Northern Gravel Adventure Riding Club

**suzieq** · 27th January 2012, 16:57

**suzieq** · 28th January 2012, 06:28

http://www.motorcycletraveldvds.com/...12-highlights/

**suzieq** · 28th January 2012, 07:00

http://www.touratech-usa.com/Adventu...rs-BMW-R1200GS

**suzieq** · 29th January 2012, 14:55

**NordieBoy** · 29th January 2012, 19:15

Some of my shots are from the same spots.

**suzieq** · 30th January 2012, 06:34

Originally Posted by NordieBoy

Some of my shots are from the same spots.

One of the fav parts the boys enjoyed. Also the s n o w of course. A true adventure ride. Never knowing what to expect.

**suzieq** · 30th January 2012, 06:51

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**suzieq** · 30th January 2012, 07:13

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**suzieq** · 30th January 2012, 08:40

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**suzieq** · 30th January 2012, 11:56

I have had the opportunity and pleasure to meet up with Adam Shani who is our very first around The World Traveller to our club. His bike is now in New Zealand after travelling seafreight from overseas. He will now tour the South Island for about a month and then be back into The North Island. We will meet with Adam again when he hits here again. We will also organise a ride for our members to meet up with him also.

Touratech have this weekend run a competition to guess the weight of Adam's HP2 loaded with those Zega Prop Panniers etc. Have a go, prize is a helmet to guess the correct weight, and yes, facebook is the comp method.

Weekend Weigh-In: Guess the correct weight of Adam Shani's fully loaded BMW Motorrad HP2 Enduro and win a Touratech Helmet Shelf! - http://bit.ly/zjDMeo

Want to win one of these? Take a guess at how much Adam Shani's fully loaded BMW Motorrad HP2 Enduro weighed. First person to post the correct weight wins! Follow this link for the photo - http://on.fb.me/Aytu9m

Adam visits Northern Gravel crew on our local ride as he was staying at his friends home who also lives in Puhoi. Here we detail to him passes/tracks etc in The South Island.

Adam will be back approx one month and we will see more of him before he ships his bike over to spend time in Australia.

**suzieq** · 31st January 2012, 11:27

3 rides planned for our new club for this month of FEB 2012

05/06th - PLOWIE/KURIGER tunnel ride

18/19th - Baylys Beach/Poutu Point

25th - adventure/gravel road training compliements JOHN and LINDA G

MARCH DETAILS posted shortly

**suzieq** · 1st February 2012, 13:48

Phone call from Henry - departure time on time 9am

If attending our tunnel ride, plse be at the BP BOMbay well before 9am as we need to leave 9am to meet up with others further down the line who will be meeting us at 12 noon.

Plan is to take in Kiwi/ Ureti etc on the sun to get that extra distance in on the Sun. You will be well looked after at the pub sun night. Plan is to try and cater for 200km fuel top ups.

Chat to our ride leaders on the day for your requirements. Many kms will be covered on the Sun and also the Mon.

**suzieq** · 2nd February 2012, 18:07

http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/1336/M...tao-Video.aspx

**alane** · 6th February 2012, 13:28

Bunch,----of what looked like JAFFA,S , going up Purangi saddle ,(on Tarata road,2 km befor gravel) like cut cats.--9.52am Sun. ------

Mostly BMW,s ,but one DR 650 near the front (of course)

Looked like they were haveing fun.

OHHHHH!!! ---- JELOUSE !!!

**suzieq** · 7th February 2012, 06:13

The newz is out.......... LOL

Cut Cat patrol taking it on SADDLE BUSTING and giving it heaps my news is that some could not ring anymore from ..........
One has yet again worn thru a CHAIN and SPROCKET............... but the good news, all stayed upright
One with a pillion on the back riding in the Cut Cat Unit bailed to keep pillion still on the back.................

Yes, that was the (Plowie/Kuriger ride) The boys do like to dial it up when they are out there
Covered about 500kms on the Sunday and I think about 600kms on the Monday and me on the XT<<<<<<<<<<<<
on the way back also took in Waikawau Beach and yet again ANOTHER tunnel and also Marakopa and out thru Waitomo
gravel roads in excellent condition thru there freshly graded the whole way along

Pix up sooooon

Shame you couldn't join in You can always do a one dayer anytime on our trips we had several who came for even half a day

ALLLLLLL SKILLL LEVELS catered for on our rides Those who like to dial it up and those who are Out There And Like To Do It.......
We always run several groups on our gravel rides Cut Cat Patrol (aka out there having fun)

and the new Mid Rangers (Out There And Doing It) Everyone who attended our ride had a blast wouldn't miss it for anything

From Raglan/Kawhia/Pio Pio/Waitomo some pretty much covered it alllll on the Sun before we got down country, then we travelled thru a nice forestry road circuit and out (exellent) Also KIWI Road offered up a goodie as our last serve up before we hit AWAKINO pub about 7 for the night

Those Taranaki Gravel Roads are awsome wow in fact I may be in training in the Taranaki region shortly
There is actually well maintained gravel on those roads and the ones we travelled over were in an excellent condition
Thanks so much to Henry and Dave for this ride, and for all who attended and marked our corners for us
The Awakino pub looked after us really well you couldn't get better value for money excellent and the company excellent

We will be running this ride again, we have people who also live in the Taranaki Region who know alllll of these roads
As this was so popular we will post up another date for this one again

ps did you spot the Yammie 660 amongst those CATS..................... well I don't know I would spot that one for tooo long