Dunedin rides

**woodybee** · 19th February 2008, 22:01

Originally Posted by Ruralman

Being the naturally lazy bastard that I am, and the amount of drivel on here since I last looked that I would have to troll through - can anyone just tell me the dates for the Off the Rails and the Beaumont Rallies please. Ta

Hey there Bruceybabe.

Far as I'm Aware, Off the Rails (as most of us are!!

) is the 1st weekend in April and the Beaumont is the last weekend in April......Its the publicans (gus's) Last year there, so its bound to be a good un, working both of those Saturday mornings, so calling in favours or going sick, anything to get there, as I am a rally junky

Coi

**Xaria** · 20th February 2008, 04:23

Originally Posted by woodybee

as I am a rally junky

Coi

No.... I wouldn't believe it

Not woodybee

**xknuts** · 21st February 2008, 16:33

Originally Posted by Ruralman

Being the naturally lazy bastard that I am, and the amount of drivel on here since I last looked that I would have to troll through - can anyone just tell me the dates for the Off the Rails and the Beaumont Rallies please. Ta

See my list attached.

**Ruralman** · 21st February 2008, 21:02

Originally Posted by woodybee

Hey there Bruceybabe.

Far as I'm Aware, Off the Rails (as most of us are!!

) is the 1st weekend in April and the Beaumont is the last weekend in April......Its the publicans (gus's) Last year there, so its bound to be a good un, working both of those Saturday mornings, so calling in favours or going sick, anything to get there, as I am a rally junky

Coi

Originally Posted by xknuts

See my list attached.

Thanks for that guys - looks like I will be on the Milford Track during the Off the Rails one. Are those BSA rides open to others Chris?

**Steam** · 22nd February 2008, 20:05

Originally Posted by xknuts

2008 Taieri Wings and Wheels Event
Including the annual Tiger Moth Club National rally
The Otago Aero Club will be holding its annual Wings and Wheels event at Taieri Airport, Mosgiel on Saturday 23rd February 2008 and Sunday 24th February.

I saw the Tiger Moths fly over St Clair today, about five of them, very cool!
I'm off to see the show tomorrow, I love stuff like that.
It's a pity my Survival KLR isn't dirty enough to enter as an exhibit yet!

**xknuts** · 22nd February 2008, 20:30

I believe tomorrow is the auto day and Sunday is the flight day according to advert in todays ODT

**Steam** · 23rd February 2008, 21:14

I went to Wings and Wheels and there were three bikes. One of them was mine.
A Suzuki Intruder, a 1975 Honda 4, and my Mad Max thing.
There was a whole section reserved for motorcycles, but only three turned up, kinda funny.
My bike got a lot of attention though, mostly from primary-school aged boys who couldn't belive their eyes.

I got sunburned and hot, but it was an interesting little show. Worth $5 I guess.

**HRT** · 24th February 2008, 10:35

Mint day to be out today! Just went out Brighton and over the road to Waihola. Brilliant weather out there and bugger all wind. Few bikers out too, including a pink 2 stroke something sports bike (either that or its 4 stroke and really needs to be looked at)

**xknuts** · 26th February 2008, 21:16

Anyone interested in meeting @ 6.00 pm @ McDonalds North for a direct ride up??? Or am I goin Solo? Might be able to manage slightly earlier.

**Steam** · 27th February 2008, 18:39

Originally Posted by faredce

ur a tool lol

Hey how's the RS turning out? What you expected? Riding it to uni every day, how's that on a 2-stroke?

**Daffyd** · 27th February 2008, 19:50

Originally Posted by xknuts

Anyone interested in meeting @ 6.00 pm @ McDonalds North for a direct ride up??? Or am I goin Solo? Might be able to manage slightly earlier.

NHNZ & I are leaving late morning.

**Ruralman** · 28th February 2008, 16:55

Just a reminder for anyone not going to the Hare that the official opening of Finlayson Rd after it has been sealed is scheduled for 11:30am on Sunday at a point about halfway between Waihola and Taieri Mouth (beside Galloway Rd) - providing the day is OK I intend to have the Tiger ready to charge through the tape about the time Mayor Juno cuts the ribbon - I suggested to him today that he brings a sword and sits on the back of my bike - with his weight we should be able to go over the tape on the back wheel with him swinging the sword!! - didn't seem to appeal to his sense of adventure

**Daphilps** · 4th March 2008, 11:42

Talk about fucking ropeable, took the 87 gpx 750 to teviot st, vtnz, dunedin for a wof this morn and it failed, fair enough on the front brake lever not switching on the brake light. a bit unfair that they couldn't find my vin plate,a fail. and then i find out after 13yrs of wof they suddenly tell me its an american import first reged in 1995 and the headlight assy is dipping on the wrong side so another point failed, first and last time i go there. where the fuck am i gunna get a warrantable headlite assy for a 87 gpx? as this is gonna be my ONLY form of transport to and from timaru i'm screwed.and yeah i know its a bit

but had to gripe somewhere.

**Ruralman** · 4th March 2008, 13:12

Originally Posted by Daphilps

Talk about fucking ropeable, took the 87 gpx 750 to teviot st, vtnz, dunedin for a wof this morn and it failed, fair enough on the front brake lever not switching on the brake light. a bit unfair that they couldn't find my vin plate,a fail. and then i find out after 13yrs of wof they suddenly tell me its an american import first reged in 1995 and the headlight assy is dipping on the wrong side so another point failed, first and last time i go there. where the fuck am i gunna get a warrantable headlite assy for a 87 gpx? as this is gonna be my ONLY form of transport to and from timaru i'm screwed.and yeah i know its a bit

but had to gripe somewhere.

Have a look in the back of a KiwiRider magazine - theres always some Australian bike wreckers that advertise in there as well as the odd NZ one - they have websites and email so you should be able to pick something up pretty quickly that way, and with the courier services available you'll get the bits just as fast as from Auckland. Good luck

**Steam** · 4th March 2008, 13:51

Originally Posted by Daphilps

where the fuck am i gunna get a warrantable headlite assy for a 87 gpx?.

Just get a temporary headlight assy, any old thing $10 off trademe, bolt it on for the Wof and take it off again once you get home. it's annoying to have to do that but that's the cheap way.

I did my WOF at that VTNZ a month ago, and I stayed with the guy as he did it, he seems to know what he's doing. How could they miss the VIN plate though? Was it hidden or something?