I'm looking for Christchurch Adv rides

[pete-blen]

So jealous! Where did you end up, those photos look interesting....

west coast end of lake Coleridge on the Wiberforce river bed
43*1138.50 S / 171*2509.09 E / elev 504m

Now just need to figger out how to post google earth pics...

[NordieBoy]

I am planning on taking the Sport Quad up to the Clarance River Valley this Saturday for a ride into Palmer & Seymour Huts. Fantastic ride over the Blind Saddle (1200m)
Great ride on Big AV bike or smaller Trail /Enduro. Went in twice last year and once the year before on the DR650. Will be towing the Quad up there....

Needs to be road legal to get in there doesn't it?

[Shoshoni]

Anyone going to the WNR this week they're talking about Little River.
Thought the ADV peeps could do Bayview Rd, Western Valley Rd to Little River.

[TangoCharlie]

Needs to be road legal to get in there doesn't it?

Says so on the DOC web site but never been an issue in the past! Went in last year with son-in-law on his KDX200 and plenty of others on farm Quads etc

[NordieBoy]

Says so on the DOC web site but never been an issue in the past! Went in last year with son-in-law on his KDX200 and plenty of others on farm Quads etc

First time we went in, there were a few quads, all with number plates. Must have been farm registered.

[cynna]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHk1NZ1TJmI

someone filmed the waimak flooding the other day..... gets pretty higher pretty quick

[TangoCharlie]

Had a great day in the Clarence Valley today, 100km / 4 hours on the Quad Bike. Up over he 1200m Blind Saddle, into Qual Flat, then back to Seymour Hut. Then headed over to the Willows and back. When got back to the carpark and black Highlander it was 37 degrees outside the truck... That First beer sure tasted good.

[mattsdakar]

Had a great day in the Clarence Valley today, 100km / 4 hours on the Quad Bike. Up over he 1200m Blind Saddle, into Qual Flat, then back to Seymour Hut. Then headed over to the Willows and back. When got back to the carpark and black Highlander it was 37 degrees outside the truck... That First beer sure tasted good.

Sounds like a bloody good ride Steve, haven't been into Clarence yet, on the to do list!

[mattsdakar]

Hey guys,
Are swapping bits around on the bike for the Dusty Butt (racks, screen, sprockets tyres etc) on the weekend so thought I'd take it for a pre Dusty shake down ride Monday, as I have the day off. Anyone keen to go for a skid around the Waimak (northside/southside) loop Monday?

I'm thinking most of you fellow DBers will be working Monday so I'm going to suggest we meet at The Peg at 18:00 to do northside and back down southside (to avoid the closed gates).

Whose keen?

[Transalper]

Could be in, was going to do something like that today, maybe I'll do Lees Valley instead today.

[pouakai]

Yuh, I think so. Was thinking about the need for sumik like that.
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[pouakai]

Anyone got cell for matsdakar ?
Txt me 021932837

[Transalper]

Oh dear, too late, we left at 6:15pm and Matt kindly reminded me how dusty 2nd place is.
On the south side we saw only one burnt field but nothing affecting the Waimak tracks except results of flooding.
Exited at Weedons Ross Rd on our way back to town.

[pouakai]

Oh dear, too late, we left at 6:15pm and Matt kindly reminded me how dusty 2nd place is.
On the south side we saw only one burnt field but nothing affecting the Waimak tracks except results of flooding.
Exited at Weedons Ross Rd on our way back to town.

I was sorry to miss you guys tonight (3 of you ?) - I was suffering from some confusion about 'the peg', I went to the one I knew but as much as hour before it was dawning on me that it was a pretty bloody strange place to meet up and I could smell a screw up coming on !
Anyway I went past the real peg at 6:50 and followed you round going off road where I could then like you I bailed at Weedons Ross too ! Had a blast even if just a little lonely as there is much of that track I have not done before. Some small learnings but overall really happy with how the gear is working out except for the front tyre. It's a mich AC10 and is seriously ferkin squirrelly. I normally run S12 but put the AC10 on for VTNZ compliance, the AC10 has quite changed how the bike corners, squirms all over the place and wants to tuck at slightest hint of a corner - more gas seems to hold it up ok but I not terribly happy with it - may put the S12 back on for the weekend.
Bags and storage worked out well and fuel usage is established and body has had the wake up call so all in all well worth while. Just need to meet you all on Friday and share a beer !
P

[mattsdakar]

I was sorry to miss you guys tonight (3 of you ?) - I was suffering from some confusion about 'the peg', I went to the one I knew but as much as hour before it was dawning on me that it was a pretty bloody strange place to meet up and I could smell a screw up coming on !
Anyway I went past the real peg at 6:50 and followed you round going off road where I could then like you I bailed at Weedons Ross too ! Had a blast even if just a little lonely as there is much of that track I have not done before. Some small learnings but overall really happy with how the gear is working out except for the front tyre. It's a mich AC10 and is seriously ferkin squirrelly. I normally run S12 but put the AC10 on for VTNZ compliance, the AC10 has quite changed how the bike corners, squirms all over the place and wants to tuck at slightest hint of a corner - more gas seems to hold it up ok but I not terribly happy with it - may put the S12 back on for the weekend.
Bags and storage worked out well and fuel usage is established and body has had the wake up call so all in all well worth while. Just need to meet you all on Friday and share a beer !
P

Were wondering where u got to!
Thanks for the company TA, thought a few more would have been keen