MAD - (Makairo, Akitio, Dannevirke) - 28 Nov

**bart** · 13th November 2009, 20:11

OK, I'm at a loose end the weekend of the 28/29th. Who wants to see some of the Northern Wairarapa?

Rough plan: Ride motorcycles, (or if no one turns up, 'motorcycle'), around the MAD loop. As always, I will be making the course up as we go along.

Cheers

**Box'a'bits** · 13th November 2009, 20:18

Originally Posted by bart

OK, I'm at a loose end the weekend of the 28/29th. Who wants to see some of the Northern Wairarapa?

Rough plan: Ride motorcycles, (or if no one turns up, 'motorcycle'), around the MAD loop. As always, I will be making the course up as we go along.

Cheers

MotorcyleS. Got to tick the Makairo off my list of tracks to do

...Always assuming I can get a leave of absence from the wife.

Guessing JMJ won't be there. He's got a woose road bike now....

Just saying is all..
Steve

**Paladin** · 13th November 2009, 20:19

Originally Posted by bart

OK, I'm at a loose end the weekend of the 28/29th. Who wants to see some of the Northern Wairarapa?

Rough plan: Ride motorcycles, (or if no one turns up, 'motorcycle'), around the MAD loop. As always, I will be making the course up as we go along.

Cheers

I'm on kiddie duties that weekend...

**_STAIN_** · 13th November 2009, 20:35

Date looks good for me, yeah gunna miss JMJ now he has the new Starlifter
(big heavy and silver)

**bart** · 13th November 2009, 21:00

Can sort out an overnight thing, and do an easy cruise home route thingy for the Sunday if this gets popular.

**Box'a'bits** · 13th November 2009, 21:02

Originally Posted by bart

Can sort out an overnight thing, and do an easy cruise home route thingy for the Sunday if this gets popular.

I'm probably only a day rider...work Xmas party that w/e.

**bart** · 13th November 2009, 21:06

Originally Posted by BMWRSNUT

MotorcyleS. Got to tick the Makairo off my list of tracks to do

...

I thought you would have done the Makairo.

Ahhhhhh, I see. You were waiting until you had blemished that flash silver paint work before you'd have a go at the mighty Makairo.

Don't worry, I think Fisher's was harder.

**Box'a'bits** · 13th November 2009, 21:13

Originally Posted by bart

I thought you would have done the Makairo. Ahhhhhh, I see. You were waiting until you had blemished that flash silver paint work before you'd have a go at the mighty Makairo.

Don't worry, I think Fisher's was harder.

You should see it now that the paint has flaked after I washed it. I'll post some pictures sometime tomorrow.

.. No the prior rides just never worked for me time wise.

**marks** · 14th November 2009, 07:26

can't let you baitches ride unsupervised

My one free weekend left this month - I'm there - definitely one day and possibly two if that happens

had a blast following Bart around this loop last time (except for the pissing rain)

And yes its sad that JMJ will now be too upmarket to ride his cruiser with us

Dave - isn't there some injection that you can give the kids to make them sleep through the weekend?

I'd better start pulling the subframe to bits on the klr ro "de-floppy my rack" before then.....

**bart** · 14th November 2009, 09:56

If people are coming from the south, we may have to make it the MAE (Makairo, Akitio, Eketahuna). Doesn't quite have the same ring to it, but probably makes sense.

Rough plan: meet Pahiatua. Do Makairo (get this out of the way early), Towai, Waihi Falls (depending on time), Little Manuhara, Pongaroa, Akitio, Mara, Spur, Waihoki, Puketoi (if time), Pori (if time), Eketahuna.

This is roughly the route Mark and I did previously, but backwards.

That sounds way to organised, so expect it to not pan out that way.

Little ones may need to carry gas.

**junkmanjoe** · 14th November 2009, 10:46

fuk you mothers....ill be there with my trainning wheels and a nappy....

ill make history..first 950 through he makairo...or make a mess of it....

the rest of ride take it km, by km... ill only have grippy roady tires on so we see how we go....

well eather make it or all turn to shit...

brat any chance you could make up a little google map..so i got an idea of distance....i not got 30L on board any more....

MAYBE THE BIG ONE WILL NEED TO CARRY A CAN AS WELL.......

JMJ