2011 South Island KB rally, Paretai, Lees Valley

**Daffyd** · 13th December 2011, 11:19

Originally Posted by shafty

So it's true you Guys are all inter related?

It's preferable to having Norfy blood in ya.

**chiefofthehill** · 13th December 2011, 17:26

Originally Posted by victorious

Hi all, thanks for looking out for me and putting up with the racket Friday night, who would off thought I would have been the last asleep

Yes just like the drive home you caused me perminant hearing loss, what is your problem?

And yes, thank you people for keeping an eye on me, and ta to uncle dog for the Hogley hoon and Mr S U Bike, any thing you can do with the clutch tho, boy its a mussle strengthener.

**JMemonic** · 13th December 2011, 19:05

Looks like a great time was had by all, next year we are going to plan things better so we can attend.

As long as I dont break a bone of course.....

**Genie** · 13th December 2011, 19:21

Got to say that I'm slowing coming back down to earth, what a fun weekend and the weather gods did favour us, the wet stuff is back and it's hanging around for a bit.

Hey Mr Broom lover can you please email that absolutely gorgeous pic of myself...well it looked good through my bourbon eyes, Chloe007@xtra.co.nz

And to the adorable Jatz's I won't be able to ride for a while, school's out on Friday, so if you could so kind as to put $30 in to the bank that would be much appreciated...

Westpactrust
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K E Burns.

I'm secretly getting excited for the next one, that will be the one I ride to and also the one where I will not get trashed...bloody hell, can't stand drunk tarts!

Glad to read that you have all made it safely home and that you all had such a fantastic time, please keep the pics coming, I'm enjoying seeing what I missed.

It was a real pleasure meeting you all! You are all awesome!

**Ghost_Bullet** · 13th December 2011, 19:40

It was a flippin good jaunt up the road, Arthers-WestCoast-Puni-The Mighty Buller Gorge-The fab Takaka over lump experience. Awesome one would say.
A couple of pix, the first shot is of
The Mountainous Rocky landscape over looking me Griso at the Puni pub lunch stop.
Then
Its real cool how all the food salads spuds, bread and all the stuff that is shared.... that rocks peeps.
Then
Gettin into that grub.
Then
Chowing down on it.
Then
Well then it all goes bad, and the same ole same ole seem to just lead by such poor example with no doubt the "Mission Statement" 'We shall intoxicate thee'

**dangerous** · 13th December 2011, 20:11

ok a few more we will remember... and from the trip home, and over to Takaka

**scumdog** · 13th December 2011, 20:22

OK, some disjointed rambling..

Well, 2197km later we're finally back at Chez Scumdog after the last leg from Tekapo in brilliany sunshine, no wind and bugger all traffic!

Great to catch up with all the 'old faces' and to meet some new ones - and Genie was just as I imagined her to be!

The ride to Takaka was my first time over the hill on a bike and in fact my first time over the hill since 1963...

The bikes went well by C.B had an off on the road/rail bridge south of Greymouth (where we spent Sunday night)

The day started off wet-as and at the bridge CB somehow ended up in the right-hand lane, she later said she never meant to be there but at the time I thought "Hmm, unusual choice" as I followed her in the centre lane and then about 2/3rds of the way across her bike drifeted to the left a bit and I thought "Shee-it girl, watch where you are"!

'Nek minnit' the bikes wheels were on the railway lines and as we all know, wet steel + wet rubber is a

.

So I then see the bike fish-tail a bit then the arse went out to the left and then CB is being biffed down the road with the little Sporty skating along on its side behind her.

Railway workers nearby helped pick the bike up and I checked CB was OK - she was, a tad bruised, ripped water-proofs and nerves shattered.

Sporty had smashed indicator, broken gear-shift, handle-bars twiste, clutch lever bent and scratched up, mirror bent and broken, speed scarred-up and the housing bent, front of mubguard scrped etc etc - all on the left side.

So in the pissing rain I unbolted the smashed mirror, undid and straightened the bars, cable-tied the front indicator in place (hanging down though!), checked the really smashed rear one worked - which surprisingly it did despite just swinging on the wires.

And told CB to get back on and head over Arthurs as we had planned (later she said her heart sunk when I said that - she did NOT want to get back on a bikel)

And off we went -slowly for quite bit, especially as CB was struggling to cope with no knob on the end of the shift lever.

But we got to Tekapo but that's another story...

**JATZ** · 13th December 2011, 20:36

Originally Posted by Genie

And to the adorable Jatz's I won't be able to ride for a while, school's out on Friday, so if you could so kind as to put $30 in to the bank that would be much appreciated...

Westpactrust
03 1709 0092584 00
K E Burns.

Sorted...

And, awsome effort on the organisation too

**shafty** · 13th December 2011, 20:54

Originally Posted by scumdog

'Nek minnit' the bikes wheels were on the railway lines and as we all know, wet steel + wet rubber is a

.

So I then see the bike fish-tail a bit then the arse went out to the left and then CB is being biffed down the road with the little Sporty skating along on its side behind her.

Very sorry to hear this Scummy, we all know how dodgy the railway lines are in the dry, let alone wet and slippery. Am hoping CB is healing well, - great to meet you Guys.

Looking forward to meeting again sometime and if ever in the Norf Isle, Holler!

Merry Christmas

Shafty

**normajeane** · 13th December 2011, 21:07

Let me tell you in the pissing rain and coming up to a rail/road bridge that has boards up the side walls so you cannot see what is on the bridge so having to go right left to see then trying

to get the middle of the tracks from the left side, ending up on the right side

so then thinking that is okay until I look up and see I have to cross both rails to get off, the bike somehow

moving on to the rail,

, bike skidding, front wheel weaving

, I don't want to be here

, and I admit to shutting my eyes at one part of it but looking down the tarseal at the broken shards of mirror, standing up and thinking

etc, guys running down the road and scummy asking if I am all right

, me worried the bike is pissing fuel (out of the orverflow apparently!) and lying on its side across the road with vehicles both sides.

I don't want to be here! OMG, what have I done!

, thinking that I cannot ride scummies bike to the end, being handed various bits of broken blinkers and mirror, walking to the end of the bridge.
WTF, scummy says "at least it starts", having to ride across the rails (yes we are still on the wrong side of the rails!), a broken gear shifter that chews through my boots when I try to change gear, or needs several strikes of the boot to try and shift it up, blinker light hanging off the side (some kind person has strapped it on to handle bars), and my confidence is in my boots, I think I need an "L" plate and someone to show me how this works/stops.
Took me ages to get into 3rd or 4th gear, and it was still pissing down!!

Well I am home now and I MAY ride again, BUT I will not be going near any wet railway lines for a very long time!
Bumps and bruises, torn wet weather gear, P'd off and angry with myself.
I soooo enjoyed my ride to Takaka and the trip up to and from the KB get together!
I should NOT forget that!

**miSTa** · 13th December 2011, 21:08

Not a bad weekend, full of highs and lows.

In no hurry to repeat a few things (if I remember what they were

and no I don't need reminding).

Great to see everyone again and few new faces.

**normajeane** · 13th December 2011, 21:14

Originally Posted by shafty

Looking forward to meeting again sometime and if ever in the Norf Isle, Holler!

Merry Christmas

Shafty

Yeah we will be up your way early in the New Year and may call on you - may be on a different vehicle, may have four wheels, but we will be up there anyway

, Nice to meet you too and your barbequeing skills missed the next night! Oh and we had sausages for breaky as well - yum

**JMemonic** · 13th December 2011, 22:36

Originally Posted by normajeane

Well I am home now and I MAY ride again, BUT I will not be going near any wet railway lines for a very long time!
Bumps and bruises, torn wet weather gear, P'd off and angry with myself.
I soooo enjoyed my ride to Takaka and the trip up to and from the KB get together!
I should NOT forget that!

Bugger, good to hear you are ok though.

**dangerous** · 14th December 2011, 05:21

Originally Posted by normajeane

I hate the f....... Rail/road bridges
Well I am home now and I MAY ride again, BUT I will not be going near any wet railway lines for a very long time!
Bumps and bruises, torn wet weather gear, P'd off and angry with myself.
I soooo enjoyed my ride to Takaka and the trip up to and from the KB get together!
I should NOT forget that!

Now ya see C, theres no need to hate them, cos if you do you will always have issues on them. They are no harder to ride on than any other situation. I cross into the center at the startride up and turn as hard as possable et the end under a bit of power, dont slow and dont brake.

Now of course ya going to bloody well ride again and theres no reason on earth why you should be angry with ya self... it DOES happen to the best of us, thats all of us.
Now I remember saying to you over the w/e that I was very impressed with your riding and road lines, beter than yes scumdog, so heal and get right back on that big steel horse of yours.

**Daffyd** · 14th December 2011, 07:09

Originally Posted by dangerous

Now of course ya going to bloody well ride again and theres no reason on earth why you should be angry with ya self... it DOES happen to the best of us, thats all of us.
Now I remember saying to you over the w/e that I was very impressed with your riding and road lines, beter than yes scumdog, so heal and get right back on that big steel horse of yours.

I have to agree. You know the story about falling off a horse.

As far as your riding ability, I thought I would have no trouble keeping up with the sporty, but I had to work hard. First time I have had a powerslide on dry seal. I think a lot of us learnt a few things over the weekend.