Kawhia/Raglan ride this weekend (8-9 August)

**Waihou Thumper** · 9th August 2009, 22:03

I have uploaded the route and shit it looks sweet! Amazing this Internet stuff.....
Mapsource pales by comparison, this is colour and real life, I can even see you waving Andy...

My arse isn't sore but my legs and arms are....

**dino3310** · 9th August 2009, 23:22

i wore the last of the tyre nipple thingies off on the way home, no chicken strips left on the front

but in aint nothing to the lean angles this KTM motard was hitting when it passed me and AL, fark the boy could ride... foot out and drifting ... keeping up with the big boys

impressive and scary to watch

**Waihou Thumper** · 9th August 2009, 23:27

Originally Posted by dino3310

i wore the last of the tyre nipple thingies off on the way home, no chicken strips left on the front

but in aint nothing to the lean angles this KTM motard was hitting when it passed me and AL, fark the boy could ride... foot out and drifting ... keeping up with the big boys

impressive and scary to watch

I can't even do that on the mountainbike....Never have been able to play like that...Yes, awesome to watch and admire. I know my tipping point, it is not far from upright....

**Taz** · 10th August 2009, 09:08

Originally Posted by NZKTM

I have uploaded the route and shit it looks sweet! Amazing this Internet stuff.....
Mapsource pales by comparison, this is colour and real life, I can even see you waving Andy...

My arse isn't sore but my legs and arms are....

So how do I do this then??
Andy

**Leyton** · 10th August 2009, 09:15

That looks fun guys!! Nice photos

. One day I might have a adventure bike

**Taz** · 10th August 2009, 09:31

Originally Posted by Leyton

That looks fun guys!! Nice photos

. One day I might have a adventure bike

Maybe some more agressive tyres for you arse sex would be the go?

**Leyton** · 10th August 2009, 09:57

Originally Posted by Anthrax

Maybe some more agressive tyres for you arse sex would be the go?

LOL!, Yeah definitively. Like the R1 on Youtube that had been converted into a dirt bike :P

**Waihou Thumper** · 10th August 2009, 10:03

Originally Posted by Anthrax

So how do I do this then??
Andy

Can you upload my gps route from Mapsource. The link is at the bottom in my signature.
Download google Earth and export from mapsource, there is a button.
It then sends the track we did t google and you can see the roads, the tracks etc and our route.

**.chris** · 10th August 2009, 13:51

Originally Posted by NZKTM

Can you upload my gps route from Mapsource. The link is at the bottom in my signature.
Download google Earth and export from mapsource, there is a button.
It then sends the track we did t google and you can see the roads, the tracks etc and our route.

Attached is the file you need for google earth.

**Waihou Thumper** · 10th August 2009, 14:00

Originally Posted by c.h.r.i.s

Attached is the file you need for google earth.

On ya! Thanks....Can you upload the tracks and routes without Mapsource then by just saving them as .kmz? I have Google Earth Pro, I cannot see how to upload the tracks without opening Mapsource first, then using the send to link...
I have since found out that if I upload everything to the GPS I can transfer it all to Google Earth directly. I can then save the folder to browse. Really it is quite clever...

**Eddieb** · 10th August 2009, 14:06

Mark, if you save the files from Mapsource as .GPX rather than the .GDB format Mapsource defaults to you can still use them in Mapsource and they can be loaded straight into GoogleEarth.

That means you don't to do all the import/export faffing about as Googelearth supports the .GPX format.

**Waihou Thumper** · 10th August 2009, 14:15

Thanks...
OK, will do that from here on in...

**Baldyman** · 10th August 2009, 14:17

Looks like I missed an awsome ride.

Great pics Anthrax.

I will certainly not want to miss the next one.

I hope

**Dont Know** · 10th August 2009, 20:15

Originally Posted by Anthrax

Nice photo's! I stole the ones of me

What was that 950SE doing on that funny angle??

Hi Mark, thanks for organising a great ride, I hope you guys had a good ride at Taharoa after Deano & I had left. Did Andy hassle the locals?

Yes parts of that sand got the better of me, when you shut off the throttle on the big KTM all the weight transfterred forward and front washed out, was good fun on that bit of track all the same. The more I ride this thing the better it responds. But shit picking it up really is tough, twice.

See you all at the next South Aucklan Gravel Bash, I sure Iain is looking for some water crossings to keep up the standards.