Minginui - Matawai - Motu Midwinter Madness Ride 30 July - 1 August 2010

[Rosie]

So my lens fell off, me chain fell off...but I didn't woohoo!!! I did have some hairy moments though I must admit. Hey - any Honda offs? Can we claim the category win for no offs can we? can we? can we?

If you're thinking about doing this ride - get the feck on your bike and do it - if I can trundle around it anyone can

Cheers all, you made it a fantastic first adventure ride for this wolfie

You did really well!
Especially on Saturday evening going over all that big chunky gravel in the dark, in the rain

So which larger adventure bikes have you been perving at on Trademe?

[Crisis management]

Hi Iain, sorry no pictures of Kevin

Would have been good to ride home with you,

I think we all need helmet cams for the next trip so the evidence is undisputable, a certain KLR and Husqvarna stopped following me for a while near the coast but denied having gone shrub cutting (I have my suspicions but no evidence).

I was stopped past Welcome Bay almost in Tauranga proper and ended up back tracking over the Kaimais, it was certainly unpleasant riding until I got close to Auckland.

Next time!

[navek]

I think we all need helmet cams for the next trip so the evidence is undisputable, a certain KLR and Husqvarna stopped following me for a while near the coast but denied having gone shrub cutting (I have my suspicions but no evidence).

I was stopped past Welcome Bay almost in Tauranga proper and ended up back tracking over the Kaimais, it was certainly unpleasant riding until I got close to Auckland.

Next time!

Evidence? What do we need? Just a small pic of the right pillon footrest just a little bent up is this OK Ian? Must say that I did enjoy the ride on the side that is! Pity we didn't have tel contact you could have joined me and Ron in the spa pool before heading north. Next time.

Kev

[Shewolf]

So which larger adventure bikes have you been perving at on Trademe?

Best I take all flavours from 250-800cc for a spin eh what....joyrides round the bike shops next few weeks. I'll head for the nearest gravel or Sandpit as part of a test ride

[Ant]

Cheers Clint and Rosie for a fantastic ride, great country and a good bunch of people, had a ball... I'll be back

Went and stayed at Hicks bay after the ride, next day did some sightseeing then rode all the way back to Masterton... got home at midnight

Cold Kiwi next for me

[Eddieb]

Friday saw Welllington and Wairarapa riders meeting at Bulls and making their way up to Taupo via the Whanganui River road.



Regroup on the river road at Jerusalem


Lookout over Lake Taupo


Our accomodation in Taupo.

[Eddieb]

The road from Taupo out to the start was very foggy and cold. Cold enough for the moisture to freeze on the front of bikes and jackets and the 950 drop to one cylinder not long before we arrived at the pub.


Joes stream, the whole countryside was white. It was quite stunning.


BMWRSNUT and I stopped at the Bedford truck


Around Waikaremoana is some nice riding country

[junkmanjoe]

I crashed my fat fidy on the ICE...

next time i wont go so fast.......

i spent this afternoon fixing the damage...to the crash bars, which did there job quite well...

Thanks to clint and rosie and to the station owners for putting on a great meal.

JMJ & THE REPAIRED 9FIDY

[Eddieb]

Pie and a view at Waikaremoana campground


The girls on the road out of the lake.


Bikes at Tinaroto


Saturday was too much for some.

[Eddieb]

Dirty girls ready for another go.


Riders winding their way out to the Opotiki turnoff.


More, and full size copies of these pics here: http://cid-bb884029fa7d6889.photos.l...%20East%20Cape

[Taz]

I'll post up some pics in the next day or two. Here's a couple as a teaser

[Shewolf]

nice one Eddie

[GPS MAN]

Hey Clint

Really enjoyed it

I'll be back next year/time

[Pampera]

The road from Taupo out to the start was very foggy and cold. Cold enough for the moisture to freeze on the front of bikes and jackets and the 950 drop to one cylinder not long before we arrived at the pub.

That is a coincidence, I was running on one when I arrived at the pub also!:

I finally made it at 0832, obviously to an empty car park, what time did people actually head off?

Michael:

[Shewolf]