MMMMM 2009 24 - 26 July

[Creeper]

went for a ride down past Minginui yesterday and up the Okahu valley for a coffee.......shite was it cold!!!! massive frost every where & ice on every corner. the whole place was a white out! It was -7 in Taupo overnight & the frost/ice was showing no signs of abatting at 2.30 when I left for home.
just the sort of conditions you want for the MMMMM

[junkmanjoe]

Hmmm
black ice and i have met before,
in the desert road one morning....
. next thing, on my ass in the ditch...
my mate said, that look good do it again...

[GLG]

keen to ride down with you on friday got a contact number

[Creeper]

Hey GLG......PM sent

[clint640]

went for a ride down past Minginui yesterday and up the Okahu valley for a coffee.......shite was it cold!!!! massive frost every where & ice on every corner. the whole place was a white out! It was -7 in Taupo overnight & the frost/ice was showing no signs of abatting at 2.30 when I left for home.
just the sort of conditions you want for the MMMMM

Yup, bring it on! I'd rather frost than rain any day. There's not much tarseal to ride in the morning sections so ice shouldn't be too much of a problem.

Just remind me to watch out for this bit:



Cheers
Clint

[junkmanjoe]

whats the go there .

frosty slippy road..

[clint640]

whats the go there .

frosty slippy road..

It was actually a shady patch of packed icy snow. Just around a blind corner - real nasty. But we're going the other way around so that particular spot shouldn't be a problem.

Clint

[Cary]

whats the go there .

frosty slippy road..

Another car at the scene told us he passed them just before this corner (pic doesn't show) which had a couple inches of snow on it.

Going too fast, big skid marks all over the road & ended up down the bank.

He was just climbing out the top of the car when we happend upon it. Borrowed car to if i remember correctly.......

I also believe he told us he was just out for a drive and had come in the other direction ealier so knew the snow was there.......

[Taz]

I'd forgotten all about that.......

[junkmanjoe]

i did notice when we where down south, around the nelson road to piction.
the frost was still on the sides of the roads laten in the afternoon, in the shaded areas.

well if he knew the snow was there, i guess its only his own fault...

[marks]

Okay ladies

this video shows (in the middle) an easy looking trail ride that looks like big adv bikes could do somewhere around Motu called the "Dam Track"

possibly around the interestection of Motu Rd and Takaputahi Rd?

anyone know anything about it?

[reofix]

I want some of that !!!!

[Taz]

I'd give that a go on the orange beast..........

[Bass]

I'd give that a go on the orange beast..........

But what about the farmers?

[Taz]

But what about the farmers?

They gotta catch me first. I just wore the brunt of you guys stirring them up