Wellington Rideouts - Where next?

**Paladin** · 5th April 2009, 21:38

Massive thx to Howie for organising this ride - what an absolutely wicked day out - AWESOME!!!! Great tracks, great group, great weather, good coffee, & I almost had a mishap free day on the new DR - ooh so close but yet so far!!! what more can you ask for!

**marks** · 5th April 2009, 21:41

looks like Andys taking the dog for a walk

**marks** · 5th April 2009, 21:43

Originally Posted by Paladin

I almost had a mishap free day on the new DR - ooh so close but yet so far!!! what more can you ask for!

at least you went exploring with the cool guys and found a new muddy slippery track

thaks Howie - I had a great day.

**marks** · 5th April 2009, 21:45

Originally Posted by BMWST?

i like how you dual sporters ride as the crow flies and can leap fences and tall buildings iwith a twist of the throttle.Is this cos it just strightlines between signals

I press a button and my current position is plotted - and a line joins the plots.

There is a constant tracking option but it was another $50 US.

**Howie** · 5th April 2009, 21:50

Thanks guys for a Great day out, it was good to get out to a few interesting places, with a great bunch of guys for company, although the coffee stops got a bit far apart this afternoon, I've had about 3 since I got home to get the caffine levels back to normal.
I'll probably put my pics up tomorrow as I haven't even uploaded them yet

Cheers

Paul

**merv** · 5th April 2009, 22:53

Yeah thanks from me too Howie for organising this ride. Turned out to be a longer day than anticipated, but then we had a lot of "relax" time, my GPS said I did less than 6 hours actual moving time and I was away from home for 11.5hrs. Too late now for me to post any pics.

**Howie** · 5th April 2009, 23:19

Originally Posted by merv

Yeah thanks from me too Howie for organising this ride. Turned out to be a longer day than anticipated, but then we had a lot of "relax" time, my GPS said I did less than 6 hours actual moving time and I was away from home for 11.5hrs. Too late now for me to post any pics.

Thanks Merv, it was good to meet you again.

Yeah I thought we had a lot of down time, a lot of the people seemed to be in a relaxed cruise mode. Having a look around up at the dams, and wind turbines,which was great for socialising, and I can understand them wanting to have a look around if they hadn't been at either place before. I also enjoyed the day

**Paladin** · 6th April 2009, 00:19

Originally Posted by marks

at least you went exploring with the cool guys and found a new muddy slippery track

The rest of 'em need to HTFU!

That track is going to need exploring further I think, altho I might need a tad more traction! I'm sure I could bin the DR in that dip if I tried hard enuff!

p.s. I like your Shannon coffee shop, will have to go back!

**GSers** · 6th April 2009, 11:02

Originally Posted by Paladin

Massive thx to Howie for organising this ride - what an absolutely wicked day out - AWESOME!!!! Great tracks, great group, great weather, good coffee, & I almost had a mishap free day on the new DR - ooh so close but yet so far!!! what more can you ask for!

Good to see you guys had a great time up here and the weather turned it on for you. Great photos.
It was pleased to see you all recognise us as we passed you going past the International Pacific College. Boy where there some funny looks coming our way like who the f@@ks that. We had just come back from up north via some gravel down the Pohangina Valley great day for riding.
Catch up on the next ride
Regards GSers

**Paladin** · 6th April 2009, 12:10

Originally Posted by GSers

Good to see you guys had a great time up here and the weather turned it on for you. Great photos.
It was pleased to see you all recognise us as we passed you going past the International Pacific College. Boy where there some funny looks coming our way like who the f@@ks that. We had just come back from up north via some gravel down the Pohangina Valley great day for riding.
Catch up on the next ride
Regards GSers

Haha, yeah I only just recognised you as you got to me - I was like " I know that bike - aah its Gerard!" Hope you had a nice ride too mate! CYA soon.

**Eddieb** · 6th April 2009, 16:04

Originally Posted by GSers

Good to see you guys had a great time up here and the weather turned it on for you. Great photos.
It was pleased to see you all recognise us as we passed you going past the International Pacific College. Boy where there some funny looks coming our way like who the f@@ks that. We had just come back from up north via some gravel down the Pohangina Valley great day for riding.
Catch up on the next ride

Originally Posted by Paladin

Haha, yeah I only just recognised you as you got to me - I was like " I know that bike - aah its Gerard!" Hope you had a nice ride too mate! CYA soon.

Haha, I was more, who's that mad bastard waving like he's having a fit? Then clicked who it was.

**junkmanjoe** · 6th April 2009, 18:08

paladin what time would you like myself down on sunday, for coastal play

**Paladin** · 6th April 2009, 18:22

Originally Posted by junkmanjoe

paladin what time would you like myself down on sunday, for coastal play

Meet point is 8.30am at BP in Wainuiomata, where we all met for the SCAR, for arrival at Orongorongo Station at 9am.

Read the ride thread and calendar post ya lazy b@stard!! I dunno, some mates just take liberties goddammit!

**marks** · 6th April 2009, 18:31

Originally Posted by Paladin

Meet point is 8.30am at BP in Wainuiomata, where we all met for the SCAR, for arrival at Orongorongo Station at 9am.

Read the ride thread and calendar post ya lazy b@stard!! I dunno, some mates just take liberties goddammit!

be interesting to see if I can get further than 10km from the start point this time.

I'll put the Jardine can back on so you'll know where I am

**Paladin** · 6th April 2009, 18:35

Originally Posted by marks

be interesting to see if I can get further than 10km from the start point this time.

I'll put the Jardine can back on so you'll know where I am

Yeah that can should echo nicely up the river valley - probably get us thrown off for excessive noise upsetting his stock, as the landowner never saw you last time(

) - he might have changed his mind about having us back if he had!

(Then again the KTM roosting in front of him didn't seem to phase him from what I gather!

)