Chch ride in the clouds

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I carry a good tool kit with me (not the crappy one that comes stock) although I don’t have a spare plug, as I’ve never had a problem there before, and the bike is fitted with 2 plugs, so not likely they’d both crap out together. Mind you they are due for replacement in around 2000km, so I’ll see if I can get a couple of spares tomorrow, but don’t hold your breath as there wont be bike shops open, and I don’t know if Repco etc stock the right ones. The bike is fitted with heavy duty tubes and I’m not too aggressive so don’t normally carry spare tubes, although I can if it would make you happy.

I always carry a water bladder, food, map of the area I’m going to, compass and so on … and of course bog paper

What’s your plan after going up the North side? Oxford’s only about 10km from the gorge if you want to head there and go back down the Eyre river, but we can decide on the day. I’ll give my mate with the KLR a call, but I don’t think he’ll make it. Weather forecast for Monday is early cloud, then fine with north easterlies, 18deg. See ya by the boat ramp on Monday at 1130 … and anyone else.

Oh, and what’s your mate riding? DR or KLX?

[laRIKin]

What’s your plan after going up the North side? Oxford’s only about 10km from the gorge if you want to head there and go back down the Eyre river,Oh, ..............
and what’s your mate riding? DR or KLX?

Sounds like a plan that we like.
Mates going to be on a KLX 400 and the other mate (DR 650) is working.
But both are interested in the Lee valley run.

If you want to talk to the owner of the XT225 that's for sale.
Ring 03 3499860 and ask for Kevin.

Sorry if I sound anal about the plug.
But I have spent hours towing bikes out of the bush, because of a spark plug.
It doesn't often happen, but it can happen with this crap gas we have now.
So if you can get a spare plug easily great, if not, do not worry about it.

[Kickaha]

We are going to check out Ashley and the Eyre river a bit more.
Lemans

There is some good riding along the Ashley either up or downstream from Rangiora, but you can knock it off in about an hour or so, there are also restrictions on what months you are allowed on the riverbed itself due to some rare nesting bird

I would suggest doing the Ashley it would be best to start down the Waikuku beach end, with most of the tracks on the South side

[laRIKin]

I would suggest doing the Ashley it would be best to start down the Waikuku beach end, with most of the tracks on the South side

Thanks for that info mate.
We should meet up with you one day.
That is when you drag out the IT and you could show us some of the tracks.

[TygerTung]

I am keen for a ride around the hills like you have posted the pictures off, I can go down the gravel roads and tracks if they're not too rough as it's a 78 CG110/125 so it's pretty good off road, just don't like the big rocks as they crack my crankcase and stuff like that.

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I am keen for a ride around the hills like you have posted the pictures off, I can go down the gravel roads and tracks if they're not too rough as it's a 78 CG110/125 so it's pretty good off road, just don't like the big rocks as they crack my crankcase and stuff like that.

The track to the wind turbine is a dirt road in good condition, any road bike would do it no trouble. It's about 2k long. There's a chain across the road about 1.5km in which you'd be able to ride around no trouble, but may stop the bigger/less adventurous road bikes. There's a locked gate at the end leaving you with about a 2-300m walk to the turbine. There's no signs saying keep out, no trespassing or anything like that, so I figure it's OK to go have look.

I'm keen to get out for a road ride, off road ride, dual sport ride - whatever with the other Chch KB'ers.

May be we can arange a ride after work sometime this week? I'm free Tues/Thurs.

[Kickaha]

That is when you drag out the IT and you could show us some of the tracks.

that would mean I'd have to fix it first, might look at that in the next month or two, I'm a lot better at breaking them than fixing them

[Bren_chch]

man u been saying u gana fix that for ages lol! hurry up i want to use this old RM!

[laRIKin]

that would mean I'd have to fix it first, might look at that in the next month or two, I'm a lot better at breaking them than fixing them

Pull finger man.
Toys are no good when they are broken.
And them you can trash it and your body again.

PS:What's wrong with the beast? (can I help out)

[Bren_chch]

PS:What's wrong with the beast? (can I help out)

It had to carry around a PIE-MAN, thats whats wrong with it!

[Kickaha]

It had to carry around a PIE-MAN, thats whats wrong with it!

You can talk you fat bastard, the RM will have to be well modified to carry your lard arse around

Pull finger man.
Toys are no good when they are broken.
And them you can trash it and your body again.

PS:What's wrong with the beast? (can I help out)

Needs the pulsar coil rewound, got the addy to send it to, might get around to it this month, rest of the bike really needs a rebuild to

[Bren_chch]

You can talk you fat bastard, the RM will have to be well modified to carry your lard arse around

yeah we'll see how modified it needs to be when i'm blasting past ur flabby 92kg arse

[laRIKin]

Needs the pulsar coil rewound, got the addy to send it to, might get around to it this month, rest of the bike really needs a rebuild to

I may know where there is one, if I can find the guy I will ask if he has a spare one.
His is a disc front model? the last of the 200's I think.
He has had his since new and use to race it. And likes to collect bits.
What year is yours?

[Kickaha]

I may know where there is one, if I can find the guy I will ask if he has a spare one.
His is a disc front model? the last of the 200's I think.
He has had his since new and use to race it. And likes to collect bits.
What year is yours?

Yeah the disc braked IT200 was the last of the IT200

Mine is 1982 but apart from the front end the bikes are all the same anyway, I originally had a drum front but after a couple of rides I put a KDX200 disc front end into it

list of things to do

Get Pulsar Coil Rewound
Rebuild rear shock
Redo all rear suspension linkages (already got most of the bits)
New rear Guard
Rebuild rear wheel (spokes are loose and got a wider rim for it)
Rejet it (slightly to rich at the moment)
New Handelbars
Replace base gasket

And then go and Kick Brens arse

[laRIKin]

list of things to do

Get Pulsar Coil Rewound
Rebuild rear shock
Redo all rear suspension linkages (already got most of the bits)
New rear Guard
Rebuild rear wheel (spokes are loose and got a wider rim for it)
Rejet it (slightly to rich at the moment)
New Handelbars
Replace base gasket

Not really a 5 minute job is it?
I'll ask about the coil.