Brass Monkey: she's gunna be a cold one this year!

[Cookie Monster]

Man its to cold to be going there. Thats right call me soft or a big I am. Leave this trip and anything else for all you keen souls me Id rather keep warm. Next for me is Pissed Penquin.

[_Shrek_]

I like the idea of camping away from all the noise. If its one thing I hate at night its plenty of noise.

We always camp on the highest grassy knoll out back away from the noisy area, overlooking the lake (OK I am getting old).

makes note to self see where Spuds & flip make camp, go back at two hr intervals from 1:00am start bike with bike tube over end of exhaust to remind them they at a rally

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

Next for me is Pissed Penquin.

My next one is most likely Mildhogs Route 72 Rally

[awayatc]

yep, will be going to freeze my balls off......

Will be taking antifreeze....

Does cognac do the job?.........

[FJRider]

yep, will be going to freeze my balls off......

Will be taking antifreeze....

Does cognac do the job?.........

It does... but be prepared for the drummer in your head in the morning...

[awayatc]

Drummer....?

Normaly have the whole f**kin marching band.....

[stevewederell]

Drummer....?

Normaly have the whole f**kin marching band.....

Marching band be feked. If ya play ya cards right I'll get part of a noisy PIPE band!!!

I'll be dumb enough to be going, though I'll be heading to Ingill earlier on in the week and heading up from there, then a week long tiki tour home after that.

Excuse a probable stupid question but would it be worth while taking the battery out and keeping it in the tent to keep it warmer?

[98tls]

Cold morning but a fine day im predicting,wont be heading over this year,cant be bothered going slow over the pig route with all that shite they put over the road,yea i know they have to,just makes a great bit of road boring.

[Evo1132]

It will be the 29th Brass Monkey, not mine, only been 3 times, I love it, it is the essence of a motorcycle rally, massive fire, lots of motorbike talk, near misses in the ice, awesome

[dangerous]

I was reading on the BM site that fuel can freeze in the fuel lines and radiators can burst. How likely is this to happen? Just curious is all.

well... in the good old days (80's) the ground temp was -22 the lake was so frozen we used to ride the sidecars on it LOL, these days its mild as in comparasion... how ever having long got my 10 up badge I cant be buggered unless its a good forcast, but the weather usually turns the week before. There is a odd nostalga about the rally that draws you back... yip Im thinking about it we will see closer to the time

[Solly]

well... in the good old days (80's) the ground temp was -22 the lake was so frozen we used to ride the sidecars on it LOL, these days its mild as in comparasion... how ever having long got my 10 up badge I cant be buggered unless its a good forcast, but the weather usually turns the week before. There is a odd nostalga about the rally that draws you back... yip Im thinking about it we will see closer to the time

Ahhhhh, the good ole days when men were men and girls were ground-sheets

[Solly]

Hoping to make one night.......anyone got any spare room in their tent for one night??

[doc]

Can never understand when it's a mild one, you hear people complaining "it's not cold enough'.This is no 9 in a row from Jaffaland. Can't wait to be able sit in the 10up tent eating my free apples watching the novices enter. Only thing Im dreading is the trip to the ferry and getting off it on the way back. Getting slower, going to spend 10 days across the ditch this year.

[Solly]

Can never understand when it's a mild one, you hear people complaining "it's not cold enough'.This is no 9 in a row from Jaffaland. Can't wait to be able sit in the 10up tent eating my free apples watching the novices enter. Only thing Im dreading is the trip to the ferry and getting off it on the way back. Getting slower, going to spend 10 days across the ditch this year.

Good on ya Doc....hope you have your swine flu jab and visa all sorted

[98tls]

I dont live to far away from the site,couple of hours,any coming from far away are welcome to stop in for a shower/feed/beer/whatever.....just lemme know.