The 100 Cups of Coffee tour...

[Calo]

This is why I never make promises...cos they'll only bite you in the ass.

[Ramius]

I know I can think for myself, but because I have some commercial aspirations for this venture, in your opinions, do you think it would be worthwhile approaching companies for sponsorship type stuff? For example, and I stress, this is an example only; there are a hell of a lot of BP's around the country, what about a tour to try and rate coffee at X amount of BP facilities at first in the NI and then in the SI?

Would be worthless with McCafe as there are only 30 locations NZ wide.

If I were to write a proposal to these companies, what sort of info would I give them?

Your thoughts?

[skelstar]

Ramius: I imagine you would have to demostrate some sort of expertise in the tasting of cofffee.

[Ramius]

Ramius - Good on you for coming up with a compremise with the 4 year old..
Now you will need to get it sooner than the days of the trip...
You will need time to practise riding again *wink wink*... you have been off bikes for ages now.

As to what type of bike you will need, I will leave that up to the others to recommend.. but it will need to be very reliable and be able to carry a bit of weight ie: luggage.

Maybe a quiet sounding bike as well, so the 4 year old can start to get used to the sound of bikes again - since loud sounding bikes have scared her in the past.... and this is part of the reason why she made you make that promise.

Let us know when and we can all join you on your travels... like we all meet you at a town near where we live and travel part of the way with you.. the next lot can then join on.... make it a wonderful trip for you with KBers joining in and helping you out. You will then get to meet lots of KBers as well.... and then you will get some great pics too.
I am happy to meet up and travel part of the way with you...

hey go and sit your restricted as soon as you can.... borrow a bike for the day... or hire it from a shop to get the next step done.
Not sure how soon after you get your restricted that you can then get your full... but I would do it when its time to... so that when you eventually come back to riding bikes you will have your full. I dont think the 4 year old would object to that.

Hey Crashe. Long time no talk.

Yes, it was important for me to show the value of compromise (my excuse for wanting to give it one last go before I hang up my shoes)
It would be great to meet ya'll on my venture around NZ. Providing I can get the finances, I want to depart so that my trip finishes on the 3rd of February 2006 (the one year anniversary of crashing this year) That would be my ideal. I certainly do not want to be doing this trip in 2007 as I am off to flight school mounting up huge student loans.
I was thinking about the whole, "drinking so much coffee is going to make you a urinal," upon thinking about it, I already drink about 20 cups per day, so whats the difference? And yes, I do manage to sleep on that many.

Your thoughts, as always, are very much appreciated. You would be the scarecrow of the kiwibiker community. Now, where is Toto?

[Bonez]

And doing it on a 250 is less than ideal as well.

For fuck's sake you can tour on anything. Know of a person who did a South Island on a Hyosung 250 no problems. Cycle inner tube will do the trick for pissing.

[Dadpole]

Cycle inner tube!!
What you need is a proper "Mobile Bladder Evacuation Device" TM
Go to your local hardware shop and get one of those rubber shower sets that fit on to the taps. You better check the "slip on" size before you buy. Just keep your back to the counter. Use 1 tube down your leg, but PLEASE make sure it is long enough to avoid the warm boot syndrome.
You may find it slips off on a cold day. Whatever you do, DO NOT use duct tape to hold it on (don't ask me how I know).

Happy planning

[Ramius]

Ramius: I imagine you would have to demostrate some sort of expertise in the tasting of cofffee.

Expert coffee taster here. Comes from years of coffee addiction.
However, I was using it as an example.

[Bonez]

Cycle inner tube!!
What you need is a proper "Mobile Bladder Evacuation Device" TM
Go to your local hardware shop and get one of those rubber shower sets that fit on to the taps. You better check the "slip on" size before you buy. Just keep your back to the counter. Use 1 tube down your leg, but PLEASE make sure it is long enough to avoid the warm boot syndrome.
You may find it slips off on a cold day. Whatever you do, DO NOT use duct tape to hold it on (don't ask me how I know).

Big Dave's majalicle WD40 helps one remove duct tape a bit easier Had a friend with bladder probs who used a inner tube very susessfully

[limbimtimwim]

Hi there fellow bikers.A bit more about both...
Stage 1: Departing Wellington and travelling around the North Island clock wise, up to Cape Reinga and round Gisborne etc. Time frame is 14 days, in the 14 days, the plan is to stop at 100 places to have Coffee (hence the name of the tour) Almost 10 cups per day.
Stage 2: Travel over Nelson on the big boat (Mind block is stopping me from writing Fairy because it doesn't look right) and go around the island in 21 days.

You want comrades eh? Sign me up. Early 2006 is what I was planning too. I was actually going to start a thread on here once the new years leave sheet came up at work for battle. Looking for a few others to go around the SI for a couple of weeks. I plan on going to the Big Day out on the 20th of Jan (MARS VOLTA YEAHHHHHHHH) so after that.

I'm not to interested in the North Island trip again, but I'd happily join you on the ferry to the South Island. Oh, and 10 cups of coffee a day.. I might pass on that too.

My extreme bias will say get a VTR250. I rode mine all around the country alone in early 2004 and we coped. They are not cheap though, I was unlucky enough to buy a banged up one for quite a bit less than the $6500+ dealers want for one though. The predecessor, the VT250 Spada thingamy are much cheaper and just as good.

[Ramius]

You want comrades eh? Sign me up. Early 2006 is what I was planning too. I was actually going to start a thread on here once the new years leave sheet came up at work for battle. Looking for a few others to go around the SI for a couple of weeks. I plan on going to the Big Day out on the 20th of Jan (MARS VOLTA YEAHHHHHHHH) so after that.

I'm not to interested in the North Island trip again, but I'd happily join you on the ferry to the South Island. Oh, and 10 cups of coffee a day.. I might pass on that too.

My extreme bias will say get a VTR250. I rode mine all around the country alone in early 2004 and we coped. They are not cheap though, I was unlucky enough to buy a banged up one for quite a bit less than the $6500+ dealers want for one though. The predecessor, the VT250 Spada thingamy are much cheaper and just as good.

Hmm..If all this goes according to plan, I wouldn't mind tagging along through the SI. Certainly want to accomplish that task as well.
Must start looking for bikes. Because of the length of time I want the bike for, I am looking at around about 2.5k.

[Ghost Lemur]

My suggestion would be get an adventure bike. Cheaper (comparatively) than a sportsbike, more options on particular bike.

Then there's the real reason, think of all the extra amazing "roads" you can explore on one.

[RiderInBlack]

My suggestion would be get an adventure bike. Cheaper (comparatively) than a sportsbike, more options on particular bike.

Then there's the real reason, think of all the extra amazing "roads" you can explore on one.

Bloody good idea that Macus from Austria had a ball touring NZ on the TDM. You'd be able to take it on 90Mile Beach as well

[marty]

Hmm..If all this goes according to plan, I wouldn't mind tagging along through the SI. Certainly want to accomplish that task as well.
Must start looking for bikes. Because of the length of time I want the bike for, I am looking at around about 2.5k.

apparantley FROSTY has a tidy bandit 250 for sale.... http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=6307

[RiderInBlack]

apparantley FROSTY has a tidy bandit 250 for sale....

What another one? The one that he sold Ant goes sweet. Ant even takes Jess 2up on it, Whangarei-AK and return

[Mental Trousers]

For fuck's sake you can tour on anything. Know of a person who did a South Island on a Hyosung 250 no problems. Cycle inner tube will do the trick for pissing.

Less than ideal doesn't mean it's complete crap. It's means it's not ideal. Of course you can tour on anything. But if there's a choice, a 250 isn't high on the list of bikes to tour on.