Christchurch Adventure ride (Sunday 1 Aug)

[mattsdakar]

Sadly I ll be at work so its a no go for me..

That's a bummer Kenny.

I won't be checking this thread again before the ride as my home computer is temporarily out of action.
For those coming can you be ready to leave the Peg at 0900 as meeting a couple of others at Loburn at 0930, if you are late, follow the skid marks!
Cheers

[Peeteey]

Now I'm worried. I thought bucket and motard racers were a strange bunch to hang out with, I'm not too sure about heading out into the backblocks with your kind? 100km from the nearest house you be telling me i got "prurdy lips" and go all brokeback mountain?

"Purdy Lips" was from Deliverance wasn't it? "Squeal like a pig, boy" and all that?
Dueling Banjos, that's the one!

[Crim]

Thanks for organising that Matt, a good day (or half for me) - shit tyres and shit rider meant just a bridge too far on some sections, so I'll have to get new tyres or get new skills. Can anyone PM me Transalper's cellphone number as he got split out of the two groups and I just want to check he is not still up there with a fault on his bike? Nice meeting you Blair thanks for waiting round for a noob like me
Cheers, Crim

[Peril]

No worries Crim,better off having to follow someone slower than having to backtrack to find them.
I seriously don't think I'll attempt a ride again while on the tail end of a flu.

[Transalper]

I'm here.
I came off on the rocks just after Crim turned back.
Nothing major, been done before on same type of terrain. Them rocks and I don't see eye to eye.
I went back to the Shed thinking everyone would end up back there as I thought they were doing a loop and expecting to see Crim waiting, but Crim was not there so thought he must have gone home.
I had my pie for morning tea while I pondered my next move, then decided to find another way to the top and did just that thanks to the topo maps on the gps.
I eventually rejoined the tyre marks from the group, they turned right through a gate and I coming from the other way turned left through the same gate to follow the wheel marks all the rest the way out to Ram Paddock Rd. I turned left to head to Lake Sumner but with all the wind and sort of feeling like I'd been far enough I turned around and headed home.
I enjoyed myself even though a couple of times I thought to myself no one knows I'm here if it all goes wrong. Happy to say I did not fall over again after the first.

Photos to follow.

[Peril]

Good to see you were alright TA,myself and Crim waited at the stocktrack intersection for about 10-15mins while the others carried on.
I too had a wee lie down on that hillclimb up near the top,with the bike dropping slightly over the bank.....Maybe I should have let it fall the 200ish metres to the bottom

[Crim]

Today's group
1 'zuki, 1 Klr, 2 Yams, 1 Honda and 5 KTM's

[Transalper]

1- X marks the spot where I met the rocks.
2- After eating my lunch I went that way instead.
3- Making progress
4- Rainbow
5- Did they go up or down.... down, I see the marks.

[Transalper]

6- Nice view
7- looking forward from the nice view
8- I see wheel marks over there
9- I remember this spot from the last ride in here when I was on the CRF.
10- Can't be lost with a sign like that.
11- Nice roads ahead.

[Crim]

That sign where "you can't be lost" is where Blair and I waited for you, little did we know you just didn't want to share your pie!

[Transalper]

Ahh, I see now.

Here's my track log. Yellow is me. Red dots is where the others went beyond my fall/turn back.
I see i went a bit further than I thought before re joining their path. No wonder I never saw anyone again.
Didn't know at the time that you two others had gone to the sign or where it was.
We came in down bottom at the Brothers, I think the sign is the other red dot where the Stock Rd meets the yellow track again.

[Peeteey]

I'm so bummed out that I missed the ride today! Looked like a great day and perfect weather too ...

Bloody insomnia!

Anyhoo, please let me know when the next one is so I can come and keep the Suzuki numbers up ...

[helenoftroy]

My boy Sam(Casualty)should have been there today......dont ask!!

Was all organized,geez his mum had even made him a packed lunch!

Oh well...next time.... like Peeteey says

[cooneyr]

Sounds like a good one. Seems you didn't have to cross the river this time TA?

I'll be back into one day soon hopefully!

[Buddha#81:Me]

My boy Sam(Casualty)should have been there today......dont ask!!

Was all organized,geez his mum had even made him a packed lunch!

Oh well...next time.... like Peeteey says

geez, with a cut lunch too.....Sam either got pissed or scored? I used the day to put a Pro Circuit muffler on the XR and get bot bike ready for next Saturday......Top day though.