Northern Canterbury Adv Rideouts

**cooneyr** · 26th July 2009, 17:56

Originally Posted by babysteps

Hey Guys, sorry I had to bail, had some Family issues arise.......

Hopefully you found my "Message" at the Irrigation Inlet, great to meet you all and put names to faces, looking forward to the next one!

Babysteps - we didn't find the message but figured you must have taken off somewhere - no sign of you.

Cool ride thanks guys. Bit hard to keep up with the little bikes on the rough, tight, slippery stuff but had heaps of fun. Few photos attached.

Cheers R

**Transalper** · 26th July 2009, 22:09

Yep, I had an enjoyable day too.
Thanks guys.
Camera only came out at a couple of stops so I have basically the same pics as cooneyr, but here they are anyway...
1,2,3 at the meeting before departure.
4 after a play on a hilly loop half way up the north side.
5 cooneyr and El scooto departing from the McLanes Island 'hump in the road' parking area along the south side.
6 my crf while I wait for Lugzy and the rest to arrive at the exit. We had split in to two groups along the south bank where the logging guys were working.

**Skinny_Birdman** · 27th July 2009, 09:22

An awesome day alright, and great to catch up. The TT was less pleased though. Final damage report: Two indicators, speedo cable and headlight destroyed. Who knew that these rides were so expensive?

**Lugzy23** · 27th July 2009, 10:07

yeah cheers for the ride. Just emptied quite a few hundred mls of finest Waimak water out of the kdx gearbox. Good to catch up.

**426crasher** · 27th July 2009, 21:09

Yeah great day. Didn't have any water in my motor but sure had a few litres in the boots. Alex's TTR was quite a lightweight special by the days end.

**426crasher** · 27th July 2009, 21:17

Forgot to put the pics in

1. Rest stop on the north bank

2. James water baby after it had a little lay down

**The Pink Panther** · 28th July 2009, 19:55

Good shit Bro , sounds like you had some fun then , the bike has to valve bounce or you must come off or break something which means your pushing it.
Went round the block with dave the week befor he was on the lc 620 ( i was like sweet dave on the 620 means we have fast pace and ride all the knary shit dave had not been on the 620 for like 8 months he was pinning 4th gear monos all day long.)
Round the block is north side Macky to Oxford and down south Bank.

**Alpha Solo** · 1st August 2009, 17:12

Anyone keen on another Canty ride next weekend? 7th or 8th?

**cynna** · 1st August 2009, 19:29

Originally Posted by peachvw

Anyone keen on another Canty ride next weekend? 7th or 8th?

i should be able to get away on saturday (8th) but not friday or sunday

**Alpha Solo** · 1st August 2009, 20:07

I've just found out I have to work on Sunday so I'm keen for a ride on Saturday!

**Transalper** · 2nd August 2009, 18:55

My DR650 is finally alive again.. at long last. $3432 for the engine work plus the oil/filter for filling after cooneyr and I (mostly cooneyr, thanks man) put it back in the bike.
I would have been interested but I think J wants to make me ride out of town for a weekend overnighter at an undisclosed location. But hey, atleast we'll be on our bikes too.

**cooneyr** · 2nd August 2009, 20:23

Originally Posted by Transalper

..... (mostly cooneyr, thanks man)....

No worries fella. Glad it lives i.e. I connected things to the right places. Still watching an auction on tardeme at the moment but I might be off to Dunners next weekend for a SBC bike. Otherwise my wife and I may well be off to some undisclosed location so I'm out.