Karapoti Long Weekend

[dafydd roberts]

I'm coming down to Wellington over the long weekend, and am looking for anyone who is keen to go into the Karapoti on Saturday, am meeting up with kezzafish on Sunday to do the loop backwards down the rock garden up the staircase there is talk of ropes so this should be fun anyone keen to show me around on Saturday pm me.

[secondfield]

Youv'e got the christini AWD right? bloody hell. Im not following you up the staircase on that thing ill bring the tow rope

Ive PM'ed you too ask a weee favour

[dafydd roberts]

Youv'e got the christini AWD right? bloody hell. Im not following you up the staircase on that thing ill bring the tow rope

Ive PM'ed you too ask a weee favour

Ye I got the AWD'S there not totally unstoppable but I've yet to see anything I cant grunt and push my way up although plans are a foot to do the waipaheke and loop track in reverse first riding up the river 5km if at all possible join the waipaheke off one of the crossings then up the gut buster and round the loop in reverse.

I’ll need to find a few to take this on CRF119 and Cave Weta should be keen.

Anyone got pics of the staircase?

[secondfield]

Anyone got pics of the staircase?

No ones been able to stand up straight on it yet to do so!!

Nah, it shouldnt be too bad, not easy at all, but do-able ...

if its been raining then were in the shit ... hard pack greasy clay ....

The bottoms the hardest bit ... mind you ive never been up it! just down ...

[dafydd roberts]

No ones been able to stand up straight on it yet to do so!!

Nah, it shouldnt be too bad, not easy at all, but do-able ...

if its been raining then were in the shit ... hard pack greasy clay ....

The bottoms the hardest bit ... mind you ive never been up it! just down ...

Were is this picture taken?

[secondfield]

Yup, thats the start of the staircase .... see how that blokes standing next to his machine ?? yup.

Thats the bottom of it, a fair bit more of the same just past it. The rock garden climb is just opposite the staircase on the other side of the river. The picture doesn't really do it justice.. bring a camera through (mines KIA) and ill get some nice pics of the christini hammering her way up there...

[xr-rider]

Yup, thats the start of the staircase .... see how that blokes standing next to his machine ?? yup.

Thats the bottom of it, a fair bit more of the same just past it. The rock garden climb is just opposite the staircase on the other side of the river. The picture doesn't really do it justice.. bring a camera through (mines KIA) and ill get some nice pics of the christini hammering her way up there...

i'm suprised he made it that far. he said it was hard work. a Dr650 with rubbish tires and road gearing in that photo

[secondfield]

Quite possibly you'd get up that far on momentum alone with the 650' ... maybe he saw what was up ahead and needed a reasessment of the situ ..

[kezzafish]

haha, that pic is brilliant! gonna be a fukken laugh, that's for sure. Dave's going to buy life insurance tomorrow, he's packin' himself!! won't be too hard but man i wish i had some lever protecters on my bars... don't wanna have no clutch going up, or no brake going down. We gotta stop punnishing ourselves and go for a high speed blat soon

[kezzafish]

i'm suprised he made it that far. he said it was hard work. a Dr650 with rubbish tires and road gearing in that photo

did he get to the top? dave had a shot at it once after we had gone down it... he went about 3 inches up the first rock and slammed...... i pissed myself

[dafydd roberts]

did he get to the top? dave had a shot at it once after we had gone down it... he went about 3 inches up the first rock and slammed...... i pissed myself

It's going to be interesting that’s for sure.

[secondfield]

Bring lots of jellybeans and smoke a big fat joint before attemting

[kezzafish]

Man that christini is awesome. Ride halfway up difficult hillclimbs... stop.... assess situation.... carry on up! not possible on most bikes with most riders aboard. Unfortunately no one except daffyd was keen to go back up the staircase after we went down but he went up the bottom part of it while we watched and he made it look easy. we didn't even do the link track 'cos of the rain and puddle worries (with my bikes history of spitting the dummy) the rivers were high and the clay was slick so it was still a decent hoon but i did feel stink for not giving dafydd a tough challenge. Next time mate, come back soon. Again we got no photos... sorry. If you get a chance to go for a hoon with Daffyd and his hill munching weapon, don't pass it up. Top bloke and an awesome machine.

[quallman1234]

Bloody slippery up there this weekend.

Went up twice , just too the orange hut and back.

How was your ride kezza?

[kezzafish]

yeah, was real slick aye, and heaps of shit falling onto the tracks lately (trees, rocks, me!) gotta watch yourself. we had a good hoon but didn't go anywhere new for me. over to the Hutt through the clay around the back of Hydro rd and through the pine forest then down the staircase, up the rock garden and home really (did a few little extra curricular bits but no majors). lookin forward to Totara park event this weekend. You going Quallman?