Sundown Rally 4-6 April

**alley cat** · 7th March 2008, 08:53

We dont have to pay to get into the pub if your not stayn?
Will come out for a nosey if thats the case to make sure jens being a good girl.

**dangerous** · 7th March 2008, 17:11

we will organise a ride closer to the time, Weka pass, Scargill and into the pub... those staying can those aint like me can head home

**MyGSXF:Me** · 14th March 2008, 09:32

Originally Posted by alley cat

We dont have to pay to get into the pub if your not stayn?

Nah.. don't have to pay to get into pub if ya not staying..

but if ya do stay as a rally entrant, ya get discounted piss at the bar!!

Originally Posted by alley cat

Will come out for a nosey if thats the case to make sure jens being a good girl

Always!!

look forward to seeing ya there chick!

**gman49** · 16th March 2008, 21:49

Come on guys lets see more entries so we can run up the prepaid draw to $300.

Its gonna be a good rally, who knows maybe next year we can afford some dancers.
Some good lookers like at Hororata, tasty..........all that cream

bump

**MyGSXF:Me** · 27th March 2008, 20:12

WOOHOO!!

only 8 sleeps to go!!!!

PS: pre paids close TONIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!

**MyGSXF:Me** · 3rd April 2008, 19:03

TOOOOOMORROW, TOMORROW, I LOVE YA, TOMORROW.. YOU'RE ONLY A DAY AWAY!!

**dangerous** · 3rd April 2008, 19:19

hey for Saturday goers check this out http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ad.php?t=70758 tiz a ride there n back

**MyGSXF:Me** · 4th April 2008, 07:51

WOOHOO!!!!!!!!!!!

Tis a BEEEAUTIFUL day here in paradise!!!! Will soon be time to RIDE BABY RIDE!!!!!!!!!!

Bike is freshly washed & polished & lookin oooooh soo puuuurdy!!

she's even had a birthday & is now runnin like a cut cat!!!!!!!!

Thanks heaps mate..

"get ya motor runnin.. get out on the highway.. lookin for adventure, in whatever comes my way.."

See ya's there!!!!!!!!! Safe trip!

Jen

**alley cat** · 4th April 2008, 11:04

Originally Posted by MyGSXF

WOOHOO!!!!!!!!!!!

Tis a BEEEAUTIFUL day here in paradise!!!! Will soon be time to RIDE BABY RIDE!!!!!!!!!!

Bike is freshly washed & polished & lookin oooooh soo puuuurdy!!

she's even had a birthday & is now runnin like a cut cat!!!!!!!!

Thanks heaps mate..

"get ya motor runnin.. get out on the highway.. lookin for adventure, in whatever comes my way.."

See ya's there!!!!!!!!! Safe trip!

Jen

So freakin jealous, ride safe m8.
Still no bike ready by the looks

feelin like a junkie tryn to kick the habit. Hard work stayn sane!!!!!

**dangerous** · 4th April 2008, 15:51

Originally Posted by alley cat

So freakin jealous, ride safe m8.
Still no bike ready by the looks

feelin like a junkie tryn to kick the habit. Hard work stayn sane!!!!!

you wana nuver lift sweet cheeks?

**The Lone Rider** · 6th April 2008, 10:53

Ow, my back hurts after all that. Sorry didn't say bye when I left, but when I got up more than half the place was empty!

Good times, good times.

Awww, crap.. I have work in a few hours.

**MyGSXF:Me** · 6th April 2008, 17:32

Home

Absolutely 100% happily shattered!!

finally got to bed @ 5am this morning..

Had a ferkin PRIMO weekend..

Will do a ride report another day.. desperately need at least 12 hours sleep before I will be capable of anything remotely coherent...

**_Shrek_** · 7th April 2008, 20:54

Originally Posted by MyGSXF

Home

Absolutely 100% happily shattered!!

finally got to bed @ 5am this morning..

Had a ferkin PRIMO weekend..

Will do a ride report another day.. desperately need at least 12 hours sleep before I will be capable of anything remotely coherent...

good to catch up wiff you, Loc & the others got down to Dunners 12:30pm
droped Ezekiel off at Telford yesterday detoured round to see how old rider was doin after his little fall, we caught up with xnuts, outback Al & free2b at Palmerston cya at the brass

**MyGSXF:Me** · 7th April 2008, 22:13

Whadda weekend!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PRIMO!!!!!

Left home bout 11.15 Fri.. twas beautiful day in paradise.. warm & sunny.. bike was humming.. I was singin at the top of me lungs.. weekend away from kidletts.. what more could ya ask for!!?

Had an awesome run up & over the Whangamoas!! Followed a cop for a while, outa Nelson.. then he kindly pulled over & let me pass, then proceeded to follow me for a while.. sooo just coming up to the hill, I passed the camper van in front.. leaving not quite enough time for him to pass too..

then left him behind & enjoyed the hill.. in peace!!

Onto Blenheim for a pit stop then headed towards Kaikoura. Man.. there is a shitload of work been done on reshaping the landscape through there.. to accommodate the multitude of vineyards!!! whole hilltops have been removed & the land turned into gentle rolling slopes, covered with grapes, almost as far as the eye can see!! & by god, is it DRY over there!!! duno how da hell anything can actually GROW in those conditions!!?

anyhooo.. stopped at Kaikoura for a some lunch, then tootled on. Absolutely gorgeous ride down the coastline, till the road works on the Hundalees slowed things down a little!

gorgeous riding to be had down through Parnassus & Cheviot! Pulled into the rally site bout 5pm & proceeded to setup the clubs marquees & my tent etc. Was a gorgeous twilight evening.. a perfect end to daylight savings..

Rest of the club arrived. Had a few entries Fri night.. (still waiting for official confirmation of numbers..) & a bloody good time was had by all!!

Sat dawned.. raining..

It drizzled on & off for most of the day.. but the rally goers still came!! spent most of my day working on the gate & thoroughly enjoyed meself! Best part was getting to sign Tim & Karla in.. (Tim had arrived in the country from USA.. lunchtime Fri!!!! whereupon Karla & I then promptly organised for him to get to the rally!! ) Welcome to NZ Tim!!

& Karla.. you're a TOP chick!!

A most enjoyable evening was spent.. the usual way at rallies.. sinking a few Baileys.. catching up with old mates.. meeting new ones.. & participating in the "events".. namely the horizontal bungee.. ( a heap of inner tubes linked together to form a chain..) with the end one put round ya waist.. then see who can get the furtherest in distance across the lawn.. before either a) you trip & fall & the bungee flies down & off your ankles at a great rate of knots leaving you lying face down in the damp grass.. gasping for breath from the exertion.. or b) you trip & fall & get dragged backwards at a great rate of knots & in a very undignified manner as the rubber recoils back to it's original heap tied to the tree trunk.

Also there was there "keg toss".. (to see who is the biggest tosser..) I didn't win either.. but scored a large tin of chain wax & a kick arse bike lock.. from the winner.. who owns a belt drive bike.. with solid wheels.. cheers babe

**MyGSXF:Me** · 7th April 2008, 22:50

The band cranked up.. so dancing into the wee hours was called for.. till they packed up.. WAAAAAYYYY too early.. & left us wanting...

The pub manager (who put the band on..) has been spoken to bout rectifying that for next year..

So.. venture forth we did.. to a house truck parked down in the camp.. with some pretty decent sounds cranking & a bonfire blazing. The chick in the bus was a pretty decent flute player.. & played along to some Tull & other stuff.. very cool! Many a funny convo was had, drink was drunk, flames stared at, & the wee hours ticked by.. till I decided it was time to lay down my weary head.. at 5am!!

for an hour or two of sleep..

The day dawned a tad cloudy, but that lifted soon enough! As per rally usual.. the bikes started rolling out of camp at ungodly early hours.. so I stayed snuggled up & left them to it.. & crawled out bout 9! quick shower to revive the jaded brain cells & time to pack up. We (my club) left camp bout 11.45ish & headed en mass through Scargill to Waikari.. where me & a mate headed Norf & the ChCh lot, headed Souf. (I always hate that bit!!)

Had a reasonable ride home, via the Lewis. wasn't piss crook.. but was rather sleep deprived..

Was truly gorgeous riding up towards Culverden, with the mountains & blue skies, & the open road stretching forward, framing my view!

Heading down the Springs side of the Lewis Pass & the road just after the Maruia Pub, was sooo incredibly beautiful.. with the sun glinting in places through the Beech forest that lines both sides of the road.. it's almost like riding through a tunnel of native bush! Much needed caffeine fix at Lewis, then onto my favourite piece of road from Springs to Murch!!

then through a primo section of 65,75 & 85k sweepers that leads out to the Hope Saddle.. another of Nelson's fine motorcycling playgrounds!!

Quick stop at the Kohatu to say cheerio to my riding buddy, then headed for home. Got in bout 5.15.. & put the jug on for yet another coffee.. unloaded the bike, went & got a decent feed from the Roast House.. had a looooong soak in a hot bath, with lotsa candles & a good book. Crawled into bed bout 8.30.. read for another hour.. then crashed for the next 13!!!!

A TOP weekend! Awesome to put some faces to names.. Karla, Timk & Iggy.. catch up with some old faces again, & also point some new faces in the KB direction!!

770ks & got home to find that I had not taken 1 single photograph of the entire weekend..

ahh well.. lotsa fine piccys in my memory banks..

Thanks to all those who supported our rally.. & thus supported the Cholomdondely Children's Home..

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