Dunedin rides

**Ruralman** · 27th April 2007, 08:57

I'm still hoping to get up for the big group ride from the Beaumont rally. It leaves the site at 11am as per the following:

If you look at the programme it leaves Beaumont at 11am, over to Tapanui ,leaves there at midday for the Clinton pub (lunch), leaves Clinton at 1:30 for Balclutha (Hotel Sth Otago), leaves Balclutha at 2:30 for Milton (probably the pub), leaves from Milton BP at 3:30 for the Lawrence pub and leaves the Lawrence pub at 4:30 to get back to the site

Who else is keen to get there by 11am to join this ride - meet at Lawrence at 10am for a coffee (Wild Walnut) then leave Lawrence at 10:30 and ride up. I realize this might be a bit early for those requiring last minute nail polish adjustments, but this ride out seems to be a feature of the rally so it would be a shame to miss out on it. If you ride up later you might as well try to meet up with the group ride somewhere because there might not be many at the site.

**Delphinus** · 27th April 2007, 09:34

Originally Posted by scumdog

So you looked at it he?

I tried that, looked at it long and often - still didn't make the rim straighten out though....

Yeah unfortunately the power of my mind just isnt up to scratch either...

Got the bike from welly had a mechanicy friend look at it, but either he missed it which would have been easy enough to do or I did it myself (no idea how)

Oh well first bike is very much a learning experience!

**FREE2B** · 27th April 2007, 14:24

Well it depends on the weather really. STLL scraping mud of from the last escapade .. (thanx Al for the water blasting).. got the tyre on at last 2 Now if we are guna meet the others for lunch where are your fav spots that outsiders can find easy enough??

**Ruralman** · 27th April 2007, 18:19

Originally Posted by FREE2B

Well it depends on the weather really. STLL scraping mud of from the last escapade .. (thanx Al for the water blasting).. got the tyre on at last 2 Now if we are guna meet the others for lunch where are your fav spots that outsiders can find easy enough??

That wasn't mud - that was just a little build up from dirty water. I could arrange something to demonstrate the difference - I wonder, do they make knobbies to fit an LS650???

**Midnight Special** · 27th April 2007, 22:30

im gonna be a girl and stay home were its warm and do some work on my bike in the dining room LOL but you guys have a safe ride and take lots of pics ! and a hottie !

**Ruralman** · 27th April 2007, 22:52

Originally Posted by Midnight Special

im gonna be a girl and stay home were its warm and do some work on my bike in the dining room LOL but you guys have a safe ride and take lots of pics ! and a hottie !

You must be gonna be something else - cos theres quite a few girls gonna go regardless.

**Ruralman** · 28th April 2007, 21:21

Had a good ride today - we didn't catch the ride out from the site but heard there was only about 12 bikes on it anyway. We did our own thing - up to Roxburgh for lunch then home via the Moa Flat route to Heriot and Tapanui (for fuel) then back to Beaumont. I've come home and left them to it.
No doubt there will be some stories to tell after tonight - the sheep shit in the tent site was bloody disgusting and was getting on everything, so there'll be some serious washing down of tents etc tomorrow when they get home.
Looked like it will be another nice friendly smaller rally

**Delphinus** · 28th April 2007, 21:33

Glad to hear was a good day. Having no bike is starting to get a bit painful...
Pity about the sheep remainders... hopefully they plan around that next year.

**JimO** · 29th April 2007, 06:51

one of my boys had his first game of club soccor at memorial park in mosgiel and that was covered in sheep shit as well.........wonder if it was the same sheep

**Daffyd** · 29th April 2007, 20:08

Originally Posted by jimjim

one of my boys had his first game of club soccor at memorial park in mosgiel and that was covered in sheep shit as well.........wonder if it was the same sheep

Must be a plague.

**Midnight Special** · 30th April 2007, 13:28

Originally Posted by Ruralman

You must be gonna be something else - cos theres quite a few girls gonna go regardless.

thanks for your input and i did go so

**FREE2B** · 1st May 2007, 22:53

Good one MS

shame we missed ya

**Silverfern** · 2nd May 2007, 22:27

And where is my brownie point for getting the said MS there and back in one piece?

**xknuts** · 2nd May 2007, 22:38

Originally Posted by Silverfern

And where is my brownie point for getting the said MS there and back in one piece?

There were lots of Brownie Points on the paddock! I would of happily given you more than one, hehe. BUT well done anyway, sorry we missed you all, we were actually pissing around all day. A late start (have you ever watched a certain Girl pack), RM late in Lawrence, fixing Suzuki's beside the road & so behind the 8 ball all day. Enjoyable ride in good company all the same.