Return Of The Black Panther
Yep Steve from Whangarei was riding an R1 for the last one. He was playing with me all throught the night (see my report RIB's GC Ride Report). He had enough time to have a sit down dinner and breakfast with his wife (who was staying in Rotovas) and still finnished at the same time I did (18 1/2hrs)Originally Posted by mangell6
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At least I only started getting a sore butt in the last 1/2 hour. Oh yeah and on those long straightish bits in the middle of the night,the stereo kept good company. Anything but SAD
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My husband's done all 19 of them along with Cameron (the one who does it on a sports bike) and he will be back again this year. He's on an old R100RS but he still manages to finish the ride in about 18 hours. It's been done on a scooter, there are always Goldwings, plus all sorts of bikes and riders.
It's not a race, and it can be done by most riders easily within the 24 hours. Not me though, I'm not a "why?" person, I can understand the appeal, but I'm definitely a "not for me" person!
Yes, I am pedantic about spelling and grammar so get used to it!
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awesome write up.Yep Steve from Whangarei was riding an R1 for the last one. He was playing with me all throught the night (see my report RIB's GC Ride Report). He had enough time to have a sit down dinner and breakfast with his wife (who was staying in Rotovas) and still finnished at the same time I did (18 1/2hrs)
Don't know if it scares me or excites me..
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Hey any fella that can keep up with Death_Inc and LooseBruce on a GSXR 750 and 1000 on a 1984 Yamaha 900 has my respect --- anyway.......
You planning on doing it this year??
I read about the chap who did it on a ZZR250 - my old bike. That must have taken a bit of flat out (max bike speed) 150kmph riding.
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Buggy I think you'd need to allow for around 3-4 days off depending on your fitness level.
The last time I tried a long drive (sorry I didn't know bout bikes then) it took me nearly two days to "get it all together".
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I'm not too bad at the moment. A good test was the other weekend. Friday night left Auckland at 6pm. Got to Fielding (Palmerston North nearly) at 1.20am, raced around Manfield track from 9am until 3pm, chilled a little that afternoon, rode back to auckland leaving 11am and arrived around 6pm. Tidied the house up, did washing etc, went to bed, went to work the next day.. riding for <24hrs would be a hard test, but I think I'm up for it
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Knowing you, I'm sure you'd be able to pull off riding to the GC - doing it then riding back - then going to work the very next day, it's just your choice how comfortable you want the trip to be.
Taking 4 days off
1 to ride there and rest.
2 -3 To do the GC (3pm-3pm)
4 To get another nights sleep and then head back.
Is just a bit more comfortable that's all.
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where's the start/finish?
oh, it was 2up too. big ups to Kelly
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Go to the first post - click the links and read up.where's the start/finish?
oh, it was 2up too. big ups to Kelly
Poor Kelly - tough love huh??
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yeah, read where, just got no idea where that is..
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Hmmm... you just want to be spoon fed right, can't click the links and read up yourself......:eyepoke:
http://www.rustynuts.co.nz/default.aspx?PageID=79
Starts in Turangi which is around half-way between Auckland and Wellington.
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no, it's that I didn't know where Turangi was. But now I do.
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Can those of you who've done it before please give us some indication of the general costs involved.
So far I've come up with:
Entry Fee: $65
Tyres: $500 (I was told your bike needs to be able to do around 3200+ kms on the set of tyres you start with.
Oil/Filter: $60
Petrol: $200-$250+ from your house to back to your house
Accom/Food/Misc: $100
All these add up to almost $1K, if you need a set of chain and sprockets that would be about $250+ (including fitting).
Bearings, brake pads/fluid, maybe spark plugs............$100-$300??......
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A lot of that cost will depend on your bike. RIBs Rox, his report says he can cover 320kms safely with some left. I can only cover 230kms at a push. I figured I'd have to stop 9 times, and that's just the rally. Getting there and back is extra. My filter is about $15, but my oil is around $80+. Tyres, yeah around $500. Accom/food/misc - don't sleep, don't eat, don't misc, you'll save heaps. Brake stuff - my pads alone are around $75 per pair? Sparks are $60 odd each.. All adds up. And it's a safe bet to have a shop do a full service to be sure, the week before.
It's gonna cost each person, something different. But yeah, a rough idea and any clues on anything missed would be nice
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