Short Top of the South ride report

[Padmei]

Posted over here for ease of reading with pics.

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=537291

[Aslan]

Posted over here for ease of reading with pics.

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=537291

Looks like you had a good time Craig - certainly the scenery over your way is great - but hey isn't it all good here in Aotearoa - myself and family spent our Christmas at Mahanga on the East Coast of the N.Island - no motorcycling involved this time though - sorry not to be seeing you on the DB - regards to you and Whanau - S

[Padmei]

Thanks Stephen. I've updated it with the Molesworth rainbow trip.

Hopefully be doing a bit more riding this holidays. Have arranged to stay with Woody2 in welly for the CCA. Will be good to catch up.

[veny]

Great RR!
Complete with Fraulein
Many thanks for sharing!

Sorry, can't post on the advrider yet, co's odometer is at -1.
I'm such a noob with the forums.

Q: What do you guys carry in the event of a puncture?
I've got faint memories of sharp mountain rocks to Lake Tennyson on the XR and carry one of those cans of goo..., but is it enough?

[zeRax]

thought i saw you :P

rode past you on black dr with my missus on the back, went out to whites bay, spot gonzo a mile away, waved to you~

[Padmei]

We both had a front & rear tube each, levers & I had a pump, Darryl a gas cannister. Some guys have the goo but I like the idea of a spare tube & punture repair kit.

Funnily enough we had enough crap stowed away for a weeklong trip.

[Padmei]

thought i saw you :P

rode past you on black dr with my missus on the back, went out to whites bay, spot gonzo a mile away, waved to you~

Ahhh thought it was you. You were going pretty quick like a black blur

[warewolf]

Q: What do you guys carry in the event of a puncture?

Search in the tyre sticky, and/or the setup thread, or even this sub-forum. Has been discussed heavily in the past.

[Woody2]

Posted over here for ease of reading with pics.

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=537291

Nice RR Padmei, Liz was impressed. The rain covers on the saddle bags took a hammering on the Blenheim back roads Look forward to checking out the tracks we couldn't do this time.

[Woodman]

Bloody bloody good.

[Padmei]

Bloody bloody good.

Wow two Bloodys on the Woodman scale - better than the Nobel peace prize for literatuerere

[CrazyFrog]

Nice RR Padmei, Liz was impressed. The rain covers on the saddle bags took a hammering on the Blenheim back roads Look forward to checking out the tracks we couldn't do this time.

Bugger Woody, you bought THE bike I had lined up for a 30 Dec purchase, looks like you're putting it to good use already, good on ya.
Another one will come up on my radar soon, good things come to those who wait I did kinda like those Red Bull decals tho!

[Paladin]

Posted over here for ease of reading with pics.

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=537291

Nice report Craig! (was that as close as you could zoom in on the German lass; you need a new lens/camera LOL!)

[Woody2]

Bugger Woody, you bought THE bike I had lined up for a 30 Dec purchase, looks like you're putting it to good use already, good on ya.
Another one will come up on my radar soon, good things come to those who wait I did kinda like those Red Bull decals tho!

Crikey, glad I kept it on the low down ( was just going to turn up with it to have Padmei on). Was looking at a KTM 640 sxc locally but then decided to go the whole hog and go for the 690 after reading more reviews as well as Chris's opinion etc! Have ordered a screen, just need to do something about a seat I think! I;m really happy with it just gotta learn to
Will PM you re: a guy whose 690e will be coming up for sale, he is waiting for his 990 to arrive.