Capital Coast Adventure Ride 26 April 2008. Photos here

**jellywrestler** · 27th April 2008, 03:57

how does one load photos?

**jellywrestler** · 27th April 2008, 07:26

Originally Posted by merv

In the Belmont park one rider had fallen and the Pajero ambulance had just got there to deal with him but they let us through. I hear the helicopter arrived later to lift him out. Hope all is OK.

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i got out of hospital at 11pm with a popped AC joint and 3 broken ribs.
thanks to all who helped and kept me warm and comfortable and to the organisers for a ripper day.

i feel like the north end of a south bound cow at the moment and can only lie in one position , arm in a sling so one side feels like one of those thalidomide arms!
might have to miss the cold duck!!!!

SPYDA

**merv** · 27th April 2008, 07:47

Originally Posted by jellywrestler

how does one load photos?

Scroll down to the Manage Attachments button when you do a reply to this thread and then select the location of your photos off your hard disk or if you've posted them on the net somewhere else you can insert the link instead.

No fun having an off mate, heal quickly!

4skins commented on how the bike he lent you was going to have a spend a night out in the cold, poor bike!

Must get out and clean my bike now before the rain comes.

**Skunk** · 27th April 2008, 09:49

Originally Posted by jellywrestler

i got out of hospital at 11pm with a popped AC joint and 3 broken ribs.
thanks to all who helped and kept me warm and comfortable and to the organisers for a ripper day.

Ouch. At least you're relatively OK. Stick to the Henderson...

**car** · 27th April 2008, 10:43

Originally Posted by merv

Scroll down to the Manage Attachments button

I was too busy trying to get to the end to take many photos, but my meagre offerings are attached.

No fun having an off mate, heal quickly!

No, but good to hear that we're all at least alive and kicking. That's an impressive array of injuries though -- must have been trying!

Must get out and clean my bike now before the rain comes.

Just done mine. I had half up Upper Hutt wedged in there.

**car** · 27th April 2008, 10:59

Originally Posted by car

I was too busy trying to get to the end to take many photos, but my meagre offerings are attached.

And a few more. I got home and the missus had laid on Guinness and a fry-up. Couldn't argue with that.

**sels1** · 27th April 2008, 12:39

Great pics thanks guys. . I didnt take my camera since it was the first time Ive done this event I wanted to concentrate on the riding. (plus I knew Merv can always be relied on to get a few good snaps - cheers mate!)
What an awesome day out. Great weather, great riding, and really good to meet some of the out-of-town KBers and a few others as well.
Well done to John and co for putting the event together.

Jellywrestler - glad you're ok - you weren't looking too happy when I spoke to ya when you were having your wee lie down!

**merv** · 27th April 2008, 12:52

Originally Posted by car

I got home and the missus had laid on Guinness and a fry-up. Couldn't argue with that.

What, you'd sooner have that than have dinner with us?

Your clutch survived alright too then?

**ZReX12** · 27th April 2008, 13:18

Excellent day out, the 990 continues to surprise me on just how well it handles the conditions. So superiour to my previous F650 its hard to believe.
Previous comment about "Its either mud or tyre shredding rock" isn't far off the mark. Brand new TKC's on the weekend before the ride. The backs looking a bit sorry for its self now.....the Hydro road has a lot to answer for LOL!.

**car** · 27th April 2008, 14:38

Originally Posted by merv

What, you'd sooner have that than have dinner with us?

I'm saying nothing.

Your clutch survived alright too then?

It did fine. The solution seems to be to stop feathering the clutch at the bottom of second -- just lean the bike over a bit more and gas it a bit.

I was bloody glad I took advice and fitted rimlocks, and those D605s are worlds better than the stock Trailwings I took off. I saw one guy come through after the first muddy bit in the morning on a DR200 running stock TWs and no rimlocks. At that point I was thinking "I could have done this on my old tyres no problem." But that clay climb after lunch, up Cleaver's Road or whatever? Jesus, I'd have been digging the bike out. I wonder how he did?

I really had a blast. By about the half way through the Hydro Road I was feeling it, though, and I'm aching this morning.

I might get out and hit that Hydro Road again in a couple of weeks...

**merv** · 27th April 2008, 16:47

Well my bikes are cleaned and put away in the garage and now the rain starts a day later than they said on the Friday forecast so the gods did smile on us for the CCA. Hope most of you are home now without getting wet.

p.s. where was that legend Big Dave?

**Aslan** · 27th April 2008, 16:51

Great event 4Skins - $100 entry well worth to gain access to some great trails - thanks to you and your team for putting on a great event (again).

Merv - thanks for your company (Alex, BusaBil, Recycled, Gerard van B and Tony F650) also. Special thanks to those who helped me wrestle my little DR back up the bank in the section immediately after lunch (Dry Creek Quarry) where I got too close to the edge in a corner and had the back wheel step down a bank - duh.
cheers Aslan

PS will attempt to post pics when I figure out how to reduce them to the required size.

**Padmei** · 27th April 2008, 17:18

Great photos Merv - I can see what to expect next year. Is there any way to see these photos in thumbnail first does anybody know? My broadband is slow at the mo - must be the rain..

**merv** · 27th April 2008, 17:35

Originally Posted by Padmei

Great photos Merv - I can see what to expect next year. Is there any way to see these photos in thumbnail first does anybody know? My broadband is slow at the mo - must be the rain..

Don't they just come up as thumbnail on the page anyway and then you won't see them full size until you click on them.

4skins says the next CCA will be in 2010 so don't expect one next year. Last one was 2006 and the photos of that one were on this thread http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ad.php?t=27185

Originally Posted by Aslan

Merv - thanks for your company also.

PS will attempt to post pics when I figure out how to reduce them to the required size.

Yeah good riding with you too.

Just use Microsoft Office Picture Manager if you have Office loaded and edit them - go down to 1024x768 is pretty good - don't go smaller they look a bit puny on my screen below that.