Sutherlands Hutt Adventure Ride Sun 12

[Balrog]

1. Mark completes ford number two, those rocks are bigger than they look
2. Drawing straws to see who gets to try the bank 1st
3. Mark wins, and makes it easily
4. Eddie makes it up
5. This was a fun drop, straight down into the river. Dodge the rock, hit the gas
6. Excellent river crossing Eddie, but the tracks over here

[Balrog]

1. Luckly he was able to engage the BMW reverse gear .... called Mark
2. Eddie back on course
3. Mark follows
4. Bit blury, the ascent begins
5. Back at the top
6. Mark arriving back at the turn off

[Balrog]

1. The last bit of gravel
2. Off road over, tyres getting pumped back up again
3. Another angle
4. Tempting to go back again
5. Bottom of the Rimutaka's

[Balrog]

Cheers guys for a great day.

Had a blast, good ride, great company

Jim

[Aslan]

looks like you had fun in an interesting area - MarkS you make punting that KLR around look easy - must be all that practice on the WR450!

Jim as always - on that elevenfiddy of yours 'you're the man!'

cheers guys - Aslan

[merv]

Now those are great photos Jim, no sign of you falling off now eh - much safer behind the camera isn't it .

[Eddieb]

Im going to have to do some work on the G/S before the next one, the sump guard mounts are all bent along with a few bent bolts, and there's a big dent in the underside of the guard.

I can see it definately saved a few direct hits onto the sump.

[mazz1972]

Dumb question time....where is this track? How far etc? Do you go in and come out in the same place or does it come out somewhere else?

Cheers
M

[cooneyr]

Dumb question time....where is this track? How far etc? Do you go in and come out in the same place or does it come out somewhere else?

Cheers
M

Yer - where's the GPS log Busajim

Cheers R

P.S. Might be time for a name change - sold the bus yet?

[Balrog]

Yer - where's the GPS log Busajim

Cheers R

P.S. Might be time for a name change - sold the bus yet?

Hey cooneyr

No log this time sorry. I broke my GPS mount picking the bike up on Red Rocks
Still trying to source a replacement

I think it is about time for a name change, the Busa hasn't sold yet
but I have no plan's to keep it.
( unless they up the open road speed limit to 140 )

[merv]

Dumb question time....where is this track? How far etc? Do you go in and come out in the same place or does it come out somewhere else?

Cheers
M

I haven't done it yet but went to here http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/at...5&d=1137042648 in my car a while back.

It runs from Haurangi Road past Ruakokoputuna South of Martinborough out to Te Kopi near the Pinnacles on the coast road to Ngawi and Cape Palliser.

Here's the DOC info on the hut http://www.doc.govt.nz/templates/hut....aspx?id=37393

[Balrog]

Dumb question time....where is this track? How far etc? Do you go in and come out in the same place or does it come out somewhere else?

Cheers
M

Hey Mazz1977

I'll get the road names and directions up for you when I get home.
I should have just chucked the GPS in my pocket, would have been a bit
easier

Jim

[cooneyr]

Hey cooneyr

No log this time sorry. I broke my GPS mount picking the bike up on Red Rocks
Still trying to source a replacement.....

tut tut tut. That's not good but no excuse.

....
I should have just chucked the GPS in my pocket, would have been a bit
easier ...

See you had the answer yourself

Maybe next time - feel like doing it again next weekend without the little lie down

Cheers R

[marks]

Cheers guys for a great day. Had a blast, good ride, great company

Yes - it was a really good day - judging by the number of pucker moments I had it was a 'real adventure ride'.

looks like you had fun in an interesting area - MarkS you make punting that KLR around look easy - must be all that practice on the WR450!

The WR has taught me all about long healing times - I ride with greater focus now
Plus Jim was like a shark circling his prey waiting to wip his camera out the moment we faltered - one innocent mistake and who knows where he'd post the photos..

Dumb question time....where is this track? How far etc? Do you go in and come out in the same place or does it come out somewhere else?

Its a great track - I'm sure we'd all be happy to do it again and show you all around. Its at the harder end of the scale and I was outside my comfort zone on several occasions - which is what makes for a memorable ride I spose. Search for Haurangi Rd on google maps - follow that road to its end and when you find yourself lying under your bike in muddy water you've reached the beginning of the track.


will post some photos tonight..

[Eddieb]

Yes - it was a really good day - judging by the number of pucker moments I had it was a 'real adventure ride'.

X 2

Plus Jim was like a shark circling his prey waiting to wip his camera out the moment we faltered - one innocent mistake and who knows where he'd post the photos..

He's quick on that camera isn't he.

I'm sure we'd all be happy to do it again and show you all around. Its at the harder end of the scale and I was outside my comfort zone on several occasions - which is what makes for a memorable ride I spose.

Count me in when we do, same here on the comfort zone. Though not far enough out to make it seriously hazardous to your health. I was well pleased my slowing things down was cause I couldn't navigate one side of a river to the other and the like rather than constantly having to pick the bike up. One drop each was the final tally I think and most if not all of those were at pretty low speed.

Hopefully the bike will forgive me for the abuse it received.