The best and the worst 2009

[junkmanjoe]

Harloo everybody...adventure rider style.

what was your
best moment.
best adventure
best buy.

what went right and what went wrong for you in 2009

best trip worst trip, cabin fever...

JMJ

[junkmanjoe]

for junkmanjoe.

best moment,,, dragging a bunch of my mate down a very muddy pack spur track

best adventure.... by far south island invasion...

best buy...KTM...

best trip. east cape adventure ride...

worst adventure, eddie and me, old whangamomona rd in the wet..

worst moment, DR cam chain snap...

over all 2009 has brought me a heap of new friends, getting back on the bike, and getting out and about again...just magic..

thanks every one for arranging the rides, i know it takes a lot to get a ride arranged.

i look forward to ride with you all and meeting new riders in 2010.

we seam to have new adv chaps and ladys getting in to the sport..
which is great to see.

A special thanks to Kiwi Biker, with out them none of this would have happened....

thanks again

JMJ

[Motu]

2009 was about turning the R65 into a streettracker and refining it into one of the best gravel road bikes I've ever ridden.Still plenty to do - but that is the whole point of the bike,I hope it's going to be a work in progress for a long time.

[BMWST?]

best buy 1989 r100 gs,at times its sublime,glassy smooth, torquey,comfortable ,rarely have to worry about planning fuel stops or taking detours,amazingly stable yet flickable,despite poked suspension,very well balanced,easy to ride at low speeds.
worst buy 1989 r 100gs,rear suspension is poked,front aint much better, front brake is hopless,in the wind the noise and buffeting is annoying,parts available but are expensive.

[Woodman]

Pretty good year tho didn't do nearly enough riding.

Best was a toss up between the kikawa laid back and the NIIS ride, both different but both bloody brilliant.

Worst moment is a toss up between the kikawa laid back two trees incident and the Big River incident.

Best buys . IMS tank and Ricor interiormunters.

Oh and if you are ever at lake Rotoroa, stay away from this goose thingy as it is cursed. Those bikes are mine and Andymacs and neither of them look the same anymore and were suspiciously the only two bikes to end up on trailers on the niis ride.
Coincidence you say?? I think not. You have been warned.

STAY AWAY FROM THE GOOSE.

[Cary]

best moment,,, Riding a dirt bike (XR) on public roads!!

best adventure.... Taking the XR down 42nd, Fishers, Wanga Road for the first time

best buy... XR650R, Sooo easy compaired to the Tiger

best trip. Both 42,Fishers, Wanga rides

worst adventure, is there such a thing

worst moment, ACC rate risers

Good year for me to, some great trips, good folk(as usual) and best thing is we all get to do it again next year

[JATZ]

Hmmmm

Best Adventure (ride).....NIIOTS and the meet and greet that went with it.
Best Ride ...... Going to Bluff to get the NZ tagorama started
Worst moment..... Lifting the head on the Big, and the looooong wait that followed and the boys first bike getting nicked
Best buy.....The boys new-s/hand bike and my o.s piston for the Big.

Best moment.... happened in Westport not to long ago, thanks EddieB

[.chris]

best moment... planning my trip south

best adventure.... dreaming about trip south.

best buy... luggage for the bike, wolfman tank bag and custom made rear rack for the 690

best trip. 42nd/Fishers

worst adventure. getting ready for 3 different trips only to have to bail at the last minute (-$300 in accommodation mistakery)

worst moment. motorway + standstill + screeching tires right behind me.

[NordieBoy]

Best moment.... happened in Westport not to long ago, thanks EddieB

That the 3km long gravel burnout you've been talking about?

[Fluffy Cat]

Doing the Dusty Butt 500 for the first time on the 990 and not crashing, which was a strange thing for me.
Getting a XR650R a few weeks ago and really learning how to crash. It crashes much better than the 990 ie hit a tree on the Maungatapu track last week bent the front fender right up under the triple clamp. 1.bike picks up nice and easy not so the 990. 2. pulled the fender out and pushed back into shape. Damage nil. Conclusions lighter bike crashes better. Down side hot starts/no button start and can flood on steep downhills sometimes.

[zeRax]

well...


not nearly enough riding, but fire is stoked very hot to do a hell of a lot more,

good achievment was nailing the db1k again,

also getting to the top of mt patriarch with bugs, me on the ct110 him on his africatwin, you couldnt count how many times we dropped our bikes in all that snow. just got diabolical up the top.

really enjoyed reefton area on north invades south or whatever :P, was a hell of a ride and your all a stella bunch.

bought a number of things this year, the kdx125 is one wicked bike that i really enjoy

also the dr650 was a bloody good deal, and i got that all nailed up with fcr carb and other goodies,


bring on 2010 and 10 times more riding than this year!

[Eddieb]

for junkmanjoe.

worst adventure, eddie and me, old whangamomona rd in the wet..

That would rate as one of the best for me, certainly probably the biggest adventure even though it wasn't the longest or anything.