Ashhurst Boys touring ride. 26 May 2007

**yod** · 8th May 2007, 09:35

Google maps puts it at 910.8km (close enough)

you can check it out here

**chanceyy** · 8th May 2007, 09:44

I hear ya with the sore arm Yod but for me its the throttle arm that got damn sore .. throttle does not twist that easily & after the last big ride it ached for several days afterwards ..

clutch is no probs ..

but yeah this might be a boyz ride ... us girls can disappear down the road to a cafe/pub or 10 (pub crawl)

I have a hankering to do the back roads again u4ea & we passed some nice country pubs if i remember correctly ...

**yod** · 8th May 2007, 10:05

Originally Posted by cowboyz

....I have been carrying a GPS on my bike for the past 50 odd thousand k.....

hey how many kms can your GPS hold before it starts recording over the start of the track again? or do you not bother with the tracks themselves?

mine seems to fill up at about 300km, then i start losing data...

**yod** · 8th May 2007, 10:08

Originally Posted by chanceyy

I hear ya with the sore arm Yod but for me its the throttle arm that got damn sore .. throttle does not twist that easily & after the last big ride it ached for several days afterwards ..

clutch is no probs ..

but yeah this might be a boyz ride ... us girls can disappear down the road to a cafe/pub or 10 (pub crawl)

I have a hankering to do the back roads again u4ea & we passed some nice country pubs if i remember correctly ...

you coudl ride as far as wnaganui with us and then wait oohhh about 9-10 hours until we come back thru??

**cowboyz** · 8th May 2007, 10:21

Originally Posted by yungatart

I was under the impression, given your huuuge post count in our thread, that we could wander among these threads at will...as long as we don't get lost doing it

Sounds like a good ride, enjoy the detours!

Was going to say something about woman/talking too much/post count on your thread/ but I am far too polite.

Originally Posted by yod

Google maps puts it at 910.8km (close enough)

you can check it out here

Bloody hell lad. We havent even left yet and you have already added 40km to the trip! No wonder we are getting a reputation.

My figures were taken out of my map book at home. (yes I do have one I just dont carry it for the adventure) Doesn't take much to be out for it to throw it off by 5%. Just hope I have worked out the fuel stops alright cause that meanstreak is damn heavy to be pushing along.

**yod** · 8th May 2007, 10:26

Originally Posted by cowboyz

Bloody hell lad. We havent even left yet and you have already added 40km to the trip! No wonder we are getting a reputation.

My figures were taken out of my map book at home. (yes I do have one I just dont carry it for the adventure) Doesn't take much to be out for it to throw it off by 5%. Just hope I have worked out the fuel stops alright cause that meanstreak is damn heavy to be pushing along.

i think google probably adds a bit extra for actually going to the middle of each town in the list when it's unlikely we'll have to do that everywhere anyway

altho, i have to add another 20km to get to ashhurst and back as well!! i vote we meet at the Gull, corner of Railway Rd and Tremaine (just to annoy cowboyz of course)

**yod** · 8th May 2007, 10:27

Originally Posted by cowboyz

Just hope I have worked out the fuel stops alright cause that meanstreak is damn heavy to be pushing along.

stick a towbar on the 9 just in case

**MSTRS:Me** · 8th May 2007, 10:51

There is gas at PioPio - will save a bit of extra running up to TeKuiti and back to 8Mile

**chanceyy** · 8th May 2007, 10:57

Originally Posted by yod

you coudl ride as far as wnaganui with us and then wait oohhh about 9-10 hours until we come back thru??

We could .. hmmm wonder wot mischief we can get up to in 9 - 10 hours ..

perish the thought ...

just realised hmm ex is in wanganui

...nah we need to disappear to the country LOL sure the back water pubs will

us

**MSTRS:Me** · 8th May 2007, 10:59

Originally Posted by chanceyy

We could .. hmmm wonder wot mischief we can get up to in 9 - 10 hours ..

perish the thought ...

just realised hmm ex is in wanganui

...nah we need to disappear to the country LOL sure the back water pubs will

us

Wanna meet at Wimbleton?

**cowboyz** · 8th May 2007, 11:38

Originally Posted by yod

i think google probably adds a bit extra for actually going to the middle of each town in the list when it's unlikely we'll have to do that everywhere anyway

altho, i have to add another 20km to get to ashhurst and back as well!! i vote we meet at the Gull, corner of Railway Rd and Tremaine (just to annoy cowboyz of course)

Did you not see the ASHHURST part in the title. You addons just have to grin and bear it or you could move to where men are men and..........

Originally Posted by MSTRS

There is gas at PioPio - will save a bit of extra running up to TeKuiti and back to 8Mile

Sweet. Thanks for the tip. I forgot about PioPio and surprisingly so as they have a great golf course there.

revise.. stop in PioPio for gas.

**cowboyz** · 8th May 2007, 11:41

Jezzzz MSTRS. You almost had me there... You forgot about the EAT part of going to Te Kuiti. Never forget the EAT part!!
Plan is now to only stop in PioPio if there is food there otherwise refuel in Te Kuiti.

**yod** · 8th May 2007, 11:43

Originally Posted by cowboyz

Did you not see the ASHHURST part in the title. You addons just have to grin and bear it or you could move to where men are men and..........

....sheep are scared....
yeah yeah, you forget, im from canterbury and i lived in auckland for 9 years...i've heard that one more times than ive had hot dinners

i still say we meet at railway rd....i'll start a petition....

**MSTRS:Me** · 8th May 2007, 11:44

Originally Posted by cowboyz

Jezzzz MSTRS. You almost had me there... You forgot about the EAT part of going to Te Kuiti. Never forget the EAT part!!
Plan is now to only stop in PioPio if there is food there otherwise refuel in Te Kuiti.

How well we know you. Never fear, there is an Eatery in PioPio. Even has tables on the footpath, for the rugged outdoors-types such as yourself