Thinking of heading to blackhead beach / Porangahu for a looksee next Saturday. Plan is to leave Havelock bout 10ish head to karaka, take gravel to Pourerere beach, ride beach to Aramoana, over the new slip 4wd to blackhead, gravel to Poranaghau short hop of tarmac to the pub for lunch or (shop for pie) then back the same way. maybe check out the northern end of Poranagahau beach if the access is open...was couple weeks ago. should be home 4ish. Low tide should be round mid day so perfect timing. Wont be hard out just crusie day in the saddle. If you are keen just post on here then will sort a meeting place
....wherezz that track go
Dam cant make it was hoping to see your one day loop, next time.
Hi Marty, I would be dead keen but I'm off to Mahia with a group of friendz for a long weekend. We have a beach Wedding to attend. Could do the following weekend if that works for you ? DR200 in at Barry's as we speak having aggressive loan knobbly changed over, back wheel bearings done & brake fluid changed.
Prior to riding into Hastings I changed counter shaft sprocket over from dirt gearing, so when I got down the road & found the back wheel was 'sloppy' thought
. . . . sprocket . . . . check
. . . . snail chain adjusters correct. . . . . check
. . . . axel nut tightened . . . . check
. . . .split pin in so axel shouldn't move, even with a 'girl' tighten lol . . . . check
By the time I stopped for the 2nd time! (after a few corners getting more wobbly!) thought BACK TYRE?!!!
Yep the one crack on the side had turned into many & I limped into Barry's Motorcycles. My first ever puncture. Shame as loan tyre was in brill condition, you never seen such perfect knobs. Lost a perfectly good tube but did score a pretty good Bridgestone 65R MST from their throw out pile . Taught well by XRJohnny.
Hi there DR Girl, next weekend is fine, looks like everyones busy this weekend anywho Only problem the following week is the tide won't be as good, but that just means more gravel and less sand which aint all bad
....wherezz that track go
Wheel bearings already ?
That'll teach ya to do 1000km in a day, on your poor little 200 !
axelol
Look forward to next weekend then Marty
Wheel bearing replacement due to the fact the 200 is used as a dirt bike as well as a Adv bike. Often not cleaned till the weekend after or worse !!! Then never taken for a ride immediately after cleaning as I should !!! The general pitfalls.
OK AXLE not axel
Just admit you are hard on gear
Just joined and reside down in Waipuk, if you guys want to ride some interesting gravel roads down here, let me know and I can be a tour guide, A few are dead enders but worth the ride. ( I work for the company that does all the maint on them).
Im also a Ulysses member and get out when I can with them.
Cheers
You are not far..I am in Otane!
We will have to catch up for a weekend of gravel bashing.....
Wade
"Those who hammer there guns into plow shears will plow for those who do not" Thomas Jefferson
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