King Country ADV Ride 2010

**bart** · 21st April 2010, 17:40

Originally Posted by dino3310

overnight courier

This is Dannevirke. The overnight courier has been known to take three days.

**rogerh** · 21st April 2010, 17:41

Bart, better late than never. A few serious distractions today.

Boyds don't have a clutch cable, and funnily enough said none were due into the country until next week.

But they said a better bet would be a repair, as the genuine one was a bit much at about $75, and suggested I go to Apex (here in Hamilton), and get them to make me a new one. Or inner. Or outer. Or whatever I needed. Sorry....

Also just as another data point, was looking at cush drive rubbers for KTM 640. $56 inclusive for a set. Yep those KTM parts are expensive all right.

**dino3310** · 21st April 2010, 17:57

Originally Posted by bart

This is Dannevirke. The overnight courier has been known to take three days.

sounds like my piston via courier from auckland its only an 1.5 hour drive but it took 4 days and one angry phone call to the courier for it to get here

**MXNUT** · 21st April 2010, 19:05

Originally Posted by c.h.r.i.s

How many km's are you looking at after PioPio?

Morning to PioPio is 125 kms

Afternoon from PioPio to taumarunui 190 kms

**Eddieb** · 21st April 2010, 19:12

Better pack your wellies, showers both days.

That will just make Fishers more fun.

**.chris** · 21st April 2010, 20:34

Originally Posted by Eddieb

Better pack your wellies, showers both days.

That will just make Fishers more fun.

Damn cause my rainproof gear is balls.
Thermal layers it is then, at least if I am wet I can be warmish.

I am now looking likely to make it for the whole satruday, now I just need to find a fun way to get to Kawhia in the dark

**dino3310** · 22nd April 2010, 14:41

Originally Posted by Eddieb

Better pack your wellies, showers both days.

That will just make Fishers more fun.

bollocks http://www.metvuw.com/forecast/forec...zni&noofdays=7

**Eddieb** · 22nd April 2010, 17:15

Originally Posted by dino3310

bollocks http://www.metvuw.com/forecast/forec...zni&noofdays=7

Thats all squiggly lines and an acid trip to me.

When I posted metservice said showers, thats now beeing changed and it looks like mostly fine for the weekend.
http://metservice.com/towns-cities/taumarunui

**Cary** · 22nd April 2010, 17:48

So, possibly some rain, possibly fine, rivers may be high but possibly not, possibly cold........

Sounds about the usual mix of forecasts!!

**Box'a'bits** · 22nd April 2010, 18:05

Originally Posted by Cary

So, possibly some rain, possibly fine, rivers may be high but possibly not, possibly cold........Sounds about the usual mix of forecasts!!

If you've watched the metvuw forecasts for the last week they have been all over the place. This am looked like saturday was going to very wet. Now... not so much. Best just to do it.!

**.chris** · 22nd April 2010, 18:25

Originally Posted by BMWRSNUT

If you've watched the metvuw forecasts for the last week they have been all over the place. This am looked like saturday was going to very wet. Now... not so much. Best just to do it.!

Yep just do it.
I am not afraid of a little rain, I am also not afraid to complain about how cold and wet I am because of said rain.

I am looking forward to a fun weekend away. I feel like I have earnt it (been working far too much lately).

**dino3310** · 22nd April 2010, 19:12

rains good, it keeps the tourist and fairweather tossers off the coastal gravel

oh and the dust i hate fookin dust so rain is good

**alane** · 22nd April 2010, 20:24

to the back of the bike

**alane** · 22nd April 2010, 20:35

WELL!!!!!!------A bouy actually----------for when your bike gets carried away downstream in the flooded river,then you can find it & fish it out of a deep hole.

Glad I did it in brilliant

last week.

I can feel an ------ADVENTURE----- comming up.

Dunno how that other crap got posted?????