Dunedin rides

[JimO]

Dang!!...My psychiatrist says I just have to get out more, see the world!

Otematata can be too insular! Cheers John.

we have a caravan at waitangi that we go to most holidays and will be up there at easter so if i see ya i will say hi, cant be to many old codgers riding triumph tigers around them parts

[Daffyd]

Yeah, great meeting all youse fullahs. Really enjoyed those back roads...hadn't been on the old main road at Henley since the flood free opened, and never been on the Outram road. (Thinks: must do some exploring around these areas.) Thanks for the pics, NHNZ
Good ride home, parted company with Ruralman at Clarksville Junction.
As usual, struck high winds from about Telford to Owaka, but no rain.
That waited until I had the bike tucked away safely in the garage.
See y'all next ride.

[smokeyging]

See y'all next ride.

No wuckin forries. great to meet you.

[oldrider]

we have a caravan at waitangi that we go to most holidays and will be up there at easter so if i see ya i will say hi, cant be to many old codgers riding triumph tigers around them parts

Likewise jimjim,

Ours is the house on the corner in front of the green A frame, opposite the old school ground. (has sort of arches over the gates) :spudwave:

If you stand at the gate and listen, you might just hear the soft contented purring emitting from the shed.

Thatll be the Tiger! .....................(Or Mrs O/R on the odd occasion! ) Cheers, John.

[Ruralman]

I saw Ruralman in the Manuka gorge at exactly 11:00 am. He did manage to change his line fairly quickly as I flashed my lights at him. Hit the rain just the other side of Lawrence shortly after, but it didn't last long.

I'm envious of you guys out riding today, while I'm restricted to the cage until monday afternoon.

I remember the flashing lights - rode nervously for the rest of the gorge and down to Milton expecting either a cop or some disaster around every corner!!!! - and I was hoping to test the radar detector I have been setting up for use on the bike as well as the car and it didn't bloody go off!!!
Never mind - I made up for it on the way home as the road was drier and the pace just a little bit faster!!!

Yes You did miss another good friendly gathering of the KB fraternity Jantar, it was good meeting the new members I hadn't met before as that can help better direct the shit chucking on here!!!!
Silverfern we expect an update on the bike you were looking at - good luck.
BOTB - what can I say - the things you see when you haven't got a camera!!! Hope that leg comes right really fast.

Next KB ride???? - the idea of a ride down through the Catlins was mooted over a drink at Waihola. Sounds like a good idea to me - the main route through there is all sealed now but there are some nice diversions to things like the Purakanui falls and the Nugget Point Lighthouse that do require a bit of gravel and a short walk (that'll help keep that leg working D !!). WE've got some local knowledge down there now aye Daffyd so thats got to help with route planning. Given the time of year its probably best to have lunch down there somewhere (Kaka point or Owaka - unless you want to do the picnic thing again??)

[Ruralman]

Hi guys, I really want your reaction to this idea.
For something absolutely completely different - I got this idea buzzing around in my head. This farm owns a section of the old railway line as you get to the top of Round Hill. Over the years we've done a lot of development over other parts of the property but have never put this area high enough up the priority list for it to get anything done to it. Its covered in broom, some gorse, self seeded sycamore trees, willows..... AT the top end is the railway tunnel which goes under the road at the top of round hill (where we stopped on our way to Lawrence while I ducked up to the house to get something)
I've just been musing over setting up a bit of it for Kiwi Bikers to be able to plant some long lived tree species (eg Beech) that would offset the carbon emissions from their motorcycling activities - I'd have to probably put the chopper over it with a herbicide first. Plantings would be natives only, and I'd need to look at getting a covenant over it to protect the forest into the future. I need to find some info on how to calculate the carbon emissions from fuel and also the rate of carbon sequestration by the beech trees (I understand there is a project happening in NZ with Virgin Airlines along similar lines) so we can work out how many trees are needed by each individual to offset their bike's emissions.
The site is right beside SH8 so that once the trees get up a bit it would lend itself to a sign saying what its all about.
I want to test the idea on the local KB'rs first and see what the reaction is, and then see when I can chuck some money at it (unfortunately this high $ isn't helping the income at the moment).
So what do you reckon ? - would the biker community go for something like this? Would it make you feel better riding your bike in the knowledge that you have personally planted X trees to soak up the carbon coming out your pipes - and you can ride past them and see them each time you ride up SH8. (You would purchase and plant the trees yourselves - although if this gets support then I would get a bulk lot delivered on an organized planting day.)
Let me know what you think - positive or negative

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

Hi guys, I really want your reaction to this idea.
For something absolutely completely different - I got this idea buzzing around in my head. This farm owns a section of the old railway line as you get to the top of Round Hill. Over the years we've done a lot of development over other parts of the property but have never put this area high enough up the priority list for it to get anything done to it. Its covered in broom, some gorse, self seeded sycamore trees, willows..... AT the top end is the railway tunnel which goes under the road at the top of round hill (where we stopped on our way to Lawrence while I ducked up to the house to get something)
I've just been musing over setting up a bit of it for Kiwi Bikers to be able to plant some long lived tree species (eg Beech) that would offset the carbon emissions from their motorcycling activities - I'd have to probably put the chopper over it with a herbicide first. Plantings would be natives only, and I'd need to look at getting a covenant over it to protect the forest into the future. I need to find some info on how to calculate the carbon emissions from fuel and also the rate of carbon sequestration by the beech trees (I understand there is a project happening in NZ with Virgin Airlines along similar lines) so we can work out how many trees are needed by each individual to offset their bike's emissions.
The site is right beside SH8 so that once the trees get up a bit it would lend itself to a sign saying what its all about.
I want to test the idea on the local KB'rs first and see what the reaction is, and then see when I can chuck some money at it (unfortunately this high $ isn't helping the income at the moment).
So what do you reckon ? - would the biker community go for something like this? Would it make you feel better riding your bike in the knowledge that you have personally planted X trees to soak up the carbon coming out your pipes - and you can ride past them and see them each time you ride up SH8. (You would purchase and plant the trees yourselves - although if this gets support then I would get a bulk lot delivered on an organized planting day.)
Let me know what you think - positive or negative

Do we get a bbq afterwards??? sounds like an interesting idea... make a day of it and don't forget to invite the press...

[Jantar]

If its for replacing gorse & broom with natives to enhance an area then count me in, and I may already have some natives that can go in. If its to offset carbon emmissions because of Climate Change then I wouldn't be interested.

Incidentally, I've got a piece of waste land on my property (about 800 square meters) that I am planting out in natives very shortly. The purpose is to encourage native birds, and I may have a few trees and shrubs left over.

[Delphinus]

I'm fully keen to help out with that Ruralman

[Ruralman]

If its for replacing gorse & broom with natives to enhance an area then count me in, and I may already have some natives that can go in. If its to offset carbon emmissions because of Climate Change then I wouldn't be interested.

Incidentally, I've got a piece of waste land on my property (about 800 square meters) that I am planting out in natives very shortly. The purpose is to encourage native birds, and I may have a few trees and shrubs left over.

Yes it will enhance the area, but yes it is with carbon emissions/climate change in mind (and yes I am aware of some of the debate around this topic but I don't want to open that can of worms here)
Not sure how soon this could start - might not be for a while unless some leads I have which could help fund the clearing costs come to something. How much effort I put into that depends a bit on the feedback here.

[oldrider]

Wont the Maori Party and Ngai Tahu need to be consulted before you plant "natives" on a hillside?

Seriously though a nice innovative approach to combating something foisted on us by a lot of political claptrap.

Well done that (Rural) man!

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

Wont the Maori Party and Ngai Tahu need to be consulted before you plant "natives" on a hillside?

Since I am Ngai Tahu (seriously I am)... I don't give a crap...

[Ruralman]

Wont the Maori Party and Ngai Tahu need to be consulted before you plant "natives" on a hillside?

Seriously though a nice innovative approach to combating something foisted on us by a lot of political claptrap.

Well done that (Rural) man!

Were you suggesting burying someone underneath each tree to help it grow???? - might need more than Ngai Tahu approval for that one OR!

[Jantar]

Were you suggesting burying someone underneath each tree to help it grow???? ....

I nominate Helen to go under the first tree.

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

I nominate Helen to go under the first tree.

Why waste the tree...