Kawhia/Raglan ride this weekend (8-9 August)

**dino3310** · 8th August 2009, 17:09

Originally Posted by MXNUT

Be good to have you along if your keen, some great gravel rds - beaches and tracks to hoon on and the infamous tri boy / crisis management stream

crossings

shite! stream crossing , no one said any thing about stream xings

, i'll bring some bike wash and shamy then

**Waihou Thumper** · 8th August 2009, 17:12

Looking forward to it...
I will make sure I go before the big bike then as the tide will be higher after the DR big goes through....Tsunami.....

Haven't had any rain so they will be mere puddles...

**Dont Know** · 8th August 2009, 19:55

C u at the Whatawhata service station @ 10am

Originally Posted by MXNUT

Leave from the Whatawhata service station at 10.00 am if that suits everyone

**MXNUT** · 8th August 2009, 20:04

Originally Posted by Anthrax

So if I were coming along...........................

Andy.

We meeting you in the morning or what Andy ???

**MXNUT** · 8th August 2009, 20:05

Originally Posted by wrf2500

C u at the Whatawhata service station @ 10am

Kabooms !!

**Taz** · 8th August 2009, 20:49

Yes I'm in. Just changed both tyres on the KTM. Trying to con Baldyman to come along too, That'll be another DRZ if he does. Will see you at Te Uku at 10:30. What kinda fuel range is required? <200km?
Andy.

**rogerh** · 8th August 2009, 21:15

I went up to Vandy road a few months ago. It is mentioned in Andy Cockroft's book. Got about a kilometre up there. Contour is not challenging that far, and it is an OK track, but there is definite discouragement to going there in the way of a big drain to get through at the entrance, and with so few people going there it was pretty overgrown with gorse. Had my son on the back (10, and he walked more than rode!) and was bashing gorse most of the way, and spent weeks digging the prickles out.

No fun at all really. I would walk it before trying again, but likely not worth persisting with.

**MXNUT** · 9th August 2009, 00:04

Originally Posted by Anthrax

Will see you at Te Uku at 10:30. What kinda fuel range is required? <200km?
Andy.

Max distances between gas stations about 160 k,see you at Te Uku store in the morn

**dino3310** · 9th August 2009, 19:07

once again the weather gods shone apon us, what a fantastic day

.
Thanks Mark awesome day mate, good to put some more faces to names, bloody top bunch to ride with, had a blast, did my first creek crossings(iain/brent i didnt fall of

) first time ive been passed by a KTM on one wheel too

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**.chris** · 9th August 2009, 19:49

Originally Posted by dino3310

first time ive been passed by a KTM on one wheel too

Yeah Anthrax rides like that, I am convinced he thinks there is some issue with the front wheel bearings on the 525 wearing out, so he is just trying to avoid that.

Wished I could have made it out today, managed a quick ride after a couple of hours fixing the 690. But did not even hit any gravel

**tri boy** · 9th August 2009, 20:17

looks like you lot had a sweet time.
I proved once again that Vodka makes me strong n clever when consumed at a steady rate.
Don't get too complacent with that slimy creek Dino, it has ways and means of slapping the best down.