King Country ADV ride?

[junkmanjoe]

hope your repair bill wasnt to high...

[Paladin]

Yep, that was me thanks. Loved all of it and looking forward to more.

Welcome to the insane asylum!!!!

(or Bikini Bottom in my case....mawahaha!)
(same difference LOL!)



I think I may need therapy!

[Aslan]

So what's the equation for the F800GS? Lots of Dollars minus R1150GS, minus DR650, plus ????, plus an undefined level of the good wife's tolerance levels. .

Actually, revise that: Lots of Dollars minus R1150GS, minus DR650, plus ????, MINUS the good wife. Nah - probably not a happening thing....

Better get that new car for her soon Stephen...

Bet in hindsight you wished you hadn't taken a ride...It just makes you lust after them. After all, you can't miss what you haven't tasted yet (mixing metaphors)

Steve.

Steve's entirely right - I'm dammed fortunate to have good health two bikes - friends I can ride with and a supportive wife - but yeah it's nice to dream - whilst Steve's assessment of the equation is about right IMO - I'd be worried about breaking the F800GS if I dropped it - whereas that same concern is not there with the workhorse DR. Cheers Aslan aka Stephen O

[NordieBoy]

Yeah well, you should have seen what didn't make it on camera, the low side off the cow pat, the 15" roosts & throwing it down the hill on the Whanga road.

15 inch roosts?

You da man!

[MXNUT]

Question - What happens when you have the flu but go on a three day adventure ride anyway.
Answer You get pnumonia and spend the next 5 days in bed.
( Eddieb `s fault for talking me into that 2nd lap of fishers track in the pouring rain ).

So now that im back in the land of the living, thanks to everyone for coming along and a BIG thanks to Nooles for doing the thankless job of being tail end charlie. I was probably a bit ambitous with the distance on the Saturday but i guess finishing in the dark made it more of an adventure.

I dont have any photo`s from saturday but a here is some from the Friday and Sunday.

1. Start of the Matahiwi track.
2. Top of the Matahiwi.
3. Aslan on the Matahiwi
4. Joe on Matahiwi
5. Nooles on Matahiwi
6. Eddieb on Matahiwi

[Aslan]

Hi there MXNUT aka Mark - glad to hear you're feeling better! - thanks again for a great ride Ciao Aslan

[MXNUT]

1. The end of Matahiwi.
2.Garry W on fishers track
3. Marks on Fishers
4. EddieB on fishers
5. EddieB & Joe on fishers
6.Joe on Fishers

[MXNUT]

1.Andymac after surviving the COW incident and a flat tyre
2.BMWRSNUT ( Stephen )
3.KSLIDER
4. Heres 1 of Pete on Friday at the Matahiwi - Before mirror damage
5.Maurice - it was almost like cheating for him and me on our dirt bikes.
6. Kokopelli

[MXNUT]

1-2-3 EddieB on the old.
4-5-6 Haggis on the ( THEN ) shiny and new

[MXNUT]

1 & 2 Kokopelli
3. Joe
4. Our lone entrant from the Pig Island. Underground.

[MXNUT]

I promised Colin ( That looks like fun ) that i wouldnt post these.......
O well I dont think he was silly enough to believe me.

[Eddieb]

Question - What happens when you have the flu but go on a three day adventure ride anyway.
Answer You get pnumonia and spend the next 5 days in bed.
( Eddieb `s fault for talking me into that 2nd lap of fishers track in the pouring rain ).

Wicked photo's, You did say you'd find something to be my fault though no arm twisting was required if I recall, the thought of an old BMW going somewhere you weren't going to was enough.

PM will be sent about getting full resolution copies of some of those.

[That looks like fun]

I promised Colin ( That looks like fun ) that i wouldnt post these.......
O well I dont think he was silly enough to believe me.

Bastard
What happened to the "what happens on the bus stays on the bus"ethics Once again Mark, cheers for an awesome weekend. Bring on the next one

[Hinny]

6.Joe on Fishers

Did this end badly?
Not looking in the best of shape here.

[junkmanjoe]

no sorry it didnt. very close indeed.
but just up the hill behind that section, i was taken out by a cowpad.... yea i know... oh shit...