brass monkey

[dangerous]

I'm still not "getting" it, guys. freezing your nuts off; freezing your nuts off; freezing your nuts off; And did I mention freezing your nuts off?

Mate...... about an hour and a half into the ride south, you loose all feel and sight of ya nutts...... so theres way more serious things to worry bout.
BTW.... usually withen the 1st week or 2 from getting home from the brass, the nutts, drop back down and the pain of thoring out returns... then its all sweet till an hour and a half into the ride next year

[Jantar]

hey im heading for the brass monkey need to get some decent gloves and pants
any suggestions ? leather/textile? any feedback would be a appreciatied
cheers dennis

You just can't go past leather gear, and if it gets really then wear thermals underneath. Apart from the Sunday last year, the past few Brass Monkeys have been a bit too

The best one was the year that we had to scrape the snow off the ground so that we could pitch the tents.

Unfortunately it looks like I'll miss this year as I have to work. So someone else can win the "Best Post Classic" award this year.

Enjoy the

[dangerous]

The best one was the year that we

Jantar found this pic with all those others its mid to late 80's.... dont reconise it do ya?

[doc]

What ever happened to the real kiwi attitude of giving it a go. No one wants to face a challenge anymore I suppose now day's you can wait till it comes out as a playstation game and know more about it than those that were there. Also you can get all abusive without having to front up to anyone in the flesh. Who cares I'm goin.
Doc. Just trollin along

[Jantar]

Jantar found this pic with all those others its mid to late 80's.... dont reconise it do ya?

I sure do. Its the very first RE5 I owned. I can pick that its mine by the Suzuki mudflap from my TS125.

That particular RE5 is still in going order and is currently owned by a friend of mine from Allanton (near Dunedin).

[Skyryder]

I once rode from Christchurch to Hamner in the middle of winter and at night. The battery failed somewhere near Wairau and had to light the road from with the gernerator. This entailed traveling at about thirty miles and hour. This was in jeans and a black pea jacket. I got so cold I stopped and searched for newpaper to stuff inside my jacket. When I got to Hamner my legs had siezed up in the knees and I could not walk. Done my brass monkey then and never again.............anywhere.

Skyryder

[scumdog]

For Brass Monkey attenders;
Hot tip (a) : If it snows too much and builds up on your visor just look to one side, if you're going fast enough the wind will blow the snow free from the middle bit

Hot tip (b) : If you spew in your tent leave it until morning, - then you can tip the whole frozen mess out onto the ground! (looks like a cheap pizza!)

[vifferman]

For Brass Monkey attenders;
Hot tip (a) : If it snows too much and builds up on your visor just look to one side, if you're going fast enough the wind will blow the snow free from the middle bit

When I lived darn sarf, I rode a coupla times while it was snowing. It was OK, except for the 'snow on the visor' thing. I wasn't going fast enough for it to blow off, and so I was stuck: couldn't see with it down, and with it up, my helmet filled up with snowflakes.

[Hitcher]

For Brass Monkey attenders;
Hot tip (a) : If it snows too much and builds up on your visor just look to one side, if you're going fast enough the wind will blow the snow free from the middle bit

Hot tip (b) : If you spew in your tent leave it until morning, - then you can tip the whole frozen mess out onto the ground! (looks like a cheap pizza!)

I rest my case.

[pete376403]

I'll be going again (13th) If nothing else there is the good ride there and back and 4 of the 5 nights will be in proper accomodation so one night on the ground isn't too hard.

As for soft comfy beds - theres plenty of time for that when I'm in a coffin - and I expect it will be warm, too, where I end up.

[xj750man]

thanks everybody for takeing time to reply, even the mockers
cheers dennis

[dangerous]

thanks everybody for takeing time to reply, even the mockers
cheers dennis

dude... the mockers are in town...... cool :spudguita :spudbooge :spudguita

[BRETT B12]

Not sure about the bread bags but jeans it was and in the 1st couple of years it was a wooly jersey and cheap jacket.

A couple of pics at the Brass in the 80's at least as a teenager I had hair to keep me warm.

1) 1987 me on the only CX650 turbo in OZ/NZ friging awesome bike
2) Snow in 1988
3) Now thats a bon fire 1989
4) A sea of peop'sbikes and tents, It was massave back then, often the ground temp was as low as -22*

Carrot top rules!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
where have the years gone, poor old Stew, no Simpsons in the 80s

[dangerous]

Carrot top rules!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
where have the years gone, poor old Stew, no Simpsons in the 80s

hey... at least I'm still a carrot top...... which is more than I can say for you LOL.... guess ya dont need hair in Brissie

ps: did ya see the pic of ya GS1100 on page 2?

[zooter]

I rest my case.

Hoorah.
There's plenty of folks who would write off the whole motorcycling experience as absurd. The Brass Monkey just cranks things up a few more notches.