Glenorchy Rally 2007

**FREE2B** · 15th January 2007, 14:15

Awesome weekend at Glenorchy !! Awesome company!!

Great to meet up with the southern kbers. Lookin forward to doin it again.

**NighthawkNZ:Me** · 15th January 2007, 14:30

Originally Posted by scumdog

When Night Hawk and I were heading to the rally we caught up with a couple of cars following a large truck, they were about 80 - 100 metres back from the truck possibly due it creating a lot of spray from the wet road.

On a straight downhill section of road I decided to pass the two cars, everybody was doing 85-90kph.

As I got alongside the front car ( a crappy silver boy-racer wannabe with a black bonnet) it sped up and kept pace, had to give the old girl a good nudge to get on front them then pulled in behind the truck.

It pulled over a couple of minutes later to let the traffic past and next thing old bloggins mit der blackbonnet is up behind me, like REALLY close, could alomst read his no. plate in my "Objects may be closer than the appear" factory HD mirrors, Night Hawk thought I was going to become a large bonnet emblem on said car.

About a km down the road bloggins decided to pass me - waited until the broken yellow line had started then he pulled out and got on front of me halfway along the solid yellow line, just after that there was clear straight roads to Africa!!!! Go figure.

Noted the number, did a check today and yup, some brainless low life not long out of prison for doing a robbery with a pistol. (and about 54 other convictions to his name, not bad for somebody in their mid 20's eh?)

Same story - shitty person = shitty driving.
(The converse does not always work though)

He will be hearing from me.

Bloody hell...

and yeah I did think he was wanting to make you an emblem on his bonnet... but some how I think other harley riders would have stepped in seeing a harley as a hood ordiment on crapped out jap cage...

**NighthawkNZ:Me** · 15th January 2007, 14:32

Originally Posted by scumdog

Aw c'mon, it's a very grainy photo taken at night, coulda been anybody, there was heaps of people looking like that at the rally.....

now lets see here I can enhance that with out a problem...

By the way the photos are online at http://www.kolourcare.co.nz/7.htm (we are on about page 13)

**FlyingDutchMan** · 15th January 2007, 15:22

I had a bloody great time too. Thankfully my head didn't punish me too much for it either. The luge was definitely exciting, especially going 2/3 wide through the tunnel with the backend kicking out.

I got a few good photos as well... along with some pretty strange ones. I had to rescue my camera off a certain person taking photos of random people and rubbish (litterly). I'll upload a few tonight after work.

I had little in the way of bike troubles. However I think the rain wasn't too good for the chain... it's developed a couple of tight spots... suppose I should have lubed it at Glenorchy before coming back. The master link retaining clip also managed to part from the chain... again. Impressive considering I had araldited the bastard on there.

**NighthawkNZ:Me** · 15th January 2007, 16:05

My review of the weekend...

http://quantumillusions.com/bike/trips.htm
(be advised I haven't offically opened this site yet, therefore there could be errors and I haven't put acknowledgements etc etc etc...)

**FlyingDutchMan** · 15th January 2007, 17:59

Here are some photos.

1. Luge at Queenstown
2. Scumdog in Glenorchy
3. Fella who highsided his harley (he's the one getting up)
4. Collection of trophies to be won. No-one from KB won any

5. Our campsite at the rally
6. Our bikes in Cromwell

**dangerous** · 15th January 2007, 18:01

So tell me... after I had crashed out, was that Woodybee I heard up on the stage? what was she going on about?
And... I heard a rummour that she sang 'sweet child o mine' live too

**NighthawkNZ:Me** · 15th January 2007, 18:10

Originally Posted by dangerous

So tell me... after I had crashed out, was that Woodybee I heard up on the stage? what was she going on about?
And... I heard a rummour that she sang 'sweet child o mine' live too

yes it was her...

**miSTa** · 15th January 2007, 19:16

Originally Posted by scumdog

Same story - shitty person = shitty driving.
(The converse does not always work though)

He will be hearing from me.

Should bloody well think so, jeez there's some dumb fks out there.

Originally Posted by NighthawkNZ

By the way the photos are online at http://www.kolourcare.co.nz/7.htm (we are on about page 13)

D is on page 12, most of us on page 13, Lil Byte on 15

Originally Posted by NighthawkNZ

My review of the weekend...

http://quantumillusions.com/bike/trips.htm
(be advised I haven't offically opened this site yet, therefore there could be errors and I haven't put acknowledgements etc etc etc...)

Good read NH.

**NighthawkNZ:Me** · 15th January 2007, 19:22

Originally Posted by Mr Sensible

D is on page 12, most of us on page 13, Lil Byte on 15

I will be buying both of the ones I am in...

Originally Posted by Mr Sensible

Good read NH.

Thanx...

**MyGSXF:Me** · 15th January 2007, 21:28

Originally Posted by NighthawkNZ

My review of the weekend...

Excellent writeup dude!!!!

sounds like a great weekend.. apart from some of the weather..

Any idea of how many attended in total???

**miSTa** · 15th January 2007, 21:34

Originally Posted by MyGSXF

Any idea of how many attended in total???

Don't know and wouldn't like to estimate how many people were there, but this year was the fifth time I've been and it would've been the smallest gathering I've seen.

**xknuts** · 15th January 2007, 21:51

Quote:
Originally Posted by dangerous
So tell me... after I had crashed out, was that Woodybee I heard up on the stage? what was she going on about?
And... I heard a rummour that she sang 'sweet child o mine' live too

Well I went to sleep figuring that that had to be Woodybee's voice strugglin with pathetic band backup! Awesome voice, better than the band I reckon.

Great to meet the gang again, and some new faces to pseudonums. Took my camera and not one photo! Dumbass!!! Anyways awesome ride up with 8 friends, stopped at Arrowtown pub & stayed toooo long, ran into IDB leaving the pub.
Left 6 mates (except other X75) at Glenorchy pub and ya know they never left!!!!! Apparently the place absolutely rocked until 4 AM with Irish and Norwegian staff (substitute Babes) from Blanket Bay Resort.

We came across an ambulance in the fog at the Bluffs 25 kms from Q/town. "Curly" was down and his HD Dyna? wrecked in the ditch, missed a corner and somersaulted up the bank. Didn't look good but he was movin in the ambulance so lets hope, eh?

Stopped @ Beaumont for 1.5 hours to dry out in the sun, hung my gear over the outdoor furniture. Man! was I wet through. Then enjoyed ride home.
Thanks to those posting photos.