MMMMM 2008 26-27 July

**jezzaNZ** · 26th June 2008, 18:41

Originally Posted by marks

Seems a bit sexist letting all the gays sleep inside..

That's rich coming from a guy who fancies Peacock's !!!!!!! lol

**marks** · 26th June 2008, 20:33

Originally Posted by jezzaNZ

That's rich coming from a guy who fancies Peacock's !!!!!!! lol

the Peacock was in drag
how was i supposed to know....

**young1** · 26th June 2008, 20:37

Originally Posted by marks

Seems a bit sexist letting all the gays sleep inside..

I am now very worried that you shared my room last year!!

**Aslan** · 3rd July 2008, 07:36

Clint et al - I'm disappointed but I'll have to pass on this ride - my work has an off site meeting on the Friday in Auckland when I was planning to have ridden to the start of this adventure. To you all - have fun and ride safe - cheers Aslan

**clint640** · 3rd July 2008, 15:27

Originally Posted by Aslan

Clint et al - I'm disappointed but I'll have to pass on this ride - my work has an off site meeting on the Friday in Auckland when I was planning to have ridden to the start of this adventure. To you all - have fun and ride safe - cheers Aslan

Bugger! Work, it's the curse of the riding classes!

You could always throw your bike on MarkS's trailer before you head to Jaffaland then fly back into Taupo on the Friday night & pick it up

Cheers
Clint

**marks** · 3rd July 2008, 17:58

Originally Posted by clint640

You could always throw your bike on MarkS's trailer before you head to Jaffaland then fly back into Taupo on the Friday night & pick it up

Cheers
Clint

It would be no problem at all

Stephen would have to pay for any strengthening required to stop the GS bending the trailer like a banana...

**Aslan** · 3rd July 2008, 20:24

Originally Posted by clint640

Bugger! Work, it's the curse of the riding classes!

You could always throw your bike on MarkS's trailer before you head to Jaffaland then fly back into Taupo on the Friday night & pick it up

Cheers
Clint

thanks Clint - what a good thought - I'm sorely tempted to do that - substituting the little dr350 for the leven fiddy - let me think on it and perhaps talk with Mark in the next coupla days - cheers guys S

**offrd** · 12th July 2008, 23:09

Not long now!

**Crisis management** · 13th July 2008, 19:15

Right I have completed the obligatory service (not the wife, the bike, ok?) which for a change was more than a kick both tyres....

I do however have a couple of M10 bolts extra and a few of those needle rollers out of the rear suspension linkage.....Just kidding, you don't think I would leave things out do you, I have them in a zip lock bag with rest of the extensive genuwine suzuki tool kit so they won't get lost.

Anyway, to get back faintly on topic, I'm ready and as far as I can tell that means friday off down the west coast, Raglan, Kawhia then towards Te Kuiti and via Pureora (geographical centre of the north island anyone?) to Taupo and wherever it is on the napier road for friday night.

Anyone else is more than welcome!

Sorry Mike, getting as far south as Awakino is looking a bit optimistic, I'll buy you a beer when you turn up.

Iain

**tri boy** · 13th July 2008, 19:28

I'll tag along, meet you some where etc.
Maybe mike could meet us at Piopio (refuel prior to Pureora crossing), or at the forestry HQ itself?
The usual ph calls the night before seem to work well.
Gotta slip a rear tyre on, as that old metzeler is bald as a badger.

**Cary** · 14th July 2008, 15:55

Originally Posted by Crisis management

Right I have completed the obligatory service (not the wife, the bike, ok?) which for a change was more than a kick both tyres....

Anyway, to get back faintly on topic, I'm ready and as far as I can tell that means friday off down the west coast, Raglan, Kawhia then towards Te Kuiti and via Pureora (geographical centre of the north island anyone?) to Taupo and wherever it is on the napier road for friday night.

Anyone else is more than welcome!

Iain

You normally kick BOTH tyres!

I'll be keen to tag along.......

**trustme** · 14th July 2008, 16:40

Sounds like a plan Crisis
Kick the tyres ?? Mate I got 2 new ones, 2nd hand EO7s off Frodo, well they are new for me any way , no expense spared
Name a time & place to meet

**Crisis management** · 15th July 2008, 08:47

Originally Posted by Cary

You normally kick BOTH tyres!

Yes, I'm a highly trained tyre kicker....

Originally Posted by trustme

2nd hand EO7s off Frodo, well they are new for me any way , no expense spared

You bought second hand tyres off a Hobbit, what were you thinking?

Anywho, my current thinking is something like leave the Autobahn (Papakura) at 9.00am planning to hit Taupo by 4.00pm. I will have to refine this next week once we have all the possible permutations of who's coming and where we are meeting them but thats the rough outline.

As usual, open to all faintly sensible suggestions....

Iain

**Frodo** · 15th July 2008, 18:37

Originally Posted by Crisis management

You bought second hand tyres off a Hobbit, what were you thinking?

Only eleventy-one leagues through the Dead Marshes!

**young1** · 15th July 2008, 19:12

I would be keen to meet up with people at Pio Pio if that is convenient at say 2.00pm?

triboy etc what do you reckon.

I have a new TKC80 to put on the front which should help matters up there!