Survived

[Bass]

This is starting to feel like an adventure now, a good level of uncertainty.

That was the plan.

[paturoa]

Weather looks much better this morn - out the window that is!

Metvuw and Metservice are both forecasting mostly clear weather today with rain sunday morning 7-10am, clearing sunday arvo.

Just puttng the last stuff on the mule now, see you at Westgate at 9.

[.chris]

Great ride guys, bit of a shame the beach was so hazy.
Thanks to everyone for feeding me.

Myself and Al had a great trip back south, adventures we did have. Stuck trucks, almost stuck KTM's we it had it all.











More photos...

[paturoa]

Great ride !

I turned up at Westgate and there were 4 serious adventure bikes, knoblies, light gear and me on my whale! I was a little worried about being an anchor but it turned out all good.

Trip up was awesome, first major gravel ride on the wee. Gaz had a flat and the 21" tube fitted nicely in the 17" rear.

Lunch was crap in Dargaville. Chris thought he had bough a pie, but he rekoned it was a road cone in disguse and declared it the worst pie he'd ever had.

For most peeps that would ruin their whole weekend but he toughed it out and still ate most if it.

We headed straight out to Baylys beach (it was low tide and rode down to Glinks and set up camp there.

Then we unloaded and headed down the beach all the way to Pouto and back up the road with a number of detours.

The lads did their best to ride up to the light house, but only gaz made it.

Dinner was quickly washed down with a few beers, port, rum and whisky mmmm.

Aparently I snore!

Trip home today was mostly wet and we split into 2 groups. Neil and I pretty much tar sealed it home with one diversion to look at Whakapirau.

[paturoa]

and some more pics

[Waihou Thumper]

Nice stuff guys....that sure is a great piece of NZ there. I loved it and will go back...AT LOW tide..... Great Photos too.....

[junkmanjoe]

how many bike did it take to pull the milk tanker out..........had that problem a few times...


JMJ

[Crisis management]

Myself and Al had a great trip back south, adventures we did have. Stuck trucks, almost stuck KTM's we it had it all.

Looks remarkably like a bit just east of Helensville I was wheelspinning my way thru late this afternoon....Boathouse hill?

Glad you guys had a good ride and sorry I couldn't attend but at least work's now up to date and I still got a short ride in.

[.chris]

how many bike did it take to pull the milk tanker out..........had that problem a few times...

JMJ

Just Al's 950, you know the power of the 950!

Looks remarkably like a bit just east of Helensville I was wheelspinning my way thru late this afternoon....Boathouse hill?

Glad you guys had a good ride and sorry I couldn't attend but at least work's now up to date and I still got a short ride in.

Yeah that is the one. It was about 2:30ish we went through. Doing it with full luggage was not the best idea but we still made it, we then did Chatham to round off the day.

[junkmanjoe]

Just Al's 950, you know the power of the 950!
:

that would have made a great photo, the 950 hooked up to the chain......

JMJ

[Crisis management]

Yeah that is the one. It was about 2:30ish we went through. Doing it with full luggage was not the best idea but we still made it, we then did Chatham to round off the day.

I was doing it in the opposite direction just a bit later than that, Ararimu valley, Chathams, Boathouse, Inland, Rimmers & down Muriwai beach, I saw the tyre tracks in Boathouse and I must admit to being mildly stuck a couple of times, the "use a stick to check the depth" trick isn't that reliable! I came out covered in mud.
Muriwai was awesome, stormy seas, empty beach and hard packed sand.....some one mentioned there was a speed limit?

[ducatijim]

Would love to know just how the Fonterrible tanker got his back wheels over that edge?

[NordieBoy]

Would love to know just how the Fonterrible tanker got his back wheels over that edge?

Drifting.
He's probably just chopped the springs rather than doing a proper job of it.

[Waihou Thumper]

Would love to know just how the Fonterrible tanker got his back wheels over that edge?

Maybe he was making room for the 990....with the panniers on, there aint much room on those lil' roads...mind you, the speed Chris rides the 690, he was probably shocked into taking evasive action and the milk sloshed......

[GLG]

had a great ride not much traction on the sand lot of fun must learn on the beach to keep the dr straight 21inch tubes don't last long got another flat tyre had to push the bike about 5km to cycletreads to repair the tyre glad they open 7days a week