East Wairarapa Coast Explorer: 2 days of madness

[bart]

Bugger.....

[Waihou Thumper]

Bad luck Joe, thanks a bunch for trying mate...Gonna have to find a new place to ride that weekend....NZ is a big place, I am sure we can find mud and sand somewhere....

[junkmanjoe]

yea too true guys, one man can only do so much,,with out doing his head in, but there plenty to to do around here to fill in a day easy,,, so if any ones interested in a days riding....im good to go...........

cheers all and see ya on the gravel..

JMJ & THE TOURING 9FIDY

[Howie]

two land owners who's land we where to cross have pulled out on me, saying we rather would not like heaps of bikes crossing our land...
one farm ive tried to contact, left messages and even written them a letter, with no reply..

I have made a few more good contacts on the wairarapa coast, and have been given summer access to ride there farms..
so sorry every one, you have a free weekend to do with what you like.........
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the 2 day wairarapa coast explorer is cancelled..
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JMJ

Bugger, thats a shame Joe. Thanks for all the hard work you've put in so far.

A day ride might be a plan for those who live closer, or how about a two day laid back tour of the rapa/ southern Hawkes bay

[.chris]

Damn, now what am I going to do Labour Weekend.

Thanks for trying Joe.

[nothingflash]

Bugger - too bad. Good work though mate. Looks like I'll be on 'honey do's' now... 'honey do this'...'honey do that'...

[alane]

BUGGER------BUGGER----BUGGER------Been telling everyone far & wide,I,m goin on this ride.Whats wrong with these cockies,someones got their dander up.Maybe the wind down there DOES drive em nuts.
Don,t think you,d have any problem like that in the "Naki".
Could,nt you get a local hero/personality to put a good word in for us?

ALANE

Are you shure you could,nt find some alternative/compromise route,Joe ?????

[dino3310]

BUGGER------BUGGER----BUGGER------Been telling everyone far & wide,I,m goin on this ride.Whats wrong with these cockies,someones got their dander up.Maybe the wind down there DOES drive em nuts.
Don,t think you,d have any problem like that in the "Naki".
Could,nt you get a local hero/personality to put a good word in for us?

ALANE

Are you shure you could,nt find some alternative/compromise route,Joe ?????

no prob in the Naki aye mate, sounds like you gonna be sorting a coastal ride for us
good on ya ALANE, thinking of any date in particular

[junkmanjoe]

its just not as easy as,,

aye farmer dude.. it be sweet aye if i bring a shit load of bikes in your farm and go for a Cain.......................
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thing is, i had to tie in eight different farms, i needed all farms to be in together, to make the ride work.. 3 farms bailed, we had to cross one farm to an other.......
i also had to tie in DOC land and Maori land....
farmers pull out,, linking the farms together not possible any more,,ride fuked...end of story..

on to the next adventure..

JMJ & TOURING 9FIDY

[That looks like fun]

Farmers are funny things Phil; and myself have been out exploring a lot and tying a lot of things together for a plan that will hopefully fly next year Some are as good as gold, others are all "OSH" and worried about people finding their cash crops
I can understand them fully (no I don't have a crop). I would be reluctant to allow a bunch of people I don't know ride motorbikes across my back lawn
Thanks Joe for trying to get this off the ground, don't give up on it fully mate, one of the things we have found is that farmers will change their minds sometimes

[alane]

MMMMMMMMMMM!!!!
Well ,farmers are under all sorts of stress these days,weather it be financial,weather,regional council gestapo,(lucky on that count,in the "Naky"),hunters--pig--possum--goat--etc.And some decide,---stuff it,why should I risk haveing more stress by giveing permission for a bike ride.

In saying that ,don,t get TOO negative Joe.At least you gave it a bash.

Cheers ALANE

Jezz----organise a COASTAL ride------wont be easy------Not liveing near WHANGAMOMANA 40km,s from the sea.

[bart]

The timing isn't too flash either. Most farms are carrying a lot of stock through spring/early summer. The thought of a whole heap of bikes cutting loose on their property turns them off.

Also there's all the ACC stuff. If you get injured on their property, they could be liable.

If planned for late summer/autumn, and the farmer understands what we're about (sightseeing, not hooning ), we might get better luck.

[marks]

A day ride might be a plan for those who live closer, or how about a two day laid back tour of the rapa/ southern Hawkes bay

If access around the coast from Wainuiomata is still possible then we could do that and then have lunch at Martinbourough.

Then do the loop to Gladstone via Hinakura at stay at Featherston or Masterton.

Sunday head up HW52 and out to Akitio for lunch via Soldiers Rd.

Back up towards Woodville via Towai Rd and Makiaro for a nice easy finish.

easy peasy

[Eddieb]

Jezz----organise a COASTAL ride------wont be easy------Not liveing near WHANGAMOMANA 40km,s from the sea.

Pfft, thats only 20 minutes away. Joes lives further than that distance inland also.

[bart]

If access around the coast from Wainuiomata is still possible then we could do that and then have lunch at Martinbourough.

Then do the loop to Gladstone via Hinakura at stay at Featherston or Masterton.

Sunday head up HW52 and out to Akitio for lunch via Soldiers Rd.

Back up towards Woodville via Towai Rd and Makiaro for a nice easy finish.

easy peasy

If keen to come that far north, I may be able to sort out something semi-spectacular. I don't want to steal Joes thunder though.

It's a wee bit close to #2, but we'll see how things pan out.