32nd cold kiwi rally

[Wolf]

is this happening this weekend?

Yep

(10 fkn characters!)

[Arronduke]

Well I'm all ready to go. Having to wear a pack this year as I will be taking my RG500. Much easier last year with my GSX1100E and a pack rack except I carried sooo much stuff the front wheel was off the ground and half of it neally fell off on the way home. Funny how everything pack nicley when you a at home, it never goes home the same way.

I carried a gazebo, chair, pillow, airbed and a rather large tent and beer some of the way. Hate DB. Never again.

Still have a pillow and airbed... others are carring the tent, gazebo, chairs etc and a stereo.... pack is 15kg so I will be sick of that when I arrive.

This is my 7th cold kiwi and the first year I have taken the same bike twice.

RD350LC x 2, GSXR750, 900SL, RG500 and GSX1100E and RG again.

[Wolf]

I carried a gazebo, chair, pillow, airbed and a rather large tent and beer some of the way.

Gods! Is your GSX1100 capable of time-travel as well?

I'm looking at having to remove the small quilt I was planning to use as a "mattress" as it and my sleeping bag have filled my pack and I need to make room for first aid kit and spare clothes. One smallish pack and a tent is all I can carry on the XT and still be able to ride the damned thing.

[sels1]

That is indeed the plan. God i hope pyro has lost someounds if he wants to be carried into his tent again

LOL me too. I'll head for the same spot then.

We could make it a KB rally point as Phantom suggested?

As you come down the road from the entrance and the road forks around the begining of the pine trees....we'll be camping just inside those trees (provided someone else dosnt beat us to it)

[froggyfrenchman]

sounds good sels1. Im bringing a few kbers... Me, gn1nitestnd, fizzer and Zukin is riding with us

[oldguy]

So who from Auckland is heading down on saturday morning, possible hookup and ride together,

[flame]

is any one from Welly region heading up on Saturday taking the tarmac option? It seems everyone I know is taking adventure bikes and doing the gravel road tour, or taking road bikes up Friday. It's a pretty boring trek, but worth it for the party though! I'd be planning to leave about 1pm.

[magicfairy]

Me and BusaJim heading up from Welly Sat morning, planning to leave about 8am though, from Miramar.

[blacksheep]

is any one from Welly region heading up on Saturday taking the tarmac option? It seems everyone I know is taking adventure bikes and doing the gravel road tour, or taking road bikes up Friday. It's a pretty boring trek, but worth it for the party though! I'd be planning to leave about 1pm.

going up with the central districts bike club at 10 am from bp metro cnr of ferguson and princess palmerston north,should be quite a crowd if you can make it by then

[sels1]

Taking Friday off work and travelling up in the early afternoon. Anyone from the mighty Manawatu want to travel up with an old bugger on an un-sprot bike

We going to meet at Shell in Shannon at 12 on Friday. Any else want to join in feel free

[Lias]

If anyone slooking for my pics in my profile, i'm riding a red/green Marauder with really faint black flames on the tank, and my tent says "Colemans" (no relation to the bike shop!) in big letters on it.

[Crazy Steve]

Hill climb photos....

Yes yes I know they are shit photos....

Crazy Steve...

[Crazy Steve]

And I know these are shit to.....

But I am a truck driver....so dont get to use a camera that often...

Crazy Steve...

[oldguy]

Was a great ColdKiwi rally, didn't meet any KBer's though, headed down saturday morning 3 of us, myself a workmate and fellow Kber and his dad.
The ride down was awsome, got the toe down on a couple of corners feeling more confident with my cornering.
Anyhow was a great event, really enjoyed it. Here are some pic's

[Wolf]

Sorry I missed seeing you there, Crazy Steve.

Caught up with Sels1, Bonez, Phantom (great ride to the Mount, guys, thanks), Goblin, Zukin, Clint, Flame, Froggyfrenchman and GN1nitestnd. Great finally putting faces to names and catching up.