Hawke's Bay Adventure 1-2 Nov 2008

[reofix]

up for it!!

[Cary]

Me to

[MXNUT]

If i really have to

[clint640]

Oh Yeah, I could handle some more of that fer sure!

Sundays pics up on Advrider now:

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=402383

Cheers
Clint

[MXNUT]

1 & 2 Saturday morning start
3.the first road side stop
4 & 5 Aramoana beach
6. Veiws from the top

[MXNUT]

1.Windy heights
2.At the longest place name
3.Cary
4.Clint640
5.DR Girl
6.JezzaNZ

[MXNUT]

1. K Slider
2. Miles 1
3. Reofix
4. Sidmac
5. Cary & Hugh at the lunchstop

[MXNUT]

1. Sunday morning start
2. Bikeflite
3. Rosie & Reofix
4. The last of the bunch before the start of the Kaingaroa forest

[bart]

OK guys, looks like you've got most photos covered. I'll just throw a few random snaps on.

First couple are at windy Coonoor, on the top of the Puketoi range (Towai Road). Amazing how quickly that wind came up. Place will be covered in windmills in a couple of years. Bastards.

[SUZI GIRL]

Hi everyone what a great weekend and good company. A big thank you to Murray (aka Muzza DL) for looking after me & making my first Adventure Ride a fantastic experience, also to Sherpa Rosie for looking out for me. Thanks Tony for arranging the weekend and all the helpers for the excellent spread. PS: Robyn glad your ride went well, heard your throttle was smokin. Look forward to meeting you all again.

[DR Girl]

Hi everyone what a great weekend and good company. A big thank you to Murray (aka Muzza DL) for looking after me & making my first Adventure Ride a fantastic experience, also to Sherpa Rosie for looking out for me. Thanks Tony for arranging the weekend and all the helpers for the excellent spread. PS: Robyn glad your ride went well, heard your throttle was smokin. Look forward to meeting you all again.

Thanks Fay,yes there were times on the road when the 200 had no more to give. Tapped out max at 105kph!!! A few more cc's would be handy. Was great meeting you. You were awesome! A big undertaking for a learner, especially on the gravel. Keep it up & I look forward to more rides together on our trusy DR200's!

[DR Girl]

hhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Sorry Guys, typed up a few comments re our ride on Thursday night but had a system's failure & lost it! Re did, this time a MAMMOTH effort on my part because I'm no computer nut on Friday night, smiles & ALL!!! ON LAST LINE of a grander effort & another SF!! Yes 1.00am, no alcohol but well pissed. PISSED OFF !!!!
Now, typed onto Word to be copied to KB. Wish me luck!
NB hhhhhhhhhhhhhh just testing I could still submit something!!!

[SUZI GIRL]

hhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

????? - Late night drinkies perhaps

[Tony W]

hhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

hhhhhhhhhhopelesssss at foruming......

my advice: stay in the kitchen.......DRB....!!!

[DR Girl]

WOW What a day! Great to meet you all!

Thanks to BT (Big Tony) for his exceptional local road knowledge & his perfect execution on the day!

XRJOHNNY(our sweeper ) for not minding my slower pace when he can ride like a demon himself! Also........ it was great knowing he was there to scrape me off the road if need be. (Luckily NOT !!!)

Denniso. Thank you so much for letting me, & trusting me on your DR 650. All I can say is “Amazing “! The power of a larger bike, makes you realise how hard you have to push the smaller ones!! I still had pins & needles in my left thumb on Sunday (Vibration and hanging on for HELL in the heavy gravel). Those racing slicks were something else! Held the road SO WELL but wouldn’t be game to take them off road like you, YOU MADE THEM SING!!!

Andrew (Javahead). What can I say, other then when you passed me standing up on the footpegs of your 1150 Adv with its arse hanging out, you were awesome! As I said on the ride ’YOU LOOKED SO GOOD FROM BEHIND’.

Hugo (DRZ 650). Anyone who wears MX boots and pants is cool in my books. Another trail riding nut like me! You rode so well, thanks for your enthusiastic comments re my riding of the dirt section. The only part I actually over took anyone !!!

MOTOXNUT, thanks for taking photos of us tail enders- great shots!

The awesome local input for C.H.B from Bart, loved that dirt section!!!

Many thanks Cary for your supportive post re my little DR200 doing the ride.

I think Bernard (Bikeflite) was our oldest and more then likely our fittest rider!After a recent Epic Trail Ride with Johnny & myself he spent the next whole day snow skiing! Two days later he did a 35k mountain bike ride, and NB he goes ‘hard out’ in all three!

If I ever did a ‘Long Way Around’ or ‘ Long Way Down’, this is the guy I would have to take with me. Miles our very own Macgyver! Amazing what you can do with a piece of wire!

Jeanie it was lovely to meet you, and so good to see a girl on a big bike (XF 650). Rosie, you had a huge ride just to get here and back on your trusty 250 Sherpa. A real dedicated rider! And SuziGirl again an awesome effort!

Clint 640 for your wonderful H Bay Adv report on Advrider. Great pics!

For all those I haven’t personally mentioned, you must have been SO fast because I never saw you except on breaks. I'll be checking you out on future rides!

Thanks to my Tony, who only read a few days before (from BT’s POSTING) that he was on marination and BBQ duties, and Jackie W for purchasing all the fresh produce and beer while we were all out having fun. We couldn’t have done it with out you guys.

....…..A GREAT DAY AND A GREAT GROUP OF RIDERS.........!!!!!!