Waiouru Adventure Ride (WAR) 2011

**marks** · 8th December 2011, 12:08

Originally Posted by buggsubique

Hey, I know you's fullas are heading out Takapari Rd way, Now that I'm heading up tomorrow myself I'm thinkin I might tag along from Waikanae.

How long you thinking it will take? There's a couple of roads I wouldn't mind checking out west of SH1 / Taihape. I sort of need to be in Waiouru mid afternoonish so if worst comes to worst I will just cut away and head north to get my range briefing and pick up my roads on the way back instead.

Is everyone doing Takapari Rd or are others riding up the main drag?

Hi Bugs

be great if you can join us

I don't know if everyone is going to do Takapri - its all pretty loose....

I was hopeing to be at the start of Takapri Rd about 10.30 ish and I would assume 2 hrs would easily cover the return trip up Takapari (I'd like to get to the mud bog a couple of km past the hut - awesome track) . Assume we could get to Mangaweka around 1pm-1.15? allowing for a quick snort/feed at Mangaweka - say leave Managweka by 1.30-1.45 - is that getting too tight for your timing?

To stop the day 'slipping' - 8.30 is the time we leave Waikanae - not the time we get there

I'm aiming to get to Waikanae by 8.15 to allow time for a hot chocolate

Any latecomers can catch up on the way to Ashurst (via Shannon) where we will stop on the grassy bit just before (east of) the service station to meet Bart and Wade at approx 9.45.

cheers

Mark

**buggsubique** · 8th December 2011, 13:08

cool. If i dont see see you at waikanae, see u in ashurst... or anywhere in btween or beyond. I ll cut away if were running latte (like that? See what i did there?). Id like to be in wuru about 3pm but dont let that affect you lot.

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**buggsubique** · 9th December 2011, 21:14

Well, We're all completely knackered ... most of us knocked out around 450km today from Wellington / Wairarapa up into the cloud at the top of Takapari Rd then back roads to Taihape where we put away coffees and burgers before doing the last 100km this evening up around Waiouru. Tried to attach some teaser photos but too high res so sorry - even photobucket is shitting out, bit of a lame post...

One thing is for sure; we are all gonna be totally exhausted come Sunday night...

Will post again tomorrow night and try to get some photos up. 10 of us here in the Desert Oasis, aka Waiouru... the remaining four join us tomorrow morning.

**Night Falcon** · 11th December 2011, 16:22

more teasing for now (downloading photos is taking a while!). Great weekend riding, plenty of thrills, spills, big AT spills, broken KLR's, stunning sights, secret army training camps

sun burnt faces, dust, mud, clay, steep bits, rutty bits, gravelly bits, all in all, an action packed weekend of adv riding....thanks Matt for all your hard work organising another first class event...your a ledgend

Photos will follow....

**buggsubique** · 11th December 2011, 16:41

Dunno about you fellas, but I'm absolutely rooted after the last three days...

Made it to Wellington on reserve. 23L tank, took 22.7L to fill, haha. Also had to bump start it at BP. Something not right with my lights maybe - or the battery is stuffed, but with lights off the battery builds up enough to turn it over.

Don't think I'll be doing the DB1k. Basically a week to get the bike sorted before I take it south...ain't gonna happen, esp with the news of my trip next year. the WAR is always so hard on the AT...

Glad y'all had fun. Photos to follow...by the bucket load.

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more to come...

**Waihou Thumper** · 11th December 2011, 16:54

Thanks a bunch guys and to you especially Matt. Top notch organisational skills, the weather was perfect, the tracks, roads and Ruts abundant! processing photos, videos as we speak and will be available shortly. I have to do chores first...

**stormtrooper** · 11th December 2011, 17:02

Cheers Matt for putting on a really enjoyable ride, had a real blast from the start to the very end, clocked in at about 2pm.
Also to everyone else that came on the ride thanks for making it what it was bloody good fun.

STORMTROOPER

**buggsubique** · 11th December 2011, 17:08

**Waihou Thumper** · 11th December 2011, 17:52

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.287085624660863.59982.100000782841488&type=1

Photos to browse guys....
The video will follow..

**GPS MAN** · 11th December 2011, 19:02

Hey Matt - A+++++ Ride..can't say enough good things about the rides...let the photo's speak for themselves

Hope you and the family have a Very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year..

Also..maybe BLUE is Your Color

**buggsubique** · 11th December 2011, 19:08

Originally Posted by GPS MAN

Hey Matt - A+++++ Ride..can't say enough good things about the rides...let the photo's speak for themselves

Hope you and the family have a Very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year..

Also..maybe BLUE is Your Color

Wade, real good to meet you - thanks for coming along! You might have to bring that 530 along next time...damn I need something like that! ha. Take care aye.

**bart** · 11th December 2011, 20:39

Cheers Matt. What an awesome weekend.

Starting to sort through 457 photos. It might take a few days. Here's a few to get started. (note. photobucket has reduced clarity of these heaps. The originals are much sharper).