Hawke's Bay Adventure 1-2 Nov 2008

[DR Girl]

Hi everyone. This is my first adventure ride and I am looking forward to meeting you all this weekend. I have registered for the ladies option and I am keen to check out some of the local Cafe's & Vineyard's with you. Motoxnut & I are staying at the Top 10 holiday park on Friday & Saturday nites & we are keen to join you for a drink

Keen to meet you Suzi Girl. Might be a bit tied up Fri night. Dance class for my 10 yr old & then karate for the boys, not to mention Tony W is expecting a mean Potato Dish, plus I promised a Brown Rice Salad! Cant let the Commander down !!! How about Sat night ? I'm soooo keen to give the full ride a go! Lucky my good mate & fellow trailrider XRJohnny is sweeper! His skills & experience are far superior but his bike is only 50cc bigger!! (Shhhhh !!)

[Tony W]

Keen to meet you Suzi Girl. Might be a bit tied up Fri night. Dance class for my 10 yr old & then karate for the boys, not to mention Tony W is expecting a mean Potato Dish plus I promised a Brown Rice Salad! Cant let the Commander down !!! How about Sat night ? I'm soooo keen to give the full ride a go! Lucky my good mate & fellow trailrider XRJohnny is sweeper! His skills & experience are far superior but his bike is only 50cc bigger!! (Shhhhh !!)

It's going to be raining Saturday, so you can stay back and spend all day cooking....then join the ladies at the winery and tell them all how you could have done the whole route if it weren't for the rain.......!
It would be far safer for a little '50' going on '15', potato chip like you to not get wet !! Leave the ride to the Hard Guys...

[bart]

Sounds like dust won't be a problem

[DR Girl]

It's going to be raining Saturday, so you can stay back and spend all day cooking....then join the ladies at the winery and tell them all how you could have done the whole route if it weren't for the rain.......!
It would be far safer for a little '50' going on '15', potato chip like you to not get wet !! Leave the ride to the Hard Guys...

OH YOU WISH BT!!! Barefoot, pregnant & chained to the kitchen sink!!! You forget this potato chip is a trailrider now & was back
in the 70's/80's. We're a tough breed! Anyway who hates the rain more eh?? It sure aint me!!!

[MXNUT]

Tony , what will be the longest distance between gas stations

[Tony W]

Tony , what will be the longest distance between gas stations

Ideally 150km, but if interim gas stations are by-passed or closed, 300km!
It would be ideal if everyone can have gas onboard for 300km.

[Tony W]

OH YOU WISH BT!!! Barefoot, pregnant & chained to the kitchen sink!!! You forget this potato chip is a trailrider now & was back
in the 70's/80's. We're a tough breed! Anyway who hates the rain more eh?? It sure aint me!!!

JEEZ DR Girl !!! You're so HARD...soon you'll be growing a MOUSTACHE and changing your name to "Chopper Chick" !!!

[DR Girl]

JEEZ DR Girl !!! You're so HARD...soon you'll be growing a MOUSTACHE and changing your name to "Chopper Chick" !!!

NOT "HARD" ! JUST V KEEN to RIDE.......!!!!!!

[Rosie]

Hi everyone. This is my first adventure ride and I am looking forward to meeting you all this weekend. I have registered for the ladies option and I am keen to check out some of the local Cafe's & Vineyard's with you. Motoxnut & I are staying at the Top 10 holiday park on Friday & Saturday nites & we are keen to join you for a drink

Clint640 and I will be staying at the holiday park on Friday and Saturday nights as well
I'll have to figure out how I can pack my fuel bottles, and some red wine this time.

It would be ideal if everyone can have gas onboard for 300km.

Is that for the ladies ride as well? We haven't fitted my new tank yet, but I should get a bit over 300kms if I carry my fuel bottles.

[clint640]

Hey Clint, if you are still planning to head back this way i would be keen to tag along ( weather permitting )

Yep, be good to have you along, still planning on coming back through there if time & weather permit - although being a shortcut of sorts I don't think it will take too much longer than the main roads to my place.
I came through the Waipunga, Minginui, then on past Murupara to Rotorua the other day while coming back from Napier & it only took 20 min longer than going through Taupo.

Cheers
Clint

[Rosie]

I came through the Waipunga, Minginui, then on past Murupara to Rotorua the other day while coming back from Napier & it only took 20 min longer than going through Taupo.

Napier? You told me you were going to Sweden

[Tony W]

Clint640 and I will be staying at the holiday park on Friday and Saturday nights as well
I'll have to figure out how I can pack my fuel bottles, and some red wine this time.



Is that for the ladies ride as well? We haven't fitted my new tank yet, but I should get a bit over 300kms if I carry my fuel bottles.

Nah you should be all right.
Gas at Porangahau @120km, then gas @ Dannevirke @+120km.
What is your fuel capacity and range by the way?

[Tony W]

Yep, be good to have you along, still planning on coming back through there if time & weather permit - although being a shortcut of sorts I don't think it will take too much longer than the main roads to my place.
I came through the Waipunga, Minginui, then on past Murupara to Rotorua the other day while coming back from Napier & it only took 20 min longer than going through Taupo.

Cheers
Clint

What type of vehicle were you on/in ?

MXNUT fuel is available @ Tutira on the Sunday, so you should be able to get through to Murupara on a tank from there...?
BTW what is your range etc ?

[Rosie]

Nah you should be all right.
Gas at Porangahau @120km, then gas @ Dannevirke @+120km.
What is your fuel capacity and range by the way?

The tank is 9 litres, my two fuel bottles take it to 12 litres. Fuel economy varies massively, depending on if I'm riding at highway speeds, or pootling on gravel, but 12 litres should get me 260-350 kms.

[MXNUT]

MXNUT fuel is available @ Tutira on the Sunday, so you should be able to get through to Murupara on a tank from there...?
BTW what is your range etc ?

Range is 175 Kms on tank when ridden hard and around another 70 ks with extra fuel I carry in container.