Canterbury- basic Adventure Cruise Saturday 11 September 2010

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Batch 3.......

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For the man asking about which maps I have in my gps.... the Auto Routing ones I am currently using which include some Topo info are from here.
Last update was in May.

[cooneyr]

TA, stop it, ya killing me

[ADVGD]

Organizing and running the trip, supplying GPS data, plus taking a bunch of photos and uploading them...crickey... someone buy that man a beer

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Screen shot of the tracklog as it was displayed in Mapsource, not all road names are displayed though.

[helenoftroy]

TA huge thanks for coming round on Friday to help sort Casualtys(Sams) bike

And huge thanks for organising the ride,Sam & I had a great day.I was'nt sure if I would go(tore my knee cartilage trying to lift my Ducati of my car after the quake)but so pleased that I did.
That was my boys first time on those gravel roads,he loved it.Im so pleased hes come over to a Dirty Side - let the fun begin!

....love the way that riding can lift the spirits & put everything else into perspective

Was great to ride with all you guys,as always look forward to the next time.

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So did anyone get a photo from the time of the cows suitable for posting?

[Crim]

So did anyone get a photo from the time of the cows suitable for posting?

No I didn't bugger it all - would have loved to have got film of the cow going Budha81 and him jumping off his bike and putting it between the two of them (good move that!)

[Peril]

That was one angry cow.

[Shadowjack]

Great day for a ride - I went on the run to Greta Valley, which was nice to catch-up with people.
But, but, but...these photos show that the roads you folks meandered may be TDM850-compatible. Please don't tell me I missed an opportunity to get down'n'dirty!

[brp]

"Sorry to hear about your Stallions Hot"

Missed a good ride - will keep an eye out in the adventure section

[Buddha#81:Me]

No I didn't bugger it all - would have loved to have got film of the cow going Budha81 and him jumping off his bike and putting it between the two of them (good move that!)

hahaha she was a bit stroppy when she got split up from her calf.....either that or took exception to a motard infiltrating the adventure bike ranks. Being a good country boy it seemed natural to put the bike in the road, other 650 purists would have possibly shot me for being a dick!

[Crim]

hahaha she was a bit stroppy when she got split up from her calf.....either that or took exception to a motard infiltrating the adventure bike ranks. Being a good country boy it seemed natural to put the bike in the road, other 650 purists would have possibly shot me for being a dick!

Was a good move - I'd rather have a bent bike than a bent body! - felt a bit sorry for the bloke probably put him back an hour or two, hindsight a couple of us should have snuck through quietly and kept them from running down the hill when the rest of us come through.

[Transalper]

Great day for a ride - I went on the run to Greta Valley, which was nice to catch-up with people.
But, but, but...these photos show that the roads you folks meandered may be TDM850-compatible. Please don't tell me I missed an opportunity to get down'n'dirty!

Forgot whether or not you have much dirt experience and the TDM would probably have felt quite big on a few of the turns or steep loose bits, but I have had the CBR1000 up all the roads we took home (2-up on some of them too) and the TDM should manage the rest ok. Chunky tyres would have been an advantage a couple of times but not absolutely necessary by any means.
You'll just have to try and see so we can establish a base line for you.

[TangoCharlie]

Great trip, well organised and run. Thanks for the link to the Map Site, I am looking forward to your next adventure and by the my kenda's will have worn down a bit and won't spray as many rocks...