Db1k 2012

[cooneyr]

Good to get back down South again, loved the ride even though you South Islanders don't know that summer weather is supposed to be WARM!!....

.....So did the Beemer rider get thru the Gardeners Track ok??...

29 degrees here in Chch today. Much more summerish.

The rider of the G650GS got of the Lammermoors with a bit of assistance.

Cheers R

[Trials Rider]

I got a bee sting...

Shit Nordie, I hope you got the bastard and ripped his wings off, that could be so dangerous.

I hope the Bee wasnt a vegetarian, that would have been a green bee sting.

BTW this was our salad for lunch in Ranfurly if you look very closed there was a green spec there, mum would be proud

[NordieBoy]

Aslan definitely gets my hardman award.

Goodonya mate.

And his DR's got a stock seat.
Or g-string as Shrek calls it...

[Skinny_Birdman]

Thanks to Alex(Skinny.......) for leading Taz & I after Gardeners Track.

My pleasure. Nice to meet you both.

....loved the ride even though you South Islanders don't know that summer weather is supposed to be WARM!!

That was warm Trev. You should see it when it gets really cold.

[NordieBoy]

BTW this was our salad for lunch in Ranfurly if you look very closed there was a green spec there, mum would be proud

Mmmmm, potato salad, pie and gravy...

[Transalper]

What a bloody top ride mate, Us Aussies had a unreal time and will be back again next year for sure.

Won't be telling all me mates though, don't want them lowering the tone of the place.

Fantastic job of running the show and the GPS maps were spot on.

From sunny and warn to a bloody blizzard in 10 minuts, unreal

Beautiful part of the world you have there.

See you all next year

We are happy you thought it was worth the trip.
How'd the Goldwing go ??

[nooneracing]

Would be interesting riding DB1K today. Snow low down on Hawkduns, Dunstans, Old Man, All around pretty much. On the ground in Omakau I'm told

[Jantar]

Would be interesting riding DB1K today. Snow low down on Hawkduns, Dunstans, Old Man, All around pretty much. On the ground in Omakau I'm told

Thompson's Track is a no-go area even now mid afternoon. Cairnmure may be possible, but there is a lot of snow still at quite low levels. Poolburn and Lammerlaw are snowed in.

[Taz]

Good to see winter held off until we got thru.

[circuit1]

We are happy you thought it was worth the trip.
How'd the Goldwing go ??

Once I found out there was already a Honda Touring bike on the ride I took the DR, "Didn't want to make them look common"....lol

[Padmei]

Hello fellow dusty butters. I trust most of you are all back at home now & caught up with your families etc.
It sure was a fantastic event. The riding, scenery, comraderie, generosity & humour in the face of adversity will be a warming memory in the years to come.

Of course the fun we had wouldn't be possible without the tireless work Ryan the organiser did. As you guys are aware that was some big country to plot & log. A hell of a lot of tyre rubber, gas money & time went into creating what is without a doubt one of the best rides in New Zealand.

This is about the 5-6th Dusty butt & so far to my knowledge Ryan has asked for nothing in return for his services. He has a job, mortgage, (obviously patient) wife & young family & I'm sure most of us realise how much of a juggle that is.

As I mentioned at the rider briefing I would really like to extend an invitation for those that participated to offer a koha (gift to you poms) as a thank you for Ryan for his commitment to our safety & enjoyment.

I may not have made it clear during the briefing that I would collect the money as a representative (self elected) of the riders & pass it on as either gift vouchers from a bike shop or something similar. For liabilities sake I wouldn't want Ryan to be taking entry fees.

Thanks to those that already pmed me re this koha. I will send a group pm with my bank details to those who wish to donate. As a lot of us are in different financial situations (bike breakages don't count) I wouldn't want to set an amount however will put out there that many two day rides are hundreds if not thousands of dollars.

There were also some riders that were friends of friends attending. it would be great if word was passed to them that they could donate if they wished.

Thanks once again to Ryan & his crew of helpers for making this annual event keep happening & you guys for supporting the ride.

Just thought I'd bump this again for those that have just got home & warmed up. I have fired off a PM to the kind people who have already contacted me & hopefully there may be a few more that would like to put their hands in their pocket to recompense the great team behind this ride.

Cheers
padmei

[Taz]

Did anyone lose a kathmandu navigator sleeping bag 'bag' ?. I picked one up off the roadside on saturday.

[bishxt]

As a rather late finisher, I can confirm the the snow that the southerlies have brought this week as I rode up back up from Invercargill to Oxford today - took the Haka and then Mackenzies and had a great view of the snow. I didn't get back to Fairlie last Sunday as after an epic first day (with an off in a ford, but no offs on the Awakino), the Sunday was a bit of a nightmare... nail through the tyre at 7am 8km from Alex and a couple of hours mucking getting it sorted (K270's can be a bugger to get on the rim!). Running late, Patrick (KTM 690R) and myself were about 60Km out from Lawrence when the snow was horizontal and eventually we baled and snuck back there. Rode the gravel via Lake Mahinerangi and across Danseys on the Monday with Patrick heading back via Black Forest and myself heading to the Catlins for some hols. The other slight issue was totally munted rear wheel bearings... impressive when the bike passed its WOF only two weeks ago with not even a slight wiggle on the wheel. I was really impressed with Youngs Suzuki at Oamaru who replaced the wheel and cush bearings inside an hour on the Monday, including going and picking up the cush drive bearing, with my pit stop costing a very reasonable $68 inc labour.

Thanks again Ryan for organising another great DB1k, your road book was much more reliable than my DR!

[Transalper]

Here is the Lammimoor Range DB1K 2012....

[cold comfort]

Excellent job TA on your trusty steed, both documenting AND rescuing duffers in distress. Great to relive the experience. Just want to go and do it all again!