2009 South Island KB Rally

[Roger]

Right 4 nights running now the same shits been heard and the same uneasy feeling of being watched, so last night I set up some hidden cameras and BINGO... I knew I wasnt going mad, the TV, my beers and the computer is one thing but now the wee roger is in my single malts while on the computer (thought the angels shear wasnt 1/2 a bottle a night) so now to catch the little fucker.

ps: no wonder there was no mess in the morning the pink prick cleans up after himself... ohhh and note hes trying to dry out in a photo aswell.

Hahahahaha DD, have fun catching me.
Hey and while your at it, restock the fridge!
Your running out of beers and Ice cream.
Oh and park that horrid bike of yours somewhere other than the garge, I need to put the Panther in there.

Yes scummy, my english is a little better than his,
I went to school to learn, he just went to flick the girls skirts.

I will be watching you lot, so be carefull what you do and when you do it

[Ruralman]

Saw the rabble Coming back through Taylorville........ Good thing the handsome souther man and his lovely lady on the bright orange bike recognise their mates when they see them....

RQ will NOT wave furiously next time

Oh you say the nicest things - but you may be due for another eye check

Yes I heard about the fuel issues...

Hmmmm - yes well - a big thank you to FJ Rider who lent assistance especially in laying the big orange on its side to siphon the last of its tank and then waiting to see if it would go (which it did after a few false starts and clouds of foreign smoke....) OK Ok - what did I do???? I did what I have heard others have done and always thought to myself "how do they do a dumb thing like that.........." ----- I managed to absentmindedly put about 13litres of diesel into the big Katoom. Walked into the Timaru Shell sevirce station to pay for it and the girl says "does your bike really run on diesel" - my reaction to this was better left unrecorded
Anyway the attendant was really good - rung a guy working in a nearby paint shop where I got a suitable length of hose (also free) and she supplied a small 5litre can to start draining it into. I ended up with several mouthfuls of diesel - not pleasant and various remarks about "diesel breath" were made for a while afterwards.
FJ Rider showed a much better technique in siphoning (mis-spent youth??) once we had it laid down on each side (twin tanks) and once we'd got all that we could out it took 17.5 litres to fill - hmmm - it holds 19
It did start but once the diesel rich stuff at the bottom got in it didn't run well at all and would stall each time I tried to rev it. We perserved quietly, let it idle for a while, revved it occasionally and it seemed to start getting better as it got a less diesel rich mix. Eventually it was running well enough to head off - would still blow a diesel cloud if I revved it and FJ Rider reckoned he could smell it for a while but by the time we got to Oamaru it was running pretty well as normal but I filled the tank again to provide some more dilution and it was as good as gold from there on.

I still think back to how I managed to do this - I do own a diesel SUV and am used to using a diesel pump but they are usually different enough to be obvious even if your head is somewhere else. These bowsers hooked up from the sides rather than the front and they just weren't as obvious in their markings as they usually have been. Anyway, I'm going to be bloody careful not to do it again!!

As well as FJ Riders assistance we also had an offer from a guy from Dunedin who called in with bike on the back of his Commodore ute - he was quite keen to load the ktm onto the ute and us to drive down while he rode his bike. So thumbs up to that fella too - its a friendly world this biker community.

Vin Diesel signing off......................

[Ruralman]

We enjoyed our weekend in spite of the weather and getting the worst dump of a bloody cabin on the whole site - actually if I took the Princess to stay in a place like that again.......?????? Anyway next year it is down this way so we'll have no excuse for not organising something better.

We certainly got torrential rain through Arthurs on the way home - but the winds after Porters Pass were far worse to deal with. I think that is the most "side of the tyre" wear I have ever got riding through Canterbury. The thing that amazed me was getting hit by gusts from both sides in short succession.

We ducked down to have lunch with cuzzies near Hororata and then retreated to SH1 thinking it might not be as severe as the inland route. Turned back up to Geraldine for a break and then the final fuel stop in Timaru turned into a bit of a drama. Had dinner with FJ Rider in Oamaru to let the sun go down and then put on the wet suits again as much for warmth as anything - the roads from Palmerston to Dunedin were very wet but the sky had cleared and it was bloody cold. Got back to Dunedin about 11pm and glad to be back.
It was certainly a day of challenging riding

Enjoyed the catching up and meeting people - I'll post a couple of photos next time once I've shrunk a few of them

[xknuts]

[QUOTE=Ruralman;1129574524]
It was certainly a day of challenging riding /QUOTE]

So it seems the Westcoast ride to Haast & onwards wasn't so bad after all. Yes, it was wet, but still warm and a change of socks & gloves at Franz Joseph
kept me comfortable the whole way.
BUT theres a rail / road bridge somewhere just South of Kumara that I entered slightly toooooooooooooo Faaaaaaaaaast and crossed up, bloody near dropped the Jackpot on the rails, ended upon the right hand side only to jump the rails at the opposite end. Scary stuff!

Just had Cheshire Cat (Marc & Joelle & the mutt "Tahu") stay over for a night in Dunners. Heading to Golden Bay the long way. Great company, cheers Guys.

[dangerous]

so now to catch the little fucker.

So... I decided to let the dogs in on the going ons and that Roger had been eating their K9 bickies, and that if they ever want to se a beef bone ever againg they need to find were the pink flee bag hides out in the day time... so they went on the hunt and just before dusk they cornered something high up in the silver bertch.
Now... this is when I remember my musket training from last sunday at Kopara, so I dashed for the garage and made up a sling shot from the Buell drive belt and Guzzi valves. training paid of, one shot and the farking thing fell from the tree, the dogs attacked under order and detained Rog till I got there. Over night the pimk thing was held at Doberman cells under close guard.
Now cuffed and straped back in the truck this little shit was ready to head back over the hill he came.

[woodybee]

Just got off skyping Chris, XKNUTS and he told me the KB o was fab fun, so gnawing on my pen at the moment, as gutted I am not there to rock on into the night with you dudes, reminded me of last years KB in Danseys, when Mr. S, as he was then and I playing table tennis with everything in the kitchen, saucepans, spoons, knives and forks!!!! I miss Mr. S. Q, Shrek, Sels, and all you other dudes, it would take me yonks to write down you are definately in my thoughts over this festive period, as I pound the beat in the freezing cold weather feeling glum and cold......brrr, reckon its going to snow tonight.

Oh well, back to it then I guess, going to cuddle my hot water bottle and imagine its a nice hot bloke.......hmmm yum...hope this has worked have tried to chuck some piccys, of the rally folk I met up with over here....if not I shall seek assistance and try again.

Merry Christmas one and all and thinking of ya......x

[woodybee]

See if this works?

Woodybee...... x

Woohoo it did work, blimey wont be able to stop posting photos now.............
1. Me Rob(Triumph Group Mate) and Mel my trike chick mate in a place called Alverley, 30 miles away from Worcester,
2. Me Mel and bloke from Evesham (next town away from Worcester in a place called Chesterfield 2.5hrs away
3. Me and the Blokes from Evesham saying hello to the KBer's....................only joking.....really great bunch of dudes.

The Dudes I found out go to as many rallies over here as they can get to so will be tagging along with them, had such a laugh with them.....but they cant and wont replace you dudes.....

Cio 4 now x

[KiwiPhoenix]

Great photos Woodybee! yeah, the weather will be crap now there, when I spoke with my dad (lives in Scotland) he was saying that its cold enough for the snow!! Shivering at the thought of it!!!

Dangerous: glad you got him!!!

[JellyBellyKelly]

gosh that roger is good - getting the big dog to blow him....... what school did he go too?

[scumdog]

OK Ok - what did I do???? I did what I have heard others have done and always thought to myself "how do they do a dumb thing like that.........." ----- I managed to absentmindedly put about 13litres of diesel into the big Katoom.
Vin Diesel signing off......................

I haven't checked for sure but I believe in our H-Ds there is too small a hole on the plate inside the filler tube for a diesel nozzle to be put into - sounds like it would be a good thing on other brands of bike....

[Mrs Shrek]

We enjoyed our weekend in spite of the weather and getting the worst dump of a bloody cabin on the whole site - actually if I took the Princess to stay in a place like that again.......?????? Anyway next year it is down this way so we'll have no excuse for not organising something better.

So ya didnt like your 4* accommodation then....could have been worse... you could have ended up outside in the tent Is that why you haven't rung
As for the trip home..... if you had come down the coast with us ....

Anyway glad to hear no harm done

[Mrs Shrek]

[QUOTE=dangerous;1129574919]
made up a sling shot from the Buell drive belt and Guzzi valves.
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Usefull for something then i see ... but i suppose both bikes are now. Trust the ginga

[dangerous]

gosh that roger is good - getting the big dog to blow him....... what school did he go too?

thats Mack... do you want to borrow him?

[Roger]

thats Mack... do you want to borrow him?

Sorry to tell you this DD But Mack is gay
He told me so last night.

[dangerous]

Sorry to tell you this DD But Mack is gay
He told me so last night.

I dont have an issue with that, ya see Im safe with my sexuality, other wise I wouldnt be able to have mates like you and MiSTr