Ashhurst Boys touring ride. 26 May 2007

[cowboyz]

just a thought....

how about, instead of doing:
Taumarunui ->(route 4) National Park ->(route 47) Turangi ->(route 1) Waiouro ->(route 49) Raetihi

we do:
Taumarunui ->(route 41) Turangi ->(route 47) National Park ->(route 4) Raetihi ???

whadya reckon??

sounds good. that be the plan then

[chanceyy]

bloody hell...this is gonna end up being 1500km isn't it!!

your learning ... as long as someone other than cowboyz (with a sense of direction) leads you will be ok .. if its cowboyz .. see ya sunday

[Bonez]

your learning ... as long as someone other than cowboyz (with a sense of direction) leads you will be ok .. if its cowboyz .. see ya sunday

It'd pay to cover oneself by bringing camping gear. Just in case there's a detour.

[chanceyy]

It'd pay to cover oneself by bringing camping gear. Just in case there's a detour.

talking from experience there bonez ? LOL

[yod]

I'd be keen on doing the Taihape-Napier road.........................
Would make the ride a bit more interesting don't you think?

we could make that another weekend ride mate....looks like a doozer of a road too, just been noseying on google maps

could head out route 54, then up no 1 to taihape, then head across the ranges, back down route 50 and home from there, just shy of 400kms (if we start in ashhurst)

check it out here

although there are a quite a few options as far as which road(s) we take to head east out of taihape....take your pick

[Bonez]

we could make that another weekend ride mate....looks like a doozer of a road too,

Be warned there's 23 odd kms of gravel, but the sealed bits make up for it. If you get a good day (have done it mid-winter with snow on the ranges at times) it's deffinately worth the effort. If there's been a bit of rain it can get iffy in one particular valley. A mate and I did it this time last year on our GBs. There's a nice loop road that by-passes Managaweka coming out closer to Taihapi too. The bit of road cowbowz parked the gsx on the fence.

[yod]

Be warned there's 23 odd kms of gravel, but the sealed bits make up for it. If you get a good day (have done it mid-winter with snow on the ranges at times) it's deffinately worth the effort. If there's been a bit of rain it can get iffy in one particular valley. A mate and I did it this time last year on our GBs. There's a nice loop road that by-passes Managaweka coming out closer to Taihapi too. The bit of road cowbowz parked the gsx on the fence.

a bin? do i hear evidence of a bin?

[Bonez]

a bin? do i hear evidence of a bin?

No more a "Fuck where did that GB go!!. Oh well I'll just park here against the fence on the oppersite side of the road and wait for Meanie to catch up." Totaly controlled obviously.

[cowboyz]

Can you imagine the size of his ride report??

It will go something like this...

Got on bikes. went for a ride. no idea where we went. good day out.


Long enough for ya?

a bin? do i hear evidence of a bin?

shhhhhhh. moment of lapse.

No more a "Fuck where did that GB go!!. Oh well I'll just park here against the fence on the oppersite side of the road and wait for Meanie to catch up." Totaly controlled obviously.

Totally almost nearly under control. Took me days to release the butt clench on that one.

[chanceyy]

It will go something like this...

Got on bikes. went for a ride. no idea where we went. good day out.

sounds about right there cowboyz

[dogsnbikes]

sounds about right there cowboyz

Well at least I know the way * front wheel first road ahead*fill when gas light comes on


As I recall It wasnt Cowboyz who sent us down the wrong path on Anzac day

[chanceyy]

As I recall It wasnt Cowboyz who sent us down the wrong path on Anzac day

LOL never said it was .. but cowboyz is known for it . . right tart ??? heard stories bout hastings LOL

[MSTRS:Me]

As I recall It wasnt Cowboyz who sent us down the wrong path on Anzac day

I blame the Harley rider....he said take the first road on the left. I knew it wasn't that one, so took the second. Twas the third.

[yod]

....fill when gas light comes on....

wow! you have a gas light!?!?!?

[ynot slow]

may pay to gas up in hawera at shell on main road into hawera,as if the way you ride you may end up in opunake at say 8.15 or so(6.15 am start,wangavegas say 7.00 ish,hawera 7.45 ish,opke just after 8.00ish)not sure what time rd1 open in opunake if they do on saturday morning.also check out taranaki farmers (opunake branch)as they have fuel via self pump if i'm not mistaken.i'd stop in hawera to make sure(open 24/7). if you filled in hawera you could maybe stop in urenui(20km north n.p) for gas,then get to piopio easily.may join in if not working and go from hawera to n.p with you.hope this helps as pain in ass if petrol n/a on weekends.