Minginui - Matawai - Motu Midwinter Madness Ride 28-29 July 2012

[R650R]

Larger versions of these and many more photos over here:

http://sdrv.ms/OKgDuf

Right click and 'view original' is the easiest way.

Cheers,
Bart

Great pics Bart, found myself there in amongst the ones in the link. Appreciate the effort you've gone to being a bit of a photographer myself. Nice to be able to enjoy the ride while someone else gets the shots.

[bart]

Mint shots, I saved several of them... change that sig of yours to taking snaps of others showing off

When I'm on the other side of the lens, I usually do something stupid and fall off.

Great pics Bart, found myself there in amongst the ones in the link. Appreciate the effort you've gone to being a bit of a photographer myself. Nice to be able to enjoy the ride while someone else gets the shots.

No probs. This sort of photography's a bit like fishing. You never know what you're going to get. After a ride, I can't wait to get home and have a look at what I've captured.

I'm still a bit annoyed I didn't complete the whole ride. Bloody fork seals.

[bart]

no cows, dogs or Colins were injured in the making of this video

Great vid Shewolf. Finally got a chance to have a look at it.

Anyone else get the shits by that grader?

[Steelie]

Anyone else get the shits by that grader?

Yup, a few swear words said when greeting the grader round a blind corner.

Whilst im at it , great ride, certainly lived up to past reports. Thanks to all.

[paturoa]

Anyone else get the shits by that grader?

Yeah, I was one of the first away from the lunch / lake. I came around the cormer and he was on my side of the road. I then tried to signal to the driver that there were a lot more bikes heading this way. He just looked at me like "huh?"

Spose thats why he drives a grader and we ride bikes.

[Waipukbiker]

As a matter of interest, if there are grader warning signs up then the grader has right of way while its got its blade down irrespective on where it is on the road. I know some don't bother with the signs but they should put them up. I grew up on country roads and one of my jobs at the mo is driving trucks and trailers doing maint on country roads and if Im spreading with the decks up then I am always in the centre of the road or the truck is on the outside of the corners with the trailer tracking around the inside. Ive gone around blind corners on shingle and country tar seal roads and have met the following on the wrong side, trucks, school buses, farmers in utes or bikes stopped and chatting, sheep, cows, pigs, graders, deer, goats, farmers wives in SUVs (Sorry ladies but they are the worst) . Tourists on heavily loaded push bikes, Motorbike riders and to top it off, once I came across 2 mums pushing babies in mountain buggies ( I kid you not) and when you are in 45 tons of truck and trailer life can get interesting real quick.

So please people, never assume on a country road, anything can be around a corner including a sheep or goat or even a turkey can jump down off a bank behind the bike in front of you. Thats why I tend to be a slower rider on shingle simply because I have seen all of the above happen.

Reality is, irrespective of the law, on a country road, Size Rules.

Ride safe

[Waihou Thumper]

goat or even a turkey can jump down off a bank behind the bike in front of you.

Bloody Adventure riders taking short cuts again, huh?

[Night Falcon]

As a matter of interest, if there are grader warning signs up then the grader has right of way while its got its blade down irrespective on where it is on the road. I know some don't bother with the signs but they should put them up. I grew up on country roads and one of my jobs at the mo is driving trucks and trailers doing maint on country roads and if Im spreading with the decks up then I am always in the centre of the road or the truck is on the outside of the corners with the trailer tracking around the inside. Ive gone around blind corners on shingle and country tar seal roads and have met the following on the wrong side, trucks, school buses, farmers in utes or bikes stopped and chatting, sheep, cows, pigs, graders, deer, goats, farmers wives in SUVs (Sorry ladies but they are the worst) . Tourists on heavily loaded push bikes, Motorbike riders and to top it off, once I came across 2 mums pushing babies in mountain buggies ( I kid you not) and when you are in 45 tons of truck and trailer life can get interesting real quick.

So please people, never assume on a country road, anything can be around a corner including a sheep or goat or even a turkey can jump down off a bank behind the bike in front of you. Thats why I tend to be a slower rider on shingle simply because I have seen all of the above happen.

Reality is, irrespective of the law, on a country road, Size Rules.

Ride safe

I once came round a corner on a gravel road and met a combined harvester. It was so big it took up both the right and wrong side of the road. I ALWAYS slow way down on corners when I cant see whats round them. Most other riders nearly always over take me at that point which I'm more than happy for them to do And for the record there were no grader warning signs!!

[Box'a'bits]

I like to ride towards the back. That way no one can see my shit lines. And I don't hold anyone up. I like to have things happen ahead of me, & not to be taken out by something happening behind me.

And most importantly, there will be several crash test dummies ahead of me.

[Pampera]

And most importantly, there will be several crash test dummies ahead of me.

"For a crash test dummy, every day is an accident waiting to happen".

Michael

[.chris]

My rough video, pretty long and boring. The camera was on a funny angle (due to new mount) and so much frost/dust/moisture inside the camera, so most of the vid is pretty rough looking.



Sorry Al, the entire section at the end of the motu where I was following you had so much moisture inside the camera its total crap. Next time I will get ya.

[TINA RAY]

Well done all, looks like you had bucket's 'o fun!

Been head down knuckling into Uni assignments. Last one due this weekend, so hopefully will be a ble to play sometime soonish.

''Uni''....very pretentious.....do you live in Herne Bay ?

Are you developing a newer New Clear Bomb ????

[gunnyrob]

Believe it or not, I'm doing a grad Dip OSH by correspondence... and I live in Massey............................................ ........

(Not very pretentious atoll)

[TINA RAY]

Believe it or not, I'm doing a grad Dip OSH by correspondence... and I live in Massey............................................ ........

(Not very pretentious atoll)

Is it just me, or is there something hilariously ironic in doing a safety course in what you deal with. :-)

[Horney1]

Sorry, I've been a bit slack in the editing department but here's a link to a bit of footage I took after pulling out of Waikeremoana. I did it all at HD (no, not that HD) but somehow some quality got lost in the transfer to youtube. I've got a few more to come so I'll try and up the quality on those ones somehow.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJ1LINh6NV8