What did you do on Sunday?

**R6chick** · 9th September 2008, 06:39

Originally Posted by Padmei

great pics chick.

Who organised this ride ? Just a few mates or club?

I take it this is the forestry ridge line between Port Underwood & Tory channel? If so is it easy to get in ie are there gates? I thought it was locked from the bottom of Hakana bay? Can you get in from the top Picton end of the tongue?

Sorry for all the questions it's just we have a bach in Trevalli Bay Port underwood & I've been meaning to take Gonzo (my KLR650) along there. I have ridden down that firebreak on my mountain bike (if we are talking about the same repeater station)- fark it was insane

We may have to have a nelson rideout to catch up with the Marlboroughites

This ride was organised through the Marlborough Boys college motor bike club.
They seem to be able to get permission to alot of the places that ya normally never would. it only costs $10 per rider to tag along and ya get the best riding places (although ya have to wait for the less experienced riders every half hour so they catch up)
I'm not sure how you go about getting permission, and its not like they don't patrol it either, we ran in to the forestry manager up there he was checking we weren't riding where we shouldn't
but there was no locked gate on the Tory channel side where we went in, but there was a locked gate on the Port Underwood side.
Will look in to this a bit more for ya tho, Deanohit might have more info about this???

**R6chick** · 9th September 2008, 06:46

Originally Posted by krad_nz

Wicked pics!
I've been meaning to get a camera for taking pics during trails etc. After one that I wouldn't mind destroying incase it cushioned my fall so to speak.

These pics have inspired me to get one sooner rather than later

What camera did you take these with? How many Mega Pixel's etc?

I used an old Sony Cyber-Shot 5Mega Pixel in a hardshell case as didn't want to take my good camera for that very reason (knew i would break it)

It does the trick, but I would recommend a Canon or Lumix Brand of camera as these are the best.

**deanohit** · 9th September 2008, 07:05

Originally Posted by R6chick

Deanohit might have more info about this???

Yea, we used to have a key from the Port Underwood side, and that was the only one I remember, we would camp down in Oyster Bay in Tory Channel at a mates place.
We managed to get a hold of that because we were culling the pigs, at the time there was TB in the area.
His Yammie Grizzly quad was an awesome machine for those fire trails.

**Padmei** · 9th September 2008, 07:36

Hmm forestry manager.... I think I may know....

**portokiwi** · 9th September 2008, 07:59

great pics. Nice day too.

I had to go to work.

**Okey Dokey** · 9th September 2008, 08:21

Thanks for a great write up and for all the lovely photos! Well done you.

**slimjim** · 9th September 2008, 09:15

bloody awesome pics.... rode back from c-kiwi long way home , .. from rally site across to taumarunui to new plymouth down to wanganui - palmy to hastings.. O cleared the head and refilled the soul, beautiful weather too ..

**Nicola W** · 9th September 2008, 14:40

Fantastic photos and report!

I can’t wait until I get myself a bike so I can join the boys in my family for a trail ride. You’ve just demonstrated to me the stunning sights that I am yet to see on my travels.

(< nearest smiley I could find for rubbing hands together!)

Sunday I spent running our club’s mini motocross racing with my husband. Whilst cheering on our two sons in their racing. We managed to fit in 6 rounds in total and was delighted with a mixture of 1st’s and 2nd’s for my eldest and 3rd’s and 4th’s for my youngest.

**thommo77** · 9th September 2008, 20:35

R6chick = yeah, let us know when the club organises another ride. Do they have a calendar, or is it just whenever? Would be keen to get across for a day.

**marks** · 9th September 2008, 21:19

if we'd been using our superman vision we could have been keeping an eye on you all from 'up norf'. You should be somewhere just to the right of the pine trees...

Hopefully you didn't fill your helmet with water (with your head still in it) and need to go to the physio on Monday like I did

**4stroke** · 9th September 2008, 21:56

sunday hmmm i went fishing and got a feed of gurnad, and it tasted goood too.

**R6chick** · 9th September 2008, 22:46

Originally Posted by thommo77

R6chick = yeah, let us know when the club organises another ride. Do they have a calendar, or is it just whenever? Would be keen to get across for a day.

I'm not really in the "know" about these rides, but when I find out when the next one is I'll let ya know.

**clmintie** · 9th September 2008, 23:13

Went to Ardmore for the Wildman MX... Had my first MX race since 1992...

Remember that pathetically slow guy at the back of the field, you know the one, you watch him tootle round and think to your self "if I ever get that slow, just shoot me" well I've become that guy......

It was bloody fun though.....

**telliman** · 10th September 2008, 08:49

Originally Posted by clmintie

Went to Ardmore for the Wildman MX... Had my first MX race since 1992...

Remember that pathetically slow guy at the back of the field, you know the one, you watch him tootle round and think to your self "if I ever get that slow, just shoot me" well I've become that guy......

It was bloody fun though.....

you sure looked like you were having fun mate!
man how slippery was it at the start of practice?