Brass Monkey: she's gunna be a cold one this year!

[Evo1132]

Sooooo who has balls of steal?
I think the Brass is gunna b a cold 1 this year.
Number 29, and I am making it a 3 day weekend experience, lol, see you there.

[SilverGrin]

Stolen balls is no laughing matter.

[scumdog]

No worries here - not going.

[Rhubarb]

Sooooo who has balls of steal?
I think the Brass is gunna b a cold 1 this year.
Number 29, and I am making it a 3 day weekend experience, lol, see you there.

Yeh.............A few of us are going this year. For at least two of us it'll be our first.

Does a 29 year veteran have any suggestions or tips?

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

Does a 29 year veteran have any suggestions or tips?

quickly set up camp, get a fire drum and go get firewood...

Take warm clothes... keep them dry... (especially spare sox) if rains when you go to bed, dry feet and put warm dry sox on before going to bed... have to keep feet warm... if really cold... wear beanie as well...

silk liners in sleeping bag adds a couple of degrees extra comfort... if still cold throw jacket over as well... if still cold you obviously didn't drink enough..

if you go to bed cold you will stay cold... if you go to bed warm you have more of a chance staying warm and your sleeping bag keeping the heat in.

[Spuds1234]

Im planing on going down. Is anyone from Christchurch heading on down?

I was reading on the BM site that fuel can freeze in the fuel lines and radiators can burst. How likely is this to happen? Just curious is all.

[Flip]

Im planing on going down. Is anyone from Christchurch heading on down?

Yep me. Been to 20 this year, most of them from the north island.

Thinking about staying again in the Criterion Hotel in Oamaru friday night, the hotelier let us park our bike in the old stables out the back.

We always camp on the highest grassy knoll out back away from the noisy area, overlooking the lake (OK I am getting old).

I'm really looking forward to the trip.

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

Im planing on going down. Is anyone from Christchurch heading on down?

I was reading on the BM site that fuel can freeze in the fuel lines and radiators can burst. How likely is this to happen? Just curious is all.

Depends.. they have moved the dates forward a month or so in the past couple of years... so its not the heart of winter but still can get bloody cold there... the first year I went it rain, and then it froze coldn't get the old key in the bike for an hour or so... and then it wouldn't start... had to wait for the truck to come round with the truck battery

[Spuds1234]

Yep me. Been to 20 this year, most of them from the north island.

Thinking about staying again in the Criterion Hotel in Oamaru friday night, the hotelier let us park our bike in the old stables out the back.

We always camp on the highest grassy knoll out back away from the noisy area, overlooking the lake (OK I am getting old).

I'm really looking forward to the trip.

Sounds like you have a good plan. Mind if I tag along?

I like the idea of camping away from all the noise. If its one thing I hate at night its plenty of noise.

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

Sounds like you have a good plan. Mind if I tag along?

I like the idea of camping away from all the noise. If its one thing I hate at night its plenty of noise.

You don't go to a rally expecting a good nights sleep do you

[rosie631]

I did this years ago and have never been so cold in my life. Vowed that it would be my first and last time. But I'm getting the urge to go this year. HELP, somebody stop me....

[nallac]

You don't go to a rally expecting a good nights sleep do you

it all depends on how much Bourbon ya drink..

[Spuds1234]

You don't go to a rally expecting a good nights sleep do you

Na, but I like it reasonably quiet when I do try to get some sleep.

[Flip]

Sounds like you have a good plan. Mind if I tag along?

I like the idea of camping away from all the noise. If its one thing I hate at night its plenty of noise.

Me too, I like to camp and do my own thing away from the noise.

The oil can get a bit thick and hard to crank over, if the battery is flat it can freeze. Petrol won't freeze but the water, if any in the bottom of the carb-tank might. Radiators can freeze but if the cooling system is full of a suitable antifreeze you will have no problems.

I always throw a cover over the scoot and I have never had a problem getting it started.

[pete376403]

I'll be there again - number 14 or 15, need to count the badges.

Don't get so pissed that you fall over and go to sleep on the ground. There are people who go round looking for basket cases and they are taken care of, but the place where you get put isn't the most pleasant. Still better than hypothermia, though.