Planning an Epic Adventure - Will trade beer for use of couches

**shafty** · 9th July 2009, 11:39

Good update Blokes - I see that you seem quite comfy in Mum's domain, --bacon, free pickup etc etc - could you post your Mum's number for future roadside rescue? Actually a photo would be great too....!!!

**R6_kid:Me** · 9th July 2009, 11:41

I think you guys need sponsorship...

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/98/38...b79ad6.jpg?v=0

**Blackbird** · 9th July 2009, 11:48

Originally Posted by shafty

Wow, a Blackbird escort outta town, I hope you'll be able to keep pace with the Brown Fury BB!!

Hahaha, it will probably be one of my slower trips

**motorbyclist** · 9th July 2009, 18:42

We're aiming to get to kaiaua around noon, leave there around 1 or 1:30 to head for one stump hill, possibly via maraitai.. i might consult a map on this one

**Danae** · 9th July 2009, 18:55

Awesome! See you there :]

**motorbyclist** · 9th July 2009, 19:11

ok, should get to one stump hill around 3..... If you guys want to sort something out that'd be great but we don't want to postpone to outside work hours for all the traffic we'll hit (or rather traffic that'll hit us)

After one stump hill we'll have beers and after the traffic has eased we'll ride home. preferealy jafa can pillion considering we live an hour apart in opposite ends of the city

**gijoe1313** · 9th July 2009, 20:36

Was good to meet the crew! TOTO and I reached Tairua early, ate a leisurely lunch before deciding to see if we could meet up the mad lads! Whangamata turn off, they appeared as we were about to use them as an excuse to ride that way!

Riding back to Tairua, Blackbird promptly also has to do the u-turn trick

A bit of a chin-wag at the servo and off we rode towards Coroglen tavern for lunchies (TOTO and I used this as an excuse to eat again, mmmm scallop burger

)

Was great to catch up with the news, been a whiles since I seen these two plucky blighters

Blackbird was a scholar and a gentleman, nice Blackbird as well (funny that!

)

Pic1 : Here come the lads!
Pic2 : Wait! Oh ... they want some food ...
Pic3 : Purty bikes all parked up ... mmm bikes ...
Pic4 : Resplendent like lords of the ride they be!
Pic5 : Enjoying the sunshine
Pic6 : Ahh he who has the golden mane is truly blessed!

Riding along with them reminded me of my fun times on Pippi, this was the most leisurely and scenic ride of the Coro I've ever done

Will be interesting to see what tomorrow brings as they bring to a close this epic masterpiece of small bike pootling!

**1ubee** · 9th July 2009, 21:21

Well what an adventure, the little honda still going didn't here from you down here so thought you got thought ok.......

well you guys are awesome Please don't forget to write the book seperately as both have different was of expressing your "Epic Tour"......

Chrs boys good too hear your a short way to go now...

**Squiggles** · 9th July 2009, 21:26

Shall we prep some clean clothes? XD

**motorbyclist** · 9th July 2009, 21:51

Originally Posted by 1ubee

Well what an adventure, the little honda still going didn't here from you down here so thought you got thought ok.......

Yeah sorry we forgot about that after we left glenross

**TOTO** · 9th July 2009, 22:02

Cool to catch up with the two nutters and meet Blackbird.

here are some pics and I'm editting the vid soon too ...ring-ding-ding-ding-a-ring-ding-ding....

p.s. GiJoe, who is that fat guy on pic 4 - lol with a belly too haha , at least i was warm under my 3 jumpers of clothes untill we hit kaiaua on the way back

**TOTO** · 9th July 2009, 22:06

more pics....

**TOTO** · 9th July 2009, 22:12

and a few more

I'll Youtube the vid when ready

**shafty** · 9th July 2009, 22:40

Originally Posted by TOTO

and a few more

I'll Youtube the vid when ready

Great pix Toto

**motorbyclist** · 10th July 2009, 01:27

(I am very tired so excuse any incoherences)

Squiggles and Danae left us very early this morning after watching the motoGP, and combined with last nights coughing fits, a sleep-in was in order while the family worked around me. Shortly thereafter I was presented with the age old problem of What does one do with half a pack of delicious bacon, toast, eggs, old mashed spud and a warm pan deep with bacon fat? Cook (deep fry) it all at once and use the bread to soak up whatever's left, of course!

We left at 11, headed for a coro loop. 1Km down the road we ran out of gas - There was NO way we were getting to Tauranga on Brown fury last night. A near 12 o'clock wheelie later and we're on the road, only stopping for air from a dogy pump and to chat up an r6 rider who had made a rather dickhead passing manuvuer earlier in the day.

Further still down the road and we bump into Toto and GiJoe, closely follwed by blackbird shortly before hitting tairua. We talk shit, catch up, and find how crappy that last air pump was. No time to dilly dally! We continue riding through to coroglen for lunch, but even with good pressure Brown Fury still has a wobble. Toto and GIJoe bust out the cameras and seek to capture Brown Fury on film! They also made good bodyguardss so all is forgiven.

Later, after arrival at blackbird's sweet pad in coro town, much discussion and a roast chicken, we go down to look at the battery on Brown Fury - good voltage but the cells are a bit dry. Otherwise, Brown Fury shows off its good condition (cheers, Paul) and we top up the water.

Seriously, not much happened today - we even got here before dark, although the driveway was almost too steep to get up with just one rider.

The weird wobbling, our fellow riders can point out, is due to the chassis visibly flexing tortionally. lol. Also, the chain is real noisy despite the recent tension and lube and the pulsing is getting worse.

The plug is mint, as are those photos of us riding by.....

I'm knackered.