would people steal signs??
6. Gijoe1313 enjoying his ride on PippiWaka.

[Laava]

Wairua Falls. Your cell takes good pics!

[Badger8]

BALLS!!!

I cant for the life of me find the download lead for my camera!
Oh well, photo's will have to wait at this stage, sorry folks! :o

[fizbin]

looks and sounds like you guys had a blast!
Sorry i couldn't be a support but oz call
nice pics hope everyone is nice and warm. :cold:

[Donor]

Well, THAT was fun!

A leisurely drive to Hirepool, uplifting a trailer, fuel for the beast and then a short wait for Zeocen to turn up on his 2 wheel beast, then a hop up to Whangarei for the uplifting of a sad looking Pippi.

Got to the information centre in Whangarei just on 2, and waited... and waited... and waited some more.

Sure, 3 and a half hours is a bit of a wait, but info centres are great!

Mini bus after mini bus after camper van after touristvehicle, with lots of... errr... interesting people to look at.

Even Angry Chick(tm) from the Info centre cafe was a topic of conversation for a while (well, for Zeocen anyway, seems to have a thing for short chicks with long dark hair dressed in black and surly attitudes...)

After many fervent texts to various peoples, the odd phone call ("How much bloody longer are ya gonna be??") and watching Subaru after Subaru of the Whangarei contribution to the decline of the gene pool, lo! The mighty GN escorted Pippi into town, atop the beast that was The Ute(tm)

Met Laava, the fine young lass behind the wheel of The Ute(tm) and lightly mocked one weary yet well fed looking Asian fellow.

Loaded Pippi into the trailer, and then we were on our way, stopping briefly at McD's Orewa for a quick intake of heart disease before continuing on to the home of the gijoe1313 - WHERE I BACKED THE TRAILER UP THE DRIVE PERFECTLY! :headbang:

Next time - I'm going up that way on 2 wheels dammit... these rescues are fine and good, but nowhere near as much fun!

[klingon]

Cor blimey that's the most fun I've had in a long time.

I've driven in a car to Haunted Kastle Klingon more times than I can remember, but somehow doing it on a bike at 45km per hour accompanied by a bunch of good humoured, rather eccentric, very adventurous people was unlike any other trip!

I was very sorry that Pippi didn't make the distance under her own power. She's a great little machine with a good attitude - she really did her best to take that madman all the way. Never mind, we are assured she will get another chance as soon as the duct tape has set.

I'm not as sore today as I thought I would be. I recommend Bike Yoga to anyone undertaking a long journey at 45kph. I also recommend Dog Turds and Cat Crap - two products that did their job well and helped us to get home in one piece.

My special thanks to Mama Jo for her patience and generosity. It takes a special kind of human being to tag along behind a bunch of mad bikers at a snail's pace for many, many hours and not complain. And even more for putting up with gijoe in the cab! I can't imagine what the conversation would have been like!

[fireball]

i must say some of those pictures are great even the one with Rawberry up to the crank case in mud! she has forgiven me as i told her id polish her shiny bits and even change her oil and filter later this week......

i extend a big thank you to everyone who took the time to jump on bikes and at lighting fast speeds ride up to the cape! :lol: i would also like to say thank you to mama jo for keeping on smiling even when trapped inside a ute with the crazy asian fellow and yes i will be putting ABBA on my Ipod for next time!

it was cool to see the ride finished just as it was started at max speed of 80ks all the way to mt wellington even though after dropping off BigDog we could have speed off at 100.....

pikachu is sitting on the bed asking to go for another ride.... and he isnt yellow anymore after that jump into gravel on the way to wellsford!

anyone who has pics can you please send them to my email fireball@kiwibiker.co.nz so i can send a few to greg at outward bound.

donations can still be made so if you wish to donate PM me for the bank account details!

once again THANK YOU for an AWESOME weekend and see you all again next year for the CC CHALLENGE!!!!

[Badger8]

it was cool to see the ride finished just as it was started at max speed of 80ks all the way to mt wellington even though after dropping off BigDog we could have speed off at 100.....


erm, we did do 100 once we cleared the 80k zone through town :innocent: But only just 100, Gina was too used to cruising slowly, i felt mean trying to coax anything more out of her. Plus sitting lightly on the front brake to keep my taillight on :whistle:

Dunno if you saw, but i wrote "1000" in the air with my finger at the top of the harbour bridge, my trip meter rolled over from 999.9 to 000.0 just as we came to the top of the bridge, how fitting! :2thumbsup

Still havent had a chance to clean her yet, might quickly do that before i must drive south again. Will send you pics once i find my cable and a 'puter with fast interweb :yes:

[fireball]

erm, we did do 100 once we cleared the 80k zone through town :innocent: But only just 100,

pikachu's head was in the way of my speedo :lol:

[Badger8]

pikachu's head was in the way of my speedo :lol:

:laugh: Surely his ears were flappin a little faster than normal or somethin? :bleh:

[klingon]

erm, we did do 100 once we cleared the 80k zone through town :innocent: But only just 100, Gina was too used to cruising slowly, i felt mean trying to coax anything more out of her. Plus sitting lightly on the front brake to keep my taillight on :whistle:


yeah I noticed you had your brake light on for the motorway traffic. That's why I hopped in front - hoping with Fireball behind and me in front we might keep you more visible. Badger sandwich anyone?

[fireball]

yeah I noticed you had your brake light on for the motorway traffic. That's why I hopped in front - hoping with Fireball behind and me in front we might keep you more visible. Badger sandwich anyone?

it made it alot safer! there was an "oh Shit" moment in the dome valley where a cager almost hit badger and another almost hit BigDog after that i made sure to keep close and own the road

so has anyone rang colemans yet?

[klingon]

You should ring Colemans! After all, it was you they almost mashed! Imagine the headlines if a vehicle belonging to a Suzuki dealership flattened a bunch of Suzukis after they had made it all the way to the Cape and back!

That was pretty scary to watch from behind. And totally unnecessary since we were keeping left and giving everyone plenty of room.

[Badger8]

Badger sandwich anyone?

Oh my... :innocent: :laugh:

i tried to keep the brake light on as much as possible, but couldnt keep it on all the time, DAMN my fingers were getting sore (and even colder being on top of the lever). Forgot to clip my vest shut before we left wellsford, might've helped a bit. Oh well.


it made it alot safer! there was an "oh Shit" moment in the dome valley where a cager almost hit badger and another almost hit BigDog after that i made sure to keep close and own the road

Only the one? shit, i lost count of the cagers who nearly took me out between darg's and home. But yeah, that run through the dome valley was pretty nasty. Was a bit hard to tell if that was two bike headlights behind me or a cage at times, but when you started sitting up to the right and owning the lane it was easier to tell, could see the outline of a classic cruiser position from the headlights of the cage behind you. Would've made a cool photo if i wasnt so busy fighting for my piece of road! :D

[fireball]

recived a text from bigdog this morning saying....

"I dont belive it. After all those kms on Gordon the Busa stalled in traffic and wont start"

how ironic is that?

[Maha]

Next time - I'm going up that way on 2 wheels dammit... these rescues are fine and good, but nowhere near as much fun!


Make sure you take the :psst:'Secret interesting 'way :ride::blip:....otherwise you will need auto pilot after the Brynderwyns.....:sleep:

[EJK]

4=Justin-outa control!


The board is riding Justin! :rofl::killingme

[glice]

crikey, this looked like an awsome trip. I'm going to track down an inappropriate steed and join next year.

[gijoe1313]

Righto, I remember some early time at 5.20am getting to Westgate ... riding around wondering where everyone was! :scratch: Getting a bit worried I rung Big Dog and got the "mwuauhaggrgegghh" anyways turns out he had slept through several alarms and I was his wake up call! :rolleyes:

Eventually the crew turn up and we somehow managed to leave some time past the 7am sharp departure time (this would be the format for the rest of the ride! :rofl:)

The trip up was eventful and I got to see some new roads that even I had not travelled yet! :woohoo: I had several wardrobe failures when my rocket pack decided to launch at inappropriate moments! Once out of Wellsford and the other at Maungatapere! Got some engineers to sort it out once they got past the chuckling and it wasn't a bother for the rest of the trip.

Plenty of gas stops, ciggy breaks and pulling over to let cagers zip on by. Pikachu attracted his usual share of attention and the kids who saw him all smiled (he's so good with kids!) :baby:

The weather was balmy and the skies were clear, borrowing Maverick's Weather-Genie(TM) was one of my better ideas ... the sight of Big Dog's large frame on the smallest bike never failed to elicit a chortle from me - Legendary that be! :yes:

It was most funny at Kerikeri when Big Dog looked like he had been slapped with a mullet when he realised we still had to ride to Houhora and ... beyond!

Plenty of photo ops and a night ride on gravel to the Haunted Demesne of Klingon added to the thrill, not least when somewhere along the way Pippi spat her baffle out and allowed herself to be as loud as she wanted! :innocent:

Anyway the crew were well glad that we could rest our weary bones and get some tucker into our bellies. Since moi is a resident short order cook/chef, I doffed Bounty Hunter gear and got down to serious cooking. Steaks, snarlers, smashed potatoes and a smoked out gallery later ... we were all contented.

We all rambled on, I talked about yodelling axe-wielding, homicidal maniacs and jumped at ghosts on the deck. The House was full of suprises. Many nooks and crannies and an Amityville Horror look to it ... I bunkered in the nearest room to the exit and was too excited to sleep ... the prospect of the Cape loomed large in my imagination! :ride:

[gijoe1313]

Well, Big Dog laid the law down last night and said everyone was to have a lie-in. Me being the usual impetuous fool, got up early as, started Pippi up... and she egged me on to do some more riding! A pre-ride ride so, to speak!

I decided to be totally non-ATGATT compliant and rode sans bone dome, glubs and only had my boots and non-bounty hunter regalia on. :nono:

I zipped motard style around the gravel and explored every single side road I could find. Went to the beach several times and beeped out a symphony on Pippi's horn and I sung "Hello birds, hello beach, hello world ... ad infinitum" and watched the sun come gently over the horizon to bathe us in its glow. :sunny:

I then proceeded to piss off the rest of the crew by zipping around near the hostel and found a walking track at the back of the property. Being the fearless, foolhardy intrepid explorer ... I manhandled Pippi over the small walking track and zipped along at it a goodish pace.

Until the classic minty moment happened and I hit two branches at chest height around a corner and got twanged backwards and Pippi continued merrily on her way before lying down and waited for me! :rofl:

Anyhow, I rode on for many more kms like that (worked out I could have made it to the cape!) and then I found out that brekkie needed to be cooked, but we needed more supplies! I volunteered immediately, being the sort that needs any excuse for a ride and I fired up Pippi again and pootled off again! Huzzah!

And that is where my journey wound its way down to being a delayed finish. A loud pop, a backfire and poor Pippi lost power and glided to the side of the road. I did what I could, but since I had taken out all my tools from my bag to carry the groceries, another minty moment had overcome me! :slap: :lol:

So, there I was slowly riding Pippi like a little hobby horse until I came to a likely looking residence and I made the acquaintance of a friendly lady there. We got to nattering and it turns out she rode a small 120 in her day! We used what tools there were and as soon as I got the spark off, I knew what had happened.

It is a two-stroke and it is what they does, thats why we loves them we do! :msn-wink:

I surmised the material around the cap of the spark meant a holed piston, but had to wait till she was back and the rest of the crew were standing around her going oo-aar, that don'look right dunnit? :doctor:

[klingon]

The trip up was eventful and I got to see some new roads that even I had not travelled yet! :woohoo: I had several wardrobe failures when my rocket pack decided to launch at inappropriate moments! Once out of Wellsford and the other at Maungatapere! Got some engineers to sort it out once they got past the chuckling and it wasn't a bother for the rest of the trip.

Oh yeah... sorry about riding over your bung. Was pretty exciting following you and wondering when the rocket was next going to launch itself in my direction...



Plenty of photo ops and a night ride on gravel to the Haunted Demesne of Klingon added to the thrill, not least when somewhere along the way Pippi spat her baffle out and allowed herself to be as loud as she wanted! :innocent:

Yeah and Pippi made a great 2-stroke alarm clock in the morning, riding round and round the house and off down the track. And then Pippi got her revenge!


Anyway the crew were well glad that we could rest our weary bones and get some tucker into our bellies. Since moi is a resident short order cook/chef, I doffed Bounty Hunter gear and got down to serious cooking. Steaks, snarlers, smashed potatoes and a smoked out gallery later ... we were all contented.

mmmm I think you should be the designated cook for all future cc challenges. Yummy food and plenty of it! We definitely ate well on this trip thanks to Mr Joe knowing his way around a kitchen.

[gijoe1313]

So anyways thanks to Laava and his Ute of Splenderifous Flexibility and Handy Contrivance, Pippi was sped back to the Hostel where many arcane plans of repairing her abounded. Thank god some semblance of sanity sintered in amongst us and we just allowed me to laze in the Ute with Mamma Jo! :woohoo:

Pikachu took this moment to abandon ship and continue on with Fireball! That little guy sure knows how to keep on two wheels of freedom! :wari:

A slap-up brunch later and we made our way to Cape Reinga. T'was kewl to be on such a japery route with Laava and Musicman riding on the beach. My key role from then on was to be support dogsbody and run around and do general duties! Pushing bikes out of sandy ruts, tying up loose Pippis and having a good ol'natter with Mamma Jo about oysters, sealing wax, flying pigs and kings!

I got to see Laava in action with his stupendous riding abilities and I learnt a thing or two about off-road action :gob: Crikey! I was well impressed with the trialling abilities of the little bikes! :niceone:

Anyway turns out the "shortcut" on the beach meant that Big Dog was despatched to find us! :rofl: All good, we met up at the junction and rode to the Cape! Egads! Our destination in sight, the fists were punched to the sky and the Biker Gods smiled down and were pleased. :hug:

Klingon was a mine of information and Laava was well disappointed that the snackage he brought down to the lighthouse could not be consumed. Tapu and all that! :sweatdrop

It was quite nice, we were the only peeps there apart from a young couple who wondered where all these filthy biker scum had appeared from!

[gijoe1313]

Well on the way back, we stopped off for ice creams, I stocked up on more grub and cackled maniacally about "if it doesn't eat its greens, it gets no puddings" I mentally roamed liberally around a menu and what was at hand. I dived into coolers, poked around in freezers, felt up soft spuds, glared at garlic, prodded some cheese and walked out with enough stuff to feed an army.

Oh alright ... enough to feed Big Dog! :bleh:

The trip home was quick and I promptly got down and became Gordon Ramsey
, barking out orders for spuds to be peeled, onions to be chopped and a myriad of instructions to get a proper feed on.

Pots bubbled, pans sizzled and a cooking frenzy was upon the Haunted House of Klingon. I think the ghost ducked for cover as implements and ingredients flew thick and fast with no thought spared for the sensibilities of those not used to cooking gijoe1313 stylin' :weird::drinknsin:apumpin:

It was most relaxing night, most of us parked around the boob tube watching Johhny Depp being seduced by Heather Graham in some Jack the Ripper feature. I half expected a lederhosen wearing, chainsaw wielding, oompah band playing, homicidal midget to be storming through the Haunted House of Klingon.

In the end, there was only Musicman and I to face ... the music :slap:

We watched Cops : Las Vegas and commented on the speedo requirements for the bicycle cops. Bed beckoned and it was said that we had to be up earlyish again to get a good start for the journey home ...

And since others have posted their experiences in regard to this part of the sojourn, I shall digress from writing any more and instead, lean back in my office chair, take a swig of Bundaberg ginger beer and think ...

"Next time, I'll bring TWO small inappropriate bikes to do the CCC!" :stupid::eek:

Thanks to those who organised, brought the Ute, Mamma Jo for her endless patience and putting up with a demented, sponge-bobby type asian character in the cab, the rest of those who were mad enough to be part of this entourage and of course ...

Pikachu! Without that little bundle of yellow fluff, my travels would not be the piquant and Julie Andrewesque adventures that I love to live ...

[Big Dog]

Day one:

It was with great trepidation I set off from Westgate with six other undersized bikes to undertake the challenge to journey to Cape Reinga on a scooter, expecting 1200 kms in the saddle over 24 riding hours in three days.

Great trepidation because the broken foot is still not healed from a recent crash on the scooter, the tyres are no better scrubbed in and the sky is full of menacing clouds. My confidence is still "shot" in the wet. To compound issues I have developed an exhaust leak causing temperamental power delivery and have not had the time to remedy it.

The contenders:

Fireball - Suzuki Marauder, GN250 based cruiser. Known as "Rawberry"

Klingon - Suzuki Volty, a GN250 based cafe racer.

Musicman - Suzuki 125.

Laava - Suzuki GN200. (A GN250 with customised badges)

GIJoe1313 - Suzuki A100 (two stroke manual)

Badger - Suzuki GN250. Known as "Gina"

Myself: (Big Dog) - PGO PM-S (Registered as a PM-X because the previous owner refused to ride a PM-S) 110cc two stroke scooter. No gears, Auto clutch. Known as "Gordon"



The other contenders and I set off up state highway 16, turned up Old North road to have a look at some more interesting corners and hills to find out who was capable of what. Already it is apparent that this is going to be a slow ride.

At this time I am unsure of the fuel consumption of the scooter, so 4 litres is strapped to the footboards as a plan b this makes for interesting handling given that I cannot move around as easily as I can when there is not a 10l Jerry can bungyed to the foot well.

After rejoining 16 at Kaukapakapa we press on through to Wookcocks road. A much celebrated biker destination for it's tight and twisty corners. What I would not give for a bike with gears at this point. Corners that are a lot of fun on the Hayabusa are suddenly terrifying on a scooter that you dare not back off the throttle too much or you have no power for the next straight and that the new tyres still have a tendency to slide at one end or the other. sometimes both. Praise the lord for a lack or rain.

We arrive in Wellsford with only the smell of an oily rag left in the tank, at least we now have a real idea about the time this trip will take and what the biggest limitation will be. Gordon, my scooter, so named by my old flatmate because she thinks that the scooter is so flash...

She has a range of 100kms under the prevailing conditions, not bad on a 3.5 litre tank. Yes Gordon is a girl.

Now was obviously a good time for a break, a break in a clutch cable... not one of the participants, a tag along on a borrowed bike.

After an hours delay while we fixed his borrowed bike and sent him home we pressed on. Ahh, the Brynderwyns... there Gordon passed a 1000hp monster, an empty fertiliser truck, on the way up. A stop a the top for a little yoga showed who had an who had not prepared for this physically.

From here on in the geography gets a little hazy, having never ridden or driven this far north other than to go directly to Whangarei and we are bypassing Whangarei because it is too direct. Not enough kms for these nutcases.

Next stop Twin bridges. Don't ask me where that is, we were following the guidance of Laava who had ridden down from Whangarei that morning to begin the challenge.

After that much hard riding in that challenging a conditions Gordon needed a rest, the exhaust leak was becoming more prominent and there was a decided reduction in available power... not that there was a lot to begin with.

So lunch at Maugatapere it was.

Two things were quite obvious, the most sensible bike on the ride was a custom GN200 and no one north of Wellsford has ever seen a scooter in person before. I can't say I wonder why. At this point I would have given almost anything for a bike with gears. Many was the prayer of thanks for the fact I was in possession of an iPod to drown out the constant droning of the two stroke 110cc engine with no gears. We have travelled so many marvellous roads that just could not be enjoyed to their full. As an observation though the everyone was saying how nice it was to travel at a speed that allowed the scenery to be enjoyed.

After a wee rest to cool down Gordon was rearing to go again so we pressed on to Keri Keri where we met up with the support vehicle and purchased the food supplies for the trip.

Not surprisingly when we arrived at Awanui for a refuel there was a lot less conversation than had previously been had at other stops.

So it was that we arrived at our mystery location 12:10:00 after departing Westgate.

How great to see the smiles on everyone's faces in spite of the challenges so far. Heart warming to see that even after 9:00:01 in the saddle there were still people buzzing and even some going for short rides just to stay entertained while we tried to locate keys to the accommodation.

The rest of the day (or should I say night) as they say, you had to be there - what goes on tour stays on tour.

Special thanks to my fuel sponsors, Dharmesh Bhana, Aaron Bublitz and the Evans family.

The Carnage on day one:

Tickets: 0

Breakdowns: 0

Injuries: 0

Sore cheeks from ridiculously large smiles: 7

Sore cheeks from 9:00:001 in the saddle 14

[Big Dog]

CC Challenge day two.

This was not quite so early a start to the day for some, this was our rest day and our summit day. Many chose to sleep in a little, till 0900.

GIJoe1313 on the other hand felt that 56 kms each way was not a worthy ride for such a glorious day and set about exploring.

Being one who sleeps the sleep of the dead I did not hear most of it, however reports from others indicated that for several hours beginning at 05:00 GIJoe1313 could be heard doing strafing runs on his now debaffled A100. Having lost the baffle the previous night somewhere between Awanui and the mystery destination (as a side note the accommodation is reputed to be haunted and this may account for why he felt the need to go riding so early) the A100 now sounded like a cross between a sewing machine and a machine gun, depending on accelerating or backing off.

A story soon circulates that he has been sent to the dairy for some additional supplies. Not long after we have 6 hungry challengers and our intrepid Sweep Driver (MommaJo) milling around the kitchen in anticipation. Over a period of time the numbers dwindle as people drift off to find something more interesting to do.

Soon the tension builds as the hungry challengers realise they are no closer to being fed. This builds yet further as some receive phone calls with no caller from GIJoe1313's phone.

As we try to locate our missing comrade he arrives sans supplies. Pippi is missing in action.

The support truck soon returns with the wounded Pippi.

The good news? We know what is wrong with it.

The bad news? We do not have a suitable replacement Piston.

It seems that two strokes consider pistons a consumable and the change in pressure caused by the loss of the baffle was enough to fail the piston.

The Irony? The kms covered that morning would have seen Pippi to the Cape under her own steam. But probably not back.

In true biker spirit we set about tearing down to see if there is any possible way that we can do a temporary fix.

After several hours trying to locate the necessary tools or a suitable substitute piston we are forced to transfer Pikachu to a different ride. Pikachu now rides aboard Rawberry with Fireball. Pippi now rides aboard the support vehicle with Mommajo at the wheel and GIJoe1313 running shotgun.

4 kms down the road I come to a sudden halt and am quickly swarmed by concerned looking riders. No need to panic I just forgot to initiate the GPS. Oops, 4 kms of data lost.

We had a brief stop over in Te Kao to separate into two groups (the road going group and the 90 mile beach group) and so the support vehicle could get ice-cream.

Luxury, absolute luxury.

Fireball, Klingon, Badger and I headed on up Far North Road (bit of a hint about its location in that name I think). Musicman and Laava headed up the beach with the support vehicle in hot pursuit.

The "Road Crew" took a leisurely approach knowing we had a few less kms to cover and at a higher average speed.

Hence the many photo ops, stops for pole dancing and a sharing of rations as we waited for the Beach Boys to arrive.

We were of course passed on a blind corner by a black Holden Commodore... we were of course having more fun though. It looked like the passenger had been sucking on a lemon and the driver looked like he had been listening to a monologue of "... Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet?..."

Then it got real exciting.

20kms of no straights lots of hills and only about one km of it sealed. Large sections had rather large rocks as substitutes for gravel. these rocks varied in size between golf balls and tennis balls but certainly were not that even.

The result for the majority of this final stretch Gordon was bucking like a bronco stung by a bee and with the steering column whipping round like an agitator in a washing machine, often with only a hope and a prayer keeping her travelling in the right direction. Keeping in mind that the slower you go the less control I had, the only way to get Gordon to cooperate on the gravel was to stay over 65kmph. On one particularly steep stretch a rather large rock conspired with the hill to loft us into a wheelie. A wheelie that I lacked the confidence to put down for fear Gordon would not get moving again on that steep a grade in gravel that deep. Cue about 30 metres of stand-up wheelie on a scooter! It may have only been a foot off the ground but that is a long way on a scooter under those conditions.

I cannot describe the sense of achievement when we finally rolled in to the Cape Reinga car park.

There was of course much patting each other on the back and general frivolity as we ruined our average speed for the day by walking down to the lighthouse.

We had done it. We made the cape. We still had to make it home but most of us felt that this was already mission accomplished and the rest was just gravy.

Whilst huddled around the support vehicle like a flock of seagulls the possibility of repeating the event was brought up. The look on the faces was priceless when it was suggested that the next destination should be Bluff. They think I was joking. I think it is worth considering.

Either way there will be a challenge laid down next year!

36 hours before I had had doubts myself that a 110cc scooter could make it that far. Gordon had proven a mighty steed indeed.

What now? Go surfing in the te Paki Giant Sand Dunes of course.

It was not long before we discovered that you need dry sand to surf... or to find I can come down the hill in about 1% of the time it took to get up there.

Given that we were departing in a gathering gloom we sped off at our top speed of 80kmph to te Kao for ice cream. Absolutely massive ice creams as it turns out. With a little dinosaur lolly on top. I fully recommend this as a stop on the way should you find yourself passing through.

Arriving back at the mystery haunted manor that night were some very happy bikers. This is real biking. The challenge the camaraderie, the good times and no attitudes. This would have been far too easy to have had this much fun to had I done the same trip on the Hayabusa.

By now I was of the conclusion that anyone who does not consider scooters motorbikes should consider Gordon an honorary one for life.

As to the adventures in the haunted manor, you had to be there. Come along next year and join in the fun.



Special thanks to my fuel sponsors and to Mommajo our Support / Sweep Driver.



The Carnage on day two:

Tickets: 0

Breakdowns: 1

Injuries: 0

Sore cheeks from ridiculously large smiles: 7

[Big Dog]

CC Challenge day two.

More from day 2.

[Big Dog]

Will post my ride report for day three as soon as I have typed it and sent forward copies to my sponsors.

[EJK]

.......
I cannot describe the sense of achievement when we finally rolled in to the Cape Reinga car park.

There was of course much patting each other on the back and general frivolity as we ruined our average speed for the day by walking down to the lighthouse.

We had done it. We made the cape. We still had to make it home but most of us felt that this was already mission accomplished and the rest was just gravy........


Exactly! Thats how I felt too! :clap::clap: Well done! :D

Btw, you should seriously have the last photo as your avatar. Or atleast as your profile pic.


More from day 2.

Ahahahaha! How fukn ironic!!!
Btw is that a copy of Swoop's 5 Knee Downs? :laugh:

[fireball]

i have yet to clean all that mud of rawberry from the "opps im stuck" moment

keep the pictures coming twas a fun time indeed

[klingon]

Btw is that a copy of Swoop's 5 Knee Downs? :laugh:

Look at the other photo - I make that 8 knees down including Pikachu!

I like the 'Heavy Machinery' one best. I bet Gordon weighs even less than fireball!

I also like Fireball saying NO DOGS! and Big Dog saying NO FIRES!

[Disco Dan]

Look at the other photo - I make that 8 knees down including Pikachu!

I like the 'Heavy Machinery' one best. I bet Gordon weighs even less than fireball!

I also like Fireball saying NO DOGS! and Big Dog saying NO FIRES!

ahh so you are the hot girly in the picture.... :cool:

[fireball]

I like the 'Heavy Machinery' one best. I bet Gordon weighs even less than fireball!



you will find gordon weighs more than me...... a good 20 kilos more

[T.I.E]

good to see yall riding through kaiwaka, standing there with Al (lava) saying my last goodbyes, but a nice little reminder to take with me back to the states. ill be showing all the americans the little vid, ya nutters, i hope its a yearly thing, i hope 1 year i will get to join you all. too much fun was had by the looks of it.
well done and congrats crew.

so do you get a badge for it?

the nutty challenge?

[Big Dog]

CC Challenge day three.

Having been queried as to what time I was getting up the night before I had advised that I wanted to aim for a 07:00 - 07:30 departure and I would be up when breakfast was served. I have to say I was a little disappointed when I got up for breakfast call to find the eggs were not yet cooked.

After a long hot shower they were so the world as we know it was put to rights. There was not rip in the space time continuum after all.

Given that I was so insistent that we depart as close to 07:00 as could be managed it is no surprise that I was the last one ready and it was past 08:00. I'm good like that.

So it was that we set off out of the rising sun, huge smiles (including GIJoe1313 to give him full credit) firmly, in place most cases with fresh Cat Crap on their visors courtesy of the Badger.

20 kms into the journey something was not right. Gordon was down on power and losing speed. A long fast sweeper provided the why.
Gordon was losing air out of the back tyre. Fast.

Ironically I had held a puncture repair kit in my hand on Thursday and thought, nah I don't need the extra weight. Lucky we were travelling as a team, Laava was not quite so optimistic and had his puncture repair kit with him. The next problem? Laava did not know how to use it. GIJoe1313 to the rescue. So it was that we had a roadside lesson in how to use these.

This was starting to sound like an adult Dr. Seuss story The Big Dog in the big helmet with the Cat Crap on the visor from the Badger now has Dog Crap on the tyre courtesy of Laava as installed by GIJoe1313. Yes that is what the plug is referred to by the manufacturers.

Update from the GPS at this time shows a record moving average of 65kms, this is soon ruined by a 11 km ride back to the gas station, with a max speed of 30kmph, for air as the co2 only provided 11psi. But wait its not ruined? The batteries have gone flat, we have lost some data, no idea how much but up to 11kms. For those of you keeping score that's up to 15 kms lost data.

Back on the road with fresh batteries in the GPS and at what may have been the same corner that familiar I have no air in my rear tyre is back. this time it is not running almost on the rim but it has definitely lost pressure.

Cue plug the leak take 2.

Bearing in mind that we only have one more plug and only one more can of air on board I make the decision to press on to Awanui. If the plug fails before we have another spare tyre mend solution my challenge is over. If I can make Awanui I can put another 9 pounds in, less than recommended but less stress on the patch and hopefully pick up a can of Tyre Weld. My plan being to press on as far as we can putting a few more psi in at each refuelling until I reach recommended pressure or it fails. hopefully not suddenly.

The team put me in the lead so I could maintain as even a speed as possible without having to brake for anyone and we set off.

With the loss of pressure in the rear Gordon now has a top speed of 62.4 kmph.

The good news? The exhaust leak is getting worse. Gordon now sounds like a diesel. Gordon obviously thinks she is a Harley at this point.

We made Awanui, splashed up and had a coffee break, it has taken 2:30 to travel 64 kms.

Even with the increased tyre pressure Gordon's top speed is only 64.2. This is going to be a long one but the team are committed to making it to Tane Mahuta by now.

There is more than a small amount of excitement among some of the riders circling the snack foods when they discover that the secret Laava and Klingon have been keeping from us is that there is a ferry crossing involved.

About 3/4 or the way to the Ferry our ride was briefly disturbed by a tiny puppy wandering loose.

No one was hurt nor even had an accident but we were unable to leave the hapless chap in the middle of the road.

This brief interlude over we took off at full steam hoping to make the next crossing.

At this point I have to ask, what is it about Gordon that makes it so that when we pass slower vehicles the driver gets a look of grit and determination in their eyes right at the moment they see her? How is it she is so intimidating?

I tell you it got real exciting real fast when I committed to passing this farm truck with 1/2 doz dogs in the back on an uphill right hander. I gathered as much speed as Gordon could muster, changed lanes and started to pass the truck. Not a problem, the truck was travelling at half the speed we were. Then the driver spots the scooter, panics, mashes down two gears and rings the poor engines neck before dropping the clutch and lurching forward, now at the same speed as me.

This is where it gets interesting. Given the exhaust leak I am probably pushing Gordon up the remainder of a very steep section of road that I have no idea how long if I give way. So I leaned right down over the bars, thought small thoughts and muttered encouragement to Gordon.

Gordon the little scooter that could found the extra 5-10 kms necessary to complete the manoeuvre.

On the way in to the terminal I saw a sign saying hot coffee. Would have bought instant at that point but for $4 they had Cuban coffee. Pretty good once I added the sugar that the lady forgot to put in even though she asked twice.

I had a haggle with the boat master trying to get us a discount on the group.

He would not have a bar unless we had 10 bikes... Then he saw and asked about the scooter. On hearing the epic journey we were taking her on he insisted that the scooter was free, joking that there was no class on the schedule of prices for a scooter.

It was easy to tell who the real JAFAS were on the ferry.

How did I spot the JAFAS? They were the four people who proceeded to ask me where I got the coffee even though I told them where I was going when I got it. They must have been looking for a Starbucks... Suffice it to say that the tide went out rather quickly on that coffee every time I put it down.

Some would argue I was one for finding a Latté in Hokianga. I say that just makes me resourceful.

The ferry took another bite out of our cruising average with a top speed of 14.2 kmph but at least GIJoe1313 got to ride Pippi under motion again.

Before the Ferry had even docked we were all saddled up and rearing to go. The boat master held up the other vehicles to let us off first. I'm sure it was just so he could have another laugh at Gordon.

In an attempt to make up time we immediately pressed on for Omapere.

On what turned out to be the last hill before Omapere the little scooter that could started stuttering. Then stuttering and missing. Still had gas in the tank but not enough for a hill this steep.

In retrospect I should have gassed up waiting for the ferry.

Oh well part of the journey. 10 kms further on we stopped for gas in Omapere. Musicman found a lot of entertainment in the local pie delicacy but that is his story to tell...

Another 5psi saw Gordon only down 5 and able to manage 75 kmph.

After a refuel of riders and rides we pressed on to Tane Mahuta. We made our visit as short and sweet as we could and left Badger guarding the bikes.

By this time we were really pressed for time and it was apparent we were going to need to really push to make it to Wellsford before dark. Under this intense pressure the Sweep truck made a dash for it with Klingons' keys and helmet still aboard.

This was quickly remedied.

We pressed on through the Waipua forest. This was scarier than the gravel of the far north. At least that was predictably unpredictable. The slimy moss, moist corners, damp pine needles and random gravel meant at least one end let go on most corners. Sometimes both.

The bigger bikes with their fancy "tyres at proper air pressure" did not seem to have as much of an issue.

We arrived at Dargaville with Gordon stuttering and thirsty again.

Quick refuel 5 psi and change to clear visor and were are on the road. Laava, GIJoe1313 and the support truck left to go meet the person coming to collect Pippi in Whangarei (the end of the challenge for Laava).

Hang on a minute I just added 5 psi and I am still short 5 psi.

Heres' hoping the gauge at Omapere is out!

We raced, down the Dargaville straights as fast as Gordon could manage determined to make Wellsford on one stop. I am told that on the Dargaville straights the Vehicle pulling the Coleman Suzuki trailer had a go at mowing down the remaining Suzuki's and a PGO.

We succeeded but it was still dark when we got to Wellsford. Gordon had been stuttering on hills for some time by now. in fact there was no liquid in the tank when we pulled in to the Caltex there. Where fuel is now 16cpl more expensive than on the way up!

We decided there was as good as anywhere for a debrief and promptly had dinner.

A final 5psi was added at Wellsford. Gordon's top speed is now 87kmph. Situation almost normal. before the exhaust leak she could manage 90-95.

Aside from a homicidal maniac in a 4wd the rest of the ride was uneventful.

[Big Dog]

Conclusions:
Would I do it again? Yes.
Am I mad? Yes and so am I.
Would you do it again next weekend? No, Gordon needs a service (is booked for Saturday) and it would rob the event of some of its special factor if I did it every weekend.
Would you do something similar to Bluff? Assuming that I did not have an exhaust leak and I had such a great crew coming along, Hell Yeah! (err I might want something with gears going that far though...)

The Myths :
You can't take a Scooter on the open road. - Busted.
You can't have fun on a Scooter. - Busted
It would be easier to do it on a larger cc bike - Busted, my Hayabusa would not have made Westgate as it turns out.
Real bikers ride large cc's. - Busted. How many bikers did we pass on our intrepid journey, and how many of those got as much saddle time or had as much fun as us?

In closing I would like to paraphrase a famous New Zealand born adventurer: We Knocked the bugger off!



Special thanks to :
* MY fuel sponsors Dharmesh Bhana, Aaron Bublitz and the Evans family.
* Mommajo our Support / Sweep Driver.
* Laava for the puncture repair kit.
* GIJoe1313 for knowing how to use it.
* Fireball for organising the event and carrying my Tyre Weld that I had no space for.
* Klingon for organising such great accommodation.
* The whole team for putting up with my pace and making a good weekend into a great one.
* All the other people who made this madness a reality including those who said this was not possible (motivating me further).

The Carnage on day two :

Tickets: 0

Breakdowns: 2 flat tyres, same tyre.

Injuries: 0

Sore cheeks from ridiculously large smiles: 7

Sore cheeks from spending 8:06:04 in the saddle: 12

Km's cut from the route over three days to accommodate lost time to breakdowns: approx 200

Pause here and read the GPS Data.doc sheet.

Other interesting data.
Ferry Max Speed 14.4kms
Distance to the lighthouse 1.1kms
Distance as the crow flies from Auckland to the accommodation 279.9kms

[CookMySock]

You guys are legends. A great story! :first:

DB

[twotyred]

awesome tale! loving the attitude of the crew:Punk:

makes me want to dust off the H100 and make an epic journey from Welli for the next one! :clap::drinknsin Tui!

[EJK]

Legends!


Oh well part of the journey. 10 kms further on we stopped for gas in Omapere. Musicman found a lot of entertainment in the local pie delicacy but that is his story to tell...

So? What was it? :D

[klingon]

So? What was it? :D

Roadkill...

[Laava]

Went for a ride on the DL tonight with MamaJo and man did the bike feel like a bus after the GN! Took me a while to readjust! I nearly went right over the car in front at the lights as I took off. Too used to giving the GN a big handful over the weekend! Ha ha!

[Badger8]

Went for a ride on the DL tonight with MamaJo and man did the bike feel like a bus after the GN! Took me a while to readjust! I nearly went right over the car in front at the lights as I took off. Too used to giving the GN a big handful over the weekend! Ha ha!

Haahaha, i know the feeling. it's not so much a throttle as an on-off switch eh? :yes:
I will have to re-adjust m'self tomorrow. Just time for one last polish in the morning, and Gina goes back to the shop from whence she came... To be replaced with "White Lightning" :2thumbsup

One hell of a last ride for her tho, with one hell of a good crew. Thanks to all those who came, all those who organised, and all those who made it happen in any way shape or form (be it via sponsorship or nay-saying)

I will definitely be keen for the next one!

(Still to download photo's, just drove 4.5h home after a 12h day... maybe tmrw? :D)

[Luckylegs]

F'in Brilliant ! Well done guys.... What a great time, I guess ive got 350 something days to get sorted for the next one then.....

[Laava]

I just sold the GN200 on trade me for 1500! Was only on there for about 2hrs! Mind you the guy wants to send his Aunty round to do an inspection now even though he hit buy now. Bit rude really. So have to buy a new bike for next year, maybe an old xl175 or similar

[musicman]

So? What was it? :D

A strange pie I had never seen before (and neither had anyone else)...

[fireball]

F'in Brilliant ! Well done guys.... What a great time, I guess ive got 350 something days to get sorted for the next one then.....


you know it!

i cant wait for the next one im soo going on the beach next time!

[fireball]

BADGER

where are your photos?

[jrandom]

F'in Brilliant ! Well done guys.... What a great time, I guess ive got 350 something days to get sorted for the next one then.....

Three plug leads removed from Gary and you're all set.

:niceone:

[Laava]

BADGER

http://www.merrylandsmusic.com.au/images/Marshall%20MG100%20Stack.jpg

[Luckylegs]

Three plug leads removed from Gary and you're all set.

:niceone:

What.... 3 removed... theres only two, is there supposed to be more :scratch:

Seriously though... My intention is to get Gary a little brother, I dont think the SRAD's gonna enjoy the shennanigans like beach riding and so on and so forth...

[Laava]

So is Klingon still doing an article and if so, where and when? Anyone, anyone, class?

[klingon]

Yes I'm still doing an article.
[Deadline is today actually! Eep! Better get writing! :dodge:]

The article will be in the July/August edition of Rush Hour Magazine. If you saw the May/June edition you may have noticed the 'teaser' on Page 17... go on, find a copy and take a look.

I will let you know when it's coming out. There's usually a few weeks between submission of an article & distribution of the mag.

[fireball]

we are still waiting to see badgers pictures......
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5VdETKWcgI

[Laava]

Bahaha! remind me to clean the wax from me ol' lug'oles next trip!

[Badger8]

BADGER

where are your photos?

YES, i know, i'm a useless coont!
Being stuck down in New Plymouth for all but approx 32 hours of the week doesn't make it easy... that and i cant find my camera lead. Will keep trying to find tonight, or failing that tomorrow :D

[Badger8]

:woohoo: Finally found my camera lead! (Far too embarassing to admit where i found it :o)

Am sorting through things now, will post some of the better ones soon :yes:

[Badger8]

ok, postin up some of the better ones, or ones i cant remember seeing in others ones.

1: Pikachu see yellow and cant resist mounting it!
2: WOODCOCKS! :D
3, 4, 5: Pikachu admiring the view, GIJoe sneaks up, plies his smoothest moves (The dirty ol yawn and stretch then put the arm around the yellow pokemon trick :shifty:)
6: Fireball checks out her bed for the night. A bit MOISSSSSST but it's all good ;)

[Badger8]

1: BigDog's vest, signed by all on two wheels
2: A spot of rain, but what a location! :yes:
3: Klingon perfecting her next bike yoga pose, as Pikachu rides high on the mighty Rawberry
4: Pole dancing action, Badger threatening to show a little leg to get a ride.
5: BigDog getting in on the pole dancing action, as Klingon claps him on.
6: OH YEAH BABY!!! :2thumbsup

[Badger8]

1: Another pose from the sign at the Te Paki Dunes turnoff
2: Go Gordon Go! :eek:
3, 4: Lavaa rippin around in the stream
5: A feast fit for a Badger (and everyone else too :lol:)
6: A little roadside repair action

Well that's it for my photo's. SO annoyed i lost the video of BigDog pole dancing and falling on his arse, but i did get a good one of Gordon doing a burnout! :D

Thanks again to all involved, hope to ride with you all again soon! :yes:

CC Challengers, i salute you! :Punk:

[fireball]

awesome pictures badger! esp the ones i took :lol:

[Badger8]

awesome pictures badger! esp the ones i took :lol:

Erm, all two of them? :bleh:

[Big Dog]

So, who is in for next year?

CC challenge 2009?
Should we go back to the cape?
Should we go to Wellington?
Should we go to Opotiki?
Other?

Should we change the category to automatically include 250 crusiers or stick to the current rules?

Are there any other changes people would like to see?

[Badger8]

So, who is in for next year?

CC challenge 2009?
Should we go back to the cape?
Should we go to Wellington?
Should we go to Opotiki?
Other?

Should we change the category to automatically include 250 crusiers or stick to the current rules?

Are there any other changes people would like to see?

I am keen in spirit, but will have to see how finances pan out. Have many biking plans in my mind, may not leave room to get a beastie especially for the journey.

I reckon the idea of letting 250cc thumpers (the likes of the GN or Volty) in isnt a bad idea. They could've gone a bit faster, but to be honest they are happier cruising at the pace we had for most of the journey than ringin the tits off them for 105km/h

I reckon the cape as a destination worked well. Got to see the rural northland, which gave a real sense of adventure (rather than never being too far from civilisation if heading through the middle of the island). Also, was very good having something like the lighthouse as a destination. If we went to wellington for example... well... we're in wellington... No offense to wellingtonians, but it's just not quite the same as a lighthouse at the tip of the country :bleh:

[gijoe1313]

Aha! The games afoot anew! This time I will bring TWO small cc bikes to ensure my pootling around doesn't allow me to get there! :innocent:

[zeocen]

Not so fast there buddy, one of those small cc bikes is half mine, and I ain't missing out next year!

:D

[Nagash]

How 'bout a repeat of the 250 boy's East Cape ride?

Another light house for those with the fetish, and while I missed it (Really can't remember why right now, think that's when I got t-boned..) it did look pretty hairy at some points.

[musicman]

How 'bout a repeat of the 250 boy's East Cape ride?

Another light house for those with the fetish, and while I missed it (Really can't remember why right now, think that's when I got t-boned..) it did look pretty hairy at some points.

I think that would take too long for a challenge like this... If I recall correctly the East Cape trip was just over 1400km, our average speed for the last CC Challenge was under 50km/h so if we did the East Cape it'll probably take at least 4 days!

[Big Dog]

I think that would take too long for a challenge like this... If I recall correctly the East Cape trip was just over 1400km, our average speed for the last CC Challenge was under 50km/h so if we did the East Cape it'll probably take at least 4 days!
The main riding days were 400km each.
Could be done in three but that would leave no time for bike related japery.

[CookMySock]

If you come east-ways, remember us at Edgecumbe. Here to help etc.

http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=-37.976605,176.82835&spn=0.225162,0.379715&z=11

Steve

[TOTO]

How 'bout a repeat of the 250 boy's East Cape ride?

Another light house for those with the fetish, and while I missed it (Really can't remember why right now, think that's when I got t-boned..) it did look pretty hairy at some points.

that is brilliant idea Josh. Some awesome roads there. We must carry some gas with us tho.

I strongly vote for the east cape.

I'm planning on comming next time too, and will try to bring a scooter chicky I have my yey on with me :p



I think that would take too long for a challenge like this... If I recall correctly the East Cape trip was just over 1400km, our average speed for the last CC Challenge was under 50km/h so if we did the East Cape it'll probably take at least 4 days!


that is 1400km including the coro loop. If we exlude the coro loop and we start and finish at kaiaua, we get a distance of 1117km which is fine I think.


Clicky to have a look... (http://maps.google.co.nz/maps?f=d&saddr=kaiaua&daddr=tauranga+to:opotiki+to:potaka+to:gisborne+to :tauranga+to:E+Coast+Rd+%40-37.014270,+175.288130+to:auckland&hl=en&geocode=7256614794875314597,-36.949800,175.154640%3B3279304672782719299,-37.014270,175.288130&mra=ls&via=6&sll=-37.770715,176.583252&sspn=3.200108,4.976807&ie=UTF8&ll=-37.770715,176.588745&spn=3.200108,4.976807&z=8)

[musicman]

Oh true! That's right, we did the Coro as well eh... well excluding the Coro that should be fine then, except we'll need to stay somewhere other than Whakatane for both nights, that middle day from Whakatane to the east cape loop and back was pretty long, even on 250s! Something like 600+ kilometres I think? It was a good 9 hours of riding, anyway.

[EJK]

What? Coro loop on low powered bike?? That itself can be a Challenge! Hahaha

[deanohit]

What? Coro loop on low powered bike?? That itself can be a Challenge! Hahaha
A challenge that we both know is awesome fun aye bro? :clap:

[fireball]

im open to anything.... but will eat more pies for a softer ass... god it hurt after 8hours :lol:

[EJK]

A challenge that we both know is awesome fun aye bro? :clap:

Hahaha holy shaizer thats true! No one has done the Coro Loop with a 200cc nor 150cc except us! Rock on brotha! :rockon:

[deanohit]

Hahaha holy shaizer thats true! No one has done the Coro Loop with a 200cc nor 150cc except us! Rock on brotha! :rockon:
I reckon Choco did pretty good on his GN, everyone slse seems to always be on a twin or a four.
Singles rule!!! :Punk:

Anyway, back on topic.
I'm not gonna make the next one either guys, the south island is calling and I just won't have time when work starts again. <_<
So you fellas have fun with out me. :niceone:

[fireball]

I reckon Choco did pretty good on his GN, everyone slse seems to always be on a twin or a four.
Singles rule!!! :Punk:

Anyway, back on topic.
I'm not gonna make the next one either guys, the south island is calling and I just won't have time when work starts again. <_<
So you fellas have fun with out me. :niceone:

ohh come on kiddo its a long way off yet.... plan ahead, yet live for the moment i say!

[deanohit]

ohh come on kiddo its a long way off yet.... plan ahead, yet live for the moment i say!
Well, as long as it is more than 10 months away,I might just be able to make it.
I'm really not looking forward to 8 months of solid work, this might be just the thing I'll be needing afterwards. :headbang:

[Big Dog]

So where going somewhere but with no plans.
Any suggestions on the change of entry conditions?

[musicman]

Oh yeah, does anyone know what happened with the article Klingon was writing? Was it published and did anyone see it?

[fireball]

So where going somewhere but with no plans.
Any suggestions on the change of entry conditions?

im keen to do it with a pillion :lol:

[Big Dog]

im keen to do it with a pillion :lol:

Your keen to do it with a pillion or your keen to do the ride with a pillion?:2guns:

[klingon]

Oh yeah, does anyone know what happened with the article Klingon was writing? Was it published and did anyone see it?

Sorry, not published yet :(

I talked to the Editor about it the other day and he thinks maybe the next edition. I will be sure to let you know.

By the way by "next" I mean it might be a few more months. Rush Hour is only published once every two months, and contributions for the current one closed this week. Unfortunately general human interest stories are lower down the priority list than bike reviews etc. so we'll need to wait until there is room for the story of our Big Adventure.

[fireball]

Your keen to do it with a pillion or your keen to do the ride with a pillion?:2guns:

i shall keep my hands to myself thank you......

:hug:

[kave]

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Motorbikes/Motorbikes/Other/photos/a-177021355/p-73870110.htm

Just if anyone needs any ideas for next time.

[Bend-it]

Pfffft, I thought it was a Command and Conquer competition...

Just broke it out and installed it again recently... hooked again!

Sorry for the distraction... as you were.

I'm in the wrong part of the country to participate...

[MarkH]

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Motorbikes/Motorbikes/Other/photos/a-177021355/p-73870110.htm

Just if anyone needs any ideas for next time.

Holy shitballs batman! That thing would have to be VERY VERY slow. Looking at the figures for weight & power I would doubt that it can go up hills at anything above a crawl (assuming it has a low enough gear ratio to get up hills at all).