KTM Capital Coast Adventure 2008

**warewolf** · 22nd January 2008, 09:01

I tend to leave Nelson around 3:30-4:00pm to catch a 6pm sailing, puts me in WLG for 9pm. My plan was to do this Thursday night. Doesn't help you CHC fullers, unless you take a half-day sickie.

If you stay overnight, try to avoid Picton or at least pick your spot wisely. The traffic and freight trains rattling about at all hours don't make for the best night's sleep when you are geed up. The alternative is to get a late night sailing and sleep on the ferry plus more in WLG.

**cooneyr** · 22nd January 2008, 09:16

Originally Posted by warewolf

I tend to leave Nelson around 3:30-4:00pm to catch a 6pm sailing, puts me in WLG for 9pm. My plan was to do this Thursday night. Doesn't help you CHC fullers, unless you take a half-day sickie......

This mans a thinker but I'm not sure that an over night sailing is the best either given the potential to be setting up tents at 2am in the morning and waking everybody else up.

Options for Thursday evening sailing are Bluebridge depart at 7pm (latest sailing) or Interislander 6.05pm or 10.05pm. The 7pm sailing (arrive welly around 10) means a depart Chch at 2pm and 6pm (arrive welly around 9) depart Chch around 1pm. The 6pm sailing appeals to me (whole day in welly) but means more cost as have to find somewhere to stay on the Thursday night.

Cheers R

**nigelp** · 22nd January 2008, 09:50

I am easy with whatever, preference would be Friday morning early start.

Just another query I have, I have looked at their website and found the following comment:
"Some of the new trails are slightly tougher than in past events. There’ll be no ‘helicopter hills’ in the event, but expect a few steeper hills, pasture and clay tracks - nothing a good set of Continental TKC80 tyres won’t overcome. But if you’re planning on riding a big bike on trail tyres or carrying a pillion, you’re asking for trouble (unless you have a few enduro trophies on the mantelpiece)."

I would class my E-07 tyres as "trail tyres" and I am definately not an enduro expert, you reckon they will do alright? Not really wanting to put anything else on just for this ride only....

**XF650** · 22nd January 2008, 10:03

I trust I can tag along with other Canterbury riders via the ferry.
Nigel - both timg & myself will be riding on EO7's as well. Sounds like lower tyre pressure & 14th sprocket might be necessary though.

**warewolf** · 22nd January 2008, 11:42

Originally Posted by cooneyr

given the potential to be setting up tents at 2am in the morning and waking everybody else up.

Wake 'em up at 5 when you leave or 2 when you arrive? Same diff. Besides, I'm sure arrangements can be made to minimise disruption.

**warewolf** · 22nd January 2008, 11:55

Originally Posted by nigelp

I would class my E-07 tyres as "trail tyres" and I am definately not an enduro expert, you reckon they will do alright? Not really wanting to put anything else on just for this ride only....

No. Trust what John says. Put on a decent tyre and have a stress-free enjoyable day. Last time they threatened to turn away bikes with less than TKC80s or equivalents.

Originally Posted by XF650

Nigel - both timg & myself will be riding on EO7's as well. Sounds like lower tyre pressure & 14th sprocket might be necessary though.

No, that's what the enduro experts will do, you will still need the skills.

Just get a cheap road-legal knobby for the weekend, eg Kenda Trakmaster II. E-07s are a general purpose tyre that won't cut it for this ride. Whilst it is nice to have just one do-everything set-and-forget tyre, sometimes it is not the most appropriate solution.

**Big Dave** · 22nd January 2008, 12:01

Originally Posted by nigelp

I would class my E-07 tyres as "trail tyres" and I am definately not an enduro expert, you reckon they will do alright? Not really wanting to put anything else on just for this ride only....

More bluntly that Colin: The ride needs f***-off knobbies.

You can do it on a road bike, but it's got to have the tyres.

**NordieBoy** · 22nd January 2008, 15:38

Originally Posted by XF650

I trust I can tag along with other Canterbury riders via the ferry.
Nigel - both timg & myself will be riding on EO7's as well. Sounds like lower tyre pressure & 14th sprocket might be necessary though.

Sounds like you should get some cheap tyres that you would have been happy going back up Porika with.

**XF650** · 22nd January 2008, 16:01

Originally Posted by NordieBoy

Sounds like you should get some cheap tyres that you would have been happy going back up Porika with.

Or take the DT230.

**Transalper** · 22nd January 2008, 16:33

Given the option I might do that... be nice if the CRF had an extended fuel range and road gear sometimes.

**timg** · 22nd January 2008, 20:50

Well that looks like it rules me out. XF650 & I were getting quite keen and excited, but this with the changed criteria (previously said something like it was suitable for all adventure bikes including large bikes and pillions) looks too much on the trail side of adventure riding for me. While the E07's are OK in the shingle I'm not really convinced they are right for me and the riding I do, and was considering slightly less aggressive tyres, not knobblies. How long will a set of TKC80's last me with 70% seal use? Can't afford additional sets of tyres at the moment and not sure I want to be bothered with several sets for different trips. Maybe when I win lotto there might be an XR250L in the garage...

**warewolf** · 22nd January 2008, 20:50

And remember we will probably do the valley section that has something like 27 stream crossings in 6km. It helps to have a bit of meat on your tyres for water crossings, if you cock it up you want to be able to get going again without assistance.

Spend the money on tyres now, or beer for your mates later!

**Big Dave** · 22nd January 2008, 20:55

Originally Posted by timg

How long will a set of TKC80's last me with 70% seal use?

Estimate 5,000km

**warewolf** · 22nd January 2008, 20:58

Originally Posted by timg

but this with the changed criteria (previously said something like it was suitable for all adventure bikes including large bikes and pillions) looks too much on the trail side of adventure riding for me.

Criteria hasn't changed. It's always been OK for all adventure bikes... with the proviso that they have adventure tyres, not general purpose/trail tyres.

Originally Posted by timg

How long will a set of TKC80's last me with 70% seal use?

Probably as long as they will last everyone else. That'd be a typical ratio, if not a bit high on the dirt side. Besides, TKC80s aren't much chop, IMHO: they're 50% more expensive to run than other tyres that perform better. Pays for their marketing campaigns, I guess.