Wellington Rideouts - Where next?

**Aslan** · 21st June 2009, 09:09

hi Padmei - trust all's well with you and that mean green machine - i can see from your posts you've been having some fun - we had a heavy frost here during the week - this morning is grey and overcast with the prospect of rain - meantime I continue doing paper work till Eddie, Paladin, JMJ or some other soul says yip let's go for a ride

**junkmanjoe** · 21st June 2009, 09:19

Originally Posted by Aslan

hi Padmei - trust all's well with you and that mean green machine - i can see from your posts you've been having some fun - we had a heavy frost here during the week - this morning is grey and overcast with the prospect of rain - meantime I continue doing paper work till Eddie, Paladin, JMJ or some other soul says yip let's go for a ride

Hi Aslan.

would love to go for a ride with you today.
one small prob....im coming to welly in a car soon.

is very windy and cold here today.

**Aslan** · 21st June 2009, 09:21

Originally Posted by junkmanjoe

Hi Aslan.

would love to go for a ride with you today.
one small prob....im coming to welly in a car soon.

is very windy and cold here today.

thanks Joe - maybe that's good enough reason to flag going for a ride in 'rapa and considering coming on the RRRR instead next weekend - ciao S

**junkmanjoe** · 21st June 2009, 09:24

Originally Posted by Aslan

thanks Joe - maybe that's good enough reason to flag going for a ride in 'rapa and considering coming on the RRRR instead next weekend - ciao S

if you thinking of doing next weekend
i make sure im on it....

**Eddieb** · 21st June 2009, 10:30

Originally Posted by Aslan

hi Padmei - trust all's well with you and that mean green machine - i can see from your posts you've been having some fun - we had a heavy frost here during the week - this morning is grey and overcast with the prospect of rain - meantime I continue doing paper work till Eddie, Paladin, JMJ or some other soul says yip let's go for a ride

Sorry mate, I'm in Hamilton. It's crystal clear blue skies here. I think the bike will get exercised today.

**Aslan** · 21st June 2009, 16:10

stayed home and got some chores done instead - replaced low beam bulb on the bimmer and fitted new E09 to front of the DR so all in all a satisfying day - had the JMJ whanau pop in for a cuppa so all in all a good day

**marks** · 28th June 2009, 10:35

the weather is cool and still here today - perfect for a little ride

I know its short notice - but just in case....

I'm taking the DT from the Paraparaumu end of the Maungakotukutuku Valley through to Karapoti - unless the clay surface is too snotty in which case I'll bail.

leaving the quad centre (at the start of the track) about 12?

**marks** · 29th June 2009, 19:19

well you fookers missed an awesome mud fest in the mungatooks on Sunday.

Bruce and I (and most probably Fred) will be heading up Odlins Rd on Sunday the 12th July mid morning

Unless I have new tires on the KLR I'll be on the DT

all welcome - big bikes will need good tires

**Paladin** · 30th June 2009, 09:12

Originally Posted by marks

well you fookers missed an awesome mud fest in the mungatooks on Sunday.

Bruce and I (and most probably Fred) will be heading up Odlins Rd on Sunday the 12th July mid morning

Unless I have new tires on the KLR I'll be on the DT

all welcome - big bikes will need good tires

Maybe we'll finally get Eddie in there on the PD!!!

I'm up for it if I can get Sunday kiddie cover - always enjoy scaring the crap outta myself on Odlins Rd!

**Eddieb** · 30th June 2009, 10:57

Originally Posted by Paladin

Maybe we'll finally get Eddie in there on the PD!!!

I'm up for it if I can get Sunday kiddie cover - always enjoy scaring the crap outta myself on Odlins Rd!

You better make sure your back is rested up if we do! It's a lot heavier than a 5 year old.

The E-09 rear on the PD is getting fairly low, it's done about 6000km's now and the front is an 80/20 tyre, not really mud suitable.

The G/S on the other hand has the perfect tyres on it, but it don't go.

**marks** · 30th June 2009, 11:04

Originally Posted by Eddieb

You better make sure your back is rested up if we do! It's a lot heavier than a 5 year old.

The E-09 rear on the PD is getting fairly low, it's done about 6000km's now and the front is an 80/20 tyre, not really mud suitable.

The G/S on the other hand has the perfect tyres on it, but it don't go.

Odlins Rd doesn't seem to be badly affected by rain. Gets a bit ruttier but there is very little clay - its mainly a stony/gravelly surface so it doesn't deteriorate like the mungatooks does in winter.

If you take the PD then I'll man up and take the KLR (its rear E09 is transparent)

**junkmanjoe** · 30th June 2009, 15:43

....i could be tempted to join in on some crazy fun....

**Eddieb** · 30th June 2009, 16:41

Originally Posted by marks

Odlins Rd doesn't seem to be badly affected by rain. Gets a bit ruttier but there is very little clay - its mainly a stony/gravelly surface so it doesn't deteriorate like the mungatooks does in winter.

If you take the PD then I'll man up and take the KLR (its rear E09 is transparent)

Actually that RR you put up looked like fun, though on a big bike you'd want solid stretches every so often, not just one continous bog.

**marks** · 30th June 2009, 17:57

Originally Posted by Eddieb

Actually that RR you put up looked like fun, though on a big bike you'd want solid stretches every so often, not just one continous bog.

there was the odd non boggy bit when you were crossing streams

it was fun on the DT but I still had to poke a leg out many times to stop gravity having its way and doing that is a painful experience on the top heavy klr.

maybe the PD's low centre of gravity would make it more fun than the klr.

if you want to go through on the PD I'll bring the DT and the camera....