Cold Kiwi 2009

**Eddieb** · 6th September 2009, 21:26

Originally Posted by junkmanjoe

yea there was a rumor he was sharing a tent....with a girl...

Well this DR riding girl wouldn't come, so I had to find another one.

There's some more pics here:
http://cid-bb884029fa7d6889.skydrive...omRichUpload=1

**Eddieb** · 6th September 2009, 22:19

There's also the stories from this weekend about the XT225 whose ignition barrel siezed in the Ohakune supermarket carpark and had to be hotwired, the PD that ran out of gas 100km from home cause it only went 30km on reserve, and the unrestored, running 1922 model T and restored 1926 Model T, plus a 38 Ford and various other cars.

**mazz1972** · 7th September 2009, 15:31

Originally Posted by Eddieb

Just about to leave Wellington to Pick Moki up in Levin.

Tent - Check
Sleeping bag - Check
Change of clothes - Check
Kitchen sink - Check

Bloody hell, how long am I going away for?

We were also adequately loaded....looked like we were going for a month.

And yes I know these aren't adventure bikes....but the gravel road in/out was adventure enough for me!

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**XF650** · 7th September 2009, 18:12

Re your XTV1000 pic:
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...8&postcount=14
I spotted that bike heading south today, I'm sure it's from South Canterbury.
Here's some pics I took of it @ the March Hare Rally - it must be the same (& only) one.
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...&postcount=115

**Box'a'bits** · 7th September 2009, 19:44

Originally Posted by XF650

Re your XTV1000 pic:
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...8&postcount=14
I spotted that bike heading south today, I'm sure it's from South Canterbury.
Here's some pics I took of it @ the March Hare Rally - it must be the same (& only) one.
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...&postcount=115

Struan, can't be two of those bike around. I took the picture knowing you'd seen it at March Hare.

Eddie, is there a developing trend here?

**Eddieb** · 7th September 2009, 20:10

Originally Posted by BMWRSNUT

Eddie, is there a developing trend here?

That first time was cause I'd done about 100km more than everyone else and hadn't seen a gas station in about 160km.

This time when I looked into the tank I could see a fair bit of fluid sloshing round so the tank wasn't dry, but it didn't smell like petrol. Current theory is I only got 30km off what should be about 5 litres of reserve cause the rest of the fluid was water. She has been on her side in the odd river.

At teh end of this tank I think I'll tip it upside down and see what comes out

**Moki** · 7th September 2009, 20:49

Hey Eddie, Pretty cool ride up through to Ohakune. Fantastic scenery....only intermittantly broken by the site of cow butts coming at ya big time on the blind corners

Oh by the way Eddie I forgot to ask you ... what's the best way to scrub off speed going downhill around a tight bend in deep gravel (and staying on two wheels)? Lol.

The Cold Kiwi seemed to be a bit more quiet this year...prolly cause the freeze, and man was that cold. I still reckon Saturday was colder than Friday.

Camera's thawed out enough to get some shots up. I'll get these up in a mo- apparently I need to shrink 'em