Brass Monkey Adventure

[Transalper]

mmm, looks like i'll be living in me warehouse jacket and rubber overbootys all weekend.
Better double check the spare gloves are packed too.

[mickeyboy]

Dudes , Shall we say we depart from the HAKA turn off Midday ?
That way we have plenty of time to stop for photo shoots etc.
Give me some feedback you buzzard heads !

Mick

[RedKLR650]

Dudes , Shall we say we depart from the HAKA turn off Midday ? That way we have plenty of time to stop for photo shoots etc. Give me some feedback you buzzard heads ! Mick

Could the CHCH ones please post the earliest time that they would be able to leave CHCH as the starting time will be totally revelant to them

Cheers, Stu

[PLUG]

Dudes , Shall we say we depart from the HAKA turn off Midday ?
That way we have plenty of time to stop for photo shoots etc.
Give me some feedback you buzzard heads !

Mick

I'm OK with that ... meet @ the BP Rolleston ... (it's right next door to the BP Rolly) 7.30 ... out of there 7.45 ...

Hook up with the Timaru lot @ the Albury pub 10-10.15 ... out of there 10.30

Have spoken with the COD council ... everything is unlocked ... it all gets locked up for winter on Tuesday 5 June ... so everything in that area is our play ground for Saturday ... how hard & how long does everyone want to play ??? ... check ya maps out & we will sort it out on friday

[RedKLR650]

I'm OK with that ... meet @ the BP Rolleston ... (it's right next door to the BP Rolly) 7.30 ... out of there 7.45 ...

Hook up with the Timaru lot @ the Albury pub 10-10.15 ... out of there 10.30

Have spoken with the COD council ... everything is unlocked ... it all gets locked up for winter on Tuesday 5 June ... so everything in that area is our play ground for Saturday ... how hard & how long does everyone want to play ??? ... check ya maps out & we will sort it out on friday

What's the COD council ?

And what area does that refer to ?

Stu

[Transalper]

i'll hazard a guess at Central Otago District Council... am i right?

Shoot i don't even know if their is one by that name, but the letters fit.

I'm umming and arring the helmet cam for this trip, haven't tried it on the DR when packed before but i looks like i can have a tent, bed roll, sleeping bag arrangement or... a helmet cam, video recorder in backpack, spare batterys and the necessary tapes,chargers etc.
At this stage with Plug and co staying on site Saturday i think i need the tent etc more than the camera gear.

No Camera Up side: i get a stress free ride with out the distraction of trying to get myself in a position to get the odd good shot.

No Camera Down side: with crap weather expected the potential for fun mud shots is high and i'll miss them all.

[PLUG]

i'll hazard a guess at Central Otago District Council... am i right?

bling to that man ...

[Ruralman]

Looking at tonights forecast I don't think the weather will be as bad as you guys are fearing - maybe the odd shower but nothing too serious

[paturoa]

Ride safe you lot and get dirty. I'm off in the morning and will see you there.

[alfonz]

hey t/a theres plenty of room in my tent if you want to take your camera instead of your tent

[Transalper]

Cheers Alf, i'll have a little think on that, i'm a bit used to my own space, but that might be a good plan since it's only one night.

[RedKLR650]

hey t/a theres plenty of room in my tent if you want to take your camera instead of your tent

Alfonz, if we didn't know you better, that would be a very dodgy sounding thing to say to a big burly biker like Carl

Cheerrs, Stu

[cooneyr]

Cheers Alf, i'll have a little think on that, i'm a bit used to my own space, but that might be a good plan since it's only one night.

I've got a bivy bag that will take up about half the space of your sleeping bag in your panniers. You'd have plenty of your "own space" though - not! If it rains or snows though its kinda hard to keep things dry and you have to be comfortable sleeping with material directly on your face i.e. not claustrophobic.

Cheers R

[RedKLR650]

Looking at tonights forecast I don't think the weather will be as bad as you guys are fearing - maybe the odd shower but nothing too serious

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but forecast doesn't seem to have improved......

May not be P###### down , but will be bloody greasy on those pylon access roads :slap:

Checkout

http://www.metvuw.co.nz/forecast/for...in&region=nzsi

or ( Timaru is closest city to base this forecast off )

http://home.nzcity.co.nz/weather/wea...aspx?wc=Timaru

Hope to see you all there

Stu

[cooneyr]

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but forecast doesn't seem to have improved......

May not be P###### down , but will be bloody greasy on those pylon access roads :slap: ......

By my expert reading of the metvuw site I reckon you will get showers and a total of about 10mm over Friday. Will be annoying but keep the dust down and make things slippery enough to be fun.

Have fun guys. Wish I was going too.

Cheers R