Trouble at the South Island KB Rally 07

[Mongoose]

not surprising, altho the weather is pretty crappy here now too. Raining all day and it has just returned

Its either a winery near Blenhiem ir Cheviot, my guess is the Cheviot would win out there

[The Lone Rider]

Xnuts, let me know when and where to pay for the pin or patch.

[xknuts]

Xnuts, let me know when and where to pay for the pin or patch.

Iwill, I will! I have yet to see a photo I could use as a background, I was hoping Rashika would post some.

[oldrider]

Iwill, I will! I have yet to see a photo I could use as a background, I was hoping Rashika would post some.

Use the KB logo, get Spanks permission.

Then design a South Island scene around it like last years Mt Cook one, then just add the date each year! Sorted. Cheers John.

[Ghost_Bullet]

There we go ad it is Part two. Xknuts pipes are just insane!!!!

enjoy, part 3 in about 1/2 hour.

Staging Post pt 2.wmv

[Ghost_Bullet]

Only 18ish' minutes later and I am back.

So that is it, the end of it all.
It's all christmas.

Staging Post pt 3.wmv

[Bren]

kudos to u Q

[woodybee]

What a crack, watching that was, looked like a right pissy dooooooo, pleased to say I had a good go at the Hawea Rally, and toasted you lot on severals occasions!!

Think Ghosty that your video will be banned at some stage though mate.....

Coi 4 now, woodybee signing off

[MyGSXF:Me]

kudos to u Q

Yep.. second that!

[Goblin]

well.. doc & Goblin are on the ferry heading Norf again as we speak.. one already feels queasy & the other one is trying to conn her into going to the bar..

safe trip home guys.. ferkin AWESOME to have met ya's!!!

Jen

Well we made it! Was awesome to meet you all!!! I had the best time ever and didn't want to come home.

There's a few people I have to thank....Jen for putting in a huge effort organizing the Do, dangerous and Rashika for putting us up for the night, Oldrider for fixing my tent when my pole broke(will post your little doofa back to you) Doc for talking me into doing the trip and being an awesome traveling companion and the perfect gentleman.
Was friggin awesome to meet scumdog & CB, xknuts, Shrek & Mrs Shrek, helenoftroy, FlyingDuchman, South3rn Rid3r, Subike and everyone else I met.(sorry if I missed anyone...I think I left my brain on the Mainland) You folks ROCK!! I was a bit sad getting on the ferry to come back to the hustle & bustle of the Norf island. Very seriously want to move down there.
Thanks to all for a great time. Would do it again in a heartbeat.

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

Thanks to all for a great time. Would do it again in a heartbeat.

So we will see you at next years Kb Rally, at its at present secret/unknown/undecided location

[xknuts]

Well we made it! Was awesome to meet you all!!! I had the best time ever and didn't want to come home.
Very seriously want to move down there.
Thanks to all for a great time. Would do it again in a heartbeat.

T'was nice to meet a Norfy! Esp one who now knows our secret, so whats on tour stays on tour
I was proud that ya came so far, Fantastic.

[Goblin]

T'was nice to meet a Norfy! Esp one who now knows our secret, so whats on tour stays on tour
I was proud that ya came so far, Fantastic.

Chairs mate! You old Horis know the drill eh. I was well impressed with you on the Custard Tart ripping up the main street in Kaikura! Shoulda seen the looks on the peoples faces.

Where ever it happens next year I will be making the pilgrimage.

[chanceyy]

sounds like a good time was had by all, hmmm may have to save some more annual days

sooooooooooooooo where is the rest of the tour report Kels .. been waiting

[scumdog]

Well, CB and I are back at Chez Scumdog again, safe and sound (well apart from the bee-sting I got riding down from Tarras) after covering 2,297km.

After staying with Mongoose we headed east due to the damp weather on the Coast, got a wet arse going over the Whangamoa and Rai saddles but fine weather and a cheese-board-and-wine near Blenhiem saw us right.

We headed on down past Kaikoura and more dampness but picked up a cray and a bottle of wine and stayed in the jail-house at Cheviot (No shit, a 1906 wooden jail-house is a bunkroom at the camping ground!) and had ourself a wee cray-and-wine feast.

Next day headed south, breaky at the Mainline Cafe near Dommett, well worth a visit, off inland at Amberley and lunch at Jo Seagars cafe (trust CB to know Jo Seagar had a cafe in Oxford!) weather was ranging from so-so to crappy so we we headed on to Pleasant Point for the night and stayed at ye olde pub, garage across the street allowed us to bed out Harleys in their workshop, top hospitality!

Up this morning and weather looked like it was on the improve so inland it was - man, when you climb up the hill over the hill a bit after Burkes Pass and see the Southern Alps in the distance, the day is warm and sunny, you have a tail wind, the smell the roadside lupin flowers is almost overpowering and the bikes are purring along and you're with the one you love you just know this is what Heaven must be like!!

What a trip through the the McKenzie basin that was!! Lunch at Omarama and a fun trip throught the Lindis before follwing the mighty Clutha to home, a 445km day trip of excellent riding.

CBs first longish trip and loved it, she took to it like a duck to water.

And just to ruin the KB riding record: no, we didn't bin and didn't get a ticket (or even stopped by the 5-0)

Now the steeds have been groomed, we've dined and it's off to bed.