DB1k 2009

**Aslan** · 7th January 2009, 17:50

Originally Posted by JATZ

Try this thread Aslan http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ad.php?t=67990

Or this one helped me http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ad.php?t=78966

I hate attached images too, I wanna look @ the picture NOW!! damit

thanks Jatz - will try later

**NordieBoy** · 7th January 2009, 18:00

Originally Posted by Aslan

thanks Jatz - will try later

I have no idea about photobucket or facebook. Never been there and don't know how they do things but those links should help.
I use my own site to host my pics.
I'm only using about 2Gb of my 5Gb storage allowance

**Aslan** · 7th January 2009, 19:27

here's the first one

at the start - Nelson Info Centre early AM Sat 3/1/09

NordieBoy descending the Maungatapu rack toward Pelorus

NordieBoy exiting the same stream

**Aslan** · 7th January 2009, 19:39

Helen of Troy - descending the Maungatapu

Shane repairing Tucker Bag's rear tyre - at bottom of Maungatapu

**Aslan** · 7th January 2009, 19:44

Shane resucitating Helen of Troy's DR after a lung full of water - helpful guy to have along that Shane

NordieBoy atop Mt Altimorlock - Black Birch Range

**Aslan** · 7th January 2009, 19:51

last ones for tonight

Mt Tapuaenuku from Altimarlock

Day Two - Fred and Nordie en route to Maruia Saddle

**Transalper** · 7th January 2009, 20:01

ohh yous so lucky, daylight to show you the way on the Mangatapu and a view up Mt Altimarlock. When we were up Mt Altimarlock there was maybe 40 meters visability in the cold grey cloud and a bigish wind.

**Aslan** · 7th January 2009, 20:37

TA - I salute you and the rest of the 1 day enthusiasts

I succeded in finding 'the hole' on the way up the Maungatapu (swallowed the front wheel but Momentum was my friend) - despite the daylight

and found the ascnet of Altimarlock toward the top tiring

Sorry to hear about your machine - cheers Aslan

**Aslan** · 7th January 2009, 20:39

have begun thread here http://www.advrider.com/forums/showt...84#post8758784

**NordieBoy** · 7th January 2009, 20:49

Originally Posted by Aslan

NordieBoy atop Mt Altimorlock - Black Birch Range

They may be bright but at least I stayed dry and warm

**Underground** · 7th January 2009, 21:03

aah ,so theres a view from the top of Mt Alt ! I stopped up there to let some air out of my forks as the front was bouncing uncontrolably on those rocks and the weather was naasty , thick cloud and gale force wind. Crazyfrog , did you get blown off the road on the way up or down ? and whats the verdict on the KTM motor?

**JATZ** · 7th January 2009, 21:03

Originally Posted by NordieBoy

They may be bright but at least I stayed dry and warm

And visible from a distance, infact you probly got spotted by astronaughts,asttronort,fuck it spacemen on the space station

**Aslan** · 7th January 2009, 21:05

Certainly made you easy to spot from about a KM away

**marks** · 7th January 2009, 21:24

Originally Posted by LISTERJAG

Sure is! I think he paid around $350-400 and then another $150 odd for the US satalite tracking. Available from ORB stores.

Originally Posted by cooneyr

Also look up Personal Locator Beacons (PLB), not to be confused with the marine oriantated EPIRB though they are very similar. Do a web search on the +'s and minuses for both SPOT and PLB. There are a few sites around that compare them. A good place to start looking at PLB's is here (this is the offical multi agency goverment site). SPOT's international website ishere.

Wifey and I just went out and purchased a GME MT410 PLB as it connects diretly to the emergency services and doesn't rely on an intermediate private company. Down side of the PLB's is that it does not sent "OK" messages, doesnt track your progress for others to see in real time and you cannot sent a non emergency "help" message (good for when you break down but dont need emergency services). Down side of SPOT is it is more reliant on good satalite reception, as it uses a different set of satalites which dont cover the whole world.

In ammerican dollars the costs are almost the same over about 5 years. This being the case the GME MT410 cost us about NZ$600 from Burnsco Nelson. Pricey but it will be carried for everything from tramping, alpine climbing motorcycling, "caging" to boating.

Cheers R

Thanks guys for the info

I will do some research - Spot seems like a brilliant idea for solo adventure/trail rides.

Originally Posted by JATZ

]I hate attached images too, I wanna look @ the picture NOW!! damit

amen brother Jatz

Originally Posted by NordieBoy

They may be bright but at least I stayed dry and warm

They may look dicky but they make a lot of sense - I will end up getting something similar sometime soonish

cheers

Mark