MMMMM 2009 24 - 26 July

[clint640]

The world famous Minginui-Matawai-Motu Midwinter Madness Ride is on 24-26 July.

The plan is to meet up at the Rangitaiki Pub on the Napier-Taupo road. There is food, beer, basic cabins & camping there for those who want to arrive Friday night. Phone them on 07 384 2803 to book yourself a bed.

More comfy accomodation, & extra bunks are also available 5km back down the road towards Taupo at the Rangitaiki Lodge. They have a couple of nice motel units, some tidy cabins & a bunkhouse. Call them on 07 384 2800 to book. As the Lodge bar usually closes at 8 the main gathering/meal/beers will be back at the pub.

8am Saturday we'll leave the Pub & head North along the Waipunga Rd across to highway 38 at Minginui then on through Waikaremoana, Wairoa, Tiniroto & a few backroads to my friend's farm, Journey's End Station, out the back of Matawai. We'll stay in the shearer's quarters which are quite modern & well appointed. BYO sleeping bag. If we are lucky Ann might even cook us dinner & get in some beer for us. Bring your sleeping bag, there are 20 beds/matresses there, any extras will have to bring a camp mat too.

EDIT 15/7: Ann has offered to cook us dinner on the Saturday night, those who have done the ride before will know that we are in for a treat, most likely spit roasted lamb &/or wild pork fresh off the station. The cost for the accomodation & meal will be $25, bring cash. Ann has also offered to get some beer in for us, any flavour you like as long as its Tui stubbies, please PM me your beer orders by Wednesday 22, & bring $15 per 1/2 doz cash to pay for it.

On the Sunday we'll head out to Matawai then off down the Motu Rd to Opotiki, then a couple more backroads & maybe some hot pools, then back to my place at Rotoiti.

Further details will be added to this post as we get more organised.

Remember this is a MIDWINTER ride. Based on previous MMMMM rides there is a 100% chance it will rain, a 50% chance of snow, a 75% chance it will be bloody cold & a 100% chance that all those mad enough to do the whole ride will have lots of fun. The route is all tar & gravel roads, nothing technical, some of the gravel is often fairly rough & muddy though.

Distances:

Taupo - Rangitaiki Pub - 35 km (no fuel)
Rangitaiki Pub - Te Whaiti - 75km (no fuel)
Te Whaiti - Waikaremoana 70km (thats 180km from Taupo - pack extra gas if you've got a small tank)
Waikaremoana - Wairoa 60km
Wairoa - Journey's End 160km
Journey's End Station - Matawai 30km
Matawai - Opotiki 75km

Calendar Entry & registration here: http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/ca...&day=2009-7-24


Cheers
Clint

[trustme]

In . [10 characters fuck round]

[.chris]

Will put myself down as a possible.

Have to see what is on the radar closer to the time.

[Crisis management]

Woo hoo! Finally, allowed out to play, I've got it in writing and witnessed (the neighbour seemed a tad perplexed by that request), book me in.....thanks Clint!!

Now, how about a friday ride down, I hear the west coast calling.

[Cary]

Looking forward to another great MMMMMM ride

[Taz]

I'm in for another MMMMM.... Booked the nights off work so all is go!!

[young1]

Fck Fck Fck and Fck!!

Sorry you will have to count me out this year, we fly out on 21.7.09 for 10 days holiday in the sun.

If you are debating whether to do this ride, do it, it is fantastic!

[marks]

this year I won't let a little bad weather put me off

[bart]

I'll see how the bike handles the South Island job. Very keen.

[BMWST?]

should have time to get things ship shape!

[ev0lution]

in! shaweet.... just talked mrs into getting a super sherpa after reading all of Rosie's exploits... got 2 months to teach her to ride the damn thing!

[Cary]

this year I won't let a little bad weather put me off

NOTED.........

[Taz]

Last time I went the whole of the Waikaremoana Road was under at least 10 metres of snow which I soon ploughed a path thru on the mighty XT

[rogson]

Yeah, me too.......as I recall the snow was 20 metres deep!

[Taz]

Yeah, me too.......as I recall the snow was 20 metres deep!

Hey long time no see..... Some one on that ride also parked his bike outside despite the abundance of undercover parking and in the morning couldn't get his key in the frozen ignition