I'm looking for Christchurch Adv rides

[cynna]

Anyone take any pics along the way? At least maybe I can live vicariously through you lot

thats a big word for a sunday

[pouakai]

Got the Elefant fired up this weekend, and went to Akaroa 'smorning to test the current map - pretty good results! Returned via the Devauchal stock route, Cooptown stock route, and Western Valley Rd to Port Levi, Gebbies and Summit Rd, all good so far, then decended Worsley's track - ermm yeah, not really suitable for 'big bikes', 'specially when greasy. Hadn't really intended to take the shine off the new paint job on the first day out!


It's running at 7.3l/100k and feels like it's making about 70-75hp on the stock cat exhaust so there's a wee bit of room for further improvement although it did register a new high speed and didn't give much away to a DS1000 so I'm pretty content with hows it's turning out so far

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[whatastoner]

What year is the elephant?

[pouakai]

What year is the elephant?

1990. Here she is..

[whatastoner]

That's beautiful. You took her down worsleys? That was brave. Puts my africa twin in the shade. 19 inch front wheel?

[pouakai]

That's beautiful. You took her down worsleys? That was brave. Puts my africa twin in the shade. 19 inch front wheel?

Yup brave looks a lot like stupid with the benefit of hindsight ! I hadn't done it before but had seen Peety's gopro video - but the problem with gopro is the wide angle always reduces the scale of the terrain - it was much bigger/deeper than I had bargained on !



Yuh 19" front currently wearing an E-09, when that's gone that rim gets something like an Anakee and the 21" in the shed gets the next knobbly. Though I have to say I have NO complaints about the E-09 on DRY tar. (Unscrubbed in the wet was a different story though!)
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[whatastoner]

I run anakee 2's on the AT. Great tyres on the road wet or dry. Mine are half worn and will find out how they handle gravel on this years TT2000.

[pouakai]

I run anakee 2's on the AT. Great tyres on the road wet or dry. Mine are half worn and will find out how they handle gravel on this years TT2000.

Yeah, let me know....

[FuzzG]

No one fell off all day, sorry will try harder next time

Do worry, the next time I'm out with you guys I'll fall off enough to make up for it

[flashg]

Do worry, the next time I'm out with you guys I'll fall off enough to make up for it

I'm doing the dusty butt for the first time so I'm sure I'll have a few ( off's ) especially as i tire as the day wears on

[pete-blen]

I'm doing the dusty butt for the first time so I'm sure I'll have a few ( off's ) especially as i tire as the day wears on

I will be ok... As long as theres no river crossing..had a issue with rivers last year...twice....

[flashg]

I will be ok... As long as theres no river crossing..had a issue with rivers last year...twice....

watched some videos of DBK1 and some crossings don't look to friendly at all. They are my weakness

[cynna]

watched some videos of DBK1 and some crossings don't look to friendly at all. They are my weakness

i will have the camera ready when we do the omarama saddle then........

[flashg]

i will have the camera ready when we do the omarama saddle then........

that will be great, try and get my good side like pete-blen in the clarence

[brp]

i will have the camera ready when we do the omarama saddle then........

Yah might want to give that camera to someone else if ya doing that first river crossing after the mayfield pub