06/02/14 - 09/02/14 (4 days, 3 nights) Waikato/ BOP/ Hawke's Bay/ Gisborne

[Grashopper]

Have a safe ride tomorrow folks. See you guys in Raglan

[bosslady]

Almost packed now just gotta put some fuel in the can and figure out how to strap everything to the bike

[nerrrd]

So we're off, weather fine but sticky. Geronimo!

[Grashopper]

Home now. A bit sore, but happy. Was a great day riding out to Raglan, meeting up with the others, had some delicious lunch at Marlin Cafe and then we took of all together. I sure get why the LoR people always go to Raglan. Really nice road there.

Next stop Otorohanga and then we took some nice backroads that were partly gravel and partly really great surface and somehow after quite a bit of riding ended up on Waipapa Rd...... Ok, I looked it up, I think somehow we ended up on Tauraroa Valley Rd that suddenly turned into a gravel road and then we turned of into Hoddle Rd which also was gravel. Very scenic though. Pics will follow.

I split up with the others just before Mangakino and left for Taupo, while there were off to Rotovegas.

This was a fun day. Awesome ride with great people. We should do this more often.

[arcane12]

This was a fun day. Awesome ride with great people. We should do this more often.

Great outing. Sorry I couldn't tag along for longer than the quick jaunt to raglan, but I guess I knew what I was signing up for with the on call work! I still have a tan to explain tomorrow which should be fun! Didn't get a call until 6 so i could have risked it.

I am keen for more day outings around, and there are plenty of excellent places around that would make little cruises.

It was great to see 8 bikes there - I didn't expect so many people out to support these crazed adventure bikers! I also enjoyed getting to see Rodney's new pride and joy! Good work!

[leathel]

back home now... A few K's clocked up today, would have been nice to stay in Rotorua but work in the morning so an extra 200K's and I am home

I actually enjoyed the gravel stint, Nice country

Nice day out with a good crew

[nerrrd]

Thanks guys for the great company, it was a bit roundabout but we got there in the end.

Especially thanks to David for leading the way. Bosslady took the lead to Rotorua and got us there by 6:30. I'm knackered but pleased with day one.

Bike's really dirty and a little scarred but so far has been great. Hope the weather holds for day two...

[bosslady]

I travel that road quite a bit when deer stalking. It is long, tedious, gets rutted pretty often and you have to look out for everything from horses and pigs to locals driving shirt heap cars too fast once you leave Murupara. Nice scenery. Entirely their call but I wouldn't choose it at Bossladys level of experience.

just sayin

It wasn't anywhere near as awful as people described, didn't come anywhere near dropping my bike.

Not beyond my level of experience at all.

Just sayin.

[strandedinnz]

Extra points for doing the road on Contisport Attack2 tires .... To top you next person must use slicks

[skippa1]

It wasn't anywhere near as awful as people described, didn't come anywhere near dropping my bike.


Not beyond my level of experience at all.


Just sayin.

Isnt this what I said ...........

Actually cancel that shit I just said. Go for it. Life is for living. I have taken my nana dress off now...

Glad you're enjoying the trip......now let it go

[bosslady]

Isnt this what I said ...........



Glad you're enjoying the trip......now let it go

Haha sorry but you can't take back what you said!

Anyway, you're not the only one who said how awful it was.

[skippa1]

Haha sorry but you can't take back what you said!

Anyway, you're not the only one who said how awful it was.

Let it go

10 char

[Maha]

Let it go

10 char

For some, it is impossible to let go of a negative... in a positive way at least.

[skippa1]

For some, it is impossible to let go of a negative... in a positive way at least.

Oh dear, how sad, never mind

[bosslady]

Honestly, rack off. If I want to pass comment when someone tells me that I can't do something/it's beyond my level of experience, I bloody well will, have we ever even ridden together before skippa1? Not as far as I know, and if we have, it sure as hell wasn't recently. If I want to say something about what you said, I will, and you can bugger off if you think you have the right to TELL me to let anything go. So basically what I'm saying is nyah nyah nyah I did it, suck it.

Now... LET IT GO