Pissed Penguin rally @ Kaka Point (19 Sept 2009)

**Kemet** · 21st September 2009, 18:04

I must have been the only one to get a full nights sleep at Chez Scumdog!!
I didn't wake up until the

started uploading my photos to facebook last night. being such a time consuming thing I had a DVD going to pass the time with while the files tried to upload. The first two time I got the 'failed to upload' message. the third time I kinda fell asleep. lesson? watching the DVD is ok while you kill time, just don't do it in bed.

Result: no photos in the album yet and now I have maintainance night to go to. Speedo keeps failing (since just outside of East Taieri on the way home...)

**Retroqueen** · 21st September 2009, 19:31

Originally Posted by Spuds1234

I was talking to someone about having to hot glue the clasps shut on the pins to stop them opening. The ones that have the pin (the type on the penguin badge) that comes straight out the back of the badge are the worst for falling off.

LOL it was me you were talking to but its actually the badge off of my bike I meant. the one that goes along the side.... Dang hard to find a replacement one using google as well...

as for the photos How the heck do you decide which ones to use...

**stevewederell** · 21st September 2009, 19:47

Originally Posted by Jenny

I'm looking for anybody coming through Balclutha to CHch??? with trailer??? estimated cost of courier is 180$ will pay for all fuel costs

Not with a trailer, but will be passing through on my bike tomorrow if I can help at all.

**Jenny** · 21st September 2009, 20:03

Originally Posted by stevewederell

Not with a trailer, but will be passing through on my bike tomorrow if I can help at all.

thanks Steve, unless you can tow!!! safe travels

**woodybee** · 22nd September 2009, 09:59

Hey Dudes and Dudess's

I was watching the weather and it looked amazing, and from the few photos I have seen looked like the rally looked like its normal fun time.

Really missed being there with you all, tried in vain to get a video phone, got a couple of Paula at Scummy's place, and realised when no more texts came that you were all at the rally, then I feel asleep clutching my phone and dreaming of Kaka Point, woke up to Fabulous Sunshine on the Sunday here, it was roasintg hot, got up to 23 degs at one stage.............so got my mountina bike out and went for a blast... and thought of you all feeling fatigued as anything..at that point I didn;t envy you.

Well, I got me first UK Rally coming up this weekend, and having to drive there, as my bike is getting new tyre, chain sproket and battery, least I have the wage to cover it working over here I guess, so all booked in for tail end of next week. Woohoo, fuck I can;t wait.

Four wheels will get me there, but will bounce into the site and meet and greet my fellow rally goers and see what the crack is over here.....watch this space

Yours jealously

Woodybee x

**shrub** · 22nd September 2009, 12:27

Originally Posted by JMemonic

a Cantab rabble lass comes rolling into camp, broken chain, I wont go into all the details but lets just say a dealer is getting a bad reputation, I hope he reads this a wakes up a little, (time will tell).

It's a real shame when something like that happens, it spoils the fun knowing your bike is injured, but I have just had a look at the broken chain concerned, and it's rusty and dry. My guess is the last time it saw chain lube was at service time (over 2000 km ago), and I'd say that was the last time it was adjusted. The dealer concerned can hardly be held to account for anything except perhaps not reminding the lass concerned to regularly lube her chain, and maybe all customers need to be reminded to check oil, tyre pressures and chain regularly.

I guess it's a sign of the times. Modern cars don't need anything but petrol, and I can imagine it would be easy to think that bikes are the same. Bit of a bugger all the same and it doesn't stop the frustration of a breakdown.

**Mrs Shrek** · 22nd September 2009, 12:41

Originally Posted by scumdog

Right, now at work we have a Honda side-box, scratched but intact and still locked - if you know anybody that's lost one PM me eh?

Haven't got a BMW one have you

Good to know that you all got home safely... Had a good time at my first rally but really

sleeping in the tent without my heater beside me

Shrek will post photos soon

Nice to meet some of the people he talks about too

**JMemonic** · 22nd September 2009, 13:01

Originally Posted by shrub

It's a real shame when something like that happens, it spoils the fun knowing your bike is injured, but I have just had a look at the broken chain concerned, and it's rusty and dry. My guess is the last time it saw chain lube was at service time (over 2000 km ago), and I'd say that was the last time it was adjusted. The dealer concerned can hardly be held to account for anything except perhaps not reminding the lass concerned to regularly lube her chain, and maybe all customers need to be reminded to check oil, tyre pressures and chain regularly.

Did you see the adjuster that has sheared, potentially due to poor casting (not the dealers fault), causing the wheel to be allowed to slip forward on one side?

Did you realise the dealer had promised said lass AA membership 10 months ago?

You think I guess as I do that 2000kms ago during the service the dealers staff should have noticed the chain was dry then and made a note to show the customer how to adjust the chain, or at least scheduled a visit, and sold the customer some chain lube.

Originally Posted by shrub

I guess it's a sign of the times. Modern cars don't need anything but petrol, and I can imagine it would be easy to think that bikes are the same. Bit of a bugger all the same and it doesn't stop the frustration of a breakdown.

Surely and this is just my pondering here, you have made the sale, you want a happy customer as they return and buy gear, lube, service etc from you, during the course of the sale you have learned the rider is new and inexperienced, why for gods sake do you not give them a facts sheet, and explain the maintenance schedule to them, offer them a session showing basic maintenance like how to lube a chain, check tyres etc.

**Jenny** · 22nd September 2009, 14:34

Firstly: The chain had been tightened aprox 800k's ago at KB's maintenence night under mechanics supervision.
Second: I have lubed the chain regularly which fellow bikers witnessed, including prior to leaving CHch for PP.
Third: Phil from dealers HAD shown me how to tighten and lube chain, which advice I have followed.
Fourth: of the many many bikers who looked at bike at PP's, none commented on dry or rusty chain.
I am not intending to cause ill feeling or disrepute, I just want my bike so I can ride!!!

**JMemonic** · 22nd September 2009, 16:20

Originally Posted by Jenny

Firstly: The chain had been tightened aprox 800k's ago at KB's maintenence night under mechanics supervision.
Second: I have lubed the chain regularly which fellow bikers witnessed, including prior to leaving CHch for PP.
Third: Phil from dealers HAD shown me how to tighten and lube chain, which advice I have followed.
Fourth: of the many many bikers who looked at bike at PP's, none commented on dry or rusty chain.
I am not intending to cause ill feeling or disrepute, I just want my bike so I can ride!!!

Yeah there was plenty of chain spooge to clean off my hands nearly killed an entire bottle of hand cleaner, those little bottles are great

, I am wondering if shrub is looking at you bike now at scummys place?? with the new chain on it or have you shown the chain to some one else. I have that link too if you need it, the twisted one.

**scumdog** · 22nd September 2009, 16:33

On a more serious note: Winston001 from Winton on the yellow Duke binned

while heading home from the rally, in 'orstible at the mo but I have no idea how good/bad he is, anybody able to assist?.

**NighthawkNZ:Me** · 22nd September 2009, 16:42

Originally Posted by scumdog

On a more serious note: Winston001 from Winton on the yellow Duke binned

while heading home from the rally, in 'orstible at the mo but I have no idea how good/bad he is, anybody able to assist?.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-tim...-hurt-in-crash

A Winton lawyer suffered multiple injuries when he crashed his motorcycle returning from a rally near the Catlins at the weekend.

Kenneth Winston Forrest, 54, lost control on Chaslands Highway in the Catlins on Sunday afternoon and was flown to Southland Hospital.
Mr Forrest was understood to be returning from the Pissed Penguin motorcycle rally at Kaka Point at the time of the crash.

Police said no other vehicles were involved.

Mr Forrest is a director at Menzies Forrest Marshall law firm.
Business partner Paul Menzies said he did not know how long Mr Forrest would be off work recovering from his injuries or whether it would deter him from riding motorcycles again. "He's just an old man doing young boy things," Mr Menzies said.

A Southland Hospital spokesperson said Mr Forrest was in a satisfactory condition in a surgical ward.

**Jenny** · 22nd September 2009, 17:28

Originally Posted by JMemonic

Yeah there was plenty of chain spooge to clean off my hands nearly killed an entire bottle of hand cleaner, those little bottles are great

, I am wondering if shrub is looking at you bike now at scummys place?? with the new chain on it or have you shown the chain to some one else. I have that link too if you need it, the twisted one.

I took the damaged chain into dealers on Monday.