Nelson Rideouts - Where next?

**NordieBoy** · 8th March 2013, 20:37

Originally Posted by JATZ

Prolly not

.....
Looks like your on your own big fellah, unless you can convince Nordie to actually leave the district

If the avo's free I may do Molesworth

It may be possible...

**NordieBoy** · 9th March 2013, 14:42

Originally Posted by NordieBoy

As Hira, Moutere and Wairoa forests are closed due to fire danger, I'm going to have a go at getting from the Appleby Bridge to the Wai-iti and possibly Trass Valley tomorrow.

The water levels are the lowest they'll be for a while and the water is only wet, not freezing and wet...

Holy crap that's an energy sapping ride!

**NordieBoy** · 9th March 2013, 15:49

Originally Posted by Woodman

Mind you, if it doesn't rain here or on the Coast I am tentatively thinking of a blast through the Mackley next Sunday. Haven't been over from the Westport end so maybe a nice roadride to Westport for a coffee and gas(for those with inadequacy issues in the tank department), then over the Mackley then home, maybe with a coffee in Murchison and possibly if time and enthusiasm permits do the Porika.

Very set in jelly at the moment so will keep posted etc.

How's the jelly setting?

Was going to double the stepson but he's off up the lake tonight.
My body is also starting to seize up, so may have to take it easy tomorrow.

**Woodman** · 9th March 2013, 17:22

Originally Posted by NordieBoy

How's the jelly setting?

Was going to double the stepson but he's off up the lake tonight.
My body is also starting to seize up, so may have to take it easy tomorrow.

Yeah a few things have conspired aganst me that may lead to this being a last minute decision (like most of my rides). Still may happen yet.

**NordieBoy** · 9th March 2013, 17:37

Vic is keen but not this or next weekend...

2 1/2 hrs of riding on river rocks is taking it's toll...

But I can say, with no word of a lie, that trials tyres and steering dampers are fcukin fantastic for rocky river riding

705's would have got as far, but may have some naps in the river on the way as there was some slippery shit in there and once I stopped fighting every rock deflection through the bars and let the damper do it's dampery shit, my arms didn't cop nearly as much abuse.

I had to stop at the Quail Rd Bridge as I was getting too knackered but it looks like it's possible to get at least the 1.2km further to the Wai-iti Valley Bridge before Spooners...

**Woodman** · 9th March 2013, 18:20

Originally Posted by NordieBoy

Vic is keen but not this or next weekend...

2 1/2 hrs of riding on river rocks is taking it's toll...

But I can say, with no word of a lie, that trials tyres and steering dampers are fcukin fantastic for rocky river riding

705' would have got as far, but may have some naps in the river on the way as there was some slippery shit in there and once I stopped fighting every rock deflection through the bars and let the damper do it's dampery shit, my arms didn't cop nearly as much abuse.

I had to stop at the Quail Rd Bridge as I was getting too knackered but it looks like it's possible to get at least the 1.2km further to the Wai-iti Valley Bridge before Spooners...

Try it on a klr.........

**NordieBoy** · 9th March 2013, 18:47

Originally Posted by Woodman

Try it on a klr.........

I would rather eat my own eyeballs, it was bad enough on the 350...

But you've got that special shock that makes the KLR handle like a KTM200...

Would have been good to see the KLR doing it though...

You would have been sweating like a bastard...

**Woodman** · 10th March 2013, 17:25

Decided to go to Bulwer this arvo, good ride but about halfway between French Pass and Bulwer i stopped for a rest and motion sickness liedown

. Was eating a muesli bar and looking at my new front disc that was installed last weekend when I noticed that the inner pad was down to the metal and was starting to munt the disc

. Yes they were new pads too, so something is wrong if they only last 300kms.

Anyway aborted the mission and headed home using the back brake only, on possibly NZs windiest roads. Couple of sideways entries, but otherwise pucker free.

Good ride though and fantastic scenery. Will look into brake issue when I can be assed, must be a caliper issue.

**JATZ** · 10th March 2013, 17:38

I went to Picton for a beer and wedges

via the wiggly bit of road, then carried on round port Underwood, crikey that's a corrugated bit of road now
Starting to get used to the bike fishtailing on gravel again, and powersliding when cornering on the seal. Must get a new back tyre too

.
Nothing happened to the bike.

**NordieBoy** · 10th March 2013, 19:02

Originally Posted by JATZ

I went to Picton for a beer and wedges

via the wiggly bit of road, then carried on round port Underwood, crikey that's a corrugated bit of road now
Starting to get used to the bike fishtailing on gravel again, and powersliding when cornering on the seal. Must get a new back tyre too

.
Nothing happened to the bike.

PU is a bugger at the moment, isn't it...

I'm still tempted by that "loop track" at the Rarangi end with the sign saying 4wd's are ok...

**Underground** · 10th March 2013, 20:56

Originally Posted by Woodman

Decided to go to Bulwer this arvo, good ride but about halfway between French Pass and Bulwer i stopped for a rest and motion sickness liedown

. Was eating a muesli bar and looking at my new front disc that was installed last weekend when I noticed that the inner pad was down to the metal and was starting to munt the disc

. Yes they were new pads too, so something is wrong if they only last 300kms.

Anyway aborted the mission and headed home using the back brake only, on possibly NZs windiest roads. Couple of sideways entries, but otherwise pucker free.

Good ride though and fantastic scenery. Will look into brake issue when I can be assed, must be a caliper issue.

You should have called in and grabbed a fresh bike to ride home on..... these roads are no place to ride with no front brake .
Oh, I probly wouldnt have recognised you.... don't you have an aftermarket nose something ?

**NordieBoy** · 10th March 2013, 21:20

Originally Posted by Underground

You should have called in and grabbed a fresh bike to ride home on..... these roads are no place to ride with no front brake .
Oh, I probly wouldnt have recognised you.... don't you have an aftermarket nose something ?

Aftermarket?

He's a KLR rider. He did it on the cheap himself

**NordieBoy** · 16th March 2013, 19:54

Felt like I should go out for a ride, thought about Hori Bay but the enthusiasm wasn't really there.
Took the pushie up the Centre of NZ and back down Bluegums and was about 3min slower than normal.

No energy at all.

Waiting for the rain to recharge the batteries