Show Day Ride - 15 November 2013

**200BUSA** · 1st November 2013, 11:26

Show day approaching so time for a ride. If the weather is good and you want to go for a great ride then meet at the Peg Hotel carpark in Belfast at 9:00am for a 9:30 departure. Heading to Kaikoura via the inland route and return on the coastal road.

See you at the Peg.

**EJK** · 1st November 2013, 11:58

I voted Akaroa but I don't mind generally.

**Mr. Blonde** · 2nd November 2013, 14:21

Show day- Im riding over the hill to do the Pike River Memorial Run

**200BUSA** · 2nd November 2013, 16:47

Originally Posted by Mr. Blonde

Show day- Im riding over the hill to do the Pike River Memorial Run

A very good reason for a run round the block.

**SMOKEU** · 5th November 2013, 08:01

Akaroa sounds like fun, just a bit worried about the cops being a public holiday. Safety in numbers though, right?

**200BUSA** · 7th November 2013, 01:40

Akaroa ride is good - dont know how busy it will be on Show day. If riders behave then shouldnt be a problem with the

**Transalper** · 7th November 2013, 05:34

Went to Little river on the last day of Labour weekend and the road was crazy full of caravans,campers and things towing boats coming back toward Christchurch.

**Shoshoni** · 7th November 2013, 13:07

My vote is Kaikoura inland route.
Akaroa would be insane on a public holiday with cages everywhere, leave that for the WNR.

**200BUSA** · 8th November 2013, 01:53

Originally Posted by Shoshoni

My vote is Kaikoura inland route.
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Kaikoura has my vote as well.

**EJK** · 8th November 2013, 08:32

I'm not a big fan of camper vans as well. Another vote for Kaikoura.

**SMOKEU** · 8th November 2013, 09:00

Are there many fuel stops on the way? I really don't want to go more than 200km without gassing up, and I'm hesitant to put fuel in from a small countryside petrol station with a low turnover that has fuck knows what in the underground tanks.

**Shadowjack** · 8th November 2013, 09:09

Christchurch - Kaikoura via Inland Route - petrol at Culverden (100 kms from Chc; about 110 kms Culverden - Kaikoura: I stand to be corrected on that).
Kaikoura - Christchurch - petrol at Cheviot, Amberley.

**SMOKEU** · 8th November 2013, 10:02

Originally Posted by Shadowjack

Christchurch - Kaikoura via Inland Route - petrol at Culverden (100 kms from Chc; about 110 kms Culverden - Kaikoura: I stand to be corrected on that).
Kaikoura - Christchurch - petrol at Cheviot, Amberley.

Do you know if they sell 95 octane? I could use 91 if I had to, but I'd prefer to avoid it.

**onearmedbandit** · 8th November 2013, 10:02

Originally Posted by SMOKEU

Are there many fuel stops on the way? I really don't want to go more than 200km without gassing up, and I'm hesitant to put fuel in from a small countryside petrol station with a low turnover that has fuck knows what in the underground tanks.

Not a problem at all. The small town pumps still go through the gas and I've never struck a problem.

**Shadowjack** · 8th November 2013, 12:52

Originally Posted by SMOKEU

Do you know if they sell 95 octane? I could use 91 if I had to, but I'd prefer to avoid it.

I seem to recall that they do - both are major re-fuelling trading posts in outback frontier Canterbury.
There's a list somewhere in the site of all such trading posts in the South Island. That, or acquire a large-tanked, fuel efficient, touring-capable motorcycle, as exemplified by Yamaha's TDM850.