Learner Ride to Cape Reinga (20 November)

**blue rider** · 11th October 2011, 18:07

Originally Posted by Maha

Its only a 260K round trip to the Cape and back from Coopers.
....and our pace will be fuel friendly.

little tank friendly too?

**Grant`** · 11th October 2011, 18:09

Not necessarily petrol tank efficient though, My bike currently will maybe just manage that with an oily rag still keeping it going, might have a solution to that problem though.

Reggies bike though won't if previous posts anything to go by. (If he is coming?)

**nathanwhite** · 11th October 2011, 18:42

Originally Posted by blue rider

little tank friendly too?

Mine will do 250km easily, usually starts spluttering at 270 (if I push it that far.)
Once I got up to 300km, but the tank was slightly overfilled

**Maha** · 11th October 2011, 18:45

Originally Posted by nathanwhite

Mine will do 250km easily, usually starts spluttering at 270 (if I push it that far.)
Once I got up to 300km, but the tank was slightly overfilled

..there ya go, the trusty Scorps will do et...

**blue rider** · 11th October 2011, 18:48

Originally Posted by Maha

..there ya go, the trusty Scorps will do et...

ok then,

**tnarg** · 11th October 2011, 19:42

Our Bandits might be pushing it to do 260km. Sandringham to Warkworth via Woodcocks and back normally leaves around Quarter tank.
Worth a try.

**Mom** · 11th October 2011, 19:44

Originally Posted by Newbi

Learner licence achieved today. So I guess I better get out there and see if I like this Bike riding thing hahaha. Just waiting on some gear.

Fantastic stuff! Well done. Now get out and RIDE!

Originally Posted by The Singing Chef

123km/h, didn't notice the change down to an 80k zone, just cruising down a really long hill on peak rd and the copper pinged me from the top. Instant 28day suspension, and then to add the 50 demerits to my license i'm assuming that they will take if for a further 3 months.... really, really gutted. Ohwell, will be buying a race bike soon

28 days walking and 50 demetits, plus a fair few $$$ on the road side is usually it, unless you were also done for dangerous speed. Which ever

You naughty boy!

Originally Posted by Maha

Its only a 260K round trip to the Cape and back from Coopers.
....and our pace will be fuel friendly.

There are other gas stops between Coopers Beach and Awanui. We will be fine

I will be doing petrol stop maps soon.

**Mom** · 11th October 2011, 19:47

Originally Posted by tnarg

Our Bandits might be pushing it to do 260km. Sandringham to Warkworth via Woodcocks and back normally leaves around Quarter tank.
Worth a try.

Please dont stress, there are plenty of opportunities to re-fuel. I have recently had a bike that had a dumb 220km tank range, I am well educated in looking out for fuel stops to suit, trust me.

We will be stopping to the lowest fuel range bikes

**swbarnett** · 11th October 2011, 20:09

Originally Posted by Mom

There are other gas stops between Coopers Beach and Awanui. We will be fine

Indeed. I was up there a couple of weeks ago and according to the sign at Awanui it's 104km to the cape. Worst case scenerio is roughly 208km between refueling. Even the most gas hungry or tank-challenged bikes should be able to do that.

**Maha** · 11th October 2011, 20:48

Im more worried about getting a feed along the way....

I understand theres some place up there that does monster ice-creams..

**swbarnett** · 11th October 2011, 21:22

Originally Posted by Maha

Im more worried about getting a feed along the way....

I understand theres some place up there that does monster ice-creams..

I don't know about ice-creams but there's a bakery in Awanui that does the most amazingly soft and flavourfull Lamingtons.

**Laava** · 11th October 2011, 21:30

The Baker man in the old Post office building in Mangonui is awesome. I have many undersized t shirts as testament

**Phreak** · 11th October 2011, 22:03

My bike's current state of tune (ie jets and needles in the carbs) means I'm lucky to get 200km out of a tank... Thinking about putting it back to standard cause the difference in power isn't that much, but that means pulling the whole thing to pieces again... Not that I don't enjoy it, but I don't have many days off at the moment... Unless anyone would be happy to carry extra gas for the more thirsty among us...? (I'm looking into small-ish fuel containers, 2 litres would be perfect...!)

**MarkW** · 12th October 2011, 06:46

People - stop worrying!

I'm miles ahead of most of you.

Yes, if Awanui becomes the last gas before the Cape it is a round trip of 208km.

So early on Saturday morning, whilst most of you are still sleeping off Friday night's dinner I'll be up, stick the breakdown trailer behind the X Trail, stick the D'eauville onto the trailer and 75 litres of gas in cans into the back of the X Trail.

I'll park the X Trail on the side of the road 50km towards the Cape from Awanui, take the D'eauville off the trailer and meet you all at the Motel.

We'll do the ride as Maha has planned - if you are gas challenged on the way back from the Cape you can stop at the X Trail, get a 5 litre top up (and yes I will have both 95 and 91 octane), I'll stick the D'eauville back onto the trailer and follow you all back to the Motel for dinner.

If anyone needs diesel let me know and I can bring 20 litres of that as well.

See - simple!

Mark W