1098S - touring

**DMNTD:Me** · 9th January 2009, 22:10

Right...I've finally got a week off and I'm sick of bastard bikers coming into work telling how great their day of riding has been so tomorrow afternoon I'm off on a fairly unplanned trip for 5-7 days on my Duc.
Yeah I know it's not the most ideal touring bike but Unit has got the ZX14 up north atm so a honky has to make do.
Got myself a small back pack full of the essentials and will have to simply buy clean clothes as I go (read...go to the Warehouse).
So if you see a lost looking dude on a bleck 1098S pootling along wave out and show me where the local pub is will ya!
Plan....leave Tauranga tomorrow and head south...Inter Island ferry on Monday afternoon...ride south...ferry next Thursday,maybe...Tauranga next Saturday...

**EJK** · 9th January 2009, 22:16

No kidding! Going south island! Nice! Doing it on the Italian? I'll present you a walking stick when you complete the journey

**jrandom** · 9th January 2009, 22:17

Have fun dude.

Will we be seeing you and Te Manu at PMCC round 2 on the 25th?

**DMNTD:Me** · 9th January 2009, 22:19

Originally Posted by jrandom

Have fun dude.

Will we be seeing you and Te Manu at PMCC round 2 on the 25th?

Having fun won't be a problem

Oh hell yes...never ridden or even been to Manfield before

**jrandom** · 9th January 2009, 22:21

Originally Posted by DMNTD

Oh hell yes...never ridden or even been to Manfield before

Me neither. Well, I've been there, but not ridden the track. Been watching videos of laps recently. Looks mint! Fast, wide and fun.

**Number One** · 9th January 2009, 22:24

Nice one cyril! Hope mother nature treats you kindly and the roads are clear

**McJim** · 9th January 2009, 22:26

Hey Chris, if you need a place to stay in the far far south and to park the 1098 you're welcome to use the spare room and the garage (the 1098 goes in the spare room - you can sleep in the garage

) Just PM me.

Weather outlook is good for down here Mon-Tue-Wed so far.

**sidecar bob** · 9th January 2009, 22:42

Good luck with your choice of "touring bike" Chris. I did Tauranga Wanganui return this week on the RSV, im a bit out of practice with the distance stuff, but i was truly fucked by the time i got home.

**Usarka** · 9th January 2009, 22:43

Utter uttter uttter bastard.

Enjoy

**EJK** · 9th January 2009, 22:44

Don't Bin!

**yungatart** · 9th January 2009, 22:57

This is not the often threatened visit to our place, is it Chris?

Nah, couldn't be....I only ask cos Unit is coming to stay here sometime this week

**racerhead** · 10th January 2009, 07:33

Ha cool way of getting around Im planning on doing the same kinda thing on a daytona 675 for a few months. Was planning on just putting everything in a backpack but your idea of buying cheap clothes as you go is a top one.
Good luck with the trip

**sondela** · 10th January 2009, 08:50

Long trips on Ducatis can hurt a little, but then Ducati riders can handle it!!, if you need to be shown the way to pubs around Christchurch, just yell! I'd show you some just for a look at that gorgeous bike

Travel safe..