The bike rally memento thread

[jellywrestler]

I've done a few rallies over time and was looking at my badge wall over the weekend and having a look at the ones we used to do.
Whose got other badges, patches, and regalia from bike rallies current and ones that have dissappeared over time?
And tales to go with them too......

[granstar]

Three the Deep South Grover Chasers Touring Bunch have run over time but sadly gone by, were all excellent meet ups...The "Skeleton", The "Bare Bones" both held at Benmore Pub (now a private residence), and The "Glenorchy".

The bunch still hold annual badged invite rally, Toy, and Easter Egg runs.

[F5 Dave]

a few rallies? Good one.

I miss the Lemming run. Not really a memento type rally huh, but good fun & the crazy bodges people did to get the bikes there & out again (back at stonewall, not drive the bus in Ocean Beach last couple of times).

[Flip]

Brass Monkey

[jellywrestler]

kiwi badges

[Goblin]

Not as many as jelly but I have lost a couple over the years. Been to more cold duck and sulphur city rallies than I have badges. Also done loads of Valley Locals and a few one nite stands.

[jellywrestler]

Not as many as jelly but I have lost a couple over the years. Been to more cold duck and sulphur city rallies than I have badges. Also done loads of Valley Locals and a few one nite stands.

do you know the exact year of the yellow round kiwi badge? i'm not 100% in which order the first few before the dated badges shouls be, which Kiwi ones ya short of ?

[tri boy]

do you know the exact year of the yellow round kiwi badge?

I'm picking 83 spyda.
But i/we,as in nearly everyone in NZ was permantley pissed back then.
Wasn;t it the year that gumby fell off at the entry gate due to a little too much internal lubrication at Waiouru? (forgot/couldn't put his foot down when stationary).
Those were special days. Hang on, wasn;t that the year you rode naked through six cross.

Got a Black Duck (WA Lake Dumbleyung badge somewhere, circa 97)

[jellywrestler]

I'm picking 83 spyda.
But i/we,as in nearly everyone in NZ was permantley pissed back then.
Wasn;t it the year that gumby fell off at the entry gate due to a little too much internal lubrication at Waiouru? (forgot/couldn't put his foot down when stationary).
Those were special days. Hang on, wasn;t that the year you rode naked through six cross.

Gumby was always falling over, good thing he was so round...
I rode through the camp in 1987

[saxet]

For me it was the Herbie Rallies.

[Goblin]

do you know the exact year of the yellow round kiwi badge? i'm not 100% in which order the first few before the dated badges shouls be, which Kiwi ones ya short of ?

Nah I was hoping you would know. I had a round green one as well but that vanished some years ago. It might have been as tri boy said, the year you streaked through the six cross site. Whats been seen can never be unseen!!

[98tls]

Came across a jar full of em out in the shed awhile back,will have a hunt through them and see if theres any of interest.

[Kickaha]

Not really a rally person but here's one I did, I think it was only held 2-3 times in the early to mid nineties

[Coldrider]

87 kiwi was green, my only round kiwi badge.

[F5 Dave]

Nah I was hoping you would know. I had a round green one as well but that vanished some years ago. It might have been as tri boy said, the year you streaked through the six cross site. Whats been seen can never be unseen!!

With a 'friend' on the back.