Looking for others to trail ride with on weekends in Christchurch

[Trial Rider]

Im in chch got a non registered kdx200 and looking for others to ride with on weekends.
Things like Waimak, Waipara pub run, West Melton riverbank rides,
anyone keen ?

[SMOKEU]

I'm keen if you've got a trailer/truck/van to pick me and my bike up with.

[Trial Rider]

yeh can do got a 3 bike trailer, what do you ride? where do you normally ride?

[SMOKEU]

yeh can do got a 3 bike trailer, what do you ride? where do you normally ride?

I've got a 1973 TS185 so I'm just a slow trail rider. I usually go to either Weedons Ross Rd by West Melton at the river bank or McLeans Island.

[Transalper]

Im in chch got a non registered kdx200 and looking for others to ride with on weekends.
Things like Waimak, Waipara pub run, West Melton riverbank rides,
anyone keen ?

So did you get anything hooked up?
There are several rides on in the coming weekends on myrides.co.nz in the nearby areas. Entrys range from $40 to $50 per day or $60 for two days Queens Birthday weekend ride.
Bunch of us planning to go to the Port Levy one this Sunday so I hear.

[Nova.]

im always keen for a ride too, am always at waimak mx track every sunday but looking for people to ride with!
have an 07 kx250f.

[Transalper]

Port Levy Trail ride was fantastic today, just enough challenge in the Main loop (42km long) to keep us enjoying ourselves without stressing.
I didn't do any enduro deviations, them too much hard work for me.
Great views too.
Thanks Peeteey for the company. Nice to catch up with Liv too.

Picture attached is the track file from my gps displayed in google earth.

[Dent]

It was a good ride. Decent track, great views.

[Nova.]

I'm not to sure if my 250 woulda made it that far without a petrol stop

[Transalper]

KX250f - four stroke, if I read the specs and links for the correct bike it should get 100km+ out of a tank.
My CRF230 with me at the helm does 100km+ on the main tank before I touch the reserve tap.

There are a few open bits on most these rides where you can get up in the gears and make some distance unlike a MX track.
I'd be surprised if you couldn't get at least 60/70km out of it even with a thirsty setup and heavy right wrist.
Of course only one way to find out really, test it.

[Nova.]

oh sweet.
next time there's one of these hit me up ill be keen as to come.

[Peeteey]

oh sweet.
next time there's one of these hit me up ill be keen as to come.

Hey man, keep checking http://www.myrides.co.nz/trail-rides-xidc53532.html from time to time, they tend to list all the trail rides, and others, going on.
There's one Queens Bday weekend (next weekend) on both the Sunday and the Monday and then one on the 17th out at Waipara. I think I'm gonna aim for this Monday (if I can square it with the missus, unlikely) and Waipara. Anyone wanna share the cost of a rental trailer? Unless anyone going out has one we can use/hitch a ride on?

[scott411]

KX250f - four stroke, if I read the specs and links for the correct bike it should get 100km+ out of a tank.
My CRF230 with me at the helm does 100km+ on the main tank before I touch the reserve tap.

There are a few open bits on most these rides where you can get up in the gears and make some distance unlike a MX track.
I'd be surprised if you couldn't get at least 60/70km out of it even with a thirsty setup and heavy right wrist.
Of course only one way to find out really, test it.

you will struggle to get 100km's out of a kx250f unless you are very conservitive on the fuel, , i would guess 80km would be the max sort of range at trail ride pace,

[Dent]

As long as a full tank will get you 60km or so, you should be fine.
Almost every trial ride is structured as a loop (or multiple loops) that start/finish at the car park, allowing you to re-fuel etc.

Most people fill the bike and take a full fuel can, stored at the car. Top up each lap, or each other lap on the short laps.

I think I went to a Suzuki ride a few years ago which was advised as 65km for the full lap, with plenty of hills.
It may have been Dalethorpe. A few MX'ers ran out of fuel. Since that, laps seem to have been kept shorter.

Great ride Dalethorpe, if you like gnarly forestry on hills and great views from the hill tops. I hope its on sometime this winter.

[Transalper]

....
There's one Queens Bday weekend (next weekend) on both the Sunday and the Monday and then one on the 17th out at Waipara. I think I'm gonna aim for this Monday .....

Am still considering the Balcairn one this coming weekend but it will have to be Sunday for me as I have a Lees Valley based Adventure ride Monday on the Transalp.

Second hand info I have is that Balcairn will be a bit more user friendly with family by passes with in reach of the familys and more enduro options off the main loop.
Probably a better one for the in-experienced than Port Levy was.