ANZAC Day adventure ... Canterbury

**cooneyr** · 26th April 2007, 15:33

Originally Posted by Transalper

For those of us with rock holes in their engine side covers (you know who you are) a guy at work who has had a few fixed recogmends a place (just in case you dont already have a place in mind) called Austins Alluminium Welding... on Gasson Street.

Am listening, do tell???

Cheers R

**PLUG** · 26th April 2007, 16:37

twaz me ... thats what happens when ya play in a rock garden ... first aid kit & a bit of common sence provided a fix to get me home ... only a little bit of the dirtydakars blood was spilt

**cooneyr** · 26th April 2007, 17:33

Originally Posted by PLUG

twaz me ... thats what happens when ya play in a rock garden ... first aid kit & a bit of common sence provided a fix to get me home ... only a little bit of the dirtydakars blood was spilt

Adds to the adventure aye! Good luck getting fixed.

Cheers R

**NordieBoy** · 26th April 2007, 19:47

Originally Posted by PLUG

twaz me ... thats what happens when ya play in a rock garden ... first aid kit & a bit of common sence provided a fix to get me home ... only a little bit of the dirtydakars blood was spilt

Battle scars.
Get them to weld it up to look like stitches

**timg** · 26th April 2007, 21:56

Thanx TA. I'm slowly getting the hang of my bike, even if I am slooow. It's a big step up from the previous wee/light bike's I've had. The road biased tyres the bike came with don't help. Hopefully with more agressive tyres I'll feel a bit more comfortable. The back tyre is pretty well cut out now after 4600 km's so I think I'll try some of those Mitas tyres you and Old Rider seem so happy with. And there's a set of crash bars on the way to protect all that shiny red plastic! Cheers.

Originally Posted by Transalper

Well that was a big day, big turn out, lots a adventurers i'd not met before.
Well done everyone, thanks to Plug for setting us up and to everyone who helped me pick the DR up... I think everyone dropped their bikes today at some point, some more than others. Timg impressed the heck out of me taking the shiny red Transalp all the way and i think he fell over less than i did.
I was relieved to get off the mountains and back on normal gravel.
I ran out of tape about half way thru the day, so am about to sit down to tea and have a look at what i got.

**Aslan** · 27th April 2007, 10:41

Originally Posted by PLUG

the flag photo was at the Mt Olympus ski field ... 1634m according to Bob's whosie whatsit ... we are now all members of the alturnative mile high club ...
yep thats the track up to the skifield ... ugly view ... not

Aslan ... yep demo Xcountry from Canterbury Rides, our local Beemer/Yamaha dealer ... had a snot on it ... a very planted bike, plenty of feed back from both the front & back ... ficken tall though, need a flexable groin throwin ya leg over this baby ...

Well done Plug and pals - I like to ski at Broken River whenever I can so am somewhat familiar with the Cantab attitude - gutsy - down to earth - Cheers guys - keep it up Aslan

**pevs** · 27th April 2007, 20:15

I've had an attempt at making a web site of pictures from the trip..
ANZACADV
You'll have to put up with the ads and pop-ups.. right.. back to nursing me bumps and bruises!

**nigelp** · 27th April 2007, 20:31

Originally Posted by pevs

I've had an attempt at making a web site of pictures from the trip..
ANZACADV
You'll have to put up with the ads and pop-ups.. right.. back to nursing me bumps and bruises!

Hey, your link doesnt work.....it times out

**pevs** · 27th April 2007, 20:38

Originally Posted by nigelp

Hey, your link doesnt work.....it times out

Weird.. works for me.. and the counters clicked a few times too.. so others have got there..
http://www.anzacadv.bravehost.com/index.htm
Try that..

**Aslan** · 27th April 2007, 21:51

Originally Posted by pevs

I've had an attempt at making a web site of pictures from the trip..
ANZACADV
You'll have to put up with the ads and pop-ups.. right.. back to nursing me bumps and bruises!

Great site Pevs - I'm envious of the ride you guys had - Cheers S

**Transalper** · 28th April 2007, 10:36

Originally Posted by nigelp

Hey, your link doesnt work.....it times out

I think you have to go there when the server isn't busy, i got time outs last night but this morning works ok.

**426crasher** · 28th April 2007, 12:33

A fab day was had by all.Bummer with Pete and the clutch case,is there anywhere he wont try to take the dakar!!? Never thought i'd say it but was well impressed with the x650 beemer,bloody tall in the seat though.With the sun god on our side don't think i would have wished to be somewhere else.First time i have been out with a small group of riders and won't be last.Roll on the next ride.

**pevs** · 28th April 2007, 12:42

OK.. the website thingy is now parked elsewhere..http://www.anzacadv.bravehost.com/index.htm
Hopefully with better results.. less ads etc
If it's ok with you lot i'll keep stealing pics from here and adding them.. or just pm them to me... if someone wants to string together some text I can plop that on there too.