Southern Rider Escapade 2012

[dogsnbikes]

Heading south on the 21st starting in Greymouth Going clockwise looking forward too it

[Vgygrwr]

Brilliant day Friday Oxford to Haast, wet pretty much all the way Haast to Ross and through Arthurs. Surprised by number of bikes on the coast in the rain, guess you don't get much choice. Great ride and a few things I would never have stopped to see plus the odd one I didn't stop to see.

[Mrs Shrek]

:woohoo: All done at the weekend on the "Hobbit Bike". Mostly good weather but glad I took along my wets. Hands got a bit :cold: coz the heated grips aren't working.
Stayed in Franz the first night after a great ride in beautiful sunshine. Woke up to drizzle the next day but road out of it not too far up the road.
Did the metal road option between Hoki and Kumara.... good old coasters met two of them on my side of the road on the corners both times :facepalm: Have to admit that most of the way I was asking myself how Shrek had convinced me to take that route and reminding myself that next time if I have the option I will take the easy way..... but I know I won't :no:
Poured down between Jacksons and Arthurs pass. Discovered that the rain comes onto the inside of my visor.... so annoying
Detoured to Nth Canterbury to see some of the kids and stayed the night.
Headed back the next day and even managed to keep the bike at 100 kph coz the wind was in my favour all the way to Rangitata. Stopped for lunch and the wind changed direction..... made for a slow :ride: home.
Got home, had a shower and sleep
Only 1 :shit: moment when I wasn't concentrating properly for a 35 bend.
Great ride and company... thank you for being patient when the wind was blowing me backwards :love:

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

Would be starting to think about getting those answers returned (for those that have done it) if not then you only have a week or so left

[dogsnbikes]

Bike is all packed and heading South in the morning

[Jackal]

Did all the West Coast questions yesterday. Ashburton to Ashburton via Haast Pass and Aurthurs Pass in 13 hours. Bums sore today, but what a great ride. I would live on the West Coast at the drop of a hat. There is just no way I could get Mrs 'J' to move back there after she spent her childhood in Harihari and Kaiata

Completed question sheet in the mail tomorrow...............thanks again for a great 'Escapade' guys

[dogsnbikes]

Completed now back in Wanganui....

Was Certainly an eventful trip....Starting with how the hell could one stuff up Bangers n mash and the mash actually ruined the peas .....mind up the buller Gorge just on dusk made up fo it....


After a night in Greymouth it was through Arthurs and down to Cromwell...The thief in Arthurs pass had us in fits of laughter as he flog Mels lollie cake of the plate right in front of her....Bloody keas

A decent dinner in Cromwell at a Speights bar brought the day to a end......

but nothing what so ever had me ready for what happened the yesterday morning,as I went to get the motel manger to get our bikes out of his garage he came into the office stark naked

Once on the road we detoured to Arrowtown then on to Cardrona taven for breaky good feed and had a great trip up the coast back too Greymouth must remamber to fill up before Fox glacier from now on as once I stop the bike I couldnt turn thed then alam off,as it happens some fancy new tower just told installed in the town plays havic with some alam systems,The lady at the Servo then told me that I would have too push the bike a couple of hundard meters down the road a fully loaded trophy it felt like 1200 meters....

Today we went upto Blackball and then onto The Pike 29 memorial a fitting tribrute we were inpressed

Thanks for another great adventure we will be back

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

Get those answers in you only have till tomorrow ... 30th November...

Next year I may forget to remind people... sigh...

It's a getting old thing...

[Ghost_Bullet]

Bloody old people have no patience!!!!... Good thing is I had the MRs chuck mine in the fast post today... so though smash ya letter box tomorrow.... I am questioning the use of dynamite in the envelope now....

[dogsnbikes]

Sent ours away Monday but the time they clear customs etc for Mail into the South Island they should be there by tomorrow

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

Hope to be organising the Escapade badges in the next few days... (just allowing a bit more time for those late returning questions)

[Ghost_Bullet]

When are the questions ready for 2013..... see ya at the kb gig in a couple of week, cause it only be a week yeah!!!!

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

Escapade Badges will be in the post tomorrow

hopefully I get every one if you don't recieve in the next few days let me know... PM me