I'm looking for Christchurch Adv rides

**Transalper** · 27th August 2012, 17:53

Originally Posted by Shoshoni

I'm keen to ride, would like to go over to Peninsular and have a look at Bossu Rd.

Could include Bossu Rd end to end, have to get up on the plain like a jet boat on water but it's us on gravel to get over the Birdlings Flat crossing, of course on the WR I'm now up for anything. Think I did it on it on the 650, but would have had knobs on to help keep it moving. Definitely done it on the CRF and the DR250 Djebel, also on Peeteeys DR350 more recently.

Now there's a thought for sometime - Highway out to Birdlings Flat, cross over the gravel, up Bossu to the end, down the sealed bit of Bossu in toward Wainui but turn up Jubilee Rd back along some of Bossu to Reynolds Valley Road and down to Little River... unless you want lunch somewhere else?

**timg** · 27th August 2012, 19:59

Originally Posted by Transalper

Could include Bossu Rd end to end, have to get up on the plain like a jet boat on water but it's us on gravel to get over the Birdlings Flat crossing, of course on the WR I'm now up for anything. Think I did it on it on the 650, but would have had knobs on to help keep it moving. Definitely done it on the CRF and the DR250 Djebel, also on Peeteeys DR350 more recently.

Now there's a thought for sometime - Highway out to Birdlings Flat, cross over the gravel, up Bossu to the end, down the sealed bit of Bossu in toward Wainui but turn up Jubilee Rd back along some of Bossu to Reynolds Valley Road and down to Little River... unless you want lunch somewhere else?

yoohoo Remember me? Can I come and play too?

Been a while....

**TangoCharlie** · 27th August 2012, 20:08

The thick & loose shingle at Birdlings Flat is a pain on a heavy bike! Last time I tried it I dropped the chain off the rear sprocket!

Not a bad ride from Purau, Port Levey, Little River via Western Valley Rd, Okuti Valley up onto Bossu and down into Wainui.
Can then either go back up onto Bossu via Jubilee Road and down Kinlock back to Little River for Lunch. Or head from Wainui up over to Pigeon Bay and home via the Port Levy again.

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**Transalper** · 27th August 2012, 20:37

Originally Posted by timg

yoohoo Remember me? Can I come and play too?

Been a while....

Sure, just make sure to introduce yourself again when you show up so we don't confuse you with any potential strangers.

Originally Posted by TangoCharlie

The thick & loose shingle at Birdlings Flat is a pain on a heavy bike! Last time I tried it I dropped the chain off the rear sprocket!

Not a bad ride from Purau, Port Levey, Little River via Western Valley Rd, Okuti Valley up onto Bossu and down into Wainui.
Can then either go back up onto Bossu via Jubilee Road and down Kinlock back to Little River for Lunch. Or head from Wainui up over to Pigeon Bay and home via the Port Levy again.

ha ha, I also have someone on a heavy bike re installing a chain there on video from several years ago... and several others getting a push. All quite funny now, as it more or less was then.
I'd tend to imagine a 10am meet, 10:20(ish) depart again, in Halswell at the garage or Taitapu garage?
Going via Purau, Port Levy (typically around 1hour 20minutes depending upon the company) from that time usually has us just beat the lunch rush at Little River, then riding Bossu after.

**cynna** · 28th August 2012, 02:41

im out for this one. working this sunday and next

**cooneyr** · 28th August 2012, 06:06

Originally Posted by TangoCharlie

The thick & loose shingle at Birdlings Flat is a pain on a heavy bike! Last time I tried it I dropped the chain off the rear sprocket!. . . .

Its all bout technique. Keep moving fast enough and stay on top and it's actually a bit of fun. Get it wrong and there is a lot of pushing and sweating. Check outthis vid https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3N_...e_gdata_player

Cheers R

**brp** · 28th August 2012, 08:05

Originally Posted by cynna

tow ropes come in handy .... thanks to brp for the use of his strap and all the others that helped pull my bike when i got a bit stuck near the top on saturday

Yah rear tyre looked like a racing slick once the mud had collected between ya worn down knobs.

Picked up on carrying a tow rope from a mate - he never leaves home without the famous three - Tow rope - chain link joiner - small pair of vice grips

Yeah as R said keep some pace on - on the loose shingle at Birdlings Flat - yah get a decent run up to do so - if ya try going through in 1st gear you will no doubt be toast - recall 3rd gear run up then down to 2nd towards the end

TA are ya planning on going in at Gebbies to Purua ?

**Transalper** · 28th August 2012, 10:38

Originally Posted by brp

....TA are ya planning on going in at Gebbies to Purua ?

Might as well unless someone else wants to step up and finalise things?
I'd be happy enough with TangoCharlie's map.

Meet at the Taitapu garage at 10am, depart 10:30... Sunday.
Could potentially do Ahurini Rd on the way to Gebbies, then over Gebbies round to Bay View Rd etc etc to Purau, Western Valley as per the map.

**TangoCharlie** · 28th August 2012, 12:02

Originally Posted by Transalper

Might as well unless someone else wants to step up and finalise things?
I'd be happy enough with TangoCharlie's map.

Meet at the Taitapu garage at 10am, depart 10:30.
Could potentially do Ahurini Rd on the way to Gebbies, then over Gebbies round to Bay View Rd etc etc to Purau, Western Valley as per the map.

Happy for you to sort the route as you are the GPS "Go to guy"

I don't mind giving Birdling Flat a try with a few mates along to help push / dig (which i didn't have last time....)

**Transalper** · 28th August 2012, 12:11

Originally Posted by TangoCharlie

Happy for you to sort the route as you are the GPS "Go to guy"

I don't mind giving Birdling Flat a try with a few mates along to help push / dig (which i didn't have last time....)

I am 'a' go to guy, I also have a goto guy.

See what happens over lunch re: Birdlings Flat.

**TangoCharlie** · 28th August 2012, 20:36

Updated Route from Tai Tapu back to Teddington, it is about 150km return, for those that want to head back via the Port...

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**Transalper** · 30th August 2012, 22:28

Video from last weekend (put together in record time for me).... http://youtu.be/v8xJ_5pAh1U

**cynna** · 31st August 2012, 02:46

great video - wasnt expecting that so soon

**TangoCharlie** · 31st August 2012, 11:17

Originally Posted by Transalper

Video from last weekend (put together in record time for me).... http://youtu.be/v8xJ_5pAh1U

Nice work, as usual, kept meaning to ask, where did you get your quick release / adjust mirrors?

**Transalper** · 31st August 2012, 11:31

Originally Posted by TangoCharlie

Nice work, as usual, kept meaning to ask, where did you get your quick release / adjust mirrors?

Ahh, the Double Take Mirrors (Linky to seller)....
Quote from a thread by Rosie (Linky)

Originally Posted by Transalper

Got a set of these Double take Mirrors a week or so ago. I give them the thumbs up.

I got 2 x mirrors, 2 x 3"arms and 3 x ball mounts.
So cost NZ$153.50 + Foreign Currency Fee $3.84 according to my bank statement... and that's with the extra ball mount.
Took one week to arrive.
So far they are maybe less vibby on the Transalp than the originals but more vibby on J's DR650 (which has some Kawasaki mirrors on normally, hey they were free).
Yet to be tested on my DR650 (which I normally use Transalp mirrors on) and the CRF230 (which has a mount on the clutch side but no mirror normally).

I am thinking maybe some led wheel weights stuck to the mirror backs might quieten them down on the DR650 but in reality I can probably live with them just as they are as I've had much worse on other bikes.

Anyone around me wants to try them out when we ride together just ask.

They were fine on my DR650 and are good on the WR250 with stock gearing but if I do open road with trail gearing then they buzz, but so would the stock mirrors under same conditions.
On rougher tracks they can sometimes move (I sometimes turn the arms around to minimise that, or you could just fold them down anyway) and don't hang your helmet on them when parked unless you know they're done up tight.