Porongahau. Wear the fox hat.

[banditrider]

Good ride all right - did Pahiatua-Alfredton-Pongaroa-Danniverke a couple of weeks ago. Really enjoyed it.

Also can confirm Hitcher's comment that it was both windy & windy out there on last year's GC.

[puddytat]

Yeah good stuff mate, I plan to do that route in march 08,...Tell me,is there no gas available from Masterton to Waipuk? There used to be be gas in Porangahau,do you know if there still is?....just that the R6 wouldnt get 200ks to the tank, Cheers

[Bonez]

Yeah good stuff mate, I plan to do that route in march 08,...Tell me,is there no gas available from Masterton to Waipuk? There used to be be gas in Porangahau,do you know if there still is?....just that the R6 wouldnt get 200ks to the tank, Cheers

There's a bowser at Pongaroa(weekdays, left at the intersection heading towards Pahiatua) and up the road on the left), Weber (most days if Dutchy and co aren't playing golf) and Porangahau (week days). But as Hitcher pointed out you should get to Waipuk from Masterton in one hit if you don't take detours. If you get into strife I'm sure a few locals could sort something out. No they don't have two thumbs on each hand and webbed feet.

[Hitcher]

Hitch your bike must be high geared if you didn't get out of third North of Pongaroa because there are some reasonably quick bits of road there.

Quickish. And I'm currently enjoying the over-4,500rpm-burst that a DNA air filter and iridium plugs afford a TBR-enhanced FJR. Next, the Ohlins rearset! It's nice clearing cockeys' front paddocks of sheep as once purrs past at 6,000rpm...

[merv]

Here's what we encountered at Pongaroa - funniest thing was seeing them dropping into the shop for their takeaways plus loading up with all sorts of food like trays of eggs and loaves of bread by the armful.

[Bonez]

Here's what we encountered at Pongaroa - funniest thing was seeing them dropping into the shop for their takeaways plus loading up with all sorts of food like trays of eggs and loaves of bread by the armful.

Lucky buggers. Gary and I had trouble getting served today. But it was close to closing time and all the locals decided to do there weekly shopping.....................

[Hitcher]

I surrender! They've got straps on their rifles. In my day that was a no no.

[merv]

Lucky buggers. Gary and I had trouble getting served today. But it was close to closing time and all the locals decided to do there weekly shopping.....................

That was around 2pm yesterday and I'd say they just about bought the shop out there were so many of them. The woman running the shop got a wee bit stressed about it because she really didn't have the staff on to cope as they wouldn't be expecting such a crowd in Pongaroa.

They'd parked their vehicles in all sorts of places in the town so I think they were doing an exercise there. Then they seemed to descend on the store, load up and get moving South all the while me and Mrs merv sat and relaxed eating lunch at one of the tables with me going outside occasionally to snap a few pics.

[Zapf]

Next, the Ohlins rearset! .

Ha... does that give you the enhanced grass tracking mode? oh and the GPS is making a comeback this year.

[Zapf]

Here's what we encountered at Pongaroa - funniest thing was seeing them dropping into the shop for their takeaways plus loading up with all sorts of food like trays of eggs and loaves of bread by the armful.

Interesting to see the Army has fitting out the armored carriers with laser reflectors. makes them nice targets for laser guns...