RRRR (Round Ruahine Range Ride), 6-7 March 2010

**Paladin** · 6th March 2009, 20:26

Originally Posted by junkmanjoe

i bet you enjoy some bloke rubbing your hand........

I'm seeing a female physio!!!

**junkmanjoe** · 6th March 2009, 20:30

BASTARD.......

tell her it hurts down here as well......

might just give it a rub

**Eddieb** · 6th March 2009, 20:38

Originally Posted by Phreaky Phil

Thats a shame. Saw your bike on ADV Rider and was keen to check it out. Another time. Be good to have some more Airheads along.

Yes, I'm normally the only airhead on the Welly rides. I was going to be going but things have got really busy and something had to give, this weekend is it.

**Paladin** · 6th March 2009, 20:40

Originally Posted by junkmanjoe

BASTARD.......

tell her it hurts down here as well......

might just give it a rub

Shouldn't you be in bed resting up for the weekend and hauling that now heavier bike about!

**junkmanjoe** · 6th March 2009, 20:54

mate im used to hauling bigger road bikes around the country, my CBR600, was a big old skool fatty,
the DR ya just sit a bit higher and catch a lot more wind.
and bugs,

**marks** · 6th March 2009, 20:58

Originally Posted by Paladin

I'm seeing a female physio!!!

Toppies Physio and Coffee Emporium

night baitches
I need my beauty sleep

**Paladin** · 6th March 2009, 21:00

Originally Posted by junkmanjoe

mate im used to hauling bigger road bikes around the country, my CBR600, was a big old skool fatty,
the DR ya just sit a bit higher and catch a lot more wind.
and bugs,

Yeah like bees in the face!

**bart** · 6th March 2009, 22:07

yaaaaah,haaaa,haaaaa.haaaa.

better go to bed now, haaaaaaaa,haaaaaaaaa.haaaaaa

**Aslan** · 7th March 2009, 05:08

early breakfast at the keyboard and heading out in about 30 mins - mildly apprhensive abt how slippery Takapari Rd will be after the overnight rain - cest la vie

**Paladin** · 7th March 2009, 08:27

Originally Posted by marks

Toppies Physio and Coffee Emporium

Now wouldn't that be perfect!

**GSers** · 7th March 2009, 18:48

Originally Posted by Aslan

early breakfast at the keyboard and heading out in about 30 mins - mildly apprhensive abt how slippery Takapari Rd will be after the overnight rain - cest la vie

Well Aslans apprhension wasn't warranted and everyone who went up Takapari Rd came down again feeling there way through the clouds and off across Makoura Rd to Apiti. A good bit of road to blow out the cobwebs. After a regroup we then headed North. The small bikes where now a bit worried about petrol and when we hit the gravel north of Apiti the clouds came back and we where down to 20 - 30 Khr with visibility of about 50 - 75 metres. For some reason the Adventurers!!! ( MarkS) decided to bail and head for Highway 1 to Taihape. A lunch break in Taihape sore every one fed and watered and as this was a day trip for me I was now heading south and the rest heading east to Napier. How is the sunny Hawks Bay guys. As we had missed alot of gravel on the way up I decide to head back via Apiti and by now there wasn't a cloud on the road and I was in Apiti before I new it. Instaed of going back down Pohangina West road I turned down Ridge Rd and had a great ride of 40Kms of gravel before before emerging just north of Ashhurst and from there home again all in a round trip of 340Kms.
I look forward to hearing about how day 2 went. Thanks Bart for getting this ride off the ground.
Cheers GSers

**young1** · 8th March 2009, 15:58

I am home in one piece, thanks Bart for organising the ride, and thank you to everyone else for making it so enjoyable.

I have photos to put up later but for now a BIG THANK YOU to Tony W who waited two hours for us to emerge half way thru the Napier Taihape road with a treat for all of us. See attached picture (the sign says Tui RRR Stop)