Queen's Birthday - back road to the Brass

[SE950]

Anyone out there, two up, keen on coming for a ride, stay in hotels, sat-sun, leave Sat, ride home Monday, have a look around the area, wanting too ride with another couple

[BrendanZX9R]

Anyone out there, two up, keen on coming for a ride, stay in hotels, sat-sun, leave Sat, ride home Monday, have a look around the area, wanting too ride with another couple

Hey there. I'll be heading down sat and back Sunday with a few mates. We're staying at the omakau pub. What way are you heading down?

[SE950]

depending on snow, black forest - omarama saddle, deep snow haka- danseys, a look around poolburn sunday, monday thompsons gorge track, I will be on nobbly tyres two up. cheers ian

[BrendanZX9R]

sounds good. We'll be heading down the same way and will make a call on the day if we do omarama saddle or danseys.
But it might pay to check omarama saddle isn't closed by then? We had planned to get to fairlie around 10. I guess we'll see each other on the road?

Our plan was to come straight home Sunday.

[XF650]

I've always said that those who go to the Brass & don't tent it, should only get a pink badge.

[Erelyes]

I've always said that those who go to the Brass & don't tent it, should only get a pink badge.

Some people last year didn't tent it. Cos the fuckin' things blew away

[BrendanZX9R]

I've always said that those who go to the Brass & don't tent it, should only get a pink badge.

Haha! Fair enough! Although I have to say that the delicious steak dinner and electric blanket at the pub would help me deal with being issued a pink badge......

[James Deuce]

It's gonna be more like the Bikini Monkey this year.

[SE950]

I've always said that those who go to the Brass & don't tent it, should only get a pink badge.

perhaps then you are not lucky enough to have a wife or partner willing or trusting your riding enough to go on the back of the bike with you. Our intention is not necessarily to attend the rally but to meet other like minded adventure riders that may be in the area at the time. Going together on these trips is enjoyable and to give up a what could be cold wet night in a tent for somewhere warmer is worth the compromise!!

[James Deuce]

perhaps then you are not lucky enough to have a wife or partner willing or trusting your riding enough to go on the back of the bike with you. Our intention is not necessarily to attend the rally but to meet other like minded adventure riders that may be in the area at the time. Going together on these trips is enjoyable and to give up a what could be cold wet night in a tent for somewhere warmer is worth the compromise!!

Settle down Nancy, it was a joke!

[XF650]

perhaps then you are not lucky enough to have a wife or partner willing or trusting your riding enough to go on the back of the bike with you. Our intention is not necessarily to attend the rally but to meet other like minded adventure riders that may be in the area at the time. Going together on these trips is enjoyable and to give up a what could be cold wet night in a tent for somewhere warmer is worth the compromise!!

Just saying the Brass Monkey is all about being tough & coping with the elements (plus having a bloody good time!). Sure the ride there and back is part of the challenge, especially the Adv routes. However the Rally is more than just the ride & I reckon the (real) Badge should be earned by tenting it as well. Sure I have Adv riding buddies who prefer electric blankets, heat pumps, hot showers & even a flush toilet, bless them. But I believe their Brass experience doesn't qualify them for a Rally Badge, just a pink one.
Heaps of couples camp on site & I bet they are much warmer than the rest of us - I'm very envious. However when doing the Adv routes that time of year, not sure I would want a passenger. But I did once carry a road kill Wallaby for a while - does that count?
The Brass site is near the coldest place in NZ. There are other Rallies at warmer times if you don't like the weather at that time of year.
I say Tent it or Pink it.

[Madness]

I think this could be a covert swingers thread & I don't mean sidecars.

[BrendanZX9R]

Just saying the Brass Monkey is all about being tough & coping with the elements (plus having a bloody good time!). Sure the ride there and back is part of the challenge, especially the Adv routes. However the Rally is more than just the ride & I reckon the (real) Badge should be earned by tenting it as well. Sure I have Adv riding buddies who prefer electric blankets, heat pumps, hot showers & even a flush toilet, bless them. But I believe their Brass experience doesn't qualify them for a Rally Badge, just a pink one.
Heaps of couples camp on site & I bet they are much warmer than the rest of us - I'm very envious. However when doing the Adv routes that time of year, not sure I would want a passenger. But I did once carry a road kill Wallaby for a while - does that count?
The Brass site is near the coldest place in NZ. There are other Rallies at warmer times if you don't like the weather at that time of year.
I say Tent it or Pink it.

Wow you feel quite strongly about a badge! I guess I'll just have to wear my pink badge with pride whilst I'm warm and dry with a belly full of decent food.

Good on you guys for tenting, that's the hard way to do it so kudos to you, but I thought the brass Monkey was about bike's and riding not badges

[James Deuce]

I think they should get the badge tattooed on their pink bits.

[Jantar]

sounds good. We'll be heading down the same way and will make a call on the day if we do omarama saddle or danseys.
But it might pay to check omarama saddle isn't closed by then? We had planned to get to fairlie around 10. I guess we'll see each other on the road?

Our plan was to come straight home Sunday.

Have to hope the snow melts by then. At the moment you would have trouble going over Danseys. Omarama Saddle and Thompson's Track are out of the question.