ANZAC Day adventure ... Canterbury

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... besides, well rested riders will be helpful to rescue the Dakar ...

You're kidding right? After getting to the top by shank's pony we'll be knackerd. The Dakar might stay 'stuck'

[alfonz]

hi neighbour good to see you wanting to hit the trails again remember you are living on the edge not going over it

[alfonz]

hi pete sounds like me will try to make it finish work at 8am that morning so will head to pier and catch up will make sure i have good tryes on if you know what it mean.

[RedKLR650]

Hi team, you may just want to double check re access as in yesterdays Timaru Herald, there was a news item stating that DOC had closed all mid and south canterbury high country access ( including around Lake Heron where we went on Waitangi day ) due to fire risk , and roads would be padlocked with only resident landowners having access. Just a thought in case you intend to ride any DOC roads or access ways. May not effect you, but better to give them a ring now.....
Best of Luck, Stu

[NordieBoy]

hi pete sounds like me will try to make it finish work at 8am that morning so will head to pier and catch up will make sure i have good tryes on if you know what it mean.

Don't worry about the tyre, just put a mousse in there

Did you find the problem?

[PLUG]

DOC had closed all mid and south canterbury high country access ( including around Lake Heron where we went on Waitangi day ) due to fire risk , and roads would be padlocked with only resident landowners having access. Just a thought in case you intend to ride any DOC roads or access ways. May not effect you, but better to give them a ring now.....
Best of Luck, Stu

a by product of tenure review i suppose ... BASTARDS ... not affecting us though ... cheers Stu

[pevs]

Hiya Plug
Do ya reckon this ride is OK on an older 250 trailie? Don't wanna hold you lot up on the open road!!

[PLUG]

Hiya Plug
Do ya reckon this ride is OK on an older 250 trailie? Don't wanna hold you lot up on the open road!!

attitude is the only thing that counts ... may be you need to dip your tyres a bit earlier ... pm me

[cooneyr]

Hiya Plug
Do ya reckon this ride is OK on an older 250 trailie? Don't wanna hold you lot up on the open road!!

Ya cant be much slower than Skinny_Birdman on his TTR250! The stiff head wind comming along the canterbury plains probably didnt help though.

Cheers R

[pevs]

Ya cant be much slower than Skinny_Birdman on his TTR250! The stiff head wind comming along the canterbury plains probably didnt help though.

Cheers R

Well then.. pencil me in as a definate maybe!!

[Skinny_Birdman]

Ya cant be much slower than Skinny_Birdman on his TTR250! The stiff head wind comming along the canterbury plains probably didnt help though.

Cheers R

I'll take that hit, 'cos we all know little bikes are quicker in the rough stuff

Incidentally, I'm not sure that it is fair to blame tenure review for closing off high country land due to the fire risk..... Tenure review obviously has its problems, but I'm not sure this is one of them. Would we rather that this land went into private hands and was closed off permanently? Now that may be a problem!

[Skinny_Birdman]

Just read about cooneyr's off in the Rainbow. Get well soon moto-brother!!

[426crasher]

Hi there
Very keen to tag onto this ride,sounds good.Similar problem as pevs on his 250 my WR lacks the road legs of the dakars etc but would be more than happy to buddy up with pevs if he is going. I got a tank range of about 160/180 kms.Whats the fuel situation going to be like plug.

[PLUG]

Springfield gas station will be open on the way up, so for bikes with limited fuel range this is the place to get some extra. The route is in & out on the same road so all this can be dumped so as you don't have to carry it all day. The Hororata gas station will be shutting @ 5:30, so we just need to make sure we are there no later than that. Suspect the distance between the fuel stops will be 200-250K, so MAKE SURE you can cover this distance with a bit up your sleeve.

[pevs]

Hi there
Very keen to tag onto this ride,sounds good.Similar problem as pevs on his 250 my WR lacks the road legs of the dakars etc but would be more than happy to buddy up with pevs if he is going. I got a tank range of about 160/180 kms.Whats the fuel situation going to be like plug.

Hiya 426Crasher..
The only fly in the ointment for me right now is fuel..
Springfield (last gas stop) to the tip of Lake Colderidge is roughly 35k..
If I dump me fuel there I have about 100k's to play with.. Is this enough Plug? Not sure how far we're going! Topping up with dropped fuel should get me the 50ish k's to Hororata ok.