King Country ADV ride?

**Paladin** · 27th April 2009, 23:58

Originally Posted by junkmanjoe

Hi GUYS.
Home safe, BUZZING...still.
cheers motoxnut, you day man.... top weekend mate, made heaps new mates, seen some fab country side.
mate what a great time.
am loading up my pics, follow my link bellow.
also a couple vids in there for the southern boys to go, ooh arr over....
im a bit shaged after ride home in the rain and dark.
more stories tomorrow.

DR BIGS Rule.....

Awesome set of pics Joe! Sure looks like I missed one helluva weekend. I can see why you're buzzin mate!

**Eddieb** · 28th April 2009, 00:04

Agreed, Me and Joe took the long way home and only got in at about 9:45 tonight. I think I clocked up 1780 km's for the 4 days.

Fridays trip up involved Matahiwi track and an inpromptu Fishers Track expedition for the Welly guys. I managed to run out of gas about 12km out of Rataehi, having got lost earlier in the day I'd covered more ground that the other guys and didn't quite make it. Big thanks to Nooles for some extra gas. I never got to buy you a beer.

Mark showed us some wicked local roads Saturday, including some beach antics, the exits mostly caught on video.

Sunday was the 42nd Traverse. Andy Mac managed to get a puncture on the way there which was fixed roadside. During the 42nd I got Joe to try out the GS, while I jumped on Aslans DR650 that Joe had. Joe didn't seem too keen to give me my bike back, could it be that he actually liked it?
After the 42nd most people went their separate ways, however JunkManJoe, Andy Mac, BMWRSNUT and another gent whose name I'm not sure of decided to go back to do Fishers again in the rain, they soon twisted my rubber arm to join them and MotoXNUT decided he couldn't be shown up by a heavy old BMW seeing as he was on a little 400 and so he better come too, and not 2 minutes before he had told me he was done and heading home.

Monday Joe and I decided to head down SH43 to Whangamomona, Joe hadn't been there and it had been 10 years or more for me. This then lead onto probably the hardest adv ride I've ever done, Whangamomona road, in the rain, after a day of rain. Slipprier(sp) than a greased slippery thing. I think it took us 3 hours to cover 20km's and my achievement of staying upright all weekend took a tumble or 3, plus Joe got majorly roosted pushing the GS out of a bog, had to be helped out of a bog, and took a couple of minor tumbles.

Photo's & vids are uploading. It will take a while as there are 240 something of them. They will be here.

I'll probably post a few of the tastier ones in here as well later.

**BMWST?** · 28th April 2009, 07:46

Originally Posted by Eddieb

Agreed, Me and Joe took the long way home and only got in at about 9:45 tonight. I think I clocked up 1780 km's for the 4 days.

Fridays trip up involved Matahiwi track and an inpromptu Fishers Track expedition for the Welly guys. I managed to run out of gas about 12km out of Rataehi, having got lost earlier in the day I'd covered more ground that the other guys and didn't quite make it. Big thanks to Nooles for some extra gas. I never got to buy you a beer.

Mark showed us some wicked local roads Saturday, including some beach antics, the exits mostly caught on video.

Sunday was the 42nd Traverse. Andy Mac managed to get a puncture on the way there which was fixed roadside. During the 42nd I got Joe to try out the GS, while I jumped on Aslans DR650 that Joe had. Joe didn't seem too keen to give me my bike back, could it be that he actually liked it?
After the 42nd most people went their separate ways, however JunkManJoe, Andy Mac, BMWRSNUT and another gent whose name I'm not sure of decided to go back to do Fishers again in the rain, they soon twisted my rubber arm to join them and MotoXNUT decided he couldn't be shown up by a heavy old BMW seeing as he was on a little 400 and so he better come too, and not 2 minutes before he had told me he was done and heading home.

Monday Joe and I decided to head down SH43 to Whangamomona, Joe hadn't been there and it had been 10 years or more for me. This then lead onto probably the hardest adv ride I've ever done, Whangamomona road, in the rain, after a day of rain. Slipprier(sp) than a greased slippery thing. I think it took us 3 hours to cover 20km's and my achievement of staying upright all weekend took a tumble or 3, plus Joe got majorly roosted pushing the GS out of a bog, had to be helped out of a bog, and took a couple of minor tumbles.

Photo's & vids are uploading. It will take a while as there are 240 something of them. They will be here.

I'll probably post a few of the tastier ones in here as well later.

i hope you didnt leave welly with a full tank....you have the big PD tank right?

**marks** · 28th April 2009, 07:58

Originally Posted by Eddieb

Agreed, Me and Joe took the long way home and only got in at about 9:45 tonight. I think I clocked up 1780 km's for the 4 days.

Fridays trip up involved Matahiwi track and an inpromptu Fishers Track expedition for the Welly guys. I managed to run out of gas about 12km out of Rataehi, having got lost earlier in the day I'd covered more ground that the other guys and didn't quite make it. Big thanks to Nooles for some extra gas. I never got to buy you a beer.

Mark showed us some wicked local roads Saturday, including some beach antics, the exits mostly caught on video.

Sunday was the 42nd Traverse. Andy Mac managed to get a puncture on the way there which was fixed roadside. During the 42nd I got Joe to try out the GS, while I jumped on Aslans DR650 that Joe had. Joe didn't seem too keen to give me my bike back, could it be that he actually liked it?
After the 42nd most people went their separate ways, however JunkManJoe, Andy Mac, BMWRSNUT and another gent whose name I'm not sure of decided to go back to do Fishers again in the rain, they soon twisted my rubber arm to join them and MotoXNUT decided he couldn't be shown up by a heavy old BMW seeing as he was on a little 400 and so he better come too, and not 2 minutes before he had told me he was done and heading home.

Monday Joe and I decided to head down SH43 to Whangamomona, Joe hadn't been there and it had been 10 years or more for me. This then lead onto probably the hardest adv ride I've ever done, Whangamomona road, in the rain, after a day of rain. Slipprier(sp) than a greased slippery thing. I think it took us 3 hours to cover 20km's and my achievement of staying upright all weekend took a tumble or 3, plus Joe got majorly roosted pushing the GS out of a bog, had to be helped out of a bog, and took a couple of minor tumbles.

Photo's & vids are uploading. It will take a while as there are 240 something of them. They will be here.

I'll probably post a few of the tastier ones in here as well later.

Thanks Eddie for the mini report - photo 265/266 is where I went tits up on the old Whanga rd - should have gone straight through the main deep rut instead of trying to go around the hill side. Whanga is an awesome track isn't it.

also please remove photo 35 or you will be hearing from my solicitors

**bart** · 28th April 2009, 08:06

Originally Posted by marks

Thanks Eddie for the mini report - photo 265/266 is where I went tits up on the old Whanga rd - should have gone straight through the main deep rut instead of trying to go around the hill side. Whanga is an awesome track isn't it.

also please remove photo 35 or you will be hearing from my solicitors

Nice shot. New desktop picture time.

**NordieBoy** · 28th April 2009, 08:18

I spy an Underground lurking in those pics

In as much as you can lurk on an @

**Eddieb** · 28th April 2009, 08:54

Originally Posted by marks

Thanks Eddie for the mini report - photo 265/266 is where I went tits up on the old Whanga rd - should have gone straight through the main deep rut instead of trying to go around the hill side. Whanga is an awesome track isn't it.

also please remove photo 35 or you will be hearing from my solicitors

The Whanga picture doesn't capture how steep that actually was.

On a Southern Coast ride recently I was standing next to MarkS while he was taking pictures.

Mark was heard to say, 'Have you noticed how everyone speeds up when they see a camera out?'
So if you start at pic 33 you can guess what happened.

**MyGSXF:Me** · 28th April 2009, 09:19

Wow.. awesome pics Joe & Eddie

that's some serious adv riding!!!

The mighty DT175 would have loved that!!!

**marks** · 28th April 2009, 09:22

Originally Posted by Eddieb

So if you start at pic 33 you can guess what happened.

actually the speed didn't increase - my "big handful power slide" for the camera just kind of backfired a tiny bit

30+psi + slippery clay + bald knobby + no brain = TITS UP

**Paladin** · 28th April 2009, 09:23

Great pics Eddie!!! Looks an absolute awesome weekend!

And pic 35 was outstanding!

**Waihou Thumper** · 28th April 2009, 09:24

Originally Posted by Eddieb

Agreed, Me and Joe took the long way home and only got in at about 9:45 tonight. I think I clocked up 1780 km's for the 4 days.

Fridays trip up involved Matahiwi track and an inpromptu Fishers Track expedition for the Welly guys. I managed to run out of gas about 12km out of Rataehi, having got lost earlier in the day I'd covered more ground that the other guys and didn't quite make it. Big thanks to Nooles for some extra gas. I never got to buy you a beer.

Mark showed us some wicked local roads Saturday, including some beach antics, the exits mostly caught on video.

Sunday was the 42nd Traverse. Andy Mac managed to get a puncture on the way there which was fixed roadside. During the 42nd I got Joe to try out the GS, while I jumped on Aslans DR650 that Joe had. Joe didn't seem too keen to give me my bike back, could it be that he actually liked it?
After the 42nd most people went their separate ways, however JunkManJoe, Andy Mac, BMWRSNUT and another gent whose name I'm not sure of decided to go back to do Fishers again in the rain, they soon twisted my rubber arm to join them and MotoXNUT decided he couldn't be shown up by a heavy old BMW seeing as he was on a little 400 and so he better come too, and not 2 minutes before he had told me he was done and heading home.

Monday Joe and I decided to head down SH43 to Whangamomona, Joe hadn't been there and it had been 10 years or more for me. This then lead onto probably the hardest adv ride I've ever done, Whangamomona road, in the rain, after a day of rain. Slipprier(sp) than a greased slippery thing. I think it took us 3 hours to cover 20km's and my achievement of staying upright all weekend took a tumble or 3, plus Joe got majorly roosted pushing the GS out of a bog, had to be helped out of a bog, and took a couple of minor tumbles.

Photo's & vids are uploading. It will take a while as there are 240 something of them. They will be here.

I'll probably post a few of the tastier ones in here as well later.

Great, thanks. You captured the essence of the weekend there..

Wounded pride, bruised side, knees and more wounds on the KTM. Still, it was a great day and nice to catch up with the guys once again.
I wish I could have made it down Sunday though.
Next time....

**Garry.W** · 28th April 2009, 17:23

Originally Posted by K slider

Mark your a legend, bloody great ride and a great bunch to ride with.Idont know how you manage to navigate us through such a vast number of roads and tracks.
Cheers Mate.

What he said

Thanks especially to Mark and to everyone for making it such an enjoyable weekend.

Few words and some of the photos I got HERE

**Dont Know** · 28th April 2009, 18:54

A big thanks to Mark for organising such a great ride and fantastic road, the weather just made it more fun. Sorry I couldn't get to do the 42nd of Fishers as XR was playing up.
Didn't make it all the way home either, had to leave the bike in a farmer shed near Prionga, a big thanks to John on the BMW F800GS who spent a lot of time trying to get the bike going and then giving me a lift back to Auckland on the BMW. I went back in the car with a trailer to recover the bike, again a big thank you John

Slept the night in a cabin with Henery, Tim (Bugsey) and Graham (String), what a laugh, sorry we missed you guys in Te Kuiti.

**junkmanjoe** · 28th April 2009, 19:37

First off.

A special special thanks to Aslan.
other wise i would have had to wait at home and hope the parts turned up for my bike.

Aslan was very kind enough and trusted me to be carefull with his DR650.
cant thank you enough.
first pic aprox 6am friday morn depart time for north, nice and clean ready to roll.

second pick, this morn ( tuesday ) one very dirty bike.

**junkmanjoe** · 28th April 2009, 19:56

Thanks to Motoxnut.

top ride out mate.
love them gravel roads.

a few high lights from my point.

left home 6am ish headed north.
arrived early and sanson. toped up tank top up on a nice hot cupper as well.

teamed up with marks and andymac, and headed for matahiwi track the back roads.
have no idea off where we went, sure marks will fill us in there.

met up with others at start off track and headed off in to unknowen.
im not sure if anyone has mentioned that our leader got us lost in there.......

up over the track neat fram road.
top half off whanganui river road we cool, first time there,

group decided we would do fishers track while weather was good,
unkowen and new road for me.
was cool, just me to a T.
nice and slippy, heaps off mud, love mud...give me more..
time is getting on as we headed off to Otorohanga, arived quite late, just rember the DR BIG rumble from behind me.....

checked in bed time.
thats friday done.......oh my ass....