DB1k 2011 route planning

[cooneyr]

Will there be another SBC this year ?

If you want there to be but I think I've done my dash with the SBC. I've sold my XLR125 anyway. A SBC two day ride would be a lot more fun.

[Howie]

Stop ya moaning, at least you lot are in the same island. Once the area is announced I'll have to see if I can get enough days off to get to wherever it is being held, obviously Nelson is easy from up here, down south not so much so.

The 22/23 Jan is good for Wellington riders, as the 24 should be Wellington Anniversary day, so one less day off work for Wellington riders.

[timg]

nice.....I'll have to convert back from mild mannered Motard rider and get down and dirty!

Sheez who invited you

[helenoftroy]

nice.....I'll have to convert back from mild mannered Motard rider and get down and dirty!

Sheez who invited you

My thoughts exactly timg!

Demented factory motard/bucket racer stepping over to the Dirty Side!!!
....he'll have the time of his life!!

My son Sam(Casualty) & I will be there

[Skinny_Birdman]

If you want there to be but I think I've done my dash with the SBC. I've sold my XLR125 anyway. A SBC two day ride would be a lot more fun.

Fun is all relative, right. Personally the only reason why I'd want to be cramped up on a tiny, gutless 125 for 1000km is for the challenge of getting it done in 24 hours. Never again!!!

I am heading up to Tauranga this weekend to pick up D's new Transalp... So we have the bikes, she has the skills, now I just have to convince her she wants to do the ride.

BTW I'm with TA regarding trying to get up the Carracktown track - I reckon it'd be... interesting. The direction the route went last time worked for me, but we were on a different timetable to the others.

[Rod]

what about doing this years ( 2010 ) backwards???

Yep keen as.....sounds good to me.

If we do it backwards does that mean I will get un - lost.

[helenoftroy]

I am heading up to Tauranga this weekend to pick up D's new Transalp... So we have the bikes, she has the skills, now I just have to convince her she wants to do the ride.

I will convince the lovely Mrs SB that she will have an awesome adventure with Mrs Jatz,me and maybe some other female riders for company...

Its 12 day since Ive had surgery on my second hand for carpel tunnel syndrome so will be riding again in about a month

D can join Sam and I getting some practice rides in

[thepom]

What model and year of transalp you getting the good lady skinny?

[Skinny_Birdman]

What model and year of transalp you getting the good lady skinny?

Phew! 850 chilly km later the Transalp is safely in my garage. It's a 2001 with 34km on the clock, super tidy and a good service history. It had a Ventura pack rack and bag, which will be on Trademe from this week if anyone's interested. It came with hotgrips unfitted, so I spent an unpleasant couple of hours trying to get the fairings apart at my motel in Mt Maunganui, before saying "Sod it, I don't need hot grips". WRONG!!

Only dramas with it are the spare key doesn't disarm the immobiliser (anyone had this problem?) and indicators don't always work first go (dirty contact in the switch methinks). Totally stoked with the bike, and hope Mrs B. will be too (she's home in the old country at the moment).

Cheers
A

[Skinny_Birdman]

Photographic evidence.

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[cooneyr]

Photographic evidence.

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Its a bit pretty.

Back to offering routing ideas

[warewolf]

Maungatapu access should be no problem, it's open for bikes now, if you can get around/under the gates or find the caretaker at home.

For the DB, we'd just have to co-ordinate unlocking of the gates to make it easy for everyone and especially bigger bikes.

[cooneyr]

Maungatapu access should be no problem, it's open for bikes now, if you can get around/under the gates or find the caretaker at home.

For the DB, we'd just have to co-ordinate unlocking of the gates to make it easy for everyone and especially bigger bikes.

Just seen your post over on the Maunga Diaries thread. Good stuff and thanks for the investigations. This makes the northern route a much more tenible option.

Cheers R

[cold comfort]

Photographic evidence.

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Tidy looking unit. Aren't you supposed to fold up the tent before putting it on the back of the bike tho?

[Transalper]

...This makes the northern route a much more tenible option.

Cheers R

SOUTH SOUTH SOUTH I say...
It's been North 3 times already and South only once. The South has some catching up to do !!

If it does go North I'd be interested in looking in to the possibility of a second two day group starting from Christchurch or Hamner.