September 25-27th - Auckland - Owhango/42nd/Fishers

**Cary** · 28th September 2009, 19:46

And this was before the blow to his head............

**junkmanjoe** · 28th September 2009, 19:56

Eddie and my self started our weekend trip at 5:30am and headed for whanganui river road...

we arrived at national park about 10:30 ish..thanks all for waiting for us..

and headed for the best mud feast in two days ive had in a very long time..

a few photos and rest can be view in my on line albums.

ill will return on the second attack of theses tracks with out fail..

JMJ

**junkmanjoe** · 28th September 2009, 19:58

a few more

thanks again for a great weekend..

JMJ

**paddy** · 28th September 2009, 20:25

Originally Posted by Anthrax

Worked for me.

Hmmm...what browser? It's got a whole lot of weird control characters in it for me.

**branahanrahan** · 29th September 2009, 05:48

good to see pics up.. the 42 looked a hoot. defo keen to give it a go next time. i'll have to have a sniff thru pics, but strangely i didn't get much chance to take many, what with forever picking up my bike! there's lots of pics of cows from the way down tho..
well, a big

to all you guys, and a big thanks to all who helped me out of the clay all those times! what a crackin weekend tho, loved it. and an education to boot. lesson: maybe invest in at least one proper tyre next time.

**Kokopelli** · 29th September 2009, 13:28

Have you checked your final drive, Eddie?

**Eddieb** · 29th September 2009, 13:47

No I haven't, I'll put that on the to-do list.

**Pampera** · 29th September 2009, 17:34

Originally Posted by Kokopelli

Have you checked your final drive, Eddie?

and don't forget the gearbox - looks like you guys were in deep enough to submerge the speedometer drive and unless the grommet thingie over this is in excellent condition.........................

Michael

**Grahameeboy** · 29th September 2009, 17:35

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

I am planning to head down to join MarkS' organised ride of the 42nd/Fishers tracks.

Planning to leave Auckland City early (read 9amish) on the friday and take the very not main road down, even covering a chunk of the Kawhia/Raglan ride
Something like this google maps link
Will be slow paced, plenty of rest stops to check out the views.
Will most probably get lost a few times.
Plenty of options to bail out to short-cuts/main roads if things are taking longer than expected.

Plan to stay at the pub at Owhango on friday night.
Joining the group Saturday 9am at National Park for the Fishers/42nd traverse tracks.

I then plan to see how I feel with heading back up, might stay somewhere local, even maybe the Owhango hotel again, or make my way back up to visit relatives near Hamilton. Or even back to up to Auckland.

Anyone keen to join me?

Can I just do the road bits?

**Eddieb** · 29th September 2009, 17:53

Originally Posted by Grahameeboy

Can I just do the road bits?

Only if you go back in time. This was last weekend.

**Grahameeboy** · 29th September 2009, 17:55

Originally Posted by Eddieb

Only if you go back in time. This was last weekend.

Oh......I have always been a bit behind....

**That looks like fun** · 29th September 2009, 18:26

but if your lucky the road will still be there next weekend

**Kokopelli** · 29th September 2009, 18:54

Originally Posted by Pampera

and don't forget the gearbox - looks like you guys were in deep enough to submerge the speedometer drive and unless the grommet thingie over this is in excellent condition.........................

Michael

I've checked the gearbox oil. The level hasn't changed and it still had its usual shade of black. My grommet is new and I zip-tied the top of it. Still, I will change it sooner rather than later.

I let the final drive drain all afternoon, before filling it again. The R80 is clearly not a submarine :-).