30th Annual Brass Monkey Motorcycle Rally, Central Otago, 5 June 2010

[_Shrek_]

Well the mob turned up as planned,good to see you all,.

so the "pussy wee" made it on the tractor then cya tomorrow M

[98tls]

so the "pussy wee" made it on the tractor then cya tomorrow M

Indeed mate.Soup was 1st class and all rode away with full stomachs.Rode down and over the Pig awhile then turned and headed for home,by the time i got home i really wish id grabbed the brand new set of winter gloves sitting in the shed,actually as i got home in the dark i also wished i put a fucking clear visor on instead of the dark one,had to ride with the fucking thing up.

[_Shrek_]

About it mate,its not all over the Pig Route just in the odd place which with no signs out tends to catch you out.Enjoy the scenery and arrive safe,have a good one fella.

jst got home from wrk so will load bike in morning, came round a corner 1830 ish & you can see the ice & here's a prado on it's roof & the guy just staring to crawl out the window 2 1/2 hrs later get home a good end to the story 4x4 is totaled guy walked away with a scratch here & there

it's -7 here here at hm so take easy through central guy's & gal's especially if you not use to ice

cya at the Brass

[98tls]

so the "pussy wee" made it on the tractor then cya tomorrow M

Got a funny story to tell ya about my ride home over the Pig,came down the "Brothers" at some speed to encounter a certain someone passing a couple of scooters going up,a tad close and we could have done a high 5 as we passed.

[Mrs Shrek]

Indeed mate.Soup was 1st class and all rode away with full stomachs.Rode down and over the Pig awhile then turned and headed for home,by the time i got home i really wish id grabbed the brand new set of winter gloves sitting in the shed,actually as i got home in the dark i also wished i put a fucking clear visor on instead of the dark one,had to ride with the fucking thing up.

nice guy...... bit on the slow side though

[Mrs Shrek]

Have a good time everyone...... safe.
almost thought about going too until i ventured outside yesterday even with the shining
will have to wait till the penguin till i come out of hibernation

[FJRider]

Here in Alex ... high cloud, frost gone (not sure if there WAS one ...) looks like its clearing up.... Calm as at the moment.

[timg]

Well that's the Brass done and dusted for me Set off from Rollyberg this morning. First stop Kurow via the Hakataremea Valley/Pass for a pie and fuel. Pie was good but when fueling up I noticed the engine was covered with some strange looking mud A quick poke confirmed my suspicions that it was oil, but where from? It would appear that when the bike was in for its 36000km service somebody has forgotten to tighten the tappet cover on the front cylinder. Fortunately the Kurow garage had some 4T oil to top up and a litre bottle to get me home. Getting at the tappet's involves removing the fairings, tank and air-box & I was not too keen on doing that at the side of the road.

Perhaps I should have had an inkling all was not right when I checked the tyre pressures last night and saw this The bike had only been ridden home from being serviced at the bike shop. Somebody forgot to do up the lock-nuts as well.

Frigging annoying when you pay good money for shit service that f**ked up what should have been a great weekend. Some bike shop is not going to have a happy start to their week Tuesday morning.

[dipshit]

Well considering I live only an hour's ride away from the BM and the look of the forecast for Sunday morning... I decided to only go up for the day. It looked pretty amazing up there with all the snow.

[Guzza]

Frigging annoying when you pay good money for shit service that f**ked up what should have been a great weekend. Some bike shop is not going to have a happy start to their week Tuesday morning.

Are we naming names?

[Mrs Shrek]

Well that's the Brass done and dusted for me Set off from Rollyberg this morning. First stop Kurow via the Hakataremea Valley/Pass for a pie and fuel. Pie was good but when fueling up I noticed the engine was covered with some strange looking mud A quick poke confirmed my suspicions that it was oil, but where from? It would appear that when the bike was in for its 36000km service somebody has forgotten to tighten the tappet cover on the front cylinder. Fortunately the Kurow garage had some 4T oil to top up and a litre bottle to get me home. Getting at the tappet's involves removing the fairings, tank and air-box & I was not too keen on doing that at the side of the road.

Perhaps I should have had an inkling all was not right when I checked the tyre pressures last night and saw this The bike had only been ridden home from being serviced at the bike shop. Somebody forgot to do up the lock-nuts as well.

Frigging annoying when you pay good money for shit service that f**ked up what should have been a great weekend. Some bike shop is not going to have a happy start to their week Tuesday morning.

don't think i'd like to be in their shoes on Tuesday......
you should have raced home and grabbed the trusty grasstracker... that would have got you there

[timg]

Could't risk breaking that - then I'd be in real trouble

[munterk6]

I will never understand why people put their bikes/cars in for service just before a big trip...heres a tip, get it serviced a week before the big trip and then use it for the days prior, any 'problems' will show up sooner rather than later. I work in the motor trade and it amazes me how a car's engine is rebuilt and the owner MUST take it on a trip to the North Island even before it is actually ready to go...i.e before it has been properly tested by the tech that did the work. And what pisses me off even more is the Service Manager lets them go!!!! Invariably there is a 'teething problem' on their first leg of their journey and their trip is ruined. If only they had given us time to test it we would have found the problem and sorted it. So PLEEEEEEEASE have the service done with plenty of time to spare!!! Rant over. Thank you.

[dipshit]

heres a tip, get it serviced a week before the big trip and then use it for the days prior, any 'problems' will show up sooner rather than later.

Very true. I find it usually takes a couple of days of tinkering to put my bikes right and fix them up again after getting them back from a "service".

[KiwiPhoenix]

Bugger that you never made it TimG, was a good rally, bloody cold though! Will post up some photos later! Got a few good stories as well...

Attached a few photos.....